Mga Pakiwari at Pagmumuni-muni (Book Two)

Awkward

A/N: Slight harot lang mga mahal 👀😅 Happy Friday! 😍😘💛

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She was leaning on the balcony of their hotel room, overlooking the city below, browsing on her phone. It was late at night and only the chirping sounds of the cicadas could be heard, along with occasional hum of a passing vehicle. She looked up and saw the brightness of the moon, along with the twinkling of stars beside it. It was a clear night, with nary a cloud in sight. Smiling, she shivered a little just as a cold breeze slightly blew, making her tighten her bomber jacket around her.

"Mahal, anong ginagawa mo dito? Gabing gabi na. Tapos malamig pa. Doon na muna tayo sa loob. Pabalik na rin naman sina Direk Pat."

She kept silent but smiled wider when she felt his arms encircle her waist and his nose nuzzling her hair then her neck. He was bound to go home in a few minutes due to a scheduled taping he couldn't cancel while she stays with the rest of the EB crew. It was after the Ad Congress, and Direk Pat and Oreo were kind enough to give them some few moments to themselves before he needed to go.

"Bakit ka ba kasi nandito sa labas? Pwede naman doon muna tayo sa loob. Take advantage that we have the room all to ourselves."

She chuckled when she looked at him; he was waggling his eyebrows up and down with a cheeky grin on his lips, his dimple deep and prominent.

"Ikaw... Ang harot harot mo talaga," she remarked, even as she tilted her head to the side, giving him more access to her skin as he continued to nuzzle her, his lips tracing a path down her neck.

"Only for you, mahal ko. Only for you."

"Kaya tuloy madalas na tayong ma-SOCO ng mga tao, eh."

He shrugged, giving no care, tightening his arms around her instead. He placed his chin on her shoulder as he gave her a soft kiss on her cheek.

"You know that if I could, I would shout to the entire world that you are already mine, both body and soul. And that I am equally, if not more, yours."

She got guilty for a little bit at his statement, since it was her idea not to tell anyone but their close friends and family about the real score between them. She told him that whatever it was they had was just for them. And no one else needed to be in the know. She wanted their privacy. She wanted to have this... relationship - to be about just them. And not about what other people would say or think.

"Mahal..."

He turned her around in his arms and kissed the tip of her nose, grinning when she wrinkled it. He then planted another kiss on her forehead and pulled her close.

"I know," he replied. "Masaya naman ako sa ganito natin, eh. Ayos nga kasi we keep them guessing and we keep them on their toes."

She finally smiled back at him, tiptoeing to give him a soft kiss on his lips. He groaned a little and tried to deepen it, groaning even more when she pulled away.

"Tulad ngayon," she whispered against his lips, giving him another peck. "Lahat ng tao nagrereact tungkol doon sa IG story mo. Pati doon sa pagsayaw ko kanina sa AdCon."

He grinned mischievously, this time capturing her lower lip in his and biting it lightly. She put her arms up around his neck to draw him in even closer.

"Bakit? Anong sinasabi nila?" he asked, chuckling slightly. "Ikaw, wala ka na nga talaga sa Twitter pero naglulurk ka pa rin."

"Eh, syempre. Gusto ko pa rin naman makita paminsan ang ADN."

"So ano ngang sabi?"

This time, it was her who grinned mischievously, her eyes twinkling in mirth.

"Na maga ang parehas na mga labi natin at ang awkward ko raw sumayaw."

The implied assumption underneath her words made him laugh heartily, shaking his head as he looked down at her with love, first and foremost, before lust quickly overtook its depths.

"Totoo naman," he intoned lowly, his voice going an octave lower. "Na kaya maga ang mga labi natin ay dahil sa ganito." He captured her lips in his once more, sucking on her bottom lip with her reciprocating back.

"Hmmm..." she moaned.

"As for the other one," he whispered enticingly. "Totoo rin naman 'yun. Gusto mo bang ulitin? Para tuloy-tuloy ang pagiging 'awkward' mo? Habang wala pa sina Direk. Saan ba ang kama mo dito?"

"RJ!" she reprimanded halfheartedly, giggling as she allowed herself to be pulled inside the room.

"One for the road, mahal," he replied, winking, just as he sat down on her bed and made her straddle him. "One for the road," he whispered again, before kissing her, drowning out all the other words that need not be said between them anymore.