Ring of Promises

Chapter 35

Warning: This chapter contains mature scenes which may not be appropriate for young and sensitive readers.

Ring of Promises

Chapter 35

"What do you think of moving in..." tumigil ako sa pag-inom ng kape at tiningnan siya. "To our condo in Taguig?"

Things like that always makes me feel so fluttered. I don't know why. It's normal that he's asking my opinion and will surely regard what I've said.

Sobrang nakakagaan sa pakiramdam na kaming dalawa na talaga ang nagdedesisyon para sa sarili namin, ganito rin naman dati pero ginagabayan pa kami ng mga magulang namin noon.

Now, they fully left their spots as our guru in life because maybe they knew that we are know adults. Na kaya ng magdesisyon ng sarili nang hindi nagkakamali.

And the possessive adjective he used! Our? Our condo? It's his! Hindi pa naman kami mag-asawa pero ganoon na ang mga salitaan niya.

Dahan-dahan kong nilapag ang tasa sa counter. "What do you mean? Right now?"

"Not right now. We'll start moving our things before we go back to our province but we'll live there after you graduate, while waiting for our wedding and..." Nilingon niya saglit ang niluluto bago humarap muli sa akin. "This place is too crowded now, we can't house everything we need."

Natawa ako. Naalala ko ang tatlong gym equipments niya na dinala rito dahil wala siyang magawa kapag mag-isa siya. Puno na ang veranda ngayon dahil doon.

"I'm fine with that. Kung gusto mo naman doon tayo sa mansiyon sa QC." I crinkled my nose while thinking of that mansion. My father owns it but it was named after my mother. Madalang na lang ang pumupunta roon. Si Daddy lang, kapag kailangan ng matutuluyan. Sa labing-isang bahay, sa likod ng mansiyon ay nakatira ang ibang tauhan ni Daddy. Mga pabahay para sa mga empleyado. Kaysa raw hindi mapakinabangan ang malaking lupa, ayaw din naman niyang ibenta at malaking asset iyon para sa pamilya

"You have maids there." Umiling siya. "Sa condo tayo."

"What's wrong with having maids around?" Tanong ko kahit alam ko na ang isasagot niya. "Isn't that convenient for us? You won't clean and cook anymore because we will have someone to do that."

"You want me to answer your first question?" I shook my head and picked my mug up.

"No, thanks."

"I love doing things for you, you know that. And I want privacy," tinikman niya ang niluluto. I pouted as I watched the muscles on his back move. His august butt was hugged by his gray sweatpants. Kapag talaga iyon ang suot, babakat ang lahat na dapat bumakat. Wait, what am I saying? Umiling ako para itapon ang nakakahiyang salita na lumabas sa isipan ko.

"So, do you agree on what I've said?" Nakatalikod pa rin siya sa akin. I already said I'm fine with that.

"Yeah, totally." tipid kong sagot.

Tumayo ako nang nakitang malapit na siyang matapos sa ginagawa. Naglapag ako ng dalawang plato at baso para sa amin, pati na rin ang kubyertos. Kumuha ako ng tubig at juice mula sa ref. He didn't drink his usual coffee, made me think that he'll have juice for now.

The Lemon Chicken Piccata he cooked and the Gelato, given by his mother is obviously not for breakfast. Nanood kasi ako kagabi ng isang video tutorial tungkol sa pagluluto ng mga Italian dishes. Nakita iyon ni Caspian at sinabing ipagluluto raw ako. I told him to do it some other time but he didn't listen. Sa mga susunod na araw ay tuturuan na raw niya ako.

We can't have it later for dinner because he'll dine with some of his friends in a restaurant along Ayala Avenue. I bet they are group of young businessmen, soon to be a business magnate of their own.