“You see, anything worth having is worth waiting for.”
FOURTEEN
“But since, you know, we’re already in here, all alone. And you’re really, really good at getting me impatient,” he continued in a low, half-whisper as he was, all of a sudden, softly caressing the small of my back, “we should probably try doing some interesting… stuff.”
“Ahh, STUFF LIKE THIS??” I hissed, and quickly jerked away from him. Mabilis akong humila ng unan saka ko ito itinapon sa makapal niyang mukha, “AND WHERE DO YOU DARE PUT THAT HAND, YOU SEXUALLY HARASSING PSYCHOPATH?!”
I scowled at him in disbelief. Jusko! What the hell is with that provocative bedroom voice?! Mapanganib talaga ‘yung freaky tendencies ng taking advantage na lalaking ‘to! Ugh.
He grinned and his lips parted slightly pero hindi siya nagsalita. Sa halip, nagsimula siyang tumawa-tawa ng malakas on his own, with one hand on his stomach pa. Tsss, sayang-saya lang talaga siya eh no.
“What is wrong with you?!” Mataray kong tanong sa kanya. Rhetorical question, pero darn, for the life of me, I need an answer! Kasi naman, litong-lito na ako. Ano ba talagang balak ng isang ‘to sa buhay niya, ha? Can’t he just leave me out of this? Hay.
“You look very flushed,” he smirked pleasurably, “I like making you flush.”
I almost choked on my own saliva. HOLY CRAP, WHAT!? Nagiging clouded ba talaga ng ganyan ang utak ng isang human being kapag nasapak siya sa mukha? Damn. Bumukas automatically ‘yung bibig ko for a protest pero before I was able to even start verbally harassing the guy, my mind shut down.
Naglaho na lang bigla na parang bula lahat ng diabolical schemes na pinlano ko against Key. Ang alam ko na lang ngayon, he is gently cupping my face with his right hand at ang mga mukha namin ay now only about 4 inches apart. OH NOOOO, PERVERT ATTACK! Shit! How in the world did this happen so fast?! SHET NAMAN OH.
“Hindi nila ako mapatigil sa pag-iyak that time,” he began blabbing, half-smiling. Hah. Samantalang ako, heto, immobile. Frozen like a measly icicle. Saya, “the day my mom left. Father told me that I should man up. Live with it. Act as if she’s… dead.” Lumunok siya, his voice tense. “So yeah, that’s what I did. Even if it made me die a little bit every day. But now, what the heck, I am holding up just fine. Because as long as I remember what it’s like being with you, I always feel I'm alive.”
OH GEEZUS. May sakit na yata ako sa puso. Nararamdaman ko kasing nago-overwork yung mga arteries ko ngayon dahil pump lang sila ng pump wildly ng dugo sa puso ko. Ang OA ba naman ng lapit ng mga mukha namin eh. Fudge. With every word, his minty breath fanned my face, his eyes locked on mine.
Nakipagtitigan na din ako sa kanya just to try to see if he’s being for real this time, or if he’s just being his usual, jerk self again. Ang hirap pala ng stare fest na ganito ah, nakaka-deplete ng supply ng oxygen sa katawan. Tsk. What came next was, well, holy crap. His eyes were tender as he started moving his face towards mine. AY SHET. H’wag po, kuya! NO, NO, NO, NO, N – YES! YES!! YEEESSSS!!! GO! DO IT! DO IT!
Ah, dammit. Despite my raging hormones, just a fraction bago pa lumapat ‘yung lips niya kung saan man niya ito balak palapatin, against my better judgment, I turn my face away.
