Out of the Blue

Chapter 8

Bella Madrid

Mahigpit kong niyakap ang unan na yakap ko at mas lalong sumiksik dito. My body instantly felt relaxed and calm. Hm, that's strange. Since when did a pillow become warm and a bit hard at the same time?

I froze when I smelt a familiar perfume. Slowly, I loosened my grip and moved away.

I gasped as I caught sight of the person beside me, peacefully sleeping. Is this true? I'm not dreaming right? I pinched my right cheek to see if it was true, afraid that all of this is just a dream.

"Ow..."

Mahinang daing ko ngunit malapad na ngumiti sa huli. Totoo nga ito! Totoong hindi ako nanaginip! Totoong nasa tabi ko si Marco at ka-yakap ko pa!

"Good morning, baby..."

I gulped at his husky bedroom voice. He moved and snaked his arms on me and pulled me closer. Resting his head on the crook of my neck, I felt our bodies relaxed. I hugged him back and combed his hair.

"You made me worried."

"Hm, surprise."

I chuckled, "Kaya ba hindi mo nasasagot ang mga tawag at text ko dahil nasa biyahe ka papunta dito?"

"Yeah, I can't handle being two weeks away from you."

"Asus, ay teka. Anong oras na ba?" Sinubukan kong lumayo ngunit hinigpitan niya lang ang hawak niya sa akin. Natawa ako at umikot ng hindi inaalis ang kamay niya sa akin.

Inabot ko ang phone sa bedside table at tinignan ang oras.

"Lagpas alas dose na pala. Have you had your lunch?"

"Not yet, I was waiting for you."

"Hm, anong oras ka ba dumating dito?"

"Around nine am."

"Tsk, you should have had your breakfast. Wait, sina Juliette at Katherine? Paano ka naka-pasok dito?"

Bumangon ako mula sa pagka-higa at sinilip niya naman ako gamit sa pag-bukas niya ng isang mata.

"Through your friends. I told them that I'll surprise you. It's a good thing they slept with you. Mas napa-dali ang pag-pasok ko."

Those two, napailing ako at tumayo na mula sa kama. I stretched my hand towards him, "Come on, bangon na."

He held my hand and pulled himself up and together, we went to the bathroom to fix ourselves.

"How was your flight?" Tanong ko habang kumakain kami ng lunch kasama ang dalawa kong kaibigan.

"It's okay, paano kayo naka-uwi kanina?"

"Grabe, hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nabingwit mo si Marco, Bella."

"Julyeta." Pinanlakihan ko siya ng mata ngunit hindi niya ako pinansin at mas tinuon ang atensyon kay Marco na sa tabi ko.

Ang babaeng ito, maka-kalbo ko ito ng wala sa oras.

Marco grinned, "Even I am surprised on how she got me."

"Aba, katabi mo ako Marco. Baka gusto mong ma-kurot."

Tinawanan niya lang ang pag-irap ko.

"You know Marco, ay Kuya pala, wait can we only call you Marco?"

"Julyeta, mahiya ka nga."

"It's Juliette, Katarina."

"Sure, whatever you want." Kibit-balikat ni Marco.