Take A Chance On Me | A Juan GDL Epistolary (Completed)

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We climbed once again to the rooftop holding the best view of Antipolo. As we peep down the glittering expanse of city lights and buildings, I felt like running out of air. My breath has been taken away. Not by the scenery. But by the mere existence of him.

Breathless.

"I guess I got lucky huh. Buti na lang the people voted for yes." He told me. "Kunyare ka pa, Juan Gerardo. You told the guys to spread the word eh. To vote for yes. Of course, people will follow them." It has been a while since I gave my infamous eye roll on him. But as I ended, my smile can't help but sneak through.

"You know why?" He asked. I shook my head.

"'Cause I'd do anything to get that yes."

"'Cause it's you. You're the one I want. You're the one I want to come home to after a bad game. You're the one I want to see cheering for me at the sidelines. You're the one I want to be beside me when I win or lose.

"I want you in the morning, waking me up with soft whispers of "good morning" and I want you at night, tucked under the same blanket. I want you when you smile. I want you when you laugh. I want you when you cry. Hell, even when you snort or burp. I want you."

"Because you're it. You're my person."

This boy in front of me just told me his heart out. Truly, the heart knows when the search is over.

"Juan, I'd be lying if I told you everything isn't better with you because truth be told,

everything has been better since you."

"Yes, Juan. It's a yes. I'm yours. I love you to the moon and back."

He reached in for my head. His fingers crept in at the back of my neck, pulling me gently closer to him.

"But I love you so much more than just to the moon and back. I love you 'til the next galaxy, my slime."

Once again, he made me smile and it was my deepest pleasure to let him taste my happiness with his lips.