Cats and Hickeys

vi. tattoos

CHAPTER SIX
Tattoos

"Bakit ka tumatawag?!" I shouted while pulling my underwear up and then my shirt down. A pathetic attempt of covering up when he's seen everything anyway. "At saan mo nahagilap account ko?!"

Inayos ko ang upo at nilagay ang phone sa night stand. Pagkatapos ay pinindot ko ang front cam when I finally looked decent enough. From the balcony, the sunlight embraced my body with my hair swept on my shoulder. The end of my white oversized shirt sat wrinkled on my thighs.

Nakita kong sandali siyang lumipat ng pwesto nang marinig ko ang mga boses at ingay sa background.

"So many questions, sweetheart," he said broodingly and lounged on the chair, one hand running through his hair. May sumilay na namang ngiti sa labi niya. "Tell me what you've been up to seconds ago before I answer your questions."

Touching myself because of you.

Namula ang mga pisngi ko sa inisip. "Nagbibihis lang tapos tumawag ka out of the blue."

Lukas bit his lip while playing with his hair. "Hmmm, I think you're lying..."

"Anong pinapahiwatig mo?" Tanong ko. Mabuti nalang at maliwanag ako sa screen dahil sa araw, panigurado kung hindi ay makikita niya akong namumula.

"Maybe you were taking naughty pictures?"

"Gago ka ba?"

Humalakhak siya. "I don't judge. Might consider sending me one with all the hickeys I left you. Only if you want to, of course. I'm a willing spectator."

I flashed him my middle finger and he continued laughing. May sandali siyang kinausap at narinig ko ang kalabog ng pinto. "May kasama ka?" I asked.

"Just... Gabriel," tumagal ang tingin niya sa likod ng camera pero maya't maya ay binalik ang atensyon sa 'kin. "Kakaalis niya lang so I'm the only one here in our hotel room."

If my memory serves me correctly, Gabriel is their vocalist. I hugged a pillow to my body and rested my chin on it. "Your turn. Answer my questions, Lukas."

"Well, I called because I keep sending you messages but you weren't answering any of them," I left my phone in my room. I wasn't surprised that he could call because my Instagram wasn't private. It's a semi-professional account since I advertise my business there. "And your friend, Lily I think, gave me your account so..." He shrugged.

My upper lip twitched. Natandaan ko ang sinend na picture ni Lily kanina at napasapo ako sa noo. Of-fucking-course! "Nandiyan siya?!"

"She was in Mateo's room. Baka umalis na. Hindi ko alam," sagot niya at lumipat muli ng pwesto. Ngayon ay nakahiga siya sa kama. "Mateo's smitten so your friend might be hanging around often."

Minasahe ko ang ulo ko at iniisip na ang sasabihin kay Lily mamaya. That bitch. She knows that I'm strict with my contacts! Especially with one-night stands and flings! Hindi ko alam kung pinapahamak ako nitong kaibigan ko or she's acting like cupid again because the last time she did this, Evie and Stella became inseparable. They are doomed in the first place and I don't want that!

"You do know how one-night stands work, right?" I asked.

I don't even have to ask if he's experienced because I had my answer last night. Pretty sure he's the type to fuck-and-go so why bother contacting me again? Even if I considered that I'll bend my own rules for him, I'm not a hundred percent sure why he'd still want me.

He raised his eyebrows as if I'm joking. "I think?"

"Okay, so bakit mo pa rin ako kinukulit?"

"Hindi pa ba klaro ang sinabi ko kanina? I wanna see you again." He smiled.