Published under Pop Fiction

Isang gabi lang. Pero sapat na para magbago ang lahat. Nina thought she had it all-career, comfort, and a relationship na matagal na niyang pinanghawakan. Everything seemed perfect... until dumating siya. The man with those piercing eyes, a smile that disarmed her logic, and a presence that shook her carefully built world. Cliché? Maybe. Pero hindi na ito rom-com sa sinehan-ito, buhay na niya. Kahit pa may ibang taong laman ng kanyang mga litrato at alaala, bakit nga ba si Iñigo ang laman ng puso niya gabi-gabi? Bakit siya ang naiisip niya kapag mag-isa na lang siya sa kwarto, habang tahimik ang mundo? Bakit siya ang gusto niyang makita pagkagising? His eyes-those intense, magnetic eyes-glimmered like cut diamonds, stealing every rational thought she had. His strong, perfectly built frame, parang knight in modern armor, always ready to catch her-figuratively and literally. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word. Calm. Confident. At may tinig na parang kayang tunawin ang lahat ng ingay sa paligid. Pero kapag hinahalikan niya si Nina, wala nang tahimik. Fireworks. The way his lips skimmed across her jaw, the electric pull when he crushed his lips against hers-it was more than just a kiss. It was chaos and comfort all at once. At dun niya narealize... She wasn't just drawn to him. She was falling. Hard. At habang pinipilit niyang itanggi, her body already betrayed her. Her heart? Matagal nang sumuko. Uh-oh. Nina could smell it. This isn't just attraction. This... is trouble. But the kind that makes you want to risk it all

I was 16 back then when I married you. You were 18. Kahit bata ka pa lang, successful ka na agad. Ikaw na agad ang nagpapatakbo ng kompanya niyo. Samantalang ako, sakit sa ulo ng mga magulang ko. Kaya nga siguro ako ipinakasal sayo para magtino ako. Pero kahit isang taon na tayong dalawa na nagsasama, we are still strangers. Walang kibuan, walang pakialamanan. Minsan nga wala pang imikan. Pero that's fine with me kasi hindi naman kita mahal At alam kong hindi mo rin ako mahal Pareho lang tayong naipit sa sitwasyong ito na hindi natin kayang takasan. Pero sana lang dumating ang panahon na kahit papaano masasabi kong YOU ARE MY HOME