"What are we even doing here, Aidan Zeus?" Medyo naiinis kong tanong dito habang nag-lalakad kami sa department store ng mall.

"Nothing, baka lang gumaan ng konti yung mood mo kapag-nag-ikot-ikot tayo-"

"We should go home, Aidan!" Sinimangutan ko ito bago ako huminto sa pag-lalakad.

Naiinis pa akong lalo nang tumawa ito, he reached for my hand. Iwawaksi ko sana ang kamay nito ngunit mahigpit ang kapit nito sakin, he pulled me closer to him before he whispered.

"Bili lang tayo ng damit mo, hindi mo naman kailangan ng damit mamaya pero bukas kailangan mo na..." naramdaman ko ang pag-iinit ng aking pisngi sa sinabi nito, he groaned. "Stop blushing, Mrs. Castañeda. Mamaya na..."

"Ewan ko sayo!" Inirapan ko ito at bahagyang itinulak upang makapagpatuloy na saking pag-lalakad.

I hate Aidan's weird effect in my senses. I really hate it.

Hindi na nito pinakawalan pa ang kamay ko, we went into the ladies section. And of course, do I have to mention that we kind of caught the attention of every head in the area because of the mucho gwapito I am with.

"Hi ma'am, sir." Salubong samin ng unipormadong sales lady, ngunit ang mga mata nito ay nakatutok naman kay Aidan.

"Hello..." Aidan smiled, dammit why is he so nice to everyone? If it's Reid, baka tingin ay hindi nito ibigay sa babae. "We're looking for a comfortable wear for my pregnant wife."

Doon ako binalingan ng sales lady, she smiled at me but I'm Chiara Paula's daughter, I don't owe anyone a smile.

"A-ah, this way po." Iginiya kami nito sa estante ng mga maternity wears.

Binalingan ko si Aidan na abalang iniisa-isa ang mga naka-display na damit. Hindi naman malaki ang tyan ko, ni hindi nga halata. I can still fit in a regular clothes, but when I saw him smile while checking the clothes on the rack, as if he's enjoying checking out those things, all the bubbles in my head died.

"Paris-"

"Baby..." mahina kong putol sa sinasabi nito na siyang dahilan ng pag-baling nito sakin. "Call me baby, Aidan."

Takang nilingon pa nito ang paligid at doon lang niya siguro natanto na nasamin ang atensyon ng lahat ng kababaihan. Why is he so charming ba? I hate it that he attracts everyone!

"You're saying what?" Dumikit ako sakanyang lalo.

He let go of my hand and snaked his arm on my waist instead. "I'm just saying that I can't wait to see you wear clothes like this with your bulging tummy, baby."

Napangiti ako sa sinabi nito, hinawakan ko ang maternity dress na hawak rin nito. It's soft lavender colored dress with ruffled colar and ends. "Matagal-tagal pa, pag mga last trimester na to eh. It's too big for me."

"Patatabain kita, ang payat mo kasi." Umangat ang kamay nito sa isang marahang haplos saking hantad na braso.

Nag-angat ako ng tingin dito at nag-tama ang aming mga mata, by the way he looked at me. Alam kong alam niya kung ano ang epekto sakin ng ginawa niya, he cleared his throat and turned to the sales lady behind us.

"Well get this one..." ibinigay nito sa babae ang lavender dress sa babae. He then checked his wrist watch and groaned a little.

Kumunot naman ang aking noo. "What's wrong? May lakad ka ba?"

"Iuuwi na kita." Sagot niya bago mag-iwas sakin ng tingin, agad naman akong napangisi.

Talking about going home, now that's exciting. Hanggang sa loob ng sasakyan ay nanatiling tahimik si Aidan, and damn, his silence excites me more.

Narating na namin ang building ng unit ni Aidan nang mag-salita ito.

"Tomorrow, we'll have lunch with our parents. I invited them in." He said.

"You did?"

