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" be safe ha" ito ang paulit ulit na sinasabi ni Sarah sa akin. I know she's not infavor of these rides that im doing with the boys. But at the same time, she's trying to condition herself to stay ok despite the fact that i make her feel nervous everytime..
Andito ako ngayon sa bahay nila, and three hours from now, magsisimula na ang race namin nina don at jacque..
" i will.. " seryoso kong sagot. She remained quiet at nakatutok lang kay Rio ang atensyon nito. She'll have her ASAP pa on sunday, at hindi ko din alam kung anong oras sya makakarating sa finish line bukas.. " love.. "
" hmm.. "
" will you give me a kiss?"
" ok. " ang bilis ng dampi ng labi nito sa pisngi ko. Ganun lang?? "Ingat" . Binaba nito si Rio at tumayo na ito saka tumalikod.
" lovey.. " mabilis kong hinabol ito saka niyakap.. "i'll be safe.. we'll be safe. I promise.. pag hindi ko na kaya, i'll stop.. ganun din sina don and jacque. Pag isa sa amin gets tired, we would all stop."
" ok.. "
" love.. love, look at me.. " nakayuko lang ito. " please.. You know i cant go pag alam kong-
And she stopped me by pressing her lips on mine.. Matagal at puno ng pagmamahal ang klase ng halik nito.. " be safe ok.. "
" yes.. "
" please wag mo akong patayin sa nerbyos!!"
" ok ok. Of course i wont do that to you. I'll never do that to you. .
" pagmomotor nga lang, di na ako mapakali. What more itong ironman na to? Ilang oras kayo sa kalsada!"
" Prepared kami.. and you and Mia are so much alike! Hirap din si Jacque na magpaalam!!"
" eh kasi kayo naman!! Bakit ba kayo nahilig dyan!!"
" hahahha.. lovey ko.. " muli ko itong hinapit sabay na mumunting hinalikan ang ulo at mukha nito. I love making gigil with her!!
" tsss! Sige na. Basta doble, tripleng ingat!"
" yes madam! "
" im serious!!!"
" Yes.. we'll be fine , dont worry that much.. gigil mo ako sa yo eh!! You're so soft.. " i hugged her and enveloped her whole frame once again as i wished to never last this remaining minutes.
It's always hard to leave Sarah. Its as if , half of me stays with her. She owns me in so many ways. .
15 hours had passed and the three of us were tired! So damn tired!!! And what made it worst- it rained!!
" you ok!" Tanong ko kay Don.
" yeah! My phone's dead! "
" here." jacque handed him his cord and powerbank so he could charge. From time to time, we would update.. Jacque's updating Mia, Don his mom and kaye, and me, Sarah.. and mama and papa too!!
" malayo pa ba tayo?" Don asked.
" 3 to 4 hours maybe . It it continues to rain, baka abutin tayo ng 6 hours pa." Sagot ko.
" fuck!" I heard the two of them cursed.
" we can do this!"
" yeah!!".
Im praying hard for our safety. Basa ang kalsada kaya madulas ito. If it didnt rain, we could have reached our last stop already.. Then my phone beeped.
" how are you? " sarah texted
" we're fine.. " i replied.. and i texted again. "Take a rest, love. You need to sleep.. "
" paano? " her reply.
" can i call you?" Text ko sa kanya. And i didnt wait for long when she called up.. " i love you. " agad kong sagot
" i love you too.. come home safe.. "
"I will.. you sleep now, we're resting in a bit.. "
" i'll wait for your text when you find a place where to rest. Pag ok na kayo, dun lang ako matutulog.. "
" ok love.. you and Mia are texting?" Nakita ko kasi si Jacque na parang nagpapaliwanag din kay Mia sa sitwasyon namin.
" yes. And mama too.. and kaye too!! You three got all of us worried!!!"
" eh . Ahmm. Guilty. But i'll make it up to you.. dont worry lovey, im coming home safe to your arms"
" do it.. I'll be waiting.. "
" i love you .. "
" be home safe.. I dont want the father of my future kids injured! Kaya mag ingat ka! At umayos ka ng drive!!"
Shit. Paano magpigil ng kilig? My body is tired! But upon hearing her speak over the phone, para akong biglang nabuhay! It seems like i could see her as she says every word to me, and it fuels me to be strong again! Nagkaaroon ako bigla ng lakas para magpatuloy. And when i looked at my two boys, they were both smiling too while holding their phones! Looks like were strucked by love so deep and hard!
