I opened my eyes to the soft warmth of the morning. The first thing that greeted me was the sunlight penetrating from the glass window. I raised my hand to cover my face and moved to get up but an arm tightly coiled around my waist stopped me.
I stiffened for a while and recalled everything.The events from last night gradually came back to me. My face heated up with memories. Sighing, I slowly removed the legs that were holding me captive then slowly slipped out of Maverick's embrace. I got off the bed and looked for my t-shirt on the floor. I immediately put them on and walked to the bathroom. I took a shower first to soothe my aching muscles.I still hurt down there but it's not as painful as last night. My face went red again when images from what happened came running down to my mind.I tried to shake off the memories and started rinsing my body off.I wiped my body with a towel and covered myself before le"Is Femella Alcantara your real name?"Fem lifted her head from her plate and gave me a confused look."Why are you suddenly asking me that?"I swallowed what I'm eating before answering."I just wanna know."I followed the way she held the glass of water in her hand while drinking."Yeah, it's my real name."I nodded."Your age?""23.""You look younger than your age."She shrugged her shoulders. "Thank you. Everyone says that." She looked down and played at her food with the knife."Where do you live?""I used to live in an apartment near the club but I transferred in La Vida ever since I started working there.""How about your family? Where are they?"She stopped slicing the meat and lowered down the knife and fork and then looked at me suspiciously."What's with the questions, Fuentebella? Are you required to know the whole per
I quickly wiped away my tears when Maverick turned away. Shit. It's not the best time to be emotional right now. Even though what he said is something that I know I will remember in my whole life, it was still not enough reason for me to show weakness. I sighed and got up and took the dishes to the sink to wash.I stopped myself from replaying his words in my head because it only brings me back to that bitter past. That will only do no good. Sure, it hits her from the core but she promised herself that she will move on from it. No looking back anymore. I have to overcome this situation I'm in right now for me to completely get over this phase and move on to the other. I have been suffering from the memories of yesterday for several years now and now that I have seen the light to get out of the situation that plagues me every day, I will do everything to make it all work according to the plan.She just has to endure this one week with the man. A
"Oh, boy. You're in trouble. You're in big big trouble," I sighed to myself as I watched Femella emerge from the sea.The water dripping from her hair down to her neck to the crevice on her chest down even further to her flat stomach and to her legs that seemed to extend for miles creates a magnificent golden streaks of light reflected by the sun which is surprisingly on a low mood today.She parted the wet hair on her face and adjusted her bikini string.My sinful eyes followed her every movement. Damn, the woman is really such a nice feast on the eyes. Creamy and flawless skin, long legs, ample size of breast, tiny waistline and a big nice booty. She basically has an hourglass body. I can imagine from now how delectably she would look like when I take her from behind while I squeeze her ass and scream my name. My dick begins to grow. "30, 24, 32," I calculated. "No, I think she's 33 in the hip area."Femella had already noticed my pres
It was late in the afternoon when I decided to go back to the house. All day I enjoyed swimming and I never thought that I'd missed doing it so much.It's been years since I had a time to swim for hours without worrying about my plans in life.It was as if I was back to the times when I was still living in our province. I remembered back then when I would kill time swimming in the river. It felt nostalgic.I put away all the trash in the sand and got my stuff and cellphone before I walked back to the house. The whole living room and kitchen were quiet as I entered. Maverick's familiar presence is gone. I dried myself first and wrapped a towel around my head before entering. I threw the trash in the trash can, put the cellphone on the table and washed the used utensils on the sink.I'm still contemplating on whether to knock on the room to take a shower or not when the door opened and Maverick went out holding an empty cup of coffee. I sc
"This is really getting out of hand," I whispered to myself while staring down at the sleeping beauty snoring beside me. Femella in all her glory is splayed beneath the white sheets, her legs entangled on his thighs."Man, this is crazy," I softly speak to prevent her from waking up. My heart was debating whether to analyze the strange feeling or just let it be.This has been bugging me for the past days that we were together and was only cemented after our literal heated encounter last night. I scooted over and brushed the sides of her hair. "Femella Alcantara. Femella Alcantara." The way her name rolls in my tongue seems so good to my ears. I stared at the woman who was still sound asleep in my bed."Why.. Why do I feel like I've met you before? Why does it feel like I've known you for years? Your touch, your smell, even your presence felt too familiar."The woman moved and slowly opened her eyes. She seem
