Best for Us (GU #3)

twenty-one

Twenty-One: Vanessa Gerleen

Comfortable. That was what I'm feeling right now. Maybe because of this strange blanket draped over me. Why strange?

Well, mainly because it felt...weird. Like do blankets feel this warm? And smell this good?

Couldn't help it, I inhaled, breathing my strange blanket's smell-mint with a mixture of woodsy smell. Far from the vanilla scent of my fabric conditioner.

At that, I halted.

Something's wrong.

Still in dazed but with a hint of inquisitiveness now, dahan-dahan ko nang iminulat ang mga mata at napuno ng kulay-balat ang paningin ko. Not just plain skin though. But a skin covering toned muscles. Bumaba ang mata ko at nakakita pa ng mas maraming balat. Now I could even see the defined ridges of muscles as if they were expertly carved.

Pinigilan ko na lang ang sariling bilangin iyon at mas ibinaba pa ang tingin. Then I saw something out of place of the smooth toned surface. There was a trail of small hairs in the middle, just below that small dip, going south, somewhere hidden by a black cloth.

Black cloth. Inulit ko ang bahaging iyon sa isipan. At parang ilog na rumagasa ay sunod-sunod nang tumakbo sa isipan ko lahat ng natunghayan kanina.

What. The. Hell.

Now that I was completely awake I could already tell what the actual situation is.

Obviously, the one I was hugging and breathing in a while ago was not my blanket, but Tyler's body. And his half-naked body was completely over me too as he hugged me back.

Hindi ko ala m kung anong nangyari at walang saplot iyong itaas niya. Ang tanging alam ko lang ay kailangan ko nang kumawala dito. At ginawa ko iyon. Agad akong bumangon, bahagyang naitulak palayo si Tyler sa ginawa.

He groaned, stretching both of his arms. And I wished he didn't just do that. His muscles flexed because of the movement. And I bit my lip as I forced myself to look away.

Nakarami ka na kanina. Vanessa. Wag mo nang dagdagan pa.

"Hey," Tyler murmured and I almost swoon.

Ang sexy ng bedroom voice niya. It was a kind of sound you'd want to hear every morning. Parang inaaya ka ulit mahiga sa kama at manatili na lang doon.

Napailing ako.

Ano na naman itong pinag-iisip ko? Still feeling awkward, I brought my eyes back to Tyler and fixed it on his face. My fingers found the hem of my shirt and tugged on it, feeling nervous suddenly.

Tinapatan ni Tyler ang tingin ko saka bumangon, umupo na rin gaya ko. At sa kanyang paggalaw ay nanatili namang steady lang ang mga mata. And my eyes widened when the bare part of him I was avoiding made an appearance before my eyes. Okay.

Napangiwi ako't iniwas na ang tingin doon. I took a glance at Tyler and saw him trying to look at me innocently. Pero kahit na walang ngisi sa bibig niya'y iba naman ang narereplika sa mga mata niya. It was shining with mischief and I couldn't be wrong.

I glared at him then finally moved my eyes away. Tinanong ko na ang dapat ay kanina pang tanong. "Bakit wala kang suot na pang-itaas?"

Tyler cleared his throat and I felt him shift on the bed. "You don't remember?"

Napaupo ako nang tuwid sa sinabi niyang iyon at agad ko rin siyang tiningnan, pinanlakihan ng mata. "Anong ibig mong sabihin?"

"What happened last night," sagot ni Tyler habang diretsong nakatingin sa akin.