I tightened my grip on his polo because of the coldness. When he noticed that, he immediately turned off the ac. I turned my head to the window and bit my lip.
When I turned to him, I saw his grip on the steering wheel tightened too, causing his veins to be more visible on his firm arms. I remember what Kate told me about veins. ‘It means they masturbate often!’ I shut my eyes hardly and shook my head. Now I can’t let his image while doing ‘it’ out of my mind! Damn it, Kate. “Are you going to work?” I opened my eyes. Wait, how did he knew I have work? And why is he here in Diliman? Does he live here? “I’ll go home first.” He nodded slowly while looking at the road. Why does he look different now from earlier? I showed him the direction to my house in Sta. Mesa, and he stopped his car in front of my apartment. “T-thanks.” I said and hurriedly held the door handle to go out but stopped when he spoke. “I’ll give you five minutes. I’ll drive you to your work.” I turned to him dumbly. I blinked several times to wait for the word ‘joke’ but it didn’t come. He's just seriously looking at me. “What?” I asked. “Four minutes and fifty-six seconds.” I creased my brows. “Wait, I think you’re missing something. I already thanked you, okay? I didn’t even ask you to drive me home so don’t bother. I don’t even know you.” I said, but his expression didn’t change. “Four minutes and forty-three seconds.” My eyes widen. “Why are you doing this?” I whispered. “We’ll talk later. Go change.” He put an umbrella on my lap. I can’t believe him. I went inside my house. I know he wasn’t serious with the five minutes so I still took my time fixing myself. I wore a black polo shirt and denim jeans. I dried my hair and ponytailed it. When I'm done, I went out of the house. To my surprise, the Mercedes-Maybachshocked is still there. I was thinking if I should just take a taxi, or tricycle when his window opened and his grumpy face met mine. “What are you waiting for?” I rolled my eyes and heaved a sigh before walking half-heartedly towards his car. “Why are you doing this?” I asked again. He just looked at me and then the road again. “I said we’ll talk later.” I sighed and shook my head in disbelief when I noticed that he knew where to go. Is he stalking me? For fuck’s sake he’s a pervert med student and me being inside his car doesn’t make any sense. I went out of his car and he followed shadowing me with his umbrella. I just rolled my eyes when he also entered the cafe. Steven and some of the customers looked at us with curious and shock eyes. I turned to Loren who’s looking for a table. “What are you gonna do here?” I asked. Can’t he just get lost already? “I’m gonna study here.” He scanned the place. “So you know to do something other than to fuck?” I bluntly asked. He looked at me amusingly and chucked. “Of course.” I snubbed and left him. I went to the locker room and changed to my uniform. I went out of the room and bumped with Sancha, the daytime shift. “Girl! Are you friends with Lorenzo?!” She asked enthusiastically. “No.” “Really? He went here earlier asking for you!” I turned to her. “Why?” “I don’t know! He just asked if you’re working here and what time do you go to work.” My eyes widen with what I’ve heard. “What? Did you answer him?” I asked. “Of course! He’s so handsome, right?” tsk. I just shook my head and glared at her. “Celine, table 7,” Steven called so I left Sancha there. That nosy. I grabbed the tray of cold brew coffee and went to table seven. Yes, it was Loren in his eyeglasses and medicine books there. He’s seriously reading with highlighters on his side. “Here’s your order, sir.” I barely placed his coffee on the table. “Careful.” He reminded and moved the cup away from his books. I was about to leave him when he asked me. “What time does your shift ends?” I clenched my jaw. “We’re not allowed to disclose such information, sir.” He just raised a brow and nodded slowly while crossing his arms over his chest. “I’ll just wait then,” he said and resumed his reading. Seriously, what’s wrong with him? I wanted to ask him why he's bugging me, but I can't stay any longer at his table because of the orders so I just left him there. I bet he wouldn’t be able to wait until midnight. He didn’t bug me throughout my shift and just studied there like a normal student. The customers flocked here looking for him. The girls were staring at him but he just ignored everyone as if he’s used to it. I also can’t help to glance at him from time to time knowing that he’s waiting for me. He just doesn’t look like the same jerk that I’ve encountered many times. I also noticed that he looks well-educated and hot while seriously studying with his glasses on. I automatically shook my head. What? Hot?! My foot! I went to the locker room right after I pulled off. It’s already 12:7 and my shift is done. Holding my sling bag, I went out of the room and saw Lorenzo still reading. I stood beside his table and he instantly looked up to me then to his luxury watch. “Eight to twelve, I see.” I rolled my eyes at him. He closed his book and intertwined his fingers on the table. “You should go home now,” I said and walked past through him, but I suddenly stopped when he held my wrist to stop me. My eyes went down to his hand and felt a strange thing flowing from there. “I didn’t wait for hours just to be shoved.” He said seriously. I immediately withdraw my hand and glared at him. I somehow felt guilty for making him wait, but that’s not my fault, right? He was the one who insisted! In the end, I just sighed and walked to the chair in front of him. I sat there and crossed my arms over my chest. “Do you want anything?” He asked. “Just go straight to your point. I’m tired.” He nodded and crossed his arms over his chest too. We look like we’re about to argue. Tss. “I’d like to apologize about earlier. We made you uncomfortable inside the elevator.” I inhaled deeply and transfixed my gaze somewhere. Really? He’s bringing that up now? That’s the reason why he fetched me? I was trying hard to forget it! “It’s fine. I wasn’t uncomfortable back there. I don’t mind hearing her moan and that erotic sound you made with your finger inside her skirt. It’s fine.” Note the sarcasm. He stared at me and blinked several times before I saw a ghost of amusement in his dark brooding eyes. Is that possible? I mean, he looks scary but something in his expression