"Wow! Just wow! It's so pretty! This place looks unreal!" I exclaimed while admiring the breathtaking view.Before us is a very long breadth of immaculate turquoise water. The white sand was so fine that there was not even a trace of trash from where we were standing.Along the way are all sorts of trees that give a mysterious path to the water. White glitters are everywhere. The sun is kissing the white sand, its light seething into the cracks and folds of the leaves from the trees. I turned to Maverick who had just gotten out of the car. He laughed and pinched my cheek lightly then put his arm around me. He raised the sunglasses to his head and looked at me softly."You really love water, huh."My smile widened as I can't help myself from containing the excitement to soak my body in the inviting water. "Yeah, water is my first language. My mother used to tell me stories about how I love swimming when I was only two
It was already late at night and Femella had been asleep next to me but I was still awake.My mind kept going back to our conversation earlier."My parents are dead. I don't have a sibling and my relatives all lead fucked up lives so I know they can't take good care of me so I am practically alone forever. There, I already answered your question. Satisfied?""You're an only child?""No."It might have been a slip of her tongue or I just didn't hear her right. Maybe she's just bluffing because she remembered how she already told me about her having no siblings. And why did I even ask that question?Maybe because my dreams are coming back.Vague memories of the past went back to haunt me again as if them being constantly in my head every now and then is not enough. They harass me even at night. The memories are clearer now more than before.What's even shocking is the more I think about Femella, the cle
"Wait here, I'll go back in the house to get my cigarette.""Sure."I watched Maverick as he got up from sitting on the mat and walked back to the house. The man wasn't wearing anything on top. It's just his boxer shorts as usual."Tsk. The man's got a thick skin. He didn't feel any coldness."I returned my eyes back to the violent waves of the sea and drank from the can of wine I was holding. The moon is bright in the sky illuminating the white sand and blue ocean. You can also hear the strong gusts of wind around. I have no idea what Maverick has eaten again to invite me for night swimming. I guess he's not satisfied with all the swimming and forcing me to surf all day. I shook the can of beer I was holding and looked out to sea."Maybe he wants to make the most out of the place tonight. After all, it's our last night here in this magical place. It's our last night together."The strange sadness and re
I'm already bathing in my own sweat and my dress has been wet already but I don't care. All I want is to take out everything I ate this afternoon. I clung to the toilet bowl and for the last time vomited. I sat on the bathroom floor while clinging to the bowl.I cried in extreme frustration. Is it really this hard to be pregnant?I heard someone open the door and enter. I did not move. I just kept crying. Maverick sat down beside me and wiped my face with a towel. He also flushed all of my vomit down."Feeling better?" He rubbed my back.I nodded. "A little."He caressed my growing belly. “You guys are really torturing mommy. Behave children. Don't make it harder for mommy, okay? ”I glared at Maverick. He always talk to my stomach every day since we came from the doctor days ago. Maverick shouted with happiness upon hearing it. I was moved to tears by mixed emotions. I'm happy and at the same time scared about this new chapter of my life.I remembered being
I opened my eyes and looked around. Darkness immediately dawned on me and sadness immediately enveloped me. I moved to the other side of the bed in case Maverick was there. I touched a hot and hard flesh moaning. I heaved out a sigh of relief. So what happened earlier is all true. I’m not delusional or just dreaming. Maverick is really here by my side.I opened the lamp shade before crawling to lie back next to the sleeping man. I crouched under the blanket and propped my elbow on the pillow. I leaned my head on my palm and caressed Maverick's chest. He automatically squeezed my waist as he sank into my chest."Hmm," he muttered. He also put his leg on my thigh so I can't move any further from him. I pushed his lower torso away and adjusted my body so I don't get crushed by his immense weight. My bed is just enough for the two of us in terms of space but I just don't know if it won't give up especially if Maverick thinks of railing me again.I co
I followed Femella outside. She's wiping away her tears. I hugged her from behind and planted a kiss on her exposed shoulder. She shrugged me off but I did not attempt to leave."No one is playing tricks on you, sweetheart. What I told you is true."She sniffed. "You should go now, Maverick. We're done. We're done so why are you still here looking for me?"I held her to face me and touched her swollen eye."It's true that I respect your decision to leave me. So now, I'm going to ask you for a favor to respect me for my decision to come back for you. Let's stop torturing ourselves, shall we?"I led her to sit on the first rung of the stairs and took her hands."I don't like being indebted to anyone. It's bad for business. So I have to bring you back into my life so I don't owe anything to your weird friend."She looks at me with her puffy red eyes, red cheeks, and red nose that I can't help but dip a kiss
