You want to end this?" Nickolai asked. The whole thing was just a ridiculous mess but he knew that his fiancée was feeling a lot of pressure. And maybe even getting cold feet.
"Not end end...but maybe we can...spend some time apart? A cool-off perhaps?"
"Lee Ann, I am too fucking old for cool-offs. It's either we're together or we aren't, there's no in-between."
"Ahh, so mas gusto mong maghiwalay tayo?"
Nick's patience was wearing thin. "I did not say that. Ikaw ang nagsabi n'yan. You've mentioned that word or implied that we take that route three times in the past two minutes."
"You are making this my fault when you did not even convince me to stay?"
"Are you being serious right now?" he asked her in disbelief. "Sa lagay na 'to ay hindi pa kita pinipigilang makipaghiwalay?"
He sighed. "This exchange is becoming absurd. I'll give you time to cool down, okay? Nagsalubong lang siguro 'yung init ng mga ulo nating dalawa. Hindi na muna kita guguluhin para makapagpahinga ka. Come to me when you're ready to talk."
He walked over to her to kiss her on the forehead. "Goodnight..." he said before he turned to leave.
Lee Ann stared at the place he vacated. The mansion felt cold and empty after he left. Suddenly, everything just seemed so petty – his outburst which she realized now was valid, the words she told him which she didn't mean, the empty threats...
Should I run after him—bakit ako? S'ya ang may kasalanan kasi s'ya ang nanigaw sa akin, she thought with resolve as she went up the stairs to her bedroom. She took a hot shower, blow-dried her hair, and then put on her nightshirt.
Marami pa tayong diskusyon, tampuhan, hindi pagkakaunawaang haharapin. Kung ito pa lang sumusuko ka na...
"Hindi man lang ako sinuyo..." she grumbled to herself.
Pero, paano ka naman n'ya susuyuin, eh, nagyaya ka nga ng break-up, di ba? Her mind mockingly told her.
"Kahit na, dapat hindi s'ya umuwi. Dapat dito na s'ya natulog..." she mumbled pouting. "Nandito na nga s'ya sa bahay ay talagang uuwi pa s'ya sa condo n'ya."
She rolled onto her back to stare at the ceiling.
That's emotional cheating, Lee Ann. Ginagawa mo s'yang third party by getting him involved...
"Am I cheating on him by continuously nurturing my friendship with Nicko?" she asked herself. But, she was upfront with Nicko and she was sure that he knew his place in Lee Ann's life. Or does he?
She checked her phone and saw Nick's countless phone calls and messages.
Where are you?
Why aren't you answering my calls?
I have not eaten dinner yet. Hinihintay kita.
Lee Ann Carbonel, where are you?!
Lee, you better be home in thirty minutes or else...
Lee Ann, nag-aalala na ako. Please pick up.
Lee, please, I am worried, where are you?
Nasaan ka ba, Lee Ann, at nang masundo na kita?
Baby, I'm sorry. Please pick up. Nag-aalala na ako.
Lee, answer your phone.
Lee Ann Carbonel, you better give me a call right now or I swear, I am going to report you missing!
Lee, please, hindi na kami mapakali, where are you?
Umuwi ka na, please, Lee. Hihintayin kita rito sa mansyon.
Lee, please be okay. Mamamatay na ako sa kaba.
Baby, please...please come home.
Her phone beeped and she read the message from Nicko.
Nakarating na po ako ng bahay. Sana okay ka na and I hope I was able to ease your burden. Thank you for such a memorable night...
She covered her face with her hands. "Shit, am I leading Nicko on? Is Nick right, am I emotionally cheating on him?"
She got off the bed, ran inside her walk-in closet to pull a jacket from one of the hangers, and then put it on before scribbling a note then tucking it on her door.
She took the elevator to the garage, picked up the key to her BMW M8 convertible, then got in.
"Naka-student license ka pa rin, Lee Ann," she said out loud. "You have not been making sound since yesterday..." she added as she turned the engine on.
She was banking on the fact that it was too early for traffic enforcers to be patrolling the streets of the metro. Twenty minutes later, she was inside her boyfriend's bedroom.
"Nick..." she softly called out as she sat on his bed.
There were small tiny bottles on top of his bedside table – one that says Paracetamol and another labeled Melatonin. "Nick, are you sick?" she asked touching his forehead. "Medyo mainit ka..."
Kumain ba ng dinner 'to? Dumiretso lang yata s'ya ng tulog...
"Sorry..." she said before kissing him on the lips. "Sorry because your fiancée is an immature spoiled brat..."
He stirred. "Lee..." he whispered.
"Yes, Nick...?"
He let out a long sigh and she watched her eyes growing wide as his hand disappeared inside his boxers.
Is he...is he fondling himself...?
"Lee Ann..."
She averted her face unsure if it was okay for her to be there while he was in the middle of his wet dream.
"Nick, sa labas...labas lang muna ako..." she said pushing to her feet. "Um...ituloy mo lang...'yan...see you later."
She sprinted to the door. Her hand was already on the doorknob when she realized that she was being silly. "It's not as if hindi pa kami...nag-aano..." she mumbled before she walked back to his bed and then sat down.
"You have dirty dreams about me, Nickolai Sandoval..." she said before she slapped a hand over her mouth because she couldn't stop giggling.
He let out a frustrated groan before he rolled away from her and she realized that whatever it was he was doing wasn't taking him there.
"Nick..." she gently called out lying down beside him. "Nick, are you okay?"
He whimpered in reply.
"Nick...Nick..." She shook his shoulder gently before rolling him onto his back. "Nickolai..."
Her gaze dropped to his crotch. Is he still...?
"Lee Ann, stop it right there. Masyado ka nang green-minded..." she said out loud her face flaring.
