Taste of Life

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I am fixing myself and left Troye sleeping in my bed. I wore my scrubs and tried to apply a little tint on my face. I was tying my shoes when I heard a grunt.

"I'm leaving. 8:30am duty ko." I said kahit hindi ako sure if gising ba siya. I felt him move.

"Too early." He said with his raspy and deep voice.

"I need to do pre-rounds, Troye." I reminded him.

"Can you just be a stay at home wife?" He asked me. I went to his side of the bed and lightly slap his cheek. But he held that hand instead. Clingy hmpf.

"Hindi pa nga nagppropose wife na." I murmured and I see him smirked with his lazy eyes.

"Coding ako. Dalin ko car mo ah?"

Hindi siya sumagot so I went outside the room at kumuha ng biscuit at bottled water. I just put it in my bag. I searched for his keys pero hindi ko makita so bumalik ako sa kwarto. I saw him with a new set of clothes and tying his shoes.

"I can drive myself to work. Just go sleep. Susi?"

But he smirked at me. Tumayo at nilampasan ako. Attitude?

I followed him sa labas and found him brushing his teeth.

"Uy susi na nga lang. matulog ka na don."

"Hahatid kita." He said after brushing his teeth. And gave a smile.

"Tapos magrereklamo ka na maaga ka nagising for me. I can drive myself you know." I said habang nakapamewang at pinapagalitan siya.

"When did I complain?" He said habang kumuha rin ng bottled water.

"Uhm like everytime? Nagrereklamo ka pa kay Ate Iza. Or should I say Atsi." I argued.

He laughed at me and just kissed my head. I told him about the Atsi thing. Hindi na daw niya maalala na yun pala yung dahilan ng pagtawag niya kay Ate Iza ng 'Atsi' pero ako alang ala ko. That was my first fucking heartbreak. He tries to kick that out of his system pero minsan hindi niya mapigilan. Everytime he realizes it, he always kiss my head to lowkey say he's sorry.

"Let's go. You'll be late."

I rolled my eyes at him.

He started telling me that he might be really busy today so baka hindi niya ko madalan ng lunch. My boyfriend's now a CEO, he really worked his ass off for the inns and branches of the Grid. Pero dinadalan pa rin ako ng lunch at dinner sa ospital. Hindi inuutos sa secretary niya, he personally deliver the meals to me.

I'm so proud of him.

Pero hindi ko pa rin siya pinapansin. Pinapakinggan ko lang siya. Maya-maya I found our car heading to Mcdonalds. Tinitigan ko siya ng masama.

"What? You didn't eat breakfast." He defended himself. He hates it when I skipped meals.

He started telling me about this Inn he's trying to build in La Union. We love LU, so minsan nagguilty siya na we are staying in a place he didn't own pag nandon kami so he built one.

Tahimik pa rin ako at nakikinig lang sakanya. When we got our orders. He checked the time.

"Eat it now so your colleagues won't steal it."

There's this one time, I ate a burger that he brought me during break and everyone's hungry so may nakikagat na isa tapos hindi na bumalik yung burger ko. I ranted about it and he's not very happy. Cause I came home really hungry pa rin.

"Why are you quiet? What did I do?" He's asking while munching the Mcmuffin he ordered for me.

"Nothing."

"Eleanor"

"What?" I turned to him.

"What's the problem?"

"Wala nga."

He sighed.

"I told you I like driving you to work. I hate the waking up early part but hindi rin naman ako makakabalik sa tulog thinking na you drive yourself to work."

I rolled my eyes. OA.

"Eli, I told you I'm not complaining. Kinkwento ko lang kay Ate Iza, hindi ako nagcocomplain." He added.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at noong nasa tapat na kami ng ospital I leaned to kiss him goodbye but he moved his face away. Kumunot ang noo ko. Aba siya pa nagtampo. Aga aga.

"Okay then." I said opening the car door. I heard him laugh and call my name pero hindi ko pinansin.

I went straight to the lounge area so Troye can't enter.

I put my things in the locker and fixes myself a bit more. Paglabas ko ng pinto. I saw Troye talking to the nurses. They're even laughing at him. Oh his jokes are corny. But he's handsome so they're all giggling.

I rolled my eyes and started walking past them. I eyed the nurses to not react about my presence and they get it. I walked passed them but before I could enter one of patients room, Troye turned to me and left the nurses.

"There's my doctor." He collected my waist and I just frown at him.

"I'm sorry. Kiss me now." He said cutely.

"Uhm no. It's not appropriate. Go home and sleep now. Or maybe just continue flirting with our nurses." Which are all watching us.

Pinipigilan niya lang tumawa kaya I pushed him away but his hold tightened to my waist. This guy. PDA pa nga.

"I swear to g, Troye. If you don't leave the hospital now, I won't see you for a week." I used that card every once in a while. He knows I'm serious 'cause I did that once. He hates it for sure but I really like working hard when I'm mad. And that time, I was so near to killing him.

He immediately step backwards.

"Eleanor. This is just a simple fight." He looks so defeated. I smirked.

"Go home and sleep."

He closed his eyes and comb his hair using his hand. That means he's really frustrated.

"Fine. I love you." He stated loudly. The other people turned to us.

I smiled and waved my hand goodbye. I am waiting for him to walk away but he didn't.

I raised my brows.

"I said I love you. At least say it back if you're pushing me away."

It's my time to laugh. He looks cute when he's mad. Super tall guy pero laging akala mo paiyak na.

"Go home and sleep, my love." I said sweetly. He hates that. He hates endearments. We only used it when we are comforting or teasing eachother.

"Fine, you can't force love. But swear if you pull that one week stint on me again. I'm going crazy."

I nodded and gave him a flying kiss. He smirked and walks backwards. Trying to let me watch him go. I smiled widely at him until he's halfway far.

"Troye!" I called him. The nurses looks at us again. He stopped walking and smirked.

"I love you baby." I shouted. He smiled and before he could answer I enter the door of my patient.