Twenty minutes, Lexie mused as she eased off her shoes. How is she going to entertain Ram when he get here? Offer him champagne? Or a bottled water from the bar fridge? Feeling nervous, Lexie’s eyes travelled idly round the hotel room, noting the customary prints, kahit nga ang ilaw ng kwarto ay hindi rin naka lampas sa paningin niya, pabagsak siyang naupo sa malaki at malambot na kamang naroon. The soft lace of her red lingerie caress the softness of her skin, Lexie smiled imagining how Ram would react to see her in a very seductive dress like this. “Oh damn… waiting was agony…” Kausap niya sa sarili saka nahiga sa kama, mayamaya pa ay naagaw ang pansin ni Lexie ng sunod-sunod na katok mula sa pinto ng hotel na iyon, agad siyang napa ngiti kasabay ng pag ragasa ng matinding kaba, mabilis siyang bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga sa kama, nakuha niya pang ayusin ang sarili saka ngumiti ng nakaka-akit bilang pag bati kay Ram, saka binukasan ang pinto. Lexie’s heart skipped into a loud
Warning- this chapter contains explicit scene, read at your own risk Lexie felt queasy and weak when she got home, so much so it’s making her want to run through the bathroom and puke, ‘Must be because of the taxi’s air freshener’ Mapait siyang napangiti dahil sa isipining iyon, she had to commute going back to Ram Jordan’s house from the hotel, how ridiculous was that? One might think how brave or stupid she is that she still has the courage left to even consider going back to Ram’s house after what happened earlier. Mugto ang mga matang pilit iniwasan ni Lexie ang sinag ng araw, saka mabilis na nag lakad na lamang papasok sa kabahayan, nag aalalang mga mukha ng katulong ang bumungad kay Lexie, si manong Roberto na siyang inaasahan niyang sasakyan sana ang nag lakas ng loob na lumapit sa kanya. “Ma’am pasensya na ho at kinailangan ko kayong iwan doon kanina, utos po kasi ni sir Ram na-“ Hindi na pinatapos ni Lexie ang sasabihin ng driver, pilit niya na lamang iitong nginitian
Lexie slept badly. Haunted by numerous dream sequences that tore at her subconscious mind with such vivid clarity that she woke shaking, only to be once again feel shattered by the stark of reality, unang hinanap ng nanlalabo niyang mata si Ram, and felt incredibly empty nang wala siyang makitang kahit bakas man lang nito roon. Lalo pa siyang binalot ng matinding lungkot at pag alala nang ilibot niya ang tingin at wala na doon ang kanyang mga gamit, a twinge of hope sparked in her mind, tulad ng isang uling na agad nag baga nang minsang sinindihan ang pakiramdam niya, she was hoping that maybe Ram had a change of mind and realized that he needed her to stay. Mapait na napangiti si Lexie dahil sa isiping iyon, sino nga ba naman ang niloloko niya? Kahit nanghihina pa ay pinilit niya pa ring kumilos, agad pa siyang napangiwi nang sa pag bangon ay bigla siyang nahilo kasabay ng mumuntik kirot mula sa kanyang kaselanan. Lexie once again smiled sadly as the memory of the way Ram had tak
“Hoy, aba kumain ka kaya?” Untag sa kanya ng pinsang si Claire matapos nitong mahalata na kanina pa siyang naka tanga sa tapat ng kanyang plato habang pinaglalaruan ang kanina lamang ay halos iyakan niya nang kare-kare matapos sabihin ni Andrew na nakalimutan iyong i-order. “Wala akong gana…” Pabulong na sabi ni Lexie saka marahang itinulak palayo ang pingan. “No, kahit wala kang gana kumain ka pa rin, buntis ka Lexie, kung ayaw mong kumain, pakainin mo ang baby.” Sermon pa sa kanya ng pinsan saka itinulak rin pabalik sa kanya ang plato. Napabuntong hininga na lamang naman si Lexie saka tamad na muling dinampot ang mga kubyertos. “Lexie, uy… why is it that when you feel sad, you make everyone and everything around you sad, I mean no offense but I feel crappy right now, because of your sadness, it’s like it’s polluting the air.” Agad na napa angat ang ulo ni Lexie dahil sa biglang sinabing iyon ni Claire, “It’s in her babe, it’s like Lexie is glowing with blue color that screa
