Red Strings of Fate (Haunted Series 2)

Strings 29: Tangled Threads

"Are we good?" He asks. "I didn't take things too far for you?"

I can't believe he's asking me this. Ngumiti ako. "You were great. Perfect."

"Perfect, huh?"

I snorted, laughing as he gave my jaw tiny kisses.

When did I deserve to experience this life?

Masaya akong napabuntong-hininga at tumitig sa kisame, nag-iisip kung aagawin ba siya ng mundo sa akin o magsasawa ba ako sa kanya tulad ng sinabi ng kanyang kambal.

How could I let go of this guy, Jamie? I can't.

He pulled me towards him, and our naked bodies entangled with each other.

Pumikit ako. Hindi ko akalain na makakatulog ako, but then exhaustion moved in, taking me into the darkness as TJ enveloped me with his arms.

Nagising ako sa malamig na pagpahid sa aking hita.

Napaungol ako. My insides are throbbing with pleasure, and my muscles are aching all over.

Nag-adjust ang mga mata ko sa madilim na kwarto. Pinatay ni TJ ang mga ilaw at nasa pagitan siya ng hita ko ngayon habang pinupunasan ang aking gitna gamit ng basang towel.

He notices I woke up and smirks at me, pushing two fingers in, coating himself with my juices. I groan and shake my head. I'm too sore.

He smiles, raising his middle and ring finger to suck on it while maintaining eye contact. "Sweet."

I close my thighs, but I feel my core throb from wanting that tongue in me. I want him again, but... "No matter how sweet it looks. This is a fruit you cannot eat."

Tumawa siya at hiniwalay ang hita ko sa isa't-isa.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at iniwas ang katawan ko sa kanya, "Stop. I'm too sensitive."

"I won't. Promise."

Hininto niya ang pag-galaw ko gamit ang isang kamay at tinaasan ko siya ng kilay, "Promise?"

Ngumiti siya at ngumuso. Umirap ako pero sinalubong ang kanyang halik. A promise for a kiss.

True to his word, nilinis niya lang ang katawan ko bago umalis papuntang banyo. Nakahubad pa rin siya at hindi nahihiyang iparada ang kanyang perpektong katawan.

"Turn around." Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya nang bumalik siya galing sa banyo. I did as he said, and he placed himself behind me, shifting my ass towards him until it rested against his cock. His arms went around me, one hand clasped my breast.

Even when he grew hard, he never went any further, content to embrace me as we talked about the most random things in this position. And it didn't escape my thoughts that we looked and sounded like a couple.

"Did it ever irritate you? Me, always running away?"

"No." He's playing with my nipple as he answers. "You're complex, and I'm happy to see your complexity."

Napabuntong-hininga ako at hindi ko napigilang halikan ang kanyang bicep na nagsisilbing unan ko. "First time kong narinig na complex ako."

"Aren't you? People aren't black and white. You're you because of your experiences. Good, bad, and all in between. Your stubbornness, fear, and insecurities."

"Still. Di ka ba naiinis na parang ang arte ko masyado?"

Hinarap niya ako sa kanya, his eyebrows furrowed. "Where did this come from?"

I don't know. Sinabihan ko ang sarili ko na hindi ako magpapaapekto sa babaeng 'yon pero naalala ko ang mga pinagsasabi niya kanina.

"Compared to some people. I have things people don't have. I have a home, I have a job, I have friends... I have you. But I still run away."

"Don't downplay your experience because someone experienced it much harder than you." He clutched my cheeks. "A knife to the chest might not hurt as much as a sword, but it still hurts."

I stared at his golden eyes, which I love.

"They're not you. Therefor,e they don't have the right to dictate how you deal with your feelings."

I kiss his palm holding me. Tangina ng lalakeng to ang sarap niya mahalin.

Hinalikan niya ang noo ko at napaangat ang tingin ko sa kanya, "TJ, anong oras na?"

"Ala una."

Bumangon ako at iniwasan ang kamay niyang humihila sa akin pabalik ng kama. "Ano? Gago, totoo ba?"

Nag feeling bisita ako sa mga kamay ni TJ at nakalimutan na andito ako para sa trabaho. Mabilis akong tumayo para suotin ang nakakalat kong damit. Hindi ko makita kung nasaan ang panty ko kaya hinayaan ko nalang.

Sumilip ang ulo ko para makita kung may tao ba sa hallway. "Coast is clear." Narinig ko ang tawa ni TJ sa loob pero hindi ko siya pinansin, dahan dahan akong lumabas.

Isasara ko na sana ang pinto nang bumukas ang kaharap kong pintuan. Halos mapasigaw ang puso ko sa gulat at pagkalito nang makita ang taong lumabas mula rito.

"Red! There you are! Kanina pa kita hinahanap!" Hinila agad ako ni Marianne nang makita ako. "Kanina pa kita tinatawagan!"

For sure hindi niya ako ma-contact dahil ang cellphone ko ay nasa bag kong nakalagay sa locker ng yate.

"Rian? Bakit... anong ginagawa mo dito?" Lito man ay nagpatianod ako sa kanya dahil mukhang naiiyak ang kaibigan ko.

"Long story. But Red, we have to go home. Lorraine attempted suicide."

(._.)