Payb Takes Book 2 (COMPLETED)

ATA

December 2, 7am, Singapore:

R: *wakes up and hears the hotel phone ringing* Hello?

FD: Good morning, Sir. Will it be okay to serve breakfast to your room now?

R: That's okay. I can go downstairs for breakfast.

FD: But the order is to deliver it to your room by Mrs. NDF

R: *grins as he recognizes the initials* Okay. Send it here. I'll be waiting. Thank you.

FD: Thank you, Sir.

R: *sets down hotel phone, hears door bell ring, looks through peep hole, opens door*

HS: Good morning, Sir. Here's your breakfast. *rolls in tray*

R: Thank you. *gives tip, closes door after hotel staff leaves, calls M on FaceTime*

M: *answers call* Good morning, Love!

R: Good morning, Mrs. NDF

M: *giggles* So inakyat na ba? Kumain ka na?

R: *grins* Andito na, Love. Mamaya. Kakain ako. Thank you. Ang sweet naman. May pa-breakfast pa.

M: *laughs* Kumain ka na ngayon. Charge kaya sa room mo yun. *laughs louder* De. Joke. I paid for it using your credit card.

R: *laughs* Eh ako pa din magbabayad nun ah. Ikaw talaga, Love. *opens cover, sips tea* Uy! May pa-palawers! Thank you, Love. *gets single blue rose*

M: *giggles* Hindi nga. Joke lang ulit. Ako nag-order talaga niyan for you. Libre ko. You're welcome. Happy Weeksary and Good Luck later.

R: *grins giddily* Lakas mo talaga mang-asar, Love. Thank you. Happy Weeksary, mahal ko. *sighs* Wala na naman ako diyan. Ano ba yan?

M: *shrugs* Okay lang yun. Sanay na ako.

R: Huy... Wag ganoon, Love.

M: Ganoon talaga. Madalas tayong di magkakasama dahil sa mga commitments natin. These are stuff we have to deal with and understand and accept. *sighs* Siyempre, malungkot ako. Nami-miss kita eh pero we can't be together all the time habang ginagawa natin ang trabaho natin. Masaya naman tayo, lalo may napapasaya din tayo, kaso minsan di talaga maiiwasan na mami-miss talaga kita.

R: *stares at M at the screen, tears brimming his eyes, sighs* I miss you so much, my life. I wish you were here.

M: I wish I was there too pero siguro hindi pa ngayon ang tamang panahon. Wag ka ngang iiyak diyan. Iiyak din ako. *pouts, wipes a stray tear from her eye*

R: *sniffs, wipes tears incessantly falling from his eyes* Someday, Love, hinding hindi ko na talaga kailangang lumayo sa'yo. Isasama kita sa lahat ng pupuntahan ko. Kung pwede lang na ibulsa kita, gagawin ko talaga.

M: *giggles as she wipes her tears* Ibulsa talaga? Panyo lang? Paano? Tama na nga yang iyak mo. Baka mamaga yang mata mo. Mamaya na kaya yung ATA dapat gwapong gwapo sa pinakagwapo ka mamaya.

R: Bakit Love? Di na ba ako gwapo kung maga ang mata ko? May nakikita ka na bang ibang gwapo? Asan?

M: *laughs* Hala! Grabe siya! Selos agad? Wala. Walang ibang gwapo. Ikaw lang. Ikaw lang. Ikaw lang. Ikaw lang ang pinakagwapo sa lahat kahit panda eyes ka pa. *pokes R's nose on the screen* Baka ikaw. Daming Asian Stars diyan...

R: Uy! Nabalik agad? Digital na talaga ang karma ngayon. *laughs* Wala, Love. Kahit ilang libong magagandang babae pa yan, walang wala silang panama sa'yo. Ikaw lang ang nag-iisang Nicomaine Mendoza soon-to-be Faulkerson ng buhay ko.

M: Talaga ba?

R: Talaga.

M: Talagang talaga.

R: Oo nga. Ikaw lang talaga.

M: Good. Akala ko. Ipapadala ko na lahat ng regalo mo sa akin sa Laguna.

R: Huy! Walang ganyanan. Susmaryosep!

M: *laughs* Joke lang yun. I love you.

R: I love you more.

M: Sige na. Kumain ka na at magpahinga. Prepare ka na for later. Update mo na lang ako. Basta I'm just a text or call away if you need me.

R: Okay. Sige. Manonood ka ba mamaya?

M: Ofcourse, Love.

R: May event ka din mamaya di ba?

M: So? Walang down time? Walang internet? Walang FB Live? Basta manonood ako, Love. I will find a way and hopefully di naman ako mahirapan. *laughs* I'll be praying for you pero alam ko naman that you will do great. *smiles*

R: Thank you, Love. You always know how to make me feel better and make me smile. Ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit ako masaya at kung bakit mas lumiwanag ang tingin ko sa mundo, natuto akong mangarap ng mas mataas and actually believe na pwede talagang mangyari yun. Kung nangyari nga na makatagpo kita sa buhay ko, ano pa ba ang imposible? Kung may isang Menggay na nagmamahal sa akin, ano pa ba ang di ko kakayanin? Basta. Mahal na mahal kita. I love you so much.

M: I love you more and more and more. I'm here for you. Always. Good luck mamaya.

R: Thank you. I'll call you later. *kisses his phone screen*

M: Later, Love. *kisses her phone screen, ends call*

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After ATA:

R: *calls M once he gets backstage*

M: Congratulations, Love! I knew it! I told you you'll do great. *smiles* I'm proud of you. *says in British accent*

R: Wow. Uma-accent. Thank you, Love. You didn't just watch. You saw me through. Every compliment you gave when I called you throughout the day, every message of encouragement you sent during breaks of the show, gave me more confidence. Thank you.

M: Ikaw din naman kanina. *giggles* Wag ka nga, Love. That's all you. I'm just telling you all the truth you are forgetting because you're nervous. Gwapo ka naman talaga. Magaling ka talaga. I just pointed those out to you.

R: Basta, Love. Iba pag ikaw ang nagsabi. May kilig at mas malakas ang kapit. *grins* So, tapos na to. Nairaos na. I did it. Uwi na ako, Love.

M: Yes you did and I can't wait to have you home. I miss you so much.

R: *sighs* Not as much as I miss you.

M: Huy! Wag ka mag-emote diyan sa backstage, Love. Baka akala nila inaano kita.

R: Inaano? Di mo nga ako maano kasi ang layo mo? *speaks in a naughty tone, smirks*

M: *laughs* Huy! Grabe siya! Quick change sa harot agad?

R: Ayaw mo ako mag-emo eh. *laughs* I love you. I'll be home soon.

M: I love you more. Let me hear some of that accent you got when you get home.

R: *laughs* Ang clingy mo na sa accent, Love. Bakit?

M: Basta. Ang sexy eh. Just get back home and think what happens in a dimly lit bedroom with soft and silky Egytian cotton sheets on the bed when you softly whisper "Honey, I'm home." in my ear with that accent.

R: *gasps* Jusko. *bites lip* Wala bang flight ngayon pauwi?

M: *giggles* Wala. Bukas na. See you soon, Love.

R: See you real soon, my life.

M: *ends call and sighs, feeling proud of R yet terribly missing him too so she turns to one thing that helps her get through difficult times like this and watches a video of their theme song on the loop* 💛👫💛🍃💛