Shut Up and Marry Me! (Complete)

Chapter 51: Love is.

"Is there something wrong, Mr. Nathan?" I heard Ryan asked.

I turned to face them and saw Nathan staring at me. It broke my heart when I saw hurt and dissapointment on his face. I was so tempted to reach and touch him. To tell him that that was nothing and I still love him.

But I can't.

Call me selfish, coward, evil, mean, flirt or what. I don't care. I just want to make Sam happy. Maybe, after few years, I'll be able to truly love him. After all, I was attracted to him.

But attraction is different from love.

God. I'm so messed up.

Nakitang kong yumuko si Ryan at may inabot. When I that it was a cellphone that he reached for, I frowned. The phone was wrecked. It isn't just a phone. It's a blackberry phone. Ba't parang nawasak?

"Mr. Miguel, is there something wrong?" tanong ulit ni Ryan.

Napalingon at parang nagising si Nathan. "Ha? Ah... W-wala." he said then reached for the wrecked phone.

"You accidentally stepped on it, sir." Ryan told him.

Tumango-tango nalang si Nathan tapos, wala syang imik na naglakad at lumabas.

I closed my eyes. He didn't even look at me after taking his phone. He just passed through me.

I swallowed the tears that were tempting to fall and opened my eyes. I frowned and forced a grin. "What's with him?"

Ryan just shrugged. I shook my head. Tapos lumabas narin lang ako.

I'm sorry, Nathan. I just don't want to complicate our lives again.

**

"Hi!" I greeted Sam when I found him waiting for me at the lobby of my condo building. "Matagal kang naghintay?"

"Nope. Maaga ka nga eh." he smiled and offered his hand. "Mas maaga lang ako."

I took his hand as he guides me to his car. Pagkasakay ko, may pinapatugtog na agad na song. It was Everything I Want. I kinda like this song kaya naman napapasabay ako sa pagkanta habang tinatawanan ni Sam. By the time na nakarating kami sa restaurant, umuulan na. Parang ang ganda palang ng panahon kanina ah. Nang-iinis lang? Ayaw akong pakantahin?

We stopped in front of restaurant's entrance. Tapos may sumalubong na doorman may hawak na malaking payong para ihatid kami sa loob.

Nung nakapasok na kami, agad may sumalubong sa aming babae.

"Do you have a reservation, sir?" she asked.

"Yes. A table for two? For Sam Lopez?" Sam said. I dunno but I found him funny. Pano kaya yung expression nya eh parang 'like, duh?' xD

The person nodded. "This way, please."

Sumunod naman kami. Pagdating namin ni Sam sa table namin, agad nyang hinila para sa akin yung upuan ko bago sya naupo. Oo na ho. Masyado ho syang gentleman. Pagkaguluhan nyo na ho sya dahil madalang nalang ho ang ganyan.

"The waiter-in-charge will be here in a moment." sabi sa amin nung babae bago umalis. Taray lang teh.

Pagkaalis ni ate, nagkatinginan nalang kami ni Sam bago natawa.