This is not necessary, really it isn't. Kylie's pregnant already and everything, but Ruru insisted they still have a honeymoon. It's for experience purposes he said. It isn't that Kylie didn't want to do this, it's just that she wanted to be practical for the baby. Ruru, on the other hand, said that they should just have a minimal one, but still go on a honeymoon. After quite a while of bantering over the topic, Ruru won, which is a miracle. So they decided on going to Male, Maldives.

   Staring at his pregnant wife sleeping on his shoulder, he smiled at how peaceful she looked– far away from the grumpy, hormonal monster she was a few minutes ago. He kissed her head gently and she stirred awake, her eyes fluttering.

   "Hi, my love. That was a nice nap wasn't it?" he cooed clearing her face from hair.

   "Yeah," she said just above a whisper, sleep still prominent in her voice. She looked around and realized they were still in the plane. "Babe, are we there yet?"

   "Obviously not," he answered earning him a spank on the arm.

   She yawned again, "I want cheese."

   "I don't think they have cheese on a plane, my love. You're gonna have to wait," he says gently, crossing his fingers so Kylie doesn't throw a hormonal tantrum.

   "I know," she pouted, "and I hate it."

   "It's okay, Baby. As soon as we get off this plane, I'll get you some cheese, okay?" he kissed her forehead and removed the armrest to cuddle her closer.

   "I want something else too," she says.

   "What else does the love of my life want?" he leans in closer because her head was snuggled up to his chest.

   "You," she whispers and nibbled on that fleshy part of Ruru's ear.

   Ruru's eyes widened and Kylie had to cover his mouth when he said, "Holy shit, you serious?!"

   "I'm sorry. It's the pregnancy hormones," she apologized bashfully and buried her face in the nook of his neck.

   "Well, tell the pregnancy hormones that I'm starting to love them," he joked earning another slap on the arm. Ruru placed a protective arm over her tummy, which made her look more like she was bloated than pregnant, and caressed it. "Just a few more months, my love."

   "Six months to be exact."

   "That's quiet long," he pouted, but then he leaned down to kiss her belly. "That's okay, Jellybean. You can take as long as you want, just come out healthy, okay? We love you."

   "Jellybean loves you too, Love," she smiled running her fingers through his hair.

   Then, the cabin crew notified that they were about to land and the seatbelt sign was on. Kylie smiled at Ruru and rubbed her belly, "We're almost there."

   "Ooh, somebody's excited to get to the bed," Ruru said in a singsong.

   "Loko!"
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   "Love, oh my God! This place is wonderful!" Kylie stares in awe of their honeymoon villa.

   It was standing on the sea which was leveled and it had a private little pool inside and a set of stairs leading to the seawater. Their was a hammock hanging on the edge of the little viewing platform. The bed had rose petals shaped into a heart with the towels shaped like swans. The whole place smelt like the sea.

   Ruru crept up to Kylie and hugged her from the back, resting his head on her shoulder. He planted a kiss on her cheek and gently slid his lips from her cheek to her ear, not leaving her face once.

   "You like this place?"

   "Yes, I do. Thank you, my love," she smiled and put her arms over his as they stared at the sea.

   "Can I give you a kiss?" he asked.

   "Go ahead, Love," she chuckled.

   He then kissed her neck and moved his lips to her shoulder, "Can I give you a kiss here?"

   "Mhmm."

   He moved his lips to her collarbone, "Can I-"

   "Go crazy with the kisses, Madrid. We're on our honeymoon," she said and turned around to wrap her arms around his neck.

   He stooped down and kissed her deeply, one hand caressing her nape and the other exploring her body. He starts to walk towards the bed with his lips still intact with his wife's. Kylie took off her husband's belt without having to break away from the kiss.
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   Eventually, when they were done doing some stuff and taking a nap to quench the exhaustion, the two decided to eat at the hotel's el fresco restaurant.

   As they walked on the shore, they saw the ocean glow blue caused by the plankton in the ocean. They looked like stars in the water and the couple couldn't help but stop to marvel at the wonders of this place.

   "I'm awestruck. Love, you couldn't have picked a better place," Kylie said hugging her partner's side.

