Between You & I (GxG)

Dylan

Jan’s pov

“Dylan?” nagulat ako nung makita kong nakatayo sa may elevator paakyat ng office ko si Dylan. Tumingin sya sakin at ngumiti.

“Janhae.”

Dylan Lim. My boyfriend and is a young debonair and heir of JB Metal corporation. I can say na just like me, he doesn’t like socializing that much. He never came out his comfortzone. He’s workaholic and a very dedicated man.

“What’re you doing here?” I asked and pushed the elevator button for us.

“I was forced by Mom to make a break for weeks. I don’t know. Naiirita na sila na palagi nalang akong nasa tapat ng office table.” Sagot nya at napangiti lang ako.

“Bakit dito ka pumunta? You should unwind. Baguio maybe?”

“Wala akong kilala dun. Samahan nalang kita dito. Okay lang ba?” he asked.

“May magagawa pa ba ako?” pabiro kong sagot.

“Pwede ka namang tumanggi, Jan.” sabi nya at nag iling nalang ako.

He is my classmate in college and during our time in lab, napag usapan namin yung pamilya namin. Siguro its really a logical thing for us to be in a relationship dahil narin sa background so he courted me and I said yes.

Father is sure the happiest when he learn about Dylan. He immediately want us to get married ako lang ang umaayaw.

Bale kung tutuusin, 9years na kami ni Dylan sa relationship norm but I can finger count how many times I get to see and get a bond with him in that 9 years. Sabi ko nga, he’s workaholic and very dedicated and so am I. Plus, our relationship is JUST a logical thing.

“Coffee?” I asked him when we reached my office.

“I don’t drink coffee, Jan.” sabi nya. Nagkibit balikat lang ako at ibinigay ko sa kanya yung list of food in my favourite pastry shop. Para maka pa order. “Can you cook?” he requested with a smile so nginitian ko lang sya.

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Umakyat ako sa office ni Director Tan para ipaalam yung leave ko. I think matutuwa sya na si Dylan yung reason ko.

“Dylan? Nandito si Dylan?” I nodded.

“I plan to bring him home and eat.” nakita ko yung palihim na ngiti ni Papa pagkatapos kong magsalita. In my mind I was wondering what Is he thinking.

“Sige, hija. Umuwi na kayo. Heto.” Binigay sakin ni Papa yung leave slip ko with his signature.

Pagbaba ko sa floor ko, nakita kong naka abang sa elevator si Krull. And she seem surprised to see me here either. She was wearing simple clothes not a uniform so I think she’s not here to work. Pumasok sya sa elevator at pinindot pababa.

“Hi Jan.” bati nya. Nagulat lang ako at tumingin sa kanya. “Don’t worry. Di na ako empleyado ulit. Nag quit ulit ako. Wala naman kasi akong reason sa pagtatrabaho na. Tutulungan ko na lang si Mama sa business nya.”

Di ko alam bakit na sinabi yun, di ko naman tinanong. Nag nod nalang ako and what she did next caught me off guard.

She hugged my side frame at bigla nanaman akong kinabahan. From here I smelled her perfume. No it’s not like perfume but her smell. It was like a smell of a young child. Nararamdaman ko yung pagiging careful and gentle nya na hindi ako ma squeeze. Just simply made our bodies near each other.

Dugun Dugun Dugun.

Before she can even hear my nervous, I pushed her off. Gently. “Hey.” na violate lang naman yung personal space ko. Hindi naman ako totally nasaktan so I am still kind. “Why?” I asked.