where will destiny take us?

☆ 36 ☆

R-18

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"Why did you stop?" Ivan asked, looking up from how he's lying on the bed, his head on my lap.

I slammed the book after I silently read the next lines in my head. "I'm not gonna read that aloud anymore."

"Why?" Kinuha ni Ivan ang libro at binuksan kung saan kami nahinto.

I shook my head, pushing him to get off my lap. "Let's stop, we have classes tomorrow."

He rolled over the bed, eyes on the book, his brows deep in a furrow as he read. "Just sleep in front of the camera. Read this for me."

"No, I won't do that."

I was about to stand up and turn the lights off but he held me in place by wrapping one arm around my waist

"Why?"

"Because..." Naramdaman kong nag-init ang pisngi ko. "I just won't!"

"Come on..." he whined, giving me his usual puppy-eyes. "It's my bedtime story."

Who would want a bedtime story in that genre? "Bakit ba kasi 'yan 'yung pinili mong libro?"

"We've been reading that for days, Val. Ngayon ka lang nagreklamo."

"Kasi naman, I didn't know."

"Na ano?"

"I didn't know it was smut!"

Lalong nalukot ang mukha niya. "Huh? What's that?"

I dismissed him, trying to get his arm off my waist but he hugged me tighter.

"What is it?" tanong niya, this time not joking but curious as to what the word actually means.

I sighed. "Sex, okay?"

Napataas ang mga kilay niya sa sagot ko. Binalik niya ang tingin sa libro. "Oh, so a sex scene is next."

"Yeah, so now let's sleep."

Hindi na naman niya ako pinakawalan. "Read it to me," he's grinning now as he looks at the words in the book.

"No, I won't. Read it yourself."

"I'm dyslexic."