Shades of Crimson

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Overnight Date

"Do you think Lia will be okay?" I asked, my voice laced with concern. "Pano kung umiyak siya ng madaling araw tapos hinanap ako? What if maubos yung mga gatas niya? And Phoenix! He has a fever, baby. Oh God..."

"Baby, relax. They'll be fine, okay? Ate Livvy's a pedia, she knows what to do with them." He laughed a bit. "We have two doctors in our home, baby, stop worrying.'

Napabuntong hininga at sumandal na lamang sa upuan ng sasakyan. I'm just worried with my daughter, she's just 6 months old yet, iiwan ko siya for a night. Nathan kept on saying that I'm over reacting, but can he blame me? I'm a mother! Like, hello! And Phoenix too, he's fever keeps on rising up and it's bothering me so much.

"Where are we going pala?" I asked while watching him drive. I pouted a little when I saw the veins in his hands.

They look so hot.

"Tagaytay. We have a rest house there, remember?"

I looked at him with wide eyes, "WE do?"

We have a lot of properties so... yeah. I mean, over a year that we were married, I learned that they have lots of properties but in Russia, not here in the Philippines that's why I was shocked to know that we have-- or he have... No, we. We're married. So, we have a rest house. Period.

We went out of our house, nine thirty in the morning so, maybe we'll be in tagaytay before lunch? I suddenly thought of their delicacies and the taal volcano.

"Yeah," Nilingon niya ako sandali at binalik rin ang tingin sa daanan. "It was a graduation gift of my parents to me when I graduated senior high. Actually, it's for the both of us... we graduated on the same year, remember?"

"Moving up yung akin, Nathan."

"It's just the same, baby."

Umirap ako rito at isinandal ang ulo sa upuan ng sasakyan. I was still really, really sleepy. Lia keeps on crying last night. Siguro nararamdaman niyang aalis kami ng tatay niya para maglandian at maiiwan siya, hindi makakasama saamin. I suggested to Nathan that we'll get Lia but he said no.

He's heartless. Sariling anak ayaw isama.

"Baby..."

"Hmm?" I frowned when I felt something touching my cheeks. I slapped that something and moved a bit.

My eyes are still sleepy and my brain is still not functioning that well. I wanted to continue my sleep but I heard a loud hiss making me open my eyes. Nakita ko si Nathan na hawak ang kamay. I raised my brows then looked at his face.

"What happened?"

Hinihimas nito ang kamay niya. Kung kanina ay ang kanang kilay ko lang ang naka-angat, ngayon ay pati ang kaliwa ko ng kilay.

"I said, what happened?" I repeated. Inabot ko ang kamay nito at nakita kong namumula. "Why is your hand red?"

"You sound so innocent, huh?" Nathan said

I frowned a bit and looked at him. "What did I do? Was I the one who did this?" I pointed his red hand and he nodded. "You're OA. What did I do for your hand to redden this much?"

He looked at me with his normal expression. Not smiling, not frowning, but he doesn't look angry either. Just a normal goody good boy expression.

"You slapped my hand, baby." He sighed and caressed my cheeks. "Ang sakit mo pa naman mamalo."

I tilted my head to right. Oh! I remembered. I felt something that's touching my cheeks a while ago... It was his hands. I pouted and moved his hand to my lips and kissed it. I felt Nathan stilled.