When I Chase (When #1)

Chapter Twenty

Nagmamadaling umahon ako ng pool at pinunas ang kamay sa towel bago sinagot ang tawag.

"Hey," I sounded too happy.

"I think I'm outside the gate." tipid na sagot nito sa kabilang linya.

"Okay. Pupuntahan kita d'yan." ibinaba ko na ang tawag at matapos ay ibinalik ang phone sa lamesa.

I got one towel and placed it over my shoulders. Hindi na ako nagpaalam sa kabila dahil alam naman nila kung sino ang pupuntahan ko.

The guard opened the gate for me as soon as he saw me. Nagpasalamat ako at ngumiti bago lumabas. Nasa tapat ng gate ang sasakyan ni Grant. Lumabas siya nang makita ako at lumapit sa akin.

His eyes were on mine at first but he scanned the rest of my face and then frowned when he saw my body. His jaw ticked but his face remained stoic as he closed our distance.

"Nagsi-swimming na kami." masayang sabi ko sa kanya. Kumunot ang noo niya. Ngumiti ako. "And we're already drinking too."

Naalis ang pagkalukot ng mukha ni Grant at parang may naintindihan na siya. He scanned me from head to toe again and sighed before nodding. "I'm just gonna park my car."

Nang maiparada na ni Grant ang sasakyan sa tabi ay pumasok na kami sa loob. Ako na mismo ang nag-abot sa kamay niya at nanguna sa paglalakad.

Binati ng grupo si Grant nang makarating kami sa pool side. Binitawan ko ang kamay niya at napansin ang duffle bag na dala niya sa isang kamay. Naalala ko na sinabihan ko nga pala siya na magdala ng damit dahil magsi-swimming kami.

"Magbibihis ka na? Gusto mo samahan kita sa guest room?" I eagerly asked and he stiffened when I tried to reach for his bag. Iniwas niya iyon agad iyon.

He shook his head. "No, I'll ask Johan. It's his house."

Napanguso ako pero tumango na lang. I called for Johan and asked him to assist Grant.

Ibinalik ko sa upuan ang towel bago tumalon sa pool. We were playing around when Johan and Grant finally came back. Dumikit ang mga mata ko kay Grant nang bumalik siya na board shorts lamang ang suot.

It was already dark but there's enought light at the pool side kaya kitang-kita pa rin ang magandang katawan niya. He was perfectly sculpted everywhere. I couldn't stop staring at his abs and v-line. Damn.

Noelle splashed water on my face which stopped me from staring. Noelle gave me a look and I pouted. It's not my fault that Grant's this irresistible.

Pagkalapit ni Grant ay inabutan agad siya ni Nikolai ng alak. He didn't refuse and drank the contents half. Halos maubos na nga ito.

Pagkainom niya ay inaya ko na siya sa pool. Kinailangan ko pang hilahin siya bago ko napapayag. He didn't budge at my attempts but he later gave up because he knew I wouldn't.

Bigla kong naalala ang unang beses na nagkasama kami ni Grant sa pool. It was a bittersweet memory. Who knew that things would turn out this way?

My friends were now talking about our Rizal exam. I wasn't interested in the topic so I turned my attention to Grant.

"Kaya mo sa malalim?" tanong ko sa kanya. The pool's until six feet. Hindi ko na abot iyon pero kaya kong magpalutang sa tubig.