"But, why? Why do—” I stopped when I realized that we were not alone and that the Madrigals were with us in the car. I moved closer to Jaxson again to bring my mouth to his ear. "Why did you suddenly fall in love after our marriage? Or are you just playing with me?” I whispered, causing him to shiver.
It seems that he imitated my movements and brought his mouth close to my ear."Seems like I have to show my wife that I love her and I don't want to lose her any minute now." Jaxson whispered in my ear as he gently took my hand and locked it with his. "The only problem is that I have no idea how to please a woman. Especially, that you are so different from all the girls that I have ever met."This time, I was the one who let out a chortle because of what he said.“Oh, please. We both know that you spent almost your whole life with Daniella. Of course, you haven't met many women." I whispered back to him in the middle of laughing."Well, let's call this day a special date for us to get to know each other better." Jackson replied."Funny how we got married first before even learning things about each other. It's so ironic. Should we still call this a play date, by the way” I move both my brows up and down to tease him, giggling."This is a real deal. So, where do you wanna go for our date?" Jaxson asked in his normal voice and turned his face slightly away from me.Our eyes slightly hit the driver who was looking at us in the rear view mirror."Didn't you say that we have to go back to the hotel to send out the guest?""Oh, that." Jaxson pointed his index finger at me as if remembering something. I nodded to him in response.I watched Jaxson as he took his phone out of his suit pocket and dialed a number."Send the guests out for us and inform them that Cattleya and I are already leaving for our honeymoon."I almost spit when I heard those words coming out of Jaxson's lips."So?" He asked as he slipped his phone back into the pocket of his suit.I averted my gaze as I thought of a place where Jaxson and I can spend some time. I want the place where both of us can enjoy and not just one of us, because that is better for treasuring the memories. It's not possible to bring Jaxson to my mall because we can't move properly and comfortably because of the cameras following us."How about, I'll take you to the mall and let you go shopping for some new stuff? You can get new shoes, bags, or whatever you like.”I immediately shook my head to reject his offer.Seriously, if Jaxson wasn't handsome, he wouldn't really have fans. In my opinion, he is so generous and always talking about spending money that's why he's missing out a lot. Just like having fun and just spending time together."I know a place." I said proudly with a smile on my lips. I quickly took out my phone and searched for the address of the place.When I found it, I immediately handed it to the driver who was with us and deliberately did not show it to Jaxson."I know a place where Loren and I used to volunteer." I told Jaxson with a grin on my face. "I just know that you'll love it.""Seriously? Isn't your job, your family, and the university enough to consume your time? Do you still really have some free time for volunteering?” He asked with an obvious hint of surprise.I nodded to Jaxson and then tightened my grip on his hand that rested on his thigh."I used to volunteer there. But it was a long time ago when my father was still alive. I got a lot of free time back then and you can't imagine how many communities and organizations I already volunteered for. But this one that I am taking you into, I know for sure that you will love it as much as I do.” I wiggle my brows."Okay... I trust you then."“As you should.”Jaxson shook his head with a smile on his lips.****After about half an hour we finally arrived at the place I wanted to go with Jaxson.When we got off the car we were riding in, a car came that seemed familiar to my eyes.While Jaxson was talking to the driver of the car, I waited to see who would get out of the car that had just arrived. The driver is familiar to me as well as the plate number.When the door opened, I waited for its rider to come out, and when I finally saw him, my eyes formed into a doe seeing the most familiar person to me.“Loren?” My call is weak because it hasn't been faced yet and it looks like someone is taking things from inside the car. “M-Manager Sol?” I was taken back when I saw our manager also come out of the car.“Cat?” Loren also called me back and questioned the moment she saw me."W-What are you doing here?" I asked him again, full of wonder. I didn't think I would see him here because the last thing I remember was seeing him last night when I left the reception. "And, why are you with our club manager?" I raised my eyebrows when I saw Mr. Sol. I greeted him with a smile before returning my critical gaze to Loren."We came here to visit the kids before we went straight to DeepBlue." Mr. Sol stepped into the conversation which Loren immediately followed with a nod."But, isn't it too early for Loren to go to DeepBlue?""How about you, KitCat? What brought you here?” He diverted the topic by passing me the question.I chuckled when I heard him say my name again. Since I started working at the nightclub, I can hardly count on my hands how many times he has called me by different nicknames.For a moment, my eyes returned to the two of them because their answers did not convince me enough as to w
"Cattleya! What I heard is right and you are really here to visit us."I greeted Sister Cordilla with a sweet smile and then gave her a big hug."It's been so long, Sister Cordilla. I'm sorry that I haven't visited the orphanage for a long time and I haven't been able to say goodbye to you here."Sister Cordilla flashed a beam. "It's okay, Loren has told us what happened and I felt sorry for you. I guess life lately has been good to you because you finally came back here with the same smile on your lips.” She caressed my arms as her eyes shifted to my back. "Now I see why. I thought you only came with Loren and her friend. But you actually came here with a boyfriend.”"Uh, he's my husband, actually." I clarified, as I extended my hand to let Jaxson come closer to me."He is such a fine young man. You have a good looking husband. I honestly thought that you will grow old because you have never been interested in any guy before. I remembered how many of our guests here at the orphanage a
