Tú Eres Mi Sol

XXXIII

🎶Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true🎶

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Richard and Dei were cuddling on the bed with their clothes on. Their lips swollen from making out, they've been making out for the last 3 hours and decided to stop before things escalate. 

Dei's head was on top of Richard's chest.

"You were so mad the other day, I got a little scared, I've never seen you like that."

Richard now stroking Dei's hair tenderly replied,"You know I've never had an outburst like that. I realised that when it came to you, I can't seem to get a good handle on my emotions. I'm really sorry."

"Wait, you told me you love me, you kissed me back and we made out. But.. But.. how about you and Michel-Jan?"

"What about me and Michel-Jan?"

"Dei?"

"I'm just pulling your leg. You're right Michel-Jan is dating Sophie, I've always known and we're not together, we're just really good friends. You know you gave him a really good punch on the face."

"Speaking of that, I need to apologise to him personally. Wait, when I saw both of you, you were about to kiss"

"We were practicing his angle for the play at the University he's starring in. And he's not kissing me. There was quite a distance still. Sophie was out of town this week, she said that we could practice"

"Oh no. Can we please call him? I would really want to apologise properly"

Dei touched his arms and smiled.

"He's doing the play this week so I'm not sure he'd pick up calls, but"

"But what?"

 "I apologised to him when you left and he said, it was worth it."

"Worth what"

Dei turned red

"Dei"

"...."

"Dei"

"He knows that I love you. I was with him when we were discussing his relationship with Sophie and it hit me, I love you. So the next on my list was how to tell you but a part of me was scared, what if you didn't feel the same way. It would kill me to lose you. I know I'm selfish, I'm selfish when it comes to you."

Richard kisses her temple

"But Michel-Jan said, I will spend my whole life regretting if I didn't tell you. After a few weeks, I was resolved. I wanted to tell you, even if I end up losing you. 

It hit me one night, that you've dreamed attending that internship, that internship was all you talked about in the last three years of your university, that it was your dream. I wondered what happened to it.

I asked Sam but he didn't know anything. So I did my research. And guess what I found out?"

"What?" Richard asked Dei while he alternated kissing her forehead and stroking her hair

"I was researching aimlessly until over one time, I was having lunch with Sophie and Michel-Jan, and I mentioned to Sophie about the internship and how I wanted you to have a chance at it. 

Then we talked about it some more, when she realised something and asked Michel-Jan who wasn't really listening to us and asked him about Adam, that he once mentioned an Adam to her. Who was a cousin and was one of the owners of a tech firm. Then we realised that the Adam I wanted to speak to and Michel-Jan's cousin Adam was the same. So I begged him for an introduction, that's perhaps why you saw photos of us in New York City and why I kept coming back with him to NYC"

"I'm really ashamed of my actions, I must call Michel-Jan and apologise and knowing that he was instrumental in getting me this offer, it's embarrassing."

"He actually understands you know. And he's happy for us."

"Dei, I will happily listen to your other stories but for now, I have to do this." Richard went in for a kiss. They were starting to get into the kiss, when the phone started ringing.

"Oh my, that must be your dad?"

"Dei, what? You told my dad?"

"No, I worked with them, your family, I had to get some more information to be able to present to Adam and the rest."

"Wait, Do we tell them about us?"

"Dei, Love, up to you"

"I like that, term, Love. Can we not tell them yet? I want to keep this between us for now"

"I feel the same, I felt that I haven't properly wooed you and I will make it right. I will woo you."

"Let's call your dad, you know your dad, if I don't call him back, he'll get the apartment concierge to knock on our door"

"Let's act normal"

"What does normal mean?"

"I don't know"

They called Richard's family via a video call, they connected a phone to the television. They were happy at the news and were really proud of Richard but noticed that the two were sitting on both ends of the sofa and were very stiff.

"Hijo, Hija, magka-away ba kayo?" Richard's mother asked

"Hindi po" they replied at the same time

"Bakit ang layo niyo sa isa't isa? Normally, you would can't be separated from each other?" Lia asked

"..."

"Mag-kaaway ata sila, Dad, Mom e" Rob said

"Hmm..  Auntie, Uncle, Rob, Lia, no, no, Richard and I aren't fighting. Medyo masakit lang yung lower back ko so I asked Richard to move farther away, you know how he can be rowdy at times"

"Hay naku, children. Look, I think there's something going on. You rarely, almost never, call RJ Richard, Hija. So whatever it is, both of you should fix it. Sige, we're going to bed na, Congratulations again, my bubba RJ. We are always proud of you." the Faulkerson matriarch told them. They all waved goodbye and got disconnected.

"You! You! This is all your fault!" Dei said and threw a pillow at Richard

"Why is this my fault?"

"You said we should act normal"

"Well, I didn't know that we would be sitting there like stick figures"

"How do you act normal?"

"Wait, Dei, is this going to be our first fight? Because you know the best part is making up after the fight" Richard said as he wiggled his eyebrows

Dei threw another pillow at him

Richard lunged at Dei and picked her up like she didn't weigh anything and their laugher permeated the whole room.