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A smile paints Regina's face as she stares at the sleeping girl beside her, her arm wrapped around the other woman's waist. While mornings are usually considered evil, Regina is growing to love it. Mornings like this, where Narda has her face pressed near her neck, giving small puffs of air, is her favorite.
Her day was already made, until Narda spoke an unfamiliar name in her sleep.
"Faye."
It immediately changes her mood from happy to cautious. When Narda repeats the name, she is already annoyed.
"Faye, ano ba."
Bitch who the fuck? She has the overwhelming urge to wake Narda up with a shake but fights it. She doesn't want to disturb the other girl's peaceful slumber. Her Darna adventures can be exhausting at times.
" I-kiss mo ako, wag siya."
Now that phrase just completely ruins her mood. She frowns and taps Narda's cheek.
"Love, wake up." she speaks with such tenderness but is mixed with slight worry. Luckily, Narda does wake up. Regina watches as she slowly opens her eyes, their gazes meeting.
"Hmm? Mrng." Narda groggily murmurs a good morning.
"You were dreaming." Regina states.
Narda nods as she slowly regains full consciousness. When she does, she develops a frown on her face, removes herself from the embrace, and sits up. This causes Regina to get up too, confused.
"Bakit anong problema?" she asks her girlfriend.
She was almost amazed when Narda glares at her, looking like she could kill. But this is a little concerning.
"Why are you looking at me like I did something?" she continues when Narda remains mum. "Ikaw kaya ang may kasalanan sakin."
This time, Narda speaks. "Ha? Ano naman kasalanan ko? Di naman ako late umuwi kagabi ah."
Regina rolls her eyes. "Who is Faye?" she asks, voice sharp.
Narda's eyes widen which riles Regina even more.
"Bakit mo siya tinatanong?" asks the other woman.
"Bakit ka defensive?" Regina presses, her frown deepening.
When Narda doesn't speak, Regina huffs and turns her head away. Her thoughts run like wildfire. Is that girl someone special to Narda?
"Tell me," she says after a minute of silence. "Are you cheating on me, Narda?" she intends her voice to sound sharp, but it just cracks as she forces her tears to retreat.
She hears an indignant huff so she turns towards the other girl. Narda is looking at her like she said something crazy. Regina softens, suddenly feeling stupid. "I'm sorry, I know you will never cheat. It's just that, you said her name in your dreams." she whispers, looking down.
She hears shuffling from the other girl, and then feels her warms hands on her.
"Tumingin ka sakin." Narda softly speaks. Regina slowly casts her head up, meeting Narda's soft gaze. "Alam mo ba kung bakit siya nasa panaginip ko?"
"No," she answers.
Narda chuckles, like she can't believe what's happening. "Inaagaw ka niya sakin."
"Ha?" she asks, surprised.
"EMT din si Faye, may crush sayo yun." Narda starts. "Tapos may date sana tayo sa panaginip ko, inagaw ka niya sakin. Sabi niya kayo daw ang magde-date tapos ikaw naman ni-try mo siyang i-kiss." she explains, a little irritated. Regina widens her eyes. "Wag ka na magselos, ako nga dapat eh kasi bakit mo siya iki-kiss ha?"
A snort came out of the older girl. This is ridiculous. They both stare at each other until one breaks and lets out a laugh. And then they're both laughing, clutching their stomachs because of how foolish they are.
"Kasi naman eh!" Regina says, panting after their laughter died down. "Kahit naman siguro ikaw magdududa kung may ibang babae akong binbanggit sa panaginip ko."
"Siguro." Narda grins. She opens her arms and Regina immediately dives in it, basking in her embrace.
"Ikaw lang ang iki-kiss ko," she later murmurs in the other's chest.
"Aba dapat lang." Narda answers and squeezes her shoulders.
They stay like that for a while, perfectly content in each other's arms. Regina closes her eyes and wish for them to stay together forever.
"Mahal kita." she says afterwards.
"Mahal na mahal kita." the other woman replies.
"This is not a contest, Narda." Regina reprimands.
"Weh? Pano ba yan eh mahal na mahal na mahal kita?" Regina tries not to smile but it was a failure. She was in euphoria.
She sighs and pulls away from Narda's soft breasts, cradling her face instead. "Mahal na mahal na mahal din kita." she knows it's cheesy. They are cheesy. If Brian were here, he would have faked gagged like he does when they show too much affection in public. But she doesn't care, because she really does love Narda like words can't even suffice.