habang tulog na ang lahat ng tao, si kaylee ay gising na gising parin. nasa balcony siya ng kwarto nila ni alexander na nakatanaw sa maingay na karagatan pero ang maingay na karagatan na iyon ay siyang nagpapahinto ng magulo nyang isip.it's nearly 3 a.m, their party ended at 1 a.m at sa villa narin natulog ang kaibigan ni alexander. sa sala natutulog ang mga ito ngayon kasi nakainom sila at magmamaneho pa sila pauwi.kaylee sighed for the third time and close her eyes to feel more of the cold wind na tumatama sa balat nya. it's only her and the ocean, appreciating ones beauty."what are you doing here?" kaylee was startled when alexander spoke behind her in his drowsy voice. "why are you still awake? may insomnia kana naman ba? are you okay? is something bothering you?" sunod-sunod na tanong nito sakanya.she smiled at her husband who's now beside her and looking at her intently while his expression is perturbed. "nothing, hindi lang talaga ako makatulog. i decided to stare in the o
"make me stop. tell me to stop." his voice are like he's out of oxygen but raspy and horny like. kaylee on the other hand has been chasing her breath as well. "no, don't stop." she said in a hoarse voice as well. she's almost naked, the strap of her silk nightgown are now slipping from her shoulder while alexander has no tshirt anymore."do you really want this? i don't want to force you if you don't really feel comfortable." he mumbles while both of their forehead are press with each other and alexander staring at her intently. reading the emotions in her eyes but kaylee knows that what he can read is her wants for him to continue.kaylee hold alexander's nape and kiss him torridly, "i want this, i want you." she said in between their kisses. alexander groan and started moving his hands around her body. alexander succed in taking of her silk nighgown, leaving only her underwear. while alexander's eyes were stucked in what is in front of his eyes, he can't seem to take his eyes away
"good morning," kakagising lang ni kaylee at nauna na siyang bumaba kay alexander dahil tulog pa ito. pagbaba nya ay naabutan nya si grace at amelia kasama ang mga kaibigan ni alexander na si nathen, finn at miguel na nagluluto ng breakfast sa kusina. naghikab si kaylee at ngumiti sa mga ito. "good morning." bati nya pa pabalik sa mga ito. "you're still sleepy? you can still sleep, we know you're tired." nagkunot ang noo ni kaylee at natawa sa sinabi ni amelia. si grace at iba naman ay may mapang-asar na ngiti sakanya. "why are you guys looking at me like that?" nagtataka siya sa mga ito. umagang-umaga at iba ang klase ng tingin na binibigay ng mga ito sakanya. sabay-sabay na umiling ang mga ito at pinipigilan na mapangiti. "wala naman, and you seem tired, you can sleep more pa naman." saad pa ni grace sakanya. "did you had fun last night that you're so tired now?" when Finn said last night, nag flash back sakanya lahat ng ginawa nila ni alexander kagabi at kung anong oras s
"where are we headed?" kaylee is being blind folded by alexander because he said he has a surprise for her."just keep walking." he responded. so kaylee, who has a very huge trust for her husband, sumunod lang siya sa sinabi nito habang sobrang higpit ng pagkakahawak nya sa kamay nito. Kaylee kept walking while both hands were being guided by alexander, she kept walking in the sand patiently just like what Alexander told her to until Alexander made her stop."are you ready?" bulong na tanong nito sakanya."kanina pa, tanong pa nga ako ng tanong sayo kung saan mo ako dadalhin eh kasi kanina pa ako excited and ready." she truthfully.alexander chuckled with her. "just a yes and no, love, your answer is too long for a three word question." still chuckling he utter.kaylee chortled at what he said. "yes, love, i'm ready." she finally said and alexander waste no second and finally take off her blindfold. kaylee's eyes gasps when her eyes was greeted by a romantic table in front of them, t
