The Playboy's Wife [Completed] Published © Cacai1981

Chapter 40

Nanlamig ang buong katawan ni Deven nang marinig ang sinabi ni Rain, tila ba binuhusan ang buo niyang katawan ng nagyeyelong tubig.
     Deven swallowed hard and he cleared his throat, before speaking.
     "What room?" ang tanong niya kahit pa alam na niya ang kwartong tinutukoy ni Rain, dahil nag-iisa lang naman sa buong bahay ang kwarto na nananatiling nakalock.
     Rain looked at him at nagtaka siya sa kakaibang reaksyon sa mukha nito.
     "Y-yung kwarto na kaharap ng masters bedroom" ang sagot niya.
     "Why? are you sneaking up Rain? Looking for skeletons in my closet?" ang galit na tanong nito sa kanya.
     Nagulat si Rain sa biglang pagbabago nito kanina lang ay napaka ganda ng mood nito, pero nang mabanggit niya ang kwarto ay bigla na lang nagrehistro ang matinding galit sa mukha ni Deven.
     "I'm not snooping around, tulad ng sinabi ko sa iyo I was just about to clean every room here" ang paliwanag niya.
     "May reason kung bakit iyun nakalock Rain, ibig sabihin hands-off ang kwarto na iyun! And just to satisfy your curiosity, that's my wife's room! So you stay away from it!" ang galit na sabi sa kanya nito. Sabay buhat nito kay Caleb at umakyat na sila sa itaas ng bahay.
     Naiwan si Rain na gulat sa matinding galit na ipinakita sa kanya ni Deven. She bit back her lips and she tried to control her emotions, she was about to cry, pero pinigilan niya ang sarili. Ayaw niyang magpakita ng kahinaan sa lalaking iyun, ang sabi niya sa sarili.
     It was his wife's room. Pero hindi ba't siya na ang asawa nito? Ang tanong niya sa sarili. Oo, nga pala, she said, she had to remind herself that this was just an arrangement. Hindi ito, pagsasama ng dalawang nagmamahalang tao.
     Wala siyang choice kundi ang sumunod paitaas sa kwarto dahil sa kailangan niyang linisan at patulugin si Caleb.
     She entered the room using their own door, hindi na siya dumaan sa masters bedroom. Pagpasok niya ay nakita niya si Deven na inaalisan na ng damit si Caleb.
     She slowly walked closer to him, "ako na ang maglilinis sa kanya, pwede mo na kaming iwan" ang sabi niya rito.
     Deven sighed, he knew na harmless ang intention ni Rain kanina tungkol sa kwarto. It's just that, he didn't want anyone to invade that room. But, it doesn't mean, that he has to yell on anyone especially at Rain.
     He slowly nodded his head at iniwan na niyang nakahiga si Caleb sa kama.
     Rain took over, mabilis ang bawat pagkilos niya. In an instant, she felt exhausted and drained, magmula nang insidente sa ibaba.
     She just wanted to lie down and let sleep took over her, para mabura ang mabigat na pakiramdam sa kanyang puso.
     She done everything quickly at laking pasalamat na rin niya dahil sa mabilis na nakatulog si Caleb. And she immediately did her night rituals.
     Then she did a last check on Caleb and when she saw him, sound asleep, nahiga na rin siya sa kanyang kama. Praying that sleep would soon took over her.

     Deven lie on his bed, and he was thinking of what he had done a while ago.
     He shouldn't have done that, he thought, and he felt a twinge in his heart, when he remembered the hurt look on Rain's face.
     "Damn" he murmured, he sat up and saw from the adjacent door, that Rain was already getting ready to sleep. She climbed up into her bed at nahiga na ito.
     Everything was right then, in a matter of seconds, nawala ang magandang atmosphere between him and Rain. And it's all because of Emily.
    Emily still haunts him, his mind and his heart. Kahit pa ngayon na may isang babaeng unti-unting pumupukaw ng kanyang damdamin ay gusto niya itong labanan. Dahil kay Emily.
    He sighed, and he stood up, he slowly walked towards Rain's room, he opened the slightly ajar door and he looked inside.
     "Rain?" ang mahina niyang pagtawag dito, pero hindi ito sumagot at nanatiling nakahiga ito on her side, with her back into him.
     He sighed, it's either tulog na ito o galit ito sa kanya at ayaw siyang kausapin. Hindi na siya nagpumilit, hihintayin na lang niya dumating ang bukas para kausapin ito.
     Dahan-dahan siyang naglakad pabalik sa kanyang kama at nahiga. And again he laid wide awake, waiting for sleep to come to him.

     Deven sat up, he was having another dream of Emily. He was perspiring and he's breathing deeply.
     Then he looked beside him and nagulat siya nang makita niya sa kanyang tabi si Rain. She was lying on her side, her back into him. Tulad ng lagi nitong ayos, noong magkatabi silang natutulog.
     Then she turned to her side now, facing him. Her soft lips slightly open and she's breathing softly. He lie down again, and studied her face.
     Paano nagpunta si Rain dito sa kanyang kama, natatandaan niya kagabi na doon ito sa kabilang kwarto natulog, ang takang tanong niya sa sarili.
     Then he gazed at her, and he lifted his hands to touch her lips with his fingers, and the moment his fingers touched her lips, she opened her eyes.
     He quickly pulled his hand and he gave her a surprised look. Pero, mas ikinagulat niya, ang di inaasahang gagawin ni Rain. She reached out to the back of his head and pulled him close to her, until their lips touched one another.
     And it almost broke him down, he grabbed her hair and pulled her closer to him, so he could deepen the kiss. He skimmed his tounge on her lower lip and she opened her mouth to him.
     He groaned out loud when he dipped his tongue inside her warm mouth. Then he lifted himself while he pinned her head below him, when he pulled away to breathe, he was shocked and he sat upright. It was not Rain's face he was looking at, it was Emily's.
     "What have you done?" she seethed at him.
     Then Deven bolted upright! He was panting, he raked his fingers on his hair at tiningnan niya ang kanyang tabi. It was empty.
     Another dream, he thought. He rubbed his eyes, and he stood up. It's been a while he thought. He sighed tumayo siya at kinuha ang isang susi na nakapatong sa isang shelf sa kanyang kwarto, saka siya lumabas.
   He inserted the key into the door. Sa pinto ng kwarto ni Emily, he turned the knob and he entered the room.