You are a Part of Me

11.

            "I'M sorry that I've been missing most of your calls," nakangusong sabi ni Blaire habang kausap niya si Xavier sa nakaipit niyang cellphone sa pagitan ng kanyang tainga at balikat habang inaayos ang display glass ng pastries ni Reneth.

            "It's okay. It's really hard to find the right timing. How are you?" tanong ni Xavier.

            "I'm fine. Ikaw? Is work okay? Hindi ka naman masyadong nahihirapan?" tanong ni Blaire.

            Laking pasalamat ni Blaire sa mga kaibigan niya, lalo na kay Zandro dahil alam ni Blaire na ito talaga ang mata ni Xavier, na walang nagsalita sa mga ito o nagkuwento kay Xavier tungkol sa nangyari sa kanya sa restaurant.

            "Work is good. Hindi naman masyadong mahirap. My meetings went well. I miss you so much, Love," sagot ni Xavier kay Blaire.

            Blaire chuckled and said, "I miss you too. Three more weeks."

            "You're counting," sagot ni Xavier.

            "Of course naman! I have to keep track of the days that you're not with me," nakangiting sagot ni Blaire at tumayo siya nang maayos para umusog dahil dumating na ulit si Reneth with another newly baked cake.

            She's also counting the days that she has to wait for her surprise. Talagang nakuha niya ang ultrasound photo niya from her doctor and she put it in a small box for her surprise for Xavier. She can't tell Xavier yet because of the surprise element at gusto niya ring makita ang reaksyon ni Xavier face-to-face.

            "Three weeks feel like three years," Xavier said while groaning.

            "Ikaw ang nagsabi sa'kin na three months nga kinaya natin, a month pa kaya?" pang-aasar na sagot ni Blaire.

            "That was when I haven't left for L.A.! Now that I'm here, I really miss you so much, and I have this urge to come back home immediately," sabi ni Xavier.

            Totoo iyon. No'ng nasa airport si Xavier ay parang may nag-uudyok sa kanyang huwag nang tumuloy sa L.A. for his business ventures. That got him worried because his gut is never wrong kaya pagdating na pagdating niya sa L.A. ay agad niyang tinawagan si Blaire.

            He almost panicked when Blaire didn't pick up any his calls, but right before he went to bed ay nag-text naman sa kanya si Blaire that she's already off to work and that she's fine kaya nakahinga siya nang maluwag.

            However, the urge to go home is still there. Siguro miss na miss na niya kasi si Blaire.

            "Na-miss mo lang ako," rinig ni Blaire na natatawang sagot ni Blaire sa kanya sa kabilang linya.

            "I know. I miss you so much," sagot ni Xavier. "Are you sure that nothing's wrong there?" paniniguradong tanong ni Xavier.

            "I'm sure," sagot ni Blaire and then, she suddenly felt Reneth tap her shoulder kaya liningon niya ang katabi and she saw Reneth smiling widely at her while pointing a finger in front of them.

            Sinundan naman ng tingin ni Blaire ang daliri ni Reneth and there she saw Exequiel waving his hand at her, so she smiled back and waved her hand as well. Ewan ba niya pero wiling-wili siya kay Exequiel. Pinaglilihian ko siguro, isip ni Blaire.

            "Love, I have to go," paalam ni Blaire kay Xavier.

            "Okay. Just send me a message if may mangyari, okay? Hindi ako magdadalawang-isip na umuwi," bilin ni Xavier.