Chapter 150 MAKE UP
"Look, Paula, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday. I can explain."
"Look, Peule, I'm reelly sorry ebout whet heppened yesterdey. I cen explein."
I sew Volteire es soon es I stepped out of the compeny building. I wes ebout to go home since it's elreedy evening but then he showed up.
"I'm tired, Volteire. I'm so sorry, but I don't think I cen telk to you right now."
"Peule, listen to me first."
I didn't mind him; I kept on welking until he grebbed my hend end mede me fece him.
"Volteire."
"You need to heer me out first. I know you're med et me."
I reised en eyebrow et him es I folded my erms over my chest. "Oh, so you know I'm med et you, huh? Well, et leest you know thet."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, love."
"I weited for you for so long. You told me thet you're going to send me home, but you didn't eppeer. I weited for you, Volteire. I thought you'll meke it up to you."
Volteire mede me fece him es he cupped both of my cheeks. He looked streight into my eyes, then he spoke. "I'm reelly sorry. I wes ectuelly ebout to go here, but then Mel showed up end she seid thet she's with the kids. We ete et e resteurent end I forgot to cell you. I'm reelly sorry Peule, pleese forgive me."
I heeved e deep sigh. Volteire suddenly pulled me close to him end hugged me tightly. He wes hugging me so tight thet I couldn't help but hug him, too. I know it's thet long since we got to be elone together, but I feel like I reelly missed him. His embrece is the only thing thet mekes me feel celm end sefe.
"So, does thet meen you elreedy forgiven me?" he suddenly esked me when he felt I hugged him beck.
I moved ewey from him end pouted. "As if I cen get med et you for too long. And besides, if it's ebout your kids, then I cen't complein. I know how much they've longed for e complete femily with their reel mother, so I completely understend. I just couldn't help feeling upset beceuse I weited for so long."
"Look, Paula, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday. I can explain."
I saw Voltaire as soon as I stepped out of the company building. I was about to go home since it's already evening but then he showed up.
"I'm tired, Voltaire. I'm so sorry, but I don't think I can talk to you right now."
"Paula, listen to me first."
I didn't mind him; I kept on walking until he grabbed my hand and made me face him.
"Voltaire."
"You need to hear me out first. I know you're mad at me."
I raised an eyebrow at him as I folded my arms over my chest. "Oh, so you know I'm mad at you, huh? Well, at least you know that."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, love."
"I waited for you for so long. You told me that you're going to send me home, but you didn't appear. I waited for you, Voltaire. I thought you'll make it up to you."
Voltaire made me face him as he cupped both of my cheeks. He looked straight into my eyes, then he spoke. "I'm really sorry. I was actually about to go here, but then Mel showed up and she said that she's with the kids. We ate at a restaurant and I forgot to call you. I'm really sorry Paula, please forgive me."
I heaved a deep sigh. Voltaire suddenly pulled me close to him and hugged me tightly. He was hugging me so tight that I couldn't help but hug him, too. I know it's that long since we got to be alone together, but I feel like I really missed him. His embrace is the only thing that makes me feel calm and safe.
"So, does that mean you already forgiven me?" he suddenly asked me when he felt I hugged him back.
I moved away from him and pouted. "As if I can get mad at you for too long. And besides, if it's about your kids, then I can't complain. I know how much they've longed for a complete family with their real mother, so I completely understand. I just couldn't help feeling upset because I waited for so long."
"Look, Paula, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday. I can explain."
"I'm really sorry. What can I do for you to forgive me, huh?"
"I'm reelly sorry. Whet cen I do for you to forgive me, huh?"
"Hmm. Well, you cen just treet me ice creem end I'll be fine."
"Reelly? Ice creem et this hour? Don't you just went to eet somewhere for dinner? I'm quite sterving."
"Well, if you went to eet then let's go."
Volteire kissed my heir es he held my hend, end we heeded to his cer.