it's their last day in boracayu, the last day of their vacation. it's saturday, and tomorrow morning they'll be heading home already."uuwi na tayo bukas, ang dali ng isang linggo, ang dami nating memories dito." ani pa ni amelia habang nakaupo silang lima sa dalampasigan malapit lang sa villa nila kaylee. inside that one week, they did a lot of things. party with each other sometimes pupunta sila sa parte ng isla na kung saan maraming torista and party with them. they had so much fun, specially kaylee and alexander who confesses their feelings with each other in the island as well."i know, ang daming nangyari. the best week of my life so far." ani pa ni kaylee at kaagad naman siyang tinudyo ng mga kaibigan nya."asus, dito lang katyo nagkaaminan eh tapos dito din may nangyari sainyo." sinamaan ni kaylee ng tingin ang kaibigan nya dahil sa huling sinabi nito."do you really have to mention that? really?" sge looked at her wtih a deadpan look.her friends laugh at her. "are you still
It's been five days simula nang makabalik sila mula sa one week vacation nila sa boracay. Hindi parin maka move on si kaylee sa memories na nagawa nilang lahat sa boracay, napapangiti parin siya doon."hon, i'll be home late later, may meeting ako with Mr. Suarez for dinner. I'm sorry, hindi kita masasabayan sa dinner." may panghihinayang sa boses ng asawa nya habang sinasabi ito. may lungkot din sa mata nito na ikinatawa ni kaylee."ano kaba, it's okay. that is work." tumatawa nya pang tugon sa asawa nya habang kumakain sila ng breakfast nila. isa sa mga ikinakatakot ni kaylee ay kung bumalik na sa dati si Alexander but it's been five days and he's still sweet and caring towards her. every hour of the day, she always hear i love you from him and he still take care of her 24/7. kaylee's heart is relax that Alexander does really love her and not just because he needs something from her."i know but i really want to eat with you. i love spending time with you." kalmado nitong sabi haban
"wow! that is alot of happening. no wonder you're so glowing and happy."pang-aasar ni Rio sakanya matapos nyang maikwento lahat ng nangyari sakanila sa loob ng ilang linggo."i deserve to be happy. i was mistreated my whole life, happiness should be my endgame with the person i love." tugon ni Kaylee dito na nakangiti. naging masaya naman ang ekspresyon sa mga mukha ni Rio dahil sa sinabi nya."i am happy for you. truly i am." saad pa nito pero hindi kumbinsido si kaylee dahil may nakikita siyang hindi nya mawari na emosyon sa mga mata nito kahit pa nga naging masaya ang ekspresyon ng mukha nito."really? i'm not convinced that you are happy." pagpapakatotoo ni Kaylee. tinuturing nya naring parang kapatid si Rio.Rio chuckled at her before speaking. "i am truly happy, really.." hinawakan nito ang mga kamay nya. "it's just that i never thought my brother would love someone like this. it felt so unreal." dagdag anito.Kaylee is confused. "so you mean that your brother is lying to me? th
"so, that woman is your highschool enemy as well?" Rio asked Kaylee. they're now in the living room, eating ice cream while in there pajama habang nagko-kwento si kaylee patungkol kung paano nya nakilala si Melanie."yeah, she always see me as her competitor in academics kasi matalino din iyon eh. Pero hindi ko lang pinapansin yan siya kasi i don't want any trouble sa school. magulo na nga buhay ko sa bahay, gugustohin ko paba ng gulo sa school? i just want to live a normal and peaceful life kahit sa school pero hindi binigay ni Melanie sakin iyon. Tapos dumagdag pa iyong nagkagusto sakin ang ex boyfriend nya na hindi ko naman gusto pero sakin nagalit, kung wala ba namang saltik ang utak." pagko-kwento ni kaylee na ikinatawa naman ni Rio."buti hindi mo pinatulan ang ex boyrfriend nya para inisin siya lalo." nandiri naman si kaylee sa sinabi nito."i am not a fool yet. napaka cheap naman ng pag ganti na iyan, tapos mandadamay pa ako ng ibang tao." aniya pa and Rio raised his both hand
"Alright, schedule the meeting at 4 pm today, I'll be heading home now." Alexander utter to his secretary om the other line. "Noted, sir. Have a safe drive, sir." his secretary replied and Alexander just nodded like his secretary can see it and he ended the call. He's now packing his clothes and ready to check out that hotel room that he lived for how many weeks. Matapos sabihin sakanya ni Kaylee ang lahat ng masasakit na salita na dapat n'yang marinig, naisipan n'ya munang bigyan ito ng space. Uuwi muna siya sa Manila para sa trabaho n'ya. He doesn't know how long he will give Kaylee a space, maybe he will just watch her from afar and protect her from afar for awhile before showing himself to her again. Alexander knows that Kaylee was really pissed and angry at him every since and even now, he doesn't want to add fuel to that by adding more frustration to her. After that night, Alexander didn't go to restaurant when morning came. He was just at his hotel room and spacing ou