But what if he needs to...to...but, is it okay to touch him though without his permission? She quietly asked herself.
"Nick..." she called out again. "Uy, Nick..."
His hand reached for her as if he sensed that she was there. And it would have been a poignant moment had it not gone directly to cup her breast.
"Talaga naman si Atty. Sandoval..." she whispered to herself as he started squeezing. "Nickolai, are you awake?"
He sighed contentedly.
"Nick...uy..."
He did not respond and a mischievous idea started forming inside her head.
"Nick, are you really asleep...?" she asked as she sat astride him.
She was surprised and a little turned on to feel how hard he was. "Nickolai...you better be dreaming about me or else..."
His hips rhythmically lifted off the bed as if he were thrusting into her and Lee Ann's instinctive response was to languidly rub herself against him.
"Lee..." He was moaning and she knew that regardless of how erotic the whole thing was getting; they were not going to get satisfaction this way.
She got off him, took her underwear off, and freed his hardness from his boxers, before sitting astride him again.
"Nick, you better wake up now..." she said as she guided his manhood into her. "Nickolai..."
She gasped out loud as she slowly lowered herself into him. "Nick....wake up...Nick..."
His eyes fluttered open as she started to undulate on top of him. "Lee...?" he asked in confusion.
"In the flesh..." she replied before she kissed him on the lips. "Surprise..." she whispered sassily into his ear.
"Oh, I love this surprise..." he whispered back thrusting into her. "How did you get here, Baby?"
"I drove..." she answered before she pulled her nightshirt over his head.
He sat up wrapping his arms around his waist before kissing her ardently on the lips. "You can only drive if you're accompanied by a licensed driver, Mrs. Sandoval..."
"I'm sorry..." she said nibbling his lower lip. "But, I can drive into you like this, can't I?" she asked flexing her hips.
He moaned. "Yes, Baby, you can..."
"Are you...feeling better now?"
He nodded.
"Did you have...dinner earlier?"
"No, I didn't...but my fiancée is serving it scorching right now..." he whispered against her lips. "It's such a turn-on when you're on top..." He suddenly pulled her against him while driving hard into her.
She yelped in surprise before she moaned in approval. "Atty. Sandoval...you're hard-hitting today..."
"And you are being unusually playful..."
"Just turning into reality...the blistering makeup sex that I had in mind...which you failed to deliver..." she naughtily told him.
"Next time, just tell me that you want me, Baby..." he said before taking possession of her mouth. "Akin ka lang, Baby, 'di ba...?" he asked.
She nodded. "Sa'yong-sa'yo lang..."
He lowered his mouth to her beast and Lee Ann cried out in pleasure while rocking into him with renewed frenzy. When he moved to give her other breast the same attention, she knew that she was going to reach her peak soon.
"Nick..."
"Yes, Baby...?"
"I'm about to..."
He nodded doubling his efforts.
"Nick..."
"Yes...?"
"Pull out...I'm not safe..." she briefly explained.
He nodded again as he reclined her on the bed so he could thrust into her harder. She was moaning as her hands grabbed the sheets and for the life of him, he wasn't sure why he found the sight so sexy. "Baby..."
"Nick...more...please, Nick..."
He wasn't sure why the word please from Lee Ann sent his blood shooting to his penis. "Lee..."
"Please, Nick..."
Oh, fuck...He could feel his balls tightening and he knew that he was nearing his orgasm, too.
"Lee..." he called out to warn the young woman beneath him. But then she wrapped her legs around his hips while her arms wound themselves around his shoulders pulling him deeper. "Lee Ann—"
"Nickolai..." she cried out in pleasure.
"Lee, I'm—fuck..."
Her mouth was agape as she rode her climax and her eyes widened considerably when she realized that he, too, had reached his peak.
"Sorry..." Nickolai whispered. "Shit...sorry...hindi ko na...na..."
"Hugot?" she asked grinning.
He groaned. "Sorry...hindi ko sinadya...masyado ka kasing..."
"Masarap?" she asked laughing softly.
He nodded smiling.
She cupped the back of his head. "Mahal na mahal kita..." she whispered her voice breaking. "And I am so afraid to lose you, Nick..." she added as her eyes pooled with tears.
"Don't cry..." He gathered her in his arms.
"Sorry..." She sobbed. "Sorry kanina..."
"Shh..."
"I was afraid that you would choose her and the baby over me..."
He nuzzled her cheek. "That's not going to happen...tahan na..." He wiped her tears with the pad of his thumb. "Tahan na..."
"I was angry that you chose to leave..." she confided. "I thought that you would insist on staying with me..."
"Ayoko kasing mag-away tayo..."
"Sana hindi ka umuwi..." she tearfully said. "I was truly looking forward to the makeup sex..."
He stared at her before he threw his head back and laughed.
"Bakit?" she asked.
"Ikaw na baby ka, kung gusto mo ay magsabi ka lang. Hindi mo naman kailangang mang-away."
"Gusto ko lambingin mo ako kapag nag-aaway tayo."
"Umiwas lang ako kasi ayokong lumala pa 'yung sagutan natin."
"Hindi 'yan..." She pouted at him. "Minsan lang kasi, I couldn't help but feel insecure..."
"You have nothing to be insecure about. Ikaw ang mahal ko. Ikaw lang..."
"Talaga...?" she asked.
He nodded before he inhaled sharply. "Lee..."
"Sure 'yan...?" she asked biting her lip as she playfully clenched and released his hardness that was still buried inside her. "Are you already tired, Attorney...?"
"I can still probably do eight more rounds..." he said as he unhurriedly moved in and out of her.
"Hm..." She naughtily narrowed her eyes at him. "I want to test that claim..."
"You do?" He grinned.
"According to what I've read, five is the record."
"Then let's break that, shall we?" he asked before he opened her legs wider.