The Desperate Marriage

Marriage with Benefits

(Kabanata 29)

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

- Robert A. Heinlein---

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Zea POV

Alas tres na kami lumabas ng suit. Kung hindi ko pinilit si Nathaniel na magpahangin, mananatili kaming nakahiga sa kama, nag-uusap habang magkayakap. We watch movies, and he cook something for me which I really appreciated. I don't know that he can also cook. Talagang versatile ang mga Zamora. They're born with the talent to captures women's heart easily and have a variety of skills with themselves.

I am wearing a tight hugging sleeveless with matching scarf in my shoulder and a short shorts. Hindi niya ako pinayagang maligo sa beach ngayon dahil tiyak daw mahapdi pa sa private female part ko if mabasa ng maalat ng tubig, which was he had a point there. Namula ako nung sabihin niya sa akin ang bagay na yon. Tapos nakaramdam pa ako ng pagod sa binte ko, sa mainit na pinagsaluhan namin. Pakiramdam ko nagjogging ako whole day dahil nangangalay pa ako. Plus, I'm still sore. Hindi naman ako nagsisisi na nakuha niya ang pagkababae ko. Still he's my husband and he has the right to claim his needs anytime he wants. And I obliged myself happily to sustain his needs. I don't care if he didn't love me or not, ang mahalaga sa akin ay mahal ko siya at handa akong pasayahin siya sa abot ng aking makakaya.

"You don't want to join us, Zea?"

Mica was enviting me to swim with them. She often call my name than to call me ate, dahil magkasing edad lang naman kami. Nagawa ko siyang titigan, she had the tiny body with a beautiful curves, hindi nga lang katangkaran. Pero magandang lahi talaga sila, mestisa.

"No, dito lang ako. Tinatamad pa ako eh."

I refused the invatition. The truth is tempted na talaga akong magtampisaw sa napakagandang bluish-green water ng Bora, but the thing na mahahapdian lang ako sa alat ng tubig, dahil sa kagagawan ng asawa ko ay mas mabuting manood na lamang sa kanila sa isang tabi.

She grinned playfully and gave me that I-knew-it kind of look, which were blushed my cheeks.

"Si kuya talaga, pinagod ka."

Biglang sabi nito na sinabayan ng mahinang pagtawa. Namula ako lalo ako sa sinabi niya. Tumakbo ito palayo wearing her two piece swimwear at masayang nakisali sa mga relatives nito sa beach. Naiinggit tuloy ako.

Nakasandal lang ako dito sa white chair at nanonood sa mga taong masayang naliligo. My husband was busy talking to his cousins in the cottage. He's wearing his hawaiian attire. A colorful short, and an open colorful botton polo shirt.

I am typically boring one kaya mainam na sa akin ang ganitong sistema. Alangan naman hahalo pa ako sa mga kalalakihan. Isa-isa na silang nagpakilala at kahit hindi ko na sila memoryado, may mga inherited familiar aura naman sila, yun ay ang katayuan ng pagiging malakas ang dating. They're arrogance and sinfully handsome faces are really tempting to gaze with. Sometimes may mga pagkakahawig pa. Iba talaga ang build up nila, unlike us. Hindi ko naman masabing parehas ang standing ng buhay namin. They're top billionaires in the country pero kami, typically may maginhawang buhay with a political dynasty.

"Are you okay here? It seems you look bored?"

He snap out of my trance. Hindi ko napansing nakalapit na pala siya sa akin. Wala sa sariling napasulyap ako sa magandang features ng kanyang mukha.