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Seventeen

Seventeen

"WHAT'RE you doing, baby?" Tanong ni Jericho habang naglalakad papalapit sakin.

Ako naman ay kinakabahan dahil hindi ko naipatay ang ilaw sa kwarto na 'yon. I tried my best to act normal so he won't suspect anything. "N-Nothing. You know, I'm just, roaming around." I chuckled nervously.

Tumaas naman ang isang kilay niya at hinapit ang bewang ko. I saw how his jaw clenched as he look at the door behind me.

Shit. He caught me.

So I cleared my throat and held his hand. "Nakabili ka na ng ingredients?" I sweetly asked, trying to convert his gaze to me.

He simply nodded and look back to me. He smiled at me making my worries go away. "Yeah, it's downstairs."

"Gusto mong tumulong sakin magluto?"

Lumiwanag naman ang mukha niya at niyakap ako ng mahigpit. "Why not?" Nakangiting sabi niya.

IT has been two days since that happened. After we ate dinner that night ay pumasok ako ulit sa opisina niya at sa kwartong iyon at pinatay ang ilaw kaya wala pa siyang napapansin, mabuti na lang ay habit ni Jericho na maghalf-bath every nigh.

Kahit na naabutan niya 'kong lumabas sa opisina niya, hindi pa rin siya naghihinala o nagtatanong sa'kin. Pero ako, medyo nag-iba ang tingin ko sakanya.

Parang medyo nailang ako dahil tuwing kakausapain niya 'ko o titgnan, naiisip ko palagi na mayroon akong malaking larawan sa bahay niya at nakatago pa iyon sa isang kwarto.

Kaya nagawa ko siyang layuan ng kaunti tuwing makakaya ko pero hindi naman manhid si Jericho para hindi mapansin 'yon. Kinulit niya 'ko ng kinulit kung anong problema ko kaya napitilan akong kausapin siya ulit.

"Dominique." Nagising naman ako sa sandaling pag-iisip ko. We're both having lunch inside his office and I didn't even know I was already spacing out.

I cleared my throat and smiled at him. He's looking at me intently as he chew silently his food. "Yeah?" I asked.

He swallowed first his food then he leand forward to me. "Don't come with me in Tagaytay later."

Kumunot naman ang noo dahil sa sinabi niya. Jericho have a dinner meeting later at Tagaytay with some investors and shareholders of the company. And of course as his secretary, I have to be there. Unless he says no.

"Bakit naman?" Tanong ko rito.

He leaned back on his chair and spread his legs. He looks like a greek god in that position. It makes me want to crawl up to him and worship him. I shake my head to remove my lewd thoughts.

"You look tired. I mean, you were always spacing out this past few days." He sighed so I look down. "Maybe you're having second thoughts on moving in with me?" Tanong niya.

Napaangat naman agad ako ng tingin sakanya at nakita ang mata niyang nangangamba. Agad namang natunaw ang pagkailang ko at uminit ang puso ko dahil sa emosyong nakikita ko sa mga mata niya.

Tumayo ako at umupo sa tabi niya pero bago ako tuluyang makaupo ay hinila niya ko kaya l-um-anding ako sa kandungan niya.

Napakapit ako sa balikat niya habang ang kamay niya'y nasa aking bewang. Nag-init kaagad ang pisngi ko pero hindi ako sumubok na umalis sa aking pagkaupo.

The emotion in his eyes are still there so I caress his jaw. "I want to move in with you. Hindi ako nagsisisi, okay?"

Parang bata naman siyang tumango kaya hinila ko ang kanyang ulo papunta sa aking leeg. Tumayo ang balahibo ko ng maramdaman ko ang mainit niyang hininga doon.