“Ilang beses ka na bang tinaboy at ni-reject noon pero go ka pa rin. Kuya, how stupid could you get?”
Hindi ko kinausap si Athena matapos kong marinig ang mga salitang iyon. I was just busy fixing my laguge habang siya ay paikot-ikot sa tabi ko, taking a picture of herself every now and then. Napapailing na lang ako. Kung tutuusin naman kasi ay tama siya. Hindi ko na mabilang kung ilang beses na akong tinanggihan ni Hera. Ilang beses ko na siyang inayang magpakasal pero sa tuwina ay NO lang ang sagot niya. Wala siyang sinasabing rason, basta ayaw niya lang. Hindi naman ako sumusuko. Hangga’t kasama ko siya – kahit na tanggihan niya ako ng ilang ulit ay hindi ako tumitigil. That’s one thing about the Vejars, we are very persistent.
“Saan ka nga ba ulit pupunta, Kuya?” Athena, now sat on my bed. She crossed her legs and eyed me with her beautiful blue violet eyes. She smiled. She flipped her hair and waited for my answer.
“Korea. I’ll be there for about a week.” I smiled at her. “Pero magpapaalam muna ako kay Hera. Kapaag hindi siya pumayag, I’ll stay.” Athena rolled her eyes.
“Ayoko talaga sa Hera na iyon. Ang arte niya. You’ve been asking her mula pa ang noong nasa ospital sila ng mga pamangkin ko. Hanggang ngayon, nakalabas na siya at lahat, ayaw pa rin niya. Anong gusto niyang mangyari, nganga ka forever sa kanya? Kuya! Maghanap ka na ng iba!” Sigaw niya pa sa akin. I just shook my head. Hindi naman ganoon kadaling kalimutan si Hera. Kung kaya ko at kung madali lang iyon, sana noon pa lang unang beses na nagkahiwalay kami ay nagawa ko nga. I’m only huma, tumikim na rin naman ako ng iba but there’s something about Hera that I just couldn’t let go and forget. I love her dearly. I love her with all my heart and I have fallen more in love with her because of the twins.
Dalawang buwan na rin ang nakaraan mula nang makalabas si Hera sa ospital kasama ang kambal namin. They were now staying in the Apollo Consunji mansion at doon ako pupunta bago ako umalis patungong Korea. I said goodbye to Athena. Until the last minute sinasabihan niya akong humanap ng iba. Iling na lang ang isinagot ko sa kanya. Habang pababa ako ng hagdan ay nasalubong ko naman si Zeus. Napansin ko na nangingitim ang kaliwang mata niya at may pasa siya sa pisngi. My eyes widened.
“Anong nangyari sa’yo?” I asked him. Tiningnan niya ako nang mariin at saka umiling.
“Consunji women punches like Manny Pacquiao. Mag-ingat ka kay Hera.” Tinapik niya ang balikat ko at saka nilagpasan ako. I just shook my head. Lumabas na ako ng mansion para sumakay sa kotse ko. I was driving swiftly. I was very excited upon seeing my twins and of course their mother. Hindi man kami magkasama ay lalo ko lang siyang minamahal. I was smiling while driving. Fifteen minutes later, narating ko ang mansion ng mga Consunji. Sinalubong agad ako ng isang maid nila Hera. I asked her where Hera was and she told me that she was in the gazebo with the twins. Doon agad ako nagpunta. I saw her standing while carrying one of the twins. She was – I think bottle feeding the other while Ares was on the side carrying the other boy.
“Kapag lumabas na iyong baby ko, I’ll teach him how to ride a bike.” Narinig kong wika ni Ares. Natawa naman si Hera.
“Ano iyang anak ninyo ni Bathseeba, super hero? Paglabas naglalakad na at nagsasalita? Ares, you must think of a name first.” Napahagikgik si Hera. “Nagpa-check up na ba kayo ni B? Ang laki na ng tyan niya, four months palang iyon.”
“Triplets nga kasi.” Sagot ni Ares sa kapatid niya. I cleared my throat. Noon lamang sila napatingin sa akin. Ares smirked at me. Tumayo siya habang hawak ang anak ko. Lumapit ako sa kanya at kinuha ang baby. I smiled when I saw Apollo Simoun sleeping soundly. Iniwan niya kami ni Hera. Hera looked at me.
“Late kaya yata.” Biglang sabi niya.
“Bakit, hinahanap ba ako ng aking reyna?” Tudyo ko sa kanya. Gumalaw si Apollo. She was looking at us.
