"Shit, shit, shit," Den hissed when she saw the time, 10AM, "babe! Hey!" she said, trying to wake up Ly, "Ly, 10 na! Late ka na sa photoshoot mo!"
"Hmm," Ly just mumbled.
"Babe, get uupppp!" Den said.
"Sssshhh," Ly just said then pulled Den and hugged the latter.
"Wh—"
"Hindi tuloy," Ly answered while eyes are still closed.
"What?" Den asked, almost a whisper, "again?"
"Hmmm," Ly mumbled again.
"For 3rd time, babe? Teka nga, let's talk," Den said, sat up straight while looking kay Ly.
Ly sighed then opened her eyes.
"Babe."
"What's happening? Anong di mo sinasabi sa'kin?" Den seriously asked Ly.
"Babe, if you're worrying, stop it, okay?" Ly said, she sat up, too, to hug Den.
"But it's the third time! Are your promotions getting cancelled because of the issue?" Den asked while looking at Ly, Ly tried to think of any reason but alam niya naman nang Den knew it, Den just need confirmation.
"Yes," Ly sighed, and she saw guilt in Den's eyes, "babe, hey, if you think it's your fault, it's not, okay? Hey," she said, cupping Den's cheeks, "Vania already told me this na rin naman, that some of my endorsements might pull out, so expected ko na rin."
"But Ly..." Den said, on the verge of crying, Ly didn't waste any time, she don't wanna see Den crying so she kissed her girlfriend, long and sweet, enough to take all the worries Den is having,
"Babe, after all, business is business, syempre what matters to them is their brand, ako, what matters to me is you, I don't care if I lose all of my endorsements as long as I will never lose you. What's fame and money if that means not being able to be with you? Trust me, this is nothing to me, if this is the consequence I have to face just because naging totoo lang ako, then be it. Don't overthink, okay?" Ly asked Den.
Den just pouted. Ly chuckled.
"I love you," Ly said, "I love you," she said again to Den, "and I love you, Den."
"I'm sorry..." Den finally said.
"Shhh, there's nothing to be sorry about, oh wait, meron, ginising mo ko," Ly joked.
"Bwisit!" Den said, pinched Ly in the arm.
Ly laughed, "any regrets?"
Den nodded.
"What?" Ly asked.
"Not doing this first thing earlier," Den said, kissing Ly, hard and full on the mouth.
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Den rolled her eyes as soon as she saw Ella smiling widely at them, she looked to their other friends and same lahat ng mga ngiti.
"Babe, let's get out of here, feeling ko iinisin lang nila tayo," Den said.
Ly laughed, "I think they're just proud?" Ly said.
"No, they'll just tease us," Den answered.
"Whatever, we're here na," Ly said, she opened the glass door and let Den in first.
"CONGRATS!!!!!!" their friends shouted.
"Seriously?" Den asked, Ly is already laughing, natawa na lang din si Den, "what are we? Newly weds?" tanong ni Den.
