Under His Sheets

Chapter 24

 

"Cuddle?!" bulyaw ni Tanya matapos marinig ang mahabang kwento ko. "Ew?!"

Tumango ako bilang tugon. Kumuha ako ng isang stick ng marlboro sa packet na nasa center table. Isinubo ko ang dulo nito saka sinindihan. Habang nag-aamok sa gilid ko si Tanya, kitang-kita ko naman ang panonood sa akin ni Daisy; nag-o-observe sa akin, sigurado.

Nandito kami ngayon sa shared condo ni Tanya at ng kuya niya. Sabi niya kasi, dito na lang daw kami mag-catch up dahil tinatamad siyang gumayak para sa club. Sakto rin na maraming stock ng alak ang kapatid.

"I mean, I know wala kang problema sa cuddles and shits pero what the fuck? You were talking about those kind of things while cuddling? Oh my god, Areeya! Nilalagnat ka ba?!"

Tumawa ako dahil doon. Muli akong humithit sa sigarilyo bago ibinuga ang usok nito makalipas ang ilang segundo.

"Hindi ko rin alam paano kami umabot sa gano'ng punto. It was him who asked me first about this thing I'm worried about. Hanggang sa nagkaroon ng biruan. I don't know what's gotten into him. Nagbago siya simula nang nagkaroon siya ng business trip overseas."

Bayolente siyang nagbuntonghininga bago nagsalin sa sariling shot glass. Ininomniya 'yon nang mabilis bago tumitig sa akin.

"Are you falling?"

Mabilis akong napakunot-noo. "Nahihibang ka ba? Gano'n kababaw ang tingin mo sa akin para mahulog sa kan'ya?" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ko.

Tumawa si Daisy bago kinuha ang sigarilyo sa daliri ko saka siya humithit dito. Makalipas ang ilang segundo, binuga niya ang usok nito saka ngumiti at nagsalita.

"It was the other way around. Feeling ko lang, Areeya's far from falling from that guy. Based lang sa kwento at facial expressions niya, ang tingin niya lang kay Sir Hunter ay isang sex partner who made her satisfied more than what she wanted."

Napanguso ako bago nagkibit-balikat. "I hate to admit this one but he's that good. He definitely knows where he'll satisfy me the best. He knows my body too well that not having sex with him makes me feel lonely."

"And?" Tanya asked.

"And what?"

"What did you feel about him from the day after you had sex?"

I chuckled. "The usual."

"So, what kind of usual?"

I shrugged. "Someone I am obligated to pleasure. Someone who's obligated to pleasure me."

Napanguso si Daisy sa sinabi ko. "But there's one thing I want to know."

I didn't talk. Tanya and I just stared at her.

"Kung tama ang pagkakaintindi ko kanina sa kwento mo, you and Sir Hunter didn't have sex for a whole week? And he called you to his office only to cuddle you? Hug you? Kiss you?"

I nodded in response. She smiled widely.

"You are not obligated to pleasure him."

I chucked. "The fuck you mean?"

She chuckled. "He's falling for you "

Humagalpak ako ng tawa dahil do'n. "Tama na pagbabasa ng aklat ni Colleen Hoover, Daisy! Hindi na funny!"

Umiling-iling si Daisy. "I'm just telling what I've observed. That guy can fuck you in every corner of his oh-so big office and no one would know. But he made you sit on his lap and embrace you in his arms, rather, because your presence is enough pleasure for him!"

Tumayo si Tanya at nagtitili saka tumalon habang hawak-hawak ang bote ng Chivas Regal. Para siyang ewan! Para bang tuwang-tuwa siya sa realization nilang dalawa ni Daisy dahil lang sa kaunting kwento na sinabi ko!