Naughty - behaving badly; relating to or suggesting sex in usually a playful way
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Kim
Days, months have passed still no morning sickness. We were still trying. Hindi nagsasawa si Shannon na iparamdam sa akin na mahal niya ako. The days are counting but it seems that this marriage plays to be lonely. Ang tahimik ng bahay. Ingay lang na nanggagaling sa amin ang maririnig. I go to work, I come home early to cook for dinner. That's my daily routine. Minsan kapag gusto namin pareho, sa labas kami kumakain. We did everything that normal couples do. Kahit dalawa lang kami ay ni minsan hindi ko naramdaman na nabawasan ang pagmamahal sa akin ni Shannon. Kahit tulog ako, ginagapang parin ako ng aking asawa.
" Kim, sasama ka ba sa outing ng grupo." Aya sa akin ni Sabina. Nag-usap kase ang grupo na pupunta sa swimming pool kasama ang mga bata. Grasha will be there. Si Iza daw hindi makakapunta. Ewan ko ba at malala na ang iwasan nila ni Gigs. Alam niya kaseng darating ang grupo. Kyle will be there, Miguel, Kiefer too but Shannon and Gigs won't be there. Si Shannon may business trip kaya hindi makakasama.
" Sige, sabihan ko lang ang mga staff ko na hindi muna ako papasok" Untag ko kay Grasha sa kabilang linya.
Sa Tagaytay ang punta ngayon ng grupo. Nakakabilib dahil alam kong workaholic sina Miguel, Kiefer at Kyle ngunit talagang hindi sila pumasok ngayon para lang sa outing na 'to. Even Kyle, he doesn't have a family yet but still he is with us. Ganon katibay ang pundasyon ng samahan ng mga Jaguars. Iyun nga lang talaga at wala si Gigs at Shannon. Pati si Iza ay wala rin. I don't really know what's the real score between the two but I am sure of something, hindi malabong may namamagitan na sa kanilang dalawa. Iza was very keen to hide it from us for almost four years but Gigs was the only one who managed to turn the tables on and chose to prove to everybody that Iza is a woman.
Ayoko ng makialam pa sa problema nilang dalawa. All I want is to have a stable and happy life for everyone.
I am contented with what I have now. I thought marrying a billionaire would be that hard but it turned out the other way around. I have come to realize the wrong ideas and beliefs I have lived for all my life because I can still have the simple life I wanted even with marrying this man.
Hindi ako gusto ng pamilya niya. I get it. But that won't stop me from loving him still. Ipaglalaban ko ang pagmamahal ko para sa kanya hanggang sa makakaya ko. I won't give up until I can.
I will stay in love with him and fight for him.
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Nasa may veranda kami ng habang pinapanood namin ang mga bata na naglalaro sa swimming pool. Miguel and Kiefer were also in the swimming pool kasama sina Miggy. Ang saya nilang tignan. I can't believe I am seeing two of those bad boy Jaguars happily married and have kids. Nakakaselos dahil sila nabiyayaan ng maraming anak. Lalo na si Grasha.
" Bakit hindi sumama si Shannon, Kim" Tanong sa akin ni Grasha.
Kagabi ay nagpaalam sa akin si Shannon. He needs to go to the States for a business matter. Akala ko ay isang araw lang siya dun pero tumawag siya sa akin kanina lang na mag-eextend daw siya dun ng tatlong araw.
" May business meeting siya sa ibang bansa" Tipid kong sagot sa kanya. Napatango si Sabina.
" Ganon ba. Nakakapanibago lang dahil kahit naman may lakad iyun kapag may lakad ang grupo, darating at darating siya. Well, I guess that was very important for him not to be with us now" Untag ni Grasha. Totoo ang sinabi ni Grasha. Shannonnever failed to miss a vacation with the Jaguars. I wanna ask him why but I thought that why would I? It's not as if I am doubting on something I'm not even certain of.
Sabay naming inihanda ang mga pagkaing panghapunan namin. Halos lahat ng paborito ng mga Jaguars, andito. Pero naisip ko lang din na lahat din naman ng mga paborito ng mga kaibigan ko paborito rin ng mga Jaguars.
Miguel like shrimps because it's Sabina's favorite.
Kiefer loves crabs because it's Grasha's favorite.
Puro laman dagat tuloy ang nakahain sa harap namin.
" Say Grace, Kyle" Wika ni Miguel kay Kyle. Wala kase ngayon si Gigs kaya si Kyle naman ang pinuntirya ni Miguel. Ewan ko ba at paborito ni Captain si Gigs na magdasal. E kadalasan parang five words lang ang sinasabi ni Gigs tuwing nagdarasal.
" So kapag wala si Gigs ako naman. Captain naman, puwede bang si Kiefer din pagdasalin mo" Untag ni Kyle. Lahat kami ay napatingin kay Kyle. Miguel smirked.
