I was so darn tired that I slept the whole drive to Quezon City and had Iggy not woken me up, he could have driven me back to Subic and I would still have slept through it.
"Eira...Eira...Eira nasa TriNoma na tayo..." I heard him say.
I drowsily opened my eyes to find him smiling at me. "Napagod ka?"
"Ang sakit ng katawan ko..." I complained with a groan. "I'm too young for these aches and pains..."
"Sorry..." he said. "Dapat pinagpahinga na kita bago kita hinatid. Kaya lang..."
"Kaya lang...?"
"Kaya lang hindi ko napigilan ang sarili ko."
I pinched his cheek. "Hindi ko rin naman napigilan manggigil sa'yo. Teka, where's my phone?"
"Nasa bag mo yata..."
He reached for my shoulder bag which was on the back seat before handing it to me. "Here..."
"Thanks..." I murmured as I navigated to my contacts.
"Ayaw mo bang ako na lang ang maghatid sa'yo? Ayaw mo bang malaman ko kung saan ka nakatira?"
"I even opened my legs to you, what made you think that I won't open the door to my home? But, I'll be honest with you, gusto kong mag-usap muna kami ng mga magulang ko bago kita dadalhin sa bahay. Ang dami kasi naming kailangang pag-usapan lalo na ni Mommy."
"Will you be okay?" He sounded concerned.
I gave him a smile. "Oo naman. I know my Mom and I am prepared for her long lecture. Alam na naming magkakapatid ang technique pagdating kay Mommy and that is to let her talk until she's tired. Kapag pagod na s'ya d'un ka na magsalita."
He sighed. "Tatawagan mo naman ako, 'di ba? You'll tell me kung anong nangyayari?"
"I'll keep you in the loop, don't worry..." I said. I called my driver on the phone and asked him to fetch me.
Iggy seemed reluctant to let me go. "Pwede bang sundan ko kayo mamaya? I just want to make sure that you're home safe."
"I'll be fine. 'Yung driver ko dalawang dekada mahigit na s'yang nagtatrabaho sa amin, maingat s'ya magmaneho."
I gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "Ingat ka sa pag-uwi, ha. Umuwi ka na kaagad. Mamaya ay kung saan-saan ka pa pupunta."
"May dadaanan muna ako," he replied.
"Saan?"
"'Yung branch namin ng Kar Kradle sa Banawe. I want to check what body kits they have for this car—before I forget you have to name her."
"Name who?"
"Our car. Gusto kong ikaw ang magpangalan sa kanya."
"This car is a girl?"
"It would be weird if it's boy." He grinned. "Anong gusto mong name nito?"
"Like, I need to give a name right now?"
"Pwede namang next time na lang." He sounded disappointed.
I leaned forward to give him another kiss. "H'wag ka nang magtampo. Gusto ko kasing pag-isipan 'yung name ng kotse. Ayoko naman na kung anu-ano na lang ipapangalan ko sa kanya. It took me a month to finally decide on a name for my car because naming cars is a serious business for me."
"Ano bang name ng kotse mo?"
"Uchiha Itachi."
He stared at me for a second before he laughed. "You're into animè?"
