"Bumaba ka." malamig niyang wika sa akin, napatingin ako sa kanya.
Napatingin ako sa harapan ng tumigil ang sasakyan, binigay ng driver kay Emmanuel ang susi bago lumabas sa alis ng sasakyan.
"Umupo ka sa shotgun seat, wala akong balak magmukhang driver sa 'yo and don't think about running or escaping, I have no patience for you now." he uttered before going to the driver seat.
Lumabas ako at agad na sumakay sa upuan na katabi niya, hindi ko pa nasusuot yung seatbelt ay pinatakbo niya na ang sasakyan ng sobrang bilis. Napatili ako sa ginawa niya at kumapit ng mahigpit sa seatbelt.
"Slow down, Emmanuel! Are you going to kill us? Kung suicidal ka, huwag mo ako idamay!" sigaw ko ng nakapikit sa takot.
"Sana inisip mo 'yan noong nakipaglandian ka kay Zachary." wika niya at hindi pa rin binabagalan ang sasakyan. Tumingin ako sa kanya ng masama.
"What the fuck are you saying? He helped me dahil madudulas ako sa dancefloor. Bakit ba kailangan ko mag-explain wala namang tayo?" wika ko at tinarayan siya, nagulat ako ng walang habas niyang tinigil ang sasakyan at tinignan ako ng gulat na gulat.
"Wala namang tayo? Are you fucking nuts? After what happened to us sasabihin mong walang—"
"Kasi wala naman talaga. It doesn't mean we had sex at wala akong experience about it, It will be our way to settle together. Sex lang 'yan." I said in a matter of fact. hindi niya ata nagustuhan iyon dahil sinamaan niya ako ng tingin.
"so, I'm going to be just your boy toy?" he asked dangerously. I gulped at the way he looks at me.
"h-hindi..." nautal kong sambit sa kanya,
"I don't have a plans to be your fucking fubu as well. I want to have a serious relationship with you. I'm very much serious about us, Avella." he said, not breaking our eye contact.
"I honestly don't know how to express myself. Hindi ko alam paano ko ipapakita na seryoso ako sa 'yo at mahal kita pero I'm doing my best. I know my mistake to you and I'm willing to repay it in anyway you wanted me to." kitang kita ko kung gaano siya kaseryosong sabihin iyon.
"Gusto ko lang na bigyan mo ako ng tsansa patunayan sa 'yo na mahal kita at willing akong magbago to be deserving for you. Just give me a chance please, baby." he whispered and pull me to give me a tight hug.
I just let him hug me for a while. Tinulak ko siya ng marahan upang makita ang mukha niya. I caress his cheeks and smiles genuinely this time.
"Let's start a new chapter of us again, Manuel." I whispered.
I think he didn't expected me to say those words to him kaya mukha siyang gulat na gulat. I close the remaining distance of our face and claimed his lips. I kissed him the way I wanted too and I never get dissapointed when he kissed me with equal passion. I opened my mouth to breathe but he used it as an opportunity to explore my mouth using his tongue. My forehead creased when he stop kissing me. he started kissing my jawline, my ears, my cheeks and when it landed on my neck. I moaned his name.
"E-Emmanuel..."
"Let's get into my room. this ain't heavy tinted, i don't want anyone seeing you naked. it's for my eyes only." he whispered.
Napakabilis ng pangyayari, nasa elevator na kami ngayon. He held the back of my waist and planting small circles on it. His penthouse is in the 28th building of this premises. Nang tumigil ang elevator ay hinila niya ako palabas doon. He opened the door and pulled me to kissed him passionately. I kissed him back with equal passion.
We are in his room at tanging tanglaw lamang ng buwan ang nagsisilbing liwanag sa apat na sulok ng kwartong iyon.
He trailed his kissed from my neck down to my shoulder and the line of my collarbone. He is sucking it that I'm sure will leave marks on it for tomorrow but I don't care. He can mark me with all he wants and I will love them all. I tilted my head to give him a better access on it.
I'm very much naked infront of him and he only have his pants with him. I was sitting in his bed and tried to unbuckled his belt but he held my arms, stopping me. He unbuckled his belt and remove his pants and boxer immediately.
He turned me around and slowly tracing my body, He caress my mounds and touch my peak. I keep on moaning because of his touch.
"Bend for me, baby." he commanded and I obliged.
He poked his shaft in my entrance and I moaned. I saw him smirking because we are infront of the closet's mirror. without hesitation, he entered me fully and we both moaned each other's name.
"Avella..." he whispered and bite my ears before thrusting me deep and hard in my back.
I'm holding the mattress really tight because it feels so good. He feels so good.
"Ohhh— Emmanuel... It feels so fucking good!" I exclaimed and tried to hold his arm.
He held both of my arms and thrust in faster pace. I heard the bed creaking but I didn't give a damn about it anymore when I felt like something is building up inside me.
