TO LOVE AGAIN

Her POV "HAPPY fifth anniversary, babe …" He gently held my cheeks and slowly brought his face closer to mine until I felt his lips touch my forehead. I closed my eyes, feeling his love for me. "Happy fifth anniversary." He pulled away slightly and reached into his pants pocket, pulling something out. "We've been together for so long. Why not take it to the next level?" I was momentarily confused by his words, but my confusion quickly turned to joy when he opened a small box in front of me, revealing a ring inside. "Since I'm so sure that you're the one I want. That it's only you. That I don't want anyone else and I only want to be tied to you. Let's start a family, please . . ." I looked up at him, gazing intently. I couldn't even understand the rest of his words because of the happiness I felt. I didn't even notice the tears streaming down my face. I only came back to my senses when I felt his thumb wiping the tears away. "Babe, I said, let's get married—" I didn't let him finish. I kissed him on the lips. He responded with a smile. We only pulled away when we felt we were running out of breath. I nodded at him, still breathless. "Yes! Of course, babe! I thought you were never going to ask! I've waited for this my whole life!" I extended my right hand to him. He took the ring from the small box with a smile and slipped it onto my ring finger. He kissed my lips again. I admired the ring on my finger, the diamond in the center sparkling beautifully. I smiled at him. He was looking back at me with a smile. "I love you." "I love you more." It was the most sincere and beautiful "I love you" that I ever heard from him, and I was so sure that his love was genuine. The next day, I excitedly went to visit my best friend, Ely, at her condo. I couldn't wait to show her my ring in person. She already knew that Mikael had proposed to me last night because I posted it on my InstaBook. She had been in Japan since last week for a long vacation. She was supposed to come home next week, but after she saw my post, she excitedly flew back to the Philippines. I parked my car in her condo's parking space. I'm a regular visitor, so it was easy for me to get inside the building. I went inside the elevator, pressed Ely's floor, and then pressed the close button. The door was about to close, but a guy hurriedly blocked it with his hand, causing it to open wide again. I looked at him, and he paused for a moment when he saw me. He smiled at me. Shocked! Am I seeing Ian Somerhalder, the Damon Salvatore of Vampire Diaries? I was starstruck for a moment. He went inside and didn't press any floor numbers, just pressing the close button right away. I guessed we were headed to the same floor. He stepped sideways and stood in front of me, holding a bouquet. I checked him out. I guessed he was a 6-footer, just like a basketball player. I looked so small at my 5'5" height. He was muscular and well-built, like an underwear model. He smelled so good, too. s**t! I shook my head and scolded myself. What am I thinking? I'm engaged, for Christ's sake, but here I am drooling over a stranger. The elevator dinged, signaling that we had reached our floor. The guy who looked like Ian Somerhalder exited first when the door opened. I followed him. His cologne still lingered in my nose as he stopped at the door next to Ely's unit. We both rang the doorbells at the same time. Ely excitedly opened the door for me after my first press. I glanced at the guy, quickly looking away when our eyes met, and then entered Ely's unit. His POV "OH, f**k!" I cursed loudly to myself when I remembered that it was our anniversary yesterday. I was so busy because I had just started my OJT at our own company. As the eldest son, I am being trained to replace my dad as president of Saavedra Furniture and Designs shortly. Now I understand why Gly refused to answer all my calls. I hit the steering wheel. You i***t! I told myself. I went to a flower shop and bought her tulips. Those are her favorites. I'm going to her unit; if I need to kneel, I will, but I had another kind of kneeling in mind. I smirked mischievously. If I can't get her back with sweet talk, then I'll use my other talents, in which I am so good at. For the three long years that we've been together, I already knew how to win her back. I was walking through the lobby, holding the tulips in one hand, heading towards the elevator. I rushed when I saw it was about to close. I blocked the doors with my hand to prevent them from closing completely. I was taken aback when I saw the woman inside the elevator. Is this an elevator to heaven? Because why is there an angel inside? Maybe it sounds corny, but she looked like an angel. Her skin was as white as an angel's, her long, straight, healthy black hair, no makeup on her face—everything I saw was all-natural. She had a small face and a prominent nose. She’s one of a kind. I smiled at her, but she just stared at me. I entered and was about to press Gly's floor number, but it was already pressed. Imagine that, we were headed to the same floor, so I just pressed the close button. I stood to the side. She was behind me. Fuck! She smells so sweet and innocent. I could feel her staring at me from behind. To make sure, I looked at the elevator door’s reflection. I was right; she was checking me out. Was she aware that I could see her in the reflection? I secretly smiled. When the elevator stopped, I stepped out first. I could feel her following behind me. Our destination units were side by side. I glanced at her when we rang the doorbells at the same time. She's really pretty, and her side profile emphasizes her pointed nose and long eyelashes. And not just that, she also had curves. Oh, f**k! I froze when she suddenly looked back. She seemed surprised too when our eyes met. But she was pulled inside the unit by someone. I just shook my head and pressed Gly’s doorbell again when she didn’t open it. After a while, I heard the door being unlocked. I prepared my killer smile as she opened the door. "How much—" She paused when she saw me. She wasn't expecting me. Her gaze shifted to the flowers I was holding, then back to me. My smile