Tactless Temerity

17

Josephine

Sigurd has not stopped kissing me...and I could not stop kissing him back, regardless of his family's presence around us. I also could not care less. Pakiramdam ko ay utang ito sa akin ng mundo, at ang mga labi niya ang kabayaran.

"The hell, look at her lips brother. Pahinga, please." Amalia halted a hand between Sigurd and I.

Sigurd hissed, then just snaked his arms around me and pulled me against him. Nagtama rin ang mga mata namin ni Anya and she was smiling...the joy in her eyes had my chest warming. I also seem to forget the feeling of being shy at the very public display that Sigurd and I just did.

Ewan ko ba, pakiramdam ko ay ganito dapat...which was crazy for I was someone so close to being frigid. Kulang na lang ay hayaan kong hubaran ako dito ni Sigurd at gawin niya ang mga gusto niyang gawin sa akin. Hinding-hindi ako kokontra.

And this...feeling inside my chest was so transcendent that it made me question the love that I felt before. It looked too shallow and restraining as compared to now. And I hated comparing...no, I should not compare. I took a glance at Sigurd who I found looking at me. I smiled at him.

"Thank you for being patient with me."

"I'll always be...now I have to ask."

"What is it?"

"Do you want to be my wife?"

"I...do." It was not a hard question. Ngumiti lang siya pero dama ko ang pangigigil sa mga hawak niya.

"The soonest, then?"

"Yes."

"Then my first born."

"Then our first born."

"Oh good, planning your child already." Pareho kaming napalingon kay Birtgitta na ngayon ay nakaupo na sa tapat namin at may dala siyang....

"Oh my god, Sigurd?" I felt ashamed as I was sure that she was holding the very Tupperware with adobo that I attempted to cook for my north man.

"Give it to me, sister." Mabilis na inabot iyon ni Sigurd.

"But I want to taste as well."

Sinenyasan ko si Brigitta na huwag dahil hindi masarap, nakakahiya. Umiling lang siya.

"Just a bit, you cave woman." Binuksan na ni Sigurd ang Tupperware at naamoy ko na ang adobo. Umuusok pa nga ito, I think it was microwaved. "Buti na lang pinulot ni Garrick sa basurahan." He informed. "I had him air shipped this the second I knew of it, then Anya put it in the freezer. Birgitta had been eyeing it at hindi na talaga nakapagpigil." He squinted his eyes at his sister who just stuck a tongue at him and was already readying her fork.

"Bakit mo tinapon?" He frowned at me. I gave him an unsure look.

"I'm sorry. I was not thinking straight and I don't think it tastes that good. It's plain and nasobrahan yata sa suka kakaingat kong hindi damihan ang toyo."

"Still, sa akin ito. It's the cooked food that you made for me. Masarap ito." Kinuha niya ang tinidor kay Birgitta at sinimulan na itong tikman.

I saw different emotions in his face at natawa na lang ako ng mukhang pinipilit niyang mas masarapan pa ang itsura.

"Hmmnn..it's—" he gave me a wide smile.

"Don't patronize me." I pinched his side. "Natikman ko na 'yan, kaya alam kong hindi masarap. Magpapractice pa ako."

Kinabig niya na ako at hinalikan sa pisngi.

"Thank you...every thing you do to me and for me is magic, Josephine."