RISQUÉ 1: Forbidden Temptation

Chapter 19

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PASADO alas-diyes na ng gabi nang makabalik si Diana sa greenhouse. Pagkarating niya, agad siyang napatakbo kay Cormac na ngayon ay lupaypay na nakaupo sa isa sa mga silya.

"Are you okay?" nag-aalalang tanong ni Diana at sinuri ang mukha nito. Napasinghap siya nang makitang may sugat ito sa labi at namamaga ang pisng nito. "Bakit ka may sugat sa mukha? Anong nangyari?"

Napatingin si kanya si Cormac at napangiti nang masilayan ang mukha niya."Oh! Aren't you, Diana? Mike's beautiful wife. Why are you here? Wait... isn't he looking for you?"

Diana sighed. Hindi niya alam pero bahagya siyang nainis sa mga sinabi ni Cormac. She was having a deja vu when Cormac went home drunk a month ago and asked her almost the same thing. Except he was so drunk this time, he couldn't remember he was the reason why she was in the greenhouse.

She was expecting the night would be wild and intimate like how they spend it every night, but it seemed like he wasn't capable of that at the moment.

"You're drunk. Dapat dumiretso ka na sa bahay mo at hindi iyong hinintay mo pa ako sa greenhouse," aniya sabay napatingin sa gusot nito suit. "Go home, Cormac. Dahil uuwi na rin ako."

She turned her back on him but Cormac held on her wrist.

"Don't..." he murmured, making her look back at him. Dahan-dahan na hinila siya nito palapit at saka ito tumayo upang tingnan nang maigi ang kanyang mukha. "Why is it that whenever you spite me, I always feel the need to kiss your lips? It hurts me every time I want to do it but you are not letting me." Bigla itong suminok at nagmaktol sa harap niya. "Why... why can't you let me, Diana? Just why? Let me so that you will know how damn of a good kisser I am."

Kunot-noong hinarap niya si Cormac habang patuloy ito sa pagmamaktol. He was acting like a big, spoiled baby in front of her.

Sa sobrang kalasingan nito, marahil nawala na sa isip nito na mas labis pa sa halik ang ginawa nila simula pa noong isang buwan.

"Nakikita mo itong sugat sa mukha ko..." Lulugo-lugong itinuro ni Cormac ang mukha at halos mawalan pa ito ng balanse. Mabuti na lamang at naalalayan niya ito agad. "One of my friend did this. Inis na sinuntok niya ako nang tatlong beses kasi bakit raw isang kasal na babae pa ang hinangad ko?"

Naawang tiningnan niya ang mukha ni Cormac sabay marahang hinaplos iyon. She was mad when she thought he get himself into trouble but it appeared that she was the reason behind his cut and bruise.

"Sabi ko sa kanila, wala akong pakialam! Tatanggapin ko ang suntok at kung ano pang pananakit ang gustong nilang gawin sa akin basta makasama ko lang palagi si Diana," pagkwento nito sabay puno nang pangangailangan napatitig sa kanyang labi. "I chose you, you know. And I will always choose you."

Diana was suddenly out of words. And all she could do was stare at Cormac's eyes and then melt from his gaze.

"I was punched a lot, you know. It fucking hurts. So can you just allow me to kiss you? Just once, hmm?" dugtong nito sabay minuwestro pa ang hintuturo sa harap ng mukha nito. "Isang beses lang."

Diana held her laugh as she watched Cormac slowly leaning into her. Pero hindi nito ginawa ang nais hanggat hindi niya ito pinapahintulutan.

"Please..."

"Okay, I'll allow you to kiss me," wika ni Diana kaya gulat itong napatingin sa kanya. Mayamaya, naramdaman niya na ang pagdapo ng labi nito sa kanyang labi kaya napapikit siya.

His kisses were soft this time, almost as if he was handling a delicate sheet of glass. And it was the first time Cormac ever kissed her as gently and lightly as cotton and yet he was still able to make her feel his yearning for her.

Pinantayan niya ang tempo ni Cormac, hanggang sa bigla na lang gumapang ang halik nito papunta sa kanyang leeg.

At first, she allowed him, but when he kissed her neck for much longer, she immediately knew what he was trying to do.

Diana pushed him but he was strong. Too strong for someone very intoxicated. "No, Cormac. You can't give me a hickey. Makikita 'yan ni Mike."

Hindi nagpatinag si Cormac at nagtuloy-tuloy ito, hanggang sa hinayaan niya na lamang ang nais nito. Sa sobrang tagal nitong sumipsip sa kanyang balat, mayamaya ay nakatulog na ito sa kanyang leeg.

Natawa na lamang siya sa pinagagawa ni Cormac at wala na siyang nagawa kundi ihatid ito sa kwarto. Panay pa ang sambit nito sa kanyang pangalan kaya mas lumawak pa ang kanyang mga ngiti.

Until now, she couldn't believe how down bad he was for her. And how can a man like Cormac can fulfill all her wishes?

Hindi niya alam pero naaaliw siya sa tuwing tinitigan niya ito. At masasabi niya ring napapasaya na rin siya nito.

Minabuting umuwi ni Diana bago mag alas-onse nang gabi. Kinabukasan, maaga siyang naghanda dahil check up ni Mike sa St. Lukes. Wala pang alas-siete nang umaga nang sunduin ito ni Gio sa kanilang bahay upang ihatid sa ospital.

Bigla niyang naalala si Cormac kaya naman pinuntahan niya ito sa bahay nito. Mabuti na lamang at nagpaalam si Nanang Nene na hindi makakapasok ngayong araw kaya nagawa niyang bisitahin ito.

Pagkarating niya sa kwarto, mahimbing pa rin ang tulog ni Cormac. She took that as her chance to cook for him since she know he will be famished once he woke up. Pagkatapos niya magluto ng nilagang baboy, agad na hinatid niya iyon sa kwarto ni Cormac.

Husto namang nagising ito kaya inaya niya na itong kumain. "Eat this. This will help with your hangover."

"Am I dreaming?" wala sa sariling tanong ni Cormac. "Please if I am, don't wake me up."

Diana laughed and shook her head. "You are not. I am really here in your room."

Napabalikwas si Cormac mula sa pagkakahiga at dali-daling napatingin sa paligid. "W-Why? I mean, how? Since when are you here? And who... who brought me here?"

"Sino pa ba? Edi ako. Hahayaan sana kitang matulog sa greenhouse pero hindi naman ako ganoon kasama para gawin iyon, kaya hinatikd kita sa kwarto mo," paliwanag ni Diana. "Nanang told me yesterday she couldn't work today. May check up naman si Mike sa St. Luke at hinatid siya ni Gio."

"So are you saying we are alone in the estate?" masiglang tanong ni Cormac. "Wait, did I do something stupid yesterday?"

Diana grinned. "Yes, and you deserve punishment for that." Ipinakita niya ang leeg rito at binura niya ang concealer gamit ang wet wipes. "Not only did you cause me this but you stood me up yesterday night and left me hanging."

Nalaglag ang panga ni Cormac sabay nag-aalalang tumingin sa kanya. "Oh no. I'm so sorry, baby. Forgive me. I didn't mean... I mean, I did want to give you a hickey for quote some time even though you told me that it wasn't allowed, of course. However, I wasn't in my right mind to do it yesterday. I was drunk, you see, and I—"

"Shut it and eat, Cormac Castellano," pagputol ni Diana sa sinasabi nito at pinaningkitan ito ng mga mata sabay abot sa necktie nito sa kama. "After you are done. I want you to strip naked and lay on the bed with your hands on your back. I'll give you the punishment you deserve for being a such bad boy."