Dei took a surprise step back after she opened the door and found Alden standing against the wall, legs crossed and dimpled-smile on the face.
"Good morning," she smiled and noticed the smell of food from the dining.
"Iyon lang?"
"May ini-expect ka ba?"
"Yes."
Natawa si Dei kasi hindi man lang nito itinago ang disappointment sa mukha. "Nahihiya akong sabihin..."
"Sino ba mahal mo?" He stepped towards her and pulled her around her waist.
"Ikaw."
He quickly grinned and lovingly caressed her cheek. "I love you..."
"I love you too..." Surprise quickly crossed her face after she said that. Pero nawalan din pagkasabi niya ng, "Madali lang naman pala. I love you... I love you.... I love you..."
"I love you more. Pa-kiss nga..."
Biglang tinakapan ni Dei ang nguso nito. "Toothbrush muna ako."
"Ngayon mo na uli naisip iyan. Ilang beses na tayong nag-MOMOL."
He cupped her chin up and she let him kissed her tenderly on the lips.
"Isa pa. Busy ka na mamaya eh," she said as soon as the kiss broke.
Alden happily obliged and kissed her more on the lips as he pulled her back in the bedroom. The loud slam of the door quickly broke the quietness of his house. Buti pinapaalis na nang maaga ang mga staff kasi napakasensitibo ng kiliti ni Dei sa umaga... maingay mag-MOMOL.
"Aldeeeeeen~~!!!!" she squirmed. "Iyong kamay mo... sa hita ko... NAKAKAKILITI!!!!"
Then a mess of moans and giggles are heard from Dei's room.
*****
Patakbong lumabas sa parlor shop si Dei at pumasok sa nakabukas na pinto ng sasakyan ni Alden.
"Careful."
"Okay na..." she told him and then bid the attendant goodbye before he closed the door for her.
Alden reached out to strap the seatbelt across her front and once again, Dei felt her lungs stuck on her throat at the closeness. Then he pulled and kissed the top of her head before settling back on his seat.
"Saan ba?" she asked him, feeling a bit nervous. She got herself professionally styled and cut some bangs on her hair to cover the slight scar on her forehead, kasi sabi i-interview-hin siya.
"Sa Amelia. Don't worry, the reporter who's going to interview you is a good friend. Hindi ka mahihirapan."
"Bakit ako lang? Bakit hindi ka kasama?"
"Kasi mas marami na ang nagkaka-interes sayo kesa sakin. I was the one who posted the news about our wedding. Now they want to know your side."
Tumango lang siya and fiddled on the straps of her bag. Alden saw this so he took her left hand and locked his fingers between hers. Napangiti na lang si Dei because, even though she got over the laughing part, the ticklish sensation was still there whenever they held hands.
"Sorry for making you do this, Dei. Gusto mo hindi ka na kulitin ng mga reporter diba? Then you have to make an exclusive public appearance on this one."
Tumango uli si Dei. It just recently came to her knowledge that there were quite a bit of reporters lurking around the premise of MUNDO because they couldn't pester on her social accounts anymore and couldn't find her address.
