Sweet Surrender

Sweet Surrender: 17

Everyone has secrets. Everyone has wounds, some deeper than others. But not everyone has someone to heal them.
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Aldous

NO ONE could have followed them this time. Sinigurado ko iyon, masiyadong matinik ang mga kapatid ni Hailey. Minaliit ko ang kakayahan nila at hindi ko na hahayaang humarang sila sa dinaraanan ko. Kahit pa mga kapatid sila ni Hailey.

"Hmmmmm..." Tinapunan ko ng mabilis na tingin si Hailey sa tabi ko bago itinabi sa gilid ang sasakyan. She is murmuring in her sleep that caught his attention. Aware ako na kanina pa siyang tulog. Kahit pa nuong may humahabol pa sa amin. Sobra ang naging pagod niya siguro na hindi na niya napigilang pumikit. At kahit kinalag ko ang seatbelt nito ay hindi pa rin siya nagising.

I brought her to a small cabin near Laguna Lake. Pag mamay-ari ito ng isa sa mga naging high profile client ko sa Military noon. Dating kuwadra itong cabin na'to na ginawa lang bahay. Napapaligiran ang cabin ng makakapal na puno kaya mediyo tago ito at malayo sa kalsada.

Tinignan kong muli si Hailey at ng wala pa rin itong balak gumising ay napilitan na akong buhatin ito. Her head slid into the cradle of his neck and shoulder, and her lips brushed across his throat.

"Fuck," His heart raced. Sa lagay kong ito ngayon, hindi ko na dapat iniintindi ang kakaibang nararamdaman ko. It hadn't just been a long week for me. Wala akong sapat na tulog, I am still recovering from the bombs and gunshots I've been through.

But this—holding Hailey in his arms and, earlier, kissing her was a bigger rush than defusing bombs or dodging bullets or evading vehicles. At tinulugan pa niya ako...

"Sorry," she murmured sleepily, her breath warm against his ear.

He cleared his throat. "Sorry?"

"Sorry, you have to keep carrying me." Gumalaw ito para lang dahan-dahan ko siyang nabitawan.

"I don't mind, alam kong pagod ka din." Sabi ko. Ang totoo, I actually enjoyed it. Hindi dapat–but I enjoyed taking care of a woman who was usually so fiercely independent and strong.

"Pagod ka din,"

Umiling ako, "No, not so tired anymore." Inalalayan ko siya sa pag lalakad, hindi pantay ang dinadaanan namin dahil na rin sa malayo na ito sa kalsada. I had to park my Ranger opposite to the cabin para na rin sa aming kaligtasan.

I open the front door but I think, Hailey stumbled on the uneven floor and fell back against him. Agad ko siyang nahawakan sa baywang ng mawalan ito ng balanse at saka pinangko papasok ng cabin.

"You don't need to do this, Aldous. Kaya kong sarili ko." Pag mamatigas nito pero hindi ko siya pinakinggan. Binuksan ko ang isang maliit na silid saka ko siya maingat na ibinaba sa kama.

"I know that but maybe I want to do this," I pulled off the not so thick flees and tuck her to bed.

The sight of Hailey flushed was so inviting that I wanted to join her in the bed. Pero parang akong biglang napaso sa aking naiisip.

"I want to keep you safe," sabi ko na lang kasi yung mga mata nito ay nakatunghay lang sa akin at napapaso ako. And if he intended to do that, I needed to control my urges. I started to fuckingly wanted her rough and hard but she was too tired—physically and emotionally—and too vulnerable to deal with his desires.