Everything Underneath Us

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T A T T I A N A

"What's that?" Lumapit ako kay Apollo nang pumasok s'ya sa condo ko. Alam naman na n'ya ang passcode ko kaya hindi na n'ya kailangan magdoorbell.

I decided to just tell him the passcode of my unit so he can just go here everytime. Wala naman ng kaso sa akin yo'n.

Ang problema ko lang ay baka magkaabot si Clea and Apollo. It's not that, I don't want her to know this affair. Ayoko lang magpaliwanag. Dahil kahit ako hindi ko alam kung paano iappaliwanag sa kan'ya kung bakit kami umabot sa ganito.

Kahit san naman anggulo tingnan ay mali 'to. Kahit ako, magagalit ako kapag nalaman ko na may kabit ang asawa ko. Pero hindi ba nila minsan naiisip na kaya nagloko ang asawa nila dahil baka wala na talaga?

If a man cheats, his partner is lack of something. The man's not satisfied and contented. That's it. Para kang nauuhaw ng sobra pero kulang ang tubig na meron ka. What would you do? Of course, ask some water to others.

"Bulalo." Maiksing sabi nito at naglakad patungo sa kusina. Nakanguso ko s'yang sinundan at pinanood s'yang maghanda ng kakainin.

I bent over the table as I watch him getting the food ready. Pangalawang araw ng wala ang asawa n'ya. Wala s'yang kasama sa bahay kaya dito ko na lang s'ya inaya matulog.

He agreed and slept here. Labis na kasiyahan ang naramdaman ko nung gabi na iyon. That was the second night he slept here. The first one was the night we had sex for the first time after I went back here. I just watched him sleep that night at halos alas una na ng umaga ng makatulog.

But yesterday night, we had sex, cuddled and slept together feeling the warmth of our naked body. Sabay din kaming naligo kagabi katulad ng ginagawa namin dati.

We watched a movie, ate popcorn and fries in Sour Cream Flavor, and laughed. It was very nostalgic. Parang bumalik kami sa panahon na may kami pa kahit wala naman talaga.

We were like flings, but we owned each other. Ang hirap i-explain. We done things for each other that couples usually do. We never had a label. Bestfriend, my ass. Hindi naman pang kaibigan ang tingin namin sa isa't-isa.

He walked towards the table and put the bowl on it. Lumapit ito sa akin at pinalo ako sa puwetan. Bahagya n'ya pa ito pinisil kaya napasinghap ako.

"You really have the best melons here." Sabi nito bago muli ako binigyan ng sampal doon. Napaigtad ako dahil sa sakit pero agad din napaawang ang labi dahil sa nagbabad'yang tawa.

"What's better? Mine or your wife's?" I asked and looked at him over my shoulder. He looked at me and shook his head. He sat on the chair and pulled me so I can sit on him.

"Do not compare, Tattiana." He said. His voice sounds dark and dangerous. Napanguso ako dahil don at masama s'yang tiningnan. "Your wife's ass looks like a high school student's ass."

Gumalaw ako para makita s'ya ng ayos. He closed his head and tightened the hold in my waist. Kinagat ko ang aking labi para pigilan ang tawa. Gumalaw ulit ako at nagkunwaring naghahanap ng maganda'ng puwesto. His jaw clenched and I met his dark eyes as he opened it and looked at me.

I acted to look innocent and made myself looked confused. "What?" He gritted his teeth before letting out a massive breath.

I watched his lips as it made a thin line. "Stop teasing me, Tattiana. Kumain na muna tayo." Sabi n'ya bago ako tinayo. I looked at him ridiculously. "So pagkatapos, p'wede?" I laughed when he glared at me and pointed the chair in front of him.

Nagkibit balikat ako at sinunod ang gusto nito. Umupo ako sa bangko na nasa harapan n'ya. I looked at him and sarcastically smiled. "Serve me, Mr. Avalla." I smirked when he started serving the bulalo.