My Gift

Special Gift #4 Part 2

Dennise sighed when finally, Alyssa sat in front of her.

"Kain na?"

Alyssa hummed. Then looked around. "Wala yatang dessert?"

Dennise blushed. "Ah... Naisip ko lang, pabata ng pabata yung mga nagkaka diabetes ngayon so... Besides, wala ako sa mood kumain ng matatamis."

"It's Christmas?" Alyssa asked in confusion.

"Alyssa, please..."

Dennise sighed in relief when Alyssa didn't press further.

She just silently started eating.

Dennise watched Alyssa eat.

"Masarap ba?" She asked. Suddenly the silence is killing her.

"Oo... Masarap naman." Her wife answered without looking up.

"Good... Good." She said silently.

***

Alyssa looked up at her wife finally.

"So..." She started. "I saw your someone on my way here."

Dennise looked up. "Who?"

"Said her name's Abby and we already met." Alyssa answered without looking at her. Back at her food.

"O-oo... Yung pinakilala ko sayo dati?"

Alyssa looked up and blinked. "Ah... Right. That friend."

***

Dennise bit her lip.

Tinitigan ang asawa bago napatungo at napakagay ng labi.

"Bakit di ka kumakain?"

She looked up to her wife's questioning gaze.

"W-wala... Pinapanood lang kita. Ganado ka kasi eh..."

***

Alyssa tilted her head.

Then nodded and went back to her food.

But then paused.

"Dennise?"

"Hm?"

Without looking up, Alyssa asked her wife. "You will tell me if something's wrong right?"

"Y-yes... Of course."

Alyssa nodded. "And you'll tell me if I'm not doing something right?"

"Yes... B-bakit?"

"Did you ever felt like I'm not giving you much attention?"

Her wife flinched at the question.

"N-no... Not at all." Dennise quickly said.

"Really..." Alyssa replied, going back to her focus on her food. "Did I ever make you feel like you're not priority? Or that I don't love you?"

"B-baby, of course not." Dennise said wide eyed.

Nabitawan na nito ang hawak na kubyertos at tinitigan ang asawa. "Ano'ng meron sa'yo, Alyssa? What's with the third degree?"

Alyssa looked up and finally met her wife's gaze.

"Who's Luigi?"

She watched her wife blink.