a not so married life (GL)

Chapter 5.2 (Flashback Chapt)

When both Alice and Y/N were upstairs, Alice excused herself so that she could wash up and change into her nighttime clothes. The architect felt awkward while waiting for Alice to finish showering. She had herself seated on the edge of the bed while hugging one of Alice's plushies.

Alice went out of the bathroom wearing her pink nightgown while her hair was still damp. She sat beside Y/N and grabbed her phone that was placed on the bedside table, giving Y/N a small pat on the lap. "Gusto mong maligo?"

Y/N ignored Alice, trying to avoid looking at Alice's body. The lawyer tapped her again, catching Y/N's gaze this time. "Why? Something wrong?"

"No. Sige, maliligo ako."

"Okay... Ikuha kita ng damit, pjs gusto mo?"

Y/N nodded, standing up from the bed. She waited until Alice went back with the pajamas, giving them to Y/N and pointing to where the extra towel was.

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When Y/N was done showering, she looked at herself in the mirror, observing the pair of pajamas that Alice had given her earlier. It was enough for her height, judging from the fact that Alice and she are close in height. She couldn't help but elicit a small chuckle when she noticed the design of the pajamas. Dinosaurs.

Y/N didn't feel comfortable with the fact that she wouldn't brush her teeth before sleeping, and as if Alice had the same thought in her mind, she knocked on the bathroom's door where Y/N was. The architect opened the door, seeing Alice outside. "May extra toothbrush d'yan sa drawers, nakita mo na?" Y/N shook her head, then opened the drawer where Alice had pointed.

"Ikaw? Nag toothbrush ka na?"

Alice nodded, looking at Y/N from head to toe. She bit the inside of her cheek to stop herself from smiling because of the state that Y/N was in right now. How come the architect looks so cute wearing the dino pajamas?

She waited for Y/N to finish brushing her teeth, which caused the architect to move clumsily because of the pressure that she was feeling. "May lip balm ka?"

"Yeah. Nand'yan sa kabilang drawer, check mo."

Y/N followed the orders of Alice, opening the other drawer that was there below the sink. Alice gently placed her palms on Y/N's shoulders, going inside the bathroom to go behind her Y/N's back. The architect stopped moving, stunned by the sudden touch of the lawyer. Alice gently moved her hand on the architect's shoulders as if she were massaging them.

She didn't know where she found the guts to do that, but the amount of physical interaction that they'd already done within the day was unbelievable. She withdrew her hands from Y/N's shoulders and fumbled with her fingers, watching the architect apply her lip balm. "D-Do you like the strawberry flavor...?"

Y/N nodded, busy drying her hair with the towel after she applied the lip balm. Alice grabbed the lip balm from the counter and placed some on her lips, looking straight at the mirror to see the architect's reaction. Unfortunately, Y/N didn't even seem to care that they literally had an indirect kiss.

YN faced the lawyer, who was now busy applying night cream to her face. She elicited a small, deep chuckle, making Alice look at her in disbelief while she was busy spreading the cream on her face. "What?" Alice asked, rolling her eyes. Y/N held her closer, causing their noses to touch. Alice felt her cheeks get red, pushing Y/N away from her and going outside the bathroom.

"Adik..." Y/N thought, following the lawyer, who was now under the duvet of her bed. Alice was silently squealing while hugging her Snoopy plushie. She can still smell the architect's scent; well, they have the same smell anyway since Y/N was wearing her clothes. Y/N sat beside Alice, trying to remove the duvet that was covering her whole body.

"Hey, come here." Y/N muttered, her tone much softer this time. The lawyer slowly uncovered herself, pouting. Alice grabbed the architect's collar softly, pointing to her chest as if she were threatening her. "I'm straight, okay? I don't like you. I will never like you!" Alice exclaimed. She let go of Y/N's collar before hiding herself again under the duvet.

Y/N didn't know what to say. Her jaw dropped as the words came out of the lawyer's mouth. She already knew that Alice didn't like her. But hearing her directly say it to her face is a different kind of pang in her heart.

She stood up from the bed, going inside the bathroom to change her clothes back to what she was wearing earlier. As for Alice, she didn't know why she said that to Y/N. Her jaw was also left dropped as the realization of what words came out of her mouth sank into her.

When Y/N was done changing her clothes again, she didn't bother to say anything and just left, bumping into Alice's younger sister. "Good evening, achi. You're still here pa pala? Are you going to stay for the night?" Y/N flashed Yves a small smile before shaking her head to say no.

"No? Are you going home by yourself then?"

"Yes."

"Gising pa si achi?"

"Ata."

Yves nodded, bidding good-bye to Y/N before going inside her Achi's room. Y/N felt her social battery running down the drain as she slowly and silently went downstairs. When Yves went inside her sister's room, she hit her sister's covered body with the pillow that she saw from her sister's bed. "Achi, jusko. Umuwi na si Achi Y/N."

"What? Saan?"

"Wala, nakababa na ata." Alice doesn't know if she would chase the architect or just let her be. What did she choose?

"Whatever, just let her go."

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