"Kairos!" He only smiled at me and shrugged his shoulders before leaning behind the closed door."I'll get dressed." I said that made him grin even more."Go ahead." He casually said. Annoyed, I just took my clothes that were on the bed and walked into the comfort room. "Come on! It's not like I haven't seen your body before." He said still teasing me even after I've closed the door."Baby, why would you be ashame to show me your body? I already know what it look like. It's etch in my head."I am not ashame to flaunt my body around you. I just don't want you to lust over my body with each chance that you get to have." I growled at him. Kairos eyes spark in mischief at my retort. I quickly felt nervous. He took a step towards me and I took a step backward like my instinct told me to do so."Yes, I was and still attracted to you. Yes, I longed for you. Is it my this my fault huh, Iris?" He asked me in a seductive voice. I looked away and gulped.Using his fingers. He guideded m
"What did he say?" Kairos asked curiously.He came closer to me and memories of us kissing came rushing back into my head. I suddenly became conscious of the distance between us."He did not say anything." I murmured and searched for his eyes only to find it staring directly at my neck.I grabbed the chain of the locket that I had around my neck."Where did you get that?" He asked. His voice is full of authority making me afraid of him. It was as if he would suddenly go feral any time from now if I gave him the wrong answer."It's mine." I stuttered as I showed it to him. His jaw clenched and the seriousness of his eyes was unparalleled.I opened the locket and smiled again when I saw a younger version of me that looks exactly like Beryl now."I saw it in my stuff. I assumed that it was mine since the picture in the locket is me. I asked him who gave it to me..." I paused talking for seconds and stared at him. His eyes remained emotionless as he continued giving me cold stares
"I'll just cook sinigang since that is way easier." I murmured and faked a smile. I avoided looking at him and went straight to the sink to prepare the ingredients. Even though I wasn't looking at him. I could feel all the looks that he was giving me."I can't take this anymore. I don't want to become just a mere stranger to my daughter. I want tell her the truth. She deserves to know the truth. I deserve her acknowledgment. I'm not that strong and numb, Isla. Beryl kept on looking for someone else while I am right here waiting for her. I can fake a smile and laugh anymore whenever she tells me a story about Nicholas and how perfect your family is. It fucking breaks me every single time." I turned off the tap and drew towards him."She is not yet ready for that, Kairos!""She will never be ready for this. We should stop giving her false hope that Nicholas will come around to pick you two up. That won't happen. Things will never be the same. Yes. He will come back, but damn it! I w
"I want that." He blurted out. I nodded to him and watched him drink the coffee before I decided to start preparing the ingredients that I would need for the soup.The silence between us stretched. He was just looking at me seriously the whole time. Watching my every move. Even if I want to look at him because I want to check up on him too. I can't for I am feeling shy and awkward around him.I stopped stirring the soup on the pot when I suddenly got a headache. I put both of my hands on top of the sink and closed my eyes while I tried to calm myself down."What are these..." I whispered to myself. The memories that I just got back in my head came in so fast. There were a lot of it that I can barely understand them all. It's like my memories were handed back to me all at the same time."Kairos my head freaking hurt!" I can feel my tears falling because of the inexplicable pain that is hammering me as I called for his help."Isla, what is happening?" I didn't move and instead
More than two or three minutes later after we all got inside. The pilot turned to us. "We're ready for take off, Mr and Mrs. Lancaster." He said using his baritone voice. Kairos nodded before he downed his eyes back to what he was doing.Mr. And Mrs. Lancaster. That made me smile. I just can't explain how my heart is beating so loud after the pilot addressed me as if I am now Kairos's wife."You're still blushing like how you would years ago whenever they address you like that." He smiled and whispered to me. I stared at him and finally smiled too.I guess that somethings never really change.I caught Kairos stealing a glimpse of Beryl beside me and it made me realize that Beryl is holding on the hem of my shirt like her life defends on it. Maybe she is feeling a little uncomfortable and yet she doesn't want to say anything anymore.A small smile finds its escape. I raised my left hand and wrapped it around Beryl's small body. She looked up at me and our eyes locked with each
"Years ago. I got into an accident baby. I was in a coma for months and when I woke up. I-I lost all my memories. I can't remember your Dad anymore and all that I have by my side that time is your Daddy Nicholas. He told me that we are married. I am sorry but your Daddy Nicholas lied to us." An unbreakable silence made its presence known. Beryl was just staring at me with her mouth half-open, probably shocked at the information that I just gave to her."Dad did that? But why would he lie like that?" He asked me in disbelief. Beryl stood up from sitting. Beads of tears pools around her eyes.She shook her head as her way of telling me that she does not want to believe me.I stood up and approached her. Beryl sobs broke the silence of the mansion. She grew up thinking that Nicholas is her own superhero, the perfect king then this happened. She finds out that her hero is a villain disguising himself as one.Beryl sobbed while she is hugging me so tight as if she's trying to hide her
"Can you remove your tiara now?" I asked her after I've seen her wearing it even when she's brushing her teeth. Beryl looked at me for a moment then shook her head to decline my request.She finished brushing his teeth and then wiped her mouth with a towel that was just hanging on the side of the small sink of her own bathroom."I want to sleep wearing this." She murmured and gave me her sweet smile thinking that it'll help her to convince me.I narrowed my eyes on her. Beryl snorted then carefully removed the tiara from the top of her head. I followed her with my eyes as she walked towards the shelf where she got that tiara along with all the other jewelry and hair accesories.I seriously think that she's too young to have things like that."Mom." Beryl opened her sleepy eyes and watched me with a faint smile in her thin and pinkish lips."You love him more than you love Papa Nicholas right?" She suddenly asked. I stopped from stroking her hair. She caught my hand and checked o
"By next week we will have the results of the examinations that we did on Mrs. Spencer.""Lancaster. She is a Lancaster." Kairos interrupted the Doctor just to correct him. The Doctor then looked at him with an anxious smile and nodded."Mrs. Lancaster." He repeated. He stood up from his swivel chair to shake his hand, but Kairos decided to reject shaking hands with him.Did I seriously fall for this man before? He is a bit rude and snobbish. Even now. I am still falling for him and that made me question my taste when it comes to men."Next week? That's too long. Can't you make a way for us to get it by tomorrow?" I grabbed Kairos's arm to stop him from speaking. He bore his tired eyes at me that is filled with frustration. I pulled him to his back and luckily he didn't say anything anymore."Thank you, Doc. We'll come back next week." I said. I extended my hand to him to shake his hand, but Dr. Aleman chooses to smile at me and stare at Kairos instead whose giving him a fair