365 Days Contract [EDITING]

Chapter 13

I fell asleep while waiting for Calen. I'm tired and he's taking a long time to go home. Baka siguro traffic dahil malakas ang ulan.

"You fell asleep while waiting for me, huh?"

I heard Calen's voice, but I was too sleepy to know whether it was real or not.

I felt the bed move. I heard a creak.

"Hmmm..." I groaned when I felt someone turning my body around.

"I thought we were going to cuddle?" I heard a soft whisper in my ear.

I felt something brush my hair. Doon ako naalimpungatan. I opened my eyes and saw Calen hugging me and brushing my hair.

"Oh, it's you. Kailan ka umuwi?" Kinusot ko ang mga mata ko.

"Just now," napapaos na sabi niya.

I looked at him. Wala na ang suit jacket niya. He's only wearing his white long sleeves now. His necktie is loose. Bumaba ang tingin ko at nakitang naka-slacks pa rin siya. He's only wearing black socks. Mabuti naman at 'di na siya nakasapatos ngayon.

"You came back late." tiningnan ko siya nang masama.

"You want to see me that much?" Calen chuckled.

Napairap ako. "You're an idiot. It was not me who wanted to see you. It was my fucking hormones. I'm only feeling like this because the seed you buried in me is growing. So, it was the baby who wanted to see you, not me."

Calen laughed while looking down at me. I was on his chest. He kept me close to him.

"What really is it? The hormones or the baby?" he asked with his low tone.

"Maybe both? You're a fucking idiot, Calen. You should pray that your child will not be an idiot as you." I closed my eyes again.

Narinig ko siyang tumawa. "Alright. If that's what you say so."

He pulled me a lot closer to his chest. He curled up a bit to hug me tighter. He's sniffing my hair while brushing it.

"Sakalin mo na lang kaya ako? You're suffocating me." dumilat ako ng mga mata para tingnan siya nang masama.

He loosened up his grip. "I'm sorry. You smell so good and your body is too small that I like..." humina ang kaniyang boses. He stopped talking as if he had realized something.

"You like what? You like suffocating me?" I glared at him.

"No..." he said seriously. "...keeping you close," he whispered. "I like keeping you close."

Nakipaglabanan pa siya ng titig sa akin. "Oh, edi wow. Ang landi mo, Morgan." inirapan ko siya.

He laughed again. "Matulog ka na," sabi niya.

I closed my eyes again. Kakasara ko pa lang ng mga mata ko ay nakatulog na kaagad ako. I woke up at almost 6 pm. Wala na si Calen sa tabi ko.

He didn't even wake me up. Is he here? O baka naman bumalik ulit sa trabaho niya?

Bumaba na ako dahil naramdaman kong kumalam na ang sikmura ko. Nakita ko si Cecil sa dining hall at nag-aayos na ng mga plato. There are two plates. I usually ate alone during dinner, pero tinatawag ko si Cecil at ang ibang kasambahay para sabay kaming kumain.

"Nandito si Calen?" tanong ko.

"Opo, Ma'am. Nasa kusina, nagluluto." mabilis na sagot ni Cecil.

"Thank you, Cecil!"

Mabilis akong naglakad papunta sa kusina. Pagkarating ko doon ay naabutan ko si Calen na nagluluto. He's only wearing an apron and his black shorts. Wala siyang damit pang-itaas.