NOT A RIVALRY

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

TRUE to his words Callen really arrived at home late, it's almost ten in the evening. He used to go home like this before and not a single complained can be heard from him not until today. Callen is already used to the line of his work that the word exhaustion doesn't already exist in his vocabulary but today is different, he felt so exhausted.

The moment he entered the condo the lights are on, this just means that someone is already here.

Hindi mapigilan ni Callen ang pagsilay ng ngiti sa labi niya, kanina lang ay sobrang exhausted niya pero ngayon narito na siya sa condo ay unti-unti na iyon nawawala. Sa isiping nandito si Noah, nagkakaroon ng kakaibang sigla ang katawan niya.

Kaninang hapon ay nag message ang kasintahan sa kanya na pauwi na ito hanggang sa makarating ito sa condo ay hindi nakaligtaan ni Noah na ipaalam iyon sa kanya, much to Callen's liking. That was the last conversation they had because the next moment he was so busy but of course Callen didn't forget to informed his baby.

Nang tuluyang makapasok sa loob ng condo natigilan si Callen pagkarating niya sa living room.

Sa center table may mga books at papers na nagkalat at sa mahabang couch naman nadatnan niya ang kasintahan na mahimbing na natutulog habang hawak ng isang kamay nito ang isang libro na nakapatong na sa dibdib nito.

Panandalian lang siya natigilan at mabilis ang naging kilos niya para lapitan ang kasintahan. Nang matapat dito ay dahandahan niyang kinuha ang librong hawak nito at inilagay sa center table.

Callen sat on the floor just beside the long couch and stared at his baby. He can't help but worry, after all Noah is not fully recovered.

He lean closer to his baby and give him a quick peck on the lips. "I'm home, baby." Callen mumbled. Afraid he might wake Noah up Callen withdraw himself and put some distance between them.

After everything happened, being with Noah felt like a dream, they've been together for months and that feeling is always there. Callen couldn't believe being with Noah is possible considering how they treat each other in the past. But what they have now is what he'd been dreaming, this kind of relationship with Noah is favoring him. He'd never been this happy before, even the word happy is not enough to describe his feeling.

He heave a sigh and stood up, carefully he pick Noah up. Carrying his baby in his arm he slowly walk towards their room.

Thankfully he made it to the room without waking Noah. Marahan niyang inihiga sa kama ang kasintahan kapagkuwan ay nilagyan ng kumot at masuyong hinaplos niya ang buhok pababa sa pisngi nito. Nang makuntento tumayo na siya at tinungo ang banyo, maliligo muna siya.

Meanwhile inside the room Noah suddenly move, with his great instinct he immediately open his eyes when he felt he's no longer on the couch. As much as he remember he's in the living room, studying while waiting for his hon until he fell asleep on the couch.

A sigh of relief escape his mouth when he recognized where he is and a smile form on his lips. This only means his hon is already here.

Imposibleng nag sleepwalk siya dahil hindi pa naman iyon nangyayari sa kanya. Wala siyang ibang maisip kundi si Callen, malamang nakita siya nitong natutulog sa couch pagdating nito.

Umupo siya sa kama kapagkuwan ay tinignan ang space sa tabi niya, wala roon ang kasintahan.

Napakunot noo siya. Where is he?

As if to answer his question, the door to the bathroom suddenly open revealing the man he's looking for with only a piece of towel covering his lower half.