A LITTLE MORE (Complete)

NINE

JONI

"More... ahhhh... Harder!" She moaned.

I continued to move in and out her. My movements were fast and harsh. I just want to get off fast. I grabbed her tits and kneaded them.

"Shit... uhhhh... ahhhh... fuck!" I groaned and fuck her harder.

She squirmed below me as I continued to thrust in her. A couple more thrust and I finished off. I did not even wait for her.

Mabilis akong umalis sa pagkakakubabaw sa kanya. I left her in bed while she was trying to catch her breath. I took off and threw the condom away. Mabilis akong pumasok ng banyo at nagshower.

Nagsipilyo at nagbihis ako para sa office. I decided I will make myself coffee before I leave. I was surprised to see someone rummaging in my kitchen.

"Trish! What on earth are you doing here?" I asked frustratingly.

Napasakulay ako sa buhok ko.

"Oh! Good morning, Joni." She smiled.

Lumapit siya sa akin and gave me a quick peck on my lips. It's just so natural of her to do that to me. I held her by her shoulders.

"You didn't answer my question. Anong ginagawa mo dito?" I calmly asked her again.

I was trying my best not to get mad at her this early morning.

"What? I'm trying to make you breakfast. It's your big day today. I want to celebrate this early." She answered me nonchalantly.

She shrugged off my hold on her and went back on making breakfast. Napahilamos na lang ako ng mukha. Trish has been really overbearing and pushy to me lately.

"Trish, you really don't need to do this." I insisted her.

"Nonsense. Maupo ka lang diyan. Akong bahala sayo. Gusto mo ng kape?" She asked.

I sighed and gave up. She was handing me a mug of coffee nang bigla siya napatingin sa likod ko. I took the mug out of her hand and sip it.

"Good morning." Someone pipped in.

Pinili kong wag pansinin ang nagsalita. Instead, I watch and waited for Trish's reaction. She was just silent at first until a smile cracked up her face.

"Hello. Tara kape." She offered.

I almost spit out the coffee I was drinking. Napalingon ako. The girl I slept with earlier was standing in my living room. Mukha itong nalilito habang nakatingin sa amin ni Trish.

"Ah... No, thank you. Sorry... I ahhh need to go." She awkwardly smiled at us and hurriedly leave my place.

"Well, that was awkward." I said and whistled to break the ice.

Tinignan lang ako ni Trish. I see the hurt in her eyes, but she didn't say anything. Tahimik lang na bumalik siya sa pagluluto ng breakfast. She never talked about the girl she saw. It was like nothing happened.

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That night I threw a celebration for my promotion. Nagyaya rin ako ng mga close brods ko from my fraternity during college na sumama with my staff and officemates. Nasa isang sikat na bar nightclub kami sa BGC.

"Eyyyy congrats on your promotion, bro!" Vega greeted me.

"Wow big time na si brody. VP of Operations. Nice." Benjie gave me a man hug.

"Hard work lang pare." I humbly said over the loud noise.

We made our way to the VIP reserve section and everyone surprised me with a cake with sparklers. Everyone was just having a great time in the party.

"Pare, are you and Trish still together?" Vega asked as he eyed Trish talking to someone from our office.

"Ogags kayo. Hindi naman naging kami." Bulong ko sa kanila.

"Then why is she acting like a jealous girlfriend? Kanina pa niya gusto saksakin lahat ng babaeng lumalapit sayo." Vega pointed out and laughed.

It was kind of a long story. Everyone thought Trish and I would end up together ever since college. But I didn't like her that way ever. After college, she and I applied to the same company. Everyone just assumed we were a couple as we were so close. I did not confirm or deny about our relationship.

"You fucking what???" Muntik na mabuga ni Vega ang iniinom niya when I told them the truth.

"Bro. This is crazy. You two are fuck buddies?" Tanong ni Benjie.

"No! I only slept with her once... or maybe twice. But that's just it." I confided in them.

"More like friends with benefits." Vega chuckled.

"Something like that but nothing that serious. Siya lang itong sobrang dedicated sa akin." Napakamot ako ng ulo.

"She's obsessed with you, bro." Sulsol ni Benjie.

"Hindi ba halata? Since college pa ata. Parang asong ulol na naghahanap ng attention lagi from you." Vega chided.

"Speaking of obsession. Have you seen Lourie's new video?" Ngisi ni Benjie.

"Damn. Lourie turned from innocent angel to hot vixen. Her workout videos are the bomb." Sulsol rin ni Vega kay Benjie.

"Shut up. Stop talking about her. Stop disrespecting her that way." I scolded them.

"Balita ko uuwi raw siya. Pupunta raw siya sa reunion ng batch natin next month." Benjie teased me more.

"Paano mo alam? Nag-uusap pa rin kayo ni Jen?" I teased him back.

"Hey. We ended up in a good note and she's doing great being part of Lourie's brand." Benjie had a smug face on.

"If Lourie comes home. Trish might go berserk." Sabi ni Vega habang ngising nakatingin kay Trish.

"Chill boys. She won't." Ngumisi ako at uminom.

"Yeah because you can't do anything to Lourie. May puting boyfriend na iyon. It's known in her social media." Benjie retorted again with a smug look on his face.

"Let's just see kapag nakabalik na siya rito." I smirked and drank my beer.

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LOURIE

Somewhere 8,000 miles away...

I was looking over the busy New York skyline from the big windows of my Manhattan apartment. Natulala na lang ako. My ipad buzzed a notification for an incoming email from Jen. After reading the email, my heart started beating faster. Agad kong tinawagan si Jen.

"Jen, do I really need to go back?" I frantically asked the other line.

I nervously bit my thumbnail. It's a bad habit of mine when I'm anxious.

"You got to face the music. Madaming nag-offer ng mga guesting and promotions. Sayang ang pera, Mars. Besides, it's been 8 years already." Jen reassured me.

I sighed. Tinitigan to ko ang attached flight ticket. I really have a bad feeling about this.