WRATH | SDS Present ✔ (TO BE EDITED)

Chapter 22

I slowly opened my eyes while my hands automatically went to my baby bump. I supported it as I slowly sat up, not wanting Xavier to wake up.

"Hey?"

Napa-pikit na lang ako nang marinig ang boses nya. Umupo rin sya at inaantok akong tinignan.

"Go back to sleep. Iihi lang ako." Mahina kong sabi but he just shook his head and stood.

I just sighed and let him guide me up. I groaned because my back is aching as well as my feet. Xavier's arm is around my back while his other hand is holding mine which is making my system go crazy. This is the reason why I don't want to wake him up.

We went inside the bathroom and while I am doing my thing, Xavier is just standing beside me with his back faced on me.

Sometimes, I am getting offended but the bigger part of me finds it sweet. Kahit gaano kasama ang ugali ko, he still respects me and that is just amazing.

After peeing, he slowly guided me down on the bed then he gave me a glass of water.

"Thank you, Xavier." Mahinang sabi ko bago humiga and he just smiled at me before nodding.

Nang maka-pwesto na ako ay humiga na rin sya, sa sahig. When he said that he wants me to always be at his side, I thought he meant it literally. The joke's on me for assuming though.

He is sleeping on a mattress on the floor beside the bed for almost a month now. One time, I tried to talk to him about sleeping beside me on the bed since it's a king sized but he refused.

'Malikot akong matulog. Baka matamaan ko ang tyan mo'

Tandang-tanda ko pa ang eksaktong sinabi nya pero alam kong hindi iyon ang totoo nyang rason. Sigurado naman akong ayaw nya lang talaga akong katabi kasi hindi naman nya ako mahal para tabihan sa pag-tulog kahit pa mag-asawa kami.

It's okay and even though I am slightly hurt everytime I think about that, I just endure it. Ang pag-aalaga nya sa akin ay sobra-sobra na kaya hindi ko na kailangan pang mag-hangad lalo na pinangako ko sa sarili ko na ang baby ko lang ang priority ko and not my heart.

Nagising ako dahil sa pag-tugtog ng vinyl player and when I opened my eyes, I saw Xavier coming inside the room with a bed tray in his hands.

"Good morning." Mahinang bati nya nang ilagay ang tray sa side table.

"Good morning." Bati ko pabalik nang maka-upo na ako.

I gasped softly when he wrapped both of his arms around my waist and slowly lifted me up. Muntikan nang magdikit ang mga labi namin dahil sa lapit ng mga mukha which made my heart go crazy.

Umiwas ako ng tingin nang makatayo na ako ng maayos. Sigurado akong pulang-pula ngayon ang mukha ko kaya hindi nya iyon pwedeng makita.

Kaya ko naman talagang pumunta mag-isa sa banyo but Xavier can't take the risk which I find sweet. Everything he is doing for me, rather, for the baby, is just making me fall for him even deeper. It's hard living with the person you love who only sees you as the mother of his child.

"Can I go to the baby's room later?" Tanong ko nang matapos akong mag-almusal.

"Okay. Doon na rin ako magzu-zoom meeting." Sagot nya kaya agad akong umiling na bahagyang nakapagpa-kunot sa noo nya.

"I'm fine there alone, Xavier. I'm just gonna sit and look at the baby's things." I answered and even gave him a small smile for him to see that I'm saying the truth but when he shook his head, my smile dropped.

"What if you bleed? What if I am so busy in my meeting that I didn't noticed you're in pain? So no, Danae. I won't lose my sight on you. I can't risk our child's life." Seryoso nyang sabi bago kinuha ang tray. "And yours as well." Dagdag pa nya bago tuluyang lumabas sa kwarto.