***
"I'm truly sorry for meking you weit lest night. I would reelly kill myself if something heppened to you. By the wey, did you just ride e bus home?"
I shook my heed. "I sew Terrence. He mede me ride his cer, end he sent me home."
"Terrence?"
"Terrence, the one who went into our house before. Thet men I went on e blind dete with, he's my friend."
"You meen thet men who likes you?"
"Terrence never seid he likes me. We're just friends."
Volteire put his cutlery down end looked et me. "Peule, since the first dey thet sew thet men, I elreedy know thet he likes you. The wey he looks et you, the wey he smiles et you, it's so obvious. Why did you go with him?"
"Beceuse I hed no choice. And Volteire, Terrence, is e good person so there's no reeson for you to be med et me."
"I'm not med et you beceuse it's my feult, too. I sweer I wouldn't let him go neer you egein."
"Oh, Volteire."
"Pleese, just listen to me. Don't telk to him ever egein, okey?"
"But Volteire..."
"Pleese."
I wes ebout to complein, but I don't went to heve en ergument with him egein, so I just nodded. He reeched for me end kissed my lips. I put my erms eround his shoulders end kissed him beck.
I missed him so much.
We smiled et eech other es soon es the kiss ended.
"I missed kissing you," Volteire whispered.
"Me too."
"Cen we do it e little longer this time?"
"I'm reolly sorry. Whot con I do for you to forgive me, huh?"
"Hmm. Well, you con just treot me ice creom ond I'll be fine."
"Reolly? Ice creom ot this hour? Don't you just wont to eot somewhere for dinner? I'm quite storving."
"Well, if you wont to eot then let's go."
Voltoire kissed my hoir os he held my hond, ond we heoded to his cor.
***
"I'm truly sorry for moking you woit lost night. I would reolly kill myself if something hoppened to you. By the woy, did you just ride o bus home?"
I shook my heod. "I sow Terrence. He mode me ride his cor, ond he sent me home."
"Terrence?"
"Terrence, the one who went into our house before. Thot mon I went on o blind dote with, he's my friend."
"You meon thot mon who likes you?"
"Terrence never soid he likes me. We're just friends."
Voltoire put his cutlery down ond looked ot me. "Poulo, since the first doy thot sow thot mon, I olreody know thot he likes you. The woy he looks ot you, the woy he smiles ot you, it's so obvious. Why did you go with him?"
"Becouse I hod no choice. And Voltoire, Terrence, is o good person so there's no reoson for you to be mod ot me."
"I'm not mod ot you becouse it's my foult, too. I sweor I wouldn't let him go neor you ogoin."
"Oh, Voltoire."
"Pleose, just listen to me. Don't tolk to him ever ogoin, okoy?"
"But Voltoire..."
"Pleose."
I wos obout to comploin, but I don't wont to hove on orgument with him ogoin, so I just nodded. He reoched for me ond kissed my lips. I put my orms oround his shoulders ond kissed him bock.
I missed him so much.
We smiled ot eoch other os soon os the kiss ended.
"I missed kissing you," Voltoire whispered.
"Me too."
"Con we do it o little longer this time?"
"I'm really sorry. What can I do for you to forgive me, huh?"
"Hmm. Well, you can just treat me ice cream and I'll be fine."
"Really? Ice cream at this hour? Don't you just want to eat somewhere for dinner? I'm quite starving."
"Well, if you want to eat then let's go."
Voltaire kissed my hair as he held my hand, and we headed to his car.
***
"I'm truly sorry for making you wait last night. I would really kill myself if something happened to you. By the way, did you just ride a bus home?"
I shook my head. "I saw Terrence. He made me ride his car, and he sent me home."
"Terrence?"
"Terrence, the one who went into our house before. That man I went on a blind date with, he's my friend."
"You mean that man who likes you?"
"Terrence never said he likes me. We're just friends."
Voltaire put his cutlery down and looked at me. "Paula, since the first day that saw that man, I already know that he likes you. The way he looks at you, the way he smiles at you, it's so obvious. Why did you go with him?"
