Bitter Sugar Daddy

Starbucks (Special Chapter)

"Daddy?"

I took a quick glimpse at the rear-view mirror and saw my son scratching his eyes. He just woke up.

"Hey, buddy, we're not yet home. Sleep more."

"I'm hungry."

I smiled. I love his sleepy voice. "What do you wanna eat?"

"I want donut, daddy."

Tumango ako. "Sure."

Nag-isip ako kung saan pa ba pwedeng makabili ng donut ng ganitong oras. It's 12 am in the morning. Then Summit Ridge entered my mind. Starbucks.

I parked the car and left my son with the babysitter. Hindi ko na sinama dahil mabilis lang naman.

"Two donuts, two tall strawberries and creme frap, and one tall iced americano, please."

The barista repeated my order and I nodded to everything. "Your name, sir?"

"Theo." It's my son's name.

They started preparing my orders and I waited on the side. Few minutes passed by and the door suddenly opened. Napalingon ako doon nang walang dahilan, not expecting that my eyes will land to a very familiar face.

I turned my back when I proved that it's really her. My heart started pounding violently.

Pilit kong kinalma ang sarili ko. I focused on the barista while he's finishing my orders. I hope she did not see me. I can't wait to leave.

"Thank you, sir."

I immediately walked towards the door when she turned around and bumped me. Agad n'ya akong tiningala and I saw from my peripheral how shocked she was upon seeing me.

Hindi ko na inantay na makapag react pa s'ya sa biglaang pagkikita namin. I walked away without any hesitations.

I qiuckly jogged to my car's direction and immediately went inside to hide. Napamura ako sa isip. Why am I hiding from her?

"Daddy?" I heard Theo called my name but my eyes are now focused on Quin's face. She still looks shocked and nervous while trying to scan the area, probably looking for me.

It's been five years.

"Daddy!" Theo finally caught my attention. He is pouting. I laughed nervously at him and handed Grace their food. He started smiling after that. I sighed and started driving away.

"Shit." I massaged my temple and heaved another sigh. I cannot sleep. She wouldn't leave my mind. What the hell is happening again?

Bumagon ako at naupo. I reached for my phone at the bed side table. Nag download ako ng Facebook at binuksan ang luma kong account na matagal ko nang hindi ginagamit. And as if my fingers has it's own mind, it quickly went to the search tab and started typing her name.

I immediately found her account and it was public. I clicked her profile pictures and started scanning it one by one.

I don't even know why I'm doing this... but I know for sure that I've already moved on with my disgusting feelings for her before. But, seeing her again today, after five long years, affected me in a way I can't decipher. It's annoying and bothering at the same time.

I reached her old pictures and it made me feel more uneasy... until I wasn't able to stop myself anymore and I started reminiscing the first day we met.

"Trist, tara na."

I looked back and saw Jake and Seth walking towards me. I quickly scanned the pool area bago tumango. "Tara."