Stars and Monsoon Skies (Sky Series 2)

23rd Verse

***R18

If there's one thing I wanted to consciously forget, it was my accidental peeping at Archer in the bathroom last night. It was so embarrassing and I wanted to hide myself forever.

Mabuti na lang pagkalabas ko ng banyo kagabi, hindi na niya ako inasar dahil kung nangyari 'yon baka tumakbo na ako pauwi ng bahay namin. Hindi ko man lang matignan ang mga mata niya. And even after the cold shower, my face was still heating up. Alam niya rin siguro na maiinis lang ako 'pag inasar niya ako kaya pinigilan niya ang kanyang sarili.

Ang bathrobe na nakasampay sa loob ng cabinet ang ginamit kong pantulog dahil ayokong gamitin ang damit na suot ko buong maghapon. I wasn't wearing anything underneath. And it also didn't help that Archer was only wearing a towel around his waist.

Hindi ko alam kung paano kami nakatulog sa ganoong sitwasyon. But I knew I fell asleep when he finally pulled me into his arms.

Pagkagising ko wala na si Archer sa tabi ko. I checked the time and it was only nine o'clock in the morning. I fixed my robe dahil halos mahubad na 'yon sa likot kong matulog. Agad akong pumasok sa banyo para maghilamos at magtoothbrush.

Nang nagbabanlaw na ako, naramdaman kong may mga kamay nayumakap sa 'kin patalikod.

Binaon niya ang mukha niya sa leeg ko habang nakayakap ng mahigpit.

"Good morning, baby." Archer greeted.

I held his hands in mine, staring at him in the mirror. "Good morning."

Umangat ang ulo niya at nagtama ang mga mata namin sa salamin. He was freshly showered and he was now wearing decent clothes.

"Saan ka galing?" Tanong ko.

"I picked up our clothes. Because as much as I wanna see you wearing nothing but this robe, we need to be decent when we go downstairs." Ngumiti siya pero ang mga labi niya ay hindi umalis sa balat ko. Sa bawat salita niya, ramdam ko ang init ng hininga sa leeg ko.

I ignored his comment. "Saan ba tayo pupunta?" Tanong ko.

"We'll just tour around their property. Malawak pa 'to sa likod. Max's family owns a wine plantation, and it was being run by his cousins. I think Conrad took over the business a few months ago." He explained.

"Talaga? Akala ko hotels lang 'yung business nila." I asked, amazed.

"Ah. Thorns Group of Hotels belong to Max's mother and Madrigal Winery belongs to the Madrigals but his father took a different path kaya hindi sa kaniya napunta ang business. Max's dad followed his dad's career and so did Max."

"And it was okay with them?"

"Yes. Max loves flying so much and he doesn't know how to run the winery." He smirked.

I nodded, letting that sink in. "Akala ko puro pilots din ang buong angkan ni Max kasi nakwento ni Gab dati na nagkita daw sila birthday ng lola niya kasama 'yung lolo ni Max, hindi pala."

"It was just his grandfather, his dad and him. But the winery started way back to his great great grandfather, I think. That was actually the reason why Max ventured in clubbing industry." He said.

I felt his lips on my bare shoulders and when I looked down, I noticed that my robe was moved aside, exposing my shoulders.