“Palit tayo, Hades.” Sabi niya. Inilapag ko muna si Apollo sa crib tapos ay kinuha ko si Achilles sa kanya. She carried Apollo in her arms and swayed him a little bit. “Hindi kita hinahanap, iyong mga bata. Hinahanap ang amoy mo. Tanga.” Naiinis na naming wika niya. I just smiled. I missed her being mean to me. I want her to bitch out on me again pero hindi pa ngayon, matagal pa siguro – siguro hanggang sa maibalik ko ang tiwala niya sa akin. I know Hera got scared when I tried getting her back. Dapat talaga ay hindi ko pinairal ang pride ko.
“I’m so in love with the kids.” Nakangiting sabi niya.
“Sa akin ba?” Tudyo ko na naman sa kanya. She just rolled her eyes.
“Kumain ka na ba?” Tanong niya pa.
“Kailan ka ba papayag magpakasal sa akin?” Ganting-tanong ko.
“Hindi naman ‘yan ang tanong ko.” Naiinis na wika niya.
“At hindi mo rin naman sinasagot ang tanong ko sa’yo. I’ve asked that question for like am hundred times and you kept on saying no. Why Hera? Explain.”
Ibinaba niya si Apollo. “Tanungin mo ulit ako.” Sabi niya. Ngumisi ako.
“Will you marry me?”
“No.” she said flatly. Napatiim ang mga bagang ko. Bigla naming umiyak si Apollo na para bang galit na galit. Napatingin kami ni Hera sa crib. She carried him again. Pilit na pinapatahan ang bata pero hindi ito tumitigil. Kinuha ko sa kanya ang baby and as if on cue, he stopped crying. Muli siyang natulog.
“See, even your son doesn’t like it when you say no. Why do you keep on saying no, Hera?” Tanong ko sa kanya.
“Dahil ayoko Hades. Hindi ba madaling intindihin iyon?” Mukhang mainit na naman ang ulo niya. Umiling na lang ako. Dahan-dahan kong inilapag ang baby sa crib at saka muling lumapit sa kanya. She was just looking at me. Nang makalapit ako ay hinapit ko ang kanyang baywang papalapit sa akin. I buried my face on her neck and nibbled her sensitive spot in there.
“Hades…” She moaned my name.
“Mahal na mahal kita, Hera. Hindi ako susuko hangga’t hindi ka um-oo sa akin. I love you. I wanna marry you.”
“Whatever, Hades.” Pagkasabi niya niyon ay tiningnan ko siya sa mga mata. I slowly bent down to claim her lips. Wala naming pagtutol na mababakas sa kanya. She kissed me back in a way that I can feel how much she misses me. Hinawakan ko ang kanang kamay niya at saka hinatak siya para mas makalapit sa akin. My body aches for her. We haven’t been intimate for so long and I wanted to take her here and now – but I remembered our two little princes sleeping soundly on the side. If I take Hera now, she’ll scream my name and everyone inside the mansion will know what I’m doing to her.
Nang maghiwalay kami ay pareho kaming kapos sa hininga. She was eyeing me. I was eyeing her lips. Maga na iyon. I grinned. Bahagya pang nakaawang mga mga labi niya na para bang nagsasabi na gusto niya pa.
“You want more?” I asked. “Marry me.”
“Oh, please, Hades Vejar! Horny lang ako pero hindi pa rin ako magpapakasal sa’yo! Panget!” In one swift move she was in my arms again. I kissed her lips, I savored the moment. I’ll miss her.
“Mawawala ako ng one week. Nagpapaalam ako kasi baka, ma-miss ko ako.”
“Huwag kang mag-alala. Hindi kita ma-miss.”
“You’re hurting my feelings, love." Napapatawang sabi ko. She made a face.
"Saan ka pupunta?" Hinaplos ko ang mukha niya.
"I'll be in Korea for a week. Tatawag ako palagi, my queen. I'll miss you." I kissed her again. Everytime that I kiss her, she kisses me back at natutuwa talaga ako. Nararamdaman ko kasi na unti-unit nang bumababa ang yelo na ipinalibot niya sa kanyang sarili. I was just grinning. "Mag-iingat ako, my queen. I'll come back, and when I do, I'll marry you. I love you, Hera..."
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One week later...
I was inside a black SUV. Kababalik ko lang galing ng Korea at tulad noong umalis ako, gustong-gusto ko nang makita ang mag-iina ko. I missed them - lalo na si Hera. Araw-araw akong tumatawag noong nakaraang linggo para lang makausap siya. One time I fell asleep while talking to her on Skype. Kinabukasan nang tingnan ko ay nag-leave na lang siya ng video message. Napapailing na lang ako. Alam ko naman na mahal pa rin ako ni Hera, ramdam ko. They way she kissed me back bago ako umalis, alam na alam ko. Pati na rin ang pag-aalala niya sa akin. Hindi ko na lang talaga maintindihan kung bakit ayaw niyang magpakasal sa akin. Why does she keep on insisting that she didn't want to marry me when in fact I know that she wants to marry me so bad?
