Payb Takes Book 3

The Deal

May 30, 6am:

M: *wakes up, after her morning prayer, walks to the bathroom, sighs and smiles when she sees R's post-it note on the mirror*

Good morning, Sunshine. Hindi si DJ Sunshine kundi sunshine ng buhay ko. I love you.

M: Nakakainis. Akala mo madadala ako sa maharot mong note? Teka lang parang... *shakes her head and chuckles, washes her face and brushes her teeth, goes outside but stops when she sees a note on the door to their bedroom*

Wala muna ako dito, Love. Gym lang muna. Baka ayaw mo pa akong makita. Okay ka na pumasok dito.

M: *sighs and opens the door, half hoping to find him grinning at her from the bed* Ito naman. Wala talaga? Di ba dapat sinusuyo mo na ako? Kainis. *closes the door again and proceeds to the kitchen where she finds breakfast of toasted wheat bread, cheese, eggs, hotdogs and fruits on the kitchen counter and coffee brewing in the coffee maker, sees a note on the wall*

Kain ka muna, asawa ko. Wag kang magpapagutom. Miss na miss na kita.
Text mo ako kung ano na ha?
I love you.

M: *sighs* Miss din kita, baliw. Kaya lang paano mo malalaman na talagang affected na ako kung di ako aalma? Mamaya na kita ite-text. Time out muna para madala ka na. *sticks her tongue out to the note, gets coffee and eats breakfast*

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7am:

R: *enters the condo unit, still in his gym clothes, listens to where M might be and hears the shower running from their room's bathroom, carefully slips inside their room and places the flowers and box of candies he got for her on the bed, looks longingly at the door which he knows holds her behind it* I miss you, Love.

R: *goes to the kitchen to get some water to drink and finds the food he made for M has been eaten from with the leftovers neatly placed in plastic containers, there is also some fruits and vegetables smoothie in a tumbler with a note from her, grins* Kahit nagtatampo, mahal pa rin talaga ako ng misis ko. *reads*

Baunin mo na lang ito kung di mo maubos. Sobrang dami.
Thank you sa breakfast.

R: I love you. Ganoon. Nahiya pang isulat. *smirks* Haaay... Menggay. Ano bang gagawin ko para di ka na magtampo? Pasukan ko kaya sa shower? I mean pasukin sa shower? Sabayan sa shower? Ano ba, Rex? Ako ang pagisipin mo. Manahimik ka muna diyan. *scolds the pulsing head inside his boxers that gets more excited every second he imagines her in the shower at that very moment* Haaaay... Makaligo na nga. Ang init! *goes to the other bathroom and showers*

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M: *comes out of the bathroom in her robe and a towel on her head, finds the flowers and the box of her favorite candies with a note* Box of happiness. Eleven U. Luuuuh... May nanliligaw ulit oh. *smiles* Ang luma na nito, Faulkerson ah. *opens a piece of HawHaw and eats it*

R: Ay Sorry. *calls from the door as he enters and finds M on the bed in her robe, gulps as he feels his skin heat up again with his thoughts* A-akala ko nagbibihis ka na. K-kukunin ko lang sana yung deodorant ko sa banyo.

M: *stares at him quietly and nods her head, discreetly regarding his handsome face and how hot he looks with his disheveled wet hair and half naked body with only a towel around his waist* Go ahead.

R: *sighs deeply and goes to the bathroom as M goes to the walk in closet*

M: *gasps as she feels R's arms around her waist and his naked chest against her bare back while she stands only in her underwear while choosing her clothes from the cabinet* RJ...

R: *pulls her closer and nuzzles on the crook of her neck* Hindi mo ba talaga ako kakausapin, Love? *rests his nose and lips on her skin*

M: *bites her lip as her breath hitches when she feels his arousal strain against her buttocks, takes a deep breath, speaks as plainly as possible* Kinakausap ka naman.

R: Hindi ganoon. Hindi ganito. Yung totoong usap, yung mata sa mata, puso sa puso. Yung normal na tayo. Please, Love. I'm sorry. *kisses her temple*

M: *sighs, untangles his arms around her waist and steps away, turns to look at R* I've heard this before. You have apologized for the same things pero eto pa rin tayo. I have to see you really mean it.

R: I do mean it. *frowns*

M: You're telling me. I need you to show me. *sighs* I want you to understand na hindi lang ikaw ang nahihirapan dito. Hindi kita basta tinitikis, hindi ako basta nagpapasuyo, I want to know that this won't be a problem anymore in the future at least the foreseeable future.

R: *sighs* Naiiintindihan ko.

M: Okay. So until I see some effort from you na mangyari yun, I guess we shouldn't... *raises eyebrow and gestures towards their half naked bodies, very much aware of the rising heat between them*

R: Talaga? *pouts*

M: *scoffs at his weak defiance* Talaga. Also, after this sa text na lang muna tayo maguusap, hindi mo ako pwedeng lambingin gamit ang boses mo.

R: Love naman eh...

M: *sighs* See? Yung mga ganyan. Bawal muna. Tiis muna until we both see the light into the problem. Also we can't be in the same room. Dapat may effort from both of us para di na tayo paulit-ulit sa cycle na to. Tampo-lambing-bati-away-tampo ulit over and over on the same problem. Para magtanda ka tayo. Deal?

R: Ang hirap naman. *sighs* Pero sige. Okay. Deal. Liligawan kita ulit at sasagutin mo ulit ako. Aayusin ko to.

M: I know you will. *smiles* Sige na. Magbibihis na muna ako. Darating na ang sundo ko.

R: *smiles* Okay. Kunin ko lang ito at ito at ito. *grabs a pair of boxers, pants and a shirt. Love? *looks at M who has continued choosing her outfit for the day*

M: Hmmm? *looks over her shoulder*

R: I miss you.

M: *smiles* I miss you too.

R: *quickly steps forward, snatches M's hand and kisses it*

M: Ang bilis nun ah! Sige na. Ang pilyo mo talaga. *chuckles and shakes her head as she turns her back on him*

R: *leaves to change in the bedroom with a silly grin on his face*

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Unbeta'ed And Not Proofread.

See what happens next on the next chapter: The Compromise after EB.

Thank you for reading.