I
With a furrowed forehead and surprised expression, Seigfred looked at the woman in front of him. What on earth brought her here today? He thought, wondering.
“Hello, Mr. Seigfred Yee. Are you surprised?” the woman said with her most alluring smile. She is wearing an all-black, above-the-knee, sleeveless, fitted dress partnered with red stiletto heels. The dress gave justice to her curvaceous body and big enough breasts.
“Ms. Shandall, what are you doing here?” Still furrowing, Seigfred asked.
“Oh, I just learned what happened to Atty. Yhera. I brought some fruits for her, fresh from our farm in Laguna, and of course two of my books that she can read while confined in her bed,” Shandall replied smilingly as she put on his round coffee table the basket of fruits with a bouquet of white roses.
Seigfred slowly smiled. “Thank you Ms. Shandall. Have a seat please,” he said as she pointed to her the chair in front of his desk.”
“Thank you. By the way, how is Atty. Yhera?” she asked while taking her seat. She looked at Seigfred, eager to know what happened to her.
Seigfred smiled. “So far, she is recuperating well. Good thing, she was able to move her body a bit before the bullet hit her heart, so instead of her heart, the bullet hit her shoulder.”
“Atty. Yhera was indeed lucky, otherwise, if the bullet hit her heart, it will be deadly. I am happy that she is recuperating well,” Shandall stated although her smile seemed to be a forced one and not genuine.
“Yeah, she is indeed a lucky one,” he nodded, agreeing to what she said.
“Would you be postponing your wedding then?” she asked again while looking at Seigfred.
“Oh, we are still contemplating on that. But if I am to be asked, I wanted it to happen as scheduled, but if that would be risky on her health, I could wait a little bit,” Seigfred said, without confirming actually if the wedding will push through or not.
“Ahh, I see. Yeah, you are right, if Atty. Yhera is not yet fully recuperated it is I guess much better to postpone it. By the way, Mr. Seigfred, I just dropped by for the fruits, I better get going now.” Shandall stood up and then walked out of his office with hips swaying seductively.
Seigfred’s eyes were caught by such seductively swaying hips of Shandall but it has no effect on him, not when his fiancee’s face has been in his mind as if painted therein already.
He brought home the fruits, books, and flowers given by Shandall and told Atty. Yhera of her visit to his office to bring them.
Atty. Yhera’s eyebrows suddenly lifted. “Why not bring these fruits and flowers to me; I was the one injured, not you,” she said unconvinced with the sincerity of Shandall.
Seigfred laughed while looking at her lifted eyebrows, “Hmm, maybe she did not know where you live?” he said, grinning.
“She knows my number, she can just ask me, you know,” she replied frowning. Her instinct was telling her that Shandall’s purpose is not to know if she’s fine but to see Seigfred.
Seigfred sat on the side of her bed, smiling mischievously at her. “She worn a sexy black dress and a pair of stiletto heels.”
Atty. Yhera looked at him with a sullen look. “So, did she look so amazingly sexy and beautiful?”
Seigfred laughed out loud when he heard what she stated. “Hmm, not that much unlike my fiancee,” he said while grinning at her.
“Tsss. You looked so happy that Shandall visited you,” she smirked at him.
“Not quite. I am happy with the fruits. It looks fresh. Can I have one banana, Sweety?” he asked but he already picked one banana from the basket.
“Give me one too.” Atty. Yhera was already smiling this time as she got the banana handed to her by Seigfred.
“Sweet. Indeed freshly picked. Shandall said these fruits came from their farm in Laguna. Hmm, Sweety, I also dreamed of buying farmland, where we can put our farm vacation house.” Suddenly, Seigfred stated.
“Yes, Sweety, I love that idea too. We can find one in nearby provinces,” Atty. Yhera’s eyes with such an idea blurted out suddenly by Seigfred.
“I wanted it in Batangas so that it will be nearby our Beach Resort there.”
“Hmm, nice idea. I agree to that, Sweety.” Atty. Yhera said, smilingly.
“Then we will buy a farmland, Sweety,” Seigfred said winking.
