Cascading Waters

Chapter XXXIII

We hugged each other tightly. I was crying hard. I did not see him cry but I saw all types of sorrow in his eyes as he wiped the tears off my face using his thumb.

Nakahiga lang kami sa kama hanggang bumuti ang pakiramdam ko. We talked a bit about the past five years. He played with my hair habang nakahilig ako sa dibdib niya. I smiled inwardly. I feel at home..

"Did you have a boyfriend after me?" he asked.

I chuckled. "No. I focused on business and myself."

"Hm. I can see that," he said.

Inangat ko ang tingin sa kaniya, hindi nakuha ang ibig niyang sabihin. I saw him eyeing my body while smirking. Hinampas ko siya sa tiyan.

"Damn you! Siguro minanyak mo ako habang binibihisan no!?" akusa ko.

Aside from the underwear I wore under the maxi skirt after the swimming, the other items are nowhere to be found. Shirt niya nalang na hanggang hita ko ang suot ngayon.

He chuckled. "Come on, Wave. I touched those parts of you when we were together. Buti nga hindi ko sinali ang underwear mo."

Uminit ang mukha ko dahil sa sinabi niya kaya ibinaon ko ang mukha ko sa katawan niya. Humalakhak ito.

"Why are you shy? You worked hard for that body, be proud of it!"

"Whatever! At least I wasn't the only one who spent my time on the gym to get the revenge body!" I said and gave his body a quick glance.

Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay. "Oh, you think so?"

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at inirapan. He pinched my nose and chuckled. Natahimik kami ng ilang sandali.

"About tamara.." I started.

He shifted a bit. "Hm. What about her?"

"Is she your girlfriend?" tanong ko.

"No," he said.

Nanliit ang mga mata ko. May mga naalala.

"She posted a picture of you two.."

"It was a dare. She deleted it," he explained.

"I saw you two talking."

"Uh-huh?"

"Then you're fuck buddies?" tanong ko.

"What!?" nagulantang niyang reaction.

Nagulat din ako dahil umupo siya at nilayo ang likod sa headboard. Nahulog ang ulo ko sa unan dahil sa mabilisang galaw niya. I'm now lying down and he's on top of me, body twisted and both sides of his arms beside me.

"I heard you two talking about you making her knees weak!"

Napakamot siya ng ulo habang nakangisi.

"So?"

Inirapan ko siya. "So!? You make people's knees go weak by fucking them, Axel!"

Namangha siya sa sigaw ko at sa bulgar na pagkakasabi ko noon. He smirked while looking down on me.

"Yes but you can also do it by kicking their knees, baby," he said, huskily.

"W-what?" tanong ko.

His lips twitched to hide a smile. "We were talking about you and your possible suitors. She thinks I can't beat any of them because you hate me. I joked about it and told her i'd kick them in the knees for you to... "