CHAPTER 13

Her condo is not as wide as mine, there's a simple sala and there are two room. Sa kanan ay malamang ang sa kanya. There was a small cute frigde and a TV in the wall.

"Medyo hindi maluwang, iyon lang kasi ang kaya ni Daddy dahil nasa bunkruptcy kami," sabay lahad sa sala niya.

I nodded and went there, natatanaw sa malaking floor to ceiling wall and I saw the sparkling city lights of buildings here in BGC, sa kabilang street lang ang akin just a few minutes, my condo in BGC Condo is there, the Zallega tower, we have the same street.

"Rinig ko ngang usapan nila Daddy at Tito…" sagot ko.

She came with two bowls and spoons. Tumayo ako at inayos ang mga throw pillow sa sofa niya. Nilabas ko ang mga binili ko at ngumiti sa kanya.

"Bakit ang daming ice cream?" her voice is too happy.

"I can't find a container awhile ago, but we can just freeze it for awhile," I chuckled and turned to her for a permission to touch the fridge, she nodded and sliced the cake.

Nilagay ko iyon at nakita ang ref niyang iilan lang ang laman. I guess, her stocks are now being decreased. I will buy for her tomorrow.  And when I turned to her, I realized something, I recognized those comments in the party... at pinipiga ang puso ko tuwing nakikita ko siya ngayon.

She haven't shopped for two weeks now, sa tuwing sinusundo ko siya, mas pinipili niyang mamasyal muna sa park, not like before that she's shopping every now and then.

"Do you want to go somewhere tomorrow?" I asked when I sat beside her, she's now eating the cake.

"May trabaho ka," she said.

Sinubuan niya ako ng maliit na hiwa ng cake. I snaked my arms around her waist and she leaned on me. I placed my lips on the upper part of her ears.

"You're my number one priority, baby," I whispered.

"I don't have any places to go, though," she swallowed.

Inayos ko ang aking pwesto at tinanggal ang pagkakasikip ng belt sa lower waist ko. Nalaglag doon ang tingin niya habang hinihila ko, she knows the next step, she loosened up my neck tie.

"I will stay here all day tomorrow, then," sabay rolyo sa aking sinturon at tinapon kung saan. "May damit ba 'ko rito?" tanong ko.

"The things I bought for you, but if you want your clothes, you can command your assistant to get some on your condo," mahina niyang sabi.

I sighed heavily and held her chin up on me for leverage. There were remnants of cake on her lips, I moved closer and licked her lips. My eyes were so weary as I kissed her more on her neck. My nose was brushing her skin, and now, my lips found the bottom of her neck. I kissed her jaw and I even heard her breathing was really fast.

I kissed her lips again, this time, it's languid. Ngumiti ako at lumapit pa na para bang hindi ko palalampasin kahit ano mang pulgada na makatakas sa aming dalawa, na pakiramdam ko ay gusto ko lang na punan ang bawat espasyong pumapagitna sa amin.

"Whatever they say, I will always be here, hmm?"

"Paano kung sabihin nilang luho ko lang mapupunta ang mga pera mo?" her voice shook.

I know her vulnerability, kinuha ko ang kinakain niya at baka malagyan pa niya ng luha.

"I will talk to your parents about our wedding, after that, we will start a life abroad," I whispered.

Tita Delaiah became so bitter when she knew that I will be marrying one of the Altavas, Tita Betty was her best friend and Tito Eugene was her ex boyfriend, I could literally see the bitterness on her as she started spacing out before, na kahit sa mga brunch namin, hindi sila dumadalo. Even Ate Deborah. They are all not in good terms with Lolo and Dad for letting the Altavases enter again in our lives.

"I have my own penthouse in New York," bulong kong muli. "Tapos doon ka mag-aaral, tapos pagkagraduate mo, punan mo ang pagiging sabik ko sa 'yo..."

She pushed me while my laughters predominantly invading her entire condo.

"We'll have... twins, both boys, paglaki nila, pagkakaisahan namin ang Nanay nila..."

