Villa Martinez Series #5: A Week Of Romance

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

I Like You Too

For today we enjoy the large pool area. Maaga pa lang ay nandito na kami ni Keegan. Dito na rin kami nag-breakfast na pina-serve namin galing sa restaurant. We were both full of smiles and happy laughter. We really enjoyed each other's company.

Nakangiti akong bumaling kay Keegan. Habang pareho kaming dalawa na nasa gilid naman ng pool ngayon at nagpapahinga muna galing sa paglangoy. Ang lapad kasi talaga ng pool area nila dito. Tapos ay wala pang ibang tao ngayong kundi kami lang ni Keegan. Siguro dahil maaga pa naman o dahil nasa beach area talaga madalas ang guests ng resort at mas gusto ang dagat.

While I'm here forgetting about the beautiful beach because I'm already having fun here with Keegan with me. Ayos na ako rito.

"Ang aga yata nating nag-swimming." I giggled a little thinking about it.

Ngumiti rin si Keegan at tumango nang maisip din niya iyon. "You're right. But I think okay na rin. At least tayong dalawa lang ang tao rito." He smirked and a handsome one.

I just rolled my eyes a bit. Hindi ko rin mapigilan ang ngiti ko. I wonder if there's anything that he does that could make him look ugly, or less attractive? I mean I've been hanging around with him for the past days of my stay here in Villa Martinez. And I've never seen him look less handsome. He's always handsome. No matter what he does.

Kahit ang simpleng pagsuklay niya lang ngayon sa basa niyang buhok na medyo mahaba that it reaches his nape in the back of his head and some of his bangs would show looking healthy that will also cover the sides of his face and forehead a bit especially when it's dry and it's bouncy. His cute and handsome smiles, and everything else. I feel like everything about him is attractive... I mean, I think I just admire him for his face and height. That's just it.

Marami na rin naman akong mga nakita at nakilalang masasabi ko rin na gwapo noon. Mga matatangkad din at may magandang mukha. But Keegan was a different kind of beautiful. Yes, he's a beautiful man. The kind of beauty na para sa lalaki naman.

He was manly but also cute in some ways at the same time. I don't think my words in my mind now can justify how much beauty I find in him. He has his muscles on the right places but he's also not too muscular. Not too much, sakto lang ang katawan niya. Sakto lang din ang tangkad niya. And you can say that he's a big man, too. Medyo malaki ang pangangatawan at sabayan pa ng katangkaran pero sakto lang naman ang tindig niya para sa akin. But he looks so strong. Para bang kaya ka niyang ipagtanggol sa kahit na sino o kahit na ano.

And his face. His face looks gorgeously handsome and really cute all at the same time. Maybe I just do not know how to explain it properly. But for me he looks like that. He was handsome and cute.

He also has fair and healthy looking complexion. Pakiramdam ko pa nga ay tatalunin pa niya ang kutis ko. Pero ang pagiging maputi niya ay hindi naman nakakabawas sa manliness niya. At ngayong nakikita ko pa siya nang mas malapitan since we're just beside each other here in the pool and he's in front of me. Kitang-kita ko ang natural na katamtamang glow ng balat niya. Lalo pa at natatamaan din ng konting sinag ng araw ang mukha niya. He looks so flawless and poreless.

"Wala ka yatang pores sa mukha." Nasabi ko na rin tuloy. Lumabas na sa bibig ko sa kakatitig ko rito sa kaniya.

While his forehead just creased very little upon hearing my remarks. "What?" Napatanong din siya sa akin.

My hands and fingers touched his clear face. "Ang ganda ng balat mo. Ang ganda ng mukha mo." I said like I was being enchanted. Saglit din yata akong nawawala sa sarili ko sa kakapanitig ko sa kaniya.

And he pouted cutely. Like he didn't liked my compliment. "I'm not handsome? Maganda talaga? Isn't that for the girls?"

Umawang ang labi ko. And then I chuckled. Tinawanan ko na lang siya. Ang cute din talaga! Sarap nang pisilin ng mukha pero napansin ko rin na nakahawak na pala ang kamay niya sa kamay kong nasa mukha niya. And when I realized that I quickly took my hand back na para bang napaso rin ako...

Tinawa ko na lang muli kahit medyo naging awkward na ang tawa ko. Tinago ko na rin ang mga kamay ko sa gilid ko. "Uh, hindi naman. A man can also be called beautiful, you know. Like you!" I said.

Halos simangutan pa rin niya ako. Napangiti na lang ako.

I guess there are guys who naturally look like a woman. In a sense na kung iisipin mo na siguro kapag naging babae sila ay maganda pa rin. They're just both as beautiful in both versions. Maging babae man o lalaki. At sila iyong tipo na hindi nakakasawang tingnan. At habang tumatagal pa ay lalong gumuguwapo pa sa paningin mo. Tsk. Maybe it's true that God really has favorites. But then I feel grateful to Him for creating a man such as Keegan Eleazar.

Huminga na lang ako dahil parang hindi ko na kinakaya ito. I feel like I was already admiring him too much.

"Keegan lang talaga ang pangalan mo? Wala kang second name?" I asked him just out of curiosity. I think he also has a nice name and the ring of it suits him. I smiled.

Umiling naman siya sa tanong ko. "How about you? You have a pretty name, Kaia." He said.

Napangiti naman ako. "Well, it's actually Kayena Aia. Kaya lang ang haba na ng pinangalan sa akin ng parents ko." I grinned a bit.

"So Kaia is like your nickname?"

"Yes." I answered and then I smiled.

Ngumiti rin si Keegan pagkatapos ko.

"Ikaw? What does your friends call you?"

"Well, it's just Keegan or Kee sometimes. They just shortened my name." He said.

Tumango-tango ako sa sagot niya. At muling ngumiti pagkatapos. "Kee. I think it's a cute little nickname for you." I smiled.

Nanatili naman siyang nakatingin sa mukha ko. "If you want you can also call me that."

At lalo akong napangiti sa sinabi niya. "Kee..." I smiled more.

And he smiled, too.

We were both just smiling while we looked at each other.

"I like you, too."

I was about to go back to swimming when I stopped when I heard him say this. Bumaling ako sa kaniya at bahagya pang natulala. And he was just standing there with the pool water reaching just his stomach pero sa akin ay medyo malalim na at mga bandang dibdib ko na.

"What did you say?" I just had to ask him.

And he just gave me a smile na mukha pang nagpapa-cute lalo. "You said yesterday that you like me."

I almost shut my eyes tight when he still had to to remind me of that. It was an embarrassing thing I said to him the other night. And I should've not said that to a man I just barely knew. I just ended up shaking my head. While he just continued smiling at me.

"And my answer now is that I like you, too." He said, smiling. At nakahalukikip na pa ang mga braso niya ngayon sa dibdib niya.

I shook my head more. "I don't need an answer to that, Keegan!"

At mukhang hindi na niya napigilan ang sarili niya at tumawa na siya. And it was a genuine laughter coming from him. It sounded so pure and good in my ears. It was like music to my ears...

Nang muli ko siyang tingnan at nagtagpo agad ang mga mata namin. At humupa na rin ang pagtawa niya. And he was only looking at me as I looked at him, too. Until he closed the small distance between us in the water. Kinuha ni Keegan ang kamay ko at hinawakan. Napatingin din ako doon sa kamay ko na hinawakan niya.

"Umahon na tayo? You look cold." aniya.

And I just nodded my head at him. And let him guide me out of the pool. Pagkatapos ay siya rin ang nag-wrap ng robe ko sa akin. Natabunan ang suot kong two-piece bikini.