[ANIKA HODGENS] "What a surprise!" I blurted out of excitement. The place was well decorated according to my taste. When did she make this? "Have a seat, Babe.." Jaz said as she guided me to my place. My eyes are still preoccupied, looking around. It was so beautiful. The flowers and candlelight are so damn romantic. "What is this all about, Babe?!" I asked while thinking in the back of my mind if I had forgotten something special. It isn't our monthsary or anniversary whatsoever because we didn't use to have that kind of celebration even before we parted ways. Now it makes sense. That's why the moment we landed, everyone got disappeared. Did they all plan this ahead of time? Back in the Philippines? "Hey.. Do you wanna eat first? You didn't have any on the plane, so I guess your tummy is already crumbling?" "I... I'm fine.." Shortly I say as I was dumbfounded at the moment. Jaz raised her hand, and then a staff began to bring us food. My eyes twinkled as my throat water
[JAZ AMANDA] Strictly, I reach orgasm when we're about to arrive. I still chased my breath, clanging both hands to Anika's neck. "You are fucking crazy, Babe..." Anika said, giggling. She left a peck on my forehead before loosening up. "Yeah! I'm crazy over you.." We both chuckled, overjoyed, hugging each other. I relaxed and fixed myself before we took off the car. You can say there's a trace of sweat all over me and Anika. That was fun! "Wow! What is this, Babe? Will we stay the night in this vast, exquisite hotel?" Anika's eyes couldn't believe it. I nodded and grabbed her hand, going inside. The staff greeted us, and one of its colleagues guided us into our room. "Wow!" Anika happily yelled as she saw the whole place again. It's perfect to spend the night. There's a pool on the veranda. Anika ran off one by one, removing her clothes and only her undergarments left. She instantly jumped off the pool. I'm elated to see her so happy. "Hey! Come on, Babe. The water is so refre
[GWEN STACY] When I woke up, Gillian was the first person I saw. My eyes widened, and I realized that I was in a hospital. I looked back at what happened. I remember swallowing almost all the pills in the drawer near my bed. As far as I know, it's just sleeping pills. "Hey. You're up. I will call the nurse.." Gillian said. I didn't respond and just let her be. I missed her so much. The first thing I wanted to do was to hug her, but that was not possible. We already broke up, and I know how much I have hurt her. Afterwards, my Dad came in. "Hey, how's your feeling? Are you feeling better now?! You scared the hell out of me, my dear. Don't you ever do that again, please?" "It's not what you think, Dad. I just wanted to fall asleep, but I couldn't. I messed up and took all the pills left in the bottle. I didn't mean to hurt myself." "You are not in your right mind, Honey. By the way, where's Gillian?" "She called the Doctor." "I must admit it was my fault. I have to do som
"You are still young back then. Maybe that's why you don't remember. They died in a car accident. They are both drunk and from a night out party, celebrating their anniversary of being in love. Your Mom and I were so devastated to lose your sister so early. We couldn't accept it and put all the blame on the other person." Now everything makes sense. Gwen is afraid I may not be able to fight for her, or she's somewhat scared I may choose to leave her, so she did it instead. "But we learned from it, my dear. Nobody is at fault, and that's an accident. We wanted to reach out to the Stacy family but couldn't. Perhaps lack of courage to do so. Talk to Gwen. If you really love her, you have all the freedom. We won't stop you and will support you from now on. Besides, maybe this is a good start for both families that, for once, become one." # # # I don't know if Im going to talk to Gwen. Even if everything is fine now, the fact that she gave up on me hurts me a lot. Maybe we're not
[NARRATOR] As a fresh start, Gwen wants to be personally involved in constructing and opening a new branch of their business in Cebu City. Gwen mentioned this to Eloise, and she happened to know someone who was the CEO and part-owner of a renowned architectural firm. "Trust me when I say this person is one of Asia's youngest and best-known architects. You will not regret it if you choose her." "Her? So this person is a girl.. Alright. Can you set me an appointment with her, though?" "Sure.. She's an old friend of mine. We graduated from the same university in England." [GILLIAN WALTON] "So, how are you working here?" Addie asked when she passed by my desk. I've been with the company for a month now, and so far, it's been a great help for me to relax and not think about Gwen. Addie was preparing me to be the firm's new landscape architect though I'm just a shadow temporarily. However, I am happy because when I was young, I wanted to design buildings, homes, parks, etc. But be
[GWEN STACY] Today I'm going to meet Addie Pressman again. I was already on my way to the restaurant we had agreed. Still early when I arrived, so I got to order a coffee first. While waiting, I rechecked the design my eyes got captured with. It's indeed good work, and I thought those were her designs, but Addie said someone else made them. So I requested that person to do the landscape design of our new branch that will build in Cebu City. While looking at the photos, my phone got rang."Hello?!" I answered a call, but the line was blurry, so I stood and went out for a while. "Gwen, there is something you need to know." "Huh?! What?! Sorry, Eloise, but the signal here is down. Talk to you later, okay?! Bye.." Afterward, I went back inside, and there I saw Addie. I approached her. "Hello, Ms. Stacy.." She greeted me, and so did I. We handshake and settled down. "My partner is in the bathroom for a while, but we can order now." I nodded at her suggestion. And then so, w
[NARRATOR] When the three returned to the table, Addie directly led Gillian to her seat with evident care. Gillian sensed how Addie paid attention to her, which on the other hand, couldn't escape Gwen's scrutinizing eyes. Gwen engulfed steadily at what seemed to be an unpleasant sight for her. Even though she doesn't want to feel strange and tries hard to pretend and act accordingly, there's no denying that she and Gillian have a past, so it still substantially affects her. The question is whether the girl is feeling the same. "I'd ordered your favorite pesto pasta." Addie happily said, making Gillian face her. Their eyes met and stayed for a few seconds, but for Gwen, it felt like minutes and suffocating her. Gwen made a sound to cut it out, so Addie shifted to face her instead. "You know what, Gillian? We were just talking about you earlier." "What about me?!" Gillian asked in surprise and felt intrigued by this matter. "Ms. Stacy here thought that you are special to me, bu
# # # "So what happened? Did you see Gillian?" Eloise excitedly asked when they settled in their seat. Gwen decided not to head home but meet Eloise to have a drink. "Hey! Talk!" She yelled at her best friend, tapping her shoulder. "Nothing, Eloise. Oofff!!" Gwen inhaled, disturbing. "Your reaction says different. Tell me.. Is Addie courting her? That's not impossible, beshy. Gillian is a fantastic girl, gorgeous, near to perfectionist. I won't be surprised if they are a thing already." "Shut the hell up, Eloise.." Gwen burst out in irritation and then raised her hand to call the waiter. "Welcome to Antidote Bar, beautiful ladies.." The guy let out, ready to take their order. "Give us a bucket of Smirnoff.." "Eeww.." Eloise grimace. "That's only for me, Eloise. Ask what you wanna drink.." Eloise was stunned. A few hours later, they are already tipsy, and Gwen seems to blow off the place as she remembers the scene earlier when the two hugged near the lady's comfort room. "G