"Do I really need to do all that? If you need some assistance I can just call for a staff and-”I pressed my fingers to his lips, cutting him off. "There's no fun if the staff will do it for you. Let's just do this for today and I promise to go out with you tomorrow night if you have some free time.”“Anywhere I want?” Jaxson asked with a smirk."Anywhere you want.""But what about my image? What if the guests who attend know me and they see me serving meals to people and fixin the decorations? My career will be in shambles.”“It's good publicity.” I just said before pulling Jaxson towards the venue again. I spent more time trying to please him than organizing the event. "It will be a great day, I promise.""It will be." He uttered. "But only if you give me a kiss each balloon I hang."I sniggered, half suppressing. “You are such a cringe-worthy person. I hope you know that.”When we finally arrived at the small garden where the event will be held later, I saw that Loren was starting t
Our kisses continued to deepen as we felt each other's body by caressing it with our hand. Jaxson's touch on my body is like a wood being thrown to the fire, making the sensation that I am feeling in my body rise up. His hand ran from my arms down to my chest. I felt my heart racing with its highest speed that very tender touch of his palm on mine. Slowly he moves as it makes space between our fingers and clutches my hand tightly.When we felt tired, we both let go of our kisses as we pressed our foreheads together with both grins on our lips and exchanged breaths.It took a few seconds before Jaxson slowly crawled his hand back to my chin and brushed his lips against mine very lightly and removed it in a fraction of seconds, teasing me to crave for his lips more. My hand motioned, returning it to the back of his head, caressing his hair as I kept an eye contact. I can see through his eyes the desire and obsession. I had my hands wrapped around him with my mouth hanging open, waiting f
"The opening of the event started and the guests were almost complete. We can start serving the food now while someone is speaking on stage before the children's performance begins." Sister Glenda said with a tinge of anxiety in her voice. I accepted her hand when she extended her hand that was holding two pieces of cloth. "You can wear this as well so that you won't be mixing with the crowd." Sister Glenda moved her hand to gesture at Jaxson because he seemed to be lost staring at the apron.I was the only one who accepted it and then gave her a sweet smile so she wouldn't worry about Jaxson's stupor."We'll be out there." I muttered.Sister Glenda nodded and then took a tray and carefully took it out to the garden. Jaxson and I left the two of us while he was still speechless."You must be very culture shocked, aren't you, baby?" I said in a low tone, enough for him to hear me. I placed myself in front of Jaxson, trying to reach his eyes. "Listen, if I am asking too much you don't ha
Silence enveloped the entire car.I turned my head to look out the window so that Manager Sol could not see my non-stop flowing tears streaming down my face as I suppressed my voice from making any sound. I know that he already knows that I am crying now, but I still don't want him to see my tears.Even though we've been in the car for almost thirty minutes, the weight I am feeling in my chest still hasn't lessened and continues to linger. It is still as heavy as the moment Jaxson let those words slip out of his mouth and say it right in front of my face with no hesitation.I don't regret that I fell in love with him. I really don’t, and I don’t want to.I have no regrets for those moments when I am completely into him and ready to give the whole me, realizing how much I love him.But what I regret is that I believe Jaxson that he sees me as Cattleya. That he loves me the way I am even though it never came from his mouth. I thought he is different from his step-mother, but he sees me a
“Honey, have you already eaten?” Manager Sol’s grandmother asked me as she took both of my hands.I shook my head softly to tell her honestly that I haven’t eaten anything yet because I don’t want to lie tonight and maybe if I lie, I end up rubbing my empty stomach again at night.“How can someone bring a girl and not feed her? Is that what you learn from me?” She playfully glared at Manager Sol as she shifted her eyes to me and pinched my cheeks like I am a child. “I’ll get you something.” She said enthusiastically as she turned around and headed to what I think was the kitchen.When I could no longer see her, I was drawn back to the people singing together while moving their bodies and dancing. I couldn’t stop my body from reacting by bobbing my head and slowly thomping my feet keeping up with the rhythm that their voices and the instruments creates.“Manager Sol? What kind of place is this?” I said in a hushed tone being careful to not disturbed them from singing while I am still bo
I punched my chest lightly as Richard poured water on my glass, panicky giving it to me. I continued coughing as I struggled to find his eyes."Seriously, don't you have any brakes on your words?""But you don't have to worry." Richard added. "I know my boundaries, Cattleya. You are married to someone now that I know you truly love and I know that my chance is over. The only mistake I will regret in my life is not confessing to you as quickly as I could. But, like what I said, you don’t have to worry about my feelings for you. I am going to handle that myself. I will be here as a friend only.”"I'm sorry..." I whispered to him as the corners of my eyes drooped. "Honestly, I don't know how to react in any situation like this. And I'm sorry that I can't like you the same way that you do to me. You deserve so much more in this world and I can’t give it to you. But please know that I think you are an amazing person, and I know for sure that you will someday find someone for you.”I was baf