He turned to me and gave me a half smile. "We have to let them know about this, I want you to move in with me-"

"Oh! I want that too!"

Saglit na natigilan si Aidan bago ito nagpakawala ng isang napakalakas na halakhak, he killed the engine of his car and leaned on my side.

"Damn, baby you're always cute-"

I gave his lips a peck and grinned. "Cute are for puppies, I'm more than just being cute, Aidan Zeus!"

"Oh, that's for sure." He reached for my seatbelt and he gently unbuckled it. "Sinadya kong bukas sila imbitahin, dahil ayokong paabala ngayon..."

"Bakit, may gagawin ka ba?" Umangat ang aking kilay.

"Ikaw, gagawin kita..." ngumisi ito.

Agad namang nag-init ang aking pisngi. Damn, Paris! Why are you blushing?!

"I really like it when you blush, it feels like there's something special with my words that made you blush-"

"It's not your words that made me blush." Inirapan ko ito atsaka bahagyang itinulak. "It's my body releasing adrenaline, causes my blood vessels to dilate, in order to improve blood flow and oxygen delivery. The veins in my face respond to a signal from the chemical transmitter adenylyl cyclase, which tells the veins to allow the adrenaline to do its magic. As a result, the veins in my face dilate, allowing more blood to flow through them than usual, creating the reddened appearance that tells you that I'm blushing."

"Weh?" He chuckled. "So, okay. Why did your body release an adrenaline then? Is it because of something that I said-"

"Wala ka ng pakialam dun, Aidan Zeus."

Inirapan ko na ito atsaka ako bumaba ng kaniyang sasakyan, narinig ko itong tatawa-tawang nakasunod sakin.

"Sungit naman ng misis ko..."

Naramdaman ko ang pag-pulupot ng braso nito saking bewang, habang inaakay ako papasok ng building. Sa loob ng elevator ay hinarap ako ni Aidan.

"What?"

Napasinghap ako nang tumalungko ito saking harapan upang abutin ang aking paa, he removed the shoes that I'm wearing.

"Next time, don't wear heels. For you and our baby's safety." He stood up, holding my shoes on his hand leaving my feet kissing the cold tiles of the elevator floor.

But that didn't last a minute, muli akong napasinghap nang pangkuin ako ni Aidan sakanyang mga bisig. Making me wrapped my arms around his neck for support.

"Aidan, you can put me down."

Ngunit hindi ito nakinig, hanggang sa narinig ko na ang hudyat na narating na namin ang palapag ng kaniyang unit.

He was still carrying me when he opened the door of his unit. Bahagya akong nailang nang balingan niya ako ng tingin.

"Pwede mo na kong ibaba, Aidan..."

He gave me a lopsided smile and continued walking towards his room, marahan niya akong inilapag ng makapasok kami roon.

"You wanna shower? I'll ready the tub..." he said, then I heard the clicking sound of the door behind us.

Naramdaman ko ang marahang pag-yakap sakin ni Aidan mula sa likuran, agad akong napangiti. At napansin nito iyon.

"Why are you smiling, hmm?" He kissed my temple.

"You know what, this is far from the wedding I've long had in my head as a five year old fan of fairytales." I said.

"What's the wedding did the little Paris want to have then?" Bulong nito bago isiksik ang kaniyang mukha sa gilid ng aking leeg.

"A grand and extravagant, like my mom and dad's wedding. Alam mo dati kapag iniiwan nila kami ni Reid sa Solidad, because they need to rush Romee in the hospital, I'll ask Mama Nae to play the videos of their wedding on the flatscreen. I'll watch it and will rewind it over and over again, minsan nakakatulugan ko na. Kabisado ko na nga yung vows ni daddy kay mommy, every word just felt right..."

"Paris..." humigpit ang yakap sakin ni Aidan nang mapahinto ako dahil sa biglang pag-tulo ng luha saking mga mata.

