"You have a resthouse in Batangas?" she asked immediately.
“I mean, my friend's resthouse in Batangas. It also has its own swimming pool that’s facing the sea. You can go for a walk there. It's nice to have a vacation there.”
"Is that friend of yours a man or a woman?” she asked.
"Man," ‘Mitos’ replied and took a sip of his coffee.
Her eyebrows rose a little and so was Kulas’ as he bit on the hotdog.
“Oh! It’s not what you think. He was my friend who helped me when I had an accident. I was with him when I had that accident. He took me to his resthouse in Batangas when I was still recovering. And when I got a little better, that’s when I looked for you.”
Something seemed to kick her in the chest when she remembered his little scars when she gave him a massage before. She grabbed her arm. “Are you really healed now? Didn’t you get traumatized because of that accident?”
"I'm fine now. My boss told me to take a vacation for my much-needed rest. Anyway, I’ve been working nonstop for years so this time off is really well-appreciated. That's why I thought of taking you to my friend's resthouse in Batangas. You also need to have a vacation.”
“You’ll take me with you? B-but I still have work.” She couldn’t just leave her work like that. 
His expression looked stern. “You don't have to work. I will take care of you.”
"What will I do? I have to pay for our house.”
"You're not going back there," he said firmly. “I’ll get all your belongings from there. The place is depressing.”
"That's the kind of place you grew up in, Mitos."
He looked taken aback and did not know what to answer. He has no idea what Mitos' life really was. 
“That’s why I don’t want to go back to that kind of place anymore. You too, Love. You don't need to go back there anymore,” he said when he recovered.
"I still have to pay the things I owe you," she insisted.
“I got it covered. You don't have to work hard to pay me.”
She shook her head. “It’s your money. So I will pay you. I don’t want to take advantage of your goodness.”
“As far as I can remember, you helped me reach for my dreams. In fact, I was the one who owed you a lot because I’ve forgotten my promises to you. But I am back now. I will take care of you. I just want you to give me a chance to take care of you.” he took her hand on his. "Please?"
Was it really right to let this man bear the burden of Mitos’ responsibilities? Or should she just tell him the truth? That she knew he wasn’t Mitos?
Love was confused. She also wanted to know Mitos' whereabouts but she didn't think he would admit it even when he was already caught. There was also this small voice telling her to just let him continue what he was doing. After all, he made her feel good about herself. She wanted to be taken care of for once. Also, this wasn’t really her problem because he was the one pretending to be Mitos.
She really doesn’t feel like losing him in her life at the moment.
"Fine. I’ll stay here with you, but I still want to work." She would still pay what she owed him and she would take care of herself and her cousin. She doesn’t want to be totally dependent on him.
“All right. But you could only return to work after a month. Bham said she will take care of your schedule as well as the massage clinic. ”
“A month? But…”
“I just have to take care of something. I will bring your belongings here,” he interrupted. “Marvin is there to watch over you. When I return, we’ll go to Batangas.”
Kulas applauded. “Yehey! I can finally use my bathing suit. ”
She has a month to spend time with this handsome man. She was nervous and excited at the same time. It's time to get to know him better.
 
SMILING, LOVE CLOSED her eyes as she felt the warm touch of the sun on her skin. He was excited to see the ocean. It’s been a long time since she had been at the beach. She was excited to run on the sand and chase the waves.
"Can we still catch up with the sunset?" she asked Mitos who was next to Marvin who was driving the car.
“It’s my favorite to watch the sunset. When Mom was sick, we were always in Manila Bay because we wanted to watch the sunset. Let’s watch it, okay?”