Hidden Heiress

Thirty

Thirty

I woke up feeling better. Unang bumungad sa mga mata ko ay ang titig ni Lennox. The morning lights are now visible in this whole room.

"Good Morning." Bati niya sa akin. Mas lalong dumiin ang kanyang yakap sa akin.

"Morning." Sambit ko. I stayed in his arms without blinking. I love how his arms felt so perfect in my body.

"Uhm. What time is it?" Tanong ko sa kanya. He didn't move or even flinch.

"Maaga pa. I like it this way, let's stay this way." Aniya at hinalikan ang aking noo. I smiled warmly. Katahimikan ulit ang namayani sa aming dalawa.

"I'm just curious Lennox, and it's okay if you didn't want to answer this or you find it personal." Unti-unting siyang tumingin sa akin at naghihintay ng itatanong ko.

"Uhm, what is it?" I bit my lower lip to ask this personal question from him. I want to see if he's willing to share with me a glimpse of what happened to him. May idea na ako about sa hidwaan nilang mag-ama, but I still want to confirm it straight from him.

"You're using your middle name Javier, why?" Kuryuso kong tanong sa kanya. Napaayos ako ng pagkakahiga at buong atensyon ang nakatuon sa kanya. I face him.

He look at me passionately. He shifted his body so he can see me better. Dahan-dahan niya akong hinila palapit sa kanya. He let me settle on his chest, my tied hair was completely ruin. Nagbagsakan ito sa aking likod at balikat. He caress it so slowly and fix every strand of it in my ear. Parang wala siyang narinig mula sa akin, masyadong mangha ang mga mata niya habang pinagmamasdan ako sa harap niya.

"Hey, are you listening?" Then his eyes drop on my lips.

"Yeah. Uhm, nagtalo kami ni Daddy." Pauna niya sa akin.

"And then?" My brows furrowed as I listened to him.

"He wants me to take up politics since my brother are in line in business. Ako lang ang posibleng sumunod sa yapak niya." Kwento niya.

I look at him, tinitimbang ang sinasabi niya.

Napaiwas siya ng tingin at huminga ng malalim. "And since I didn't want to pursue that, nagalit siya sa akin. Lumala ang away namin hanggang ngayon." Mas lalong kumunot ang noo ko sa sinasabi niha.

"Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin kayo okay?" Tanong ko. He nodded.

"So you mean after Senior high, you didn't go back to Masbate again?" Kumpirma ko na mabilis niyang tinanguan.

He lick his lower lip and gently look at me. Napaisip ako sa sinasabi niya. If he didn't go back to Masbate, bakit binabalaan ako ng babaeng 'yun? Anong meron? Sinipat ko si Lennox na mariin ang tingin sa akin.

Mukhang wala siyang ideya sa tinatanong ko. "How about your mission? Gaano kadelikado lahat ng 'yun?" Tanong ko sa kanya.

"What do you mean by that? Of course lahat ng 'yun delikado, buwis buhay kumbaga." Clueless niyang sagot.

"Bakit?" Tanong niya sa akin.

"Wala naman, curious lang? And did you also receive death threats?" Natigilan siya sa sinabi ko at parang may natumbok akong tanong sa kaniya. The way his eyes look shock at what I am asking, screams something in me.

"That's normal in our job Keish, malalaking tao ang kalaban ng gobyerno even the most powerful terrorist and drug lords are wanted on us." I nodded while a train of thought are now occupying my mind.

Hinawakan niya ang pisngi ko at hinuli ang aking line of vision. Lumalalim na ata ang nasa isip ko. Then I smile weakly at him.

"Good for you then, that you retired. Hindi ka na ganun ka delikado?" He looks amused and nodded.

"Why? Nag-aalala ka ba sa akin?" Nahimigan ko ang saya sa tono ng boses niya.

"Of course! Anong tingin mo naman sa akin, walang pakialam sayo?" Natawa siya sa sagot ko at umiling-iling. Halatang gustong-gusto!