Her Butler...His Princess (kilig, luha at saya ng umiibig Book 5)

Dinner with the Escobar's (part 4)

"The second sleep over," si Xein ang sumagot. Inunahan na nya si Brent na magpaliwanag dahil obvious na parang pina-palala ni Brent ang sitwasyon kapag ito ang nagsasalita. "The light was turned off---"

Umarko na naman ang kilay ni Zeig.

"Brown out, okay!" paliwanag naman ni Xein.

Napailing si Zeig kasabay ng sarcastic na ngiti, 'brown out my ass,' sabi sa isip ng binata.

"Believe it or not pero brown out talaga." Naiinis na kumbinsi ni Xein kay Zeig. "May bagyo, remember?" tumaas pa ang isang kilay ni Xein habang nakatingin kay Zeig.

"It was kind of romantic actually," sabi naman ni Brent. "Candle lights habang malakas ang hangin sa labas. We don't need to turn the aircon on kasi malamig na and those candle lights and the breeze of cold air from outside set the romantic mood."

"It's not that romantic!" irap ni Xein kay Brent. "Bumabagyo nga anong romantic sa pina-pagpag ng hangin yung salamin na bintana ng bahay mo?" inis na sabi pa ng dalaga.

"Why are you acting like you hated everything that we did?" bahagya nang nainis si Brent sa ikinikilos ni Xein. "Why it appears to me you're denying everything that has happened that evening in front of them."

"I don't usually agree with you brother," nakangiting sabi ni Zeig sa kinakapatid na si Brent. "But I felt the same way," bumaling si Zeig kay Xein pagkatapos. "So, tell us, Xein, why are you denying it exactly?"

"I am not denying anything," ikinumpas pa ni Xein ang dalawang kamay. "Why are you making things so complicated?" tanong ng dalaga kay Brent. Tapos ay bumaling sya kay Zeig, "and why can't you listen to me?"

"Oh, so, is this some kind of 'his word against yours', is that it?" ipinahalata ni Zeig na hindi effective ang ganung taktika kung yun ang plano ni Xein just so she could convince him to believe her words and not Brent's. What Zeig wants is the honest truth, kung ano ba talaga ang nangyari nang gabing iyon habang magkasama sina Brent at Xein at hindi yung kumbinsihin sya ng dalaga na 'ganito ang nangyari' para ibahin lang ang judgment nya sa mga naganap.

"Are you going to let me explain or you will just continue to judge me? And you're judging from your god-brother's stories by the way and not my side of the story." Disappointed nang sabi ni Xein.

'Exactly my point,' pero sa isip lang sinabi iyon ni Zeig. Sa halip ay sinabi nyang: "Alright, fine." Itinaas pa ni Zeig ang dalawang palad na parang sinasabi nyang: 'I give in.' nagsalita ulit si Zeig, "I'll bite," humalukipkip ang binata at diretsong tumingin kay Xein. "What's your side of the story?" sabi ni Zeig kasabay ng bahagyang tango at pag-kunot ng noo.

"Do you really wanna hear it or---"

"What's your side of the story?" seryosong tanong ulit ni Zeig kay Xein.

"There's a storm," umpisa ni Xein. "We were halfway watching the movie called When Harry met Sally---"

"When Harry met Sally?" umarko na naman ang isang kilay ni Zeig, sensyales na magkahalong amusement at inis ang nararamdaman nya. "Nice choice, Chicklit movie. Friends who realized they loved each other after so many years of denying it." sarcastic na sabi ulit ni Zeig habang naka-ngiti ng sarcastic din. To notion the fact na parang si Brent si Harry at si Xein naman si Sally. "Didn't we watch that movie also?" tanong ni Zeig sa dalaga to notion naman na 'he used to be Harry and Xein was his Sally not Brent's'. "Twice, in fact." isinenyas pa ni Zeig ang dalawang daliri. "And both times we were---"

"Are you gonna let me finish?" putol ni Xein kay Zeig. "Or you will continue to interrupt and judge me?" naghahamon na ang tono ng dalaga at kung hindi magbibigay si Zeig ay lalayasan na nya ang mga ito.