She groaned, "No," she shifted her weight to face my side. "We'll have three daughters, four or five will do, they will be fashionable in everything they do, tapos sa pagiging passionate nila, pati ama, dadamitan ng pambabae," she laughed.

I quivered my body as I imagined what she said. I groaned again in her teasing way.

"I wonder if my sperm won't be active to create a bo-" I was interrupted when she inserted an ice cream in my mouth forcefully.

"Pervert, kumain ka na," sabay lapit.

I swallowed hard when she held my neck, it was like she interrupted my adam's apple to move violently. I swallowed harder when she moved closer to me. Hindi ko napigilan ang pagngisi. I swallowed more as I felt her tongue on the corner of my lips, licking the remaining drops of the ice cream. 

The door squeaked as we turned to her nanny. Nagmadali siyang pumunta sa kusina. 

"Uhm... cake po," I offered politely. 

Natataranta siya at lumingon. Her wrinkled face are reddened a bit. 

"Sige lang, Engineer, kukuha lang ako ng mainit na tubig dahil kinakabag na naman ako," aniya. 

Natawa ako at tumango, dali-dali siyang pumasok doon sa isang kwarto bitbit ang coffee powder at garapon ng asukal. 

"Binibitin ako ni Arlene," bulong ni Zuri. 

Tumawa ako nang sobra at umayos ng upo, I caressed the strands of her hair and saw her getting the icing using the back of her spoon.  Nagulat ako nang ipahid niya sa aking leeg. 

"What-" 

She held my forehead and chuckled as she swiped the icing again. She put down the spoon and held on to my shoulders, in a fast way, she's already straddling me. 

Hindi ko mapigilan ang bayolenteng pagsinghap. She cupped my both ears and made me looked up. She had a proper access that I am swallowing hard. 

From the lower part, she licked it up to the bottom, hindi ko maiwasang hindi humalinghing. Alam kong ubos na ang icing sa aking leeg, I used my arms to support Zuri's weight as I cupped the icing and dabbed it in my neck. 

"Go, kill me now!" I dared. 

Ngayon, humawak siya sa aking batok, "How does it feel?" tanong niya, natatawa na parang kung ano. 

"I'm telling you to kill me right!?" I fired back and my voice filled with wanting and there's something... 

She did, this time, it was more passionate, she seems desiring me, that every touched of her tongue feels so good. 

"Ah! Ah!" 

She chuckled on my ear, "Don't make a noise, Ephraim Junior." 

Hindi ko napigilan ang sarili ko at naramdamang may malamig na natapon sa akin. It was directed to the zipper of my slacks. 

I lowered down my gaze and she smirked. 

"No!" agad kong sabi. 

"And the boner of Ivo's poking..." she said softly on my ears. 

"I wanna take care of it, baby, please," I said breathily. 

"How's the ice cream?" she chuckled. 

"It's just a scoop, where's your bathroom? I wanna take a half bath," I almost whispered. 

She pulled my head and our foreheads met. I smiled sleepily. I kissed her lips. 

"I'll sleep with you tonight, I wanna spend my whole day tomorrow with you..." I said hoarsely  as I scooped her and sat her down on the couch. 

Sa pagtayo ko, hinuli niya ang aking kamay at mahigpit na hinawakan. Lumingon ako at ngumiti. 

"I love you," she said. 

"I love you, too, Zuri." 

Sa banyo ako at naligo nang mabilis, when I shaved cleanly on her mirror in the vanity area, I saw my hair's growing. I should get a hair cut tomorrow. From my jaw, up to the half of my face, there was a hue of gray that shows that I was shaved. 

I went out wearing a white sando and blue boxers. The towel was around my nape, nakita ko ang kasambahay niyang nililinis ang mga naipahid na icing sa sofa. She sprayed a insect killer to not maybe invite ants. 

May mga nag-aayos din ng higaan sa isang kwarto at natanto kong tatlo ang kasambahay niya. What the fuck! It was too small condo. I checked the one room and with all the judgements on my head were vanished when I saw it. 

