ICES CLUB : Crissy

Chapter 18

She woke up feeling the pain in her head. 

"Damn. Hindi na talaga ako iinom." Still eyes closed. 

She stretched her body when she felt something warm and hard. 

Unti-unti niyang iminulat ang mga mata. 

Her eyes bulged. She was faced by Lance handsome face and a muscled chest, her eyes then traveled lower and was faced by six packs abs. Thank God he's wearing a pair of pants. She hastily covered her eyes. 

"Leche flan, omoh, my eyes, my innocent eyes!"

She then tried to get out of bed while he was still asleep as a baby when she felt an arm draped around her slim waist. She stiffened. 

He unconsciously tightened his arms around her and dragged her more closer to him. His breathe tickles her neck. 

"Ilayo niyo po ako sa tukso!" She murmured. Biglang nawala ang hangover niya. Lance himself is a hangover reliever. Dahan-dahan siyang lumingon dito ulit at napasinghap. He looked like a greek god, the morning light reflects on his handsome face making him more ethereal. She was hypnotized. His face just an inch away, her eyes swept at his luscious lips, she wants to kiss him.

Then all of a sudden, all the memories from yesterday came rushing through her mind especially the things she did while she was drunk. Her face flushed, embarrassment consumed her.  She danced and kissed him last night. How can she face him again without relishing the embarrassing things she did?

Gusto niyang sumigaw ngunit pinigilan niya ang sarili dahil sa katabi.  Kailangan muna niyang makawala sa tukso.  Noon lang din niya napansin na hindi kanya ang kwartong kinahihigaan kundi ay kwarto ni Lance. His room exude elegance and luxury in a manly way. She can also felt comfort just by being in his room. 

She slowly removed his arm around her but every time she did, he would tighten his hold on her.

She became a bit suspicious.

"Gising ka na." She stated.

He then slowly opened his eyes and looked at her directly. He was never asleep, just pretending to be one.

Silence sorround them, neither one started to talk. Hindi niya alam ang sasabihin, gulong-gulo ang isip niya.

To avoid him, she just sat up and quickly removed his arm and bolted to the door. She can't face him at the moment.

Her mind and heart were in chaos. Mixed emotions running wild within her.

But when she was just halfway from the door, she was lifted by strong arms and carried her back to the bed, rolled the blankets around her restraining her moves.

Nagmukha tuloy siyang fresh lumpia. Dahil sa bilis ng pangyayari hindi agad siya nakakibo. She was dumbfounded at what he just did. He looked satisfied then and laid himself beside her with his arms locked around her.

She fused with anger.

"Anong ginagawa mo? Let me go!" she tried wriggling herself away from him though its useless.

He smirked. "No way."

She glared.

"We need to talk" he said seriously.

She looked away. "There's nothing to talk about. I just got a little bit of fun with a friend, nothing serious."

"You never drink too much. How did you end up drunk last night? I know how much you hate alcohol."

"I, I was celebrating." she stuttered.

"Celebrating about what? Is it about the fact that our written agreement were now furnished?" He asked.

In her heart, that was not the reason but in order to be away from her she just nodded.

"Really? Even when you were celebrating you never sipped a glass of alcohol. You would rather be with you friends and sang with a videoke player, with softdrinks and pizza not at any bar but at the comfort of your home."

Her eyes widened.

How did he know?

"How did I know?" He asked. He seemed to read her mind.

"How, how...did you know?" her heart beating loudly.

He didn't answer for a while.

"Do you know what stalkers do?" He asked instead.

Napakunot ang kanyang noo.

"Bakit ka nagtatanong? Are you nuts? You obvioulsy know the answer."

He chuckled. "I know but I want you to answer it."

"Pinaglalaruan mo ba ako?"

"Ofcourse not. I just want to make sure if you know what stalkers do."

"I'm not dumb, ofcourse I know! Stalkers are crazy person, they follow someone anywhere, anytime, even became obssessive in everything that person has or did. They're mentally trying to own the person they stalked. They are psycho's!" She said. She compared stalkers to those who stalked the celebrities.

"I would rather not have stalkers, they creeped me out!" she cringed. Beside her Lance stayed quiet.

"O, sinagot na kita, now what?"

"You're discription on stalker is a bit creepy."

"Sabi ko nga, stalkers are creepy, bakit ba tayo napunta sa stalkers na yan - " she suddenly stop when it dawned on her. Is he saying, he was a stalker?

"Yup. I was your stalker back then" He answered her unspoken question.

"What? M-My stalker?"

He nodded guiltily.

"That's why I know a lot about you but I'm not a psycho, okay?"

Now it was her turn to be speechless.

"Why?" She only managed to say.

He took a deep breath. "Wife, promise me you won't freak out."

She just looked at him.

She was already freaked out inside.

Leche flan ka Lance!

"Because I love you." He confessed.

Her eyes bulged.

He, he...loves me?

Is this some kind of joke?