"Sir, nandito na tayo." Sabi ng driver ko. Sa mansion ako sa Tagaytay tumuloy. Pagod na pagod ako at kahit na gusto kong puntahan ngayon si Hera ay hindi ko magawa. Magbabyahe na lang ako nang maaga bukas para bago siya gumising ay naroon na ako sa tabi niya. I smiled again. I missed her. Alam kong miss na rin niya ako. Alam kong gusto niyang sabihin iyon sa tuwing kausap ko siya pero hindi niya lang ginagawa dahil nahihiya siya. Ma-pride ang babang minahal ko at tanggap na tanggap ko iyon.
I went inside my mansion. Katahimikan pa rin ang sumalubong sa akin. Iniisip ko na lang na isang araw, maiuuwi ko na rito ang mag-iina ko at magkakaroon na rin ng ingay ang mansyong ipinatayo ko para sa amin ni Hera. Umakyat ako sa itaas at saka nagtuloy sa silid ko. Habang naglalakad ay nakaamoy ako ng kung anong mabango - aromatic roses - or something like that. Ipinilig ko na lang ang aking ulo. Naisip ko na baka naligo si Manang Sadra at dumaan kanina dito sa hallway bago ako dumating. Nang nasa tapat na ako ng silid ko ay binuksan ko iyon. Of course, I was expecting my boring bed and a dark room but my mouth parted when I saw my bed full of red roses. The room was lighted by scented candles.
Bigla ay naisip ko si Zeus. I was so sure that he is the mind behind this fiasco. I was about to call him when the door behind me closed. Napatingin ako sa banding gilid at ganoon na lang ang pagkagulat ko nang makita ko si Hera Consunji.
Hera Consunji was standing beside me. She was wearing a red lingerie with matching stripper stockings. Her hair was all around her face and yet she looked as sexy as hell. I could feel my member getting hard. Sumisikip ang pants ko. Napansin kong may hawak na whip si Hera. Inihampas niya iyon sa sahig. It made a sexy sound. I was just staring at her. She was biting her lips which is covered with bloody red lipstick whis is so sexy.
"Welcome home, Mr. Vejar." Even her voice is sexy. Habang tinitingnan ko si Hera ay wala akong naiisip kundi sex. Spell sex - H.E.R.A. I swallowed hard.
"Hera... fuck, baby." Iyon lang ang nasabi ko. She whipped the floor again. She was wearing stilletos. She was very sexy tonight. Kung ganito ang sasalubong sa akin sa gabi-gabing uuwi ako - walang problema!
Lumapit siya sa akin. Lumalakad naman ako palayo sa kanya. Huminto siya tapos ay itinulak ako sa kama. Half of my body was lying, half of it was sitting. she straddled me. I could smell her. She smells heavenly.
"I missed you, Mr. Vejar." Sabi niya sa akin. I just grinned.
"I missed you too, Ms. Consunji." She grinned back and kissed my lips. Her lips tastes like candy. I opened my mouth to let her tongue in. I love this bitchy version of my queen. My hands started roaming around her body. I was feeling so so so hot and I wanted to take her there and then. My lips traced the outline of her jaw, down to he neck down to that mid part of her cleavage. She was purring like a kitten. My hand was about to explore her insides when she pushed me away again.
"Not yet." Sabi niya. Lumayo siya at may kung anong kinuha sa drawer ko. I saw a pair of red handcups. She was grinning at me again. "Hands together." Sabi niya. Sumunod ako. "Oh no..." She said sexily. "Take your clothes off first --- oh no..." Again she said. "I'm gonna rip your clothes off." And she did. She ripped my Lacoste shirt apart and licked my neck - literally licked my neck. Napaungol ako. Pinatayo niya ako tapos ay siya pa ang naghubad sa pants ko. I was wearing a tight black boxer briefs. Her bit her lip when she saw how hard I was.
"Someone's excited..." She almost said those words like she was a purring cat.
"Oh my god." Iyon lang ang tangi kong nasambit. Hera grinned at me. Ipinosas niya ang mga kamay ko tapos ay itulak ako pahiga sa kama. I am very excited. I was waiting for her to do the next move. Umupo siya sa tyan ko at saka ngumisi. I could see all of her from where I was. She was smiling sexily.
"You know, I was very naiinip sa one week na wala ka. Besides the fact that I'm very horny, I missed you and I want you to ask me again. But I'll say no again. You see, dear, it's like a game. You keep on chasing me, I'll decline you and yet, you'll fall even more in love with me."
"Oh baby..." I moaned when I felt her hand on my thing. She was massaging it. I was biting my lip. Hera was torturing me with this sweet madness.
