Cascading Waters

Chapter XXXVIII

Just as we planned, the Fabianos came over for dinner. It was a long night but nothing much happened. Hindi rin kami masyadong nagusap ni Axel because Papa was always there. 

I noticed Papa's reaction towards Axel that night. Hindi nga naman masyadong halata ang pagiging cold ni Papa sa kaniya kung hindi ko alam na may pinagusapan sila kaya siguro hindi ko napansin noong mga unang interaksyon nila but tonight, it was obvious.

We never had the chance to talk until it was their time to go home. Dala ni Axel ang sasakyan niya kaya nauna sila tita. Akala ko ay hindi aalis sila papa habang hindi pa nakakaalis si Axel but to my surprise, pumasok agad sila sa loob kaya kaming dalawa ngayon sa labas.

Nakasandal siya sa kotse niya. I raised a brow when I saw him looking out behind me, probably confirming if it's really just the two of us. When he finally looked at me, he reached for my wrists before slowly pulling me towards him.

He guided my arms to wrap around his body. He kissed the tip of my head before letting out a sigh. Nilayo niya bahagya ang katawan sa akin at hinaplos ang pisngi ko gamit ang hinlalaki. 

"I miss you."

"Hmm? we saw each other this morning."

"Still not enough."

I rolled my eyes bago ngumuso. He looked down my lips before crouching for a soft kiss. Hindi lumalim iyon dahil lumayo agad siya. Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay.

"Not now. I don't think your dad would be pleased to see that."

Natawa ako at hindi na siya tinanong. We stayed outside hugging each other before he told me to go inside para maka alis na siya. We called each other until we fell asleep. 

I woke up to the little chitchats I heard downstairs. Bumaba ako at nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang nakita ang kakarating lang na si Tyler. 

"Ty!" excited kong sigaw at niyakap agad siya. Natawa siya at ginulo ang buhok ko.

"Hey, I made it. You nervous for later?" he asked.

Naguluhan ako sa huling sinabi niya pero naramdaman agad ang mabilis na pitik ng puso ko nang naalala kung anong meron sa araw na ito. It's my cafe's opening day!

At dahil doon, my panic showed all over my face kaya hindi ko na sinagot si Tyler at tumakbo na papasok ng kwarto ko. Narinig ko ang halakhak at kanchaw niya ngunit wala na akong oras pansinin pa iyon. God, I have so much to prepare! 

Pairing my nude heels with my pastel pink knot front stand collar long sleeves and black pants, I hurried downstairs to gather everything I needed. Hindi ko na pinansin ang mga tawag nila sa akin aside sa mga importanteng paalala for later. 

I drove my car off to the cafe and managed to get there safe and sound. Natataranta na kasi ako dahil sa kaba. I texted my manager last night to come here first thing in the morning kaya naman ay bukas na ang cafe nang dumating ako.

We prepared everything we could ngunit hindi ako magkamayaw dahil sa kaba. I only relaxed nang maka tanggap ako ng tawag kay Axel.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey, baby. Good morning. You're up? Why did I receive no text?" rinig ko ang tampo sa boses niya.

"Hey, good morning! I'm sorry. I forgot. Kinakabahan ako for later. I'm at the cafe right now doing... stuff," sagot ko dahil hindi ko talaga alam ano pang ginagawa ko kahit wala naman na akong kailangang gawin.

"Okay, I'll be right there. You need anything I can bring?"

"No, i'm fine." 

"Okay, don't worry too much alright? You'll be fine. I'll be there."