Clad in a white cotton dress paired with a cream coat, Lexie slipped on her flat shoes, she kept her hair loose to complete her look, Lexie smiled sadly at her own reflection as she checked herself, satisfied with her looks, she’s finally ready to go. Natutuwa naman siya dahil kahit paano ay nabawas sa itsura ang pagiging miserable niya. Sandali pa siyang napangiti nang maisip na nagawa niyang pag mukhaing masaya ang itsura niya kahit paano, nito kasing mga nakaraang araw ay halos mabulok na siya dahil sa pag mu-mokmok suot ang pares ng baggy pants at malaking t-shirt. “Ang aga mo yata at mukha ka yatang tao ngayon, saan ang punta mo?” Kunot-noong tanong ni Claire nang makita nito ang ayos niya, tipid niya namang nginitian ang pinsan habang isinusukbit sa kanang braso ang isang maliit na sling bag. “I am going to drop out from school, officially and after that I have a job interview to attend to, so wish me lock.” Kunwa’y masiglang sabi niya. “Job Interview?” Ulit ni Claire su
Lexie’s pregnant? Ram already lost count of how many times he had asked the same question to himself over and over. Such question that always comes with another. Sino ang ama ng dinadala ni Lexie? All of a sudden, he felt stupid, such feeling that he refused to consider his own, but having to ask this questions about Lexie’s current situation Ram couldn’t help himself to feel that way. He just hated the fact that he still had to ask, to guess… Hindi niya itatanging malakas ang kutob niya na sa kanya ang dinadala ni Lexie kung tunay man ngang buntis ito, anyway they f#cked a lot of times, there could be a possibility that he made her pregnant, feeling annoyed, Ram hit his steering wheel so hard that it hurt his own hand. Hindi niya makuhang kalmahin ang sarili lalo pa nang sumagi sa kanyan isipan na mayroon ding posibilidad na ang hudas niyang pamangkin ang tatay ng dinalala ni Lexie, afterall he believed what Rafael had told him, his stupid nephew is screwing Lexie behind his b
“What the hell did you do to her, Jordan?” Halos mabingi si Ram sa lakas ng sampal na sinalubong sa kanya ng pinsan ni Lexie, si Claire. Galit na galit ang tinging ipinupukol nito sa kanya, at hindi niya naman ito masisisi, he called her with Lexie’s phone and informed her that Lexie was in the hospital, he didn’t got the chance to explain, added the fact that he doesn’t feel the need to. Walang reaksyong tinapunan niya ng tingin ang babae bago sumagot. “She collapsed.” Walang ganang sabi niya, he tried so hard to act that he doesn’t care making her even angrier. “She’s pregnant, you as*hole!” Claire shouted at him as she pushed him hard, hindi naman natinag si Ram sa mga pinag gagawa nito. “I know, and since you know too much, will you tell who the father is?” Puno ng galit at inis ang mga matang tanong ni Ram, Claire’s reaction quickly shifted from worried to hatred. “You son of a b*tch!” She whispered as she turned her back at him. “Lexie said it wasn’t mine, and do kno
“Alexandria Caroline Stevens, are you sure about this?” Claire asked in horror after she informed her about her marrying Rammel Jordan, Lexie remained silent for a second then smiled sadly to her cousin. “H-hindi…” She whispered, saka marahas na napabuntong hininga. “Hindi ako sigurado, but I don’t have a choice… I love him Claire, so much and I would be the stupidest person if I will marry him just because I love him, he… I think he lost all the remaining respect he has for me, he simply just fallen out of love…” Malungkot na sabi niya. “If that is the case, then why did you agree to marry him?” Naguguluhang sabi ni Claire. Muli pang nag buga ng hangin si Lexie saka naupo sa isang silya sa hapag. “Ram, he- well he won’t accept if I say no, he said he would make my life a living hell, I tried not to be affected on that threat of his, but I can’t, knowing Rammel Oliver Jordan, he has more powers in his hands, more than we know, and the fact that he was so mad at me, I am sure