"I-im near... Oh gosh! I'm c-cu—"
"Let it out, baby. I'm here." and so I did. I release my juice and moaned loudly. He is still thrusting in my back while I'm laying in the bed and breathing fastly. I heard him moaned before thrusting one last time. He collapsed in my back and groaned.
"I love you so much, Avella." he whispered and plants small kisses on my back.
Umalis siya sa likod ko kalaunan kaya humarap ako sa kanya, he gets some wipes and clean me. After cleaning me, he cleaned himself too at humiga sa tabi ko sabay yakap sa akin ng mahigpit.
Nakatulog akong nakangiti habang nakapaloob sa mainit niyang mga bisig.
Nagising ako dahil sa tunog ng piano sa paligid ko, pagdilat ng mata ko ay hindi pamilyar na lugar sa akin. Napatingin ako sa paligid at naalala ang mga pangyayari. I literally blush.
Hindi sinasadyang napatingin ako sa malaking salamin na nakaharap sa akin, My hair is really messy and the hickeys all over my body is very visible. I saw my dress in the chair but I refused to wear it since it's too revealing at sira ang bandang butt area noon.
I wear my lingeries and decided to wear Emmanuel's polo last night. Lumabas ako ng kwarto at inayos ang buhok ko.I fixed it in messy bun. The piano suddenly stops and I saw Emmanuel looking intently at me while he's topless. I saw some red spot on his neck and chest. Did I do that? wtf? I started to blush and he just chuckled and goes near me.
"You look like my future wife with that polo of mine and messy hair of yours." nakataas ang isang kilay niya habang hawak hawak ang labi sabay ngiti sa akin. Namula ako roon at hinampas siya ng mahina.
"Good morning baby" he pecks my lips.
"Good morning din! I'm hungry, can we eat?" maagap kong sagot sa kanya dahil alam kong namumula ang pisngi ko ngayon.
"Yeah, it's 1 pm I'm sure you're hungry from what we do last night, you are really tired talaga." sabi niya sa akin habang tumatawa. Hinampas ko sya sa balikat at hinawakan niya naman ang bewang ko para dalhin ako sa kusina.
"Can you filter your mouth, Manuel?" I said, gosh it's embarrassing okay!
The kitchen is nice with the combination of white and black pantone. The chair is too high for me kaya hindi ko alam paano ako makakaupo doon but to my surprise, he lifts me and sits me in the chair.
"Thank you" I said but he just smile and open the oven, kanina pa pala siya nakaluto at inaantay niya lang ako magising. Naramdaman ko ang pagkalam ng sikmura ko ng maamoy ko ang bango ng niluto niya.
"You know how to play piano?" tanong ko sa kanya ng kumuha ako ng bacon.
He nodded, "When I was five my father thought me." he said and serve me a rice in my plate.
I cleared my throat.
"Nasaan ang mga parents mo? I have never seen them in Constancia." Tanong ko ulit sa kanya.
Kinuha niya ang lalagyan ng ulam na afritada at naglagay sa plato ko, napatingin siya sakin, gumalaw ang panga niya at napabuntong hininga.
"Parehas silang nasa ibang bansa, having a long vacation." he said simply.
"How about your grandfather?" I asked and taste the food he cooked. I gasped.
"Omg! It taste so good, Emmanuel!" I said excitedly and eat again.
He chuckled in my reaction.
"Thank you. He is in Auntie Ivy's house, nagpadesisyunan na doon muna siya dahil lagi ninyang namimiss si Lola." wika niya bago lagyan ulit ako ng kanin sa pinggan, napansin niya sigurong wala na akong kanin.
"Thank you!" I said cheerfully. He just smiled and continue eating his food.
"Ano want mo? Juice or coffee?" I asked,
"Juice is fine, thank you." he answered and still eating.
I served us juice and give it to him, pareho namin sabay iyon ininom at nagkatinginan habang iniinom iyon. Hindi sa malamang dahilan ay natawa kaming pareho.
He looks really warm and soft when he is smiling and laughing kaya hindi ko rin mapigilan hindi mangiti kapag nakikita ko ang bihirang senaryo na ito kung saan nakangiti o tumatawa siya.
"Kailan tayo ulit babalik sa Constancia, Manuel?" I asked casually,
He just looks at me without emotion like he's just absorbing what I've said. I smiled when he comes closer to me and hug me tightly. I also hug him back. who could ignore this giant baby, right?
"Thank you for giving me this chance. I'll promise that you'll not regret this, baby." he kisses my forehead down to my cheeks and claimed my lips. He smiled between our kisses and release me. He hugs me tightly again and I feel his face forming smiles into my neck kaya hindi ko rin napigilan na hindi ngumiti.
"I love you, Avella." he whispered to my ears and place his hands in both side of my chair and kissed me passionately.
I let myself be drawn by this golden moment of us and there is some weird feeling inside me that I couldn't determined of but its fine. All I know is Emmanuel will be now a part of my life, filling the void inside me.
Xoxo, Arabella