"Alexander, ako na kasi." Alexander wanted to take the tray of food from Kaylee's hands para tulungan ito lalo na't marami-rami ang hawak nito at may drink pa na daldalhin. "I'll take this and you take the drinks." aniya pa dito. "You take the drinks and I'll take this. Hindi ka pwedeng magbuhat ng mabigat, kakagaling mo lang sa sakit." naiinis na tugon ni Kaylee sakanya. "Maayos na ang pakiramdam ko, anong pinagsasabi mong hindi pa ako magaling. Sige na, ako na ang magdadala nito at ikaw na doon." tinuro ng dalawang nguso n'ya ang drinks. "Gusto n'yo ako na magbuhat?" may biglang nagsalita sa likod nila. It's the unwanted guest of Kaylee. bumaling ang tingin ni Alexander dito at tinaasan ito ng kilay. "You shouldn't be here. This is for the employees only, you're not an employee so please get out." pagtataboy ni Alexander sa lalaki. "Alexander—" "am I wrong, Kaylee? tinaboy mo ako from here before, ba't parang sasawayin mo pa ako dahil pinapalabas ko itong bisita mo from the k
When everyone is working, at 2 pm in the afternoon, a customer enters the restaurant. It's a man that was very familiar to Alexander's sight. Naningkit ang dalawang mata n'ya ng bigla itong lumapit kay Kaylee at saka nakipag-beso dito. Tinitigan ito ng maigi ni Alexander, dahil sa selos at para narin maisip n'ya kung saan n'ya ba nakita ang binatang lumalapit-lapit kay Kaylee. "Anong ginagawa mo dito? bibili ka ba ng pagkain?" nakangiting tanong ni Kaylee sa lalaki. Sobrang laki ng ngiti ni Kaylee dito, ngiting hindi nito naibigay sakanya simula nang dumating siya sa lugar na iyon. "No, I just came to visit you." kumindat pa ito kay Kaylee na mas lalong ikina-inis ni Alexander. Who does he think that he is to do that to his wife? Mas lalo pang nainis si Alexander when the guy leaned closer to Kaylee para may maibulong dito at nagtawanan silang dalawa matapos iyon. "That's Colin, palagi iyang andito dati minsan kapag day off ni Kaylee si Kaylee ang pumupunta sakanya sa Manila." an
Morning came and Alexander felt better than last night. bumaba na rin ang lagnat nya, but Kaylee is not on his room anymore. She has left at nag-iwan lang ng note pati gamot at saka pagkain sa bedside table nya. binasa ni Alexander ang note na iniwan ni Kaylee para sakanya."I already check you, you're fever are already down but you still need to eat and drink your meds to prevent it from striking back again. Don't come to work today, just stay at home at magpa galing ng todo, don't be stubborn." napangiti si Alexander sa letter na iniwan nito matapos nya itong basahin."even in letters, she's still so bossy and mataray. I can hear her voive with only this letter." he jokingly said to himself and chuckled afterwards. Tumayo na si Alexander mula sa pagkaka upo sa kama at dinala ang pagkain na hinanda ni Kaylee sa maliit na dining table ng hotel room nya at doon kinain iyon pati narin ang gamot nya ay doon nya narin ininom. Matapos iyon ay inopen nya ang laptop nya at email nya para e-
Alexander woke up feeling tired ay dawn. Hindi na masakit ang ulo n'ya pero nanghihina parin ang buong katawan n'ya. He woke up still feeling sick but his eyes wants to see Kaylee. Hinanap ng mga mata n'ya ang asawa n'ya, umaasa siya na andoon parin ito at inaalagaan siya. At hindi nga siya nabigo dahil nakita n'ya ito sa study table n'ya na naka-upo habang may kausap sa cellphone nito. Hindi mapigilan ni Alexander na mapangiti. "Yes, I'll be home this morning, okay? you have to sleep na. It's way way past your bedtime already." anito pa sa kausap nito sa sobrang mahinahon at sweet na boses. Hindi naririnig ni Alexander ang kausap nito kaya hindi n'ya malaman kung sino at ano ito. "Alright, goodnight. I love you. Go to bed, it's 1 am already, bye." anito pa ulit at saka pinatay na ang tawag. Alexander can't help but to overthink that maybe Kaylee has a boyfriend already. "Who was that?" he asked hoping that she will not say that it's her boyfriend or what. "It's nothing that you
