Except for sorting and answering some emails for the boss, tunganga na si Lara maghapon sa opisina.Kapag walang kausap si Miguel, pinapapasok siya nito at ang trabaho niyang personal umano rito ang atupagin niya. She would massage his temples with her free hand, ang balikat nito, ang likod nito at kung saan man nito hingiin ang 'masahe'. Minsan he would demand a kiss almost from time to time kaya sa tabi na lang siya nito nakaupo. Madalas, sa kandungan nito habang naglilikot ang mga kamay nitong pasaway. And more often than not, natatapos iyon sa ilang beses nitong pag-angkin sa kanya sa kung saan-saang parte ng opisina nito. Then she would spend forever cleaning to at least clean up the air from the lustful smell, kung mayroon bang gano'n, before his next visitor would enter the room. Miguel would just laugh at how conscious she was. Adding that whatever they do, no one has the right to question them. O kahit sitahin man lang sila. He had also instructed Jaxen and the rest of the

"Miguel is my youngest son's illegitimate child to his then secretary, Mabel. Wala silang relasyon. Pero sa isang gabing pagkakamali, nabuo siya. It was never Mabel's intention to destroy her boss' marriage. Kaya nagresign siya na hindi pa niya alam na buntis siya.She never told Ralph until Miguel was ten years old. He got very sick and Mabel cannot pay for the hospital bills. If that didn't happen, hindi malalaman ng anak ko ang tungkol kay Migo. Ralph didn't have a child with his wife, Karen. So naturally, he would want custody of his son. Pero ayaw ni Mabel. Sa katunayan, sa kabila ng lahat, hindi niya pinakilala sa isa't isa ang mag-ama until my son's last days. Ralph died of cancer when Miguel was just a teenager." Matamang nakikinig si Lara habang nagkukwento si Cordelia. May pait din sa tinig nito but the fondness was undeniable whenever she would mention Miguel's name. "Miguel got mad at Mabel for denying him a chance to have known his father for a longer time. Kami naman,

The next morning, sabay silang bumalik ni Miguel sa ospital. They didn't talk about anything. Lara pretended everything was fine and it seemed that he also didn't notice that she had cried a lot the previous day. "I can't leave work for long so we will only be staying in Lola's house for just three days," mayamaya ay sabi ni Miguel habang nasa byahe sila."I didn't pack my things," naisagot niya. Hindi naman kasi siya nito ininform. "Rosette will just send our belongings in the house. Don't worry," he answered, then refocused his attention on the road ahead of them. Pero sa panaka-nakang pagsulyap ni Lara sa asawa, she could tell that something's bothering him. "May problema ba, Migo?" tanong niya bago niya mapigilan ang sarili niya. Miguel sighed. "Honestly, I'm not sure either. If you noticed, no one visited Lola in the hospital aside from us and Meredith. It's because I can control who could visit her and who could not. But in her house, it's different."Alam niyang may iba it

Dahil nangako sa kanya si Miguel na wala itong kahit na anong nararamdaman para kay Meredith, Lara was naturally happy again.Lalo na dahil harap-harapang magpaka-showy sa affection nito sa kanya ang asawa niya kahit naroon na naman ang kaibigan nito.Lola Cordelia already asked her kung hindi ba ito nakakaabala. But the woman answered na sasamantalahin na lang din nitong naka-break sa trabaho si Miguel para makasama naman daw ito bago ito bumalik sa New York. So, sige na lang. Tiniis na lang ni Lara ang pagiging sweet nito kay Miguel. Kasi hindi naman nilulubayan ng asawa ang tabi niya. He stayed beside her para iparamdam sa kanya na sincere ito sa sinabi nito sa kanya kagabi. Maliban nang kinailangan nitong ihatid ang Lola nito sa silid nito. Lara was forced to stay with Meredith alone. "How old are you again, Lara?" Sweet ang ngiti pati ang boses na tanong ni Meredith. "I just turned twenty-four," she answered truthfully. Kahit hindi pa man, alam na niya ang pakay nito sa pagta

"Are you sure you don't need me in the office?" "If you're asking if I won't miss you, I surely would, Lara," Miguel answered, planting little kisses all over her face. "Every d*mn minute that I don't see you."It was still dawn nang magising siya sa mga maiinit at nangangailangang mga haplos ng kanyang asawa. They had just shared a steamy four o'clock AM intimacy. Ni hindi siya sigurado kung nakatulog na ba ito mula sa pag-o-overtime sa iniuwing trabaho."But I'm going to be very busy today. Kailangan kong matapos ang lahat ng engagements ko to free up my schedule tomorrow. Baka wala akong magawa kapag sinama kita sa opisina," patuloy nito bago ikinulong siya sa mga bisig nito. Isiniksik naman niya ang mukha sa dibdib nito. "But can I go over to bring you lunch?" tanong niya pa in the hopes to get a glimpse of him during the day."I'll have a lunch meeting with an investor, sweetheart.""Hmn," disappointed niyang sambit."Come on, don't make me change my mind. Marupok ako pagdatin