Titas of Philippine Politics: In Snapshots [Multiple Pairs]

She's Not Your Honey [Grace/Risa/Loren]

Rating: Teen/PG
Summary: Making the moves? Not on their watch.

A/N: All stories/vignettes belong to the same universe but all within the timeframe of June 2016 to June 2019. 

Loren arrived a whole half hour earlier than she usually did in the Plenary Hall, only to find Grace on one side of the room, Risa two seats away from her and three other senators on the other corners of the hall.

"Aga natin, ah." Loren remarked upon seeing Grace before giving her a high five. "Magpapamisa ba tayo?"

She then scouted the rest of the room to find a certain senator sleeping on his seat. "Si Alan ba un? Gugunaw na ba ng mundo at ang sisipag pumasok?"

Grace shrugged her shoulders. "Di ko alam sa kanila, eh."

While they were chatting, one of the male senators made its way towards their side of the room with a few papers in tow before sitting beside Risa. Nothing unusual happened at first and continued on with their animated chatting until Grace observed the lascivious look of the senator towards Risa.

Even with a gap of seats between them, Grace could hear friction of Risa dragging her chair away from the senator.

"Sige na, darling..." the male senator commented, his hand inching even closer towards her, which made Risa stiffen in a combination of unease and utter terror.

Grace cleared her throat loudly to call his attention. "Ehem, ano po ginagawa ninyo?"

The male senator bolted from his seat, his face bright red. "Uh, pinapasa ko lang ung documents for the committee meeting tomorrow. That's it."

He was met with the dreaded Grace eyebrow raise. The male senator gulped, knowing that he's pretty much toast.

Loren, on the other hand, wouldn't hear of his excuses. "I saw what you're gonna do. Di kami nag bubulag-bulagan ni Grace dito. Gusto mo ibulgar ko pa kay Mr. Senate President mamaya?"

"But she's—"

His feeble attempts of excusing his actions only fueled Loren's fury. "She's is not your 'honey' or your 'darling' or any of your disgusting pet names, boy. Give the committee papers to me and get out of our sight."

With an exasperated sigh, he shoved the papers to Loren and dragged his feet up back to the other end of the hall. At the same time, Grace shifted to the seat on Risa's right to check up on her.

Her face still twitching, Risa nodded. "Okay lang ako, medyo na-shock lang ako at walang na-prepare na comeback."

Loren sat on the other side of Risa and shook her head. "Naku, talagang binabantayan ko yang buwayang yan, eh. This is not the first time he did this."

"I should've been more assertive." Risa said, wrapping her shoulders with her trusty alampay.

Grace placed her hand on Risa's arm. "Don't blame yourself. Wala kang ginawang kasalanan."

Risa softened on the reassurance of her new colleagues that she would be in good hands when she needs them. "Salamat, ha. Alam mo naman ako, bagito lang."

"We know na you are more than capable of many things, but don't be afraid to ask us for help in anything. We'll always have your back." Grace said.

A growing smile etched on Risa's face. "And I'll always have yours."