My Ex, His Dad

Chapter 19

Naunang dumating sina Luke sa rest house nila sa Tagaytay. The rest house in Tagaytay was beautiful. It is situated halfway going up in a mountain. Mula sa steel gate ay hindi mo makikita ang bahay. It is still a small winding road to get to the house. It's a 6 bedroom house. Because it is situated high enough, the backyard is overlooking the Taal Lake and Ayala Volcano. The sliding door in the back opens to a terrace. May table, sofa, two conversation chairs and fabric-covered cushions. The table is also a fire pit. Sa right side ng terrace is a stairs going down to the pool and a cabana with a bar. In front of the cabana and the pool ay may white rails na hangang waist with a small gate pababa to get to a small japanese house on the right side and kung bababa ka all the way, ay nasa beach front ka na.

Sumunod na dumating sina Nathan at Raisa, then Ryan and Bianca and lastly, Owen and Caitlin.Hindi nakasama sina Hanna at Riley dahil paminsan minsan ay sumasama pa rin ang pakiramdam ni Hanna. Pati na si Steven ay hindi rin nakasama  dahil may emergency daw. Camille started wondering if he is okay, pati na rin si Melissa. Hay, naku, the secrets that we keep, naisip ni Camille.

Inilagay nila ang mga gamit sa room. Everybody shared a room except for Camille and Luke. Si Camille at Aj ang magkasama and Luke is sleeping in his room by himself.

Nagpunta sila sa beach and pinagpasapasahan ng mga ito si Aj. Tuwang tuwa si Aj na maglaro sa alon at tumakbo takbo sa buhangin. Hindi kasi sila nakakapunta beach nong nasa States sila eh. Hindi na naligo si Camille. Kuntento na lang itong panoorin sila. Nakaupo lang ito sa inilatag nilang beach towel sa ilalim ng puno. Natutuwang pinanonood ang anak na kasama ang mga barkada nila. Luke was with them. He was wearing a blue shorts and shirtless of course. And Camille glance at his body, naaalala niya the how his body feels on hers. He still looks hot. Oh my God! What am I thinking? Shit! She closed eyes. Stop Camille, stop! What are doing?  Pinagpapantasiyahan mo si Luke? Crap! Saway niya sa sarili. She took a deep breath and tried to think of something else.

Natutulog na si Aj, binabantayan ng yaya. Nagyaya ang barkada na mag stay sa may cabana tonight. Ayaw sana ni Camille na iwanan ang anak but told herself na minsan minsan lang naman ito tutal tulog na si Aj saka nandoon naman ang yaya. Nagpa guilt trip ang mga kaibigan nila na sobra nilang na miss si Camille and that she will go back to the States at matagal uli bago sila magkikita so sumama na rin si Camille.

They were sitting in the couch sa cabana and drinking when Camille came down. And of course, the only space left for her to sit down was beside Luke so doon umupo si Camille, sa tabi niya.As soon as she sat, Luke casually put his arms around her.

" I know I said it before, but this feels like a déjà vu,"sabi ni Owen," except that Elle is just drinking juice now because she has to breastfeed Luke."

Nagtawanan ang mga ito ng binato ni Camille si Owen ng peanuts.

" I miss this place,'sabi ni Raisa." It's always so relaxing and peaceful here."

" Elle, Aj is such a cute, cute baby. Luke, ikaw na ikaw,"sabi ni Caitlin na nakangiti.

"Love, don't worry, we will work double time tonight para magkaroon din tayo ng Aj,"sabi na naman ni Owen na hinampas ni Caitlin . "Lu, usap tayo mamaya ng mga tips ha. Sharp shooter ka eh."

    Nagkatawan ang grupo while Camille was blushing.

    ." Lasing ka na ba Ollie?"tanong ni Camille." O talagang pinagti-tripan mo kami."

"Kasisimula ko pa lang eh. Kung kakanta si Ryan baka malasing akong bigla,"sabi ni Owen." Saka miss ka namin eh."

Nagkatawanan na naman. " Mamaya na ako kakanta baka mag- si alisan kayo pag nagsimula ako eh." Ryan said and they laughed again.
" No worries Hon, love pa rin kita kahit mabasag ang tenga ko sa boses mo,"loko ni Bianca.

   " Whhhhhooooo" tuksuhan. Ryan kissed Bianca." Love you Hon," sabi nito nakangiti.

"Bakit wala si Stu? Is he okay?"tanong ni Bianca." I don't think he ever misses any of our get-together. I hope he is okay."

" Emergency daw,"sabi ni Luke." I don't know what emergency could it be. He usually tells me but.....something is going with him. Hindi ko rin alam eh."

" By the way, What is his full name?" Bianca asked Camille.

Everybody became silent waiting for Camille to answer. Camille put on the spot. She had no choice but to tell them."A-adrian James Ells,"sagot ni Camille.

Luke did not say anything for a long time. He has a weird expression on his face. Nathan broke the ice by saying " Cheers to Aj Ells." Camille felt Luke arm went in her waist.

Nag cheers ang mga 'to. And drink everything on their glasses. She felt Luke's arm on her waist tighten and was holding her close.
   " We need refills on the drinks," sabi ni Ryan.
    Tumayo si Owen and Caitlin and went to bar to mix some more drinks. Caitlin is not just an owner of  Ollie's Bar with Owen, she is also the best bartender in town.

     Camille felt Luke leaned on him." Babe, thank you for giving him my name," he whispered in her ears as his lips brushed her ears. She shivered from the touch. She felt heat in her body.
      She knew na alam ni Luke ang effect sa kanya because he can hear him chuckling softly and brush his lips this time in her ears then slightly in her neck.
Siniko ito ni Camille.

" So Bea, any plans on when the wedding is going to be?" tanong ni Camille.

They started talking about Ryan and Bianca's wedding plans. Owen and Caitlin started giving everybody cocktail drinks.