One More Try

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Nagising si Carson kinabukasan dahil sa masuyong paghaplos sa itaas na bahagi ng kanyang dibdib. It's like tracing circular figures on her skin and it's tickling her.

She groaned and slowly opened her eyes.

Theo's smiling handsome face greeted her. He was lying on his side, facing her, habang nakatukod ang ulo nito sa braso at nakatunghay sa kanya.

"Good morning, sleepyhead." He said in his sexy bedroom voice.

She smiled slightly. "'Morning."

Umangat ang kaliwang kamay nito para hawiin ang ilang piraso ng buhok sa kanyang mukha. Sinamantala nya iyon para pakatitigan si Theo.

She couldn't believe she will wake up with him again on the same bed. Kung hindi lang sya nito hinahawakan ngayon, mahihirapan syang paniwalaan na totoong nangyayari ang lahat.

It feels like a dream.

Para silang bumalik sa nakaraan – kung saan magigising silang magkatabi sa kama sa loob ng master bedroom na iyon.

Nang maalala kung nasaan sila ay saka lang napaikot ng tingin ang dalaga sa paligid.

Gaya nang nakita nya sa ibaba kahapon, maging ang kwarto na iyon ay walang ipinagbago. It all still looks the same. Kung sabagay, wala naman sa bansa si Theo sa loob ng limang taon. But he can still change anything in the house. Madali lang naman dito ipag-utos iyon.

"Is there something wrong?" may pag-aalala sa boses nito.

Ibinalik ng dalaga ang tingin dito at umiling.

"I hope it's not regret that I am seeing on your face." He said while he's continues caressing her skin. Nasa bandang braso na nya ang kamay nito, marahang humahaplos.

Lihim na kinapa ng dalaga sa puso nya kung meron ba syang nararamdamang pagsisisi. Pero gaya nang mga realization nya kagabi, wala syang matagpuang ganoong damdamin.

"No, I didn't regret anything." Sagot nya saka tiningnan ng diretso ang mga mata ng binata. "But you must know that what happened between us last night has nothing to do with our current situation. It doesn't mean anything."

Napakunot ng noo si Theo at napuno ng kalituhan ang mukha nito. "It doesn't mean—what do you mean?"

She shrugged. "As simple as it may sound. It was just sex."

"Just sex?" Lalong hindi makapaniwala ang binata sa narinig. Ipinagdiinan pa nito ang huling salita na parang hindi nito iyon narinig ng maayos.

She smirked. She wanted to applaud herself for saying it out loud without stammering.

Obviously, he didn't expect to hear it from her. She is Carson Asuncion and she doesn't know how to play with other people's feelings. She's always been honest, sweet, and loving.

Oh hell, that was before.

She already thought about this so many times. Pero palagi syang nauunahan ng takot at konsensya. Alam nya kasi na once sinimulan nya iyon, wala nang urungan.

Oo, marupok sya. Her body wants him. She's aching for him. Hindi naman nya itatanggi iyon. Pinagbigyan nya ang katawan nya kagabi. She's just doing herself a little favor. Ano pa bang mawawala sa kanya? She already gave all of her to him five years ago. Lahat lahat at halos wala na syang naitira.

But in the middle of his kisses and his touch last night, biglang umurong ang utak nya na ituloy ang plano. Sa kabila ng galit nya sa binata, she still couldn't hurt him. Ang tanga-tanga nya nga para maisip iyon. Dumating na nga sa puntong napag-isipan nyang hindi na talaga ito tuluyang gawin pa.