“You can sit here, Slate. And let’s eat.” said Blythe, she’s now preparing the food on the table and the plates and cutlery. Wala na rin ‘tong apron, Since ang kitchen ay nasa kaliwang bahagi ng unit, kita niya agad iyon. Slate couldn’t remove his eyes on Blythe. He really admired her, from head to toe. Slate really wanted to make Blythe his wife in the future.
Sigurado na siya.
“Come on, Slate.” Blythe smiled at him.
Bago umupo si Slate sa upuan at naghubad na muna siya ng sapatos at nilagay ‘yon sa gilid. Naghugas na rin siya ng kamay, nakapwesto si Blythe paharap sa kanya. Umupo si Slate sa harap na upuan ng babae.
“Ahm, I don’t know if you like this dessert and food that I bought but I hope it suit your taste.”
Nilabas ni Slate ang isang box na cupcake, gelatin dessert and small cake.
Blythe smiled. “Thank you, cupcakes and cake are one of my favorites.”
“How ‘bout gelatin?”
“Hmm, I can give it a try.”
“Okay, I bought this chicken wings, hope you like it.”
“Wow, it looks delicious! Is it spicy?”
“Yes.”
Kumuha na agad si Blythe ng chicken wings at nilagay sa plato niya. Napangiti si Slate dahil ang cute ni Blythe sa paningin niya, hindi na niya maintindihan ang sarili. Maganda na cute ang babae sa mga mata niya, maybe if you really like a person that much, they can look good in your eyes with just wearing a simple smile, and simple outfit.
They began to eat together, like a couple.
Nang mabusog, Slate opened the red wine he bought, at inalok kay Blythe.
“The night is still young; we can have some fun. Like we can watch movies, if you don’t mind.”
“What movies? I have Netflix on my laptop.”
“Kahit ano?”
Blythe smiled at him sweetly, may naisip na siya na panoorin sa Netflix. Besides, kahit ‘di niya sabihin ay may tiwala siya sa lalaki. Kahit abutin si Slate ng gabi, okay lang ‘yon sa kanya. Si Slate ang pangatlong lalaki na pinagkatiwalaan niya pero ito ang ‘di niya pinayagan na mahalin siya.
Nagtungo ang dalawa sa sofa after maglinis ni Blythe ng kusina, Slate is the one who washes the dishes.
Blythe picked up some quilts and put them on the sofa and even the pillows. She also picked up some snacks and put them in the bowl, and also strawberries with chocolate and the wine that Slate bought. She also ready the laptop, Slate just watches her silently from a distance. Do'n ay na pansin din ni Slate na nasa taas ng book shelf ang bigay niyang bouquet kay Blythe, halos lahat ay nando'n at nakapatas ng ayos.
When Blythe looked at him, she saw a warm smile on his face.
There’s a warmth hand touches her heart, Slate is really a good-looking man, and damn, those eyes while looking at her are breathtaking.
“Ahm, halika na.” Blythe said, she feels awkward right now.
Slate walked towards her. “Is it okay if you sit beside me while watching movies and drinking wine?”
“Yeah, sure.” no malice.
Umupo na silang dalawa, Blythe chose The Glory, they’re watching it silently. Blythe continued drinking a whole red wine and Slate didn’t know that pag tingin niya sa bottle, wala na ‘yong laman.
“Kitty, ang dami mo ng ininom.”
Pinigilan ni Slate si Blythe na uminom pa ng red wine, pag tingin sa kanya ng babae ay pulang-pula na ang mukha nito.
“Malalasing ka.” he breathed.
Umiling si Blythe. “Gusto ko pa, please...” she looked at Slate, her eyes are begging to drink some more wine. Nahigit ni Slate ang hininga at ‘di ama kung papayagan pa si Blythe o hindi.
“Please, Slate...”
“No, malalasing ka.” though Blythe is already drunk in just one bottle, halata na sa itsura.
Hindi ‘to umimik, yumuko si Blythe kaya nataranta si Slate.
“Kitty? Hey, ahm, galit ka? I’m sorry, ayaw ko lang na-” hindi na natapos ni Slate ang sasabihin nang umiyak bigla si Blythe. Mas lalo siyang nataranta.
“Kitty, looked at me, don’t cry.”
Iniangat niya ang mukha ng babae at dahan-dahan pinahid ang luha sa pisngi nito gamit ang palad niya.
“Please, don’t cry.” Slate whispered, heart aching on what he saw right now.
“I can’t help it.” mas lalong umiyak si Blythe. “I feel so bad rejecting you, but you don’t deserve me.”
“Paano mo naman nasabi na hindi kita deserve?”
“I’m broken, scared, had trauma... do you really like someone like me? I can’t heal agad, so that’s why I rejected you, but here you are, still here on my side. I feel so bad, Slate... I’m sorry.”
Slate kissed her forehead and gave her a hug. “So, that’s your true feelings, huh? I’m glad...” he mumbled. “It’s okay Kitty, do not worry about me. I just want to care for you, to love you, to protect you... I just want to treat you like a princess, and I just want to brush away that sadness in your eyes, okay? Do not feel sorry, I understand why you rejected me, kaya nga may choice ako, and that is to not give up on you.”
“I... I am still scared to fall in love again.” Blythe hugged him, nagulat si Slate pero nanatiling tahimik. “The truth is I fell in love twice but ended up hurting. They cheated on me. So, I promise myself not to fall in love again. Pagod na akong masaktan, pagod na akong umiyak. Pagod na akong magtiwala sa lalaki. But you know what? I trusted you, but I rejected you...”
Hindi umimik si Slate, alam na niya kasi ang past ng babae.
Hinayaan niya lang si Blythe na maglabas ng saloobin sa kanya.
“For the past years, I am still healing from the pain that my last ex-boyfriend caused me. You said, it’s okay not to be okay, it’s okay to have trauma, panic, to feel scared and so on. Yes, it’s okay to feel that but I'm still there on the starting line again, still didn’t move forward. Then, you came... I trusted you but I still doubted it. Rhon is also a good guy, but he still cheated on me.”
Slate hugged Blythe tightly, minumura na sa isipan ang dalawang lalaki na nanloko sa babae, lalo na ang Rhon na ‘yon.
If our path crosses, I’m going to punch Rhon in his face, so hard that he could be in hell.
Hindi madaling magalit si Slate, pero ngayon, galit na galit na siya.
“I understand... I can help you heal. I can stay with you throughout the process of healing.”
“Baka isipin mo, i-rebound kita. Ayaw ko.”
“I insist. Kahit na ano’ng mangyari, nandito lang ako. Tutulungan kita, bubuoin kita.”
Blythe bit her lower lip, ‘di na sila nakanood ng The Glory, nanatiling magkayakap lang ang dalawa hanggang sa makatulog si Blythe sa bisig ni Slate.
Binuhat ni Slate si Blythe at inihiga sa kama nito, kinumutan at hinalikan muli sa noo.
“I won’t promise anything, but I’ll do everything to make you happy, even if it’s hurting me in the end. Even if you didn’t love me ‘til the end, just... just please let me stay by your side and treat you properly. You deserve to be loved. You deserve to be treasured by a man like me.” he whispered before moving away from her.
Ngayong nagsabi ng saloobin sa kanya si Blythe, mas lalong ayaw na niyang lumayo sa babae.
BINABASA MO ANG
Smitten Series: Book One to Eight
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