They landed back home without any trouble. At the airport waited their driver who readily drove them home. In the car Sarah pulled out her phone and called home just to let her parents know that all was well as did John Lloyd. The rest of the way Sarah leaned her head onto John Lloyd’s shoulder and looked out into the city with him. As the car pulled up on the drive way John Lloyd whispered into Sarah’s ear “Welcome home beh.” Sarah smiled as she marvelled at the sight of her new home. Granted she had been here several times in the past but now felt different because now this was her home too.
Once they had all their luggage inside the house Sarah took a seat on the couch and laid her head back as she closed her eyes.
“Pagod ka na?” John Lloyd asks as he takes a seat beside her.
Sarah smiles as she turns her head slightly to face him and opens her eyes “Bakit may lakad pa ba tayo?”
“Wala naman kaya lang..." he says pointing his lips towards their bedroom upstairs.
Sarah lets out a laugh and kisses his already pouted lips. “Kaya mo pa?” she asks him her head still leaning on the back of the couch.
He raises his eye brows and naughtily smiles at her.
Sarah looks down at her watch “Beh maaga pa naman eh tulog muna ako then in the meantime magluto ka na nang dinner tapos after that we’ll see...”
Without arguing he kisses her forehead and walks towards the kitchen. She lies down on the sofa, resting her head on her hands. Just as he is approaching the kitchen he says out loud “Tsamba lang nung pinagluto kita before so no promises pag di to masarap... don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Daringly Sarah answer “Pag di masarap tulog na lang tayo tonight...” with a slight chuckle.
John Lloyd laughs at her remark and says “Ah ganun, sige next time...”
“Beh quiet na," she interuppts "para makapagpahinga na ako. Ikaw din pag di ako nakapagpahinga tutulugan talaga kita tonight.”
With that John Lloyd shuts up and opens up the cupboards looking for something to cook.
***
Sarah wakes up feeling all refreshed and she sits up on the couch. She looks around herself smiling at the sight of her new home. She hears some clattering coming from the kitchen so she quickly gets up and heads in that direction. As she walks into the kitchen she sees John Lloyd washing some dishes. She looks over at the table and sees a plate of pancit canton.
“Instant noodles? Yun lang...?” Sarah teases.
John Lloyd turns his head upon hearing her voice and smiles “Eh wala naman palang laman yung fridge paano ako magluluto. Buti nga may natitira pang Lucky Me sa cabinet eh. Hayaan mo bukas na bukas grocery tayo tapos ipagluluto kita.”
Sarah walks towards him and she wraps her arms around him from behind. “Sige na bilisan mo na dyan para makakain na tayo.”
***
Just as Sarah finishes her food she looks up at John Lloyd and smirk as she says “Well Mr. Cruz pasalamat ka at masarap talaga ang Lucky Me... pero next time di na uubra to.”
“Hinahamon mo ba ako?” he says as he takes their dishes and walks over to the sink.
“Maybe...” she says as she follows him and takes a seat on the countertop.
“Well challenge accepted.” He says with conviction as he starts to wash the dishes.
Getting impatient Sarah whines “Beh, bukas na yan ako na ang maghuhugas nyan bukas...”
John Lloyd looks up and sees Sarah smiling at him sweetly. Just then she leans in for a kiss with no intention of stopping. John Lloyd fumbles as he turns the tap off and wraps his arms around Sarah, hands still wet and soapy. She wraps her legs around his waist and he lifts her up off the counter. He slowly takes a step forward and tries to lean his body against a wall to guide him in the right direction. Slowly but surely he makes it to the staircase. Just as he is about to take the first step up he loses his balance slightly but is able to lean onto the siderails. With that Sarah pulls away from their kiss laughing.
“Masyado ba akong mabigat oh mahina lang talaga yung tuhod mo...”
“Ano ka ba kayang kaya kita no, ano lang kasi, kasi ikaw...” he says stumbling to find the right words.
Sarah places her finger onto his lips “Okay na wag ka nang magexplain, akyat na tayo...”
Sarah rests her arms on his shoulders and laces her fingers together just behind his neck.
Once they reach their room he lays her down onto the bed and looks at her lovingly “I love you” he says softly.
With a smile on her face she lifts her hand to touch his face and says “I love you too.”
He then leans his head forward and places a soft kiss on her lips.
*Sexy time ;)*
***
The next morning she was the first to wake up. She looks over to her side and sees John Lloyd peacefully sleeping. Not wanting to wake him up she slowly inches off of the bed and grabs one of his tshirts from his closet. She quietly sneaks out the room and heads downstairs to the kitchen.
Minutes later he wakes up surprised not to find Sarah next to him. He quickly gets up and grabs his bathrobe before heading downstairs. Upon reaching the bottom of the staircase he hears some clattering from the kitchen. As he makes his way there he sees her standing at the sink, with his tshirt on, washing dishes.
He smiles marvelling at the sight of his wife.
“You know, you really ought to be careful what you put on...”
Sarah turns her head and sees him standing near the entrance to the kitchen “Bakit? Turn off ba na ganito itsura ko?” she asks, looking down at the loose baggy shirt she had on.
John Lloyd shakes his head as he moves towards her “Kabaligtaran, you’ve never looked sexier, kaya nga dapat nagiingat ka kasi I can’t help but think of how much I want you...”.
He places s kiss on her cheek and lingers there for a moment.
Sarah closes her eyes before she turns her head and faces him, their noses almost touching.
“Ang aga aga ganyan ka na, hayaan mo next time I’ll make sure not to wear your shirt again.”
“Wag...” he whines as he stands behind her and buries his face at the crook of her neck.
Sarah laughs out loud and says “Sige na, tama na, wag ka nang makulit. Maligo ka na habang tinatapos ko to kasi marami pa tayong aasikasuhin ngayon.”
"Tulungan na lang kita dito tapos sabay na tayong maligo...” he says naughtily.
Sarah looks at him surrendering and says “Bahal ka na nga.”
They joked around the entire morning as they got ready for their busy day. Every so often he would steal kisses from her which would set her off laughing. Getting ready in the morning took much longer than it usually did because of their playfulness. Finally upon getting all dressed up and ready they headed out together to face the world outside their humble home. Today they set forth to start their journey together as husband and wife for the world to see.
TBC
