Woven on Time (Student Series #3)

Chapter 49

Chapter 49

"Come inside, Engineer."

I smirked at him, gesturing my hand to the laboratory. My parents arrived before him, and they were aware of his presence here. May sarili nang mundo sina Tart at Rio kasama sina Donut, Onyx, Cookie, at Eclair. May regalo pa naman si Rio kanina para kay Tart pero mukhang mas gusto niya ring makipagharutan muna sa nagbigay.

Lairgren glanced back over his shoulder. The reluctance on his face was apparent, so I put my hand on the back of his brown sweater to push him. Unluckily, he didn't budge a fraction. I looked up at him, and he was already glowering down at me.

"Alam ba ng magulang mo na papapasukin mo ako rito?" His tone was hard and on the edge.

"Of course!" I sported a coy smile, tucking loose hair strands behind my ear. "My parents have trust in you, and they will revoke it once you do something indecent to me."

His now dark blue eyes narrowed at my mouth. A ghost of smirk played off his lips, but he was abrupt to cast it away. Nilisan niya ako ng tingin at humakbang na papasok sa loob ng lab ko. I followed him inside before I locked the door behind me. There were DND and No Paws Allowed Inside signs on the door.

He turned his heels when he heard the clicking. Kumuyom ang panga niya at tumagilid ang ulo.

"Unlock the door, Skyricharm."

Sumandal ako sa pintuan at ngumiti. "I work here with a locked door, Lairgren."

He only took a step advance but my heart jumped at his dominance. "Kahit na. Hindi mo puwedeng i-lock 'yan nang tayong dalawa lang ang nandito! Ano'ng iisipin ng mga magulang mo kapag nalaman nilang naka-lock tayo rito?"

I looked up pretending to think of an acceptable answer. He seemed like a cat on hot tin roof. Ibang-iba sa El na kilala ko noon-walang pakialam kung may mali sa ginagawa basta makuha lang ang gusto niya.

Now, he's very cautious of his every actions with me, especially now that he's in our house. Ayaw niyang pag-isipan siya ng hindi maganda ng mga magulang ko. Gusto na niyang gawin ang mga bagay sa akin sa tamang paraan. That was what he said before, and now he's trying his best to be better than the big jerk he was, as he admitted himself.

Gusto ko 'yong Lairgren ngayon. Kaya lang... parang mas gusto ko na ngayon iyong El noon. Saka... talaga ba, Lairgren? Kaya mong panindigan ang pagiging good boy ngayon?

I smirked inwardly as I thought of a naughty plot. Itinuro ko ang isang sulok sa kisame sa likuran niya habang nakatingala sa kaniya.

"There's a CCTV camera here, so you don't have to worry about-"

"Ganito ba lagi ang ginagawa mo kapag nandito ka lang mag-isa? Nila-lock ang pinto? Paano kung may mangyaring masama sa 'yo sa loob-"

I stood a defense. "Nothing bad happened to me, and nothing will. Why are you so worried-"

"Keep the door unlocked, Miss Blaustein! Kahit may security camera dito, hindi magandang tingnan na naka-lock ito nang tayong dalawa lang!" he insisted through gritted teeth, completely ignoring all I said.

My chest was heavily rising and falling. I curled my fists and pushed back my shoulders.

"My laboratory, my rules. Now, if you can't stand being with me behind this locked room, then you're free to leave. Basted ka na rin agad, Engineer Merrick! At ibig sabihin, ayaw na kitang makita ulit kahit kailan!" I dictated in a loud and clear voice.

His gaze traveled down to my lips, then to my chest. He wetted his lips with his tongue and his brow knitted. I pursed my lips and did my best for my shoulders not to falter their stance because of the way he was looking at me.