Hardest to Lose (Villaraza Series #4)

40 | Lose

40 | Lose

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"Have it . . . calmed down?"

Markus looked at me through his fingers covering his face. "This is fucking embarrassing."

"Why are you mad? Kasalanan ko bang . . ."

Hindi ko naituloy ang sasabihin. My face felt numb all of a sudden. Kaya kinuha ko ang halo-halo na kanina ko pa napababayaan.

Tapos na ang pagtuturo namin sa mga kliyente ko. Actually, we had to end it a bit earlier than the scheduled time because of this . . . emergency. Pagkatapos ay pumunta kami rito sa isang malapit na kainan, so he could . . . calm down.

Medyo matagal na kami rito kaya baka . . . okay na siya.

This was fucking awkward.

Maybe I took it too far. I was teasing him and wanted his reaction. But I didn't mean this reaction.

Shit. May kasalanan din yata talaga ako. But still it was his body! Ano iyon? Hindi niya makontrol ang libog niya?

"I'm sorry."

Mula sa telebisyong nakadikit sa haligi ay binalingan ko siya. Hindi siya nakatingin sa akin pero alam kong namumula ang buong mukha niya dahil ganundin ang kanyang leeg.

"W-well, maybe it happens," I murmured and had a hard time swallowing the burger I chewed.

Fuck. Couldn't we just ignore it happened?

He faced his body to mine, void of embarrassment he had earlier. "You know, Iñara. It happens almost every morning with guys. It's . . . It's natural. But it's a bit unsual when it happens in public and the weather is hot as hell." He eyed me. "Unless . . ."

My brows furrowed. "Unless . . . ?"

Kinagat niya ang ibabang labi saka nag-iwas ng tingin. "You were sexy earlier."

"O, tapos? Tango is a sexy dance! Teka lang. Why does it feel like you're blaming me when you're just some horny guy, huh?"

Pinandilatan niya ako ng mga mata. Napalakas yata nang kaunti ang boses ko kaya may ilang napalingon.

Gusto ko na lang maging kandila at maupos!

"Wala ka ba talagang ideya kung ba't tumayo ang junior ko?"

I almost thrown at him my iced tea. "Shut up! We're done with your penis. Tama na."

Tumawa siya at inasar pa ako nang kaunti bago siya tumigil.

Iba rin talaga 'tong lalaking 'to. Kanina, hiyang-hiya. Ngayon, wala na namang hiya.

Sinulyapan ko ang salaming haligi ng kainan. Madilim na at paniguradong anumang oras ay tatawagan na ako ng mga tao sa bahay. Maybe I should tell them now that I would be late.

This was a weird, weird day.

Habang nagtitipa ako ng message, naagaw ang atensyon ko ng telebisyon. Kanina ay nasa local news iyon. Ngayon ay nasa international na at ibinabalita ang isang kompetisyon ng mga ballerina.

"Sherlyn must have liked you so much before," wala sa sariling turan ko.

Nakapangalumbabang sinulyapan ako ng hunghang. "Well, could you blame her?"

Malamig ko siyang tinitigan. Of course, he just laughed it off.

"Wasn't it weird?" Sinulyapan niya ako. "You loved her. She loved me. And I have been in love with you."