The Bridesmaid [MaiChard AU]

Coffee

RJ
"Takot ka ba sa heights?" He asks her, out of the blue as he expertly pours frothed milk onto a cup of espresso to make her cappuccino.

"Pakarandom naman neto." She comments. "Ba't mo naman natanong?"

"Basta, sagutin mo na lang."

"Depende? I mean if you're talking about zipline, that's a hard no for me."

"Hindi naman. What I have in mind is definitely less dangerous. Ano? Game?"

"Why not? Sumama nga ako sayo dito e. Ano ba namang lubus-lubusin ko na?"

He chuckles and sets her cappuccino in front of her. She looks down and finds a heart-shaped milk foam on her coffee. "Oo nga naman. But I promise you, this one is gonna be worth it." He looks at her, flashing his bedimpled smile. "Do you still trust me?"

"Hoy, RJ, nakakatakot yang mga ganyang tanungan ha. Ano ba kasing balak mong gawin?"

"Basta."

It's 5:30 pm. Approximately 22 hours ago, he met Maine and not a single moment in those 1320 minutes did he regret anything. So yeah, he might as well do this. In the off chance that they may never see each other again after today, at least he knows he did his best to make her feel special.

"Wait here." He goes to the kitchen and grabs everything he needs, putting them all in a paper bag as Maine waits for him by the bar. Once satisfied, he grabs Maine's wrist and leads her to the back of the restaurant where he effortlessly pulls a metal ladder down.

"Tara?"

Not letting Maine respond, he squats and grips the back of her knees, causing her to squeal. "Ay, pechay mo, RJ! Anong ginagawa mo?!" She exclaims, reaching back to slap his shoulder.

"Sorry, sorry. Ano kasi." He says, his voice trailing, realizing the awkwardness of their current state. "Medyo mataas yung unang tapakan nung hagdan e. Di ka makakabuwelo." He explains, his thumb drawing circles on that delicate inch of skin behind her knee.

"Eh bakit hawak mo yung tuhod ko? Yang kamay mo wag malikot, nakikiliti ako." She says, almost squirming.

RJ had to close his eyes and bite his lip to keep his mind from going anywhere forbidden.

Kiliti? Meng naman, maawa ka saken.

He clears his throat and positions his head between her knees. "Uhm, upo ka sa balikat ko."

"Seryoso ka, RJ? Ah eh wait lang. Are you sure? Mabigat ako." She warns him, to his amusement. He could very well carry her on his shoulder, if that what she's worried about. But the way her cheeks turn pink and her gaze seems to avert his, he knows she is more concerned of their somewhat intimate proximity than anything else.

"Ok lang yan. Mabilis lang to. Upo ka sa balikat ko tapos hawak ka sa ulo ko."

"Uhm-ok. Wag mo kong ihuhulog ha." She carefully slings one leg over his shoulders then the other and rests her hands on top of his head as he tightly grips her knees. That had her giggling. "RJ, hihihi. Wait lang. ibaba mo ng onti yung kamay mo. Nakikiliti talaga ako e. Sorry."

"Ok, sorry." And he does so, and in a bold move, he slides his hand ever so gently from her knees down to her ankles and he hears her take in a sharp breath as her fingers clasp tighter onto his hair. He smirks rather proudly as he gingerly stands up, balancing her weight.

Maine rests her hand on his temple, forcing him to lean back on her stomach while her free hand massages the tip of his left ear.

"Sa tenga ko talaga, Meng?" He almost groans because, good lord this woman has such gentle hands.

Meng, marupok ako, Meng.

He takes those three tentative steps towards the metal ladder, putting in more effort in concentrating to keep a certain part of his anatomy down south in check.

A/N:

In a surprising turn of events, nakasulat po ako ng 4 na chapters continuously. 🎉 Here's the first of those chapters. The rest, I'm finalizing and hopefully, mapost ko sya within the next few days.🙏 Nakakahiya yung tagal ng pagupdate ko, susme.

Anyway, as always let me know what you think by commenting down below or tweeting me at @bankingonkismet. Salamat po sa walang sawang paghihintay.💚