"San ba tayo pupunta? Ha? Panget?" Pangungulit ko sakanya habang nasa kotse kami. Pano ba naman kasi past 7pm na, kung san san pa balak pumunta ng mokong na 'to.
"Ang kulit mo talaga ano? Malalaman mo rin naman mamaya. Kalma ka lang." Sabi niya then put his hand above my hand and kissed it.
"Wala ka bang tiwala sakin?" Dagdag niya pa.
"Wala akong tiwala sa mga panget e. Sorry. Bleh" sabi ko habang tinatawanan siya.
"Sinong panget? Ikaw ba?"
"Hindi no. Maganda ako, please lang."
"Ay hindi din ako panget, ako kaya ang hari ng kagwapuhan dito."
"Oh my god. You must be dreaming."
"No. I've stopped dreaming since I had you. You are my dream." And that shut me up.
Then after a few seconds...
"Pero joke lang. Mamaya sobrang magandahan ka na sa sarili mo e." He said while laughing.
"Whatever matt, whatever. Mag-drive ka na nga lang diyan." At tumingin ako sa kabilang direction hiding my red face.
"Yes, my love."
3 years and 11 months.
I have never been this happy. 3 years na kami pero andun padin yung kilig, yung excitement tuwing makikita ko siya, yung lahat. Parang yung nililigawan parin niya ako everyday. I feel so blessed to have him after all the things that happend with my life; He embraced each and every flaws and he tries to heal all my scars. Sinong babae ba ang hindi maiinlove dito paulit ulit?
Natigil ako sa pagpapahayag ko kung gano ko siya kamahal ng bigla siyang nagsalita.
"So, what happend with you nung wala ako? I bet you missed me." He looked at me the wiggled his eyebrows up and down.
"Excuse me, I didn't missed you. Baka ikaw, ang nakamiss. I bet walang mala-dyosa na kagandahan dun sa Palawan."
"Actually, meron."
"Oh really? Bat umuwi ka pa dito? You should've stayed there."
"I can't do that."
"And why not?"
"Kasi po, may baboy akong maiiwan dito sa Manila. I can't stay there without my pig you know." Then he pinched my nose.
"Aray! Excuse me, I'm not baboy. I have abs." Sabi ko, again with my very confident tone.
"Weh? Baka tabs. Alam mo, taba. Kahit na gano ka kataba hindi naman ako titingin sa iba e. Aanhin ko flat nilang tiyan kung hindi ko rin naman magagawang unan diba. So I'm okay with your big tummy." He said then he touched my tummy.
"Wow. For your information mister, these abs?" Sabay turo ko sa abs ko.
"What about your tabs, my pig?"
"Are worth looking at. Boys will die just to see my abs babe. Kaya nga takot kang mag two-piece ako diba?"
"No. Takot akong mapahiya ka. Yung taba mo kasi." Then he laughed, again, for the nth time.
"Yabang mo monkey!"
"Mahal mo naman." He said confidently.
"And who told you that?" I crossed my arms.
"You."
"Excuse me, I did not."
"Yes, you did."
"Hoy. Ikaw kaya yon." I pointed at him.
"Weh."
"Oo kaya. 3 years ago, you told me to go down para lang makita kang nakaupo sa couch. And then sabi mo you love me."
"Did I?" Sabi niya na parang hindi makapaniwala.
"Yes you did. And you know what you did after that?"
"Um. What? I laughed and told you I was just joking?" He answered me smiling.
"No, jerk. Pina-inom mo ako ng gayuma to say 'I love you' back."
"Wow babe, you're such a great story teller." Sabi niya habang umiiling pa.
"I am not." I raised my eyebrow
"Yes, you are."
"Grabe ka matthew ano?"
"Bakit? Sobrang gwapo ko ba?"
"No."
"Then what?"
"Masyado mong kinareer yung pagpapainom sakin ng gayuma. Sa sobrang dami nga, effective pa siya after 3 years."
"That's good to hear, I think kailangan ko na puntahan yung pinagbilhan ko non and give her money to thank her kasi effective yung gayuma."
"Hah! See, inamin mo rin na ginayuma mo ako. I won! Bleh." Nilagay ko pa yung kamay ko above my head para maging mas nakakainis yung pang-aasar ko sakanya.
But instead of being irratated, he smiled while shaking his head.
"Why are you smiling? Dapat naiinis ka." I pouted which made him smile bigger then eventually laughed.
"Why are you laughing?"
"I'm just amazed babe."
"Amazed where?"
"Not where. It's a who."
"Amazed to whom?"
"To you."
"Why?" He stopped the car and cupped my face.
"3 years had passed, pero you never fail to amaze me. Everyday, meron akong discovery sayo. Like right now, hindi ko alam na napaka galing mo palang gumawa ng story? Bat hindi nalang AB Journ kinuha mo instead of MMA?" tumawa nanaman siya.
"Kung kumuha ako ng AB journ edi sana hin-" nilagay niya yung index finger infront of my lips.
"My turn to talk, okay?" I rolled my eyes
"So I was saying, you're so amazing and unpredictable. And that makes me fall for you over and over again. Yes, ang cheesy and gay since we don't usually talk about cheesy stuffs like this kasi its not our thing but, yeah, those things made me love you even more. I love you Reese. And I can't see myself sa mga susunod na taon na wala ka sa tabi ko. I feel so blessed kasi pinayagan mo akong pumasok sa buhay mo at hinayaan mo akong mahalin ka. I love you. Always."
Tinitigan ko lang siya and now its my turn ko na tumawa.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Bakit ka tumatawa?" He asked, looking confused.
"Ang cheesy mo kasi nakakadiri." Then I laughed again.
And the unexpected thing happend, he pouted. And started driving.
"Hoy monkey."
"Ano?" He said not looking at me.
"I love you too. Always." And as if I said the magic words to make him smile.
Few minutes after...
"We're here." He announced
"Are you serious?" I looked around, baka kasi namamalikamata lang ako
"Ay hindi, nagjojoke lang ako. Actually hindi dito e, dun pa. Pero iiwan lang talaga kita dito kasi trip ko lang." He said sarcastically,
"Tara!" Then he opened my door. Sumunod nalang ako sakanya.
