no goodbyes

The past 3 days have been an emotional rollercoaster. I was really happy to have him back from Davao but at the same time, I was dreading the day when he would hop on that plane and start a whole new adventure. We crammed to catch up not just with each other, but with his other friends as well and if there was one thing I so wanted, it was to slow down, stop time and have just a few more days together. But of course, that was just wishful thinking.

Wednesday night, we found ourselves at Metrowalk with his former team and their expats, Marcel and Dia. We were set to sing the night away at Elbowroom but unfortunately, the power went out and they couldn't tell us when it will be back. So we had to head back to Makati and Absynth it is. After a couple of drinks and since it was almost close to midnight, I had to call it a night - I still had work the next day. So much for spending some time alone. But it was a fun night and it was just good to be with him again.

Thursday was pretty busy for both of us. We were only able to meet up for lunch at Circles. He still had to take care of a lot of things before he leaves, and work for me was, well, still toxic as expected. No time to meet up after work, and we only had one day left.

Finally Friday, was OUR day (for the most part of it, anyway). I took a leave from work and was set to just spend the day with him. It was a very busy day - we had lunch with his start group at Italianni's, bought a gift for his godchild, went back to Renaissance to pack his luggages (it was so hard to fit everything in just 2 50-pound luggages! unfortunately, upgrading to Business class wasn't an option since he got this promo fare thing that can't be upgraded so he had to end up paying for excess baggage), tried to go to the spa to relax but was unsuccessful (Suriya was already closed and The Spa had at least an hour waiting time), so we went back to the hotel to just rest, had cocktails, met up with another group of friends for dinner and finally had one last karaoke session with his Best Buy team. Whew! What a day indeed.

It was already past midnight when he dropped me off at the condo. But before he left, we had THE talk and it was good. I got the answer I was hoping and praying for. Nothing's definite yet but we are on the same page and we both agreed that it is the right thing to do. I got my assurance and it somehow helped in making my decision a bit easier. Definitely something to look forward to :)

And this morning, as I woke up to my celfone ringing and with him saying that he's about to board, I felt really sad. But as what he said last night, time will just fly by quickly. Think of it as just another onshore assignment. We're used to this, right? But this time I had to say, I don't want to be used to it anymore. Admittedly, a lot can and will happen in the next few months but if there's one thing we are sure of - this is it. Me and him. And we'll make this work, no matter what.

I'm missing you already.

No goodbyes, dear...just see you soon...