Payb Takes

I'll Take Care Of You

April 16, after EB, Broadway backstage:

R&M walk to the dressing room with R's arm over M's shoulder.

R: Ate Patch, pwede ba kaming mag-usap kahit 10 more minutes lang po?

DP: Sige. 10 minutes lang. May oras pa naman.

R: Thank you po.

DP: Sara ko na to. *closes door*

M: *hugs R tightly once the door closes, resting her head on his chest, closes her eyes, sighs deeply*

R: *wraps his arms around her, rest his chin on her shoulder* Bakit? Ano to? What are you feeling? Gusto mo pag-usapan?

M: *sighs deeply, snuggles in his armpit*

R: Nakadalawa ka nang buntong hininga ah. Kailangan ata ng motivation para magsalita.

R presses a kiss on her shoulder then places one hand on her nape. He glides his nose along the side of her neck and plants a kiss below her ear. He then leaves a trail of light fluttery kisses from her ear and along the side of her face. He presses a kiss on her temple and forehead then slides his nose down the slope of her nose and kisses its tip before finally kissing her lips gently and lovingly.

With their eyes still closed, he touches his forehead on hers after their lips parted and gently rubs his nose on hers. They open their eyes and gaze into each other.

R: Now, are you lips relaxed enough to speak? *kilay language*

M: *smiles* Yes.

R: *sits on the couch, pulls M to sit on his lap* So, ano nga?

M: Di ko din maintindihan. Mixed emotions? Basta overwhelmed ako. Happy kasi finally eto na yung wish ko. Remember nung birthday ko? Ito yung sinabi kong wish?

R: Yes. Ofcourse, I remember. *rests chin on her shoulder*

M: Tapos excited na kinakabahan sa paggawa ng movie. Sa makakatrabaho natin sa mga pupuntahang locations. Parang you know the plan pero you really don't know what to expect when you're actually there.

R: Perfectly understandable, Love. Ganoon din ako.

M: Takot din ako kasi parang feeling ko ang laki ng expectations ng mga tao. What if I fall short? What if I totally fail? Takot akong mabigo sila sa akin para bang ano to? Hinintay ka namin tapos ganyan?

R: * hugs her tight* Ssssshhh... Love, ayan na naman si Pessimistic Bella. You won't fail anyone. You have surprised us over and over again with what you can do. You are soooo much better than what you give yourself credit for. Wala ka pa ngang workshop, Best Supporting Actress na, what more with Direk Gina's mentorship. I'm sure you will show us another revelation. Sigurado ako. Itataya ko ang dimple ko diyan. *grins*

M: *smiles* Nasingit mo pa talaga yun ha? Wag mo na itaya yang dimple mo. Gagawin ko ang best na makakaya ko. Itotodo ko na lahat hanggang pancreas para di ko sila mabigo at hindi din kita mabigo. *giggles*

R: *shakes his head* Imposible yun. You can never fail me. Tama na sa akin na makita kong masaya ka sa ginagawa mo. Masayang masaya na ako dun. I love you, Miko.

M: *smiles, holds R's face* Thank you, Love. I love you more, Furby ko. *kisses R's lips gently* Basta promise mo ha? Di mo ako papabayaan.*offers pinky*

R: *does a pinky promise with M* Kagaya ng sinabi ko kanina at palagi ko ding sinasabi sa'yo, hinding-hindi kita pababayaan. Gagawin ko ang lahat para maalagaan, mapasaya at maprotektahan ka palagi kahit hindi mo pa hingin.

M: And I trust you. With you, I always feel protected and safe and loved and cared for and special. Thank you.

R: You don't have to thank me. I do it for me too para sa peace of mind ko. You're always welcome, Love. We're in this together. IKAW at AKO Forever. *touches M's nose* Halika ka na nga dito, kakantahan na lang kita para ma-relax ka na.

M: Gusto ko yan. *gets up, sits on the couch beside R and lays her head on his lap, closes her eyes*

R starts singing and caressing her hair to reassure his love and make her feel special.

🎶I'll take care of you
Don't be sad, don't be blue
I'll never break your heart in two
I'll take care of you
I'll kiss your tears away
I'll end your lonely days
All that I'm really tryin' to say
Is I'll take care of you🎶
❤🎬❤👫❤💑❤🎶