MONTE COSTA SERIES #4: Estuary Of Love [BL]

Kabanata 21

Kabanata 21

LUMABAS ng condo si Ivler nang mahimbing nang makatulog si Linus. He was contacted by the jeweller whom he asked to make a pair of custom earing with a blue diamond in it. Maliit lamang iyon at pinasadya niya mismo para sa kanila ni Linus.

When he got to the basement where his friend handed him the box, Ivler couldn't hide his smile anymore.

"Thanks, man. Appreciate it."

Tumango ito habang nakangisi. "Thanks for the huge tip. Iyong tattoo session pala, tuloy ba tayo next week? Tapos ko na design na gusto mo. Pinakita ko na rin kay Tope. Maganda naman daw at available na 'yong white ink na pang-UV tattoo."

"Yeah, let's do it on Saturday. I wanna have the tattoo before the opening of the first season." Binulsa niya ang kahon. "Pa'no? Akyat na ko, bro. Salamat ulit."

"Walang anuman. Sana maging masaya chickababes mo diyan sa regalo mo. Ang mahal niyan."

Ngumisi na lamang si Ivler saka siya kumaway sa kaibigan habang paatras na naglalakad. If only he could tell his friend that it's his version of couple ring for him and Linus.

Dumiretso siya sa elevator at bumalik sa condo unit niya. Bukas niya pa sana ipapakita kay Linus kaya lang ay nang makabalik siya sa kwarto, nakita niyang gising na ito at nakaupo sa gilid ng kama habang magkasalikop ang mga palad.

"Where'd you go?" mahinahon nitong tanong.

"Just met up a friend to get something." Dinukot niya ang kahon sa bulsa saka binuksan upang ipakita kay Linus nang makaupo siya sa tabi nito. "Since rings are too obvious, I decided to choose this for us. Blue diamonds symbolize faith and trust. We can wear it on our right ear since wearing an earing on  the right is a silent declaration that you're not straight."

His heart melted when Linus' eyes flickered with happiness. Kinuha nito ang kahon mula sa kanya upang alisin ang isang hikaw saka nito inianggulo ang kanyang ulo nang maikabit sa kanyang kanang tainga ang maliit na hikaw.

Nang matapos ito ay kinuha naman niya ang isa pa at kinabit sa tainga ni Linus bago niya ito hinalikan sa mga labi sa marahang paraan.

Matapos maghiwalay ang kanilang mga labi, kinuha nito ang isang kamay niya at hinalikan ang parte ng kanyang palapulsuhang gustong-gusto nitong dinadampian ng halik. Doon niya mismo balak ipalagay ang kanyang tattoo na si Linus ang sinisimbolo para kapag naglalaro siya ng football ay parang kasama na rin niya ito.

"What did I do to deserve such romantic partner, hmm? How were you able to think about getting us earings instead of rings?"

He smirked. "Oh, we're getting rings soon once we're out in the public. I just thought about getting us something like a lowkey couple accessories that can symbolize that we already belong to each other. I got the idea from one of the newest members of Azkals who happened to be bisexual." He wiggled his eyebrows. "Did my points go up again, love?"

Kumurba ang mga labi nito sa kanyang tanong. "Skyrocketed again of course. You're getting a nice breakfast for that." Linus smiled then glanced at his phone that's sitting on top of the lamp table. Mayamaya ay bumuntong hininga ito. "I didn't mean to... read the messages. Panay ang tunog at nawala sa isip kong hindi nga pala sa'kin. Hindi pa rin pala tumitigil si Micah?"

Napakamot siya ng sintido. "I already blocked ten accounts that she created just to message me. I guess she's never going to stop. I heard nasa Barcelona na siya ngayon pero mukhang hindi ka talaga niya isusuko." He rubbed his palm on Linus' thigh. "Let's not mind her anymore, love. Her opinions don't matter to me since I'm pretty confident now where I stand in your life. I don't have to feel threatened anymore because I realized that your words weigh more than her insults."