Always, In All Ways (Change Series #4)

Chapter 21

Umiling si Gio. "That's impossible. I'm always safe, love... before. Before you came, just to clarify."

Pinanlisikan ko siya ng mata. "Sigurado 'yan?"

He kissed my hand. "Clear as the sky."

I nodded. "So. You're really a playboy, huh?"

"Before." he corrected.

Natawa ako at napailing. "Be thankful that I love you."

He chuckled. "Thank you."

"So, uwi na tayo?" I asked because it's just 10:00 PM. Maaga pa.

"You want to go somewhere?"

I smiled and nodded.

I told Gio that we should go to a park. It's kinda loud there in the bar. I want a quiet and peaceful time with him.

We're just walking here at the park. Wala ng masiyadong tao. May mga puno dito at mayroong mga wooden bench sa gilid.

"Giniginaw ka?" Gio asked when he saw me hugging myself. Ang lamig kasi ng pakiramdam ko sa likuran ko.

I nodded. "Sa likod ko lang."

Gio removed his coat and put it above me. I smiled at him and hugged the coat with me.

"It's so peaceful here. I prefer silence." I told Gio while we're still walking.

"Noted, babe."

Lumalakad pa rin kami sa parang isang way ng park. There's a lamp post at the side. It's color orange so it feels a little romantic. I gasped when Gio suddenly held my hand. He leaned in and kissed the side of my head.

"Hmm? Why?" I asked.

"Nothing." he sighed. "I thought I'd never love this kind of moment. I thought I would spend all my life with bars and girls."

Tumingin ako sa kaniya.

He looked at me, too. "Wala lang," he smiled. "I just never expected that I would be this contented."

Napangiti ako. "Are you?"

He nodded. "Walking with you here at the park, holding your hand and you... being with me? It makes me happy." he said. "Happiness that only you can make me feel."

Huminto ako sa paglalakad at yumakap sa kaniya. "I love you forever, babe. Thank you for coming into my life."

He caressed my hair. "No... thank you. Thank you for changing me. Thank you for letting me be a better man."

I looked up to him and kissed him on his lips. "I love you."

He smiled. "I love you most."

We continued walking. Naupo kami sa isang wooden bench dito. Hindi pa kami kumakain kaya nagugutom na ako.

"Do you eat siomai? I asked when I saw a siomai vendor near at us."

He nodded. "Of course."

I smiled. "Isaw, do you eat?"

His forehead creased. "Umh..."

Natawa ako. "Ang arte, ah." I stood up. "Let's eat siomai? I'm hungry."

Tumayo rin si Gio at inakbayan ako. We walked towards the siomai vendor. Masayang-masaya ako maglakad dahil nasa isip ko nang kumain ng siomai.

"Ay. Wala na po?" I pouted when I saw the empty container.

"Hala, Ma'am, kakaubos lang po." sabi ni Kuya.

I looked at Gio and pouted. "I want siomai."

Gio looked at the vendor. "Kuya, sure na po? Wala na?"