ALWAYS

TOGETHER

"It was nothing." I started off. "Really, she's nothing. Me, Andre, Bret and Issa were dancing on the dancefloor when I accidentally bumped into her. I said sorry. She offered her hands and introduced herself and told me that she's also from frontrow and a friend of a friend of mine. I asked for her IG and that was it."

She met my gaze with a glare, piercing to the very core of my being. And right at that moment I know she was mad.

"Why do you have to ask her IG?" she hissed, storming out away from me. She didn't even bother facing me when she said that.

"Hey. Hey. Are you jealous? Is my Naddie really jealous?" I stood up and manoeuvred myself to her. My arms were caressing her shoulders – moving up and down, trying to calm her down. Nonetheless, I couldn't hide the grin on my face, it's unlikely of her to be jealous so I couldn't help but feel giddy at it. What did I do in my past life to deserve this girl? I must've been a really good boy.

Moving my arms from her shoulders to her waist, I hugged her tight and buried my face on her hair, awaiting for her to tone down a bit. But she didn't even budge; instead she unclasped my arms from her waist and moved away.

"STOP!" she said sternly. How can someone be so cute and be furiously mad at the same time?

"I'm sorry." Trying to hug her again. "It's networking. Frontrow is networking, so I need to do that."

"You have a lot of fans –or connections, James. You don't need her." She mumbled, as she sidled her way to the couch again and tucked her knee, bracing it with her arms. Consequently, she buried her face in it, and my heart twanged in pain seeing her like the way she is now.

I bent down and rested my palms on her feet, my thumb moving circles. "I unfollowed her and three other people already."

"No. That'll make everything fishy." She retorted, her voice shaky.

"People can think all they want, I don't care, and all I know is if you don't like her then I don't like her either. I would do anything to make you happy, anything. If I have to reassure you every day, I will."

"Babe, don't cry. I'm sorry. Really, it was nothing. Shhhh." I tried to calm her sobs. Then I hoisted myself and lifted her newly-wed style.

"Put me down." She squealed.

"Nope. Not until we reach the bed." shaking my head in the process.

"I said put me down! ROBERT JAMES REID!" she screeched again. And right on cue, I laid her on the bed and positioned myself beside her. She curled herself, turning her back at me and I hugged her again from behind while planting kisses on her shoulders.

"Babe, we're not going to sleep like this. And you're not going to leave this place mad. Let's sort this out. Please!" I finally pleaded. I don't want us to fight over petty things; in fact I don't want us to fight at all.

Heaving a sigh of surrender first, she told me, "I'm sorry. I know it was nothing. You even texted me from time to time that night and went home early. I just couldn't shake the jealousy off." At long last, she managed to cease her sentences with all the sniffs in between. And a sigh of relief escaped my mouth when she slowly turned around and faced me, tears crystallizing on her eyes. My hands moved instinctively and wiped it off.

"I'm sorry, too." Planting a kiss on her forehead. "Ikaw lang ang baby ko." I reassured her – I know it's what she needed most right now – and kissing her nose afterwards. "I love you." I sincerely uttered, and gave her a little peck on her lips.

"ALWAYS." whilst kissing her again. God, I love her. What will I do without you, Naddie?

ALWAYS has become our forever ever since our first trip in San Francisco. She let me listened to it back then, when we were driving to Napa Valley, and I remembered her IG post of me with a caption taken from that song. Sometime before, the song never really got into my liking; but on Christmas Eve when she played that song and rested her head on my chest, in an instant it has become my favourite. Now, every time I will hear it somewhere all I can think of is her and our bunch of happy memories.

She smiled at my last word while her eyes sparkled at the same time. Eventually she muttered, "ALWAYS." Returning my kiss.

Generally, like I always do, I pinched her nose and lightly brushed mine to hers. Furthermore, she snuggled herself near me and I laced my arms around her, locking her within.

I swear to God, I would die if this girl ever breaks up with me.