Ricochet (COMPLETED)

Chapter 4

"Sorry for intruding."

"Ano ka ba? I won't let you go home to an empty hotel room in your condition."

She stood at the curb with wobbly knees so J picked her up & carried her up his apartment. Her arms went around his neck & buried her face on his shoulder because the motion is making her dizzy again.

God, ang bango naman neto! She thought. Yep, may oras ka pa talaga humarot! She half-slid down his body when he put her down, all the while looking at her with a small smile. Ehem! Sige ka!

He made her lie down on his couch while he disappeared inside his kitchen. He made her soup & spoon-fed her in his small but comfortable living room.

"Inaabuso na kita."

"How so?"

"Nag aalaga ka ng tao you barely know."

"I know enough & besides, magkalahi tayo, that means a lot in a foreign country."

She just smiled, she instantly felt better after the soup warmed her tummy.

"Would it be too much to ask if I take a shower, just to wash away this clammy, icky feeling?"

"Kahit maligo ka pa, hahaha!"

His apartment is really nice, orderly, di makalat which is uncommon to guys. It reminds her a lot of SJP's apartment in Sex & the City but the male version of it. His bathroom is huge & of course, clean.

After her refreshing shower, she heard a faint knock & J asking if everything is ok. Ang gwapo na, ang sweet pa! Ikaw na ba si Mr. Right, she found herself humming that song, to her embarrasment.

She found a button down pajama top on the bed and a pair of boxers, which he laid out. She quickly donned it but the boxers is three sizes too big for her so di na nya sinuot. Mahaba naman ang pajama top.

"Oh hey, sorry I forgot to knock, umm, you can sleep here, I'll have the couch. Makiki-shower lang ako."

"Ano ka ba? Dito ka na, Di ka kasya sa couch, hello!"

"You're my guest, you get the room."

"Nope!"

"Hahaha mamaya na tayo mag argue after my shower."

At dahil nakainom sya at hilo pa rin, she dozed off while waiting for J. Bigla lang sya naalimpungatan when she heard rustling inside the room. She sat up her eyes barely open & gulped at what she saw.

J is wearing nothing but boxer shorts. Wala syang shirt, mga prends! Hinga malalim M. She was instantly awake pero papungay pungay pa rin mata sa antok.

"Sorry, did I wake you? Ano, nahihilo ka pa din?"

He worriedly approached her and touched her face.
He crouched over her to peer into her eyes. She suddenly felt nervous, his face just inches from her.

They both swallowed at the same time & she nervously wet her lips. J's eyes dropped to her lips. He slowly went nearer and because M is not budging, he continued his approach until their lips met.

He pressed his lips to hers tentatively. Once, twice.. Her eyes are now closed, her lips parted and her breathing shallow. The third kiss lingered longer & he gently sucked on her lower lip.

She looked at him under her lashes and breathed a shaky sigh. J's right hand went to her nape while he rested his forehead on hers, all the while looking at her lips.

"I'm going to kiss you again, for real, this time."