How Do We Live?

Chapter 22: Oncogenes

"Fuck." Naalimpungatan ako ng marinig ang mahinang mura galing kay Rahim. I felt him move across the bed to reach his phone na tumutunog dahil sa ni-set niyang alarm. I wrap the comforter to myself more and grab another pillow ng maramdaman siyang tumayo. I took a small peek at him at ang malapad niyang katawan ang una kong nakita.

His oozing six packs abs, tan and broad steel-clad chest, magulong buhok at ang malinis niyang mukha na walang salamin. I close my eyes once again ng maramdaman ang pag-galaw niya only to find him again in front of me face to face. I feel like a mess after being set by his eyes. Naramdaman ko ang kirot sa ibaba ko ng bahagya akong gumalaw and a small chuckle came out of him. Para namang binugahan ng init ang magkabilang pisnge ng ma-realize kung bakit siya natawa.

"Good morning." He huskily said and come down to give me a quick kiss. Agad naman akong nahiya ng ma-realize na hindi man lang ako nakapaglinis kagabi and I probably reak of the smell of my sweat just by thinking how hot we did it last night. Pakiramdam ko ay nangamatis ako just by the thought of how we did it last night! Jesus! We are getting addicted to it!

"I need to prepare. Ace and I have a lot of things to do. Will you be okay here? Your classes will start tomorrow." He said at parang nadismaya ng ma-realize na magsisimula na ang klase bukas.

"I'll be fine. I'll go drop by the mall later to buy some stuff." I said at nanatiling nakahiga sa kama namin. He nod slightly before reaching his glasses and giving me one last kiss before finally going to the shower. Inayos ko ulit ang comforter ko at inabot ang phone ko to check if there are updates regarding the class tomorrow.

We really enjoyed Bali. The whole stay there is magical and almost vivid in my memories. We talked about a lot of things, about his family, his studies, we even talked about his blog and he let me read some of his entries. It feels like he bare himself there infront of me while we cherish our time together. Kwinento ko rin sa kanya ang buong nangyari sa akin noon regarding my traumas. I also talked a lot about Kuya Dom and how they would clash if they ever met each other because they are the total opposite of one another.

I think I should go to Kuya today since I'm going to start my classes tomorrow. Tama, iyon na lang ang gagawin ko.

Of course, I was embarassed of how our first night sleeping together went. Eventually, Rahim asked me multiple times the next day on how I feel and if I liked what we did. Of course I do! I'm just embarassed on how I react on his every touch! Besides, even though we try to surpass the sudden physical attraction that emerged between us, we just... ended back to bed... doing it.

After finally having the strength to get out of bed, despite being sore down there, ay ipinagtimpla ko na si Rahim ng kape at nagluto ng light breakfast just so he would fill himself before going out and exhausting himself with all the things he need to do.

Netong mga nakaraang araw ay sobrang naging busy siya lalo pa ng mag-simula na ang taon niya bilang fourth year law student. Naging triple yata ang workload niya at super in demand siya sa school niya. I know Rahim is one of the best student of his batch, kaya rin naririnig kong madaming offer sa kanyang part-time work sa mga firms netong mga nakaraang linggo. I"m so proud of him of course! Sino ba namang hindi, kung ang boyfriend ko ang isa sa mga inaabangang attorney in the making ng bansa.

The thing is because of this, mas madalang na kaming magkasama netong mga nakaraang araw. He would leave early in the morning and arrived almost past seven in the evening, maswerte na ako kung wala siyang kailangang tapusing readings o natapos niya na ng maaga ang mga kailangan niyang gawin, but most of the time he's still busy doing school works after he arrived. We osometimes make love after all of his works pero kung sobrang pagod siya ay natutulog na lamang kami.