Territorial Men 2: Drake Villafuente (Published Under LIB BARE)

1 ~ Longing

CHAPTER ONE

"I SAW HIM, I saw Drake..." Para siyang hinahapo na naupo sa gilid ng kama niya, kausap ang matalik na kaibigang si Jessielyn. Mukha rin itong problemado kagaya niya.

Alexza just got back from Canada one week ago, she stayed there for three years and got the chance to worked with one of the big company there. She took the opportunity that easy without even thinking when that company offered her a job.

She just wanted to escape that time, and living abroad was the only way for her to forget everything she left. Even it broke her heart into pieces, she still chose to leave and runaway from him... from Drake Villafuente. From all the heartache.

"You can't escape now..."

"I know," She sighed. "I don't even have a plan to run away again."

"Are you ready to face him? Mas nakakatakot ngayon si Drake, pero kahit na gano'n, sobrang dami pa ring babaeng umaaligid sa kanya."

"Is he with the mother of his son?" She asked curiously. As if that's her only concern at the moment. "Are they together?"

"I don't know?" Jess shrug her shoulder. "But, there's this woman who's always visiting his resort for one year now. Pinaka tumagal sa mga babae niya, so far."

"Sino?"

"Maisie Victoria, the vice mayor's daughter."

"Do you think she's the mother of Blake?" Pinanghihinaan na siya ng loob.

Cute na cute pa naman siya sa anak ni Drake, kung pwede niya lang i-uwi sa bahay niya ay ginawa niya na.

"Why don't you ask Drake?"

"As if I can do that. He changed a lot. I can't take his stares at me. Kinakabahan pa rin ako sa kanya hanggang ngayon."

"May kasalanan ka kasi..."

Napayuko siya. Malungkot na ngumiti. Hanggang ngayon ay nasasaktan pa rin siya dahil sa ginawa niya, pero alam niyang hindi niya na mababago ang lahat ng nangyari Kahit pa gaano pa siya masaktan.

"Yes, it was my fault. Kung naging..."

"I'm sorry, Lex." Jess cut her off and hold her hand. "There's no ones fault, okay? Hindi naman natin alam na gano'n 'yung mangyayari sa'yo. Huwag mo nang sisisihin ang sarili mo..."

"I can't help myself. May kasalanan din naman ako, alam ko naman 'yon. Hindi ko lang din mapatawad ang sarili ko sa nangyari."

"Basta, para sa akin wala kang kasalanan sa nangyari, pero kay Drake, meron."

"Hindi ko alam kung kaya kong sabihin sa kanya ang lahat."

"He deserves to know everything, but if you don't want to hurt him more, then don't tell him. Keep it to yourself."

"Ayoko na siyang saktan pa..." Marahan niyang sabi. "Leaving him without saying good bye was enough. Ayaw ko nang dagdagan pa 'yung sakit na iniwan ko sa kanya."

"Naiintindihan ko." Jess take a load breath. "Stop this drama. Maghanap ka na nang susuotin mo para sa dinner niyo mamaya. Saan nga pala 'yon?"

"Sa Beach Resort niya."

"Oh, good luck, Lex."

"Ayoko naman talaga sana magpunta. Hindi lang ako makatanggi sa anak niya..."

She can say No to Drake, but not to Blake. Masusugatan yata ang puso niya kapag natanggihan niya ang batang 'yon.

"Charming talaga ang batang 'yon. Mabuti nga at napalaking maayos kahit walang ina."