Kissed by Fire (Fire Series #1)

Bound by Fire (Preview)

"Hey baby.."

Kung hindi ko lang naagapan ang sarili ko, I could've slapped Nicolas on the face already!

"What the hell, Nico?" sigaw ko sa kanya at binato sa kanya ang unan na naabot ko. Malakas siyang tumawa. The audacity of this guy!

"Ang aga pa ang init na ng ulo mo. Are you on your period?" he even teased at sinabayan pa nang paggulo sa buhok ko. I swatted his hand away.

"Kung bakit ba naman kasi hindi mo na lang ako gisingin nang maayos? Kailangan talaga nakalapit ang mukha mo sa'kin?" singhal ko sa kanya, pero tumayo na rin ako. Malamang kasi ay inutusan siya ni mommy na gisingin na ako.

"I like pissing you off early in the morning better than coffee," he resumed laughing. I just rolled my eyes at that and went to my closet para makapagpalit na ako ng damit. Nico automatically turned on his back.

"Bakit ang aga mo naman ata ngayon? I mean, yeah, we're going to meet today, but anong oras pa lang, ah?" pag-iiba ko ng usapan because it's also a wonder to me kung bakit nandito na siya. It's just nine in the morning at magb breakfast pa lang kami ng family ko.

"Tapos ka na ba?" tanong niya, referring sa pagbibihis ko.

"Yep, you can turn around now," I said, and then he turned to me. Kumunot ang noo ko nang bigla siyang sumeryoso.

"What's up?" I asked curiously, crossing my arms.

He looked up at me, then sighed heavily. Sa totoo lang kinakabahan ako ah. I know Nico is acting childish most of the time, but kapag ganitong seryoso siya, I know something is not right.

"Are you still on that guy, Justin?" tanong niya.

"Uhm yeah.. I mean, 'di ba nga nililigawan niya ako?"

He breathed harshly at that. "I want you to stop seeing that guy, Millicent. I mean it."

Napataas ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya, but then I am curious as well. Ano kaya ang pumasok sa utak na naman nito?

Oh right.. He probably asked someone again to investigate. Damn it. Naging habit na talaga ng lalaking, 'to ang ipa background check lahat ng lalaking nagkakainteres sa'kin at gusto akong ligawan! Every damn time!

"What did you find out this time, Nic?" I asked disinterestedly as I braced myself for the worst. As much as I hate him doing that, I still know Nicolas won't lie about it.

"Well, it just happened that Jax is dating his ex-girlfriend, and she told me a lot of things. She even told me to tell you to be careful. That guy Justin is one hell of an asshole. Did you know what he did? He broke up with her when she refused to have sex with him." his voice is hard, and it's no brainer that he'll kill Justin.

I rolled my eyes at that. "Paano ka nakasisiguro naman na totoo 'yon? I mean, it's been a month since we started dating, and he's nothing but sweet and nice. He's such a gentleman that he will even carry my bag," I argued. It's not that I don't believe what he was told, but I won't take it right away.

Para sa'kin, mali na husgahan ang isang tao kung hindi mo naman siya kilala o napatutunayan mismo sa sarili mo na ganun nga siya.

"Wow, Millicent Iris Escoleto. Your definition of gentleman ay dahil binubuhat niya ang bag mo? I've done that during our high school days, but you never called me that," he snapped.

I gave him a bored look. "It's because we're best friends! Ano bang problema mo? You're starting to get on my nerves already, Blake Nicolas Gandia. Why is it na lahat na lang ng lalaking gusto ko ay hindi pumapasa sa'yo? I need to date too! I want a boyfriend!" I snapped back.