"Ivo!" Zuri said behind me. 

"I was just checking it. Ilang square meter ang condo mo? Galing no'n, ah, the rooms are wide and pretty odd." 

"Bastos," sabay palo niya sa aking braso. 

I chuckled, "Do you want to change the interior and renovate it? We'll buy the next floor-" 

"Hindi. I heard those people judging me by my hobbies, lalo na ang mga pinsan mo, Ivo..." 

Lumingon ako, my aura went dark, "Sinong mga pinsan?" 

"Just don't mind it, kaya nga sinikap nila Daddy na kumuha ng bahay namin sa Maynila dahil ayaw nila sa Nasugbu," sabi niya at nagbuhos ng tubig sa baso at uminom. 

"Sinong mga pinsan?" tanong ko. 

"Iyong midwife at ang teacher they are talking to the Mayora Cheska," she stuttered. 

I only nodded and crouched a bit for leverage. "Pasok dito, labas dito," sabay turo ko sa kanyang tainga. 

She bit her lips and nodded. 

"We'll live in the same roof, we'll sell your condo and we can transfer all your things on mine." 

Umiling siya at tumingin nang diretso sa mga mata ko. "Kasi hindi pwede, e, hinding-hindi maaari," her tears fell down. 

My heart squeezed because of it as the anger ignited. My jaw clenched and I wiped it using my thumbs. 

"Fine, but let me buy what you want, please," I pleaded like a child.

Napagtanto kong ito ang kapalit ng mga ngiti niya. I know her well. She can't fool me and make me believe that she is okay. 

"I only want you, 'cause in a short time, I fell so bad that made me realized that those things aren't the best things I have ever seen. I have seen you, and I only badly want you," she whispered, her breath spreaded my nose, kaamoy ng toothpaste na ginamit ko sa banyo. 

"Just your hobbies, please... n-naninibago lang ako," I said with the same lonesome in my voice. 

"No, please, I can control myself for my Dad and Mom..." 

She's a very good daughter, and I am so glad that she is not just like a bitch girl, but a girl who knows her limitations but what if I want to spoil her? 

"Please, for me..." I pleaded, too. "It's too hard to not see you becoming a lady, we've been together for four months but look, I only saw you these past two months went to the mall once." 

She gasped in a paroxysmal way as I pulled her more closer to me. 

"Please... for your Ephraim Junior, spoil yourself just like before, pamper yourself with your desires," masuyo kong tugon. 

She nodded softly as we saw those maids done in their sudden task. 

"Si Arlene, ang Nanny ko," Zuri pointed the woman. "They are my full time maids to do the chores," turo niya sa dalawa. 

I nodded and offered my hands. Gano'n ang ginawa ko sa dalawang dalagita at agad nilang pinag-agawan ang kamay ko na halos yugyuging ako para lang makamayan.

Zuri glared at them as they ran out of the way. Sa kwarto niya kami at agad niyang sinara ang pintuan. She's wearing a silky pajama and its silky pair, too, a spaghetti strapped as her hair tied up in a bun. I could see her neck through her chest.

"Kung hindi ka papasok bukas, 'wag kang maaga kung gumising," aniya.

I went to the part of the bed that I could see the lights of my tower.

"Is it okay with you that I will wake up late?"

She turned off the lights and dimmed the lamp shade, she then closed the curtains on the floor to ceiling window.

"Okay lang, kasi kapag pinagkakait mo sa sarili mo ang tulog, lalo ka lang aantukin."

I chuckled and laid down. I pulled up the thick comforter. 

"You readied up the room for me, huh?" inamoy ko ang buhok niyang nasa unan. 

Mas mababa siya sa akin at humilig ako sa cushion headboard niya at nilaro ang buhok, the comforter is just covering my feet to thighs. 

"Ayoko namang magmukhang burara, I want to be cleansed it and let your musk invade it." 

"Hmm," I slid down a bit grinning. 

Tumagilid siya, "You shaved, are you readying for something?" she chuckled while caressing my smooth chin. 

