Crawl Out of Love (COMPLETED)

Chapter 40

Chapter 40

Office

Iain was true to his word. Bumisita ulit siya sa sumunod na araw. I can't even begin to think how our guards are just letting him in. Hindi naman siya kilala dito sa bahay. He's been here only once. At kahapon lang iyon! Baka nagpakilala na boyfriend ko kaya pinapasok? Or maybe it's because he have men here so he gets the pass.

Hindi pa rin naman nagbabago ang isip ko na hayaan siyang tumulong pa kaya mag-aaksaya lang siya ng oras niya.

Katatapos lang ng tawag ko sa isang kliyente nang muli siyang pumasok sa opisina ko. He went out because of a call. Madalas ang tawag sa kanya kaya mas lalo ring tumitindi ang kagustuhan ko na umuwi na siya sa kanila.

"Don't you have work to attend back home?" I asked.

"Nothing that requires my presence," simple niyang sagot. I doubt that. Panigurado kailangan ang presensiya niya roon. It just so happens that he's also the boss so he clearly calls the shots. Kahit pa isa roon ay ang hindi niya pagpapakita sa meetings.

Kinuha niya ang isang swivel chair at itinabi iyon sa upuan ko. He sat beside me and pulled my chair closer to him.

"Need help?" he asked and directed his gaze at my laptop screen.

I am currently cross referencing financial statements and records.

"Hindi na. These are just numbers. Totally in my wheelhouse."

I grew up studying numbers. Hindi ito magiging problema sa akin.

"Alright. How about your other problem?"

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. Is he really gonna push this?

Iain just smiled at me. Ngayon na tinititigan ko siya ng malapitan ay napansin ko ang pagod sa mga mata niya.

"Natulog ka ba kagabi?" tanong ko.

Iain always looks breathtakingly fresh. To see him in this state is kinda bothersome.

"I slept late," he replied.

"Why?"

"May tinapos akong trabaho."

Napataas ang kilay ko sa narinig. "Another reason why you should go home. Mas madali ang trabaho mo kapag naroon ka mismo."

Umiling siya.

"Nah... I do my work at night so I'd be free to help you by day."

I was stunned. He's really serious about helping, huh?

I was about to say something when my phone beeped. Nang tingnan ko iyon ay nakita ko ang mensahe galing kay Pablo na inuutusan akong tawagan siya. He's in Madrid at the moment. He's six hours behind. Ang aga naman nito mang-utos?

Kinuha ko ang iPad ko. I called him on FaceTime.

"The fuck?!" si Pablo nang sagutin ang tawag ko. Umiwas pa siya ng tingin. I know exactly why he cursed. Iain's by my side. Hindi siya umalis at nanatili lang sa tabi ko. Kitang-kita rin siya sa screen kaya siguro nagulat si Pablo.

"Why the sudden call?" I asked.

"I need to talk to you about something," he said carefully. Mukha pang pinapahiwatig niya na kaming dalawa lang ang dapat na mag-usap.

Napalingon ako kay Iain nang bigla itong humikab. I signaled Pablo to wait a moment.

"Gusto mo matulog? Magpa-pahanda ako ng kwarto sa bahay."