"Sorry, I just can't help becoming emotional thinking about how in love they are in that video, and the thought of them separating after everything is just heartbreaking..." hinayaan ko ang malayang pag-tulo ng aking mga luha. "I don't wanna believe that they can live without each other. My dad is strong, he's the strongest man I know, but that's because mom is with him. She is his strength and his weakness. Dad can't keep up with anything without mom. That's how dependent he is to my mom. I've seen it, I've witnessed it."

"Baby..."

"Aidan, promise me... we'll make this marriage work. You won't leave me years later, we'll stick..."

"Hey, it's our day one... you shouldn't be thinking about the years later." He sighed and caressed my stomach. "I know it's not right to give promises that you can't keep, but one thing is for sure, Paris Amanda... I will keep you and our baby in my arms for the longest span of my life..."

What he said made me smile, I turned to him and hugged him dearly. I don't know what Aidan is doing to my peaceful senses, but I'm liking his effect on me.

"No partying, no night life, no women for you anymore, Aidan Zeus... this is marriage we're taking now." Bulong ko.

"Okay na ko sa Paris ko..." he whispered on my ear and kissed me there.

I giggled when he repeatedly kissed me, tickling me with his growing stubble, gumapang ang mga halik nito patungo saking pisngi hanggang sa marating nito ang aking mga labi.

He gave me a sweet and gentle kind of kiss. Na tila ba sinasamba nito maging ang aking mga labi. He pushed in his tongue and took mine, making me smile.

"I think you should shave, Aidan..." I commented when I felt his stubbles brushing against the skin of my face.

Bahagya itong humiwalay sakin atsaka dinama ang aking pisngi. "Yeah, I should. You have a very sensitive skin, it reddened. I don't want you red all over..."

"All over..." ngumisi ako.

"Uh-huh..." he grinned too, wiggling his brows. "I'm kissing you, all over..."

"When?!" I snapped.

"Damn, my wife is excited..." malakas itong napahalakhak bago ako yakapin ng mahigpit na mahigpit. "Do you want to take a bath first-"

"No, hindi naman ako mabaho, Aidan. Mabango pa ko." Umiiling kong sabi, all because I want him to kiss me now.

"Lagi ka namang mabango..." he said.

I sighed, humiwalay ako sakanya. Tinalikuran ko siya at nag-lakad ako papunta sa kama na nasa sentro ng silid.

I slipped off the dress that I was wearing, leaving me naked with my bikini panties. I can feel Aidan's burning gaze behind me and it excites the hell out of me.

Marahan akong sumampa sa kama at pumaloob sa makapal na kumot, doon ko binalingan si Aidan. Still on his stand, with his eyes on me.

Hindi ko inalis ang aking mga mata sakanya habang marahan kong hinuhubad sa ilalim ng makapal na tabing ang aking underwear. Napangiti ako nang mapagtagumpayan ko iyon.

Balewalang ipinatong ko iyon sa bedside table, na agad namang nasundan ng mga mata ni Aidan, bago mabilis na ibalik ang tingin sakin.

I grinned at him and wiggled my brows, mimicking his movements awhile ago.

Nakakalokong ngumisi rin ito, na para bang nag-pipigil ng malakas na halakhak.

I twitched my lips and squinted my eyes. "Aidan Zeus, I want your shirt off."

His eyes widened playfully in my order, but nonetheless, he shrugged and took his shirt off. Hindi parin ito nag-sasalita at nanatiling nakangisi sakin.

"Hmm, shoes off..." I said giggling.

He shrugged again and removed his shoes, still suppressing his laughter.

"Along with your socks!"

"Alright, your majesty..."

"I hate your belt on!" I snapped again, giggling when he immediately took that off. I like this power that I'm having now. "And your pants, remove it please..."

"Wow, now the queen is begging." He chuckled, taking off his jeans, now walking towards me.

"Hey, hindi pa ko tapos-"

"Ako rin naman, mag-sisimula pa nga lang ako..." nakangising sumampa ito sa kama at gumapang patungo saking ibabaw. "Mahal na reyna..."