   "I'm used to getting awestruck. It happens everytime I see you," he whispers.

   "Aba, bumanat pa! Halika na nga, kain na tayo. I'm starving," she said and pulled him by the hand to the restaurant.
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   "You are one lucky girl. Who would have thought they had cheese fondue on their menu?" Ruru laughed.

   Kylie only shrugged in return and stuffed her mouth with cheese-covered broccoli.

   "You look like a chipmunk, the most adorable chipmunk," he says.

   "What's that supposed to mean?"

   "It means you should stuff yourself with more food for you and the baby. Now, say aah," he instructs putting another cheese-covered object against her lips.

   "You're spoiling me too much," she giggled but still opened her mouth.

   Cheese stained her lips and her cheeks were stuffed. Ruru found it so cute, so he stood up and crouched down to kiss her lips, "I get why you love cheese so much now."

   She rolled her eyes, blushing. He smirked.
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   "I will kill you, the lots of you! Whatever! Piss off!" Kylie screamed at her phone before hanging up.

   Before the trip to the Maldives, her sisters and sisters-in-law offered to pack her luggage for her. Of course, she said yes and thanked them for being so thoughtful and kind. They had a knowing smile and told her that they would pack her some good stuff and winked at her.

   Now, she cursed all of them. She opened her luggage to find a little note saying, "You'll be wearing the atmosphere for the whole trip."

   She stared at the pathetic piece of paper and crumpled it. Ruru walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist and his hair messy and damp. He looked smoking hot, Kylie almost calmed down, almost.

   "Baby, what's wrong?" he asked sitting beside her.

   Kylie's eyesight drifted to the empty luggage. Ruru laughed, "Poor thing. Did they mess with you, my love?" he cooed as he embraced her.

   "I don't have my clothes, Babe. I can't shower," she whined.

   "Well, technically, you don't need clothes," he teased.

   She picked up one of the pillows and threw it at him, "Tarantado ka! Do you expect me to go skinny dipping?"

   "Bebe, if it's just me who sees you, then why not?" he winked naughtily.

   "Sira ulo ka! Walang hiya!" she hit his chest repeatedly.

   He laughed and held her two fists. Ruru swiftly kissed her fully on the lips, wrapping her hands around his neck like a command. He slowly unbuttoned the button-down blouse she was wearing and placed his palm above her stomach, playing with her bellybutton. His kisses left her mouth and ran down to her neck and down to her shoulders.

   Kylie moaned, her tantrum drifting away with his every touch. Desire consumed her completely when Ruru slipped one hand behind her and undid her bra while the other was still on her bellybutton.

   Next thing they knew, they were both knocked out in bed.
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   Kylie, although still sleepy, couldn't help but stare at the precious face in front of her. She focused on each feature– from his thick brows to his clean-shaven chin– but what she loved looking at were his eyes. Although closed, she knew the beauty that those two sockets held. She couldn't wait for him to wake up so she could finally see those eyes. Fortunately, she didn't have to wait long because he started to stir awake.

   "Good morning, handsome," she whispered and snuggled closer to him, intertwining their bare legs.

   She looked intently at his brown orbs. They were filled with the haziness of slumber but were still warm, its brown color sucking her in.

   "Hi," she whispers and played with his sideburns.

   "Good morning, my gorgeously pregnant wife," he smiled and held her face close to kiss her. "You wanna go for a dip?"

   "Let's cuddle for a while," she says and burrowed into the warmness of his naked body.

   "You're my snuggle bug," he cooed and wrapped his arms around her. "My cute little snuggle bug."

   "I'm not little, Babe," she laughed.

   "Compared to me you are."

   "I'm not gonna stay this little, you know. Especially, after a few months."

   "I know and I'm going to love you even when you're as big as a house."

   "You're so corny," she hit his chest lightly.

   He held her hand in his and put it against his lips and Kylie took his other hand, brushing her thumb against his tattoo of a G clef, "Your love of music lead you to this tattoo."

   "Mhmm. And my love for you is going to lead to getting a tattoo of your name."

   "No, you are not doing that. That's so corny," she visibly gagged.

