Three to Tango

How do People Love?

Venice's

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Tired. Famished. And my whole body was aching.

I found myself blinking a few times before my eyes adjusted with the bright sun rays peeking into the room's curtains. At nang tuluyang mahimasmasan ako, saka lang bumalik sa akin ang mga nangyari kagabi.

Although I could feel the fatigue, I also feel that satisfying feeling deep in my core and in between my legs. Ilang segundo akong tulala bago napangiti. I bit my bottom lip with one thought in my head, "Sex is beyond heaven when there are three people involved."

Napailing ako sa naisip ko. Jeez. Umagang-umaga pero puro ganito na kaagad ang laman ng utak ko.

I stretched my arms and was ready to get up when I realized I was not actually on my bed. Saka ko napansin ang presensya sa gilid ko. At nang bumaling ako sa kaliwa, nando'n si Stephen at mahimbing na natutulog. He's naked like me and was actually snoring lightly. Pero hindi siya ang nakaagaw ng atensyon ko.

It was Chad... Who was lying on his other side and silently watching him sleep. Tanging kay Steph lang nakatuon ang atensyon ni Chad at dahil do’n hindi niya napansin na gising na ako.

Chad was caressing Steph's hair with loving stare in his eyes. I watched him watched Steph and I found myself sighing.

Chad is gay, that's surely his gender. It's a shame on me for wanting him to actually want me.

Huminga ako nang malalim bago ako tumikhim. Doon ko naagaw ang atensyon ni Chad. He was a bit flustered upon realizing that I saw how he watched Steph sleeping. I gave him a smile of assurance that there's no wrong for him to admire his boyfriend.

He chuckled before he slowly sit up. Akmang uupo rin ako mula sa pagkakahiga nang umiling si Chad. I was stunned with the next thing he did— kumuha siya ng extra blanket saka ibinigay sa akin iyon.

Hindi kaagad ako nakahuma sa ginawa niya so when I didn't take the blanket, Chad covered my nakedness with it before he gently held my hand and helped me to sit up.

And I found myself dumbfounded.

Okay lang ba na makaramdam ng kilig sa mga ganitong ginagawa ni Chad para sa akin? Okay lang ba na bahagyang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko? Okay lang ba ang maramdaman ang ganito sa katulad ni Chad?

He's gay, I know.

But he is doing things I wished a real man could do for me.

“I bet you're hungry, Ven. Ipagluluto kita,” Chad said before he knelt in front of me. Inayos niya ang kumot na nakatakip sa kahubdan ko bago ngumiti sa akin at sunod na inayos ang paniguradong gulo-gulo kong buhok. “Magbihis ka na and then dumiretso ka sa kusina, okay? I'll make you a complete meal so be there immediately.”

Tumango ako bago ngumiti. Hindi ko napigilan ang sarili ko na haplusin ang pisngi niya na ikinatigil niya. He frowned at me which made me giggle.

“Ang pogi mo kahit nakakunot noo mo,” I pointed out before I flattened the frown on his forehead. I giggled when he rolled his eyes at me upon calling him pogi. “Pahingi ako ng good morning kiss,” I said which earned a gasp from Chad.