Comrades in Action Book 1: Lacon DeLevigne

Chapter twenty seven

After what happened this afternoon, iniwasan niya muna si Nick. Mukhang wala namang problema iyon dito dahil maging ito ay hindi na siya kinausap paglabas nila ng dirty kitchen nila Ana.

Kinagabihan, sabay sabay silang kumain ng dinner. Pinilit niyang kumain kahit ang totoo'y lutang na lutang ang diwa niya sa loob loob niya. Isa lang ang tinutumbok ng tingin niya at iyon ay walang iba kundi ang pagkain na nasa plato niya. Her gaze didn't go near Nick or Nanay Bining.

What happened this afternoon kept repeating on her mind. The kiss... The confession...

She couldn't figure out what came into her bloody mind initiating that sinful kiss! Was it because of their closeness? His red lips that looked so soft? Or because of the way those smoldering grey eyes looked at her with passion? She couldn't pin point the exact reason. It felt like everything rolled into one!

Siya ang nagumpisa ng lahat ng iyon, and now she didn't even know how to deal with it afterwards.

She didn't pay any attention to her surroundings during dinner.

Thankfully, Nanay Bining took care of the conversion that night so she managed to steer herself away from everyone's attention.

Matapos kumain ay agad na siyang umakyat papuntang kwarto. Pipihitin na sana niya ang pintuan ng maisip na baka magpang-abot sila ni Nick sa loob.

Something between them definitely changed after what happened this afternoon and just the mere thought of them being in the same room together already made her heart pounding like crazy kaya imbes na tumuloy sa loob ay dumiretso na lamang siya sa kwarto ni Alleck. Maybe sleeping with Alleck tonight is a much better idea.

Pinaliguan niya at binihisan si Alleck. After tucking him to bed, nagpasya siyang makiligo na din sa banyo na nasa kwarto ng anak. She'll just wear a robe tonight and then go to sleep.

Papasok na siya ng banyo ng mapansin niyang umilaw ang cellphone.

It was Nick.

Go to our room and sleep. It says.

Our room...

She never thought how intimate it sounded before until this afternoon. Nakagat niya ang ibabang labi saka nagtipa ng isasagot.

I'll be fine here with Alleck.

Ilang sandali lang ay muli na namang umilaw ang cellphone niya.

I'll be in Mason's room so go to our room and take a rest.

Napabuntong hininga na lang siya sa mensahe nito.

Her phone buzzed again.

Good night, princess.:)

Napangiti siya doon.

Good night Nicklause. Sweet dreams.

Xxxxxxxx

Muntik ng madulas sa sahig si Mason sa sobrang gulat ng paglabas na paglabas niya ng banyo ay ang nakahigang si Nick ang nabungaran niya.

Nakahilata ito sa kama niya, cellphone on his hands while biting his lower lip. Halatang nagpipigil bg ngiti. Napangiwi siya ng makita kung gaano kumislap ang mga mata nito habang tumitipa sa telepono nito. Ilang taon na din niya itong kaibigan, at sa loob ng mga taong iyon, hindi pa niya ito nakitaan ng ganitong klase ng ekspresyon.

Sa kanilang magkakaibigan, silang dalawa lang ni Aiden ang may pagkapalabiro sa grupo. Cole was the coldest among the four of them at pumapangalawa si Lacon dito. And to see this other side of him... Napapailing na lang siya sa nakikita.