"I was just, scared that you might leave again." She said. She took my thing out of my boxers and started stroking it. While she was doing that - nakatuon ang buong pansin niya sa akin. "Hades, mahal kita. I only pushed you away because I thought that I won't be ab;e to give you kids. I know how selfish I was back then, but i wanted your happiness na kahit na masaktan na lang ako, okay lang sa akin basta makita kitang masaya. Then while I was in L.A. I found out I was pregnant. I was so darn happy. Hindi lang iyon, I didn't know they were twins."
Her hand was stroking my shaft - giving me that familiar feeling of pleasure and agitation. I was biting my lower lip. How can she say all these things to me while pleasuring me.
"Fuck!" I hissed. Hera went down on me. She put my shaft - all of it on her mouth. Napapapapikit ako. I could see her head going up and down.
"Then..." She said. My eyes widened when I felt her throat. She choked a bit - she even coughed but she continued doing that.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Hera! Fuck!"
"You're delicious, my king." Sabi niya pagkatapos. She licked her lower lip. Napapikit ako. Fuck! I cannot touch her. She put me again inside her mouth. Panaka-naka ay nagsasalita pa rin siya.
"Then you said, na gusto mong maramdam mong mahal kita, na ako naman ang gumawa ng paraan."
"Hera... Hera stop! I'm going to come!" I screamed. She looked at me.
"This is my way of pursuing you, Hades." Sabi niya. "I love you." She said in an emotional tone. Again, she swallowed all of me.
"I'm co-coming!" Nanginginig ang boses ko. And I did. I came inside her mouth. She kept on stroking me with her tongue. It felt so good. Pakiramdam ko ay nakarating ako sa cloud nine. Hindi nagtagal ay tumigil siya. Tumabi siya sa akin. Pinagmasdan ko siya. There was a hint of smile on her face. Kumuha pa siya ng tissue para ipunas sa labi niya.
"Are you trying to kill me, woman?" I askied her. She looked at me.
"No... why would I do that? Kawawa naman ang mga anak natin." Natatawang sabi niya. "I love you, Hades. Takot lang ako pero mas takot akong mawala ka." Sabi niya. Napangiti ako. Muli ay naupo siya sa tyan ko. She bent down again and licked my nipples. I was biting my lip. I was being consumed with the pleasure she was giving me.
Her lips traced my abdomen, down to my waist and there again. I closed my eyes with the pleasure. I was feeling so hot.
"Hades, I'm putting you inside me." Wika niya. I saw that grin on her face again and as she was putting my shaft inside of her. I saw tears coming down from her eyes. She was moving with so much swiftness and urgency.
"Ang sarap!" Narinig kong wika niya pa. Napangisi ako. I'm getting harder and harder. That feeling was building up inside of me. Yumuko pa si Hera habang gumagalaw siya para hagkan ako. Paminsan-minsan ay humihinto siya. Damang-dama ko siya. I wanted to be buried inside of her forever. I won't mind and I know that she wouldn't too.
"H-aades... I'm coming down!" Sabi niya sa akin.
"Unlock me, baby." Utos ko sa kanya. Saglit siyang humito para kunin ang susi ng posas ko and when I was free ako naman ang naging dominante. We exchanged positions. Siya naman ang nasa ilalim. I was still inside of her. Kinuha ako ang neck tie na nakasabit sa may bedside table at saka ipinalupot iyon sa mga kamay niya. I tied her up.
"Ohhh, fuck, Hades." Sabi niya nang gumalaw ako. "You're filling me up. It's so fucking good! ahhh!"
I kept on moving. I felt her insides contracting. Nakaawang pa nang bahagya ang mga labi niya. Para bang sabik na sabik siya. She gave out a long sexy moan. I knew that she came that moment, pero hindi pa ako tapos. Itinayo ko siya.
"Get on all fours, baby." I ordered and she obeyed. I am the dominant now. I blind folded her and I started thrusting inside of her. She was just moaning and groaning out of pleasure. I was feeling her, filling her up, savoring this moment until we both came.
We collasped in the bed - side by side - we both have smiles on our faces. Her eyes were closed.
"I was so scared when Venus shot you. Akala ko mawawala ka na." I caressed her face. Uminulat niya ang kanyang isang mata.
"I was scared too. But then, I survived and here we are." Wika niya pa. She grinned. Mula sa loob ng bra niya ay may kinuha siya doon. I saw a beautiful silver band with little diamonds around it. Nagtatakang napatingin ako sa kanya.
"Hades Vejar. I know I can be a bitch and all that, but would you mind, if you marry this bitch and be hers forever? You have two options, say YES and you get your happy ending or say YES and you'll have me."
I pulled her closer. How can I say no? "Do I have another option?" I said before kissing her.
"Answer me first." Pinigil niya ang halik ko. Iginalaw ko ang mga kilay ko.
"Yes, Hera Adriana Consunji. I will be yours forever. Hera and Hades till eternity."