Rainbows After the Rain (Fuck and Forget Series #1) Published Under Pop Fiction

40.

Wet

"L-lumayo ka nga!"

Tinulak niya ako at mabilis siyang dumaan sa ilalim ng braso ko. He ran fast while holding both of his cheeks.

Natawa nalang ako bago mabilis na sumunod dito, pagkatapos i-check kung locked na ang pinto.

I opened the the door in my passenger seat. Nang pumasok siya ay umikot na ako sa driver seat at nilagay ang blueprint sa dashboard.

"How did you came here earlier? Commute?" I asked while putting my seatbelt.

I opened my playlist in Spotify. I Bluetooth it in my apple car play so we can listen to music while driving back. Hinintay kong matapos siya bago ko minaniobra ang kotse. I caught him taking a picture of Frieza's stuff toy in my dashboard but I just let him be.

"Zero fetched me in our house. My car is still in the repair shop pa kasi. And it's been there for three days now. I think they'll send it back tomorrow."

Napangiti ako. No wonder he has his own car now. He's an Engineer. Successful and young. But for some reason... I didn't like it.

Because it means he already has his own money now. Which means... I sighed. He's no longer going to depend on me. Hindi niya na wawaldasin ang pera ko dahil may pera na rin siya. Hindi niya na... sisimotin ang yaman ko. Para sa kaniya pa naman ang pagtatrabaho at pagpapayaman ko...

He always do that before. But now he already has his own savings. Hindi na siya dedepende sa akin. Hindi niya na ako hahayang sumagot sa lahat. Kaya niya na ang sarili niya. Kaya niya ng mag-isa. Hindi niya na ako kailangan. I sighed again. That left a heavyweight in my heart.

Napanguso akong parang bata. I kind of miss...taking care of him.

"P-pero kung gusto mo akong ihatid araw-araw, kung hindi conflict sa schedule mo..."

Mabilis pa sa alas kwatro akong napalingon kay Kaede nang magsalita ito. Umawang ang labi ko habang nanlaki ang mata niya sa bilis ng paglingon ko.

"Of course not!"

He adjusted his sexy butt on his seat uncomfortably as he straightened his back and looked away. Hinaplos niya ang batok.

"O-okay lang sa akin... At least, makakasave ako ng gas... Mahal ang gas eh..." he reasoned out.

Kinagat ko ang ibabang labi at binuksan ang bintana sa gawi ko. Pinatong ko ang siko sa bintana at napahawak sa labi. I ran my tongue in the insides of my cheeks. Damn. You really know how you would make me stop sulking huh?

Bumalik na ulit ang sigla ko. I was whistling the familiar song that was playing on the background. I remembered that time when I sent him home and Passenger Seat by Stephen Speaks played.

I smiled and shook my head. Sinulyapan ko si Kaede na nakangiti rin habang nakaside-view sa akin at nakatingin sa labas ng bintana. Naaninag ko ang matangos nitong ilong.

He was humming the lyrics of the song as well. He looked... happy and satisfied.

"What do you want? Drive thru or take out?"

"Dine in..."

Tumikhim ako. Hinaplos ko ang tenga, pigil na pigil ang ngumisi. You want to be with me longer huh? I like that Kaede. I am too...

Huminto ako sa Meat You There restaurant at pumasok kami sa loob. While he was roaming his eyes around to appreciate the high-end restaurant, I was watching his every reactions.

I wanted to ask a VIP room because I wanted to be alone with him but he looked comfortable on a table for two, near the glass wall so I canceled my plan and just ordered for us.