Momentary Bliss

19th

"Good morning!" I said na hinihingal pa.
"Morning, baby. Get in." He said at pinagbuksan ako ng pinto ng sasakyan niya.

Pumasok na ako since we're running late already. Umikot na din siya to get in the car.

"I really am sorry, baby. Hindi ko ata narinig yung alarm ko." I said and looked at him.
"It's fine. You slept late didn't you?" He asked me which made me a bit guilty.
"I'm sorry." Natatangi kong nasabi.
He just hissed and focused on the road.

Nakarating kami sa company and I don't want to experience such attention from the people inside. Pero di ko na yun naiwasan. Kasama ko pa naman itong si Tristan.

"Good morning Sir!" Almost everyone in the office said.
Tumango lang si Tristan and walked directly towards his office. Binaba ko na gamit ko sa table ko and looked at him.

Before he entered his own office lumingon siya saken and he mumbled the word "i love you". I smiled at him before I started working.

While working, I felt my phone vibrate. I saw a text message from Eli.

Eli:

Leah will be out of the hospital at lunch time. Don't worry about us. Leah said she wants to go to your condo. Babantayan nalang namin siya ni Micah. See you on dinner.

I didn't bother to type a reply since I need to finish my work and submit it later.

Lunch break came, my co-workers walked towards me and asked me so many questions.

"Ba't kayo late, Viv?"
"Magkasama kayo ni Sir Tristan kagabi?"
"Did something happened between you and Sir Tristan?"

Naiirita ako sakanila but I tried to atleast be patient. After all they're just asking.

"I overslept, thats why we were late. Sir Tristan picked me up earlier thats why nadamay siya nung nalate ako. Yes, magkasama kami kagabi pero hinatid niya ako sa condo namin. And of course none, walang nangyari between us. Don't think about it geez." I said and looked at them one by one and I saw such amusement in their eyes.

Nagtake-out nalang ako ng pagkain ko so I could eat it in the office. I need to finish my works too.

After eating lunch napagpasyahan ko na i-text si Tristan about dinner. I forgot to tell him kaninang umaga since I was really spacing out.

:

Micah wants to eat dinner at our condo later, you going?

He replied after a few minutes.

Baby Tan:

I'll try. Still have mountains of work to do.

Naaawa ako sakanya pero just by looking at my work, we're in the same boat.

:

Me too :( I'll try to finish these. Good luck with yours.

He replied fast.

Baby Tan:

Thanks baby. You too. Iloveyou.

I smiled and replied that I love him too.

Hours past, I'm almost finish doing the mountain of work I needed to do. After finishing, I texted Tan if he was done.

:

You done? I can wait for you.

He replied after a couple of minutes.

Baby Tan:

Not yet. Come in the office. Wait inside here.

I fixed my things at pumunta na ako sa loob ng office niya. I saw him looking very tired.

I sat on the sofa at hindi ko na siya inabala.

While I was scrolling through my phone, paminsan minsan din ako sumusulyap kay Tan.

"Can I atleast help you with something?" I asked dahil baka may gusto siya kainin or gawin but he can't because of work.

"I'm fine. You sure you're willing to wait for me?" He asked and I saw concern in his eyes.
"You always do the same to me. Nothing special about it." I said and smiles sweetly.
"I'll be done after like half an hour or so. Thanks for waiting, baby." He said and lumapit sakin to kiss my forehead.

So I waited for him. Nilibang ko nalang yung sarili ko sa paggamit ng cellphone ko. I decided to scroll through my social media specifically sa IG
I saw so many pictures of my co-workers, my childhood friends and other people. I decided to post something.

Pinicturan ko yung office ni Tan and syempre kasama siya dun pero hindi nga lang kita yung mukha niya. I posted it and captioned it with an emoji of a boy working. I can't think of any other captions.

Leah was the first one to like and comment on my post.

Leah_27: ehem! Ang ganda naman ng office ni Sir!

I laughed at what she commented. Sumunod naman si Micah.

Mics38: Ang sweet naman kahit hindi kita yung mukha! Haha!

Nakakatawa lang kasi sa lahat ng pwede makakita silang dalawa pa talaga ang nauna.

I continued scrolling through my IG and napaisip ako if Tan has an account. Nagsearch ako and there I saw his account. Pero naka private iyon. Finollow ko nalang yung account niya. Nagulat ako when may nagnotify that he followed me back! Tumingin ako sakanya. He was using his phone too. Nakapag-ayos na siya ng gamit niya.

"Let's go?" He asked at inakbayan na ako para makalabas ng office niya.
"I posted a picture on IG. Hindi naman kita mukha mo so don't worry." I said and laughed nervously.
"You should've told me. Para naman naka smile ako." He said and looked at me.

Nakasakay na kami sa sasakyan niya. I remembered Micah saying na dun magdidinner sa condo namin.
"Doon magdidinner sa condo, magluluto ako." I said and looked at him.
"Mhm... are you not tired? Pwede naman tayo magdrive thru so you won't need to cook." He said.
"I'm not that tired. Kaya ko pa naman magluto." I said and saw him nod.

We arrived at our condo minutes later. Pumasok na kami sa unit and I saw Micah, Eli and Leah sitting on the couch talking and laughing.

"Yun oh! Dumating na si ate girl na nagpost ng office ni Sir." Leah said and laughed.
"Ang sweet nun! Kulang nalang tumingin si Tristan sa camera." Micah said at tumili.
"Mga loko kayo." I said at nagbihis na so I can cook.

Nakikipag kwentuhan na sila sa isa't isa ngayon. I'm cooking Sinigang. While cooking, naramdaman ko na may humahawak sa bewang ko. I turned around and saw Tristan. Nagulat ako dahil muntik ko na mailapit ang labi namin sa isa't isa. Pinagpatuloy ko nalang ako pagluluto.

"Taste this." I said and inilapit sakanya ang kutsara na may sabaw.
"It's good." He said and looked at me.
I smiled and tasted it myself. It is good.

"Ayusin ko lang yung table so we can eat dinner na." I said at kumuha na ng mga pinggan.
"I'll prepare the table." Tan said and inagaw sakin ang mga pinggan.
"Tan-" I said and looked at him.
"Its fine, baby. I'll help you." He said and smiled.
Pinayagan ko na siya, gusto niya eh.

After preparing, kumain na kami ng dinner. Nakipag-usap na din kami sa isa't isa. Eli said na magtatrabaho na siya simula bukas. Ilang araw din siya nag-absent for Le.

We finished eating dinner. Nagpaalam na si Eli saamin. Micah said na sa kwarto siya ni Leah matutulog. As for Tristan, he said he wanted me to sleep first bago siya umalis.

"You're tired. Umuwi ka na." I said.
"Uuwi ako pag nakatulog ka na. Baka late ka nanaman magising." He said.
Kinuha ko phone ko and set my alarm para sure na talaga.
"Let's take a picture first." I said held my phone to take a picture.
We took 2 to 3 pictures. May nakasmile kami and may wacky din.
"Post mo sa IG." He said and looked at the pictures.

"Sure. Ano caption ko?" I said
"Just put the letter I" he said.
"I? Bakit? Sure ka na dyan?" I asked confused.
Tumango lang siya.

I posted the picture with that caption at tinag ko na din siya.
Pero he insisted at inantay niya ako matulog. He went for a soft kiss before I could fall asleep.
"I love you my one and only." I heard him say that before going to sleep.