Art Of Temptation Series: Forbidden Desire [COMPLETED]

Fourteen

I'M fucking pregnant. 

Happiness is understatement of how much I feel right now. I'm carrying Gideon's child. 

Will he be happy if I inform him about my pregnancy?

How can I tell them about me having a baby with my step-brother. 

That day when I found out that I am pregnant, I almost cried because of so much joy. But the realization hit me when Dad crossed my mind. Paano ko sasabihin sa kanya ang pagdadalang-tao ko? Alam kong kahit kailan ay hindi ko maitatago ang tiyan ko dahil lalaki at lalaki din ito. 

I was taken aback with my thoughts when I felt something weird in my stomach. Para akong naduduwal. I saw Nanay Cely putting some buttered garlic shrimp on the table. Fuck, hindi ko malaman kung anong klase ito sa pang amoy ko. 

“Excuse me,” I excuse myself, nakatakip pa ang isa kong kamay sa bibig ko habang ang isa naman ay naka-suporta sa tiyan ko. 

“Are you o—” Hindi ko na pinatapos pa si Dad dahil agad na akong umalis at nag tungo sa banyo.

Parang nilabas ko na ata ang lahat ng sama ng loob ko. Nang matapos ako ay agad na rin akong lumabas ayoko kasing magduda sina Dad sa akin. 

Laking gulat ko na lamang nang makita kong nakatayo si Gideon sa labas ng pintuan. Napatuwid siya ng tayo ng makita niya ako. 

“Are you okay? May masakit ba sa 'yo?” Bakas sa boses nito ang labis na pagaalala.

I just looked at him. “Yes,” I said with conviction bago siya nilagpasan. 

Hindi pa man akong tuluyan nakakalayo ay pinigilan na niya agad ako. Good thing dining area is not visible here, kung hindi baka mabuko pa kami. 

“Baby, Please…” he almost begged. “Talk to me, you've been avoiding me for weeks.” Tila nahihirapan nitong saad. 

“Can you please stay away from me? Just. Stay. Away.” mariin kong saad habang nakatingin sa mga mata niya. “How can you do this to me if you are completely in love with someone else? Huh.” 

Naramdaman kong lumuwag ang pagkaka hawak niya sa akin hanggang sa binitawan na niya ito. 

I saw how his jaw tightened as he look at directly into my eyes. “We will talk later, pupuntahan kita mamaya sa kwarto mo. Let's talk.” seryoso nitong saad. 

Hindi ko na siya pinansin at naglakad na lamang palayo sa kanya at bumalik na sa dining area. 

“What happened, hija? Are you alright?” Tita Helen asked when I arrived at the dining area. Their eyes are on me now, they even stop eating. 

I saw on my peripheral vision that Gideon is going back to his seat. 

“I'm fine, don't worry.” Nakangiting saad ko sa kanya saka tiningnan sila isa-isa. Well, except for Gideon. I didn't bother to glance at him. Naiirita ako sa mukha niya. 

“Are you sure? Gusto mo bang dalhin ka namin sa ospital?” Dad asked. 

My eyes grew wider. “No!” Kinalma ko ang sarili ko, maybe I am obviously sound so defensive. Because their eyes says it all, halatang nagulat sila sa pagtaas ng boses ko. I don't know what will happens next if they will find out about my pregnancy.

I cleared my throat. “I mean, hindi na po kailangan akong idala sa ospital. I am totally fine, it's nothing serious.” I said in a more calmer way. 

They just nodded and continued eating. 

Bigla akong na-stress ng very light dahil do'n.

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“I know you're awake,” 

Agad na bumusangot ang mukha ko dahil sa narinig ko. Sa susunod lalagyan ko na ng maraming lock ang pinto ko para hindi lang makapasok ang hinayupak na ito. 

Naramdaman kong umupo siya sa kama ko, bumangot na ako at umupo. 

“Baby, we need to talk,” he said. 

I rolled my eyeballs at him. “We are already talking.” pamimilosopo ko pa. 

Napasapo siya ng kanyang noo. “I mean… About us…” he mumbled.

I sarcastically laughed at what he said. “About us? Wala namang tayo, uh?” 

“Just hear me out, hmm?” 

“K. Fine!” I rolled my eyes again for the second time. 

“Yes, I'm in love with this certain girl. She's beautiful, smart, kind… She has this smile that can take my breath away, even if sometimes she's grumpy.” he laughed with the words he said. 

Is he torturing me? Nagpunta lang ba siya rito para ibalandra kung anong klaseng babae ang mahal niya? His eyes twinkle by how he described the girl that he loves. He is really in love with this girl. 

“I met her when I was twen—” I cut him off. 

“If you are—” he quickly put his fingers on my lips just to shut me up. 

“Let me talk first, hmm?” 

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at pinagkrus ang braso sa dibdib. 

“Well, I met this girl when I was twenty and clearly she was fourteen at that time…” he said. Napangiti pa siya, siguro ay naaalala niya siguro ang araw na iyon. 

Pati ano raw fourteen? At twenty siya that time? Ibig sabihin ka edad ko ang babae. 

“Nakatayo lamang ako sa kabilang kalsada, hinihintay na huminto ang mga sasakyan… At no'ng huminto na ang mga sasakyan ay napahinto rin ako. I stopped when I saw this girl helping an elderly to crossed the street. I was smiling like an idiot by looking at the girl who is happily talking to the old man while helping her crossed the street.” he said. 

Paano niya nalaman ang edad ng babae? May super powers ba siya na nakakakita ng mga edad ng mga tao? 

He smiled again as if he's reminiscing about something in head. “I know that she's fourteen at that time because I eavesdropped on their conversation. Maybe the old man asked her how old she was. I didn't know that I was attracted to her, she's just fourteen. A fucking teenager.” he chuckled. 

“Akala ko ay hindi na kami magkikita pa, so I let it slide. But after a couple of years I saw her again in the company of her dad, my heart began to race when she asked me. She just asked me if I want to eat some cookies,” 

Wait, these scene is familiar. May tinanong din akong lalaki sa opisina ni Dad. Nakita ko kasi siyang mag-isa habang naghihintay sa labas, saktong nandoon din ako at kumakain ng cookies. 

“She's really adorable, even though I don't like cookies. I just ate it, because of her… Hindi ko alam na 'yon na rin pala ang huli naming pagkikita. I needed to go to states to finish my degree in Law.” sabi niya. 

Para akong bata ngayon na nakikinig sa kwento niya tungkol sa babaeng mahal niya. 

“But another couple of years passed,” he chuckled again. “I quickly recognized her at the bar, I just got home from the states. How can I forget her smile? Even though her body changed, those smiles remained. And you know what's the exciting part?” 

Tinaasan ko lamang siya ng kilay. 

“She asked me if I would like to have sex with her.” 

Wait, is he talking about me all this time? 

“Wait, are you te—” he cut me off. 

He plastered a smile on his face. “Yes, baby, it was you all along.”