Secret Love Nest

Couplely

The rain is rthymically spattering in the floor to ceiling glass wall of the unit. I sat crosslegged in front of the center table where my laptop lay open as I write my thoughts on things that happened these last few days.

Qing sleeps naked in the couch behind me. He let me put a blanket on him to protect my gentle sensibilities.

Ha ha ha...

Today is the end of our three days "free days" vacation. Tomorrow we will start binge working again.

Qing will go back to Shanghai to shoot his drama while I have some guestings and photoshoots to take care of.

These past three days had been precious to us. Qing and I spent almost every hour together. We ate together, sleep together, wash together, drive out to the countryside together. Attended a birthday party of his friend together (this one was interesting because it is a yacht party, I will try to write what happened in this event), had lunch with his family. Listened to a business proposal together. Golfed with his cousin and friends together.

As you can see, even if we are on "vacation" we are busy.

My only consolation, Qing and I do most things together. And the best part, people in our private life doesn't find it strange that we are always together.

They took it for granted. They think it is normal. Qing will hold my hand, that's normal. I stand next to Qing while he talks to people, nothing extraordinary about that. His arm  around my waist as we laughed together to friends' stories, nothing new for them.

Me: (asking Qing's sister) Why is that? Why do people around us stopped wondering about it?

Qing's sister: (snorting) Cause you two are not being that secretive about it. The public doesn't see it because you guys are avoiding being together in public, but once you go together, maybe a guesting in a show together, you will have to be extra careful not to be too couplely...

Me: Couplely? I don't think that's a real word...

Qing's sister: (glaring at me) Stop being obtuse Dayu, you know what I mean. Couplely, being together. Touching each other casually. Talking to each other by eye contacts. Having weird language using your hands. Sharing private jokes together. Laughing at something only you two can understand. Couple things. Couplely...

Ahh...couplely.

Me: (wincing) Are we really like that? That severe?

Qing's sister: (waving her hand) Every couples are like that. Me and my husband also have our own hand language. But yeah, you two make it obvious when you are together. Why do you think my mother is happy with you? You made her feel secure that you and Qing are building a life together.

I nodded absentmindedly. And then it got me thinking. If we are like this in private, how sure am I that we will not be like this in public, in front of the cameras.

Of course, when I worry, I turn to the only person who can stop me from overthinking.

Qing: (frowning at me) So what do you want us to do about it? (Wincing) About this couplely thing...you know what, I don't think "couplely" is a real word.

Me: (snapping my fingers) Exactly! That's what I told your sister. But she insisted that it is a thing. Our thing. I don't know...maybe we should start practicing being circumvent or more discreet even in private...

Qing: (shaking his head) We are as discreet as we can be. The fact that I have three cars just so I can take you to places we want to go without anyone recognizing us is already stretching the limit of my patience. I can't be more discreet than that.

Me: Don't dismiss it before we tried it. Maybe we just need to be less... (wincing) couplely...

Qing: (deadpanned) The only way we can be less (wincing) couplely, goodness I can't believe I am using that term, is if we break up.

I grimaced. And we all know how he feels about us breakin up. That's like a taboo issue for him. Qing's reaction to us breaking up never changes. He is consistent on that point from day one.

He will go ballistic. Extremely angry and will shut up anyone who raise that issue so fast that that person will experience vertigo.

Believe me, I have experienced it.

Should I worry about it? I mean, it's not like Qing and I will appear together in a show soon. So why practice being uncouplely if we will not use it in the near future.

But if we are together and us being a couple is a dead giveaway...

I should stop overthinking...

I look back at the sleeping man of my life. I smiled. Remembering why we both have no clothes on our bodies.

We took a hot soak in our big tub together (really people, sex is not the only activity you can do naked together. Having a relaxing soak is another thing you can do together without clothes on) (But sex is not bad too)

We let the hot water and the aromatic scent of the bath relax our muscles. I made it romantic by lightning some candles and chilling some wine. We shared one glass. He made it worth my while by massaging my feet. His thumb pressing on my soles is pure heaven.

If this is an example of a couplely thing, soaking together is a reason why we should never stop being a couple then.

Rain continued, Qing moaned and moved behind me. Any moment he will wake up and will entice me to do an activity couples do when they are naked.

Yes! I am talking about sex this time. We are clear on that.

This couplely thing is not that bad after all.