Will you choose me? (Montecarlo Heir #2)

Kabanata 14

I swallowed hard and cleared my throat. "H-Hi."

Seconds have passed before he titled his head and started twisting his lips but I can still see the ghost of smile on it. I sighed.

"So... where should we talk?" Mahinang panimula ko.

"In my car? Is it okay?" He asked in a very low voice. Bahagya kong nilihis ang katawan para makita si Matt na tahimik na nakatayo sa may tabi ng sasakyan ko at nakatanaw sa kawalan. Animo kasalanan na tumitig siya sa amin. Napabuntong hininga ako at muling nilingon si Anton.

"Where's your car?" I asked in a very feminine voice. I'm just asking where he parked his car! Sobrang conscious ko ba na halos maipit ko na ang boses ko?!

He pointed at the left corner of the parking lot. Isang liko at andun nga ang itim na Montero niya. He's about to open the passenger seat when we heard Matt called him. Sabay kaming lumingon.

"Hindi kami pwedeng magtagal engineer. Hahanapin ni sir Rico si m-"

"Yes. This will be quick, Matt. Thank you." Ani Anton bago binuksan ang passenger seat at tumitig sakin.

I sighed before getting inside his car. I immediately inhaled his now distinct and familiar manly scent.

I inhaled a lot of air na animo kakapusin ako sa hininga dahil sa paguusap namin. Mabilis siyang nakaikot at pumasok ng driver's seat. Agad nagtama ang tingin namin.

I heard him cleared his throat. "How are you?"

"I'm.. okay. You?" Saglit akong sumulyap sakanya na nakapaling ang katawan paharap sakin. Muli akong tumuwid ng tingin.

"Fine. Very fine." Sagot niya sa mababang boses.

Silenced filled his car afterwards. Nice. Talk.

Biting my lower lip, I played with my fingers. Ano ng paguusapan?

His left hand is on the steering wheel while his right is resting on my headrest. I can feel him staring at me intently but I focused on my fingers and a bit sweaty palms.

Dinig ko ang singhap niya. "I see you grew fond of my gifts."

Akmang lilingunin ko siya ng maestatwa ako sa kinauupuan.. ng maramdaman ang mainit niyang daliring humaplos sa tenga ko.

"Do you like it?" He whispered enough for the both of us to hear.

I blinked a couple of times to process his question and come up with an answer. Sasabihin ko ba? Na mali ang regalo niya?

"When did you start wearing it?" He threw a follow-up while still playing with my earlobe. Wait..

Pinaling ko ang mukha paharap sakanya at sinalubong ako ng namumungay niyang mga mata, ang labi'y namumula sa kakadila.

"You mean.. your Christmas gift?"

His lips pursed.. and stared at my left ear.. hindi inaalis ang malamyos na pagkakahawak doon.

"No. The one I gave you on your eighteenth birthday."

I fear I might have a hunch of what he is talking about. Is he talking about my earrings? He is obsessing with my earlobe right now and if I can still recall, wala ding pangalan kung kanino galing ang Cartier na to!

"It's.. yours?" My lips parted in shock. Bahagya ding nanlaki ang mata ko kahit kunot ang kilay. So kaya hindi ko mahanap ang regalo niya nung birthday ko. This is.. the earrings.. are his?

He chuckled. Naikom ko agad ang labi because I find his laugh seductive. "It's yours, Reina. Pambabae ang hikaw na iyan."

I can forgive him now kung pipilosopohin niya ako but.. I'm so rude! I didn't know! Akala ko pa kung sinong obsessed secret admirer ang nagbigay! The fuck!