diminutives

the proposal

she woke up with a massive headache

and alone.

one more time. alone

which one hurt the most. that's the fact she does not want to acknowledge

lagi ka namang mag-isa. it does not mean that you're now married you get to wake up with your so-called husband.

she checked the time

10:24 oh great! just great she missed their flight.  the so-called honeymoon with her so-called husband. oh well i guess he does not care. so why should i?  she thought

she opened the television. good for her, the so-called husband is on the news

my wife is a strong and independent woman. qualities that captivated me

captivate my ass she side commented

i would never give my last name to any woman other than maine

wait till i drop it richard. just wait  then she smirked

"so today should be your flight to bali right? why sudden change of plans?"

good question. my wife is still sleeping soundly. she got so busy the past few months preparing for our wedding. exhaustion has taken its toll on her. and i don't have the heart to disturb her peace just because we need to catch a flight. that can be arranged later

really? that's how you want to play it?

"did the preparations got her exhausted or..... is it something else?" the newscaster followed-up with a big grin on her face

for a brief moment shock was evident on his face. but of course, being richard faulkerson jr., he recovered flawlessly

that is something i want to keep between me and my wife then he winked at the newscaster

of course you jerk! tell the whole world how you got out of bed like a scared cat she shouted to no one in particular

"i got you that mr. faulkerson. by the way any plans after your honeymoon?"

yeah what's your game plan?

i'm going to be out for a while. i guess i have established my name in the industry as well as my wife. so it's time to enjoy ourselves some more

her eyes squinted at his answer. define enjoy ourselves moron.

"is that your way of telling us that it's a back to back honeymoon?" the anchor asked

he smiled smugly and looked directly at the monitor

it's best to keep an open tab to what will happen next. then he looked at the anchor  can i say something?

"the floor is yours mr. fulkerson"

she crossed her arms and arched her eyebrows  ano na naman ang pakana mo?

richard turned to the monitor that the anchor pointed 

love if you're awake. the advil is on your table side but please eat the breakfast i ordered for you first i'll be on my way.

she was surprised. oh she is. she immediately went to her bedside table and true enough there are two tablets of advil with a glass of water and a note

maine

we'll talk later. and please know that if i can't wake you up to catch our flight it does not mean i can't buy another ticket for us to go.