Laura
I woke up the following morning and stared into Ethan's face.
This is one of my most favorite things in life... waking up before him so I could stare at his face.
His beautiful brown eyes were still closed but I was already looking forward to him opening it and smiling down at me. His strong nose that he loved to rub on mine, and tickled me when he would smell my neck or hair while he hugged me from behind. His lips that I loved to kiss and lips that loved kissing and tasting every part of my body he could reach.
I could feel my face heating up, remembering the things we did the night before.
Ang sarap pala! I didn't know it could be like that. But I was quite sore.
I made a move to get up but groaned when my feet hit the floor. That woke Ethan up.
"Good morning... are you okay?"
I immediately covered myself up with the sheets. "Hi. Yes, okay lang. Mag-sh-shower lang ako."
"Ah. Sige. May masakit ba?"
I blushed, then nodded.
He put on his boxers and helped me to the bathroom. "Wait. Upo ka nalang. I'll run you a warm bath. It might help."
He fussed over me the whole morning and I relished it. He helped me in and out of the bath, made sure we had food, massaged my back. He even worried about it because, "Hindi ba sumasakit yung back means hindi magaling yung pag... uhm... yung ginawa ko?"
"I don't know. Baka naman kasi first time lang nagamit yung muscles ko that way?"
We blushed like two teenagers on a first date.
"Sure ka ba, Nini? I'm sorry ha? Promise gagalingan ko next time."
"Gagalingan pa? Eh ang sarap na nga... baka hanapin ko na yan oras oras."
I teased to assure him, but I wasn't lying. I wanted him again, already, just that I was really too sore so I held off. But I was pretty sure he could see the want in my eyes.
In the afternoon, we spent some time strolling along the shore but mostly stayed indoors cuddling.
"Eth, we haven't told our families pa pala that we're engaged na," I said.
"Gusto mo na ba? We could keep it naman for a few days if you want?"
"I want to tell them na."
The first person we called was my mom. "You said yes, Anak?"
"Yes, Mommy."
"And you're sure you want it?"
I stared at Ethan. "I'm sure I want to be with him."
Once our families knew, we posted a photo of us, lying on the couch. I was watching tv but my head turned to him and Ethan was smelling my hair. He took the photo but don't ask me logistics.
He captioned it, "For as long as we both shall live."
I replied, "Longer than that, my Love. Longer."
Ethan
May secret ako.
Last night was also my first.
"What?! No. You had numerous short time girlfriends before!" Laura protested. "Ethan, you don't have to pretend."
"I'm not! Okay, marami nga akong girlfriend and I'm not saying I'm innocent but, I swear, you're the only one I've... you know."
"But... how... you were so good..." she blushed.
Hay! Buti naman! I was so worried she wouldn't like what I do and it would put her off from the whole thing.
The things we did leading up to the big event were just more intense variations of the things we already were doing before. I almost chickened out of doing it because I knew it would cause her pain. I kept asking, "Laura, sure ka ba?"
And she kept saying yes.
I groaned out in intense pleasure when I entered her, but realized quickly that she cried out in pain and tears spilled out.
"I'm so sorry. Sorry, Laura. Sorry."
"It's okay. Just don't move yet."
Parang mamamatay na ako nun but I kept still. She needed to adjust, and I swore that if she told me ayaw na niya, I would pull out kahit mahirap.
It was an added challenge when she started clenching around me, testing our "fit".
I groaned.
"Ethan?"
"Yes?"
"I think I want you to move a bit... pero slowly lang ha?"
Hohmaygahd.
I did as she asked and soon she was moaning. When I raised her a bit, I seemed to have hit her spot because she cried out in pleasure this time, so I kept doing it until she found her release.
Thank goodness because I was on the edge as well.
I felt some guilt seeing how sore she was the next day. "Kasi naman, ang laki." She teased.
She also got mildly annoyed when she saw exactly where I left hickeys. "Ethan!"
She wasn't too mad, but bikinis were a no no for today.
We were even. Ang dami ko din kayang scratches sa likod. I actually wanted to flaunt them, pero ayaw niya. Pero ang clingy niya the whole day. Gusto pa nga umulit! "Huy. Wag. Tsaka na kapag okay ka na."
"Kaya ko naman eh. Please? Sige na? Isa pa."
Akala mo chicken joy yung hinihingi eh.
Tiniis ko! Hindi ako bumigay. Ano ha?
When I brought her to her place on Sunday, ayaw na ako pauwiin. "Live here na kaya?"
"Ha?"
"Ayaw mo ba?"
"Gusto! Pero konti nalang naman we'll live together na talaga."
She pouted. "Eh paano kung matagal pa mag-arrange ng wedding? Yung iba di ba inaabot ng one or two years?"
I cupped her face. "Hindi natin patatagalin as long as hindi masyadong expensive. Okay ba yun?"
Laura nodded. Still, she didn't seem appeased. "Ayaw mo ba talaga mag-move in?"
"Ni? What's this about?"
"It's just..."
"What?"
"What if magbago ka kasi... kasi we've..."
Ha?! Akala niya talaga iiwan ko siya dahil dun? I made her look at me. "Miss. Makinig ka ha? Kung akala mo papakawalan pa kita pagkatapos mong makuha yung gusto mo sa akin?! Aba. Sineswerte ka. Panagutan mo ako!"
She was shocked at first, then she burst out laughing. "God, I love you." She whispered, arms around my neck, face close to mine, she sighed in contentment.
"I love you, too. Pero ano? Papanagutan mo ba ako o hinde?"
She laughed again. "Papanagutan siyempre."
"Good. Mahirap na. Strict pa naman parents ko."
At dahil okay na naman siya, papanagutan niya ako, at hindi na masakit... inulit na namin.
Heh.
