I almost screamed as soon as I opened the door that morning. No, I think I did yelp in surprise! Halos mapatalon pa ako sa gulat nang makitang may taong nakatayo sa harap ng pinto ng bahay ko. I wasn't expecting that!
And then I stilled when I realized what I was seeing. Nikolaj was topless, only wearing his black track pants. He was reaching something over the canopy, nakatingala rin s'ya roon nang madatnan ko.
I got a full view of his hard body flexing as he did something. He looked sweaty, his tanned skin glistening under the morning sun. It was such a nice and hot scene to look at. Nakataas pa ang mga kamay n'ya, as if he was really flaunting his hard muscles. I could clearly see his hard and huge biceps, as well as his toned arm. My gaze even traveled down his broad shoulders. His chiseled chest which had bullets of sweat on them, down his eight-pack abs that seemed to be flexing whenever he was making just a small movement, and to his vline that disappeared under the garter of his track pants.
I gulped. Bigla yatang nanuyo ang lalamunan ko sa nakikita ko. I could even feel my face heating up as my eyes couldn't look away from the glory that was just right in front of me.
I can't count how much I've seen him topless while watching him work out in the morning. Pero ngayon ako naging ganitong kalapit sa tanawing iyon. And I couldn't help but be amazed at how ripped and lean his body was. His body looked like it was sculpted by a great sculptor.
Just... wow.
I rarely appreciate a man's body pero pagdating kay Nikolaj, hindi ko talaga maiwasang hindi humanga. Maybe that was why I always found myself watching him work out. It was just so good too see a handsome and hot man like him doing his workout routine. I even got the front seat dahil katapat lang s'ya ng bahay ko.
"Oh. Good morning, Xanthe."
I blinked. Nag-angat ako ng tingin and I found him already staring at me. Nakababa na rin ang mga kamay n'ya. I didn't know when that happened. Mukhang naging abala ang mga mata ko sa paninitig sa katawan n'ya.
Shit... I think he caught me staring at his body!
Mas lalo kong naramdaman ang pag-iinit ng mukha ko. I tried to play it cool by clearing my throat and looking him in the eye. Pero mabilis din akong nag-iwas ng tingin. It was just really hard for me to stare into those dark eyes. There was something in them that made me feel... exposed.
"Anong ginagawa mo?" I asked instead.
"Hmm? Oh, I changed the lightbulb. 'Di ba sinabi kong ako na lang ang magpapalit?"
I looked at him. Nakita kong titig na titig s'ya sa 'kin. His eyes still seemed emotionless, but I could feel the intensity of his gaze. Hindi ko matagalan iyon kaya nag-angat na lang ako ng tingin.
He did change the bulb on the canopy. May kataasan iyon at hindi ko abot. Kailangan ko pa ng matutuntungan.
But Nikolaj managed to reach it without anything. He was really tall, so he could reach it when he stretched his arms. Kaya pala sa ganoong ayos ko s'ya nadatnan kanina.
"I'm sorry. Pumasok na ko. I think I trespassed on your property."
Napatingin ako sa kanya. He was tilting his head to the side. Parang sinisilip ang mukha ko dahil sa difference ng height namin.
"Please, don't report me?"
Hindi ko alam pero napangiti ako. He was trying to look innocent. But a man so sexy like him wouldn't look close to that word even a bit. He always looked... sensual. He had always a carnal look in his eyes, as if he would attack anything that caught his attention.
Especially now that he looked sweaty. His hair was even damp. And he had his well-built body in full view. And also... the scars on his face just added to his menacing aura.
