He shoved popcorn from his bowl into his mouth and chewed it while staring at me. There was a smirk on his lips that confused me. For as long as I remember, he has been ignoring me. Why is he smirking now?
"This made-up relationship," he said as he cupped a mouthful of popcorn and shoved it into his mouth. "Before you ask me, Hestia already told me."
He set the bowl of popcorn in between of his closed legs as he leaned his back in the couch. Nakapahinga ang kaliwa niyang braso sa likod ng couch na abot hanggang sa likod ko.
"You mean this fake dating?" Kumuha ako ng popcorn sa bowl niya saka sumubo. Unlike him, I can eat a single piece of popcorn and still takes a second to swallow it.
"Yeah. And that kiss..."
Aktong kukuha ako ulit ng isang popcorn nung ilapit ni Kristan sa bibig ko ang kamay niya. Imbes na isubo 'yon ay tumingin lang ako sa kanya.
"Ilang piraso' yan? The maximum piece I can consume is two."
Nagtaas siya ng kilay saka binawasan ng isang piraso ang popcorn na balak niyang isubo sa akin. Nung hindi ko pa rin sinubo ay binawasan niya nang binawasan.
"Gusto mong kamay ko na lang ang isubo ko sa 'yo?" bastos na tanong niya.
Kahit wala akong kinakain ay tila nabulunan ako. Nung nakaawang ang bibig ko ay sinubo niya sa akin ang tatlong pirasong popcorn.
"The way you eat frustrates me."
"It's salty," I complained while having a hard time munching the three pieces of popcorn. "Huwag mo lang sasabihin na dahil hindi ka naghugas ng kamay."
He licked his fingers after unmannerly shoving the food in my mouth without my permission. Saka niya kinuha ang alak ko para uminom.
I had to remind myself that this man didn't know anything about the mannerly way to consume things. He doesn't know that drinking someone else's drink is utterly rude—much more shove your hand in someone's mouth.
"It's fine," I said, but I said it for myself. "Just don't do these unmannered things when we are outside. That's disrespectful, Mr. Admiral."
"And faking a relationship is a mannered thing?"
"Being a meddler is." I shrugged.
Kinuha ko sa kanya ang bowl ng popcorn saka tumayo at pumunta sa kusina. I placed the bowl on the countertop to get myself another glass bowl. Saka ako kumuha ang isang supot ng dugo at sinalin sa container. I dipped a piece of popcorn in the blood and savored it in my mouth.
"Ugh. So good..." I moaned.
Sumawsaw ako ulit ng isang popcorn bago bumaling kay Kristan na sumunod sa akin. Nanatili siya sa bungad ng kusina kaya ako na ang lumapit sa kanya.
His eyes were deadpan staring at me while I was approaching him. Humawak ako sa dibdib niya bago nilapit sa kanyang bibig ang isang piraso ng popcorn na sinawsaw ko sa sariwang dugo.
"Taste it. It's not salty. And my hand is sanitized," I smirked at him.
He slightly opened his mouth, permitting me. So, I gently pushed it into his mouth. May tumulo sa labi niya kaya pinunasan ko gamit ang aking daliri. I licked the blood the way he licked the salt.
"You can kiss me if you are jealous," I said in my flirty voice.
I ran my palm down his hard chest and even pushed it more when I kissed his jaw, but he still didn't flinch even after all those. Gosh. This man was really hard to break.
"You are fooling your supporters," madiin niyang sabi pagkatapos manahimik. "Is that what a good role model should do?"
Tinalikuran ko siya para umupo. Nilapit ko sa akin ang bowl ng popcorn at ang container ng sariwang dugo. Nanatili si Kristan sa bungad ng pinto.
Chapter 31
Magsimula sa umpisa