It's crazy to force yourself to forget the person who reminds you of everything you do. I would wake up in the morning on the other side of the bed thinking that Maverick was there and sound asleep.I would cook a meal then would just stare at the thin air while contemplating his absence. Before I knew it, I needed to make another breakfast because my food was already burning.I'll eat alone, sleep alone, and cry alone. I have experienced being alone for a long time but I was not as sad as I am now. I felt like I lost a part of myself and I can only be happy and content if I take it back.It's been over a month now but I'm not coping well. The loneliness I feel only gets worse.Adding to the emptiness I experience is living here in the place where Maverick and I first met. Everything in this place reminds me of him. When I go to the plaza and to the proper town, he is always the one I remember, especially when I choose to spend the whole day by th
"Anything," I answered right away.Her face became serious. "Take her away from her misery. Please. I hope you can do what I can't do. I thought that after completing her mission, she would let herself be happy but she still thinks she doesn't deserve to be loved." She looked me in the eyes. "Please save her, Fuentebella. Let her realize that she can never be happy without you, please. If you do that, you have paid off your debt." Something stirred inside me at the thought of Femella crying in her solitude. I nodded at Vida."I won't promise anything. Most of all, I'll still respect what she wants. Now, I want her location.""Sta. Barbara."I was momentarily surprised upon hearing that place. Sta. Barbara. Something familiar clicked inside me at the mention of the place."I'm positive you'll get her again. You must not forget that she chose to go back to the place where you two first met." She bent over to pick up the
"Why did you come back? Man, you should have stayed there forever in your cave. It was so much fun here when you were gone."I threw a crumpled paper at Luther, who was sitting on the edge of the desk and tampering with the stacked papers."You're just happy because you're free to flirt with my secretary. I heard from Ivan that you're starting your dark plan. I'm warning you, man. Leave Christine alone. She's like my sister. Don't line her up with your women. "I signed the finalized design for the capsule hotel that Luther and I would be building."Woah! You're really a different person now, man. You seem to be a saint now. Looks like Femella did something good to you other than break your heart."My hand stopped on its own at the mention of the woman's name. Our separation still hurts me until now. I sighed and diverted the conversation."It looks like we're going to have a problem with the acquisition of some properties. A few
"Femella, are you really sure with your decision? Maybe we can change it? Is there nothing to lose?" the surprised Chino asked when he heard what I told Vida that I was leaving this afternoon. He had just come out of the toilet and was in the midst of washing his hands. There were still residues of foam in his hand."I'm sure about it, Chino. My time has come to retire. You're alone again to fantasize about yummy abs at the club." I regretted saying it then looked at Vida who was sitting on the floor like me.I called them to say goodbye properly. Chino was also in his apartment so I told him to stay here. I want to personally say goodbye to the man who made my time at La Vida fun and tolerable.I had already packed up my bags ready to leave. My suitcases are already in the trunk of my old car. I really just went here to say goodbye."Or maybe Adam's descendants won't even look at me anymore. We know they're just trying to pay
I looked up from the papers I'm reading when I heard a knock on the door. I saw Christine reluctantly standing in the doorway. I didn't even realize she's been there the whole time."What is it Christine?" I said before immediately returning the focus to what I was doing."Ahm sir, can I go home now? I already asked for your permission earlier so that I'll be out by nine."I glanced at the watch. I didn’t even notice the passage of time."Go ahead. Just make sure to submit first thing in the morning, the minutes of the meeting with Mr. Kazuki." I picked up the mug of coffee while I'm still busy reading but I put it down when I realized it's empty. I was about to get up to make another cup but Christine immediately approached me and took the mug."I'll do it sir."I just nodded.She laid the steaming coffee on the table minutes after."Thank you," I said after taking a sip. "You may go.""Ahm s
"Femella ..."I bit my lip and closed my eyes when I heard the baritone voice behind me. I want to stand up and greet him with an eager hug. I also endured a week of not seeing him or hearing his voice. I've been dying to see him and be close to him like what we used to be but everything's changed now. The one he truly loves is back so I have no more space in their lives.I slowly stood in front of Maverick whose face was now full of longing."Fuentebella, I'm glad you're here. You may take a seat."His face got confused with the tone I used. I uttered the words so coldly and without any emotion like we did not know each other.It was hard for him to sit in the chair and just stare at me. I went back to sitting and took the wine glass and brought it to my mouth. The alcohol helped a little to calm the nerves in my body.I carefully set the glass down on the table and looked around the elegant restaur