Dulling Glisters of the Diamond (Casa Fuego Series #5)

Chapter 19

Fiancee 

Naging abala ako sa trabaho sa mga sumunod na linggo. I was still so worried about Julius because he seems so fed up the past days, not to mention the problem in their companies. Hindi na ako nangahas na magtanong. I just wanted to be there for him and wait till he's ready to tell me everything because from the very beginning, fuck buddies don't share personal issues.

Kung iisipin, ni hindi ko nga matatawag kaming magkaibigan ni Julius. Our families may be close friends but not us alone. So we're left with one description: fuck buddies.

Pabalik-balik siya sa Maynila at Cebu. Last week, he went abroad for a business venture. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa kami nagkikita o kung nagkita man noong mga nakaraan, saglitan lang. He would never fail to text me, though. He sometimes video calls me too and I couldn't be more contented with that.

Si Frudo ang naging bodyguard ko habang wala siya. On leave kasi si Elias dahil sinasamahan si Clara magbakasyon. She lost her detective brother recently.

That's why when he called me last night that he will be going home directly in Casa Fuego, I couldn't contain my excitement anymore. Maaga pa lang ay nasa hacienda na ako. I was wearing a white dress, white sunhat, and black sunglasses. Napangisi ako nang matanaw ang motorbike ni Julius na pumarada sa may bukana ng bahay. I was all smiles when I heard his footsteps nearing. He smiled at me when our eyes met.

"Hi!" I sounded so excited.

"Hi," he chuckled and spread his arms.

Ngumisi ako lalo at tumakbo palapit sa kanya. He welcomed me with his arms. I bumped on his chest as I snaked my arms on his nape, hugging him tight. Wala na akong pakealam kung hindi ito normal na ginagawa ng mga fuck buddies. I don't care anymore!

"I missed you," he whispered.

"I missed you, too!"

Nagtagal ang tingin niya sa akin, tila hindi siya naniniwala na sa akin nanggaling iyon. Maybe I have been cold all this time that it's surprising to hear those words from me. In the end, he smiled and hugged me more.

Nagpakawala siya ng mabigat na hininga. My cheek squished on his chest as he hugged me tight.

"The past weeks have been dreadful to me. I'm happy I'd spend this whole afternoon with you."

"Whole afternoon lang? Aalis ka ba agad?"

He gave me a small smile. "I'm sorry. There's really an alarming problems in the company so I have to attend to that."

I sighed. "Fine. Let's spend this afternoon right."

And we did.

After the third round, we both fell on the bed, panting. Pareho kaming hinihingal na nakatingala sa kisame, hanggang sa nilingon ko siya. Nilingon niya rin ako. I smiled, and he smiled. Tumagilid siya ng higa at hinaplos ang aking pisngi.

I thought it was going to be a smooth afternoon, but when the housemaid knocked for our lunch, kumaripas kami ng bihis ni Julius. I was still so flushed but the housemaid will be more intrigued if we make her wait a little longer. Sinuklay ko na lang ang aking buhok gamit ang mga daliri. Namumula pa ang pisngi ko at hindi pa ako makapaglakad nang maayos nang sinalubong namin siya.

"S-Senyorita, tanghalian po..."

"T-Thanks. Pakilagay na lang sa balcony."

Sumulyap ang kasambahay sa kunwaring busy sa laptop na si Julius. She might have been weirded out that my bodyguard is in the same room as me! I just count on how Conor will cover this up. He revealed to me that the reason why we aren't exposed yet is because he's covering up for us whenever we're in the hacienda. I feel bad that I can always count on him, and yet I used to obey my mother's scheme behind his back.