Monasterio Series 8: Nights in Casa Vallejo

Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

I lost against myself. Kahit pa paulit ulit ko sabihin sa sarili ko na hindi ako papatol kay Terrence, hindi ko rin napapanindigan. The moment I gave myself to him, I knew it was already my dead end.

And now, we're in a damn relationship. Kagaya ng gusto niya. Gusto ko rin naman at kahit pa nakakaramdam ng takot sa naging desisyon kong ito, aaminin kong masaya ako.

Maybe... trying to follow what I really want isn't that bad. I want to know what it feels like to be in a relationship with a Monasterio since women are after them.

"Hanggang kailan tayo dito sa Baguio?" tanong ko habang kumakain kami sa Sky pods dito sa Sky Terrace.

Nagyaya si Terrence ng dinner dito. After he's out for the whole day, he went back to Casa Vallejo with that idea. I have never been to this place and when we arrived an hour ago, hindi ko naiwasan tanungin ang sarili ko kung bakit hindi ko kaagad ito pinuntahan noon.

"No idea how long..." he chuckled. "Can we just stay here as long as we want?"

Natawa ako, naiiling. Nang tingnan ko siya sa mga mata ay pansin ang paghanga roon. Kung para sa akin, hindi ko alam kung sa anong dahilan. Everytime his obsidian eyes set on me, I feel the growing attraction.

"Siyempre hindi. We have our own businesses to take care of."

Huminga siya nang malalim. Mula sa plato ko ay nag-angat ako ng tingin sa kaniya. Mariin siyang nakatitig sa akin, tila pinag-aaralan ang mukha ko.

"What?" taas kilay na tanong ko.

He licked his lower lip. It shone against the light. Mas lalo iyong namula sa paningin ko. Umiling siya pagkatapos.

"Have you met any of your exes' parents before?"

Natigilan ako sa biglang tanong niya.

"Bakit mo naman naitanong iyan?" itinuon ko ang mga mata sa steak.

Inabala ko ang sarili ko sa paghihiwa no'n. Ayaw kong makita niya ang gulat sa mga mata ko dahil sa tanong niyang 'yon. It somehow made me feel uncomfortable.

"Just curious. Have you?"

Wala rin naman akong magiging lusot kahit pa hindi ako sumagot. Para bang kapag siya ang nagtanong, obligado akong sumagot at sabihin ang totoo.

"No. I haven't met any of them. Ayaw ko."

Tumango tango siya. "Is this because of your age gap issue?"

"That's the only reason I have, Terrence."

"Until now?"

I breathed out and avoided his eyes. "Until now. I mean, parents mostly mothers tend to be very strict. Lalo pa at pagdating sa relasyon ng mga anak nila. I'm worried that if they find out that I'm older than their son, they will dislike me. Kung bakit naman kasi walang nagkakagusto sa akin na mas matanda pa sa akin."

His brow raised. It seems like the last statement I said irritated him to the core.

"Are you still wishing for it to happen now that you're in a relationship with me?" he deadpanned.

Why are we suddenly talking about this? Pakiramdam ko tuloy, masiyado siyang seryoso ngayon.

"If an older man tried to court you while you're in a relationship with me, would you drop me?"