Air and Fire

12

"I love you! Te quiero mucho, mi amor!" (I love you, my love!) He gave me a tight hug and planted a kiss on my forehead.

"Now, I can kiss you! Not the wind anymore!" He chuckled and kissed my cheek.

"Okay, sit. Let's eat." Sa buong oras nang pag kain namin, hindi nawala ang ngiti sa labi niya. Linibot ko naman ang paningin ko at pinagmasdan ang alon pati ang madidilim na langit na puno ng bituin. Napakaperpekto, katulad ng lalaking nasa harap ko.

"You happy, Fire?" Naglalakad na kami ngayon habang hawak niya ang kamay ko.

"Of course I am! How about you?" Hindi ako sumagot at ngumiti lang. Fuck love, fuck everything. I'm more than happy!

"Love, bukas na lang tayo mag-swimming, ha? What we did was enough for this day." Tumango siya at kiniss ako sa cheeks. Kanina pa ito eh.

"Last day bukas, 'di ba? Sulitin natin."

"Love, let me take some pictures of you. Sit on the sand, look at the sky. Something like that." He even sampled it himself, kaya tumawa ako. Sinunod ko naman ang sinabi niya and lots of moments were snapped. This time, sa phone ko naman kami nagpicture ng kaming dalawa.

There was this one picture that instantly became my favorite. He was staring at me while smiling, kitang-kita ang galak sa mukha kahit na madilim na ang kalangitan.

"Love, I'll love you deeper. Take note of that, and I'm going to say this not to be selfish but to inform you early that I'm possessive." Tumawa siya at hinalikan ang leeg ko at maya-maya, ang labi ko, tapos tumakbo siya.

"Siraulo!" sigaw ko. Pinagtitinginan kami, pero wala kaming pakialam. Wala namang nakakakilala sa amin dito.

After a while, we decided to sit on the sand. Relaxing sa feeling habang nakasandal ang ulo niya sa balikat ko.

"Love, aren't you busy sa work? Hindi ba dapat ay hindi na lang tayo umalis?" tanong ko sa kaniya dahil nagtataka ako, ang luwang ng schedule niya.

"I'm busy." Tinapik ko siya dahil feel ko abala lang ako.

"Why didn't you inform me earlier! Edi sana hindi na lang tayo umalis!" Tumawa siya at umiling.

"No worries. Atleast I gained your sweet "yes" here. And I do my works on my laptop. Another reason why I booked my room, I don't want you to see me working, baka ma-feel mo na naaabala mo ako kahit hindi naman." I melted with his words. Ang mature niya mag-isip sa mga ganitong sitwasyon.

"Fire, I'm going to ask you something, but don't feel that I'm pressuring you, ha?" Bumalikwas siya ng tingin saakin.

"So, one month na hindi ba? Wala pa ba talagang alam na sagot ang daddy mo?" Nagpagpag siya ng kamay dahil may mga buhangin ito. Nagbuntong hininga rin siya.

"Hindi kasi ako ang magdedesisyon, love. Dad's the one who has the rights, since siya ang CEO. Ako, suporta lang sa mga gagawin niya. But like what I've said before, pinag-aaralan ko nang maigi ang company ninyo. You deserve the recognition and I'll help, I really will. Dahil makatutulong din naman kayo sa amin as our business partner."

"No, you don't need to! Natanong ko lang kasi nagtataka lang ako bakit ang tagal. Naisip ko if ganoon ba talaga. You know, preparing for my future occupation." I giggled and he sealed my lips with his.

"Your company has potential, love. I'm not sure why dad's not accepting your father's offer yet. I'll try to convince him more by the data that I gathered upon reviewing." A smile of assurance flashed to his lips as he held my waist.