Next To Me

29. RJ's Room

It was a dark and gloomy night. The moon is in its full form but hides away behind thick dark clouds that silently rolls above the night sky illuminating the room temporarily.  Warm summer breeze silently blows inside the small cramped room through the locked screen door, with the glass door of his balcony remained open to let the air pass through.

RJ was awoken by a small crash coming from outside. He turned his body to look at the direction of the balcony only to find a form of a human's shadow slowly growing big towards the door. It was slowly approaching his room, the nearer it comes, the more thunderous his heartbeat was. Any moment it moved in a wrong way, he wouldn't hesitate to run to the kitchen and grab a knife, the only solution that came to his mind.

He was instantly alarmed  when the shadow stopped and looked like it was peeking on his door. He immediately got up and grabbed his Phone to turne on it's flash light and pointed at the shadow's direction, positioned and ready to pounce on whoever was trying to invade the privacy of his home.

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The moment she saw there was a light coming from inside, she knew he was now awake so she called.

"RJ?..."

"Maine?!"

He immediately went to the balcony and opened the door to welcome her. He pulled her inside and his arms instantly went around her shoulders to hug her tightly.

"Jusko ka! Akala ko may magnanakaw nang nakaakyat dito. Kung di ka nagsalita, baka nasaktan pa kita. Anong ginagawa mo dito? Bakit gising ka pa?" he let go of her in an arm's length and looked directly in her eyes.

"Sorry nagulat kita. Di ako makatulog e. Can I stay for a while?" she asked with a crease on her forehead, slightly shookt at his surprised expression.

"Sure, sure. Why? What's bothering you? Do you want to talk about it?" He said as they made way towards his bed and sat.

"Hm? Wala naman. Stressed lang siguro ako sa work. New management kasi." she looked down then tried to straighten the sheets of the bed, slightly distracted from his question. "Can we cuddle? Baka mas marelax ako." she asked instead.

"Of Course. Let's lie down?"

Maine nodded then she was instantly caged in his arms as they lied down on their sides. His hand ran up and down her back to calm her which seemed effective because her breathing was now much calmer and in rhythm than a while ago. She snuggled closer to his chest and inhaled his scent which was her favorite, then she yelped in surprise because he just started tickling her sides.

"Ah! Hahahahaha!!! Tama na! Hahaha ha!"

She squirmed under his arms trying to clutch her stomach but RJ was just too strong that he found other parts of her body, aside from her sides to tickle. Her neck, her armpits and her knees.

"RJ, suko na ko. Please stop. Hahaha!." she pleaded as she wiped the tears from her eyes from too much laughing with RJ hovering above her.

"Happy ka na?"

"Uhm, kulang pa e." She winked and gave an alluring smile then her hands crawled to his nape.

"Alam ko na." His lips curled to a wide grin and dove right in to give her a sweet full kiss on the lips. His right hand went under her head to angle it so he could deepen the kiss as his left supported her back. She too, just let him explore her mouth, liking the sweet sensation it was giving her. He was such a good kisser that it could melt the whole world outside and she wouldn't mind a bit. They were catching their breaths with lips curled up when they parted with their foreheads leaning against each other.