Parrot (JaDine AU)

Epilogue

AN: word vomit. just a peek in their lives. no plot, no plan, tbh. i just started typing. not betaed as well. i really just wanna try getting back at writing. 😅

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Nadine's POV

I woke up and couldn't breathe.

Because my boyfriend--well, technically husband has woken me up by tickling me and honestly?? How did he know where exactly I'm ticklish??

"James!!!" I complained mid-laugh.

I haven't even seen him yet, having to try to get away from him as soon as I woke up, but I was sure it was him. He was the one I fell asleep with in the living room, anyway.

But I only heard him laughed and he continued tickling me.

I screamed, still laughing in between. "James! Stop!"

"Ugh." Someone groan and that made James stopped as we both turned to where the sound came from.

It was Danny, who looked as if he'd just woken up. He was looking at us exasperatedly and I couldn't help but let out a little giggle.

If I had a dollar everytime he looks at us like that.

"I'd tell you to get a room, but then that room is still next to mine so whatever. Ugh, how to clean my eyes..." He muttered.

I glared at him playfully, but also couldn't help but look at both me and James. We were both decent looking We just watched a movie last night, anyway (and eventually fell asleep here).

But Danny had turned his back and was walking towards the kitchen now.

Then as if we weren't interrupted, James just leaned in and gave me a quick peck on the lips.

"Good morning." He says.

I smiled. "Good morning."

It's been about a month since our disastrous wedding day. To be honest, it feels like it was a lifetime ago now.

It was really a mess right after that, but somehow, we managed to gradually fix everything.

Kuya Echo had talked to my dad, and my dad had miraculously came through. He had talked to both me and James and after we told him everything, he had promise he'd help us with James's parents but had also insisted that we push through the marriage at least.

So we did just that. It was what was agreed upon from the start anyway, and it turned out, it was the one thing that had calmed James's father.

In our world arranged marriages are a norm, and a means of merger. Love was the last thing people would consider in those agreements.

And I realized, my dad knew that more than anything. It was what had happened to him and my mom. And I guess, that was why he was understanding to us, and had offered to talk to James's dad for us.

I guess in that aspect, James and I were lucky. Because at the very least, we do feel something for each other. I know relationship takes a lot of work, but we are fortunate we even have something to work with. Others in our world aren't as lucky.

And that was what we have been working for ever since. With the scandal, my parents--and James's according to them, had sent us here in LA for the meantime. Just to keep the media from prying even more than they already do. We did have a honeymoon planned, so we weren't leaving any work behind.

And while we're here, we have been working on our relationship. We were still adjusting to being in an actual relationship after all. (He did confess during our prenup shoot, and I've only reciprocated by our wedding day. So if we're normal people, we'd basically still be boyfriend and girlfriend--just with a marriage certificate.)