The 19-hour drive is beyond tiring! We battle both the rain and the cold! But what made it worth it, was that in every road we passed by, the beauty of nature never disappoints.
Ilang oras na lang and we're reaching our final stop!! Mia's there already at ito ay ayon kay Jacque. But my Sarah ?? She's not yet replying.. Or baka tulog pa!! No, she has work. Ah tama, she has work pala.
Ilang metro na lang, at nasa finish line na kami! I could clearly see the end part of our ironman!!
And what made me more excited to reach the finish line? It's my Sarah..
" lovey.. " bulong ko. There's my baby waiting and my heart.... my heart's the happiest right now!! Oh how much i want to kiss this woman!!!
" congrats.. " she whispered..
" thank you.. "
" thank you at safe kayo.. later na kita i hug ng matagal. At ikiss.. amoy araw ka!!"
" hahahahah!!! Baho na?"
" not pa naman talaga.. still so gwapo pa din!"
" naks!! Im kilig "
" sige na! Dun na kayo. Dito muna kami ni Mia." Naiiling na lang ako habang tinatanaw itong kasama si Mia ..
Right after our final time being recorded ,dumiretso na muna kami sa hotel rooms namin.
" you sure you're ok?" Sarah asked again.
" will you stay here and wait, i'll take a quick bath"
" huh? Di ba kayo iisang room ni Don?"
" nope. . " . Nakita kong nilibot nito ang tingin sa kabuuan ng room. " do you want to eat something?"
"Hah? Hindi na . Hinde.. sige na maligo ka na dun. . Phone?"
" hmmm.. checking?? " may ngisi sa labi ko na inabot dito ang cellphone dito.
" hindi noh!! Icha-charge ko lang!"
" owkey!! Sabi mo eh!!" . And right infront of her i started undressing.
" Matteo!!!!"
" hahahha!!! Stop staring.. "
" sa banyo kay magburles!!!!"
" hahahahahha!!!"
My body aches so much! And i cant show it to Sarah dahil alam kong sesermunan ako nito!!, while bathing, i could feel my waist and legs are aching. And my arms!!i cant move a muscle! Daig ko pa ang tumakbo ng limang oras! Mas masakit sa katawan itong ginawa namin!!
" you done?" sarah's knocking..
" almost love.. "
" ok.. "
Im on my towel when i went out of the bathroom.. And i saw Sarah holding a bottle of ..
" haplas para sa imua dodong!"
" what?? Hahahahahha!! My gahd!!" Her bisaya is the cutest! I always teach her bisay, and whenever we have lesson, mas marami pa ang hagikgik nya kesa sa salita. "You'r bisaya is improving."
" i know dong! Kabalo na ko! "
" talaga??"
" oo nga.. later na chika, higa na dito. I'll massage you"
" pwede bang labing-
" shut up! "
"Remember the last time na minsahe mo ako.."tukso ko dito. Dahil nung huling beses na tinangka nitong imasahe ako, we ended up making love!!! And right now, her face turned red!! " remember ... those touch, and - - aw! Lovey!!"
" see! Masakit?? " bigla ba naman ako nito himapas sa baywang! " umayos ka ng higa! "
" aw..youre so strict"
" dapa na kasi. "
" opo madam. Eto na po" sumunod naman ako agad. . And when her hands started pressing on my body, i started feeling ... relaxed.. and it 's so soothing..
" ok ka lang?" Puno ng pag aalala ang boses nito.
" yeah.. uhm.. that spot love.. yes.. oohh,. It feels so good.,"
" relax ka lang ah.. and you better sleep, kahit isang oras lang.. " i heard her whispered. Nakapikit ako habang ninanamnamn ang sarap ng masahe nito..
At hindi ko na alam kung ano pa ang sumunod...
" love.. wake up. "
" hmmm.. "
" im going home. "
" wh-wait .. what?" Im a bit disoriented, how long did i sleep?? " sarah! Love.. what did you say?"
" gising ka na ba?" She asked me. Nakatayo ito sa gilid ng kama and she seems to be ready to go home now. She has her bagpack on her back and she's swaying like a kid. I smiled automatically and reached for her hand.
" can you stay a little longer? What time is it?"
