Payb Takes Book 3

Aftershock

May 25, 10:25pm:

R: *hovers over M as she lies in bed, passionately kissing her mouth and undressing her, puts more of his weight down on her as her lowers his hips and rubs his clothed crotch on her covered core*

M: *gasps for air with her eyes closed when R lets go of her lips and starts trailing her kisses down her neck as he slips his hand to her back and feels for the clasp of her bra still dry humping her center* Love! *eyelids fly open and freezes when she feels the bed swaying*

R: *stops when he hears her panic* Bakit?

M: Lumilindol.

R: *chuckles and shakes his head* Ginu-goodtime mo na naman ako noh? Sasabihin mo nagpapa-alog tayo?

M: *hits R's arm* No! Really! Look! *points at the frames and lampshade on the side table*

R: Oo nga! *jumps out of bed, pulls M with him as he crouches on its side, covering M with his body*

R&M: *stay in that position until the swaying passes*

R: Okay na. It stopped. *helps M up, pulls her close to him and hugs him tight, kisses her forehead* Okay ka lang, asawa ko?

M: *nods her head*

R: *sighs* Buti naman. *squeezes M one more time and kisses her temple before letting her go* We should check the Phivolcs website for the earthquake bulletin. *grabs his phone and scans through it* Love, di ba nasa may closet yung Go bags natin? Gusto mo ba bumaba tayo sa may harap or umakyat sa rooftop in case may aftershock? Mas okay ata umakyat. Love, tawagan mo sina Tatay kung malakas din dun. Tatawagan ko sina Daddy. *starts dialing* Love?

M: *stands unmoving as she stares at R with a blank expression*

R: Love? *sets his phone down and walks towards M* Anong problema? *places his hands on her shoulders and gently rubs her arms up and down, looks at her with worried eyes*

M: *glares at R* Don't do that again.

R: Huh? Ang alin? Bakit ka galit, Love?

M: That! What you just did! Don't do that again! Nakakainis! Nakaka-bwiset! *shakes her head violently as tears begin to fill her eyes*

R: Uy, Love... Ano ba kasing nagawa ko? *tries to wrap his arms around her but she steps back*

M: You know what you did! You tried to be hero and saved me without regard for your own safety. You shielded me with your own body without thinking of covering your own. What if that was the big one? What if there were debris that came crumbling on us? It's a completely different story when you try to protect me from a crowd. That was a possibly falling building! For Pete's sake! What if we were in real danger? What if that was an actual life and death situation? What then? You'll be a superhero and save me? Masaya ka na doon? Proud ka na doon? *sobs as her tears stream down her face*

R: *stares at his emotional wife, trying to figure out the words to explain but fails* Love... *walks up to M and gathers her in his arms, holding her tight against him* I'm sorry. Wag ka ng umiyak. I didn't really think about it. My instinct was to protect you.

M: *sobs* Yun na nga. I don't need a superhero. I need you. I need my husband with me. *hugs R back and holds him tight, clinging to him like someone might pull him away, continues to sob and cry*

R: *lets M cry in his arms as he gently strokes her back up and down until she calms down* Tahan na. *cups her face with his hands, looks down on M who stares back at him and wipes her tears with his thumbs* Sorry na nasasaktan ka pero I'm not sorry na inuna ko ang kaligtasan mo kesa sa sarili ko.

M: Hindi pwedeng ganoon. You have to save your life too.

R: I did. I always do and I will. You are my life.

M: *bites her lip as it starts trembling and her tears fall again* Who says not saving yourself will save me? Hindi ko din naman kakayanin pag nawala ka. Hindi lang kita kailangan ngayon, kailangan kita sa habang panahon. *buries her face on his chest*

R: *pulls M closer, kisses the top of her head* Kailangan din kita. Palagi. *closes his eyes and sighs* That's why I will always want to protect you.

M: Love, you have to promise me one more thing. *looks up at R*

R: Ano yun? *stares back at M*

M: Mukhang di naman na kita mapipigilan na protektahan ako. I understand because I would always want to do the same for you. Ganoon pag nagmamahal di ba?

R: *smiles and nods his head*

M: Promise me that if you'll have to be a superhero, be a superhero for both of us. Promise me that you will save both of us. Ayaw ko pang ma-biyuda nang maaga. Wala pa tayong anak.

R: *chuckles* Opo. I promise to keep you and me safe. Always. Magkakaroon pa tayo ng sampung anak.

M: *laughs* Bakit parang padami ng padami ang gusto mo?

R: Because I fall in love with you more and more everyday. Gusto ko ng madaming madaming anak kasama ka. *grins*

M: Hay naku! Mahal mo ba ako talaga? Ang hirap kaya magbuntis at manganak. *pouts*

R: Kung pwede nga ako na lang umako din niyan lahat eh. Gagawin ko talaga.

M: Hmmm? What did I tell you about being a superhero?

R: Be a superhero for both of us?

M: Yes. That goes for me too. So when the time comes that you have to count on me on anything, I will be the hero for us. Deal?

R: *smiles* Deal. I love you, Mrs. Faulkerson.

M: I love you more, Mr. Faulkerson. *slips her arms over his shoulders, tiptoes and kisses R slowly and passionately*

R: *sighs and smiles at M after the kiss then kisses her forehead and nose*

M: Do you think there'll be aftershocks?

R: Huh?

M: The earthquake. May aftershock kaya?

R: Sabi magkakaroon daw. Wala makapagsasabi kung anong pwede mangyari.

M: Yes. Tama ka dun na we can't tell kung anong mangyayari kaya we should not live in fear and we should not stand here waiting around for what's next. *bites her lip and starts slowly pulling R back to bed*

R: Love? *sits on the edge of the bed and pulls M to his lap who straddles him*

M: Carpe diem, Love. Why wait for an aftershock when we can make one? *smirks*

R: Seryoso ka, Love? Shouldn't we be getting out of here? Go someplace safe?

M: Daming tanong but to answer your questions. No. Everywhere is safe when I'm with you and... *stares at R intently* Yes. I am dead serious. *gropes the back of R's head and pulls him in for an amorous kiss* 💛🍃

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Unbeta'ed and not proofread. Thank you for reading. 💛