Until My Heartaches End

Her day went well. She is so tired of the whole week’s event. She should have said no to their department head, but she felt shy saying no to a very sweet person. Andrea, their department head, is a very professional woman and she takes her job seriously. They have just finished the week of presentations to the different representatives from different companies to gain more investors and partnerships. She is tired preparing everything for the event that their department had led. Being a marketing analyst is a tough job, but she loves her job so much. She sits down and drinks her water from a tumbler in her office table. She felt satisfied with the result of the event and felt happy that her colleagues appreciated her efforts. She gets her smart phone from her bag to check her messages and her social media accounts. Upon scrolling on her i********: account, she accidentally follows an unfamiliar account. The person in the photo is so hot and devilishly handsome like her favorite actor from Vampire Diaries. She just let her request hang. The account is private anyway so she cannot linger to view more photos. “Stupid girl! Why are you following a handsome guy?”, while murmuring to herself she wants to unfollow right away after realizing her stupidity but when she checked again it was approved already. “Wow!” Just great! It is so embarrassing. Her mind is really smacking her now. And to her surprise he followed her back. Out of curiosity she accepted his request and viewed his posts. If it is really possible to drool over some man, then that’s what is happening to her. She can’t believe the guy’s photos. He looked so perfect in all of the pictures and so attractive. The man is so hot! He really looks like Ian Somerhalder! Grrr.. He has a perfectly pointed nose, his eyes look penetrating with its gray color and the lips, she does not want to linger there anymore.  Is it okay to have a crush on someone? Definitely yes, right? But I am f*****g married and I am fangirling over some random hot guy online. What would my two daughters think of their own mother if they learned this? I am going crazy. She erased the negativity in her actions. It is fine, she thought. That guy will never notice me anyway. She looked at the wall clock in their office, it was almost four. She should prepare to go home. Today is Friday and she plans to cook a delicious dinner for her family. She needs to drop by the nearest grocery store in their house.  She gets up and gets ready as her other co-workers fix their things as well. She picked her phone, tablet and pens on the table and put it in her bag. “Kira, are you coming with us?” Dolly asked her. She is a friend as well as a colleague. “Where?” she responded. “We are going to Jo’s house. It is her youngest son’s birthday. Come with us, we are going quickly after we eat, Dolly cajoles. She is talking to her while also preparing her things. She remembered Joanne invited her yesterday. She is always present in their family’s events so she should come and attend as well. “Sure, I will come,” she answered to Dolly. ------ They all went to Joanne’s house. Joanne is one of their female guards in the company. She is close to almost everybody at DXM Furniture. Their companies create a lot of different furniture, the one here in the Philippines is actually just a small branch of the main office in Italy. They all went in Andrea’s car, the department head. She is a good boss, approachable and professional. That is why they are all in good relationships with her. There are seven in the marketing department and the other three didn’t come since their official time is until five thirty. Upon arriving at Joanne’s house which is jammed with a pack of visitors and probably neighbors they all eagerly get inside. “There are lots of visitors”, Adi commented. She is a short woman with a slim sexy body.  “Right! So we better come inside the girls before they eat all the food” Dolly said laughing. “Crazy girl, do you think we are as gluttonous as you? You are the only fat girl here!” Adi answered. I and Andrea just laugh at their childishness. When they enter the gate Joanne immediately sees them and invites them to eat. She does not want to stay longer since she has plans so after eating, she gave her gift to Joanne and bade her goodbye. The three girls stay behind and will wait for their other co-workers. “Go Kira, papa James might be looking for you. I don’t want that handsome husband of yours to get mad because he is getting hotter” Adi smiling widely at her. She laughs. 'Adi b***h are you having hots for my husband?’ she jokingly said. Adi laughs out loud. Is she serious? It seems like this girl is having a crush on my husband. Hah! ----- Riding on public transportation she went to the nearest grocery store. One more ride before she arrived in their subdivision where she leaves with her family. It is past five already and she has to hurry up. After buying all the ingredients she needed, she paid and quickly went home. She’s lucky she arrived on time to prepare a meal for their family dinner. She reached Windward Subdivision in no time. Their house is two blocks away from the gate, so she has to walk. She hears giggles upon opening their front door. She saw her two daughters playing with their dolls. “Hi girls! Why do you both look happy? Did you fight with one another? She asked Avery, her eldest who is five years old. “No mommy. We just played after I came back from school” Avery answered politely. “Mommy! Mommy hugs” Akisha sweetly hugs her legs. She is three years old. At her age she can communicate well and is so talkative. She gave them kisses and hugs then excuse herself to prepare their dinner. The two girls’ babysitter Lana leaves after she arrives. Lana is a college student and their neighbor as well. She is paying her to look after Avery and Akisha when she does not have classes. Although James’s mother leaves with them it is difficult for the old woman to handle two toddlers. Akisha is quite naughty so the old lady can’t follow through her antics. Mama Flor stays with them for a while now, James is her only son, and her husband is dead  already, so they asked her to stay with them.  The kids can entertain their grandmother while James and I are both at work. James works in an electrical company here in Dasmarinas, Cavite. They both decided to hold on to jobs that are near their home so they could stay with the kids.  Her parents and only brother Karlo live in Trece Martires, almost thirty minutes’ drive away from their home. Their small family usually bonds every weekend. Sometimes her parents visit them, or they come to their house.  She is content in her life. Even if she got married at quite an early age and was not able to enjoy being single, she is happy. She is just 26 years old, so sometimes people mistook her as a young lady. She takes care of herself, especially as she works as a marketing analyst s***h agent so she must be presentable all the time. James doesn't mind if she pays so much attention to her makeup or clothes.  While waiting for her kare-kare to cook, her phone notification rings. She quickly checks it thinking it might be James. James chats with her saying he is on the way. He is usually out by six in the evening. While checking her phone, she also sees she has a message in her i********:. She almost squeaked and let her phone fall down when she opened the message. The hot guy she followed this afternoon messaged her. “Hi baby, I am Drev.. you are?