Kyla's PoV
Nagising ako dahil sa liwanag na nanggagaling sa labas ng bintana. I felt a pain in my head as I tried to sit up, nahiga na lang ulit ako habang mariing nakapikit ang aking mga mata at nakahawak sa aking ulo.
Fucking hangover...
Napadilat ako bigla nang maramdaman ko na may maroong mabigat na bagay sa tyan ko. May nararamdaman din akong mainit na hangin na tumatama sa balikat ko. Dahan-dahan kong binalingan ang katabi ko.. gano'n na lang ang gulat ko nang makita ko siya na mahimbing na natutulog habang yakap ako.
I stared at his face for a while...
Still handsome as hell.
I smiled with that thought. Those long eyelashes... that pointy nose... that pouty lips that I tasted yesterday... I'm ready to taste it again.
Naranasan ba nito maging pangit kahit isang segundo?
Unti-unting nawala ang ngiti ko nang mapagtanto ko...
Bakit kami magkatabi? Bakit---
Napatingin ako sa kabuoan ng kwarto.
---ako nasa kwarto niya?
I pushed myself to sit up and look underneath the blanket that covers the both of us. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag nang makita kong kumpleto pa rin ang mga damit ko, pati ang damit niya.
"Hmm.." He moaned. Napatingin ako sa kaniya, he was waking up.
Wala sa sariling napangiti ako habang pinagmamasdan siyang isubsob ang mukha niya sa unan habang nakayakap pa rin sa akin. Napa-angat bigla ang ulo niya nang maramdaman na niya na hindi na ako nakahiga. He looked at me with his eyes half-open. Nang makita niya akong nakatingin sa kaniya, he smiled. Agad naman akong nahawa sa ngiting iyon, at as usual... parang may humaplos sa puso ko sa ngiti niyang iyon.
"Good morning." Sambit niya bago umupo at yumakap sa akin. He even rested is head on my shoulder.
"Morning." Maikling sambit ko. "Mauna na akong bumangon ha? We still have to go to work." Palusot ko. Tinanggal ko ang nakapulupot na braso niya sa bewang ko at lumabas sa kwarto niya.
I entered my room and did my morning routine. As I was taking a bath peacefully... a memory slapped my braincells. Napadilat ako at napatigil na pagkukuskos ng aking buhok.
"Do you want to take our relationship seriously?" Parang biglang nawala ang pagkalasing ko sa tanong niya, pero nahihilo pa rin ako. I look at him in the eye, he looked so god damn gorgeous and serious.
"...do I look like I'm not taking it seriously?" Nilapitan ko siya at tinulak pahiga. I sat on his abdomen and bent down to see his face clearly. "It seems like you're the one who's not taking this relationship seriously."
"Y-you're drunk. Let's talk tomorrow--"
"If I'm drunk, I shouldn't be talking to you right now. So, yeah, let's take this relationship seriously..." Dahil sa sobrang hilo, I fell on his chest. He held my back gently before sitting up.
"Yeah.. let's talk tomorrow." Hindi ko maintindihan ang mga sinasabi niya dahil inaantok at nahihilo na talaga ako. "You're drunk.. sleep now and we'll talk about our relationship tomorrow."
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang maalala ko ang pinag-usapan namin kagabi. At pinaggagagawa ko kagabi. I even sat on his abdomen for fuck's sake! What the fucking fuck?! I even tried to talk about something even if I was drunk. What the ef....
*knock knock*
"I'm already done taking a bath. I'll be downstairs cooking, come down and eat me... I mean... eat with me." Napatingin ako sa pinto dahil sa pagkatok niya. Narinig ko ang pag-sara ng pinto ng aking kwarto bago pa man ako makapagsalita.
Mabilis kong tinapos ang aking ginagawa bago ako nagbihis at bumaba. Sinilip ko muna siya sa kusina habang nagluluto siya bago dare-daretsong umupo sa dining table.
Should I bring it up?
I asked myself. I'm scared.. I am... What if all those memories that slapped my braincells was just a dream. Maybe, I should try talking about it with him? Or maybe, I shouldn't. Baka kung ano lang mapag-usapan namin at madaan pa ito sa away.
But... as a couple.. we need to communicate.
I cleared my throat before speaking. "About what we talked about last night..." Inilapag niya sa harap ko ang pancakes with syrup and butter.
