*****
Renal finds Serenity drinking alone at the bar counter of their house. It’s too early to drink a glass of wine, especially in the morning so Renal immediately approached and snatched the wine glass that Serenity was holding.
"Stop it Serenity," Renal said to the woman.
Serenity stared at him before taking the wine glass back from her hand before swallowing its liquid.
"What do you care if I get drunk Renal?" Serenity asks Renal with an annoyed voice.
Serenity is just annoyed because, for a few days, Dezrail hasn't called her. Their wedding has been scheduled but it seems that it doesn't matter what she's doing to seduce Dezrail so that his love for her will return.
"Alcohol is not the answer to your problem Serenity," Renal said calmly. Renal leaned on the bar island and looked at the woman who was just staring into space.
"What do you care? It's my life so care about your life too!" Serenity shouted at him but the young man was not even shaken.
"If Dezrail is the reason you're like that, forget about my cousin Serenity. You have your own life! Why do you want to meddle his life again and ruined it?" He was about to run out of patience because of this woman.
Serenity smashes her wine glass at the bar island causing her hand to bleed.
"Dezrail is the only person I want as long as I live Renal," Serenity in anger at what she heard from Renal’s mouth.
"You left him, right? Because you married my older brother when he got you pregnant!" Renal burst out in anger.
Renal admits that he is angry with his cousin but it is only because of the jealousy he feels. Since his father took over the management of the syndicate, he has been ousted. Only the band gives him happiness.
Serenity was speechless at what Renal said. Renal is right that the reason she left Dezrail was that she got pregnant with Renal’s older brother and her parents didn’t know that.
So when Serenity asked her parents to engage her with Dezrail, they immediately agreed because they knew Dezrail when they were young.
"Mind your own business Renal." The woman stood up and left the place where Renal was left with his hands' clench.
*****
Ernaline stared at the sea in silence. It was getting late but she was still here like a fool smiling as she watched the sun go down.
"A penny of your thoughts?" Ernaline looked up at Perth who was behind her. Perth hugged her from behind so Ernaline leaned herself on its wide chest.
After they got out of her brother's company Perth took her to Boracay.
Saviel didn't contact her or anything at all. And Ernaline's news is that Sinji is in France now.
There are many tourists here in Boracay and many women are in bikinis but Perth didn't give a glance at them even though they stumbled in front of them. Ernaline is just wearing her usual outfit, a t-shirt, and jeans. While Perth is wearing a hoodie jacket, and jeans pants, and sneakers. He had just arrived from France but the young man immediately brings Ernaline her at the beach to have some quality time with each other.
"I'm just thinking of some good memories I want to do with you. Seeing the sunset with the love of my life is so wonderful." Ernaline said to Perth.
Perth hugged Ernaline tightly.
"I hope this day doesn't end right? I want to make the most of the days we weren't together. You're too busy with your work while me, I'm too busy to handle the band and music. We don't have any time for ourselves,"
"We can do everything whatever you want."
"Nah. I can just hug you like this. Being in your arms is my safest haven." Perth kisses her temple after she said that.
Ernaline is not a materialistic person, she can buy whatever she wants, she can go wherever she wants. But her favorite place in Perth’s arms around her.
They hugged and lay on the bed after eating at a restaurant just below the hotel where they checked in. Perth just invited Ernaline to see the sunset, they had no plans to go swimming because they didn't have any clothes. They only took one room, Ernaline doesn't mind, she trusts Perth.
"Aren't they looking for you?" She asks. It's not just the band that does it but also its work at HuPoFEL.
"No. They have already grown up, they don't need me." Perth answered.
Ernaline slapped Perth's chest. It was as if it was telling her that it was no longer needed by the band even though Perth was the one who built it then.
"Why did you think of forming a band?" Ernaline added.
"Out of boredom,"
Seriously, Perth didn't even think about his answer to the girl.
"Who makes your songs?" Ernaline said. Perth's arm wrapped under her head so she could make it a pillow. The man turned to her and hug her.
"Senri, sometimes me, but Senri made more songs after her girl left him." Senri also has a history of heartbreak? Ernaline thought that Saviel was just joking about Senri being a sad boy, but he went through something.
"Where's Senri's girlfriend?"
"I don't know. I never meet her."
It's a pity that Ernaline still wants to meet the woman but it looks vague. They will fight — just in case they become friends.
Perth pulled Ernaline even closer to his body. "Sleep now, baby. Take a rest," he held her chin so that she can look at him before he leans down and reaches her lips.
It was as if a bunch of fireworks exploded in Ernaline's brain when the two of them applied. Ernaline felt a thousand bolts tickling her whole body.
Perth’s gentle kiss roaming all over Ernaline’s face. Perth kisses her eyes, her nose, her jaw before he came back to her lips and claim it again.
"I love you so much, baby," Perth spoke passionately to her. Ernaline felt the fire into his eyes - a raging fire.
"And so do I,"
Ernaline loves Perth, and she can give everything whatever he wants. They are not kids anymore. Only once did something happen to them and she was ready if the man asked her again.
Perth kissed her jaw down to her neck and almost sank the woman's nail into Perth's back as it surfaced on her.
Perth is so damn expert to please her body. Ernaline's mind went blank until she didn't realize what happened next to the two of them and Perth out of their emotions.
---