It is now their fifth day together and things couldn't be more awkward. RJ has receded back to his shy and worker self while Maine decided to spend most of her time in her room. The two are still trying to move past what happened to them the other night. The soreness is gone but the amount of guilt they felt the next day is still there. She tried to talk to him several times but he always shut her out. Maine can't blame him though. Sleeping with the boss or the boss's daughter can cause any irresistible worker to feel confused.
After a few more hours of napping, Maine finally stepped out of her room. She went downstairs and saw a very shirtless RJ cleaning the pool. She stopped on her track and stared at him. The feeling of lust is now gone. He's just another normal person. At least that's what she's trying to believe in.
But the more she stared at him the more she realized that the lust she felt was replaced by something else. Something inexplicable. Something like love.
The feeling of guilt then started to resurface again. Not because she remembered the steamy night they shared but because she realized that falling for RJ is the last straw in her relationship with her sister. If her emotions beat her, everything she and Nicole built for the past couple of years will stumble down.
Not feeling comfortable anymore, Maine looked away and went straight to the kitchen.
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RJ woke up feeling pissed. His Dad left him a bunch of messages, all asking him to come home. The young guy ignored all of them and a few calls that came from his Mom.
After he's done eating breakfast, he started working. The heavy rain last night caused a lot of mess around them and he has to clean all of that. He can feel her watching. Maine from the window. Maine from the kitchen. Maine from the home gym. She's there but wouldn't talk to him. He understood why though. They slept together, a mistake that they both did not see coming.
RJ just let out a sigh after he caught a glimpse of her walking away. A part of him is hoping she'd realize the fact she' wearing a see though dress and he pretty much can see her black lace bra and underwear.
After she's gone, he heart the doorbell ringing. He quickly put his shirt on and rushed to the gate. RJ's mouth then fell open at the sigh of the unexpected visitors.
"Ma? .... Dad?" he asked.
"Tisoy? Pwede ba kaming pumasok?" his Mom asked. RJ just let out and decided to open the gate for them.
RJ's Parents then came in and he directed them towards the garden.
"Ang ganda naman pala dito." his Mom said.
"Ano pong ginagawa niyo dito Ma? at bakit sinama niyo to?" he asked, pertaining to his Dad.
"Do you really hate me that much?" his father asked.
"At talagang tinanong mo pa?" he asked back.
"Tisoy!" his Mom yelled at me.
"What? totoo naman ah. Yan aksi yung problema sa inyo. Iniisip niyo na lagi sa akin yung problema. Ni minsan di niyo muna tanunging sa sarili niyo kung ano yung nagawa niya. Bakit kailangan lagi ako yung mag-aadjust? Okay naman tayo Ma kahit wala to eh." he said, feeling more and more angry as each minute passed by.
"Tatay mo pa rin siya."
"Oo ma, sa kaniya ako nanggaling pero di ibig sabihin nun eh naging tatay siya sa akin." RJ said.
"RJ, I'm sorry." his Dad said before he pulled something out of his bag. RJ stared at it closely and saw that it's a ticket to the U.S. His father then placed it on the table and told him something that he will surely think about for a very long time.
"I .... I know someone from the U.S. Embassy here. I got you all passport and Visas , even your little sibling. I don't know if you guys would want to come there but if you do, you can use this and I'll be at the airport waiting."
"Di ba may pamilya ka ng iba?" he asked.
"Yeah I do. Or at least I used to. I found out she's been cheating on me the whole time."
"Bagay kayo."
"Tisoy naman."
"Ma, wag mong sabihin okay na kayo nito? Ma, kaya natin na tayo lang. Di natin siya kailangan." RJ uttered but it's clear his Mom has already been turned.
"RJ ... I'm sorry."
"Huli ka na. Matagal na kitang tinuring patay." he said and then stood up from his seat.
"Tisoy ... please naman. Makinig ka sa Tatay mo .. kahit ngayon lang. Eto na yun nak. Makukumpleto na tayo. Di ba yun yung gusto mo?"
"Yun yung pinangarap ko pero binitawan ko na yun Ma."
"RJ, I'm sorry." his father said once again.
"Tisoy ..."
"Ma ... isama niyo na muna po siya. Umalis na muna kayo."
His mother then let out a sigh and they stood up. A few more minutes later, they left. After they're gone, RJ sat on the garden bench and started crying his eyes out.
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Maine heard every word RJ said. How he addressed his Dad, how mad he is at them ... everything.
After his parents left, Maine stepped out and saw him crying in the garden. She took a deep breath and approached him.
"Okay ka lang?" she asked.
"Okay naman po ... masaya nga po ako kaya ako umiiyak." he said, sobbing like a little kid. Maine rolled her eyes and sat next to him.
"Tisoy ... I know how you feel."
"Parang di naman." he whispered.
"Actually, I really do. Di mo pa ba naitanong kahit kanino kung bakit di mo pa nakikita Tatay namin? Ay Tatay pala ni Nicole at Tatay ko? Yes Tisoy, half sister ko lang si Nicole." she said, finally revealing to him one of her family's secrets. He looked at her with a combined expression of confusion and wonder..
"Magka-iba kayo ng Tatay?"
"Yes RJ. Half sister ko siya. that's the reason kung bakit di kami masyado magkamukha, iba yung traits namin. But I still love her as if she's my whole sister."
"Anong nangyari sa Tatay mo?" RJ asked, wiping his tears away.
"He and Mom divorced after she found he was cheating on her. He's filthy rich too but apparently money wasn't enough to keep him in the relationship with my Mom. She said he left us when I was one year old. Mom feared that I would grow up without a Dad. Mom then met Nicole's would-be father a couple of months later and they married the next year. A couple of months later she got pregnant with Nicole."
"Asan na tatay mo ngayon?" RJ asked her. Maine let out a sigh and smiled.
"Di ko na alam." she then uttered, making his mouth fall open.
"Di mo alam?"
"Yup. I lost communication with him two years ago. The last time na nakita ko siya, umiyak ako. Dito din ako umupo ... kaya Tisoy please don't think na walang nakakaintindi sa'yo. Because I do." Maine said, feeling her own tears make their way to her eyes.
Suddenly, RJ swooped in and kissed her on the lips. He has his eyes closed, hers are open. It was a long and lingering kiss. Sweet, not bitter. After a moment, she pulled away and asked him why he did that.
"I'm sorry." that's all RJ said and walked away.
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that's it for this part guys ^^ stay tuned for more :) x
