Green-minded (EDITING) ✔

F O R T Y - N I N E: Finding you

The sound of the gushing waves is calling me to wake up. I push my blanket out, rolling on the other side of the bed to hug Tony. When my hand landed on the soft cushion, his side of the bed is empty. I open my eyes and sit on the bedside, still feeling sore and tired due to our multiple lovemaking last night.

I've decided to go to the kitchen, he might be there. I rub my eyes as I leave our room.

"Hey, Ash!" A woman's voice sounds excited. Thin arms suddenly engulf me into a firm embrace, "I was so worried about you yesterday. Greg and I coordinated with the police to find you but we were a bit late. It's a good thing that Tony, Trixie, and Ron came to your rescue." It's Kelly and she's teary-eyed, "Let me take a look at you. Are you hurt?"

"No, don't worry, Kelly. I'm good. Thank you very much for helping find me. The police came just in time to get Sabrina."

"That's a relief. You're welcome, dear. Come on, breakfast is ready. It looks like Tony cooked for us before he went out."

"Oh, I see. Did he say where he went?" I ask curiously.

"No idea. Maybe Greg knows." We notice Greg entering the beach house. He waves at me, his long legs stride swiftly towards us, "Ash, are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?", he saw the wounds on my legs after he gave me a quick once-over.

"No worries. This will heal in no time." I kick both of my legs to show him that I'm fairly good. He smiles in response, "Nice."

"Hi, darling." Greg kisses Kelly's mouth.

"Darling? Whoa! I knew it. Something's brewing between the two of you." I exclaim. I inwardly high-fived myself.

"He begged me on his knees so I have no choice but to give him a yes." Kelly rolls her eyes.

"Darling..."/Greg peers at Kelly then looks at me, "That's not true, Ash. She's always giving me hints here and there that's why I got caught in her charm." He chuckles.

If only I can jump in excitement, I will, yet my knees are still aching, "You look so good together. Keep it up."

"Thanks, Ash. By the way, where is your husband?" Greg appears confused, "He doesn't have any schedule today, as far as I'm aware of."

A flicker of an idea comes to my mind, "He must've coordinated with Tim to fetch Dr. Bill. He always gets headaches that's why I've persuaded him last night to talk to Bill about it. Tony might have fetched Bill at the airport."

"Copy on that. " Greg nods his head.

"You know what, Tony prepared a meal for us and it's only right for us to eat it heartily." Kelly mentions happily.

"Sure thing." I squeal when I notice Kelly and Greg hold hands. We go to the direction of the dining area. The pleasing aroma of food welcomes us. There's meatball spaghetti, roasted chicken, and macaroni salad. Freshly squeezed orange juice is placed on tall glasses beside the plates. My stomach grumbles when I smell our breakfast.

I ate at least three large plates of food leaving me so full.

After our talk, I go back to our room to get my cellphone. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I ring Tony but my calls are all routed to voicemail. Weird.

I stand up to open the window until my eyes caught something on the bedside table. Is that a letter with some papers?

My heart starts to beat rapidly on my chest. I'm getting a bad feeling about this. My breathing involuntarily stops when I get to touch the handwritten letter. I read that it's from Tony and I breathe deeply, leaning against the wall.