Sold and Reclaimed

Chapter Thirty

30-Make-up

"I MISS eating you."

Natigilan siya sa paghalo ng adobo. She might have heard it wrong.

"You mean eating my adobo, right?"

"Yes, and you too," he said seriously. 'Di niya malaman kung ano ba dapat ang i-react niya dito.

"We haven't fix things between us, Luci."

Hindi pwedeng ibigay nalang niya basta ang sarili tulad noon kahit na gusto na din niya muling maramdaman ang mga haplos nito. Gash she misses him too, badly.

"But we're married." Nakalapit na ito sakanya. He's just standing right in front of her at nararamdaman nanaman niya ang unti-unting pagbagsak ng pader niya para sa gusto nito.

"it's not just like that, we have issues to fix. I never expected you to marry me and I love everything about being married to you, but we can't just skip and leave alone all our misunderstandings, the problem we had before this."

She wants to give herself a pat in the back for thinking rationally. They are married and it's for a lifetime. Mas mahirap kung mag-iiwan sila ng past issues and baggage baka mauwi lang din sila sa hiwalayan. She needs security other than the contract itself. She needs emotional security from him.

Mas lumapit ito at yumakap sakanya. She felt his warm body over hers. Gosh you are intoxicating.

"Okay then, let's talk things over dinner." Tumingin siya pataas dito due to their height gap. "Over dinner?"

He just nodded and smiled. "So that I can make love to you after talking things over."

Marahan niyang kinurot ito na tumawa lang. Akala naman niya ay kasing seryoso niya yun pala ay kamanyakan parin ang iniisip.

"Magtigil ka na nga. Prepare the dining table." Tumalima naman ito habang siya ay inilipat na ang nilutong ulam nila.

Habang nasa hapag ay inasikaso niya ito just like how she used to. Siya ang naglalagay ng pagkain sa plato nito at syempre dinamihan niya ang patatas, his favorite..

"Thank you, wife." Napangiti naman siya sa sinabi nito. She loves it when he calls her that.

"So, I'll ask first. Why does everyone know that you are married to Winston and Lucas is his son?"

So, seryoso pala talaga ito sa sinabing they'll talk things over dinner. Tiningnan niya ito at nakitang seryoso ito sa tanong. Not a hint of naughtiness or annoyance, just pure question.

"I asked him to marry me."

"What?! When?" Pagputol nito na ikinairap niya. Akala pa naman niya ay hindi ito magrereact ng ganito.

"Let me talk, okay," he just nodded and she continued. "I asked him to marry me the night you gave me to him. Ayaw kong matulad ang relasyon namin sa nangyari satin. Ayokong makaramdam na para akong isang prostitute na binebenta lang at pinagpapasa-pasahan niyong mayayaman. Well, he said yes but we found out that I'm pregnant before leaving for America."

His face showed guilt and pain. Tila ba nararamdaman nito ang naramdaman niya noon. She can't do anything about it but to talk to him. In this way malalaman nilang parehas ang sakit na pinagdaan.

"And everyone assumed that you married him?" Tumango siya dito habang inaalala ang lahat. It was a stupid act to ask someone to marry her on their first meeting. May ibang nakabalita ng kasal na dapat magaganap and they assumed what they wanted lalo na ng nanganak siya.

"Yup. We tried correcting things, but people are persistent to the point that they even call me Mrs. Kings. It's really awkward, because Winston is like a brother to me. He was always there when I needed him, especially with Nicho."