No Other You

The Finale

Author's Note: 

Guysss sorry at sobrang natagalan yung update na 'to. Pero nevertheless, thank you sa lahat ng nagtiyagang maghintay para mabasa 'to. Thanks guys! Till my next KD fic. 

- @faulkernette/@annamacarena/Annette 

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Almost a year had passed since that uneventful afternoon that changed Eric and I's lives forever. 

We knew that the separation was necessary, even if it was painful, because if we had decided to push the idea of us getting together just days after him calling off his wedding, andaming taong mag-jujudge at andaming taong masasaktan. 

Even if I was finally sure of how I felt towards him, time was what we needed, and as cliche as it sounded, I had to hold on to the saying, "if it was meant to be, it will be". 

In the 10 months that I decided to stay in the Philippines, my job as an event planner flourished. 

There were so many bookings coming in, from weddings to debuts to product launchings and even baptisms, and I couldn't be anymore thankful for all the blessings that were coming my way. 

My career was doing great, and I couldn't be any happier, but I continued to long for the love I had put on hold, for the man who had my heart since we were kids... Eric. 

The last time I had heard of him was when I bumped into his dad at the supermarket one Sunday. He had told me that shortly after calling off his wedding, Eric flew to the States to unwind and to gain another degree. 

He was supposed to be coming home early this month, but he decided to put the return trip on hold after receiving a job offer that would have him stay in the States for good. 

I admit that I was saddened after hearing this, because I knew that there was a big chance that he and I would never see each other again, but what saddened me more was the fact that I never had the chance to properly say goodbye to him. 

Eric's last memory of me, would be me pushing him away like that, and I suddenly felt guilty for treating him the way I did. 

Ginawa ko lang naman kung ano 'yung tama, pero ang sakit sakit pa rin pala. 

As I sat here, on our favorite spot at the park, I reminisced all our good memories; our heart to heart conversations, our food trips, our one bottle sessions after work.

I missed them all terribly and if only I could turn back time, I would in a heartbeat. 

I'd muster up the courage to finally tell him that I did love him, so we could finally get our happily ever after. 

"Eric, kung nasaan ka man, sana masaya ka." I said to the whistling wind. "I'm sorry sa lahat ha? Sana pagdating ng araw, mapatawad mo rin ako sa lahat ng mga naging kasalanan ko sa'yo." I added.

"Grabe ka naman." A male voice said from behind. "Parang patay na 'ko niyan ah."

I quickly turned toward the voice's direction, my heart beating erratically. The voice was all too familiar to me. 

It was Eric. He was finally here with me. 

"Kung nasaan ako, sana masaya ako? Well, nandito na ako, kasama ka. Kaya oo, masayang masaya ako." He smiled, his dimple, the one that I loved the most, showing ever so perfectly on his cheek. 

I simply got teary-eyed, walked to him and hugged him tight. 

"Eric, mahal kita. Mahal na mahal na mahal kita." I said. "I'm sorry kung naduwag ako noon. I'm sorry if you felt as if you were the risk I was never willing to take. Pero ngayon," I gently broke off the embrace to look into his eyes. "Siguradong sigurado na ko sa'yo at sa nararamdaman ko para sa'yo, kaya sana, okay pa. Sana pwede pa." 

Eric caressed my face. 

"Oo, okay pa. Oo, pwede pa. Parati naman eh. Basta para sa'yo, Jaimie." He said. "No matter what happens, I will always come back to you and only you." 

I felt as if I was on Cloud Nine the moment that our lips met. 

The feeling of love and longing was a wonderful combination that had us glued to one another. 

We waited a darn, long time for this and Eric and I weren't going to let anyone nor anything ruin this perfect moment for us. 

It used to be right love, wrong time for the both of us. 

But after having to go through years of denial and an almost wedding, we were finally here wrapped in each other's arms and I can mostly definitely say that this time around, it was going to be right love, right time and most especially, right person. 

-THE END-