"I was waiting for you to talk about it. Do you really want to take this seriously?" Napatingin ako sa kaniya dahil doon. He looked so emotionless but he sounded like he's hoping for something. I couldn't think of what I'm going to say. What should I say? Anything he wants, it's fine with me.
Decide.. he should decide. It'll save the both of us.
"...I-I'll agree with whatever you're going to say." Tanging naisambit ko.
But talking seriously... I want to take this relationship seriously. Hindi lang para sa deal namin ni Matthew, kun'di para sa buhay naming dalawa ni Aaron. I've already decided... I want to spend my years with him. I'll never find somebody like him--
Napatigil ako sa pag-iisip nang magsalita siya.
"Don't just settle for what I want. Your choice matters, too. You have that.." Turo niya sa ulo ko. "Use it. You have a voice, speak for yourself and what you thought. Remember this, if you have something in mind, speak up. Walang maling opinyon, it's just the people's mind which is wrong. So... what do you think? Should we take it seriously? I'll respect your opinion, don't worry---" Hindi ko na siya pinatapos sa pagsasalita at basta na lang nagsalita.
"Yes. L-let's take it seriously." Napatungo ako.
There's no going back now. Just tell him everything you have in mind, Kyla.
"I... I don't think I can..." I tried looking at him but I couldn't. "I don't think I can find someone else... s-someone else who'll do what you did."
Dang, Kyla! Look at him! He'll think that you're not serious.
I looked at him, and I was shocked that he was smiling while crossing his arms on his chest. Napalunok ako sa itsura niyang 'yon, I felt my heart thump. Napapikit ako ng mariin bago tumingin muli sa kaniya. He still have the same posture.
"Hmm... yeah---"
"Hindi pa ako tapos." I cut him off. "I-i want to spend all my years with you. After 19 years... I already found you, you're the one I'm looking for all my life. After 19 years, someone took me... Took me in his arms like he's marking me that I'm his... and I am yours. Everything you've done... No one did it for me before. Everything you have... no one that I know has it. Everything you can do... I don't think anyone else can do it, too. H-how could you do that?" I looked at him with serious eyes.
"D-do what." He looked flustered with what I just said.
"Be the most unique person in my eyes?" I slowly smiled.
Nababaliw na ako. Corny ng banat ko, pero bakit kinikilig ako?
"I--"
"Shut up. Sabi mo you respect my opinion, 'di ba?" Tumango siya. "That's my opinion---" Napatigil ako sa pagsasalita nang maramdaman kong may malambot na bagay na dumikit sa labi ko. It was too late when I realized that he was leaning forward... and kissing me.
Ilang segundo pa ang lumipas before he pulled away. Our face was still close to each other, close enough for me to see his little smile.
"You have the same opinion as me. So... It's settled then. We are newly weds." Napatungo ako dahil hindi ko na mapigilan ang ngiti na lalabas sa aking labi.
"A-aaron..." Tanging nasambit ko. Hindi ko mapigilang ngumiti ng napakalaki.. hinampas ko siya sa braso dahil sa pinaparamdam niya sa akin ngayon.
"Ouch." He chuckled. Napatingin ako sa kaniya nang hawakan niya ang ulo ko. "I told you already, didn't I? I said stop calling me 'Aaron'. Call me 'baby'." Tinalikuran niya ako. And I was free from smiling behind him. I bit my lower lip as I felt butterflies in my stomach.
"Baby..." I whispered. I was about to say something but he already said what I was going to say.
"If you don't like it, it's fine. Call me in any other endearments." Inilagay niya ang mga ginamit niyang frying pan sa lababo bago lumapit sa aking at umupo sa tabi ko.
"Kahit anong endearment?" Tanong ko, tumango siya bago sumubo ng pancake. "Kahit 'darling'?" Nasamid siya bago ngingiti-ngiting tumango.
"Yes, kahit 'love' pa 'yan. Kahit 'honey', kahit 'mahal'... kahit ano... basta ikaw." Napangiti na naman ako dahil sa sinabi niya.
"Kahit honeybunch sugarplum?" Napatingin naman siya sa aking dahil doon. I smiled at him sweetly, he cleared his throat before speaking.
"Yes. Kahit sweetie pie pa 'yan." Nakangiting sambit niya. Napangiti rin ako dahil doon.
We spent our breakfast by talking about us. Talking with someone I love, talking and eating breakfast with the man I love, the man I want to spend my future with... damn. That's something that I've never done before.