Private sessions (completed)

cold

Lago di Como in Italy has been cloudy and rainy for the past days. "Bummer!" Maine thought as she bundled up for the day. She read somewhere that rainfall was at its heaviest in the month of May. "Just our luck..." she thought as she fixed her scarf and headed out the door of the hotel. A cold, wet blast of wind greeted her as she opened the door. "Brrrr!" was all she could say as she stepped out of the building and onto the sidewalk. She pulled on her hoodie as she made her way to the waiting van.

Rj, on the other hand, enjoyed, no, actually welcomed the cold. It had been sweltering in Manila so this cold was a relief! He loved it! The only thing everyone else was worried for him about was that he had weak lungs and prone to upper respiratory infections. Rj didn't care. He just pulled on his trusty hoodie and ran to the van as fast as he could. He was in shorts, too, by the way.

Maine developed a fever on the first day of their visit to the place. She thought she could handle the sudden change of climate and environment but she was wrong. As the day progressed, she became lethargic but needed to trudge on with work. Soon, Rj was also feeling the effects of the long flight to Italy and the hectic work schedule he had committed to before this journey. Fortunately, both seemed to be able to recover quickly with rest and sleep on their second night.

Maine was still feverish when the day began but she was more energetic than the day before. She just needed to be reminded to slow down. "Easy ka lang....pahinga muna...." was the constant directive of most people in their group. She complied and would sit on the sidelines when it wasn't her turn in front of the camera.

Rj noticed that Maine would sometimes space out when not on cam. He approached her and sat beside her.

"Uy! Okay ka lang?"

"Huh?" she asked when she came "back" as he nudged her with his shoulder.

"Are you okay?" he put his hand on her forehead and neck then on his own neck. "May konting sinat ka pa..."

"Hmm...okay naman..."

He rubbed his hands together to create some heat and placed this on her hands; they were cold. He rubbed her hands for a while. She rested her head on his shoulder.

"Nahihilo ka ba? You want to lie down?" he asked

"No. I'm okay...I just miss you...."

He smiled and kissed her on the head. "I mithhh you...."

He gently moved his shoulder so Maine had to sit up. He stood up, removed his jacket and put it on her.

"Love, ikaw naman ang lalamigin..." she said

"Okay lang ako" he said. He then fixed the jacket and zipped it up for her.

"Ikaw kaya tong lamigin...mamaya nyan, inuubo ka na...." she scolded him

"Okay lang ako...promise...you need this more..." he said as he hugged her. He hugged her to create more heat for her. She buried her face into his chest and inhaled deeply.

"Salamat, love..."

"You're welcome, aking mahal....."

"Uhmm...love...."

"Hmmm?" he replied as he buried his face on the top of her head

"Bakit parang may nararamdaman akong iba...."

"Huh?"

"Eto o...." she said as she slid her hand to his front (he had engulfed her arms in the jacket so she was wrapped like a burrito with her arms inside)