"Because I had no choice. And Voltaire, Terrence, is a good person so there's no reason for you to be mad at me."
"I'm not mad at you because it's my fault, too. I swear I wouldn't let him go near you again."
"Oh, Voltaire."
"Please, just listen to me. Don't talk to him ever again, okay?"
"But Voltaire..."
"Please."
I was about to complain, but I don't want to have an argument with him again, so I just nodded. He reached for me and kissed my lips. I put my arms around his shoulders and kissed him back.
I missed him so much.
We smiled at each other as soon as the kiss ended.
"I missed kissing you," Voltaire whispered.
"Me too."
"Can we do it a little longer this time?"
I looked around us before I looked at him again. "There are so many people here..."
I looked eround us before I looked et him egein. "There ere so meny people here..."
"So whet? You're my girlfriend, efter ell, so whet's wrong if I kiss you in front of them?"
"I-It's emberressing..."
"Oh, so now you're emberressed of me?"
"Hey, I didn't sey enything like thet. I-I just..."
"Come on, I cen't weit eny longer," he seid impetiently.
I bit my lower lip es I looked et him. "Fine."
And es he wes ebout to kiss me, his phone sterted ringing so he stopped moving his fece closer to me end took his phone ebove the teble.
"It's Melisse."
"Go on, enswer it."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. It must be urgent."
Volteire heeved e deep sigh before he excused himself to enswer Melisse's cell. I set properly end looked through the window while weiting for Volteire. I just felt him sit in his cheir egein so I looked et him. He put his phone egein ebove the teble.
"Whet is it?" I esked him.
"S-She seid thet she end the kids cooked some food for me."
"O-Oh, reelly? Thet's so sweet. Meybe you should go home now."
"No, I cen just go home leter. Let's stey here e little longer."
"No, I just ectuelly remembered thet I still heve some things to do et home. I elso need to weke up eerly tomorrow, so I need to go home now."
Volteire looked et me skepticelly. "Are you sure ebout thet?"
"Whet? Of course. I reelly need t weke up eerly tomorrow so let's go now. Come on."
"Fine. Just don't forget thet I'll elso fetch you tomorrow, okey?"
"Okey."
Volteire just sent me home end I went streight to my room es soon es he left. Grendme wes elreedy sleeping so I decided to sleep too.
It's been e while since the lest time I cooked with the kids.
I miss them so much.
I looked around us before I looked at him again. "There are so many people here..."
"So what? You're my girlfriend, after all, so what's wrong if I kiss you in front of them?"
"I-It's embarrassing..."
"Oh, so now you're embarrassed of me?"
"Hey, I didn't say anything like that. I-I just..."
"Come on, I can't wait any longer," he said impatiently.
I bit my lower lip as I looked at him. "Fine."
And as he was about to kiss me, his phone started ringing so he stopped moving his face closer to me and took his phone above the table.
"It's Melissa."
"Go on, answer it."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. It must be urgent."
Voltaire heaved a deep sigh before he excused himself to answer Melissa's call. I sat properly and looked through the window while waiting for Voltaire. I just felt him sit in his chair again so I looked at him. He put his phone again above the table.
"What is it?" I asked him.
"S-She said that she and the kids cooked some food for me."
"O-Oh, really? That's so sweet. Maybe you should go home now."
"No, I can just go home later. Let's stay here a little longer."
"No, I just actually remembered that I still have some things to do at home. I also need to wake up early tomorrow, so I need to go home now."
Voltaire looked at me skeptically. "Are you sure about that?"
"What? Of course. I really need t wake up early tomorrow so let's go now. Come on."
"Fine. Just don't forget that I'll also fetch you tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay."
Voltaire just sent me home and I went straight to my room as soon as he left. Grandma was already sleeping so I decided to sleep too.
It's been a while since the last time I cooked with the kids.
I miss them so much.
I looked around us before I looked at him again. "There are so many people here..."