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"Ano?! " agad na tinakpan ni Philip ang bibig ko.

"Hush babe! Baka anong isipin nila ..." Sabay palinga-linga niya sa paligid.

"Akala ko pa naman dahil sa'kin kaya ka andito?! Tapos hmmp!—" agad niyang tinakpan ang aking bibig.

"Don't be too obvious babe!" I licked his palm and that's the time he let me go.

"Did you just licked my palm?"

"Yes! You moron ! Anong tingin mo sa'kin basta-basta ko lang 'to palalagpasin? " I was so mad at him! Biruin mo? Kung hindi pa nagkaroon ng transaction dito ang company nila hindi siya dito pupunta ? Well, sabi niya sinabay niya na ang pagpunta rito para kausapin ako at para sa business niya na rin. Isang bagsakan na lang raw. Ay wow ? The heck with this man! So what now? Do I have to thank the person he really came for ? Walangya.

Hinila niya 'kong muli at niyakap , na tinanggap ko naman. He began stroking my hair and planted a kiss on my forehead.

"Baby, please don't take it in a negative way..." He's cooing me. " I told you I could've been here earlier kung di lang nag ka-conflict on my schedules ...babe.." He nudge my head with his chest to make me look up to him.

"Naiinis kasi ako e," binaon kong muli ang aking ulo sa kanyang dibdib.

"I'm sorry , I didn't mean to—"

Huminga ako ng malalim at pinakawalan ito, " it's okay...I'm sorry kung nagalit agad ako. "

We cuddled for more than hours under the shades of a tree. I started to asked him tungkol sa nga nangyari sa kanya habang wala ako. Sabi niya naging maayos naman ang lahat sa kompanya niya, except for him na lagi raw aburido dahil sa kawalan niya ng oras para sa sarili.

"Philip..."

"Hmm..."

"Akala mo ba dati, may lalaki ako?" Humiwalay ako sa kanya para matitigan siyang mabuti.

Kumunot ang kanyang noo bago magsalita, " yes..because Arva —"

"Wait, wait, wait.... Arva?" He sighed then began to talk.

"Yes, she told me that you're seeing other man behind my back. I told her it's not true , that I trusted you. But she kept on insisting it, she even told me that someone's sending you a flowers everyday. At mas lalo akong di naniwala sa kanya because I was the one who's sending you those flowers—"

"Wait, what? Ikaw 'yon?!" I was beaming because of what I heard.

"Yes," he tried to pulled me but I just dodge it. I need to know everything! "But then, I was surprised when she showed me a picture of a man and you.." He leaned back and raked his hair. Darn it, aren't you so gorgeous ?

"You and that man were in the cafeteria and enjoying each other's company. And you were also kissing.." I blinked and tried to remember the cafeteria scene sa sinasabi niya. Aha!

"No! Ni hindi ko nga kilala iyon e! Oh my gosh! No Philip! Alam mong hindi ko iyon magagawa sa'yo!"

He sigh ," I know...but then I still doubted you.." Umiling-iling ako at di makapaniwala.

"No...it can't be. Hindi ko nakuha ang pangalan niya but I remember he called you 'kuya'. Nakita mo ba ang mukha ng guy na kausap ko n'on?" Umiling siya at natulala.

"But there's only one person who always calls me 'kuya' , Sid."

"Sid who?"

"Yeah , Sid. His name is Sheldon Martè but he prefers Sid. My parents adopted him when he was seven years old . They got him from a Shelter and brought him to our house. He's a great kid. And I know he wouldn't dare to steal my girl from me.."

"Akala ko kayo lang ng babae mong kapatid? Bakit hindi mo sinabi ito?"

"Babe, remember you specifically told me that nobody should know about us? I was busy on hiding every thing about us, as you requested . That maybe made me forget to tell you about him , " oh. Will that explain . I hugged him and leaned again on his chest.

"I'm sorry kung ginawa ko iyon, ayoko lang kasi na pag-usapan ka sa opisina . Na pinatulan mo ang kagaya ko na secretary mo lang. Ayokong isipin nila na tini-take advantage lang—"

He cut me off by pressing his index finger on my lips.

"Hush babe, none of it matters . We got each other's now. I love you just the way you are. And I loved you the moment you teased me with my growing hair on my faces that day," napangiti ako nang maalala ko kung gaano ko siya sinabihan na mas mukha pa kong boss kesa sa kanya, " I never realize that one day I will fall for you ..that I can love again. That even this old guy can make a woman go crazy for m—aw!" I pinched him and glared at him.

"Makapag old guy ka naman akala mo limang dekada ang agwat natin! Make go crazy ka diyan?!"

"I'm serious babe...I'm the luckiest guy on earth because someone like you..can put a fight for her love and principles at the same time and showed me how wonderful the world is by letting me love you and loving me...you ,make me feel alive baby.."hinawakan niya ang aking baba at inangat ang aking mukha. I saw how his eyes glistened as he stare back at me. My heart swelled .

"You don't have any idea how much you make me feel so complete because of your existence in my life ...you make me do the things that even me I didn't know I was capable of doing it..."he licked his lip and that made me divert my attention from his eyes.

"You.are.made.for.me." He was planting a small kisses every time he speaks. And caressed my cheek . There's no doubt , I would kill for this guy .

"You.are.mine.to.keep.forever,"I answered him by doing what he just did.

He smiled like he finally gets what he wants from me. He smiled with satisfaction. He then get something from his pocket . A small blue velvet box.

My heart beats fast all of a sudden like it's being chaotic inside. My hearts telling me it's about to burst out from my chest. My eyes focused on the small box. Suddenly I became thirsty . My lips parted .

"Babe," he sighed like he can feel my sudden distress feeling. He is nervous as me. I think he's more nervous than me. Oh my God. Dear Lord...

"Hmm?.."nanginginig ang boses ko.

"Fenylyn Rose Magdua-Martè ...w-will you let me do the honor to fulfill my dream , this time and a long over due promises before ..."He licked his lips again and take a deep breath.

"Babe, I-I know I promised you before that we'll marry—officially—as soon as we get back from our trip to Paris ...but I broke the promise by doing the most idiot stupid stunts that made you almost leave me...and I know it's a long long over due but...if it's not too much , can we do it now? Not here but in the Philippines . As you wished before. I can't wait for you to be mine officially ,Fen. No more sleeps over. No more just driving you home. No more sleepless nights without you by my side. No more waking up every morning , imagining your face will be the first thing I see . No more inhibitions. Please baby say yes ...marry me, Fen."

My eyes were blurred but that didn't stop me from seeing my man having a hard time on proposing . I'm about to explode when he showed me the ring and offer it to me. I was like totally gaped at it .Damn this man!

"It's about damn time..." Tuluyan nang nabasa ang mukha ko ng aking mga luha ng tumango ako at inilahad ang aking palasing-singang daliri ko sa kanya.

"YES! " he slowly put the ring on my finger while we're both kneeling, facing each other's. Kasama ng dati naming wedding ring . He kissed the rings .

He placed his forehead to mine and closes his eyes,

" You.are.made.for.me....really" then he looked up in the sky and whispered a 'thank you' message.

He was crying too as I stare at him . I can't distinguish any words that I can offer to him just to match the intensity of his love for me. But it doesn't matter, what matters most is we both know how we love so much each other.

"And.you.are.mine.to.keep.
forever.always."