I went out of the house with a cup of coffee in one hand, my bag on my shoulder, and I was ready to go to work. But I stopped short as soon as I saw the figure in the front yard.
Nikolaj was doing his workout routine every morning. He was doing a push-up, his back facing the sky, and I couldn't see his face. But I could clearly see every flex of the muscles on his back whenever he lowered himself down and then pushed his body up.
The tattoo on his back seemed to move with his every move. The two-headed eagle seemed to be flapping its wings as the wings rested on Nikolaj's shoulder blades. Its two heads were in the middle, just below his nape.
Natigilan tuloy ako at hindi na napigilang panooring s'ya. Just like what I've been doing kahit noong sa tapat pa ako nakatira. He looked so eye-catching. Kahit sino ay mapapatigil para panoorin s'ya. His back looked so sexy with his broad shoulders and ripped body. He was wearing his black sweatpants so low that I could already see the waistband of his boxer shorts. His hair was dampened with sweat, giving me the idea na kanina pa s'ya nagwo-workout.
My eyes lingered on the two indentations on his lower back. I was surprised to notice that he had Apollo dimples. I rarely thought of my type in men's bodies but seeing those in Nikolaj's, I think I like men having them. They looked attractive and hot. And... sexy.
Nikolaj stood up with a huff. He was breathing hard as he put a hand on his hips while trying to catch his breath. His other hand raked his dark hair as he took a deep breath, his muscles flexing as he did so. Hindi ko na talaga naalis ang tingin ko sa kanya and I couldn't help but admire his body.
What the freaking hell... Ang ganda talaga ng katawan n'ya. Hindi naman ako ganitong... ka-obsess sa katawan ng mga lalaki noon. But with Nikolaj...
He suddenly turned his head and his eyes immediately found mine. I almost flinched. Hindi ko inaasahan ang pagsasalubong ng mga paningin namin. Siguro ay naramdaman n'yang may nakatitig sa kanya. I took a deep breath and smiled. Itinaas ko ang kamay kong may hawak na kape.
"Coffee?" alok ko kahit para sa kanya naman talaga ang itinimpla.
His lips curled into a smirk. Of course, he knew it was for him. It was already our morning routine. Aabutan ko s'ya ng kape pagkatapos n'yang mag-workout at bago ako pumasok.
He walked towards me. And my sinful eyes traveled down his body again. His broad shoulders, his chiseled chest, his pecs, down to every contour of his abs, and that bewitching v-line that seemed inviting me to pull down his sweatpants more—
"Like what you see?"
I almost blurted out yes, as I was surprised sa biglaan n'yang pagsasalita. And I really liked what I saw. Until I looked into his eyes. Those black orbs still looked empty but the curl of his lips told me that he was just teasing me.
I just scowled at him and didn't say anything. I couldn't even lie and that made him chuckle.
Hindi ko namalayan na nasa harapan ko na pala s'ya. He held my hand, holding the coffee with both of his hands. He took the cup from me and I felt the absence of his warmth when he let go of my hand.
He took a sip of his coffee. Pansin ko ang pagkakatitig n'ya sa 'kin at hindi n'ya inalis 'yon. Even when he removed the cup from his lips. He even eyed me from the toe, slowly moving his gaze up to my eyes and I could even swear that I could feel the intensity of his stares sa bawat parte ng katawan kong nadadaanan ng tingin n'ya. I almost squirmed on my feet. Hell, I really wondered how his gaze could affect me like this.
And when his eyes reached mine, he made a show of slowly gulping down his drink, as if he was making sure that I could see it. And I did. I even noticed his Adam's apple slowly bobbing up and down when he gulped.