   He chuckled, "Bakit? You know, you are the most important person in my life right now. If I got a tattoo dedicated to music because I love it, don't you think I should get one dedicated to you?"

   "You don't have to."

   "But I want to. Just your name naman, Love," he states running his hands through her hair.

   "Noooo! Ang corny nun tapos mahal pa because my name is quite long," she reasons out.

   Ruru brought out his fingers and started counting, "K-y-l-i-e, Kylie is five letters. N-i-c-o-l-e, Nicole is six letters. It isn't even that long."

   "Kahit na. Kadiri pa din siya."

   "Kylie Nicole. Five and six. Fifty-six! I got it!" he exclaimed. "I'm a genius!"

   "Bakit?" she asked curious of the sudden excitement.

   "Your name, Babe. Kylie is five letters and Nicole six, so fifty-six. I'll have that tattooed on me," he proudly stated.

   "Ooh, it should be in Roman Numerals," she suggested joining in on his little brainstorming session.

   "Yes! Love, you're a genius!" he hugged her tighter. "I'll have that tattooed right on my chest, just above my heart where you belong."

   "No, ang panget tignan. Yung minimal lang. Like, a small tattoo on your hand, on your ring finger."

   "But I have my wedding ring there," he said staring at the golden band.

   "Oo nga. So, you'll have it tattooed on your ring finger, just right above your ring pero diagonally," she explained.

   "Oo nga noh? I married Einstein's descendant," he joked. "Now, get dressed. We're going for a dip."

   "I think you forgot the amount of clothes your sisters packed for me," she said with a straight face.

   "They're in my luggage, " he replied.

   "What?"

   "Your clothes are in my luggage."

   "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" she asked with crossed arms.

   "Because we planned to mess with you," he chuckled and bit her ear.

   "You're so mean!" she exclaimed and tugged on the blanket to wrap it around her, not caring if her husband was left butt naked.

   Ruru covered his man parts in an instant and grabbed his boxers on the floor, "Love, teka lang. Uy!"
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   "Sorry na po," Ruru pouted and got in the water of the private pool with Kylie.

   She rolled her eyes and ignored him.

   He swam towards her and held her by the waist, placing his head on her shoulder. His hair was dripping wet and droplets of water started to dampen Kylie's dry skin. "I'm sorry na po. It was just a prank. Sorry na po, please?"

   She leaned against his head but still said nothing.

   "Bati na ba tayo?"

   "Bakit? Nag-aaway ba tayo?" she finally replied.

   He slightly chuckled, "Hindi."

   She turned around and faced him, "Hindi naman pala eh. Ba't ka nag-sosorry kanina?"

   "Trip ko lang," he joked.

   Kylie rolled her eyes and bit her lower lip. Staring at his muscular chest, she splashed him with water.

   "Ah, ganon? Ganon?" he laughed, chasing her while she swam to the other side of the small pool.

   As soon as she raised her head from the water, the watery splash attacks of Ruru rummaged her face. "Ano? Ha? Ano?"

   "Love, stop! Nooo! Stop it!" she squealed and tried to splash her tiny arms in the water.

   "You want me to stop?" he says over the loud sound of water splashes.

   "Stop nga!"

   "Halika muna dito," teased the husband.

   She managed to swim all the way to him and punch his stomach underwater, "What?"

   He didn't reply, instead he cupped her face and stared intently into her chinita eyes. Ruru rubbed his nose against hers and brushed her lips with his thumb.

   The atmosphere quickly shifted from playful to hot.

   "My beautiful love," he whispered, "I love you so, so much."

   He leaned in closer and captured her lips. Using one hand to caress her nape, the other one ran up and down her back, subtly fiddling with the knots of her bikini. Finally gathering the courage to do so, he pulled away slightly and put one strap of her bikini in between his fingers. He stared at her as if asking for permission and her desire-washed eyes seemed to say yes as she nodded slowly.

   Kylie slightly gasped as her top fell in the water. As a reflex, her arms came up to cover herself and she pressed herself against Ruru.

   "Hey, what's wrong? I-i'm sorry. Did you not want to-"

   "Love, we're outside," she blushed furiously.

