Mending Heart's Affliction [Phoenix Countesses: ETHEREAL MAIDENS SERIES I]

Chapter 34

Better than you

"I told you not to let anyone into my office, didn't I?"
"Kahit na! Kahit siya pa, Max! Kahit sino, wala akong pakialam!"

Galit na galit na binalibag ni Arik ang telepono matapos niyang sermonan ang kanyang assistant na si Max.

Arik had to lift me and bring me to the connecting room of his office when I couldn't get dressed anymore. Pinagmamasdan lamang kami ni Hannah the whole time habang panay pa rin ang bunghalit ng tawa ko.

Her statement was so funny that I still can't forget it. How could she say that when they weren't in a relationship? Was that some sort of a taboo experience? Gaya ng mga kinikwento sakin ni Kim at Aurora noon? Step Siblings? Yuck. Fuck it.

"Hey..."

Tiningnan ko lang si Arik na kasalukuyang inaayos ang kanyang long sleeve habang ako ay sinusuot ko ang aking bra.

I grinned at him. "Hannah's very mad. What will you do with her? She witnessed us making out, Arik."

"I would love to bail out to continue that, Celeste, rather than face her and explain. Fuck. I'm so so..." He halted and knelt in front of me to help me with what I was doing.

But I was wrong. He removed my bra again and gently licked my hard nipple and even sucked them both as he caressed it. My back arched and I moaned softly.

"Y-you're so..."

"I'm so crazy about you, Celeste. Let's bail out." He insisted again. I still haven't recovered from what he did to me.

I snorted and nodded then reattached my bra. "Should I still wear this? You are constantly removing this over and over again."

His laughter became crisp and he picked up my blouse and coat. "Don't wear it anymore. You have your coat, it's enough, baby. I'd love to see your hard nipple through your blouse."

Binato ko ang bra ko sa kanya at tumama iyon sa mukha niya. "You're so nuts."

He kissed me on the head and a firm kiss on the lips. "I'll just talk to Hannah."

"Huh? Will she be okay? Hindi ba siya aatakihin ng ano niya..." I couldn't finish what I was going to say because I didn't know the right word for that.

I just looked at him with a serious expression but there was still a trace of desire and lust in his eyes. When I looked down at his pants, I just stared when I saw the huge bulge there.

"Aren't you going to hide that? Everyone can see that outside," I said and pointed to the bulge in the middle of his pants.

He grinned and put on his coat. "This should help, baby. Don't worry, this is all yours. I'll be back in a minute. Wait for me here," pinal niyang sinabi at tuluyan nang lumabas.

I sighed and glanced at my phone. We were so busy earlier that I didn't notice Kim and Aurora's text as well as Rusty's.

Kim: Girl, are you home yet? I'm really sorry. Alam mo naman na susuportahan kita sa kung anong gusto mo basta't hindi mo ikakapahamak di ba?

Aurora: On my way to your condo with Oliver. Where are you?

To Aurora: What? And what will you do in Arik's condo? Flirting?

Aurora: Tagal ng reply ha! Mag iinom daw sila. Yun lang ang sinabi sakin

To Aurora: Arik didn't tell me anything. We are still in the office. Will let you know when we get home.
Hannah's here anyway.

Aurora: Okay! Hurry up. Miss you. Kim said you're mad at her.

To Aurora: She betrayed me.

Aurora: By being a concerned friend to a hard-headed one like you? Damn you, Celeste.