Alexander keeps yawning while working in the restaurant. 6 am na siya nakatulo dahil sa dami ng trabaho nya kagabi, at 8:45 am na din siya nakapasok sa trabaho na ikinagulat din naman ni Kaylee. He was never late, in the past weeks na nagta-trabaho siya sa restaurant na iyon, sa araw na iyon lang siya late."you keep on yawning, ano ba ginawa mo kagabi at wala kang tulog?" pang limang tanong na iyan ni Kaylee sakanya sa araw na iyon and it's not even lunch yet."nothing, hindi lang ako nakatulog talaga. insomnia." aniya pa dito. ayaw nyang sabihin sa asawa nya kung ano ang ginawa nya dahil baka magalit ito. he is overworking himself."talaga lang huh? baka naman kung saan-saan ka pa nagsusuot kagabi?" she is interogating him."saan naman ako pupunta?" tanong nya din pabalik sa asawa at tinaasan siya nito ng kilay kaya ngumisi na lamang si Alexander dito. "i swear, umuwi ako kaagad pagka hatid ko sa'yo, i just really had an insomnia kaya matagal akong nakatulog. you don't have to worry
A week has passed and Alexander is consistent in helping and winning Kaylee's heart again. Every hour, minute and seconds of everyday, he never fails to make her feel na he's being true to what he feels and his intentions is pure now. No more pretentious or lies. Even though Kaylee's trust are hard to earn again, it's alright because he's willing to work on it for however long it takes. "Let me help you with that." aniya pa sa asawa niya na may bit-bit na namang tray na marami ang food na order ang laman. "You have a customer and I can perfectly put that tray into my customers table." walang emosyon na saad nito sakanya. "I know but I'm willing to help you and besides, hindi pa luto ang order ng customer ko and iyong ibang customer na andito ay may mga waiter na so my hands are free." matamis siyang ngumiti sa asawa at inirapan nalang siya ni Kaylee na mas lalong ikinangiti ni Alexander. Those rolling of eyes may be mean but better than no emotions. "Put that in table 5. I'll go g
"Kaylee, let me.." kaagad na kinuha ni Alexander ang bitbit ni Kaylee na mga pagkain. It was heavy enough kaya tumulong si Alexander dito. "Alexander, i can perfectly deliver that to my customer.." nakasunod sakanya si Kaylee habang sinasabi iyon. "i know you can but i don't have a customer so I'm gonna helpp you with yours. Besides, these are alot so a little help will be okay, right?" nakangiti niyang sambit dito. "a little help? halos lahat ng order ko ikaw ang bumunuhat ngayong araw. It's not a little help, Alexander. Parang hindi mo na ako pinapa-trabaho dito." naiinis na reklamo ni Kaylee sakanya na ikinatawa lang naman ni Alexander. "it's not a big deal.." "when will you gonna leave?" napahinto si Alexander sa tanong nito. tumingin siya kay kaylee, tumitig siya dito. "Leave me alone, Alexander. Do you think working here with me will help me convince to give you accept you back into my life. Your lies and what you did is far more heavy than your efforts now." Alexander was
kinabukasan ay maaga ulit nagising si alexander, hindi para mag jogging or ano, kundi para pumasok sa trabaho. Alas tres na siya natulog kagabi at tinapos nya lahat ng trabaho nya sa opisina. alas sais na rin siya gumising dahil papasok pa siya sa bagong trabaho nya. he has his new uniform na hiningi nya kagabi sa may-ari at nang makapag simula na siya kaagad kinabukasan. wala siyang masyadong tulog pero wala siyang pakialam, ang importante ay makapasok siya sa trabaho at makita si Kaylee ulit. 3 hours of sleep cannot hinder him from being bubbly and happy while taking a bath and ordering a breakfast and eat it with a smile on his face. his excitement to be finally work with the love of his life gave him enough energy to survive the day. Saktong 7:00 siya nakarating sa restaurant. He has a big smile while the manager slash owner is opening the restaurant. "Mr. Monaco, you know well that I don't really wanna hire you because you're a very big business man but you beg me for this f