RED (Aragonza #1)

RED 38

"Akala ko ba, dinner?" himutok niya.

Bandang alas kwatro ng hapon nang bigla na lamang sumulpot sa office niya si Frey. And he was followed by Troy. Ayaw pa sana niyang maniwala na coincidence lang na magkasunod siyang pinuntahan ng ex at current niya. But it was. Coincidence nga lang.

Tumatawag daw kanina sa kanya si Troy. His proof was the call logs on her phone. Nainis daw kasi ito nang hindi na niya sinagot ang mga sumunod nitong tawag. That's why he went there to check on her. Troy saw Frey at the lobby. Pasakay na ito ng elevator.

Nasaraduhan si Troy so he waited for another one. Nang makarating sa floor nila ay agad itong pumasok ng opisina niya. And she knew the rest.

After their impromptu make out session ay hindi na ito bumalik sa sarili nitong kumpanya. Bantay-sarado siya hanggang sa mag-uwian.

They were supposed to be at the restaurant by seven, pero nag-detour ito at nagpunta na lang sa hotel. Lumampas na ang alas syete ay hindi pa rin sila nakakapag-dinner. Ilang minuto lang mula sa hotel ang Italian restaurant na kakainan sana nila, pero hindi sila makaalis-alis.

"Dinner in bed," sagot nito. He kissed her hard on the lips.

"Troy, I'm hungry," reklamo niya.

The sex was great and all, but she still needs to eat.

"Fine, let's order."

They ordered pizza, burgers and fries. Nang makarating ang order ay agad silang kumain. Sa dami ng pagkaing inorder ni Troy, she was a bit surprised na nakaya nilang ubusin ang mga iyon ng silang dalawa lang.

Gusto pa nga niyang mag-dessert, hindi lang niya sinabi dahil alam na niya ang iisipin nito.

Nagpahinga lang sila ng kaunti, and then they took a long bath together. Nagbabad pa sila sa bath tub. Kung ganito nga sila nang ganito, hindi malayong mabuntis siya kaagad. Natatakot siyang manganak. Not having a kid per se, pero yung panganganak mismo. Noong college kasi, may Filipino professor kasi silang nagkwento ng experience nito sa panganganak. Complete with all the gory details.

She was scarred for life.

"Troy, sabi mo matagal mo na 'kong gusto, di ba?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"E bakit nung nilapitan kita with my proposal, todo pakipot ka pa? You even made me buy you an expensive car before taking the deal."

He laughed and kissed her shoulder. "Well, if I acted like I really, really want to take the deal, then you'll lose interest in me. So I made it seem like you're the one who wants me, and not the other way around."

"Hmm... sneaky."

Sumandal siya rito. Lampas alas nueve na pero nasa bath tub pa rin sila. Wala na naman silang ginagawa, nakaupo lang. But it felt nice. She could definitely get used to it.

He buried his face in her hair. Mabuti na lang at tuyo ang buhok niya. Hindi na sila nagbasa ng buhok. Baka makwestyon pa siya ng daddy niya pag-uwi.

"Kung magkaka-baby tayo, ano'ng gusto mong names?" bigla nitong tanong.

"Baby kaagad? Hindi pa nga tayo kasal. Ni hindi ka pa nagpu-propose."

"Do I still need to propose?" Bumuntong-hininga ito. "Okay."

Bumaling siya pakaliwa so she could see his face. "Not now. Huwag ka namang mag-propose sa bath tub."

"Why not?" nakanguso nitong tanong. "Required bang nakadamit tayo?"

"I want it to be special, not a spur-of-the-moment thing. Paghandaan mo naman. Saka may ring ka na ba? Ayoko yung dati ha. Bumili ka ng bago."

"Ang arte mo." He made a face and pinched her nose. "Joke. I love you."