The Bad Girl's Gentleman

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The Bad Girl's Gentleman

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THREE WEEKS AGO

"IS IT FAR?" tanong ni Baz habang sinusundan akong maglakad.

"You scared of the woods?" pang-aasar ko.

"No," he answers as if it should have been obvious.

"It's not that far," sabi ko at humakbang sa isang bato. Paakyat kasi ng bundok ang kukuhaan namin. Mayroon namang mga stone steps na inilagay ang mga nakatira dito para hindi na ganoong nakakatakot umakyat.

"Why are you the one assigned to this task?"

"I don't know," sagot ko at umangat sa isang malaki pang bato. "Maybe because I'm good at climbing?"

"How so?"

"Yeah, well, my professor had us signed sheets of what activities we've already tried. I've got hiking under my belt so... I think she told your mom that I'd be the best for the job."

"She's not my mom."

Napatigil ako at lumingon sa kaniya. He is two steps lower than I am so I can see his perfect face look up to me as he smiles. "What?"

"She's not my mom," he repeats and proceeds climbing. Now he's a step closer. "She's my tía."

"Tía as in aunt?"

"Yes," he huffs as is he steps in the same stone as I am. He's so close our chests almost bump and I have to crane my neck just so I can look at him. His eyes are melting me on the spot. Para akong chocolate na natutunaw. Pero pawis ko lang pala ang tumutulo sa likod ko. Eww. "Proceed."

"Stop staring at my ass, will you?" paalala ko sa kaniya habang umaakyat. It is the last stone before we completely disappear from view of my comrades.

He laughs. "I'm not staring at your butt."

"I already heard that before."

"You did?"

Napairap ako. It already happened countless of times. "When I was in Sagada I went caving there and it was about nighttime when we emerged from one cave to another. One of our guides actually stayed behind me just so he could watch my ass."

"Are you sure about that?"

Napalingon ako sa pwetan ko bago ako tumingin sa kaniya. Naka leggings pa naman ako kaya I'm sure mas na-shape 'yung pwet ko. "Wouldn't he look?"

He flicks his eyes to my behind before continuing his walk. "Of course he would."

"You didn't even look!" paghabol ko sa kaniya.

"Oh, I did already."

"See? You were really watching!" I say, triumphantly.

"Alright," he says just to stop our conversation about my ass. "Let us get those pots."

I continue walking and he stays behind me. Probably doing more watching. I get that he's a gentleman pero may lalaki bang makakatanggi sa seksing katawan na nasa harapan na niya? Still, I ask, "Why are you walking far behind?"

"I'm just a step behind you."

"Well, can't you walk beside me?" I sound like a whiny girl but I don't care.

"It's not polite to walk next to a girl."

"Why not?"

"I am looking out for you, of course. I let you climb up here first because you might trip or slip and no one would catch you."