“Excited for that Sweetheart but of course, I am much excited for our upcoming wedding,” she sheepishly replied.
“Me too, Sweety. When we are old already and retired from work, we will stay either at the farmhouse or at the beach villa while our children will take over our businesses,” Seigfred
Atty. Yhera looked at him with tenderness and so much love. “I love you, Seigfred Yee,” she muttered.
“I love you more, Yhera Kareel Munzana,” he said and then he leaned towards her and kissed her lips passionately.
II
The next days, Atty. Yhera has been getting well already. Her recuperation was fast, according to her attending Doctor. Her Mommy Lily noticed it.
“Yher, I am happy that you are recuperating fast.” Mommy Lily said with a wide smile.
“Of course Mom, I need to recuperate fast, our wedding is fast approaching and I don’t want to postpone it again. I wanted it to happen successfully this time,” Atty. Yhera replied with her Mommy Lily’s observation.
“Don’t worry, it will not be postponed. Seigfred also does not want to postpone it, even if your honeymoon will be postponed, he is okay as long as your wedding will push through,” Mommy Lily was still smiling widely.
“Really Mom? He did not mention to me that the Doctor told him that the honeymoon should be postponed,” she was laughing.
“Oh, haha. He told me,” Mommy Lily said laughing.
“Hmmm, I will pretend that I did not know about that honeymoon postponement advise of the Doctor. Let me see what his plans are.” Atty. Yhera grinned mischievously, to which Mommy Lily laughed again.
“You are naughty too, Yher, as naughty as your husband to be. Yher, I am indeed happy that you found Seigfred. I know, he will be a good husband and a father to your children. If only your father is still alive, he will be the first one who would agree with me,” Mommy Lily became serious and sentimental.
Atty. Yhera nodded and reminisced how his father supported her in her every endeavor. She was so close before with her Dad. She was actually a Daddy’s girl that when he met a car accident seven years ago and died on the spot, she could not easily take it. She mourned for so long that she does not want to drive anymore. But as the saying goes, life must go on. She slowly recovered when she met Jethross, who to be fair with the man, has been good to her and showered her with affection, time, and love. She wanted to thank Jethross for that.
“Yher, are you alright? Sorry, if I was able to mention again your Dad. Don’t be sad, I know, your Dad is watching us right now and he is happy,” Mommy Lily said, interrupting Yhera’s reminiscence.
“Ah, yeah Mom, I just suddenly missed Dad,” she said teary-eyed.
Mommy Lily hugged her daughter. She knows how closed her eldest daughter was to her father before.
At his office, Seigfred was busy, when his phone suddenly beeped. He checked it and suddenly smiled when he saw that it was Yhera.
“Hey, Sweety, I am excited about our Caribbean Honeymoon!” This was the content of Atty. Yhera’s message and Seigfred immediately replied.
“Me too, Sweety. You know what we are going to do, right?” he replied.
When Atty. Yhera saw his reply, she almost burst out laughing. She wanted to reply that “Yes, I know Sweety, we are just going to eat and sleep there and maybe make a bit of swimming on their beautiful beaches,” but she changed her mind.
“Aww, Sweety, getting more excited. What are we going to do there?” Instead, this is the reply of Atty. Yhera.
Seigfred is getting excited upon seeing the messages of his fiancee. “ Sweety, we will be doing something that you will not be going to forget, ever,” he replied with a matching smiling emoticon.
Atty. Yhera could not control it anymore, she burst out laughing. “Silly. You are so naughty, Sweety. I will be looking forward to that, hmmm,” she replied to him with a matching emoticon with a heart.
Seigfred is already getting horny with the responses of his fiancee, that he even replied telling her so, “Sweety, I am getting horny now.”
All of a sudden, the smile on Atty. Yhera’s face faded. She felt pity for Seigfred now and she wanted to hug him. He has been so patient and considerate and never fails to take care of her. How she wish that on their Caribbean honeymoon, she will be fully recuperated already. She whispered a prayer and hope that she will make him happy during their honeymoon.