Chapter 27 Chapter 27
I was caught off guard when his hand caressed my head. He's patting me gently, like he's appeasing me and making me forget what really happened, and I admit, it's kinda effective. I don’t know what it is about his face that makes me forget everything instantly and forgive him. He's distracting me.
"I'm speechless. I didn't know that you could turn an argument into this discussion. I'm amazed."
I scoffed. "Well, you explained yourself, and so I understand. Would I be the one who wouldn’t understand you? You also understood me because you stopped insisting on your point. You made way for my emotions and for the side I am trying to point out."
"Yeah, because I saw your reaction. You're getting pissed off, and I think I hit the wrong button. I was alarmed for a moment."
When he said that, I was the same and too stunned to speak but recovered in a few seconds. Why is he even like this? I am always astounded by how he flutters my heart. I tried to maintain myself and speak in the calmest way possible because I don't want him to think that I'm being shaken by his words when I really am.
"Well, we have differences, and I understand that, huz. At least somehow, we already learned something about each other. And feel free to say everything because I also realized something. It doesn’t really matter if we don’t agree on the same things; what matters is we get to know each other." I tapped his shoulder. "Arguments are normal in married couples, and I can predict that we will be having lots of them, but it’s fine."
I held his hand again and matched his gaze at the water flowing down the fountain. He raised his left hand that was still holding my right hand, and the next thing I know, he's side-hugging me like we're dancing.
"Then I expect us to have makeup sex after our fights," he whispered while giggling.
"You're really rude!" I exclaimed before elbowing and pinching him. "Maybe that’s why you're teasing me, huh? Are you starting something? I knew it!"
I pulled my hand from him roughly and pushed him lightly. "You promised we won't be having sex for a week, Hendeix, so stick with it. We need to visit a lot of places before going home to the Philippines!"
He laughed while answering me. "Don't you want to visit heaven?"
"Ugghh! Huz, come on! Don't be like that!"
He side-hugs me again, which is very endearing to feel. It proves even more that I’m indeed on a honeymoon. No one would believe that we did not marry for love. Everyone can witness how sweet we can be even in the midst of arguments and solutions. "Kidding. Just glad that you did not give me a silent treatment after what I said earlier."
"And when did I do that?" I frowned and squeezed his hand. "As far as I remember, it was you who did not speak to me when we were in the airplane."
He leaned his mouth to my ear. "It was you, my wife. After that turbulence incident, you went away, and I thought you were mad at me. I was apologizing, but you cut me off, so I shut my mouth."
I was lost for words. How can I explain things to him?
I looked up to answer him. "It wasn't a silent treatment at all, huz. I was just thinking. Honestly, I felt like it was you who didn't want to talk to me; that's why I backed off and waited for the time you spoke to me again. I'm not used to being the one who starts the conversation. Usually, I'm the one who gets approached first. But I promise, I wasn’t giving you silent treatment. Most of the time, I isolate to talk things out with myself."
He nodded. I didn’t expect that we would solve two arguments today. So, who said the gods here at the Trevi Fountain aren’t powerful? I can really feel there's some anomaly here that makes all people romantic.
"The same goes for me. Since I don't know what you're thinking about, I might step on a landmine; that's why I hold back. But from now on, I'll always be the bigger person to ask so you won't have to adjust yourself. Thank you for telling me, my wife."
A light smile graced my lips. I could only shake my head in amazement. It’s possible. It’s actually possible to talk about things like this. Things don’t always have to end in arguments. If your goal is to understand each other, you can actually go about it this way. It feels so good in the heart.
"Thank you too, huz. I'm glad we talked things out today. I think we're ready to go to our next destination," I said excitedly. I felt like I'm being so spoiled right now. Well, he's just letting me or maybe he's just too manly that it brings out my feminine energy because he treats me like a princess… no, more like a queen.
"Wait, you need to toss a coin before you leave," he said, making me raise my eyebrows.
"What for?" I asked with attitude.
"You didn’t know? I thought Italy was your dream place? Why didn’t you research?" I laughed at his teasing again. His strong teasing really doesn’t disappear, but I can always keep up with him.
"How would I know anything about tossing coins, right? Just answer why. And give me a coin," I ordered because I didn’t bring any money. He just watched me with a smile. "Oh, why? You invited me here so suddenly. I didn’t even get to exchange my money to the currency here."
"Well, you don’t really have to, my wife. I told you, I'm your wallet."
He dug into his pocket. I saw five coins in his hand.
"They say if you toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain over your left shoulder using your right hand, with your back to the fountain, you are guaranteed to return to Rome. You want to come back, don’t you?"
My mouth dropped open, and I quickly grabbed the coin he was holding. "Of course! Give me two so I’m double sure I can come back! I want to be back here!"
I immediately followed his directions and threw two coins into the fountain. He was about to stop me when I had already thrown them all. "W-wait—!"