The Playboy's Assistant

CHAPTER 23

ARIES

I got nervous. I don't know why. Something is really going on!

"Anong sasabihin mo?" I asked, hiding the nervousness on my tone.

He looked at me playfully. We stared at each other for a couple of minutes.

"I want you, baby." He whispered seductively.

With that being said... my worries suddenly fade and changed into excitement. This man!

"Sakalin kaya kita diyan?" Kunwari'y seryosong tanong ko.

"Huwag ako sakalin mo, yung ano ko na lang." Pilyong sabi nito na animo'y uhaw na uhaw at hindi mo mawari ang gustong inumin.

Nilibot ko ang paningin sa kubong kinalalagyan namin. It was a nice hut, malamig at mukha namang matibay. May sarili itong banyo at mistulang room sa hotel ang loob.

"No." Pumipiling na ani ko.

Mabilis itong sumimangot at prenteng umupo sa kama. Parang batang hindi binilhan ng laruan. I leaned beside him, we stared at the ceiling.

"Xev..." I called him.

"What?" He asked.

Huming ako ng malalim bago nagpatuloy.

"What are we?" I asked out of nowhere.

Ano nga ba kami? Are we friends? Lovers?

Namutawi ang katahimikan sa paligid. Wala ni isa sa amin ang nagtangkang magsalita. Tanging buntong hininga lamang ang maririnig sa loob ng silid.

I just want to clarify my feelings. Because when he said I love you to me that day-- lagi na akong hindi mapakali. I feel so pressure, I was always thinking if what he said was true. Was it a playtime? Or was he serious?

Bigla itong tumayo at umastang lalabas ng kwarto.

"May mali ba sa tanong ko?" I tried to hide the disappointment sa boses ko.

"Wala." Nakangiting tugon nito bago tuluyang lumabas ng kwarto.

XEVERIOUS

Kaba. Hindi ko mawari kung bakit ako kinakabahan sa simpleng tganong niya. Marahil naguguluhan ako-- hindi ko alam.

Tila ba hindi ako sigurado sa isasagot ko, o baka kaya natatakot lang ako sa isasagot ko?

Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng pagmumuni-muni sa harap ng dalampasigan.

I was about to go back to the hut when my phone rung.

It was dad. Napapikit ako at napabuntong hininga bago sinagot ang telepono.

"Dad?" Walang buhay na bungad ko.

"Bumalik ka na dito!" Asik niya sa kanilang linya. "Kailangan ka ng anak mo!"

Nagpintig ang ulo ko sa aking narinig.

"Dad, wala akong anak!" I raised my tone.

"Have you checked your email? The DNA result came out positive!" He said.

Natahimik ako. Hindi ko alam kung anong dapat maging reaksiyon ko. Kasabay noon ay ang lalong pag-usbong ng kaba at takot sa puso ko. My Aries. He'll surely leave me when he find out.

No! This can't be.

ARIES

"Aries... baby."

I heard him whispered. Nakatulog na ako kakahintay sa kaniya. He looked problematic when he came back. He cuddled me from the back.