Scandalous Affair: Atlas Mate

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There were many things that could make a person's mind stop. Like,  an accident or something breathtaking, it could also be a complicated question that one's mind could not comprehend. I have aced complex recitation from my professors in college. I had solved problems in our company even when I lacked experience in the field. It was all a piece of cake. But in my twenty-two years living on the earth as an achiever, I never thought that one fucking simple question would stop my mind from working properly. 

Now, this was a piece of bullshit.

With Atlas's gravelly and husky voice that seemed to vibrate through the air to my body, he asked, "Yes, Baby girl?" his eyes glinted with mischief like the god of mischief himself was looking at me.

I was a straight-A student, and I know for the fact that I was an intelligent person, but my mind went blank by that fucking simple question. I forgot the thing I wanted to say. How should I answer it? What should I say? Why should I answer him? Words started rumbling inside my head. 

I looked at him with my dumbstruck face as I tried finding the right words to say. Was there even a right word? Was there even a word to answer that? Really? Dahil lang sa baby girl hindi na gumana ang utak ko. Now, I doubt if I was really an intelligent person. 

"Uhm," I gulped as I still looked at him.

Atlas tilted his head and combed his hair upward. His piercing heavenly blue eyes looked like the whole galaxy in the night. You could drown, fall, and even get lost by just staring at it. Parang katulad lang ngayon, hirap na hirap na nga akong maghanap ng isasagot sa tanong niya, tapos tinitigan ko pa ang mga matang 'to, double kill talaga. Mas lalo yata akong na tanga. 

"Come on, Baby girl, tell me..." he walked towards me with his dangerous playfulness, "Why did you call me?"

I opened my mouth again, but I still failed to say a single word. Instead of answering him, I tasted his fresh breath mixed with a cigar. He saw how my eyes dilated to his lips, and his jaw clenched. Atlas titled his chin a little, and like a little snake, hypnotized by the sound of the flute, I also tilted my chin following his lips.

"Stop looking at me like that, Baby girl. Don't try my patience now." his voice was laced with darkness.

"Kiss me," I said absent-mindedly as I stared at his lips.

Atlas stood frozen inches away from me. Now, It was my turn to look at him in the eyes with fire in my dark eyes.

"I called you because I want you to kiss me..." I took a step forward, leaving almost nothing between us. His breath hit my face making me want to taste it more. "So, kiss me, Atlas. Kiss me like we were the last living person on this planet. Kiss me like there was no tomorrow."

His warm hand found my cheek and caressed it as he traced my jaw. "I'm going to kiss you like we have days, Baby girl. I don't like the idea of us not having a tomorrow."

Before I could even respond to what he said, I already felt his lips crushing to mine. Atlas lips consumed me, quick and hard, like if I were being burned alive. I couldn't kiss him back with his fast pace. I let his tongue delve into my mouth because I needed to feel everything about him. I felt the hard trunk of the tree behind me. My heartbeat increased, and I wrapped my right leg around his waist while closing my eyes and savoring the pleasure. I struggled to think but couldn't come up with anything. This one moment encompassed all of the years we'd lost touch. 

He moved past my arms, one hand snaking through my hair and the other grabbing my ass. He attacked my lips like he was famished, pulling my hips closer into his. He sucked on my lower lip before turning his attention to my jaw and neck in a flurry of hot, feverish kisses. I gasped with ecstasy as a swarm of butterflies took wing in my stomach.