Ricci Rivero, MD

13

"Got any plans after this?" Kuys asked me. I shrugged. Wala naman kaming plano baka siguro we'll just do a night swimming in the pool.

"Bro, can I just borrow Alliah for awhile?" Nakita kong namula si Alliah. 

Kinikilig pero pinipigilan. Napatingin naman ako kay kuya. He's not torpe anymore. Wow.

"Yes sure. Ingatan mo lang yan. She's so clumsy." Sinamaan ng tingin ni Alliah si Ricci. Sus, gusto naman pala yung isa't isa. Anong pinapatagal?

Ano nga ba, Akilia?

After we ate we parted our ways. Ricci and I went back to the hotel and nag prepare ng mag night swimming.

I lit a cigarette. Di pa lumalabas si Rivero. I don't know what's taking him so long pero I really didn't mind.

"Sorry for letting you wait. The school called me. They told me to get the tuition I paid." When I turned around, agad akong nag regret. Seeing Rivero half naked, I don't think I'd want to leave my eyes off from him.

"Kasi daw first ako and it's on them." patuloy nyang sabi. Ininom ko na yung san mig na nasa tabi ko at nilunok. Fuck, I don't wanna sound curious pero yung abs nya. Gusto ko ata hawakan.

"Hey, you okay?" asking me trying to get my attention.

"Yea. I'll just swim. Ikaw ba?" I just bit my lip. Feeling ko magdudugo na ito.

"Are you ignoring me?" taas baba na tanong niya. I can't look at him straight kasi nakakadistract talaga yung Rivero na half naked.

"No. Why would I?" hindi ko siya tinignan. Unti unti akong naglakad sa pool dala dala yung san mig and ashtray.

Nung nasa pool na ako sumunod si Rivero.

"Ba't ang layo mo sakin?" ugh, Rivero hindi ka naman bobo. You should know why.

"Am I distracting you?" There you go. Ang straightforward pa din pala.

"I am distracting you. Bakit ba?" Hamon nya sakin with a smirk.

"Ang landi ng tingin ah." ang tanging nasabi ko.

Before anything can happen, iniba ko na yung topic.

"Alliah told me you don't like a set up where you're not commited." Nakita ko yung paglagay nya sa dila nya sa left cheek.

I find him hot when he does that kaya naman I diverted my attention.

"Yes and I don't know why but when it comes to you I'm willing to do everything. I can have this than to not have anything at all." I feel my cheeks burning.

Shit.

"Until when are you going to do this, Rivero?" If not now, when will I break this man's heart? Pwede bang magpakaselfish lang ako? Kahit saglit lang naman.

"Hanggang kaya ko, Akilia." Napayuko ako but I felt the water is moving.

"Hey, don't pressure yourself. I'll stay." Aniya with his husky voice.

I can see his build infront of me. Kaya agad ako tumalikod sa kanya at kinuha yung cigarette. Napatigil ako when both his hand ay nasa taas ng shoulder ko for a support while he was getting a cigarette. Fuck.

"Chill, babe." he whispered into my ear.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

"Wow. Di tayo pero you'll call me that?" I glared at him.

"I told you, I don't need labels. I just need you." napairap ako nun.

"Can I just say something?" aniya

"Ano?"

"I'm tempted right now. Seeing you in a red bikini and you just keep biting your lower lip. I want to kiss you." I feel like my body's paralyzed.

"Tell me you don't want to be kissed cause I'll stay far away from you right now." He always respects me.

I just want to fall in love with this man. I want his every being but I want to love him when I'm fully ready.

But tonight, I want to kiss him also.

So before he could take a step away from me,

"Kiss me." I uttered.

He held my neck at unti nya itong nilapit sa mukha nya. I was just staring at his eyes.

The stares were getting intense. Until I felt his other hand at the back of me.

Then, he kissed me.

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