Aroused, hot and horny- Those are just the few words that can describe how Lexie feels at that very moment. Hindi niya malaman kung nananadya ba ang kanyang asawa dahil sa tagal nitong makipag usap sa bellboy ng hotel na nag hatid ng kanilang mga gamit sa presidential suite na kanilang inuukupa o sadyang may importanteng ipinapakiusap lamang talaga si Ram. Marahas siyang napabuntong hininga saka inikot ang tingin sa kabuoan ng malaking hotel room na iyon, napatango-tango pa siya nang ma-satisfy sa itsura ng silid. The room almost looked like a huge house that can probably cover a big family on vacation, the whole room was painted with white-almost cream like color giving it an elegant ambiance, the other side of the wall close to a huge canopy bed are covered with vinyl beige wall papers. Kapansin-pansin rin ang malaking chandelier na naka sabit sa kisame ng pinaka sala, bumaba ang tingin niya sa living room saka napangiti nang makita ang itsura ng sofa, maging iyon ay kulay beig
Hindi magawang ma-appreciate ni Lexie ang magandang tanawin sa hotel na napili ni Ram sa Palawan, maging ang magagandang tanawin na sumalubong sa kanila pag lapag pa lamang ng eroplanong kanilang sinasakyan.Paano ba naman ay halos bukod sa panginginig ng kanyang nga tuhod ay parang gusto niya nang hilahin si Ram kung saan sila lamang ang taong naroon, init na init ang kanyang pakiramdam na hindi niya na nakuhang sagutin ang itinatanong sa kanya ng pinsang si Claire.Kung hindi pa siya nito sikuhin ay hindi pa siya matatauhan.“Huh- what?”She asked, agad nangunot ang noo ng pinsan saka siya matamang tinitigan.“Ano?”Untag niya rito,“Kanina ka pa nag i-space out eh, okay ka lang ba talaga?”“Y-yeah, I-m- I’m fine, sorry… walang problema.”Sagot niya saka nag pilit ng ngiti rito.“Sigurado ka?”Kunot-noong tanong nito, Lexie only nodded and forced a smile once more.Claire sighed and pulled her far from Ram and Andrew who are busy talking to the reception.“May ginawa ba sa iyo si Am
Lexie felt the excitement rushed through every bones of her body the moment her sight landed on the private plane that will take them to Palawan, She looked at Ram Jordan and smiled as she said “We were married for almost five months now, I knew you were rich, but I never knew you were THIS rich. You owned a freaking plane?” Agad na natawa sa kanya si Ram saka tumango. “WE owned a freaking plane, Lexie. This aircraft is smaller than the usual airbus, but I got this when I started soaring on top. Small private plane.” Balewalang sabi ni Ram saka siya inakbayan bago hinila palapit rito. “Oo nga maliit, but this is still a plane, and you have your name on it.” She said grinning. “I will change it to your name soon.” Sabi ni Ram na tila nag bibiro lamang. Lexie wanted to think that her husband was indeed just joking but she knew very well that he wasn’t. Hindi na nakuhang sumagot pa ni Lexie nang agawin ang atensyon niya ng isang pamilyar at matinis na tinig. Agad niyang nil
Lexie woke with her head feeling a little light, she felt queasy plus a full bladder was bugging her. Pilit siyang bumangon sa nagtatakang inikot ang tingin sa paligid, naroon siya sa sild nila ni Ram ngunit wala roon ang kanyang asawa. Agad hinanap ng kanyang mga mata ang digital clock na naka patong sa isang bedside table. She wrinkled her nose as she saw the clock, it relayed the time 30 past 10 o'clock. masyado pang maaga, akala niya pa man din ay umaga na dahil wala na si Ram sa tabi niya. Mabilis niyang tinungo ang banyo tapos ay sandaling nag hilamos at nag sipilyo. She then marched her way out of the room, she was guessing that Ram was still at his study, at mukhang tutok na tutok nanaman sa trabaho. Lexie walked straight to his office, she knocked twice before she opened the door and she was right, naroon nga si Ram at naka subsob nanaman sa kung anong paper work nasa harap rin nito ang laptop nitong salitang pinipindot habang binubuklat ang tila may kakapalang folder.
