Lascivious: Terrence Calleja (COMPLETE)

Chapter Forty One

            We went to the bookstore after namin hinatid ang mga pinamili sa kotse. Punong puno na yung backseat and we haven't maxed out his credit card yet.

            Nagtingin-tingin lang kaming dalawa ng mga libro. Napansin kong tila hindi komportable si Megan habang nakatingin sa likod ko kaya napatingin ako doon and nakita ko ang iilang kalakihan na nakasunod sa amin, ang iba ay nasa labas at nakasilip lang. Agad silang tumalikod at nag-pretend na may hinahanap.

            "Why dad?" biglang tanong ni Megan.

            Nalilito akong tumingin kay Megan. "What do you mean?"

            Tumingin ulit siya doon sa mga lalaki tapos ay sa akin. "You can get any man you want but you chose dad. Why?"

            Binaba ko ang librong hawak. "I didn't choose him. The circumstances brought me to him."

            Mukhang nalito siya sa sinabi ko. Ngumiti na lang ako't nagpatuloy sa paghahanap ng libro. We took everything we like.

            "Hi."

            Pareho kaming napalingon ni Megan nang may magsalita sa likod. My head furrowed when I saw a guy on my back. He's wearing a shirt and jeans. He's really good looking but he's not my type. Napansin kong tila natigilan si Megan.

            "You must love reading books." aniya at tumingin sa dala naming basket.

            "Not really. Megan does." tinuro ko si Megan.

            He looked at her at bumati dito. Parang tuluyan nang nastatwa si Megan.

            "I'm sorry to interrupt. I was looking for a book when I saw you. I was fascinated by you... I mean by how much books you're buying." aniya. "She must be your sister?" baling niya kay Megan.

            I laughed. "No. She's my boyfriend's daughter."

            Mukhang nasorpresa siya sa sinabi ko. "Boyfriend's daughter?"

            Tumango ako. "Well actually, fiance."

            And now he looks disappointed. He's really a good-looking guy. I have to be honest.

            Tumikhim si Megan. Doon lang yata siya huminga ulit. "A-are you Vincent Henry? T-the famous author?"

            Napataas ang dalawa kong kilay. He's an author? Oh cool...

            Lumapit si Megan sa kanya. "C-can I take a picture with you?"

            He smiled. "Sure."

            She posed in front of him. Ako na sana ang kukuha ng larawan nila when he talked. "Don't you want to join us?"

            Naiilang akong ngumiti. I don't really know him pero parang ang rude naman yata na hihindi ako kaya lumapit na rin ako sa kanila. Napakurap ako nang ilagay niya ang kamay niya sa beywang ko. I heard the other guys on our back na tila bina-badmouth itong Vincent.

            "Bilis maka-damoves." anang isa na sinadyang lakasan. "Pila-pila din."

            "Thank you. I can't believe na makikita kita dito. I'm a fan. I've read a lot of your books. I'm really really glad to meet you." anang si Megan matapos kami makapag-picture dito.

            "Thank you. It's an honor to meet a fan." bumaling siya sa akin. "May I know your name? I want to use it as an inspiration for my new project."