Maingat na inupo ni Draven si Aristella sa couch. Dito sila dumiretso sa hindi pa nagbubukas ng restaurant ni Evrin. Kailangan kasi nilang mag-stay sa isang lugar na hindi alam ng media as Paparazzi's been after Aristella. Habang umupo na din isa-isa ang mga kaibigan nila ni Jacob sa kanya-kanyang upuan. Nicholas and Ezreal grabbed a bottle and pour theirselves a glass. Lahat ay tensyonado sa mga naging ganap sa engagement party ni Jacob.
Inabutan naman ni Evrin si Draven ng baso ng tubig para ibigay kay Aristella na tila wala sa sarili.
"Here, uminom ka muna Venice.." draven offered.
"W-why? B-bakit.. s-sino may g-gawa nun drave?" Nauutal na tanong ng dalaga.
"I'm sorry love.. hindi ko alam ang sagot sa tanong mo but I'm sorry.. h-hindi ito dapat nangyari.." He said at niyakap ang dalaga.
"Are you guys together?" Pagbasag ni Nicholas sa katahimikan.
"Nich.." Arkayve warned him.
"I'm just asking.." depensa naman ni Nich. Draven let go of Aristella and half smiled at her at saka tumayo at tiningnan si Nicholas na katabi ni Ezreal.
"No. We're not." Draven answered him seriously.
"Ohh are you guys also hooking u--"
"Nicholas!" Evrin exclaimed.
"What?! Nagtatanong lang ako--"
"No Nich. We're not." Saka tiningnan ni Draven si Aristella na halatang uncomfortable sa kinauupuan nya. "Venice and I are good friends. Friends. Friends without benefits.." he clarified.
"And by the way why are you here Nich? Hindi mo ba pupuntahan si Margaret?" Draven asked.
"Why would I? Nandun naman si Jacob para sa kanya.." he replied then drink his glass of whiskey. Napapikit naman ng madiin si Arkayve at Evrin habang napapailing si Orion habang nakatitig kay Nicholas. Alam kasi nilang Nicholas is doing this asking thing on purpose. He's pushing someone's limit.
Nanatiling nakatitig si Draven kay Nicholas at ganun din ang lalaki. Alam ni Draven na Nich's hurting right dahil kay Margaret. Margaret is Nich's first love and hanggang ngayon, si Margaret lang ang babaeng minahal at minamahal ng kaibigan nya.
"C-can I a-ask you Nich.. I-If you don't mind.." pagboses ni Aristella.
Nicholas glanced at Aristella at saka tumingin sa baso ng alak sa harap nya. "Sure.."
"A-are you with Margaret?" Diretsong tanong ni Aristella sa binata.
Everyone waited for Nicholas to answer as they followed all his movements. "Supposed to be. But your stepbrother aka fuck buddy agreed to be married to Marga.."
"Nich!" Draven exclaimed.
"What now?! She asked I answered--"
"But is it necessary for you to add those words sa sagot mo?!" Draven retorted.
"Why?! May mali ba sa sinabi ko Draven?! They're fuck buddies--"
At hindi na natapos ni Nicholas ang sasabihin nya dahil bigla na lang dumating si Jacob at sinuntok si Nicholas dahilan para mahulog ito sa kinauupuan. Sa sobrang bilis ng pangyayari ay hindi na nila alam kung kelan dumating si Jacob.
Hinawakan naman ni Evrin at Arkayve si Jacob at inaawat ito habang si Orion at Ezreal naman ay kay Nicholas as he was about to latched to Jacob too.
"Fucker!" Nicholas yell at Jacob.
"Ako lang ba?! Huwag ka magmalinis Nicholas! I know what you did! Bistado ka na!" Jacob retorted. "You think you have the right to insult Aristella after you did tonight?!"
