DP: Secret. *grins* Sige ha. Start na niyan.

R: *sighs and braces himself when the number starts, smiles when M finally appears onstage, feels his heart drop when she swings down from the second level of the stage to the ground on a bamboo, whispers* Susmaryosep!

R: *sighs and braces himself when the number starts, smiles when M finally appears onstage, feels his heart drop when she swings down from the second level of the stage to the ground on a bamboo, whispers* Susmaryosep!

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M: *surrenders to the moment and gives her best to the production number*

R: *watches M closely, her every step, hip swing, body roll and arm movement, holds his breath with every lift and finds himself catching M in his mind while they throw her around* Yeah! *cheers and throws his fists in the air proudly when they su...

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R: *watches M closely, her every step, hip swing, body roll and arm movement, holds his breath with every lift and finds himself catching M in his mind while they throw her around* Yeah! *cheers and throws his fists in the air proudly when they successfully complete the tosses* Galing! Jusko! *claps heartily after their performance and stares up at M with a certain twinkle of renewed admiration in his eyes*

R: *watches M closely, her every step, hip swing, body roll and arm movement, holds his breath with every lift and finds himself catching M in his mind while they throw her around* Yeah! *cheers and throws his fists in the air proudly when they su...

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July 25, 10:00pm:

M: *arrives at home, exhausted and suffering from muscle pain, flips the light switch on and drags herself to the couch to lie on it* Mamaya pa naman uwi ni RJ. Dito na ako matutulog. I'm too tired to take a shower. *groans, closes his eyes*

R: Anong mamaya pa? Kanina pa ako dito. *grins*

M: Love? *slightly opens her eyes* I'm sorry. I can't even open my eyes now.

R: *smiles, walks towards M and sits on the floor beside her, gently strokes her hair and kisses her temple* Okay lang, Love. Sobrang proud ako sa'yo. Congratulations. *kisses her cheek*

M: *mumbles* Thank you.

R: Dito ka ba talaga matutulog? Lalong sasakit ang katawan mo dito.

M: I can't walk to the shower, I can't lift my arms to shampoo, I can't move, Love. Ayoko na umalis dito.

R: Kawawa naman ang mahal ko. Halika. Akong bahala sa'yo. *smiles*

M: *lets R remove her clothes then lift her in his arms from the couch  to the bathroom where a lavender scented warm bath is waiting for her in the tub, opens her eyes and finds the room filled with roses and scented candles* Wow, Love. You made this?

R: Alam kong sobrang pagod ka at kailangan mo nito. Hindi naman pwedeng massage, bugbog ka na nga.

M: *smiles, lightly kisses his lips* Thank you. Baba mo muna ako dito.

R: Sa tub na.

M: Hindi. Dito muna.

R: Bakit?

M: Para makapaghubad ka na. Samahan mo ako. I'm just too tired to scrub my back. *looks up at R with downcast eyes and bites her lip*

R: Eh kung ganoon. *takes off his shirt and boxers* Richard Faulkerson Jr., at your service, Madam, and I will scrub you, rub you and love you down, Mrs. Nicomaine Faulkerson. *grins and holds his hand out to M*

M: *giggles as she puts her hand on his palm and slips into the tub with him*

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R: Mukhang nasobrahan sa pagka-relaxing itong ginawa ko ah. Tulog na. *chuckles as he sits in the tub with M sitting in between his legs, her back on his chest and her head on his shoulder, ten minutes after they got in and he started gently scrubbing her back and shoulders with a sponge* Sige, Love. Pahinga ka lang diyan. I will take care of you. *kisses her temple* 💛🍃

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Unbeta'ed and not proofread. Thank you for reading. ❤️

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