DADDY?! REALLY?!

Chapter 8

"Seth."

"Hi, baby mama," mariing bulong ni Seth sa aking tenga habang hawak pa rin ang bewang ko. Iniikot ko ang katawan ko para humarap sa kanya upang makausap s'ya nang ayos.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? Anong ginagawa mo dito? Si Simon?!"

"Hm?"

"What the heck, Seth. You're drunk." Hindi ko napigilan samaan ng tingin yung lalaki sa harap ko. He pulled me flat on him the moment I turned around kaya hindi ko kaagad s'ya nakita nang buo but I can smell the hint of alcohol on him.

"Who was that?", tanong ni Seth nang bahagya akong inilayo sa katawan nya. The flashing lights made me realize kung nasan kami kaya naman hindi ko s'ya agad sinagot at pinaikot ang mata sa paligid to see if anyone's noticing our conversation.

This is not good. Although completely focused on Tim, I can still see Sarah from here and it's only a matter of time bago nya ako mapansin. Not to mention, hindi ko alam kung nasaan si Canon. Ano bang ginagawa dito ni Seth?!

Seth grab ahold of my chin and turn my attention to him. Bumaba sya ng kaunti para itama ang mata namin.

"Who was that, Margaux?" Seth tipped his head to the side, ani mong curious sa sagot ko. At the same time, I can see how his lips thinned a little.

From this angle and what little light we have, kita ko yung pagiging droopy ng mata nya. I can also see the tinge of red on his cheeks all the way down to his neck hanggang sa makubli ito ng white shirt n'ya. 

What is this guy talking about? I need us to get out of here.

"Let's get out of here first. Hindi mo ba kita yung mga tao sa paligid?!" Kinuha ko yung braso ni Seth na naka-circle pa rin sa bewang ko at tinangka s'yang hilahin paalis ng dance floor. The people thinned down and the lights are dim enough but I don't want to risk it. 

Hinila lang ni Seth yung braso ko pabalik at ipinulupot iyon sa may leeg nya. His arms, once again, were wrapped around me. I heard the song change and Seth is still lightly swaying me, not caring na pang-rave yung atmosphere.

"Seth, ano ba? May mga kasama ako, what if they see you with me?"

"Sinong kasama? I thought it was just Sarah and Tim? Was that Tim?" bulong ni Seth sa tenga ko, his voice a lot more deeper than usual. We were so close and even with my heels, hanggang baba lang ni niya yung abot ko.

"Can we talk somewhere first?" I kept my face shoved in Seth's shirt-clad chest in hopes na walang makakapansin sa'min. Sa'kin. I could feel one of Seth's arms going up, brushing the skin that can be seen from the deep V on my back. I shivered at that.

He's warm. I don't know kung gawa ng alak but he's delightfully warm. And alcohol aside, I could smell his usual cologne. A mixture of almond and pine. A subtle manly scent that is warm to the nose. Hm, how could I have noticed this now?