OFFSTAGE (Suspire Series #2)

Kabanata 10

Tinapos ko ang mga gagawin ko this coming week para hindi na ako matambakan pagbalik ko galing sa trip namin ni Mason. Wala akong ideya kung saan kami pupunta dahil sabi niya ay surprise daw.

Kahapon ay kasama ko si Aubry at hinatid namin si Lexa sa airport. She was determined to leave. Hindi niya sinabi kung saan siya pupunta but all we know that around Europe lang din.

Everyone was trying to move forward. Finding their own personal spaces or distractions, either to heal or forget.

I was busily packing my stuff. Mamaya ay susunduin ako ni Mason dito sa unit. Pupunta kami sa condo niya ngayon para bukas ay deretso na kami sa byahe. Linabas ko ang cellphone ko nang tumunog 'to.

From: Zoe
Inom. Sa dati.

Pumayag ako dahil ilang beses na nila akong kinulit. Lalo na 'tong si Zoe dahil may chika daw siya tungkol sa nakilala ni Cheryl noong nakaraan.

Natigil ako sa pag-zipper ng maliit na maleta ko nang biglang tumunog ang doorbell ng unit. Binuksan ko iyon at bumungad sa akin si Mason na nakasuot ng grey sweatshirt at brown khaki short.

"Hi," he said, a silly grin on his face.

I kissed him on the lips as I leaned in close. "Hi," I respond.

I was dressed in a striped spaghetti sando and black denim shorts. Nagsuot lang ako ng blue coat bago inaya si Mason na umalis. Hila-hila niya ang maleta ko. Dala ko naman ang ibang mga gamit ko sa araw na 'to para pamalit.

Pagkarating namin sa unit niya ay naligo na ako agad dahil hindi pa ako naglilinis ng katawan pagkagaling ko sa trabaho. Around Mason, I felt totally comfortable. Kahit siguro hindi ako maligo ng isang linggo okay lang sa kaniya. But hygiene is important.

Pagkalabas ko ng cr ay robe lang ang suot ko. Imbes na magbihis ay lumabas ako at hinanap si Mason. With his spectacles on, he was reading again, and I observed how his eyes moved as he read the scripts.

"I was invited to the club by some friends," paalam ko bago tumabi sa kaniya at sinandal ang likod ko sa sofa. Nakaupo kaming dalawa sa carpet.

He took off his specs and closed the script he was reading before glancing at me. "Okay. Don't overdrink. And say hi to them for me,"bilin niya.

I nodded. Binalik niya ang tingin niya sa kaniyang binabasa. Tumayo ako at nagbihis ng fitted croptop with black leather jacket and ripped short jeans, all paired with dark green lita boots. Nagdala ako ng maliit na pouch for my cellphone and wallet.

Lumabas ako ng kwarto at naabutan siya na nanonood na ngayon sa TV. His gaze was drawn to me, and he swiftly examined my clothes. I got a thumbs up from him.

He's not like other guys who usually forbid their girlfriends from wearing exposing or provocative clothing. Gano'n pa naman ako. Mason, on the other hand, never interferes with what I'm wearing.

Lumapit ako sa kaniya and I kissed him on the lips, and he kissed me back. I thought it was purely a smack kiss, but he went deeper. Napaupo tuloy ako sa hita niya while we were still kissing. He was angling our faces by holding the side of my jaw. I encircled his neck with my arms at mas lalong nilapit ang sarili ko sa kaniya.

"Ahh," I sighed as he began nibbling my neck. I remember him doing it that way the first time. It's amazing.

I was turned on.

"There," he declared as he concluded what he was doing. He just gave me a hickey! Gusto kong matawa. Hindi ko inaasahan na gagawin niya 'yon. For a brief moment, I considered declining Zoe and Cherly once again. Nakatingin lang ako kay Mason. Tiningala niya ako and gave me a soft kiss. "Show that to anyone who flirts with you," he said.