remained, but it faded when she slammed the door right in front of my face. I pressed the doorbell again and knocked on her door, but she didn't open it. "Baby! Please talk to me! I'm sorry! Let's make up! Baby! I'm sorry I forgot our anniversary. It's just that I was so busy with my training. I'm sorry, please . . . I promise I won't do it again, please, baby!" It's our third anniversary; I can't blame her for acting that way. I knew where she was coming from. I've been missing a lot of time with her for the past few days, but she has been so patient with me. I never heard her complain; she understood me. But maybe I had pushed her patience too far. "Baby, please . . . I will make it up to you. Baby! Baby, open the door please!" I knocked repeatedly. I didn’t care if I disturbed the whole floor. I was about to bang on her door when I heard the door unlock again. She finally opened it. I thought she felt sorry for me, but I was wrong because she was still angry when she faced me. "Will you please go home? A staff member already called to my attention that somebody from my neighborhood reported to them that you disturbed their peace. Please do me a favor and leave me alone! If you won't stop, I'm going to call security myself and tell them to drag you out of this building! Don't you get it? I don't want to talk! I was even surprised that you still remember you have a girlfriend!" She's mad. I raised my hand to touch her, but she slapped it away. “You can't just win me over with your usual tricks, Jerick!" She started to close the door again, but I blocked it with my body. I was stronger than her, of course, because I was a guy. I forced my way in even though she was pushing me away. I managed to get inside her unit, but she was still resisting. Using one arm, I hugged her while the other hand closed and locked the door. "You bastard—" I cut her off with my lips. She tried to push me away with both hands on my chest, struggling to break free from my embrace and kiss. But I didn't let her. I forced my tongue into her mouth; she pursed her lips. I lifted her off the floor; she kicked her legs, still fighting my hold. I carried her into her bedroom. We fell onto her soft bed, and I moved my lips down to her neck. "This is trespassing, harassment, r**e! You, asshole! Do you really think I'll give in again—Aah! f**k!" The corner of my lips curled up when she moaned as I inserted a finger into her pearl. She didn’t realize that my hand had already slipped into her dolphin shorts. I traced her pearl and found her c**t. "You animal, aah!" She arched her back when my mouth enclosed her breast. I pushed aside her oversized shirt. She wasn't wearing a bra. I played with her n****e with my tongue while my other hand massaged her other breast. I smell victory as I feel her giving in. I removed her shirt, followed by her dolphin shorts and her t-back. My kisses trailed down her belly, stopping at her center. I kissed her little precious down there. She pulled at my hair, and I French kissed her pearl, using my tongue to lick it. I let her spread her legs wide, and with my fingers, I spread her two lips down there to have better access to her c**t. I licked it again. It was like licking ice cream, but tastier. I kept licking her, sipping her, and licking her again, alternating between them. She was going crazy, repeating my name over and over. I then inserted two fingers, making her even crazier. I moved my fingers in and out simultaneously while licking her. When I noticed she was about to reach her peak, I stopped. I smirked. "Oh, baby, please . . ." She didn’t care that the tables had turned. "Am I now forgiven . . . ?" My two fingers were still inside her, my mouth still between her legs. "Damn it, Jerick! I already let you f**k me, so please continue, I'm going crazy now." "Please say it, please tell me that I'm forgiven." I licked her once more, then stopped again, still smirking. "Oh, f**k! Yes!" "Yes, what?!" I licked her again, then stopped, my smirk growing wider. "Yes! You are forgiven! Please, you are slowly killing me!" When I heard her words, I continued my job—quickening my licking and the in-and-out motion of my fingers. Within seconds, I felt her body shuddering. She just reached her peak! I licked everything she released. I stepped off the bed, removing all my clothes. Finally, my rock-hard member was free. I grabbed her by the ankles, pulling her to the edge of the bed, and spread her legs apart again. I aligned myself at her center and entered her. I remained at the bottom of the bed. I f****d her hard. She loved it, her hips rising and falling in rhythm with mine. "Ah! Ah! Ah!" she moaned. I glanced at our joined lower halves, then stared at her face—she was looking straight at me, lips parted. We locked eyes. I mouthed "I love you," and she replied the same. I flipped her over. I f****d her from behind. She was now moaning my name louder, unafraid if the next room could hear her. I flipped her again, our eyes meeting once more. I could feel we were nearing the end. I slammed my d**k hard into her center until, with a few more thrusts, I released all my liquid inside her. She also climaxed for the second time. She's still taking her pills, so we didn’t worry about pregnancy. I stayed inside Gly for a few moments, both of us catching our breath. Finally, I pulled out, collapsing beside her on the bed. She snuggled into my side, her head resting on my chest. "I'm still mad at you, you know," she muttered, though the anger had dissipated. "I know, and I'm truly sorry, baby. I'll make it up to you, I promise," I said, stroking her hair. She sighed. "You better. I don't like being ignored, especially on our anniversary." "I won't let it happen again. I swear." I kissed the top of her head. After a while, she got up and started getting dressed. "Come on, let's get something to eat. I'm starving." I laughed, following her lead. "Yes, ma'am." We spent the rest of the day together, making up for lost time. We had lunch at her favorite restaurant and watched a movie at her place. The day ended on a positive note, with us falling asleep in each other's arms, ready to face the future together.