Tú Eres Mi Sol

LXXIV

"Are we not going to get up from bed?" Dei asked Richard

"Nope. You stay here. I stay here. We stay in bed."

"You're very clingy today and I like it."

"I was thinking maybe I should resign from work and move to London."

"What? No, do not do that. Faulkerson, do not do that!"

"I love work and I now have friends but I miss you."

"RJ, Love. I don't want us to be that couple."

"That couple who needs to be together all the time? Who don't even have time for friends anymore or family?"

"Yes, RJ,  that couple!"

"Yeah, me, too. What's up with those? Don't they want their significant others to have friends?"

"I had a schoolmate once in Uni, during a project that we were making together, every hour she'd step away. And we got curious so we asked her, she said her boyfriend wants her to tell him where is was every hour."

"Jeez! Dapat dinikitan niya na lang ng small version ng cctv yung girlfriend niya tapos gps tracker!"

"RJ, Love. I still want you to go with the boys for your yearly out of the country trip."

"Do you and Sophie still do your twice a year, girl trip?"

"Yup! We're staying with Opa and Oma. Sophie wants to go out of London but hoping that we get free accommodations!"

"You haven't visited all of Europe, have you?"

"Ah, no, Sophie's just paranoid. You know with all the acid attacks everywhere and random people just doing really bad things, we decided to just stay in."

"Well, with the current happenings in Europe, that might just be a good idea."

"RJ, Love. I want just to grow together and grow as individuals as well. Let's support each other so that our dreams would come true."

Richard hugged Dei some more and said, "We've always done that, even if we weren't together yet but tell me, how did you become so wise?"

"Well, I think all the cereals and junk food that I've eaten finally kicked in!"

"Don't forget the prosciutto!"

"Yes, that too!"

They were so serious with the discussion that they suddenly broke into laughter.

***

"Do you want to watch a play today? It's Saturday. We can watch two. The matinee and the evening show." Richard said

"Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen are good but I don't think we can get tickets, well, we could but at exorbitant prices. So no."

"We can try going to Book of Mormon, they have a ticket lottery? And try both Wicked and Book of Mormon in the afternoon."

"Sounds like a plan! I'm all for cheap tickets!" Dei said.

Richard's phone rang. 

"Hello! Oh, Hi Victoria."

He walked away but Dei followed him and hid.

"Ah, no, unfortunately I have plans with Dei."

"Reschedule? Oh, You're just here for a stopover?"

"Can you just send it here? At the apartment"

"Alright. Thank you very much! Let's catch up soon!"