The Aftermath of a One-Night Stand (Aragonza #2)

Chapter 14

Sumandal si Vince sa upuan at saka tumingin sa suot na relo. Mag-aalas dose na pala. He intertwined his hands at his nape and stared at the ceiling. Saka siya bumuntong-hininga.

"I'd rather not talk about it," was her answer to his question earlier. Moira quickly changed the topic. He knew that it made her uncomfortable, kaya hindi na niya ito pinilit pa. Lampas alas nwebe nang bumalik sila kanina sa office. Marami pa ring tao, so wala silang choice kundi pumila ulit.

Fortunately, their morning was off to a lazy start. Walang masyadong ginagawa ng umaga. All he needs to do is to prepare for the presentation with the board the next day. Nakakalahati pa lamang siya roon dahil nasa bahay siya nina Red during the weekend. Kylie made it hard for him to focus on work.

Idagdag pa ang walang habas na pangungulit ng mag-asawa sa kanya tungkol kay Moira, muntik na siyang walang magawa. Kinailangan pa niyang magpuyat para may matapos man lang. Pero sobrang dami ng reports na kailangang i-summarize at gawan ng slideshow. He gave Moira the task to make the presentation habang siya naman ay paunti-unting sini-send dito ang summarized reports na kailangang ilagay doon.

Nagpa-order na lang sila ng lunch since sira pa rin ang elevator at hindi rin naman sila makatayo sa dami ng ginagawa.

Kahit abala ay hindi pa rin niya maiwasang isipin yung muntik nang mangyari noong isang linggo. Ano nga kaya ang mangyayari sa kanila ngayon if they kissed that night? He'll never know now. All he could do is wonder because he didn't take that chance.

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Moira was still embarrassed about it. She was embarrassed how she made it known that she wants to be kissed and that it almost happened, but it didn't. Kung alam lang naman niyang ganoon ang mangyayari, e di sana hindi na lang siya nagsalita.

When Vince ordered food, inaya siya nitong mag-break muna sa ginagawa para kumain. Pero tumanggi siyang sumabay rito, saying that she still has a lot of things to do, na totoo naman. But she could also take a break. She just chose not to.

Halos alas sais na nang mapulido nila ang presentation. They went through the slides several times. Puro senior executive ang kasama sa meeting, including Vince's father kaya sobrang ingat nila sa pag-aayos ng reports. Everything needs to be aligned.

Vince made a few extra copies. Isi-nend din nito sa email niya ang presentation para may backup sila. Meron ding isa na nasa USB.

"Nadala na ako sa nangyari sa thesis namin noong college," paliwanag nito.

"Ay, oo, I remember that." She regretted saying the words. Napaghahalataang stalker noong college. She gave him a sheepish grin saka siya bumalik sa pwesto niya.

Nice move, dummy. Remind him more how much you were once obsessed with him!

"Do you want to get some dinner?" pag-iiba nito ng topic.

"Hindi na. Sa bahay na lang ako—"

"I insist. I just want to thank you for helping me out."

She wanted to say no—no, scratch that. She wanted to say yes, but like always, she's afraid that one thing will lead to another, and that there'll be no way out for her.

"Okay." Nahiya naman siyang tumanggi. He's just being nice, she told herself. Besides, deserve naman siguro niyang mailibre dahil sa pagtatrabaho niya buong maghapon.

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"I really think that this is a bad idea."

Pagkaalis na pagkaalis nina Vince at Moira para mag-dinner, nagpunta naman sina Red at Vico sa area ng mga ito.