Hate and Desire (Editing)

Chapter 16 - Wine

I love the way you kiss

The way you shaped your cute kissable assets into mine

Makes me shiver...

Makes me wilder...

Oh how can I get over?

If I'm already gone under the spell of your hypnotic power!

-My hubby's poem

Blanca gladly meet them in the living room. Mas nauna pa nga nitong napansin si Jordan kesa kanya. She rolled her eyes when the old woman hugged and kissed Jordan on both cheeks.  

"Oh look who's here!"

"Look at you tita Blanca!" Bahagyang inilayo ni Jordan ang sarili at tiningnan mula ulo hanggang paa ang nakatatandang babae. "You look as arresting as the last time  I saw you!"

Tila kinikilig pang napahalakhak ang ginang. "Bolero ka paring bata ka!" Saka lamang siya napansin ng tiyahan. "Celestine dahling!" She hugged her so tightly. "I miss you so much hija, tamang tama ang dating ninyo at nakahanda na ang tanghalian, hinihintay na nila tayong lahat sa dining area, c'mon let's join them bago pa maubos ang mga niluto ko!"

BAKAS pa ang pagkagulat sa mga mukha ng lahat pagkakitang magkasama sila ni Jordan na pumasok sa dining area. Kunot-noo si Armando, kumikislap naman ang mga mata ni Tanya, sina Jax at Jamila naman ay parehong nakanganga.

"Oh Jordan, we're so glad you came!" Nagagalak na sabi ng kanyang ina "Maupo na kayo."

Dalawang bakante na lang ang natirang upuan kaya magkatabi sila sa upuan ni Jordan.

"Glad to see you again Tita Tanya. This seems like a celebration huh?" Jordan smiled charmingly to everybody. Isa isang tiningnan ang mga kasalo sa hapag kainan.

Tanya laughed. "Jordan hijo...when will you learn to start calling me mommy?"

"Mommy please!" Saway ni Celestine sa ina. Ayaw niyang isipin ni Jordan na pini-pressure ito ng mommy niya. At ayaw niyang isipin ng mga ito na nagkakamabutihan sila ng lalake.

"What's wrong with that anak? I can see that you're in good terms now, right Jordan?" Tanya looked at Jordan like she doesn't want to be disappointed by his answer.

He cleared his throat and looked at her before his eyes went back to her mother.

"We're working on it..."

They way he said it, he seemed serious  pero ayaw niyang lokohin ang sarili niya.

So that's why you allowed to be kissed and touched by him again in the middle of a freaking road during traffic?

Her own conscience mocked her. Urgh!

"Oh! That's good news for everybody! This is just like a happy family reunion, but where's Georgina?" Jax asked.

"Didn't you know guys? As per her twitter status, she's back in Paris!" Jamila raised her tablet to show everyone Georgina's twitter status.

"What? She informed the social media instead of me?" Tila naghihinampong sabi ni Tanya.

Biglang nagsalita na si Armando na kanina pa nananahimik  "She's old enough now, hayaan na natin kung iyon ang gusto niya." Ibang klase ang tingin nito kay Jordan. Bahagya siyang kinabahan, what's playing on his father's mind now?

They began to eat. Maingay at puno ng tawanan sa hapag kainan dahil sa pagbibida nina Jax and Jamila. Blanca talked a lot about her daughters crazy doings in US, even funny throwback stories when they were a child. Celestine laughed aloud to every story she could remember dahil magkakasama silang lumaki ng mga pinsan bago nag-migrate ang mga ito sa America. Tanya also shared stories about her childhood, para daw silang mga aso at pusa ni Jamila at walang araw na hindi sila nagtatalo. Jordan laugh at Tanya's story, even looking at her from time to time like he's really amused with her. Warmth suffused her heart on that gesture, like they were as close as the last time, no boundaries and no regrets.