"Are you expecting for something, though?" I asked hoarsely.

She laughed and renewed her gentle caress on my jaw, down to my lower chin, "I'm not," her lips touched mine.

I breathed deeply, "You're way up to the point of being a lady, and I won't let you deprived the life that's waiting for you."

"I'm turning eighteen so soon, but what if I am now ready to carry what you wished for?"

"Hmm. Pwede rin," I said suggestively, hiding the excitement. 

"To let this relationship strong... you're turning twenty six next year February, am I right? So..." she chuckled. 

"November you'll be giving birth and it's an after valentines gift, though?" tanong ko, unti-unting sumilay ang ngisi ko sa labi. 

While her laughters filled my ears, dumapa ako't animo'y nakayakap ako sa kanya. 

"Do you wanna have a vacation after the birthday?" I whispered sensually. 

She held my head as she caressed the wetty hair of mine. Umiling siya at ngumiti, "Let's just earn..." 

Wow, dinidisiplina niya talaga ang sarili niya? Hindi ako sanay. 

I played her bracelet on her wrist when I laid down properly. I caressed the small diamonds in it as I felt her played the golden chain necklace pair on my neck. 

"Sleep, pagod ka na," she pulled me to slide properly in the pillow as my head sank on it. 

"What if I still want to talk to you?" I said stubbornly. 

She shifted my head and smiled, "How can you rest if you still want to keep yourself awake, anyway?" 

"Paano kung ikaw ang pahinga ko?" I asked her back immediately. 

She's becoming the reason why in every minute, every ticking of the clock. Dahil kahit nananaginip ako, nasa panaginip ko siya. 

I saw her smiling at me there, her sweet voices were echoing. The rays of sunlight was highlighting her face as she went to me, cupped my chin. It was like we're in a fairytale place that we have a castle in our background. 

She was about to kiss me in my dreams when I was awakened. Pagkabukas ko ng mga mata, nakita siyang nakangiti, I could smell something like a morning meal.

"You seem so happy in your dreams, Ivo," she smiled and moved closer to me.

"You were there," I kissed her lips like a good morning kisses.

Pagkabalik ko ng ulo ko sa unan. Hinalikan niya pabalik ang aking panga, it was too sensual that my eyes closed.

"You still want to sleep and dream about me, or you want to have breakfast now?"

I knew it. That's what I have smelled.

"Can I take a cold shower for a moment?" 

I felt her smelled me like his own baby, "You still smells the same."

I sat up sleepily like a lazy boy going to school, I ate too much, and my mouth was really full while watching the sun hitting the edge of floor of her room. Kita ko rin dito ang mga sasakyan sa baba.

We spent the whole day in her room that when I woke up at nearly two, she was already dressed up to our errand, sa Trinoma kami ngayon para maggrocery. We both planned that I will always be here more often than living in my condo.

I wore my jeans and fitted white shirt. Siniksik ko ang hem sa harap nito at sinuot ang puti kong rubber shoes at relo sa palapulsuhan.

"Ako na," aniya at lumapit, she fixed my disheveled hair.

She's wearing a stilettos and a cream tube top, high waist and there was a coat hanging loosely.

Sa Trinoma ko dineretso at sumunod ako sa kanya na para akong guard niya. We walk amidst of the people. I noticed her that every time she turns on those girls in general, everyone gets intimidated by her.

"What was that?" hindi ko napigilan.

She stopped from walking and turned to me gracefully that even those men around us gasped violently.

"I was glaring those girls to stop staring at you," she smirked.

What the hell? I pursed my lips and gasped, too. Why this girl is really good at doing something to make me more deeply in love while dwelling in the euphoric feeling of my heart?

"Akin ka lang, na dapat, mata ko lang ang nakakaalam sa bawat detalye ng katawan mo. I won't allow thos e naked eyes going to be sin just by looking at the well cut body, well sculpted features of the man that I would always love..." she sturned to some random girls literally staring at me. "To lick..." she added maliciously and without a further ado, she gracefully strutted.