The Royal Series 02: The Royal Wooing

Chapter 35

LAURICE

The cold winter breeze was still evident even with the heater on and a thick blanket over. I was about to reach for the remote to turn the heat up some more but I ended up touching something, someone warm.

Sinubukan ko tingnan but my vision was a little blurry, add pa na the light hurts my eyes. But then I remembered that I am on a short vacation with Chris. Just as I got used to the light, Chris faced me and in the process, he slid his arm in the space between my neck and pillow then pulled me closer to him by my waist before pulling the blanket until only my head was uncovered.

"Do you want to get up and eat breakfast now?" He asked, his voice deeper than usual which made me purse my lips as I snuggled my face onto his neck.

"Too lazy for it. You?" I asked.

"Sleepy," is all he said.

I only nodded and wrapped my arm over him. When I squeezed him a little, he returned it and I felt him peck the top of my head. And we went back to sleep.

Ang akala ko talaga sa vacation na 'to would be us going to different places to eat and shop since it's usually the thing we do when we go out sa Great Crystal. Well, we did try local restaurants and shopped but this?

Hanging out in his yacht, mostly inside because it's cold, having a movie marathon and cooking. It just felt so relaxing. I'm so used to needing to be on time, making sure I don't do anything unsightly, and everything I have to do to be viewed as a good role model.

This uptight life may be one I've been living but it's a delight to have a break from that, away from the public's eye.

"What made you think of this?" I asked Chris as he was cutting some ingredients he wanted to add to the instant noodles.

"We have really busy lives," Chris started and I nodded in agreement. "I think mas gugustuhin mo rin na magpakatamad na lang din considering how organized everything is in your daily life."

"How about you?" I asked again. "Are you enjoying this?"

Lumapit pa ako sa kitchen counter and I opened one of the chips. After ko kumain ng chips ay inabutan ko rin si Chris.

"Of course I'm enjoying, kasama kita eh."

Hearing his response, napatigil ako sa pagkain ng chips. Pagtingin ko sa kan'ya, parang wala s'yang sinabi. Like, what he said was something so normal.

As if his cases aren't tiring and time consuming. He really planned all of this, although we haven't reached the end of our trip, I know he still has something.

I wanted to kiss him but he's busy cooking so I just wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my cheek on his back. When he chuckled, I felt and heard it.

He momentarily squeezed my hands that are tangled on top of his stomach then lifted one of my hands. I felt him kiss my right hand's knuckle before returning it to where it was.

The time we spent on his yacht was just so peaceful. If we weren't watching, we were trying out to play mobile games which ended up with us laughing out loud to our hearts content. A lot of the games were horror ones so I often end up screaming at the jumpscares and Chris would laugh at me.

I try to act angry at his reaction but I end up laughing, especially when he mimics the way I got shocked.

New Year's Eve came and we were in the kitchen cutting up the ingredients we needed. Well...it was mostly Chris who was doing the cooking and I tried to not get in the way. Honestly, cooking was tiring but what right do I have to complain when all I did was taste the food and enjoy watching Chris cook?