" 7 na.. "
" uhm.. " . Naupo ako sabay na hinila ito para matabihan ako
" may dinner pa kayo, sabi ni Mia. Pero tulog na tulog pa din si Don at Jacque. "
" thirty minutes more please. . " i pleaded. . Tumingin muli ito sa kanya relo, saka huminga ng malalalim.. " please love.. "
" ahm. Ok. " binaba nito ang bag saka umakyat ng kama. I instantly hugged her and kissed her head.
" thank you for coming. It means so much."
" you feeling better? Di ka pa napagod ng sobra?"
" im perfectly fine now. . Thank you for coming.. and i know i kept you worried. Sorry for that.. "
" hindi talaga ako masasanay na di mag worry dahil sa mga activities nyo. But i trust you. I trust how cautious you are in everything you do"
" thank you for your trust and support.."
" alam kong may susunod pa yan.. "
" hahaha. And. " i cupped her face and gently brushes my nose on her chin to the tip of her nose. "And i love seeing you at the finish line. "
" alam mo naman na susuportahan kita sa lahat diba?"
" hmmm. Yeah.. and i have a surprise for you. Its coming very very soon.. "
" surprise? Ano yan??"
" you have to kiss me first. "
" love.. " inilayo nito ang mukha nang ilapit ko dito ang mukha ko. " anong sorpresa yan?" She asked me while pinching my cheek!
" surprise nga. "
" eh an-" i stopped her from talking by kissing her lips.
Our lips met. Oh how much ive missed kissing her lips. And oh she's got The softest lips too.. I bit her lower lip and lick them after.
" love.. " she called me.. bumaba ang halik ko sa leeg nito habang sinusuklay ng isa kong kamay ang buhok nya.. this is a sweet torture!! I badly wanted to take her, but i know , hindi pwede.
"Mmm.. delicious!"
" Matteo!!"
" ang sarap mo love!" At hampas na nito ang sumunod.,
" ingat ha" ako ang naghatid kay Sarah papuntang airport. Today ang alis nila to Doha. She'll be having a concert , and she's with Mark and Sam. Kampante ako pag kasama nya si Mark, alam kong di sya papabayaan nito.
" di mo pa sinasabi sa kin ang sorpresa mo. ."
" hahaha. . When youre back . It will just surface."
" hmmp"
" i'll see you the first thing when you go back home. Ako pa din ang susundo sayo . ."
" ok po . ." Nakapout nitong sagot. .
" and your ring?"
" here" she showed me her finger. .
" its perfect. .it fits you well. . .and your necklace?"
" G's . ."
" yeah. . You're a Guidicelli now.."
" i thought it's the Fernan women thingy"
" it is . Now, give your fiance a kiss and go finish that concert and go home with me. :"
" yes boss" and she obligued. She gave me her sweetest kiss before waving at me. .
My Sarah. .
And every hour that she's in Doha, she would update me. . Kagaya ngayon, she's on her bed and we're on facetime.
" grabe love, kung totoong kotse siguro ang drinive ko , malamang nabangga na ako"
"Why? I mean, you can drive well when we're together. . How come na you almost hit something"
"Eh kasi, nahihiya ako. .andami kaya nilang tinitingnan ako .. kaya ayun, malapit na akong mabangga"
"Buti na lang at di totoong car . . ."
" Yeah . .you like something na pasalubong?"
" you. "
"Ano daw?"
" ikaw. .i want you. .ikaw lang. . I miss you . ."
" i miss you too . ."
" will you be on our concert?"
" hmmm . . " inilapit nito ang mukha sa screen saka ngumiti. . " front seat."
"Best seat! . "
" just no sexy dance , ok?"
"Hahaha. . I hate dancing. ." Bulong ko .And i know she heard it. .
"What if i ask you to dance? "
"Well , if it's with you. .i will. . and if it's you asking me to, without second thought, id gladly be doing it. ."
" why?"
" because everything that makes you happy is my top priority. .and i said this to you for so many times already , anything you asks me to do, i will whole heartedly do it for you. .I love you. .and i mean every word . "
" you just made me want to go home with you. ."
" see you in three days. . "
" see you . . I love you.."
" but i love you more.. ."
" hahaha . .oo na .. panalo ka na. .mas mahal mo na ako!"
"Naman! That's the only thing where you lose. .Because i love you more than you love me. Nothing follows."