We Inevitably (Book 1)

Bonus Chapter: The Newly Weds

"Tell me you are not the dream right? Yesterday was not a dream?" Althea softly husked, it was only around six in the morning, she was protectively covering my nakedness with her own and I can't help but smile.

"Love, nothing was dream, everything was real. We're still here in the hotel see?" I assured as I shifted to face her, I ended up nuzzling on her neck, eliciting a low giggle from her.

"I am your Mrs. Althea Cojuangco for real." I added looking up to her and a wide grin instantly etched her lips, her eyes closes making little wrinkles on the sides.

"You are my Mrs. Althea Cojuangco. Suits you Love." She teased

"Actually I was imagining you would be, since your first day of work." She added giggling again

"So you were in love with me that early? Aww you pretty little manipulator." I tenderly scolded pinching her nose softly, making her blush.

"Pretty much attracted, though I wouldn't want to admit in the first place. Wait you're not mad that I have an ulterior motive right from the start?" she playfully smirked

"You're seriously asking me that while I am all naked cuddled with you here on the first day of our honeymoon?" I laughed, and she did too.

"You're not wrong, I am actually bare enough too." Althea nodded kissing me on the forehead.

"I still couldn't just believe that you're going with Mrs. Cojuangco on all your legal documents from now on." She sighed with all satisfaction

"I feel the same way too. You've always been to good to be true for someone like me Althea and it doesn't change even with the fact that you're bounded with me for life. You still amaze me." I sincerely revered looking her in the eyes.

"God, I love you so much Jade. It feels like I'm filled with all this butterflies not only in my stomach but the whole of my body." She said cupping my cheek with her left hand.

"And I love you even more. It actually makes me want to conquer everything with you, so on this day onwards, we'll make everything count, we'll make everything prosper together." I told her earnestly hugging her tighter.

"We will." She nodded.

"What would you want to do before we leave for the US?" She asked.

"Why are we going to the States?" I asked back

"I'm planning to visit the family house there, or you want to spend our honeymoon somewhere else?" She casually asked

"I think I'd love to visit the family house. Would there be lots of things about the family there then?" I retorted

"Yes love, that place is the real mothership. Dad and Tito Albert spent most of their childhood there. Because my grandfather was a US Navy veteran."

"Really?"

"Yeah, and they lived in that house since He and my grandmother got married in the 50s? my grandmother was a vacationing fresh grad back then. They met in a New Year's Eve party, my Lolo Alfredo just returned from a successful deployment and he took a month leave from the missions. But before his vacation ended he met my Lola Constance on that New Year's Eve party in Florida. So even before he was deployed again he asked my grandma for marriage." Althea explained.

"And?" I wondered, I haven't heard this part of the family stories and it's really interesting.

"She declined. She told my grandfather that if he intend to marry her in the future, he'll have to do it in the traditional way." Althea explained eagerly