MY UNEXPECTED WIFE (BossSeries#3)

CHAPTER 40

MABAGAL akong kumain ng dinner, pati na rin ang paghuhugas ng pinagkainan ko. Kahit wala namang alikabok ang sahig ng kusina, nagwalis pa rin ako. Gusto kong tulog na si Casper pagkapasok ko sa kwarto namin. Nahihiya pa rin akong harapin siya. Telling him about getting my virginity last night, feels really awkward.

Patay na ang ilaw pagkapasok ko, tahimik na rin ang paligid. So I carefully walked towards our bed and slowly laid beside him.

"Cassy."

"Oh, shocks!" Laking gulat ko nang bigla niya akong tinawag. "W-Why?"

I really can't see him clearly in the dark but I know na nakaharap siya sa gawi ko. I nervously gulped.

"Ang tagal mong umakyat. I waited for you."

"Why?" I repeated my question. He moved and laid on his back. I don't know if his eyes are close or he's looking at the ceiling.

"Ikakasal na si Zyra, isa sa mga kaibigan ko. We're invited to attend her wedding."

"She know me?"

"Of course, she knew."

"How about your other friends."

"Oo naman. I told them I'm married. I never kept a secret from them."

"Oh." But you didn't invite them on our wedding day.

DAYS passed and we treated each other like nothing happened. I never opened up again what happened at the island and Casper did the same. He still slept beside me on our bed and I always woke up with a ready breakfast at the kitchen table.

Kung maaga akong nagigising, nasasabayan ko siyang kumain ng agahan and we have this usual conversation which he'll ask me what I'm going to do this day, kung may lakad ba ako or what and I'll just always answer him na manonood lang ako ng movie o series and do some household chores all day. I already told him that I am on vacation so I have no work. While he'll tell me his schedule and inform me beforehand if he'll be home early or late. Sa gabi ay minsan lang kami nagkakasabay kumain, most of the time tulog na ako pagkauwi niya.

"Sayang hindi na ako kasali sa groomsmen."

I looked at Casper who's sitting beside me. May inggit sa expression niya habang nakatingin sa mga kaibigan niyang naglalakad sa aisle.

"I'm sorry you're married now," I told him with casual tone, kahit parang pinipiga ang dibdib ko dahil sa sinabi niya.

"Don't be sorry. It's not your fault," he replied but his eyes was still not on me.

So being married with me was a fault, huh?

"At wala na tayong magagawa... We can't take back the time."

If we can take back the time, I'll still marry you, Casper. But you... If you have the chance to go back to the past, you'll surely do everything just to prevent marrying me.

"But I really thought na ako ang huling ikakasal," he sarcastically chuckled. "Akala ko isang beses akong magiging bestman at tatlong beses magiging groomsmen. But unexpectedly, ako pala ang unang ikinasal... awfully without my best friend's presence."

When you'll fall in love with me... hopefully someday, you can marry me again and invite your friends.

I sadly smiled because of my unspoken thoughts. I slightly inhaled and exhaled deeply para mabawasan ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko. Casper didn't notice the sudden change of my expression dahil nasa mga kaibigan niya ang kanyang atensyon.

I was with him this whole time but he was busy communicating and watching his friends. Pinakilala niya ako kanina and his friends were very welcoming, they even teased us but after that they got busy and I was not included again in Casper's attention.

Imbitado ang parents niya and even my parents too, so I had no choice but to be with him all the time. Sunod ng sunod lang ako na parang buntot ni Casper. I was not bored though, I was actually fine. Dahil kung gaano ka-busy ang atensyon niya sa iba, nasa kanya naman ang buong atensyon ko. I'm glad seeing Casper enjoying himself with his friends. His smiles and laughters were genuine, his eyes were even sparkling. How I wish I could make him dazzling like at this too.

"Paano ba 'yan, hindi ka na pwede sa agawan ng garter," Takuya teased Casper. Nasa reception venue na kami. Nasa magkahiwalay na table ang boys and girls pero nasali ako sa grupo ng mga lalaki dahil dito piniling umupo ni Casper. I had the choice to sit with the ladies but I'm not that friendly to be with them na kanina ko palang din nakilala.

"Huwag kang ganyan, Hapon. Baka ma-offend si Cassy," Yong apologetically smiled at me.

"I won't mind. He can join," kibit-balikat ko.

"Talaga?!" Casper exclaimed. He even faced me and held my shoulders.

So this is how I can get his attention.

"Subokan mo," I smirked that made his friends laughed in unison.

And yes, he did. Sinubokan niya ngang tumayo nang tinawag na ang mga binata para sa agawan ng garter. Kaya tuloy awtomatikong pumunta sa tenga niya ang kamay ko at piningot siya. I did it jokingly but I honestly did it because I really got irritated.

How dare he?! Kanina pa ako nagtitimpi sa amerkanong hilaw na 'to.

So at the end, the best man and the maid of honor got paired. Kanina ko pa napapansin na tinuntudyo nila ang dalawa. I don't know their whole story but it's kind of cute to see them. I can see the love from the girl's eyes, I can sense her nervousness. I can relate with her. Because the guy seems interested in her too but... he keeps looking at the bride.

"Are you okay?"

"Huh?" Nagulat ako sa biglaang tanong ni Casper. Nilingon ko siya and I saw him looking at me too. My heart suddenly beats faster than normal and I gulped in nervousness.

"I'm asking you if you're okay. You seems deep with your own thoughts."

"Ahh, yeah. Okay lang ako," I smiled. "I just thought about something."

"Something like what?"

"Hmn... our wedding," iwas ko ng tingin.