Episode 42

Playlist~ Westlife - When I'm With You

Fernando's POV Cont'd

"Mine? Are you okay?"

She gave a slight nod and gaze down to her fingers and started fiddling with it. She was fidgeting and my panic grew. "Babe, what is wrong with you? You don't seem alright, was it because of the question I asked you? If my question threw you off mood then I'm sorry, maybe you shouldn't answer it if that would make you feel better. I was only...."

"It's fine" she cuts me off, "I...is just that...."

"You can't answer it?" I completed her sentence and she blinks her eyes severally within a second. "I'm sorry I brought up such a sad incident to our joyful moment, please forgive me. I only wanted to know what I can do so that you can never think of hurting yourself that way anymore because if you ever do that you know I'll be the one that will be hurt the most".

She flashed me a brief smile and shook her head. "I'll never dare do that again, I have a reason to live now which is you".

I gave a sharp sigh of relief and hugged her. "I adore you, Micaela" I whisper to the crook of her neck.

"I love you, Ferd".

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After we had so much fun in the Ansan Jarak-gil mountain, Micaela took me to another place that made me feel all special and loved. The place she took me to was like an abandoned apartment but it doesn't really look like it was long abandoned because everything in the house looks really neat like someone was taking care of it. The house was built like a mini-cave and it had lights all round the room. Arts, flowers, writings on the walls and few other things in this place intrigued me.

"How on Earth did you find this place?!" I wondered aloud and she laughs.

"I told you I love adventure! This is a secret sightseeing, so many people don't even about it, but I Micaela Alvarado do know about it. And do you know how I found it?"

"Exactly my question, how did a queen like you find such a place? Who told you about it?"

"An old Monk" she giggles and I furrowed confusedly at her.

"An old Monk?"

"Yes an old Monk! Two years ago, I met this very old Monk who liked me really much and wanted me to marry his son...."

"Wait, what was that?" I cut in and she chuckles.

"Calm down and listen to the whole story, would you?"

"Go on" I replied and she nods and continued.

"So, the old Monk wanted me to be betrothed to his only son who lives in North Korea because he saw me as a sweet angel that can take care of his son when he must have passed away and...."

"I don't understand, how would he just see you and tell you that?"

"C'mon Ferd, is not like we just met on one day and he decided to tell me that. We were really good friends and we trusted each other so much that's why he chose me out of many. Is so sad he passed away last year and left this place on our care, I mean his son and I".

"And his son, where is he now?"

"He's here in Seoul handling his father's property and all that".

"Does that mean you've met with him?" I frown at the thought of having that Monk's son here in Seoul.

"Well...yes. But...."

"But?" I asked wanting to know more if something was going on with both of them before I came.

"Hey, I know what you are thinking now! Nothing happened, we didn't even get a chance to date because he had a girlfriend already before we met!"

"Oh you mean to say if he didn't had a girlfriend then you would have...."

"No Ferd! No! He's not my spec, and besides I wasn't interested in any relationship until I met with you" she cuts in and a small smile played on my lips.

"Are you practically saying that I'm your first love?"

"Yes, yes, and yes. You're the only man I've ever loved. You're my first and last love" she affirm and my heart skipped with excitement.

"You promise?"

"Yes, I promise my love" she answered and I couldn't help but held her waist and raised her up. "Ferd!" She screamed my name giggling.

"Thank you for coming into my life, Micaela" I kissed her so passionately and then put her down.

"Let's write something on the wall that we'll always glance and remember that we were once here, that's what this place is actually for, just for keeping memories".

"C'mon, let's do it" I replied and we both walked to the front of the wall.

"You go first" she handed me a small brush with a yellow paint on it and I glance down at it.

"I should go first?"

"Yes!" She exclaims excitedly and I nodded and took the brush from her.

As I stared at the wall with the brush in hand, I wondered what I should write that will really make sense and be a romantic one at that since I'm no lover-boy. I'm just starting this thing called love, what can I possibly write right now?

"C'mon Ferd, write something, anything that first comes to your mind".

I gaze down at her eyes and right there lies the inspiration I needed. I flashed her a smile and I began writing. "Done!" I announced and her gaze narrowed to the wall.

"Micaela Alvarado, you're floating through my heart. You're my diamond and will forever be. I promise to always protect and treasure you as a diamond that you are. Your love... Ferd! " she read aloud and she squint at me looking awestruck.

"Oh no, that sound's dumb right? You don't like it I know, I'm really sorry but I just wrote what was on my mind. Maybe I should just wipe it off and...." She sealed my lips with a kiss and I take that to be she did like what I wrote.

"I love it, that was really sweet and romantic of you" she chirps and a grin spreads on my face.

"I'm happy you liked it. Now it's your turn, I'm eager to see what you have to write" I handed her the brush and she accepted it and deeps it in the paint.

Just right next to my writing, she began writing hers. "Looking..." I read the first word she wrote and waited for her to continue," ..at...my...life" I paused for her to finish up writing and then she stopped writing. "...I found a man with a diamond heart that I'm going to cherish for the rest of my life". I squint at her and then back to her writings and I read it again. "Looking at my life, I found a man with a diamond heart that I'm going to cherish for the rest of my life. Your diamond, Micaela. Wowww! I'm amazed by your love language, I love it". I commended, she really did surprise me with what she had written.

"Thank you. I really do mean what I wrote, I'm going to cherish you through the rest of my life. You'll never regret knowing or having me as your woman".

"I really hope so" came my quiet reply and she steps forward and hugs me.