PRESENT DAY...
Mia could not stop smiling because of the flow of memories. After that, she decided to put the dress back in the closet and lay down. While she still hasn't lost the feeling of Erik's warm lips that seem to continue gently caressing hers.
Mia's entire face immediately warmed up.
She doesn't understand herself. She knew it was normal if she felt angry about what happened, but she couldn't hold it in her chest. And if she was to be true to herself, she knew she wanted to repeat what happened between her and the man she first loved.
When a possible reason crossed her mind, Mia sighed sadly.
Could it be that she's just eager for that because, since Bernie's treatment of her changed, he didn't give her what she needed as a woman?
It was true, and she couldn't even remember when it started because it had been so long.
Well, that is not something that she should be wondering about. She knows he has someone to satisfy his needs as a man.
At the thought, Mia smiled bitterly and then tried to put the matter out of her mind. Bernie is gone so she shouldn't be thinking about their past that only hurt her. She is here now to change her life and it will not be easy for her to forget everything if she continues to look back on her sad past. The young lady was in such a state that she felt her eyes give in and fell asleep completely.
*****
Mia woke up early the next day to prepare to go to Erik's house. She couldn't explain the mixture of nervousness and excitement she was feeling at that moment because of what happened between the two of them last night.
Erik smiled broadly when he opened the gate for her. She wasn't sure if she would be disappointed if the man didn't kiss her because the truth was, she was expecting it. But something different happened when they entered the house itself.
Erik quickly grabbed her around her waist, then he bent down and kissed her firmly on the lips. And if last night was too gentle. This time if she gave the right definition to the way he kissed her in a seemingly shy way, today is the opposite.
It's too deep and intense. In a way that she could hardly breathe because Erik didn't give her the chance to do so.
"Erik, what are you doing?" Mia could only manage to catch some air when the young man left her lips because his kisses went down her neck.
The young man did not answer and instead, he pushed her against the wall and then held her face tightly. After that, he looked at her face before bending down again to continue kissing her passionately.
At that moment, all of Mia's objections were completely drowned in her heart.
She didn't know if she was doing something wrong, but she felt as if Erik's kisses on her suddenly gave her freedom. She suddenly realized the true status of her life. That she didn't have to stop her heart from falling in love again if the opportunity arose because she wasn't married to Bernie.
Because just like what she said, she only got him pregnant, but he never once offered her marriage.
If she had been able to give herself to a man because of the call of financial need, she knew that she would not hesitate to do so now, if Erik asked her, because of the long-standing hidden feelings she had for the young man.
"Mia," she heard the young man gasp as he began to shower her face with small kisses. "You're so beautiful, you know that, huh, Mia?" he said to her then planted a simple kiss on her lips.
She couldn't speak to what Erik said because the truth was that her heart was filled with so much happiness at that moment.
She becomes fragile when Erik kisses her because she admits her feelings for him have always remained in her heart.
She thought that when they separated and she had a Bernie in her life, her love for the young man had been erased and replaced. But she was wrong. Because the truth is that it just rested. And woke up again when they met again.
"E-Erik, I-I'm hungry," was the only thing she could think of to say as she wanted the young man to stop his impulsiveness and she succeeded in that.
The young man smiled at her with gleaming eyes and then combed her hair with his own fingers.
"I'm sorry. Come on, the table is ready," was the only thing he said as he took her by the hand and pulled her towards the dining table where fried, dried, tomatoes, scrambled eggs, and bacon were served.
"You really know how to cook," was the only thing she said because she couldn't stop admiring the young man for his perfect cooking of the food served, especially the tocino, which is one of her favorites.
Erik just laughed softly and then put his newly brewed coffee next to her. "What's so hard about those?" he said, slightly pinching her cheek which secretly sent a delicious thrill to Mia's heart.
Mia blushed so she bowed her head. "Thank you for the breakfast. Allow me to cook something for you too. Do you want to have dinner tonight at my place?”
Erik's eyes brightened, even more, when Mia said that.
"Really? You're going to cook for me?" the seemingly incredulous question the young man said.
She nodded and then started eating. "Sure, that's a small thing compared to all the kindness you've shown me," she said.
It was true, from the very beginning since they met again, the young man had always shown her kindness. And she feels sincerity in everything the young man does. Something that Mia has always believed in.
She believed that Erik's kindness and generosity were natural even when they were just teens. And now that she had a second chance to get to know him better, she could tell that if he continued to treat her this way, she would fall for the young man. With all her heart, even more than the fall, she felt for him back then.