Hindi niya alam kung paano natapos ang lunch na 'yon. The whole time, all she did was listen and nod. It was not like her to be quiet. Gabriella seemed to be enjoying the moment. Kwento ito ng kwento tungkol kay Ale at sa pamilya Gambino— how they treat her like a princess and... how they love her. Si Alejandro ang pumalit sa pwesto ng ama at isa na itong Don. At si Gabriella, bilang asawa ng isang Don ay may importans'ya. But she doesn't care about that. Ang gumugulo sa isip niya ay ang sinabi nito tungkol kay Ale. Inakala nito na ang boyfriend niya ang magpupursue rito. However, didn't Ale say he's not interested with her when they bumped into each other at the park for the first time? Ang araw na 'yon ay parehong araw na tumungo sila sa Pilipinas. It was around that time that the Gambino family was celebrating Alejandro and Gabriella's union. After lunch, she went back to the office pero hindi na siya sumabay kay Gabriella. Magnus was there to drive her anyway at out of the way a
She just got out of her bedroom when she heard the knock. Nang sumilip siya sa peephole ay si Magnus ang naroon kaya pinagbuksan niya ito ng pinto. Dinala nito sa casa ang sasakyan niya kanina at hindi pa niya alam kung ano ang extent ng damage. But that can fixed, mas worried siya na malaman ng kapatid niya ang nangyari o kaya naman ay ni Ale. Siguradong magdedemand ang kuya niya na umuwi siya ng Italy for safety. "They have replaced your car with the same make and model while they're fixing yours." Inabot ni Magnus ang susi sa kaniya. "Thanks. You didn't tell my brother about what happened, right?" "Did you want him to know?" Napangiwi siya. "I was thinking about giving him a report when he called at noon. You were out for lunch with the Gambino woman." "I'm glad you didn't. Please don't tell him what happened. I don't want him to worry about it. He has a lot on his plate already and I think it was just some freak who didn't have anything better to do." "Should we tell Alessa
"Oops!" Tor made a sour face."Ale's going to kill you for this," mahinang bulong ni Estefan sa kaibigan kahit narinig naman niya. "Ikaw muna. The dinner was your idea." Nagturuan pa ang dalawa. Kahit nagulat siya sa nalaman ay hindi naman 'yon sapat para maghurumentado siya sa galit. She is aware that Ale is just trying to protect her. Why he would not tell her about this though is beyond her. "So you do know Alessandro. Do you know about me?" Siniko ni Estefan si Tor. "Stop doing that. You're annoying," saway nito kay Estefan. "I sort of know about you. Ale called me a few months ago. He asked me about some medication but didn't mention your name, so I really hope you're the woman with him at his place that got sick. Otherwise, I'm a dead man." Tumaas ang isa niyang kilay. She had some laceration when Ale and her did it the first time. Nagulat na lang siya na may gamot kaagad ito para sa kaniya kahit hindi pa naman siya nagpapakonsulta sa doktor. Iyon pala ay si Tor ang tinawag
A few days later...Nagulat si P nang mapagbuksan siya ng pinto nito. He didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Nang makabalik siya galing sa mission ay tinanong niya kaagad si Estefan kung nagkaroon ng aberya habang wala siya pero wala naman itong sinabi sa kaniyang iba. It looked like his brother Alejandro is behaving. Dapat lang, dahil kung gagawa ito ng kabalbalan ay hindi niya mapapalampas lalo na kung sangkot si P."Can I come in?" paalam niya kay P nang hindi nito niluwangan ang pagbukas ng pinto.Para itong natauhan. "Of course! Sorry—" Humalik ito sa pisngi niya at yumakap. "I wasn't expecting you."He shut the door behind him and said, "Were you expecting something else?" "Are you in New York for someone else?" Imbes na sagutin ang tanong niya ay sinagot din nito ng isang tanong. Nahiwagaan siya sa inaasta ng nobya. Wala naman siyang matandaan na ginawang mali rito. Well, except for not telling her that he had her watched while he was gone. Kaya lang naman ni
