"Wala na akong energy..." my wife groaned as I helped her to her feet. She was sitting on the sofa eating a piece of pan de sal. "Anong oras na ba?"
"Alas siete, Lalabs..."
"Ang sarap talaga ng pan de sal nila, 'no? Mabuti may naabutan ka pa."
"Nagpa-alarm nga ako, eh, para makabili kasi alam kong gustung-gusto mo 'yung tinapay nila. 'Yung Milo mo dagdagan ko ba ng gatas?"
"Okay na 'to, Lalabs," she said before she smiled at me. "Hay, ampogi talaga ng asawa ko, kanin na lang ang kulang, pwede na kitang gawing ulam..."
"'Yan tayo, eh. Umagang-umaga, gusto akong papakin ng misis ko." I bent down to kiss the top of her head. "I love you..."
"I love you, too. Pagkatapos mong kumain maligo na tayo, okay?"
"Sabay?" she naughtily queried.
I gave her a wink. "Oo."
She laughed. "Breakfast na breakfast, Lalabs, ang manyak mo. Mamayang gabi pa naman tayo may reservation, 'di ba?"
"Ika-cancel ko 'yun, Lalabs."
"Bakit?"
"Punta tayong Baguio."
She stared unblinking at me. "Baguio?"
"Oo. Gusto kong kumain ulit ng Strawberry Short Cake d'un."
"Lalabs, may Strawberry Short Cake rin ang Conti's sa TriNoma."
"Mas masarap pa rin kasi 'yung sa Baguio, eh."
"Lalabs, may nabuo ba tayo kanina? Bakit parang naglilihi ka d'yan?" she kidded.
I laughingly sat down beside her. "Ayaw mo ba, Lalabs?"
"Lalabs naman, this is too much excitement over that bj. Kung alam ko lang na magiging ganito ka ka-grateful kapag isinubo ko 'yung ano mo, eh, 'di, sana noon ko pa man ginawang lollipop 'yan."
I burst out laughing.
"Gan'un ako kagaling at bigla-bigla kang napayaya ng Baguio?" she asked.
I pulled her to sit on my lap. "Paano mo ginawa 'yun, Mrs. Yu?"
"Isinubo ko lang."
I laughed out loud before kissing her on the chin. "Gusto kong malaman mo na na-appreciate ko what you did for me earlier. Gusto ko ring malaman mo na alam ko that it was your way of apologizing at gusto kong itatak mo d'yan sa puso at isip mo itong susunod na sasabihin ko."
She looked questioningly at me.
"Mrs. Yu, magkasala ka lang sa akin, awayin mo lang ako nang awayin, hinding-hindi ako magrereklamo."
It was her turn to laugh. "Lalabs, masyado ka na, ha."
I kissed the tip of her nose. "Thank you for earlier."
"You're welcome."
"But I'd like to know, did you enjoy doing it? Was it satisfying for you?"
"Do you enjoy eating me?"
"Oo naman."
"Same. It's satisfying to see your reaction. Lakas maka-turn on."
"Kaya pala ang hot mo kanina."
"And you took great advantage of it, hirap tuloy akong bumangon."
"Siyempre naman ang hot-hot ng misis ko, alangan namang cold ako?"
She started playing with the neckline of my shirt. "Pero, Lalabs..."
"Bakit?"
"Ako lang, ha. Ako lang ang susubo d'yan, hahawak d'yan, at sa akin mo lang ipapasok 'yan. This is me telling you na hindi pwedeng may iba, na akin lang 'yan at akin ka lang."
