"I know."

Mahina itong tumawa at tuluyang lumabas ng clinic. He on the other hand stared at Grace who was busy bandaging an unconscious and wounded dog.

Valerian sighed as he stared at her very yummy ass. Paulit-ulit niyang tinatanong ang sarili. Kailan kaya niya makikitang hubad ang babae? Could he, though? Could he taint her innocent mind and corrupt it sexually?

Damn! It was a hard decision indeed. Damn fucking it. At hindi nakakatulong na madali siyang tigasan kapag malapit lang ito.

Was corrupting an innocent woman a crime?

Nang matapos ang ginagawa, nag-angat ng tingin si Grace at nagulat nang makitang nakaupo si Valerian sa sahig at nakikipaglaro sa aso niyang si Val.

The scene tugged her heart.

Valerian was wearing a tux and he didn't seem to mind that the floor was not that clean. And now she wondered, ano kaya ang ginagawa ng lalaking 'to roon?

"Aherm." Tumikhim siya nang pabiro. "May kailangan ka sa 'kin? Kumusta ang aso mo?"

Mabilis na tumayo si Valerian, saka pinagpagan ang damit. Kapagkuwan ay dumako ang mga mata nito sa tatlong box ng moon cake na nakapatong sa mesa niya. "Three boxes of moon cake," sabi nito at nilapitan ang mesa, saka ihiniwalay ang dalawang box. "One box for that kiss yesterday."

Nanubig ang mga bagang niya nang makita ang moon cake. "Eh, bakit tatlo ang dala mo? Balak mo akong inggitin, 'no?"

Since she first saw Valerian, this was the first time that he actually smiled a little. "No. I have a proposition to make." Gamit ang daliri, pinalapit siya nito. "Come here. Gusto kong malapit ka habang sinasabi ko sa 'yo 'yon."

There was no harm in obliging. Sinunod niya si Valeian hindi dahil inutos nito kundi dahil gusto ng lahat ng parte ng katawan niya na mapalapit dito. The feeling inside her was unknown and weird, yet she didn't question it because she liked it. She liked the feeling Valerian was arousing inside her.

Nang makalapit siya, nagsalita agad ang lalaki.

"My proposition is..." Hinawi nito ang ilang hibla ng buhok na nakatabing sa pisngi niya. "One box, one kiss." The tip of his finger touched her cheeks and it sent a warm sensation down to her body. "If you really crave for a moon cake, say yes. If you dislike the idea of kissing me again, say no."

Bumaba ang tingin ni Grace sa kahon na may lamang maraming moon cake. Nanunubig ang mga bagang niya. Tumingin uli siya kay Valerian, at bumaba ang mga mata niya sa mga labi nito.

She remembered the kiss yesterday like it just happened a minute ago. And maybe it was cliché to all the women out there, pero gusto niyang maramdaman uli ang naramdaman kahapon.

It was a weird and unknown sensation but it made her feel so alive.

"Mr. Volkzki—"

"Valerian," he interjected. "Just Valerian."

She gulped softly. "Valerian." His name rolled softly on her tongue. "It's a yes."

Lumiwanag ang mukha nito, saka akmang ilalapit ang mukha sa kanya pero tinakpan niya ang mga labi gamit ang kamay.

Namimilog ang mga mata na nagsalita siya. "Hindi ko alam kung paano humalik—"

"I'll teach you how."

Biglang kinabahan si Grace at lumakas ang tibok ng kanyang puso. "P-paano ba?"

"Gayahin mo lang ako."

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