She reluctantly lets go of him and steps away but he is quick to catch her hand. He holds it with both hands.
"Meg, wala na akong dapat pag-isipan. Mahal na mahal kita. Asawa kita. Gusto kitang makasama. I'm dead sure about that."
"I'm not." She says.
"Love, please..." His eyes are pleading. "I'm sorry. Alam kong nasaktan kita ng sobra pero please patawarin mo na ako."
She sighs. "It's not that. I do forgive you, Russ. But it's been too long.. And the hell I've been through when you left... I can't just forget."
She touches his cheek. "I wish it was that easy. Masakit na makita kitang nasasaktan. Because I..." She bites her lip to hold her words back but then she meets his gaze and she lets go. "Because I still love you, Russell."
"You do?" His eyes glisten as his face breaks into a
