Good Boys Gone Bad Series 4: LUST BULLET

♠ Chapter Twenty-One ♠

♠ Chapter Twenty-One ♠

3 years later...

"Cat got your bloody tongue, Al? Pressure?" Dimitri continued while Lorenzo and Napoleon blurted hilariously. Hindi kasi maipinta ang mukha ni Alessandro ngayon while drinking his glass of vodka.

The private wedding reception happened in Isla De Uno. Finally, ikinasal na nga sina Lorenzo at Devyn. And the three married gentlemen were blantantly mocking the lonesome bachelor in the group.

"Pressure of what?" Of course, Alessandro remembered the very same day he got married to that woman. Bachelor, eh? Nah, hindi nila alam na siya ang naunang ikinasal, three bloody years earlier.

"Of living in this Earth alone, man. Sayang yang lahi mo," Alessandro smirked by Dimitri's words of wisdom slash sarcasm. Nasa labas sila ng reception area, maganda ang panahon dahil sa liwanag ng buwan.

Itinaas ni Alessandro ang baso nito."Can we all mind our businesses?" Sabay lingon sa mga asawa nitong nag-uusap din sa loob."Your wives, they're jealous of me now. Go away, maggots," Taboy ng binata sa mga kaibigan nitong pigil pagtawa. Dimitri and Lorenzo buzzed off and joined their wives.

"You seemed not yourself, Alessandro. What's bugging you, business or women?" But Napoleon stayed and noticed his silence. For all they knew, Alessandro was the most loquacious among them—at kapansin-pansin ang biglang pagtahimik niya all throughout the ceremony hanggang sa reception.

"I have tons of women, Leon. How's your pregnant wife?" Kung babae lang naman talaga, he got a hell good diet. Lumabi rito si Leon and glanced at his pregnant wife sabay kaway.

Leon eyed back and drank his shot. "She's fine but don't deviate yourself from the spot, idiot. Anong problema mo?" Balik uli nito sa usapan. Alessandro nodded and smiled—wanted to assure his friend na mabubuhay pa siya ng ilang taon. Seemed they're acting that he got this deteriorating illness.

"Nothing, ba't pa napaka-malisyoso niyo?" Sabi nito. Masama bang tumahimik siya kahit ilang oras? "I'll be fine, masyado ba kayong nag-aalala sa bunso ninyo? F*ckers, hindi pa ako mamatay—kayo malapit na," natatawang sabi pa nito kay Leon. They were all serious about their sweet chains around their neck.

"Fine, 'wag ka lang talagang lalapit—hindi kita papakinggan," Leon's annoyance was now vivid. He never offered conversations like this but only to Alessandro—so, nabubwesit na rin si Leon rito.

"Are you sure you won't listen about billions of investments, Leon?" Dagdag ni Alessandro bago pa man tuloyang makatalikod ang kaibigan at bumalik sa reception area.

"I won't bother to listen if you'd open up about your woman. See you tomorrow morning," Leon turned and back to his wife, they were all in pair and Alessandro just turned down, back to his vodka.

"Whatever," Matatawa o maiinis? He could easily snapped his woman and present her in the group for appearance sake—pero mukhang wala siyang appetite ngayong gabi. It was just, he remembered somebody and that somebody just pissed his bloody mind.

***

"Eat more, loves.." Lorenzo to Devyn,

"Just have this lemon juice, it's good for our baby.." Napoleon to Liliana,

"More of your favourite seafoods, babe.." And Dimitri to Maine,

Timikhim si Alessandro. So much about their public of affection—in front of a single man. He wished to enjoy these scrumptious menus pero mukhang mas gusto nilang mabusog siya sa sweetness nilang tatlo sa mga asawa nila.

"Tapos ka na, Alessandro? Hindi pa natin natitikman ang mga bagong pagkaon dito sa resto," Napoleon said. Akma kasing tatayo na si Alessandro without an excused. He thought, it was right not to come with them dahil sa aasarin lang talaga siya ng tatlo.

"I already ate and I need to catch a video conference," he stood up and wiped his mouth with a table napkin. Saka naman dumating ang mga pagkaing sinabi ni Napoleon. Then he turned his back.

"Excuse me, sir. Heto na po ang bagong recipe natin dito.." Just as Alessandro heard the waitress's voice, he halted. Nilingon niya kaagad kung sino ang nagsalita.

Ace? A woman wearing the same uniform as the others was standing and cautiously placed all the food on the table. She's here again!

"What the hell are you doing here?" Wala sa sariling bumalik siya para itanong iyon sa babaeng mukhang nagulat. Pati na rin ang mga kaibigan niya dahil sa tono ng boses niya.

"Alessandro, she's our waitress. Anong problema mo?" Sabat ni Dimitri. All they thought, nagsusuplado siya sa bagong waitress sa isla. Alessandro deviated his glare away from the woman na namula ang mukha sa hiya.

"Yeah, right. Excuse," Saka nagmamadaling umalis si Alessandro. That very same innocent eyes—he thought habang paalis siya ng floating restaurant.

"What's the problem with that guy?" Lorenzo asked Napoleon. The two had conversations last night, so Leon must had known something that troubled their friend.

"Hindi rin niya sinabi sa'kin, that one got his pride." Sagot ni Napoleon habang sinundan ng tingin ang papalayong si Alessandro.

***

"Ija, what is it?" Kita ni Alessandro ang pagkagulat ni Ija nang tingnan ang mga papel na hawak. He connected with him right away when he found out that Ace Montereal got a new job lurking in their island—hindi pwedeng wala siyang pakay dito.

"She's already dead, Al." D-Damn what?