The Set-Up Wedding [PUBLISHED BY PINK AND PURPLE]

SUW III - 19

19

            Pagkababa ng sasakyan napansin agad ni Ellen ang Christmas decorations sa buong mansyon. Napaisip tuloy siya kung binalik na ulit ni Jude si Yaya Lourdes sa mansyon. But to her disappointment, walang katao-tao sa loob ng mansyon. Nakita niya na nagsipag-alisan na rin ang mga sasakyan na lulan ng mga guards, maging yung sinakyan nila kanina na kotse.

            “Sit,” utos nito sa kanya kaya naman umupo na lang siya sa sofa na parang masunuring bata. He stood and looked at her like a specimen.

            Problema nito at hindi pa nagtatanggal ng shades? nguso ni Ellen.

            Siya namang tanggal ni Jude ng shades.

            Damn. He shouldn’t have.

            The handsome eyes pierced her. No more sweetness within the eyes, predator look na.

             “No one should know about our conflict,” panimula nito. “Kung nanlamig ka na sa akin dahil sa mga nangyari, well, I’ll take that.” Umupo ito sa isang solohang sofa sa bandang kanan ng mahabang sofa na inuupuan ni Ellen. “But then, as I said, there will never ever be any annulment.”

            “B-Bakit? Gusto mo na nasa isang bubong lang tayo kahit na sinusustentuhan mo pa yung anak mo?”

            Napatingala na naman ito. “Napakahirap mong paliwanagan talaga, hmm? He’s not my son. Can’t you just believe me?”

            “You are just saying that to bring us back.”

            “So if anak ko nga si Mikey, why is it such a big deal to you?” maagas na sandal nito sa sofa. “We are married! Legally married. So what’s the problem with you?”

            “All that I’m saying is, panindigan mo sila.”

            “Blahblah!” Tumayo na ito. “You just don’t love me!”

            Napatitig siya dito. He wasn’t getting weak. Tila lalo pa siya nitong natatakot kaya siya ang nakakaramdam ng panghihina.

            “You are…” napayuko si Ellen, “..wrong about that.”

            He turned and grinned down to her. “Thanks for the correction. Then perhaps, you don’t feel the way as much as I do.”

            Tiningala ito ni Ellen. Jude walked closer to her seat. And again, he did his signature part-his-legs-over-her-lap-push-her-to-the-back-rest moves.

            “You don’t feel this as intense as I do.” Jude licked his lips sexily. “Kumbaga sa temperature, you’re on 37 degrees Celsius while I’m on 100 degrees. So I’ll help you intensify your feelings.”

            Itutulak na sana ito ni Ellen palayo, kaya lang naunahan na siya ni Jude. He held her shoulders in a tight grip and lunged forward to kiss her lips.

            Humiwalay din si Jude sa kanya agad. “You’re still on 37 degrees.” Humalik pa ulit ito sa kanya. Convincing, persuading until Ellen gave in to it again. She wrapped her arms around his neck.

            “80 degrees,” bulong nito sa kanya between the fiery encounter. Nakaupo na ulit sila, magkayakap lang but then technically, naked. Ellen just breathed deeply, almost panting as she rested her chin on his shoulder, halos nakatingala lang siya, her eyes are droopily sexy.