I
As Atty. Yhera anticipated, Seigfred decided to stay with her for the night, arguing that he was already tired and had no strength still to drive home. She just smiled at him knowing fully well that he was lying and that all he wanted was to sleep beside her.
They were both panting and gasping for breath after their passionate lovemaking.
"I thought you were tired already that you have no strength anymore, hmmm?" She while pinching gently the tip of his pointed nose.
He just chuckled and gave her a mischievous grin. " I thought I was tired Sweety but when I laid my back beside you, I just realized that I was still as strong as Iron man." He teased her.
"Ammpp, liar, I even pitied you for being too tired," she said giggling pinching his stomach.
He laughed and caught her hand. "Iron man's rod is still hot, need another round of sharpening," he said whispering and then nibbling her right ear.
Atty. Yhera's eyes grew wide as she moved away and looked at him. Her eyes grew incredibly large as she noticed that he was telling the truth. His iron rod was proudly standing in her very eyes.
"Seigfred! You have such insatiable desires!" She said, exclaiming and chuckling, her eyes suddenly matched the brightness of his eyes.
And, thereafter Atty. Yhera's soundproof room was filled once more with their moans.
The next day, Mommy Lily was not surprised anymore when her daughter and her fiance, Seigfred went down the stairs together. Both were fresh and glowing. Seigfred was wearing the gray executive suit that she just included in her laundry days ago when she did her usual wash day. She already noticed outside, in their parking space the red jaguar car of the man when she went out to water her plants.
"Breakfast is ready. You, two, you better eat first before going to the office, I already finished brewing your favorite coffee," Mommy Lily told Yhera and Seigfred, who both nodded and sat on the dining chairs, ready to munch the fried rice, scrambled egg with tomatoes, dried fish and bacon. They smiled and murmured their thank you's as she put in front of them the hot and aromatic brewed coffee.
"This is the morning that I miss whenever I wake up on my own bed at home," Seigfred said joking at Mommy Lily, who replied with a warm laugh.
"Eat much then and be here always," Mommy Lily said with happiness.
Seigfred nodded and laughed back, "I will, Mom but your daughter here would usually push me to go home. She does not want me to invade her bed, always," he joked but looked at her lovingly to his fiancee beside him.
"Because you snored too much," Atty. Yhera retorted, teasing him too. The truth is, to Atty. Yhera's surprise, Seigfried sleeps silently except for a low snore from time to time.
After their hearty breakfast, Seigfred dropped Atty. Yhera in her law office and went straight to his office too.
II
Two days passed and it was already the book launching and signing of Shandall.
"Good thing you two did not forget to remind me about this event," Buddy was smiling at Atty. Yhera and Seigfred, who fetched him in his hotel.
"Of course friend, we will not forget because we know how much you wanted to see Shandall," Atty. Yhera replied teasing her best friend.
When they arrived at the popular bookstore in the country with its big branch inside one of the largest malls in the city, they immediately spotted Shandall, who was already busy signing her books and giving her readers, who bought her book a personal dedication on the book that they bought.
They just watched her for a while and they noticed Buddy's yearning eyes, never leaving Shandall. Seeing that Atty. Yhera became disappointed knowing that her friend Sarah has only a small chance at Buddy, compared to Buddy's feeling of huge attraction to the novelist.
As if sensing that someone was intently watching her, she suddenly looked up and saw them standing nearby. Her eyes suddenly lit up as they focused on Seigfred. She waved her hand happily and even stood up to approach them with three pieces of her book in her hand.
"Hey, it is nice to see you here, Mr. Seigfred, Atty. Yhera and Buddy," Shandall warmly greeted them.
Buddy's eyes lit up too when Shandall mentioned his name. "You have a lot of fans, or may I see readers, buying now your new book. Congratulation, Shandall."
"Thank you, Buddy." She smiled again to them and motioned for them to sit on the chairs rounding the table where she was doing the book signing.
They stayed for a while there, assisting Shandall with her readers asking for copies of her books, and buying them. After at least thirty minutes, Atty. Yhera and Seigfred excused themselves.
"Shandall, we will just check something around, and then, we will be back." Atty. Yhera said as both she and Seigfred stood up now.
"Hmm, you love birds can go, I will stay here beside my Lady love." Buddy already vocally expressed his interests to Shandall and the latter would just usually smile as a response.
"Sure, Atty. Yhera, I still have thirty minutes here to do the book signing and hope, I can treat you all for lunch thereafter," Shandall said while looking quickly at Atty. Yhera then to Siegred, where her eyes lingered with sparks for long.
Atty. Yhera noticed such a look of Shandall to Seigfred and all of a sudden, she did not know where it came from, a hard thud hit her heart and a bit of fear crept inside it. “Is this another sign of temptation that might try to break her and Seigfred apart again?” she thought while looking at Shandall but immediately disregarded it, when Seigfred put his right arm around her shoulders and saw the jealousy on Shandall’s eyes.
Buddy, on one hand, noticed such things too and as he glanced at his best friend, he gave her a knowing look as if assuring her that he will be there to take Shandall out of their way.