I Love You Since Then

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I Love You Since Then
/Chapter Sixteen/

I woke up the next morning  feeling a lot better, tama nga si Kaiden dahil hindi ganoon kasakit ang ulo ko dahil sa pag-inom kagabi. Naghihikab akong nagtungo sa banyo para maligo at mag-ayos ng sarili bago bumaba.

Kahit wala pa sa kondisyon ang isip at sistema ko ay kailangan ko ng pumasok ulit sa opisina. After the wedding and our honeymoon week. I need to work again.

I fix my hair in a low ponytail and applied a minimal amount of makeup. Suot ang usual attire ko sa pagpasok sa opisina ay lumabas na ako ng kwarto. 

Mukhang maagang umalis si Kaiden.

I decided to have coffee for breakfast, I'll just maybe buy brunch later. Just when I thought na umalis ng maaga si Kaiden. I was a bit shocked to see him sitting on the dining while sipping a cup of coffee.

Ang lakas ng pakiramdam nitong lalaking ito. Nakakailang hakbang palang kase ako papasok ay lumingon na ito sa gawi ko. His face lit up a for some reason that I don't know.

"Morning." I greeted and smiled shyly. "Akala ko ay naka-alis ka na."

"I was waiting for you."

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Why? I mean...may kailangan ka ba sa akin?" Tanong ko. My plan of not having a meal in the morning was gone with the wind nang tumayo si Kaiden at kumuha ng plato para sa akin.

He cooked breakfast, I see.

"I want to drive you to work."

Okay, Shane stop. I'm not happy with that idea!

"Kaiden." I called out. "You know you don't really have to do...these things, right? We don't have to act like a so in love married couple. Our parents won't be around so please, just stop being..."

Gusto kong kutusan ang sarili dahil sa tanong ko. Bakit ko ba naisip na itanong pa 'yon? That's one of simple gestures of a man! Goodness!

But it boggles my mind, him being like this will only make me fall for him. And what we have, this marriage. This is because of business at kapag naiisip ko na he's only doing this to be on my parents good side para sa negosyo...

But you agreed to this marriage.

He turned off the faucet before facing me again, brows curled. "Act this way? What do you mean?"

Inilapag ko ang kutsara at tinidor na hawak saka huminga ng malalim.  Then I look at his eyes. "These things, cooking breakfast and you don't have to drive me to work and stuff. W-We don't have to act like a real in love husband and wife."

An emotion crossed his eyes but immediately disappeared. His face become stoic, even the smile that I saw earlier was gone now.

Is he mad?

"You're thinking that I'm just acting this all up?"

"Well... This marriage is not our decision."

He pursed his lips at nagtagal pa ang tingin nito sa akin saka bigla na lang umalis.

"Kaiden..." Paumpog akong yumuko sa mesa at napabuntong-hininga.

Can you stop being this scared, Shane? You're overthinking everything.

Inihatid pa rin ako nito hanggang sa opisina at mabilis din na pinaharurot ang sasakyan nito paalis.

I made myself busy doing work all day trying to shrugged off what happened earlier pero hanggang sa makauwi ako ay hindi pa rin mapakali ang isip ko.

He's mad at me and its my fault.

I waited fro him na makauwi para magkausap kami pero umabot na ang paghihintay ko ng madaling araw ay wala pa rin ito. I waited on our sala, my gaze was at the door waiting for it to open and see him entering but it didn't happen.

Mag-isa lang akong naghapunan ng gabing 'yon, and that make me feel that thing I have never felt before, that kind of sadness filled my system the whole night.

Suck it up, Shane. Kasalanan mo kung bakit siya galit sa'yo sa pagkakataong ito.

I went upstairs to our room, hindi sa guest room na palagi kong inuukupa kundi sa kwarto namin ni Kaiden mismo bilang mag-asawa. I was hesitant to open the door but I still did nonetheless.

At first sight, my heart twisted in pain and at the same time, in happiness. My eyes laid on the bed, our bed. I expected it to have only his pillow pero mali ako. Lumipat ang tingin ko sa kabilang side ng kama kung saan sana ang pwesto ko kung magkatabi kaming dalawa.

There I saw a light blue pillow, my favorite color at may nakasulat na 'wife' sa punda nito kapares ang unan ni Kaiden na 'husband' naman ang nakalagay. I never expected a pillow could make my eyes teared up.

Kahit na hindi ako natutulog sa kwartong ito ay hindi niya inalis ang mga gamit ko. Dumako naman ang paningin ko sa portrait na nasa itaas ng headboard ng kama, nakasabit sa pader.

Its our wedding picture.

Both of us smiling as we should. I walked towards it and stared at our both smiling faces. Nang una ko itong tingnan matapos kuhanan ay ang pareho naming nakangiting mukha lang ang nakikita ko ngunit ngayon na aking pinagmamasdan ito ay nakikita ko na ang pagkakaiba sa ngiti naming dalawa.

Whilst I was trying hard to fake a good smile, Kaiden has a genuine one I never noticed at first sight.

I sat on the side of our bed as I look at every corner of the room. Lahat ng gamit na maaaring may kapares ay naroon.

Specially for us two. Husband and Wife.

See?

I can't deny the fact that I'm affected by all of this, by all of his actions. Kahit na ilang beses ko pang sabihan ang sarili na huwag mahulog dahil sa takot na mawawala din ito lahat kapag lumipas ang panahon na magkasama kami at ako lang pala ang nahuhulog.

I'm scared that he's just acting this all up.

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A/N: Sa wakas! After weeks of that freaking writer's block, ito na po ang update! Pasensya na kung matagalan. I wasn't just dealing with writer's block but anxiety as well, but don't worry, I'm coping up.:)

Thank you sa paghihintay.

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