His First, Her Last

3. It's Fine

A/N: Sorry sa late update >.<

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The sound of laughter and muffled voices could be heard from the other room. I opened the canned beer that I took from the fridge and sipped at it while staring at the starry sky.

"What's up?" Boses iyon mula sa likuran ko, hindi ako lumingon at patuloy pa rin sa pag-inom ng beer.

"What?" I asked back.

Hindi sumagot si Reiji. Bagkus ay humila siya ng silya sa lamesang maliit na nasa balkonahe at umupo doon. He adjusted his eyeglasses on his nose before speaking in an indifferent voice, "You know what I was talking about." He paused and then, "Did you talk to her?"

Umangat ang sulok ng labi ko at ibinaba ang beer sa lamesa. "She agreed."

"I see."

"Bakit mo naitanong?"

"Magugulat ka ba kapag sinabi kong concern ako sa pinsan ko?"

I snorted and said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Reiji Tokugawa will never act like that." Well, it would be ridiculous if he started caring, that openly.

"You're right. I was only asking because I despise girls like Jordia Forrest."

I patted his shoulder, "Understandable." Kinuha kong muli ang lata saka tumungga. Ilang minuto ang nakalipas, tanging ang mga insekto lang sa gabi at mga sasakyan sa ibaba ng condo ang maririnig sa pagitan naming dalawa.

"What if... she has already someone who's dating her? And she wants you to pop her cherry because her boyfriend doesn't like virgins."

Ang akmang pag-inom ko sa lata ng alak ay natigil sa ere. Wala sa sariling napahigpit ang hawak ko roon. A muscle in my jaw clenched.

So what of she already has someone she's dating? I can just push her to me and push the guy off of the cliff. Damn, the thought kinda ticked me off. And I was even surprised at the possessiveness I felt. Which isn't right.

Maya maya pa'y nagsalita ako, "I don't think so. She's kinda mysterious. I think, there's more to it than that." Tukoy ko sa bagay na gusto ni Grace.

Nakita ko namang kumunot ang noo niya mula sa peripheral vision ko.

Nagpatuloy ako, "Graciella Michelle Heartly is a one of a kind woman. She's really different. She wasn't even faze of my wealth and she doesn't even know who I really was. And she thought....I was gay."

His head jerked towards me. I chuckled a bit while shaking my head. It was funny to be honest. No one had ever thought that I was gay. Come on, a Tokugawa as a gay? You've gotta be kidding me. Especially me.

"Are you planning to make this serious?" nag-kibit balikat ako bilang sagot. "Relationship doesn't lasts forever."

"Well, if you train them properly, it is possible."

"Train? What is that? A pet?"

Umangat lang ang sulok ng labi ko at hindi na muling nagsalita pa. Naalala ko ang nangyari kanina. I still remember the taste of her lips. It was sweet like a candy. Like a forbidden fruit that you really want to keep on tasting.

Nanuyo ang lalamunan ko. Inisang-tungga ko ang alak. Ni hindi na kami nag-imikang dalawa.

The next day, I went to her condo unit. We were both located at the 12th floor of the building and every floor has four units.

I frowned upon seeing her getting out of her unit. The weather was quite hot, yet she was wearing long-sleeves and skinny jeans, bundling herself up tightly.