In Your Loving Arms

Chapter 32

"Melvin, kindly send me the latest report from Mr. Sandoval's business." ani Blade sa kanyang sekretarya gamit ang intercom.

He has been busy with his other commitments lately especially sa darating na kasal nila ni Andrea that's why nakaligtaan niyang kumustahin ang business na ipinagkatiwala niyang muli sa ama ng dalaga. He just want to make sure that Sandoval is doing his job in lifting up the business again and bring it back on the industry just like what it used to. Gusto pa rin niyang mabalik sa dati ang pinaghirapang itayo ng ama ng dalaga. He is doing this for Andrea and not for anyone else. Alam niya kasing magiging masaya at panatag si Andrea kung alam nitong hindi na mahihirapan ang ama nito kahit pa hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin ito nakikipag-usap sa kanila simula noong kunin niya si Andrea sa poder nito. It only shows that Sandoval did not have the heart to atleast recognize his own daughter until now. Nalulungkot siya at nasasaktan para sa dalaga kaya naman if her father wouldn't give her the love she deserves, siya ang magmamahal sa dalaga ng sobra-sobra pa.

Every time he thinks about her ay wala sa sariling napapangiti na lamang siya. Andrea coming into his life was a breathe of fresh air. Lagi siyang napapasaya kahit titigan lang niya ito ng palihim. He likes staring at her secretly. That way he could capture her unguarded moments na mas lalo pang nagpatindi sa kanyang nararamdaman sa dalaga.

Tatlong-araw na ang nakalipas simula noong gabing tuluyang naging isa sila. He made love to her until the next morning. Para bang wala silang kapaguran. He was kinda surprised how she's able to put up too much energy for him kahit pa ilang beses niya itong inangkin. Pagkatapos ng nangyari sa kanila ay medyo naramdaman pa niya ang pagkailang ng dalaga nang araw ding iyon. Ni hindi ito diretsong makatingin which he highly understood naman. Alam kasi niyang hindi ito sanay at isa pa ay first time iyon ni Andrea. He felt so happy and lucky na siya ang unang lalaki sa buhay nito and he intended to be her last. Wala siyang balak na pakawalan pa si Andrea kahit anong mangyari.

Tulog pa ito ng iwan niya kanina para magpunta sa trabaho. Marahil ay masyado itong napuyat sa pagkukwentuhan nila kagabi habang nanunuod ng DVD. Recently, ito ang past time nilang dalawa. They like watching movies with different genres. Usually, he doesn't like this kind of things ,because he thought it's boring and it's actually his first time to do such thing. Noon,mas gusto pa niyang magtrabaho o dili kaya'y lumabas kasama ang kanyang mga kaibigan kaysa sa manatili sa bahay the whole time. Pero simula nang dumating si Andrea sa buhay niya, nagbago na ang lahat. As much as possible, he just wants to stay at home, be with her, chat with her about anything, do a lot of things. As long as he is with her. Kahit may trabaho siyang ginagawa sa kanyang opisina sa bahay, hindi siya nababagot because Andrea always makes sure that he's okay, ask how he is doing and if everything is fine. She cares for him and he appreciates it so much. Iba pala talaga ang pakiramdam kapag may kasama at katuwang ka na sa buhay. He realized that this has probably what his father felt like every day sa piling ng kanyang Mommy Barbara.

Sa loob ng mga araw na kasama niya ang dalaga ay mas lalo pa niya itong nakikilala. At sa bawat pagkilalang iyon ay mas lalo pa siyang nahuhulog rito. Who wouldn't? Andrea is such a sweetheart and a nice woman. She helps him grounded. Mabuti na lamang at dumating ito sa buhay niya. 

"Sir Blade, ito na po yung report." ani Melvin sabay lahat sa harapan niya ang isang folder.

Tinanguan niya ito at saka inabot ang folder. "Thank you,Melvin. You can go back to your desk now." he said dismissing him.

Nang makalabas na si Melvin ay binuklat agad ni Blade ang folder. Nilalaman niyon ang monthly report na pinagawa niya sa sekretarya. Kahit pa si Mr. Sandoval ang namamahala pa rin ng kumpanya nito ay ang batid naman niyang dapat updated siya sa lahat ng galaw ng lalaki. It's not that he wants to be part of his company, he is doing this for Andrea. Everything that he does ay para sa dalaga. He may not like what her father is doing pero ayaw naman niyang maging malungkot at mag-alala si Andrea kapag tuluyang bumagsak ang itinayong business ng ama nito. He just hope that Mr. Sandoval will be able to get back on track and cope up with his loss. Yun lang naman ang gusto niya, may the result of his negligence be a lesson for him and make it a motivation to strive harder this time amidst all the competition in the industry.