Elusive Heart (Eligible Heiress #2)

Chapter 6

The bar starts to get crowded after an hour. It is expected since it's Saturday night, the best day to go partying.

I don't know why I've stayed in this bar just watching Dex do his thing.

Oh yeah, my car key is with him at hanggang ngayon hindi niya pa iyon binibigay sa akin.

Naaliw naman ako kakatingin sa kanya habang nagmimix ng drinks and sometimes doing some amazing flair tricks. Hindi ko alam kung gaano na siya katagal na bartender, but it looks like he's been doing this his entire life.

Buong gabi nakangiti lang siya sa mga customers at masayang nakikipag-usap sa mga ito.

Madalas ay sumusulyap siya sa aking gawi at iniirapan ko naman siya, showing annoyance pero hindi iyon effective sa kanya dahil lalo lang siyang nangingiti.

A man sits on my left side and smiles at me.

"You look lonely?"

Here we go again with the gasgas pick up lines of malalanding lalaki. Ilang beses ko na narinig yan at rinding rindi na ako.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at tinignan. Diretso lang ang tingin ko kay Dex na nasa kabilang gilid kausap si Jun.

Nagtawag ang lalaking katabi ko ng bartender at si Dex ang lumapit. 

Tinignan pa muna niya ako bago pinansin ang lalaki.

"Rum rocks. And.." tumingin ang lalaki sa akin saka ngumiti. "Tequila for the lady."

I'm not going to get drunk tonight lalo na kung ang lalaking ito ang kasama ko.

Mabilis na tumalikod si Dex pero agad din na bumalik na may dalang isang kopita.

"Rum rocks." He said plainly.

Humawak siya sa countertop at mariin na tinitigan ang lalaki.

"The tequila bro." Preskong sagot ng lalaki.

"I'm not your bro so don't call me that. And, fyi. No one can buy her a drink. Off.limits."

Napalingon sa akin ang lalaki and I just shrugged my shoulders at him. Ayoko rin naman siyang makatabi at makausap kaya hinayan ko si Dex na sabihan ng ganoon ang lalaki.

Mukha namang nakuha ng lalaki ang gustong iparating sa kanya ni Dex kaya walang angal itong umalis at bumalik na lamang sa dance floor.

"You can tell what type of person someone is by their drink order, and you know what his order means?" Dex asked.

"No, what?"

"Frat boy." Sagot niya.

Well, that guy looks like a frat boy so hindi malayo na tama ang sinabi niya.

"Can I order?" I asked.

Tumango siya. "Order away."

"Scotch. Bruichladdich." I pronounced it with an accent. "...if you have it."

"I love how you say names like that. And do you know what your order means?"

"A woman who knows what she wants?" I guessed.

I really don't know the meaning of every drink there is but I'm knowledgeable enough.

Hindi niya ako sinagot at pagkabalik niya dala ang scotch na inorder ko ay inilapit niya ang mukha niya sa akin.

"That and it's the sexiest drink a woman can order at a bar. Especially, if she pronounced it like you did. The.hottest.fucking.drink.ever."

Napakagat ako ng labi, trying to hold any words or reactions.