Addicted To Your Kisses (KissWard)

34: Macchiatone

"Good morning." Bati ni yaya Frida sa akin pagpasok ko ng kusina, pero nagulat ako nang makita ko doon si Ed sa tabi nya at naghihiwa ng garlic.

"Ed?" I asked at agad naman nyang inangat yung ulo nya at ngumiti sa akin. "You're awake. Good morning." Bati nya.

"Yaya halika nga." Sabi ko sa kanya nung bumalik si Ed sa paghihiwa. Agad naman syang lumapit sa akin at hinatak ko sya papunta sa labas ng kusina.

"Bakit andun si Ed?" Tanong ko. "Eh kasi sabi nya gusto nyang tumulong para sa celebration mamaya ng papa mo pati sa despedida mo." Sabi nya nang nakangiti. "Di naman ako makatanggi." Dagdag pa nya.

Pumasok na ulit ako sa kusina at umupo sa isang stool na katapat lang ni Ed. I watched him as he intently slices the garlic to bits and pieces.

"Hey. I can't concentrate." He said with a smile as he looked at me across the table. "Ang cute mo kaya." Sabi ko as I smiled at him. "What? Did you say I am cute?" Sabi nya at binitawan yung knife and looked at me with amusement.

I laughed at how adorable he looks. "Yes I did. And so?" I asked as I cocked my right eyebrow up. "Well, does slicing garlic make me look cute or is it a natural thing?" He asked as he smiled widely. Teasing me huh?

"Well. Let's see. You are cute when you chop garlic." I said teasing him. And he just laughed and continued on his work.

"Yesterday your mom told me about someone." He said as he finished chopping every garlic clove and grabbed an already peeled carrot. "She told me about this guy named Neil." He said as he finally looked at me.

"We barely know each other, and I want to get to know you better." He said as he sighed and put his attention back on chopping the carrot.

"That is why I am proposing a trade of secrets. Well, it can be just tiny bits of informations too." He said as he was halfway through finishing what he is doing.

"Well that seems fair." I said.

"You go first." I said as I rested my arms on the countertop. "Well, I once lost a bet and had to run around the campus naked." He said quite boldly.

"That is sick." I said with a little laugh.

"Well but it was quite fun, the cold air biting into your bare skin." He said with a wink. "Now its your turn." I felt my face flush at the thought of him in such a state.

"Oh. Well." I said and smiled at him trying to hide such incredelous thoughts she has. "I am not really much a fan of Star Wars." Then he looked at me bewildred. "What? You are not?" He asked his face full of shock.

"Is it a big deal?" I asked with a laugh. "Yes of course, it is." He said, "When we go back to Manila I'll enlighten you about it. We could binge watch it." He said with so much exagerration that I found it quite funny.

But of course, I do understand where he is coming from. After all, I also have my own passions in life.

"Okay. So it is my turn once more." He said as he turned serious all of a sudden.

"It has been years now since she left. Since Allison decided that being with me is tiring. And she was the reason for my downfall, then you came." He said and looked at me, his face all somber as he reached for my hand.

"I promised Kisses, I will wait." He said as if sensing the thoughts swirling inside of my head.

"Can you tell me about Neil?" He asked my hand still in his.

Should I tell him? But if I do won't he judge me? Will he change his mind on keeping his promise?
I gave out a sigh. But it would only be fair for him, for he has told be about Allison.

"Neil has always been my big brother, I looked up to him for all the right reasons. But one day, in a snap I just knew I like him in ways a little sister should not do. I felt so damn guilty although we legally aren't siblings, its just how my parents see us." I said and tears started to trickle down my cheeks. Quickly, he went to my side and consoled me.

"It took time before my parents accepted the fact that me and Neil felt that way. They approved of us, that is until Helen came." I added as I laid my head on his shoulder.

"There. Now you go again." I said my head still cradled on his shoulder.

"When Allison left, I had so many girls. All of them I just played with. But then there was Jenny. She wanted me, she wanted me to be hers just because of my family name. But like the others she did not get ahold of me."

"But my parents liked her, after all she seemed nice. They were even mad after I dumped her."

He said with a little laugh.

"My parents were disappointed, until I decided to give our business a chance. Until that night they met you." He said and played my hair eith his fingers.

"Aren't we done yet?" I asked feeling my eyelids getting heavy all of a sudden.

"Sure." He shortly said and helped me back on my feet.