✓ Forbidden Sweetness of Eden [COMPLETED]

Chapter 6

The man over the bar counter was already shaking his head upon seeing the newcomer. There's a lot of reasons why men visit his club promptly, but the newcomer is different from those men. He started mixing some booze as soon as his friend sat on a bar stool.

"Woman problem?" Cain, the owner of the Libido Clubhouse, asked with a smirk.

Teodomero looked at his friend with a 'what-the-fuck' look, but eventually shrugged his shoulders. "Give me the strongest booze."

Cain chuckled at his friend's reaction. He gave his friend Devil's Springs Vodka 160, it's not the strongest drink he could ever serve but as he said earlier, he knew Teodomero well. The man doesn't like alcohol that much.

"So, what seems to be the problem? Although, I knew it's about women. I need full details, fucker. I'm a good listener." Cain said.

"Hindi ka ba muna magtatanong kung babae talaga ang problema ko? It could be family problem." Palusot pa ni Teo.

"I know you're a good son and you're not a rebel type of man in front of your perfect loving parents. Now, I remember you still kissed your parents like a kid." Cain muttered that shut the man off. "So, what's the problem?"

"Is it a big turn off for women if you sulk?" Teo asked with a heavy sigh.

"Depends on your reason. Why?"

Teo groaned when the Vodka burned on his throat. "Damn, this was really strong." Komento nito sa iniinom na alak bago ibinahagi ang rason kung bakit siya nakakaramdam ng pagtatampo.

Nang marinig naman ni Cain ang buong kwento mula sa kaibigan ay hindi niya mapigilan ang hindi matawa. He knew how softie Teo could be, but he never knew the extent of Teo's softiness.

"So, basically, you are sulking because your woman doesn't believe in her own beauty?" Cain asked, chuckling.

"Yeah and I even shut the door on her." Frustrated na naihilamos ni Teodomero ang mga palad sa mukha niya. "I hope she don't get mad at me."

Seeing his friend's reaction, Cain could only shake his head in disbelief. For his friend to react like this Teo must really like that woman a lot. Masaya siya para sa kaibigan pero hindi niya maiwasang hindi mainggit. Teo is a good man, a walking green flag. He is the sole fruit of his perfect loving parents and to the woman Teo likes there's only one thing he could say. She is lucky.

"Say. Who's the lucky girl?" Cain asked, trying to sound cheerful as he always is.

"That's my other problem." Bagsak ang balikat nito habang nakayukyok pa rin na animo'y pinagbagsakan ito ng langit at lupa.

"Why? Does she already have a boyfriend?"

"Hell no!" Teodomero exclaimed angrily. "She's beautiful and single." He murmured lonesomely.

Cain couldn't stop his chuckle. Teo is a big man, so to see him acting adorably childish was really interesting. "So, ano ngang problema? Single naman pala. Why not pursue her?"

"That's the problem! I can't!" Teo cried in frustration. "She's beautiful and strong and a great woman but I can't pursue her! Fuck!"

"You're a good man, Teo. One look and people already knew that you are a big softie. Tingnan mo nga ang sarili mo ngayon, you're even crying just because you shut the door in front of the woman you like."

"I can't. I just can't." Paghikbi pa ng kaibigan.

Cain was already reaching his limit. Watching Teodomero being adorably childish was a mix of interest and frustration. "Bakit nga?!" Inis niyang bulalas dito.