A Promise on the Sand (Isla de Negros Series #2)

Chapter 23

CHAPTER 23
The Promise

Ayla woke up inside the tent with blanket covering all over her naked body. The corners of her lips rose after remembering what she and Sancho had last night.

Matapos magbihis ng kanyang damit ay agad na siyang lumabas mula roon. Her eyes searched for Sancho.

"Good morning," he greeted from behind her and when she turned to him, he welcomed her with a kiss on her forehead and a sweet smile on his face.

She smiled back. "Good morning."

He was holding two mugs and gave her one. "Coffee."

"Thanks."

They sat on the sand while watching the waters slowly rising as the ray of the sun starting to fill the whole view.

"How was your sleep?" he asked sipping onto his coffee.

Natawa siya nang mahina. "Do you really have to ask me that?"

He chuckled and drifted his attention to her. "Why?"

She shrugged and looked away. "Like who wouldn't? I just had a nice sex last night. I never slept so good after all these days," she said nonchalantly and sipped her coffee.

Natawa ito sa kanya kaya natatawa niya rin itong nilingon. "What's funny, jerk?"

Umiling ito at napayuko bago siya nilingon habang nakangiti.

"I'm glad I made you sleep good."

She rolled her eyes. "As if I didn't make you?"

"I never had sleeping problems."

Inis niyang sinuntok ang braso nito kaya natatawa itong hinaplos 'yon.

"But you were great, seriously," anito sa seryosong tono ng boses.

She grinned. "I do?"

"Hmm. In bed, in car, in tent..." sabi pa nito habang natatawa nang mahina kaya natawa rin siya rito. The fact that Sancho remembered everything where they had it made her laugh.

She couldn't believe they were complimenting each other after having sex. That was just another level of boosting someone's self confidence when it comes to sex.

"And Ayla, I just wanna say that...what I told you about last night was true."

Napalingon siya rito nang magsalita itong muli. He was just smiling while looking at the mug he was holding.

"When I said, I'm starting to love the moon."

He looked at her and their eyes met. Nang magtama ang mga mata nila ay ang pagtibok din nang malakas ng kanyang puso.

"You are the moon I'm referring to, Ayla."

Napakaseryoso ng mukha nito. His gentle voice caressing her skin, sending shivers down her spine. Ang puso niya ay hindi mapakali sa pagtibok na tila lalabas na sa kanyang dibdib. 'Yon pala ang ibig nitong sabihin at ngayong naintindihan na niya 'yon ay naghalo na ang kanyang kaba at kilig.

Inilagay nito ang iilang hibla ng kanyang buhok sa likod ng kanyang tainga.

"I'm starting to love you."

Napakagat siya sa kanyang pang-ibabang labi. Sancho smiled at her. Matapos 'yon ay bahagya itong lumayo at uminom na naman sa kanyang kape.

"You don't have to say anything. I just want you to know."

He turned to her and showed his sweetest smile.

"I just want you to know that you're not hard to love and I'm already starting to. I'm sorry but the more you would do something to make it not happen, you're just making it worse every single day," he said then slightly laughed, ears starting to get red.