Unexpected Love

Chapter 37

Nagising akong nakayakap sa akin si Asher. I'm already wearing my black satin dress.

I still feel sore because of what happened last night. We both woke up in the middle of the night and we savored each other again.

Asher is still deep asleep. Napansin kong may liwanag na napumapasok mula sa uwang ng blackout curtain.

Dahan dahan kong inalis ang nakapatong nakamay ni Asher na na sa aking bewang. Mahimbing pa din ang kayang tulog.

I went straight to the kitchen para kumuha ng isang basong tubig. I checked the fridge balak kong magluto na din ng breakfast namin. Nakita ko sa orasan ng phone ko na it's already 10am.

Napahimbing ang tulog namin ni Asher. Ramdam ko pa din ang kirot sa pagitan ng aking mga hita habang nagluluto ng aming almusal.

Narinig ko ang marahas na pagbukas ng pinto mula sa aking kwarto.

Kunot noong lumabas si Asher ng kwarto. He's topless and only wearing his black boxer shorts.

He released a heavy sigh.

"What happened?" I asked while putting down the utensils in the table. I'm preparing the table when he suddenly went out from the bedroom.

"Akala ko kasi mapapasama ako sa mga lalaking naiwan pagkatapos ng sakuna. Akala ko kailangan ko pang baliktarin ang buong Barcelona" natatawang sabi nito.

Napaismid ako. "Sakuna? Really? Kakawattpad mo yan"

He laughed. "That's what they call those guys na iniwan after, you know." he explained.

He hugged me from the back and kissed me on my neck. "Good morning love!"

"Good morning." sagot ko habang inaayos pa din ang kakainan namin ni Asher.

"I want my mornings to be like this." Aniya.

"Live with me then." I told him.

He hugged me tighter. He even chuckled. "Soon baby, soon."

Natapos na kaming kumain ni Asher nang biglang tumunog ang kanyang cellphone.

He answered the call. Napansin ko ang pag galaw ng kanyang panga. Mukhang seryoso ang sinasabi nong na sa kabilang linya.

Asher didn't even blink. Nang maputol ang tawag, Asher seriously looked at me. He licked his lowerlip and I saw his adam's apple moved.

"Love, there's emergency at work." anito at tumango lamang ako.

Pinagmamasdan kong mag-ayos si Asher. Simula nang matanggap nya ang tawag, napakaseryoso na nito.

"Love, is everything OK?" tanong ko sa kanya when he's done talking to someone on his phone.

Lumapit ito sa akin and he hugged me tight. "I'm going to a business trip love. You behave while I'm gone. Ok?"

Nakaramdam ako ng lungkot. Madalas ngang umalis si Asher for business trips, kailangan ko atang masanay.

"For how long love?"

Tinanggal ni Asher ang pagkakayakap sa akin. "Not yet sure love. But I promise, I'll come back. Babalik ako as soon as possible. Babalik ako kahit anong mangyari."

I sighed. I have no choice but to wait.

Kaya sa mga nagdaang araw ay nag focus na din ako sa sarili ko. I focused on my work. Masaya ako at nadadagdagan na din ang knowledge ko tungkol sa real estate.

But today is different. I'm staring at my phone the whole day. Ni isang message wala pa din akong narereceive from Asher.

This is very unusual. Ilang araw na since he left from his business trip.