WARNING: INTENSE BED SCENE AHEAD. This is the only chapter that will have a bed scene so enjoy reading!
THE hotel room that Evo booked for Rocket and Regan was extravagant and spacious. From the expensive furniture in their suite and the breathtaking view of New York City, she knows that this one is too expensive for her. Pakiramdam niya ay isa siyang milyonarya nang makapasok sa kuwarto na pagtutuluyan nila dahil sa ganda nito. Nakita din niya ang pole na sinasabi ni Evo sa kanya at gusto niyang mahiya nang ma-imagine ang sarili na sumasayaw doon.
Rocket stepped closer to the floor-to-ceiling glass wall and she can see from where they are the cathedral across the hotel. Naramdaman naman niya ang presensya sa likuran niya at ang pagyakap ni Regan sa bewang niya. Ramdam din niya ang pagkalalaki nito sa kanyang puwitan at bahagya siyang na-ilang nang hawakan ng lalaki ang dalawang dibdib niya.
"Hmm, nice view for a fuck, isn't?" he whispered in her ear before Regan turned her around and pinned her in the glass wall. "Where do you want to go, Rocket?"
"Ikaw bahala."
"What? Didn't you plan our itinerary?"
Umiling naman siya. "I don't know anything about New York, all right? Hindi ko naman kasi alam na pupunta tayo dito." Tugon niya at nainis nang maalala ang mukha ni Evo. Kung hindi naman kasi dahil sa lalaki ay hindi siya mapupunta sa sitwasyon na 'to kung saan tanging si Regan lang ang kasama niya. There are no guards with them and this feels like a date.
Yuck.
"Okay then." Regan answered and took out his phone. Ilang saglit itong nagtingin doon bago siya muling nilingon. "I haven't been in an amusement park before."
"Me too." She answered. Sabay silang ngumiti ni Regan sa isa't-isa at 'yun na ang hudyat para sa unang lugar na pupuntahan nila ngayon.
It only took a few minutes before they arrived in Brooklyn. Agad na bumili ng ticket si Regan at sabay silang pumasok sa loob ng amusement park. Hindi naman din mapakali si Rocket lalo na‟t magka-holding hands sila ng lalaki at naiilang siya sa pagdidikit ng balat nila sa isa't- isa. Aminado naman siya na hindi pa din nasasanay sa pagiging mabait sa kanya ni Regan. She couldn't forget how he treated her before but of course, Rocket is trying to subside it for the sake of her plans.
"What am I going to ride first?" Rocket asked herself as she looked around.
"Me." Tugon ni Regan na kinalingon niya dito. He laughed heartily before he pointed to the roller coaster near them. "How 'bout that one, baby?"
"Okay." Tugon niya at naunang lumakad doon. Agad naman hinawakan ng lalaki ang kamay niya at lihim siyang napasimangot doon.
Habang nakapila sila ay umakbay sa kanya si Regan. Nilingon naman niya ito at nahuli niya ang pagtitig nito sa kanya. His green eyes don't have any emotion at all but Regan has this calm expression on his face that she rarely sees and Rocket can count in her finger the times she had seen that emotion.
"What?" he asked and Rocket shook her head.
"How's Heaven?"
"Who knows?" tugon ng lalaki na hindi niya kina-imik. True to what she observed, Regan is a private person. He doesn't tell anything about his life and even if she tried to ask, he wouldn't answer her properly. Gusto niyang malaman ang kahit anong bagay tungkol sa lalaking kasama pero hindi naman niya ito magagawa kung si Regan mismo ay hindi nagbabahagi ng kahit ano tungkol sa sarili.
Nang maka-puwesto sila sa ride ay umukit ang malaking ngiti sa labi niya. She's excited. This is Rocket's first time in an amusement park and she would really enjoy this day. New year's eve na mamaya at panibagong taon na naman ang dadating sa buhay niya. She had been through a lot but she wanted to be happy for a while. Saka na muna niya iisipin ang problemang hinaharap.