“Anong ginagawa mo rito? Gabi na ah?” Ulit ni Lexie sa tanong sa pinsang si Amanda matapos magpa alam ni Ram na mauuna nang umakyat sa kanilang silid upang makapag usap sila ng maayos ni Amanda. She stopped for a second and studied her quickly, her red eyes and nose was visible and by the looks of her, Lexie figured that she no longer need to ask whatever she wanted from her. Marahas siyang napabuntong hininga saka marahan itong hinila patungo sa malaking living room, she instructed her to sit on the couch which she immediately did, kita niya pa ang marahan nitong pag papahid ng luha and Lexie won’t deny that her heart sank upon seeing her cousin in that state. She and Amanda had been close before everything that happened, and she won’t deny that Amanda still holds a special space in her heart kahit pa malaki ang kasalanang nagawa nito sa kanya. Anyway, she had already moved on and she was happy with her life with Ram, kaya’t sa tingin niya naman ay wala nang dahilan para hindi n
“You look sad, and disappointed.” Ram Jordan said after studying Lexie’s reaction. She forced a smile as she shook her head. “I am not disappointed, I am actually sad. Not because Rafael got arrested, nalulungkot lang ako na kinakailangan pang umabot sa ganito…” She said almost a whisper, she then again forced a smile then looked down on her hands. He could feel her sadness, it was almost feels like the way she felt was eating everything around whole. “D-do you think, everything will still be fine? Will still be back to the way it used to?” She asked and looked at him straight to the eyes, all of a sudden Ram felt guilty. Bakit niya nga ba pinag iisipan ng hindi maganda si Lexie? As much as he hates to admit, he couldn’t help himself to thing that Lexie was sad for a fact that he had her ex-lover sent to jail. Pinagdududahan niya si Lexie na may ginagawa nga sa likod niya, based on his sister’s words. Ram knew it was wrong, and all the negative thoughts have to stop now.
“You old cow, called the cops on me?” Rafael lashed out angrily at him, Ram only smirked as he signalled the police to come inside the house. Rafael immediately stepped back and like a coward that he is, he hid behind his daddy’s back. “Ram, ano ba ang nangyayari, bakit may mga pulis?” Nagaalalang tanong ng kanyang kapatid, ang nanay ni Ram. “Your son had been following my wife for days now.” Ram answered trying to remain calm as possible. Her sister’s eyebrow creased as her eyes shifted to Rafael. “R-Rafael anak, is this true?” She asked horrified, Ram felt the anger immediately ran through his veins when Rafael, acted like a child and started shaking his head. Hindi malaman ni Ram kung dapat ba siyang matawa sa inaakto ni Rafael o lalo siyang maiinis. He was acting like a teen-age boy na ang lakas ng loob na gumawa ng kasalanan tapos aaktong isang duwag kapag napagalitan. Ram Jordan managed to call the cops and reported Rafael for stalking, Ram managed to get access to t
Hindi malamang ni Lexie kung saan siya pupunta, nakarating na rin siya’t lahat sa may parking ng mall na iyon ngunit hindi niya pa rin matawagan si Ram. Halos maiyak na rin siya sa pagka taranta, isabay pang gusto niya nang batukan ang sarili dahil sa katangahan, sa lahat ba naman kasi ng lugar na pwede niyang puntahan ay sa parking pa siya napadpad kung saan walang tao at mas madali siyang malalapitan ni Rafael na wala pa ring tigil sa pag sunod sa kanya. Lexie’s heart painfully thudded against her chest when she saw Rafael walking closer towards her, she had no time to wonder about whatever the hell happened to her ex that he is already acting like a sick psychopath who wanted nothing but to get to his victim, and that victim was her. Unable to know what else is there to do, lalo pa at palapit na nang palapit sa kanya si Rafael ay nag palinga-linga na lamang siya, nagba-baka-sakaling may makitang kahit na sinong maari niyang mahingan ng tulong. “Ram please, where are you…” She
Lexie felt the color drain from her face.She was unable to comprehend what Ram Jordan had said so she had to ask him to say it again.“I invited my sister, Rafael’s mother and her family over dinner tonight.”Ulit ni Ram, unti-unti naman siyang natauhan nang maramdaman ang kamay ni Ram na mabilis na humawak sa kanyang kamay.“I have a plan on how to deal with your stalker, Lexie and I don’t want you to worry about it. Everything will be fine, trust me okay?”Sabi pa ni Ram matapos ang ilang minutong nanatili pa rin siyang tahimik.Gusto niya mang mag tanong kung ano ang binabalak ng asawa ngunit mas pinili niya na lamang ang manahimik, hindi naman sa natatakot siya kay Rafael at sa pag sunod-sunod nito sa kanya, kaya lamang bilang kilala niya na si Rafael dahil sa ilang taon nilang naging relasyon ay malakas ang kutob niyang hindi maganda ang mangyayari sa dinner mamaya.Marahas siyang napabungtong hininga saka pilit na tumango.“I- I am fine, I j-just- I know Rafael, we’ve been toge