Ale didn't come home the next day or the days after that. Hindi niya alam kung saan ito tumutuloy. Ayaw niyang isipin na umuwi ito sa bahay ng mga magulang at nagbalik sa dati nitong gawain. She wanted to call Estefan or Tor to ask if he's with him but she quickly changed her mind. Kung ayaw nitong makita siya, then so be it. Hindi niya ipipilit ang sarili sa isang taong ayaw siyang makasama.She admits that she went too far. Pati ang nakaraan nito ay nabanggit pa niya. And yes, she was sorry but she will not apologize for speaking her mind. Alejandro got back to her and said that the agreement cannot be resolved. His father refused to. However, what he can offer was a truce. She would have immediately said no to the job upon hearing it but she was upset with her boyfriend so she told her client okay. It won't take that long anyway. Two months tops and it's done. The only thing that is bothering her is the fact that she'd see Gabriella more often. Isang buwan niyang hindi nakita si
“Are you lost?”Naabutan niya si Ale sa labas ng pinto ng unit niya. Si Magnus at Rob ay hindi kaagad tumuloy sa unit ng mga ito at naghintay kung may ipagagawa siya. They were upset with Ale and it’s understandable because they saw what took place at the coffee shop.“You’re still mad?”Bago pa magkagulo ay sinenyasan niya sina Magnus na mauna na ang mga ito. Sinusian niya ang pinto at pumasok sa loob. Wala naman siyang matandaan na may naiwang gamit si Ale sa place niya. Sumunod ito sa loob at isinara ang pinto.She remained quiet and went straight for to get a drink from the fridge. "Get whatever it is you forgot and leave. I have an early start tomorrow and I'd like to rest."Iniwan niya si Ale sa sala at nagtungo sa silid. She shut the door behind her and walked towards her dresser. She was removing her earrings when Ale opened the bedroom door and shut it behind him. Sumandal ito sa pinto at kahit hindi niya lingunin ay alam niyang nakatitig ito sa kaniya. "Masama pa rin ba ang
P's cold treatment bothered him. Pero tama si Tor, lalo niyang pinalala ang sitwasyon nang abangan niya si Gabriella sa coffee shop. It was easy for him to track her down. Ang gusto lang naman niya ay tigilan na nito ang sinisimulang gulo sa kanila ni P. There was no point in mentioning the past. His key didn't work at P's place when he went back so he waited for her outside the door. Pwede naman niyang buksan 'yon. He can pick locks, but he also wanted to respect her privacy. Pietra was clearly sending him a message that she doesn't want him back in the house. Kung hindi ay bakit nito papaltan ang lock ng pinto habang wala siya? At pagbalik niya ngayong weekend, wala ito. Noong una, akala niya ay ayaw lang siyang pagbuksan. Pero nang magtagal ay nagalala siya at baka kung ano na ang nangyari rito. He picked the lock and when he got inside, it was quiet. Wala ito roon at hindi niya alam kung saan nagpunta. He waited for an hour. Nakaidlip pa siya sa sofa pero hindi umuwi si P. Hind
Almost three months went by quickly and babysitting Isla wasn't as easy as he thought it would be. The woman is a busy bee at palagi itong may extra curricular activities. She would go hiking one weekend, then jet off to Cebu the next. Para bang wala itong kapaguran. Noong una niyang nabasa ang profile nito, akala niya dahil teacher ay homebody at puro pagbabasa ng libro ang aatupagin, pero maling mali siya. There has been a few attempts against Isla and he was able to prevent it. Wala itong kaalam-alam na nasa peligro na ang buhay. Kaya naman nang matiyak ng society na payapa na ang lahat ay sinabi sa kaniya na tapos na ang misyon isang linggo bago matapos ang tatlong buwan ay tuwang tuwa siya. He tried not to think about P so much while they were apart, pero napakahirap. He is worried about her safety everyday even though Magnus and Rob are capable of protecting her.As soon as he was off duty, the first thing he did was call P. Pero automatic na pumupunta sa voicemail at hindi man