Behind The Scenes With Solene (Villaverde Series #2)

Chapter 21

Solene

It's been a month since I've said those words out loud. It's only been a month, and yet I could no longer count how many times I've uttered them. On the other hand, whenever Max says it back, butterflies still flutter in my stomach like it's the first time.

My face contorted as my alarm went off. I reached for my phone and put it on snooze. Napabuntonghininga ako habang nakapikit pa rin. It's 5am.

"Love," I called softly as an attempt to wake him up but his hold around my waist only tightened, pulling me closer. Mas naramdaman ko ang init na dala ng kanyang paghinga sa maliit na parte ng leeg ko.

"Love, gising na."

Parang wala siyang narinig. Ganito palagi ang eksena kapag dito siya sa apartment natutulog. He would come here late at night and go home early in the morning. Kahit halos hindi pa sumisikat ang araw ay kailangan niya nang umalis. It can be quite a task to get him to wake up, though.

"Ten minutes," aniya. Hindi na 'ko umangal pa. Gusto ko rin naman talaga na magtagal pa siya rito. Ten more minutes with him wouldn't hurt.

I relished the warmth in his arms. Hindi na 'ko makatulog ulit kaya naghintay na lang ako na matapos ang sampung minuto ngunit hindi pa man umaabot do'n ay naramdaman ko na ang paggalaw niya. I noticed him pulling the lower part of his body away from me and I immediately knew why.

Nasasanay na man na 'ko pero pinapamulahan pa rin ako sa tuwing nangyayari 'to. He obviously does it as a way to... calm himself down. The first few times this happened, I was so shy yet a part of me yearned for him to make a move. These days, though... I've gotten bolder.

Marahan kong idinikit muli ang katawan sa kanya. It no longer surprised him. He just let out a helpless groan.

"Mags," he whispered in a warning tone as I felt his bulge grow harder. I didn't say anything, and after a while, he added, "If you wanna do something..."

I laughed at how suggestive his line was. Bahagya kong ibinalik sa dating pwesto ang pang-ibabang katawan bilang senyales na wala naman talaga akong ibang plano. 

"Malapit nang matapos ang sampung minuto," sabi ko. I felt Max shake his head in disapproval.

"Nope, too late."

He suddenly pulled me closer and I let out a shriek. Pinaulanan niya ako ng malalambot na halik sa mukha patungo sa tenga. Napatawa na lang ako. He stopped to look me in the eyes and my mind went blank. Ang guwapo talaga nito kahit bagong gising. Halos hindi ko na namalayan ang pagbagsak ng mga mata ko sa labi niya. He noticed and immediately thought I was doing it on purpose again.

"Why do you have to be such a tease, Maggy?"

 Before I could even react, he began to trace down my neck with his lips; his grip on my waist tightening with every move he made. Hindi nagtagal ay gumalaw pataas ang isa niyang kamay. His hand gently squeezed my breast on top of the thin silk fabric I was wearing. Mabilis na lumalim ang paghinga ko. My hips were starting to grind against him involuntarily. Nagpatuloy sa pagtaas ang isa niyang kamay upang mahawakan ako sa pisngi. He turned my head to face him and finally claimed my lips.

Our relationship has reached a certain level this past month. We've become more comfortable with each other's presence; we've learned more about each other's icks and weird habits; and then... this.

Max was on top of me in no time. I spread my legs to give him a bit more access. I couldn't help but gasp each time he pressed against me. There's something so erotic about doing something like this with our clothes on. Not that we've already done the real thing, anyway.