"Hmm..." I inhaled sharply when one of his hand went under the cover and reached for the side of my leg.

"Look at me, my queen..." he whispered, slowly caressing my thigh. "You like it?"

"Aidan, stop asking questions..." I closed my eyes when his hand hitched up to caress the center of my thighs. "Ohhh...."

"Open your eyes and look at me..." he demanded, I groaned and followed what he want. "Now that's good, a queen is also a follower..."

The heat from his palm kissed the skin of my femininity as his middle finger made it's way to my folds. Gently caressing it...

"Hmmm...."

He bent down and captured my lips with his hand continued it's attack. My head started spinning out, thinking nothing but the sweetness of his mouth and the gentleness of his lips against mine.

Maingat na gumalaw ang isang kamay nito upang tuluyang ibaba ang kumot na nakatabing saking katawan. I groaned when he inserted a finger inside me, I felt his lips went up to my ear where he whispered.

"Tell me if it's making you uncomfortable..."

"No... no don't stop..." I groaned again, when he gently pulled it out and slowly pushed back in.

"Hmm, Paris..."

"A-Aidan..."

I craned my neck when he started showering me soft kisses. It feels good, Aidan feels good.

I felt myself get wet. It came from inside and I could feel the muscles flowing, giving out that liquid. And Aidan smiled down at me, so I guess he could feel it too.

He then presses my lips to his, and they're searing hot. Napaungol si Aidan nang malaya kong hinayaan ang aking mga kamay na gumawa ng sarili kong pagdama sakanyang hubad na katawan.

His body is as if sculpted by great sculptors of the eighteenth century, and I can feel it hot against the skin of my palm.

Naramdaman ko ang pag-hinto ng kaniyang kamay sa pag-galaw nang maabot ko ang waistband ng suot niyang boxer shorts, he helped me rolled it of his feet, leaving his thing sprung free.

He shut his eyes and guided my hand there, wanting me to touch it. And damn the excitement I'm having!

My hand encircled on his hardened shaft, feeling it grow bigger. I started caressing the length of it in an up and down motion, touching the tip of it with my thumb.

He groaned once more and it worried me! Had I pulled on the wrong thing? Had I gripped too tight?

He gave out a wail, a complicated series of agonized, rising vowels, the sort of sound I had heard once in a comedy film when a waiter, weaving this way and that, appeared to be about to drop a pile of towering soup plates.

I giggled, Aidan is so damn cute!

"What's funny?" He frowned after hearing me. "Ohhh, damn Amanda..."

"Nothing, I just think you're cute-"

"I thought cute are for puppies?" His hand pressed the side of my waist and slowly rose into the side of my breast, before he took one side with his heated palm.

"Ohhh...."

"Yes, ohhh..." he chuckled, brushing the tip of its hardened crown. "My baby is liking it, eh..."

He continued feeling the hard pearls of my nipples like tiny secrets, against the barked palms of his hands. I know that by now he can feel the gradual winding down of my dying heart and can probably see a bluish tinge blossoming on the skin of my skull through my thin, ironed hair.

He kissed me, kissed me fully before I felt him slips his hand under my buttocks and slowly entered me.

"Aidan..." I groaned.

"Sorry, I can't hold it any longer... all the foreplays can wait but this can't..."

"Ohhh..." my toes curled, he's kissing me intensely.

I can feel his stomach tightened against mine as I answered back his kisses with much more intensity.

His movements slowly increases it's speed, I moved my hips along with his feeling the need to reach for something... something unimaginable.

And then I felt it, I felt Aidan bellowing with such force of exhilaration.

"Aidan..." I bit my lower lip feeling series of hot fluid went down from my belly, out of my system. I came, just a few seconds before him.

"Paris..."

He was spasming, grunting, falling on top of me. And the room was a furnace from the heat of the day.

Afternoon feels night, and I don't care. I like it.