   He chuckled softly and pressed his lips against her wet hair bundled up in a bun, "I know, my love."

   Ruru, like the sensible man that he is, got the bikini top and wrapped it around her chest. As he did so, Kylie shuddered. Ruru's hands were barely intact with her chest, but her bosoms were highly sensitive due to pregnancy.

   "Love, you okay?" he asked.

   "Hm? Yeah, I'm alright," she stifled a moan as he started drawing patterns on her back.

   He kissed her bare shoulder and blew raspberries on them, making her giggle, "I love you."

   "I love you too," she replies leaning against his chest. "Wanna order food? I'm hungry."

   He laughed, "Seriously?"

   "Yeah, your offspring is starting to mess with my stomach. Order food," she commands.

   "Yes, ma'am!" he states and carries her in a bridal position towards the inside of their villa.
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   Ruru fed his pregnant wife spoon by spoon, not even bothering to feed himself.

   "Ru, you should eat. Buntis ako pero hindi ako baldado," she held his hand.

   "Pero-"

    "No, you're gonna stop feeding me and start eating, come on," she said handing him the spoon.

   "Bakit ayaw mong nilalambing kita?" he pouted.

   "No kaya. I love it when you're making lambing, but you need to eat, my love," she explained lovingly and pinched his cheek softly.

   A comfortable silence filled the atmosphere as the couple ate their meal.

   "Love," Ruru spoke up.

   "Yeah?"

   "Do you ever wonder why we're so corny?" he asks.

   Kylie laughed and pushed him slightly, "Loko-loko ka! Ewan sa'yo."

   "Pero eto seryoso na ha. I had a whole set up plan for this, but I can't wait eh. You know naman, I'm impatient kaya nga nauna ang anak sa kasal," he joked. He reached into the knapsack behind him, bringing out this rectangular box.

   "Ano yan?"

   Ruru smiled at her and opened the box to reveal a necklace with different stones surrounding the little heart-shaped pendant. "It's for you."

   "Love," she gasped, "Thank you!"

   "It's acrostic," he said.

    "Across-what?" she asked in a state of confusion.

   "Acrostic, mi amore. It's a type of jewelry from the Victorian times. The starting letters of each stone on the pendant stands for a message or a word."

   "Are you serious?" she whispered, her eyes already tearing up.

   He nodded.

   He took it out of the box for her and was about to put it around her neck, but she stopped him. She gently placed the piece of jewelry on her palm, running feather-light touches over the stones.

   "Amber, malachite, opal, ruby, emerald," she thought out loud.

   "Amore."

   "Love," she translates in a whisper.

   "Flip it over," he gently commands.

   She did as told and found a small engraved something. She squinted and saw the words in cursive.

   La amore de mi vida.

   "The love of my life," he said and put his palm against her face to caress it. "You are the love of my life."

   She looked at him with teary eyes and almost literally jumped on him, "Thank you, my love. You didn't have to."

   "Anything for my love," he smiled.
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   "Babe, seryoso. Don't you even dare," she warns, her lines sounded monotonous to him, he hears it too much.

   Ruru Madrid was in his jeans, no shirt, and about to splash in the sea. Kylie was fuming mad.

   "Oh, come on, my love. Loosen up. I can make the staff wash my jeans, I'll just pay," he replied winking at her.

   Before Kylie got to protest any further, her husband was already in ankle-deep water. His ripped jeans soaking wet at the bottom.

   "José Ezekiel, what the fuck?!" she exclaims in frustration.

   Ruru was only doing this to tease her.

   "Take a picture."

    "No!" she refused.

   "I know you want to," he teased.

   "Fine," she rolled her eyes and took out her phone. "Smile!"

   He grinned the type of grin that made all the girls fall for him.

   "Happy now?"

   "Not quite, " he shook his head. He ran to her and held her by the waist dragging her to the water.

   "Nooooo!" she squealed, her high-pitched voice deafening Ruru.

   He placed her gently on the shallow waters and held her hands together. He leaned in and kissed her to shut her up. Her hands ran up to pull on his hair when he cupped her bum.

   Yes, Kylie's phone got wet and broken.
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Credits to KirstenKhylaYA for the suggestion.