I Fell In Love With a Romanticist

Chapter 5 - Meet Walter

Vincent's POV

I was peacefully sleeping in my room for once and having the best time ever since I got to snuggle with Jules without him having to fuss over my arm which I still left in a sling. I was startled awake by the blaring sound of my phone. In fear of accidentally waking up Jules from his slumber, I immediately picked the call up.

"Saavedra speaking," I said, getting up and stretching my sore muscles a bit. 'Who's this?" I asked. I was clued on in who it was who's disturbing our sleep when I heard a chuckle on the other line.

"Man, kakagising mo pa lang ba?" Natatawang sagot ni Walter sa tanong ko. Para lang kaming tanga dalawa dahil nagta-gtanong ako tapos ay nagtatanong din siya. I sighed.

"So, what do you want?" I asked again, checking the time sa wall clock na nasa itaas lang ng pintuan ng kuwarto ko. Pero what the f*ck? It's only 2 in the freaking morning! I fumed, "This better be good, pare. You just disturbed the greatest sleep I'm having and I don't have the time to deal with your sh*t today." Sabi ko.

"Chill, man! I was just wondering if hindi mo pa nakaka-limutan iyong arrangements natin before. You still haven't introduced si Julian Montemayor sa akin." He replied. I tried rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, but to no avail.

"Hindi ko naman kinalimutan, dude. You know how busy I am these days na nagsimula na akong mag-sulat ulit." Panimula ko. "I'll tell Jules tomorrow then we can go diyan sa company." Sabi ko.

Walt gave a quiet hum before agreeing. "Okay then, it's settled. Maiba naman, are you okay?" He asked.

"Yes I am, Walt." Tipid na sagot ko.

"Balita ko nga," He laughed making me roll my eyes. "Sabi ko na nga ba't pinapunta mo lang si Mimi dito para maki-tsismis eh!" I exclaimed, this made Walter laugh even more.

"Alam mo naman pala! Pinahirapan mo pa akong mag-send ng spy diyan sa crib mo." Sabi niya. Parang baliw din talaga minsan itong lalaking ito eh.

"By the way, tell Mimi na mag-lie low muna dahil muntik nang mag-commit ng murder si Jules dahil sa panga-asar niya." Napa-sipol naman si Walter.

"Man, ang possessive naman ng jowa mo!" Napa-iling na lang ako nang maalala ko ang nangyari kanina. Pero I can't help but smile nang mapa-dako ang tingin ko kay Jules. He really has this effect on people, huh?

"Hindi ko pa siya jowa. But I'm trying to figure out what we have. Let's just talk about it later because I'm still f*cking sleepy. Bye!" Hindi ko na siya hinintay na mag-reply pa at ibinaba ko na agad ang phone bago pa lalong humaba ang usapan.

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We were eating our breakfast silently nang maalala ko kung ano iyong sinabi ni Walter.

"Hey, are you free today?" I asked, effectively startling him out of his stupor. He had this cute look on his face kasi while eating, like he was trying to figure out something.

"Yes....I mean, no. May klase ako around 10 then ang out ko is 3pm. Why? Do you need me to go grocery shopping? Parang marami pa naman atang supplies na nasa pantry kanina ah?" He asked, tilting his head like a cute little puppy that he is.

"Wala naman, I'm just wondering if I can fetch you later so we can go to Sapphire para ma-meet mo na officially ang pinaka-boss and mga magiging fellow editor mo." Sabi ko. He almost chocked on his hotdog na subo-subo niya.

"Slow down, I can't have you dying right now." I commanded making him wince and roll his eyes at me. He proceeded to cough and to calm himself.

"Ikaw naman kasi bigla kang nanggu-gulat." Sabi niya na hinihimas ang chest niya.

"I am so not, I am just stating plans because Walter called earlier." Sabi ko matter-of-factly.

Tinaasan niya naman ako ng kilay. "Early? Paanong early? Kaninang madaling araw?" He asked, continuing eating his breakfast.

"Early, as in 2AM early." I replied. Kakabahan na sana ako dahil kamuntik na naman siyang ma-choke pero this time ay napigilan na niya at lumunok muna siya.

"Vince, abnormal pala talaga ang lahat ng tao doon sa Sapphire ano? No wonder nag-fit in ka doon." Sabi niya. WTF? Where did he get that?

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "Hehe, joke lang naman! Pero pwede ding hindi. Pero uy, peace lang tayo ah!" Sabi niya na ikinapag-pailing ko. Talagang naka-peace sign pa siya niyan.

I sighed. This is going to be a f*cking long day.