Confusion showed on Dawn’s face.
‘Did he not understand what I was saying all this time? I was clearly rejecting him.’
Dawn didn’t think that Keenan was so shameless as to believe that she was saying the opposite of what she meant.
Keenan placed his forehead against hers, their noses touching.
“Te amo mucho, amor. Mi cielo, mi luna, mi estrella. My everything.” He spoke to her passionately.
Her heart stopped for a moment.
“Y-you?”
He sighed. “Didn’t I tell you that I wouldn’
The two lovebirds spent the whole day together. They were immersed in their conversation, catching up. The things that they were unable to ask before, they asked it now.Every now and then, Keenan would kiss her cheeks, her eyelids, her forehead, her nose, her earlobes, and her lips. He missed her so much.Warmth spread all over her body as he kissed her.Each time, her blush would deepen and at one point it made her teary-eyed.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing. I just missed you too much. I can’t believe we’re together again..” She cupped his face, pulling him in for a kiss.
Dawn glanced at Keenan.He held her hand. “I think that’s a good idea.”She nodded. “We’ll see what happens..”Charlotte and Antonio could see the doting look on Keenan’s face.They could see that Keenan loves Dawn sincerely.When their son told them about his interest in Dawn, they were curious about it. He told them about her after the event where they were dance partners and even sung a duet with her.If Keenan had told them about her before the event, they would have been more inquisitive regarding this matter.
Estela thought of how good Dawn had been doing at school since the start of the school year. She would be disappointed if just because of dating a boy, she would revert back to how she was. She could only pray that Keenan was indeed as gentlemanly as how he seemed. “Alright. Then I’ll take your word.” Estela sighed, nodding. “Keenan, you should head home before it gets too late on the road.” “Yes, tita. I’ll be going now.” Keenan didn’t overstay his welcome. They had just told her of their relationship. It would seem rude if he would expect her to accept it easily. “I’ll see him out then..” Dawn got up with Keenan. “Bye, tita. Everyone. Merry Chri
Keenan thought about it over and over. He had an attraction towards the girl in his school as he could see similarities between his wife and her.He wondered if it was because he could not move on from her from his past life. He wondered if he came back because of their vows.He was given the chance to start a new beginning.He had resentment towards her when she decided on her own not to fight anymore. But when he learned through taking care of patients, especially those at the end of their lives, he realized that his wife didn’t want him to suffer because of her any longer since they were only delaying the inevitable. She, herself, was suffering. He told his wife in his dreams that she made the wrong decision but also realized that he was being selfish.
“Ma? Keenan is coming tomorrow.” She said to Estela, her voice low as Isidora was already sleeping.“Are you going out again?” Estela frowned.“No, Ma. We’ll be here.”“There’s nothing to do here..”“Uh–He said he’ll bring his violin so I think we’ll just be playing some songs… Will that bother anyone?”Silence.“Alright. I got it. Go to sleep now. It’s already late.” Estela waved her hand.Her brow was still pulled together.
After the mass, Keenan, Dawn and her family went home.The church goers who passed by their house saw Keenan’s car parked behind the red SUV.While everyone in the house were having breakfast, the neighbors who passed by couldn’t help but crane their necks to see if the same car they saw back outside the church was really there.Right after breakfast, Keenan told Mariano that he was free to go back to the Alegre’s mansion and just pick him up later when he’s ready to go home.Mariano didn’t want to do that at first, but since Keenan said that they were not going anywhere anyway, he relented.Since Keenan had brought his violin,
Estela couldn’t hear much noise from the other room.She wondered if the two were still there.She got up and passed by Dawn’s room slowly. The door was indeed open.Dawn must have sensed her since she looked up and glanced at her.“You need something, Ma?” Her hands hovered above the keyboard.“Oh–nothing. Will he be staying here all day?” She pointed at Keenan with her puckered lips.Dawn glanced at Keenan’s sleeping face.“I think so..”
Not only Claire was miffed by the current situation. There was also Giancarlo.This was the second day that they have seen Keenan attend mass with the Salcedo family. It wouldn’t have been strange if his parents were there as well, and were sitting at a different pew. But no–. The Governor and his wife were not there. And Keenan even entered and left with Dawn, sitting next to her the whole time.All those times, holding her hand as they sang the Lord’s Prayer.It irked the two to no end.Now, on the third time that Keenan joined the Salcedo family, Giancarlo and Claire dragged their other friends to sit right behind the Salcedo family’s pew.