The Magnate's Holiest Sin (Cavanaugh #2)

Kabanata 30

Kabanata 30

Divine

"You fell asleep last night," Laki said whilst leaning one shoulder against a wall near the handrail of the stairs with folded arms under his broad chest. He was wearing a plain porpoise gray coloured tee shirt. Namumungay ang pang-umaga'ng presko'ng mga mata na pinagmamasdan akong nakahiga rito sa kama.

Kinukusot ko pa ang mga mata ko nang mas mapalinaw ang paningin. I just woke up, and realized that Laki was watching me sleeping the whole morning. The thought of it made me feel conscious with my appearance and how did I sleep?

"Ay. . ." I said, feeling dismay with myself when everything sunk in my mind. "Sorry, ano kasi—"

"It's okay. I know you're tired from all the travels, and I guess my kisses became your sleeping pill," he let out a sexy and deep chuckle.

Umupo ako sa kama mula sa pagkakahiga. I checked my body and try to feel something. This morning, I was expecting to feel the soreness or some sort of stung in me, but there was none of it. Nothing. What I felt was the normal feeling whenever I wake up.

"I didn't touch you, cherub. You're sleeping for f*ck's sake, baby. Why are you checking yourself as if I thrusted my dick in your sleeping pussy last night? I slept on the floor to avoid having another arousal," Laki calmly inveighed to my actions. "Binihisan na rin kita ng paborito'ng pyjamas mo."

Now I could not bring myself to lift my sight at him, I was embarrassed. The probabilities and possibilities that we made love last night before I drifted off to sleep invaded my mind. Inspecting myself was an instinctive move. Besides, I was also expecting.

Ashamed, I kept my head down and fixed my eyes on my lap. Studying the satin silk of the long pants pyjamas that covered my legs.

"I-I thought—," I paused and looked away from my lap to see through the glass wall of the second floor where I can view the Santa Fe's pristine clear sea. "I'm sorry and thank you."

Without looking at his direction, I heard him sighed in defeat.

"Know that my respect for you is greater than lust."

Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili at tumingin na sa kaniya ng tuluyan. Nasaksihan ko ang saglit na pagdaan ng sakit sa kaniyang namumungay na mga mata.

I pursed my lips in a firm and thin line at the actualization that I hurt his feelings. Yet another time. I did not mean to make him think that I thought of him as somebody who did not respect me. Hindi ko naman iniisip na hindi niya ako nirerespeto. Akala ko lang talaga ay may nangyari sa'min kaya pinakiramdam kong maigi ang sarili. The thought of him, hurting because he thought that I was thinking he didn't respect me? Was beyond respect.

Umalis ako sa kama at nilapitan siya na nanatili sa kaniyang puwesto malapit lang sa hagdan. Mariin niya akong pinanood, hindi umaalis sa kinaroroonan niya.

Should I explain to him? No, I chose not to. I gave him a warm hug instead. My actions spoke for me. He stiffened for a second before he wrapped his protective arms around me. Marahan kong sinandal ang gilid ng ulo ko sa kaniyang matigas na dibdib. Inhaling his natural vanilla-like scent felt like heaven.

Laki was huge and fit. I clung to his waist because I could not really embrace him like how his muscular arms almost covered my small back.

"Ano'ng oras na, Laki?" Inangat ko ang mapagtanong na tingin sa kaniya. That made my chin rest on his chest. "'Yong party? Ano'ng nangyari?"

Relaxedly satisfied on our position, he stared down at me. "Hindi ako pumunta. It's already past nine."

"Bakit? 'Di ba, importante 'yon? Nando'n ang iba pa'ng mahalagang mga tao na kailangan mo'ng makausap at makilala? So your company will get more known." May bakas ng pagtataka sa boses at reaksyon ko.