" Ayoko kay Kiefer masyadong mahaba ang dasal baka bukas na tayo makakakain. Say Grace Kyle. Gutom na ang mga anak ko." Untag ni Miguel. Hanggang ngayon, si Miguel parin ang tinuturing na Captain ng mga Jaguars sa loob man o sa labas ng court.
My phone suddenly beeped.
Shannon is calling. Pinatay ko muna dahil nagsimula ng magdasal si Kyle. I planned to call him after the prayer.
Nang matapos ang dasal ay nagsimula ng kumain ang lahat.
I tried calling Shannon back but his line is out of coverage. Hindi ko na siya matawagan. I tried calling him thrice but still no answer from him. Huminga ako ng malalim bago ko tinago muli ang aking phone.
" Si Shannon ba iyung tinatawagan mo?" Tanong sa akin ni Kyle. Hindi ko na napansin na katabi ko na pala siya habang kumukuha ako ng pagkain.
" Oo e. Kaso hindi ko matawagan" Kaswal kong sagot sa kanya. I saw him smirk before speaking.
" Sabihan mo ako kung hindi ka niya tawagan sa loob ng dalawang oras at sasapakin ko iyon" Untag niya sa akin. Napangiti ako sa kanyang sinabi.
" Baka busy lang iyun. Nasa business trip eh. Baka maraming kinakausap na investors" Paliwanag ko sa kanya. He smirked again.
" And so. Masimportante pa iyun kaysa sa iyo? A Jaguar never looses his priorities in life, you know. Because behind a man's success is a woman" He even winked at me.
" But behind a man's downfall is a woman too" I countered. Napangiti siya sa sinabi ko.
" You're right. Kaya nga wala dito si Kyla. She's my own success but she will surely be the only downfall I will ever have" Pagtuloy niya.
" Akala ko ba pinsan mo iyon. Pinakilala mong pinsan sa amin tapos ngayon iba ang sinasabi mo. Ano ba kaseng kasalukuyang nangyayari sa inyo" Bahagya siyang napangisi.
" Ayokong sabihin eh. Spoiler" Maikling sagot niya.
Ano relate nun sa tanong ko? Tanong ko din sa aking sarili.
" Guys you have to see this" Grasha called out attention. Lahat kami napako ang tingin kay Grasha. She browsed something on the internet and showed us something.
" What the heck is wrong with this Jaguar? It's from a Metropolitan daily news updates. It says here The bussiness magnate Shannon Luke Villarte is secretly dating his rumored past girlfriend, Georgina Romualdez-Zarriaga, a television diva. The two were caught on a hotel room together. The popular five star hotel refused to give details on the couple's official stay on the hotel but here's a picture of them together. The two were seen to be embracing each other as if they were so inlove. Please explain to me what's going on because as far as I am concerned. That Jaguar married our friend and not that plastic surgery diva. And what the heck is this picture. This is NOT FAKE for pete's sake. This can't be a Shannon Luke Villarte clone. And why is he even kissing this woman! " Galit na untag ni Grasha habang nakatingin sa kanyang asawa. Kiefer was also speechless upon seeing the picture. Ako man ay hindi makapaniwala sa nakita ko. I am a hundred percent sure it is my husband in the picture. It's Shannon and I am sure of it. Biglaang bumigat ang aking puso sa aking nakita.
So this is the reason why he is not with us now. Ito din ang dahilan kung bakit nagpaalam siya na mag-eextend sa ibang bansa.
Is my husband cheating?
Pero sabi niya walang dahilan para pagdudahan ko ang kaniyang pagmamahal.
Nakita ko kung paano napatahimik ang lahat. Buti nalang at wala dito ang mga bata.
" But we still need to hear Shannon's point of view and explanation right. We don't have a concrete proof that those pictures are real. Malay natin baka magaling lang ang nagphotoedit nung litrato. We cannot just assume something we aren't even a hundred percent sure of." Saad ni Sabina. Kitang kita ko kung paano napakuyom ang kamay ni Miguel.
" Tatawagan ko nalang siya mamaya. Baka naman ay may dahilan siya" Untag ko nalang. Huminga ng malalim si Grasha bago nagsalita.
" I swear, kapag niloloko ka ng Jaguar na iyun ipapatulfo ko siya" Naiinis na saad ni Grasha.
" Love naman-" Hindi na din natuloy ni Kiefer ang kanyang sasabihin ng balingan siya ni Grasha.
" At ikaw mister ko, pagsabihan mo iyang kaibigan mo na iyan na huwag gumawa ng bagay na ikakasira ng tiwala namin sa kanya." Galit na untag ni Grasha kay Kiefer.
" This is a problem between husband and wife. Talk to him Kimberly. Let him explain and don't give a first hand impression of what you saw without consulting Shannon. Pakinggan mo sana ang sasabihin ng kaibigan namin" Walang bahid na galit na sabi ni Miguel. He was like talking to me using his normal voice tone.
" Yes, that's true, Kim. Talk to Shannon first" Kiefer second demotioned.
I sighed. Mamaya tatawagan ko ulit siya.
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