Between his arms (Azares Family Series)

BHA 10 | Brothers

Chapter 10
Brothers
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Gabriel blew out a breath when I told him that we will not getting married, his voice softening as if he was talking to a ten-year-old.

"Mamaya dadaan ako sa Police station sa downtown para kausapin si Chief. Handa narin naman ang lahat at ako nalang ang hinihintay ng trabaho." sabi ko, na para bang ito ang sagot para mawala ang tensyon sa pagitan namin.

Gabriel knows everything about me, we're the same age and I spent almost half of my life knowing him. But he knows better than me. He have faith and he's aware of things, katulad ng bagay na hindi ko alam na dapat kong bigyan ng importansya.

Nanatiling mapanghusga ang titig n'ya.

I let a smile leak out of my pale face. "Kalma lang. Siguradong hindi n'ya rin naman maaalala ang ginawa n'ya."

"Iyon pa? Sino bang makakalimot pagkatapos mong magpropose sa isang magandang babae?" Gab teased, dahilan para irapan ko s'ya.

Sweet.

"I gotta go. Ayaw ko namang gumising s'ya na wala ako." Baka isipin niya na wala akong utang na loob pagkatapos niyang subukang iligtas ang buhay ko.

But as I stood, Gabriel took my arm. He caught my gaze and looked straight with his keen eyes. "Lana, are you in love with him?"

I stiffened. Frowned, then stepped away. "Hindi." I made myself scared of my own answer.

His expression fell. "Oh no."

"Ano?"

"Huwag mo lang hayaang saktan ka n'ya pagdating ng panahon." He sighed.

I made a noise of dismissal, and followed it with a laugh, trying to avoid the conversation. "I'm one of the guys, Gab. And a fisherman. I got a tough hide, like Red. You don't have to worry about that."

I chewed over his words as I headed to Carp's room. Are you in love with him?

Am I?

Siguro? Baka? Maybe a little, if love is like the pounding of my heart when he looked at me and the sense of panic thinking he might die.

But if I let my emotion speaks for me, the answer is yes.

Huminga ako ng malalim, binuo agad sa isip ang mga sasabihin bago ko tinulak ang pinto para buksan ito at pumasok ng hospital room.

Unang nahagilap ng mata ko ang lalaking nakatayo sa tabi ng hospital bed ni Carpian. Nakasuot ng leather jachet, flannel shirt at jeans. The man's dark-brown hair curling just behind his ears. He folded his arms across his chest, his jaw tight, looking intensely at the man lying on the bed.

Inisip ko agad na baka isa sa mga surgeon na nagla-last check ng pasyente bago umuwi.

Bumalik ang tingin ko sa nakapikit padin na lalaki sa kama. Lumapit ako sa kan'ya at mabilis na hinawakan ang kamay nito. In case the surgeon started to flex his muscles to me. . .

Suddenly it felt like a de ja vu. Back in the moment we held hands, keeping each other alive.

Carp's eyes moved under his lids. Kaya inilapat ko sa pisngi n'ya ang palad ko. "Gumising ka na, Hon." Pasimple kong tinignan ang reaksyon ng surgeon sa ginawa ko. I expected him to get the signal and give us the privacy, but no.