tells me that he’s enjoying this. Am I seeing it right? “I’m sorry for that.” He repeated smirking. “If you’re sorry, then try reminding yourself that there are things that are better to be done in private,” I answered. He just nodded lazily and stared at my lips. “Go talk.” He then said with his husky voice. “What?” my forehead creased. “Just talk.” “Why?” He pursed and licked his lower lip. “I like to see your lips moving.” I opened my lips to utter a word but I found myself biting my lips in embarrassment. Why does he always make me uncomfortable?! “Hmm, better.” He smirked and I parted my lips open in shock. “You pervert,” I whispered. He raised a brow, “I didn’t do anything.” He defended. “How old are you, by the way?” I glared at him. “Why are you asking?” “I’m 26.” He answered his question. “Tell me, Celine, are you a virgin?” I stilled and blinked several times I hang my mouth open in shock. I was processing what he just said, but it’s just so stupid! Is he serious?! What if someone heard him?! I turn my eyes around the place to see if anyone’s near our table. “You’re blushing.” he teased. I shook my head successively. I can feel the heat rising in my face and I don’t know how to stop it. “You know what? I don’t even know why I agreed to talk to you. Suit yourself, jerk.” I said and left him on his table, chuckling. I thought he’s apologizing? Does he think every girls are the same as his whores?! I can’t believe him!I'm in The Lib with Yana for our session. She’s sipping on her milk shake while I make her pointers.“Anyway, Loren asked me yesterday about you.” She said.“About me?”“Yeah, he’s my only neighbor at the 15th floor in Rockwell since that’s exclusive. He told me he has something to tell you so I gave him your name and workplace.” I stopped writing and sighed. So she's his source of information. “You told me he carried me out of the bar last time, right? Did you two talk?”I creased my forehead. “No.” I resumed writing.“Really? Anyway he wouldn’t dare to hit on you.” She remarked so I looked at her. “Duh? You’re famous in Ateneo for being a man hater!” She snapped so I unbelievably opened my mouth.“What?”“Remember the guys you’ve turned down before? Most of them are from Admu and Feu. Loren’s at the top of Admu medicine and I’m sure he’s heard about you!” She added.I transfixed my gaze and sighed in disbelief. I know I’m always grumpy, but I never thought that people would take it
"Truth or dare?" Question of the woman wearing a spaghetti strap crop top and shorts. She looks very drunk already. She was the loudest earlier and I found he very funny."Ahm .. dare!" Yana replied so they shouted.I slightly tilted my head because of the noise. "Kiss Nate!" The woman responded quickly so they all laughed.Nate is her classmate i guess, who is also a civil engineering student. "Seriously?" Yana asked with a laugh. No, girl, it's just a joke."All right! It's your birthday today and you're 20 so don't be kj!" The woman said. I think her name was Leslie.That's okay with me, Yana's at the right age but I just hope Nate doesn't expect too much because there's nothing in Yana's vocabulary to take seriously."Okay, let's go!" She said and stood up, Nate suddenly sat down and met Yana's mouth when she approached him."Ooohh!""Score!""HAHAHAHA!"I smiled and averted my eyes because they had been kissing for a long time. I caught sight of Loren who was sitting in front of
"How are you there, Celine?" My mother asked from the other line.I stirred the egg on the sardines in the pan before answering, "I'm fine here, how about you?" I asked back."We're doing fine here, too. Cole visits here often and brings us food." She answered so I nodded softly even though he couldn't see.Cole is my childhood friend in Nueva Ecija who is also studying Law now at the University of Cebu - Main Campus. We were both supposed to study here in Manila, but he didn't pass the LSAT of UP and he was lucky to pass there so he didn't go."I see. How about Gino? where is he?" I asked.Gino is my younger brother, he is only two years old because mom is still young. He was the son of her new husband, but left use too in the end. We found out the he had another family in another country. Anyway he also had no intention of holding sustaining Gino's needs so the child was not named after him. Mom was only 17 when I was born and Gino followed me when I was 24."He's already playing wi
“Where are you going?” I asked when I saw Kate, carrying two boxes.She stopped and turned to me and smiled, “Oh, Ateneo.” I stoppped walking. What? “I’ll give this to Ella. Do you know her?”Ateneo? That’s where Loren studies. Though, I don’t actually care."You gotta treat my fare.” I said and carried one box for her.She automatically smiled and nodded.WOW. That’s the only word I could use to describe how fascinated I am to see Ella for the first time. She has a fair skin with long straight hair. Her features are all so mature yet so youthful. I don’t really know how to describe her. I just know that she’s quite a match for Yana.“Thank you, Kate. I’m sorry for the trouble.”"It's nothing!" Ella smiled and turned to me so I was surprised."Ah! This is Celine, my orgmate at UP. Celine, Ella, president of ALDAS." Kate introduced us so my eyes almost popped out.She's the president of Ateneo Law Debate and Advocacy Society? So she's also a law student too?"Hi, Celine. Pleasure to me
It's another day today, as usual, there's a recitation later so I drank all night and reviewed last night. Fortunately, I still had beer in cans and junk foods left when I went to the grocery store because that's what really concentrates me.My head hurts a bit when I wake up so I drank coffee and recalled what I have read last night. I stopped on purpose when Loren's face suddenly entered my mind.While I was in his car last night I couldn’t help but smile because I knew it's gonna be the last. After that, he won't bother me anymore. I said in my mind.He glanced at me several times and sighed while driving. "You're really that happy to get rid of me?" There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice.I nodded quickly and just looked out the window. "Why won't you even let me kiss you at least? A farewell kiss, maybe?" He bargained with me so I quickly turned to him and glared at him."Just fucking drive and never show up again." I harshly said that made him gulp. I stared at him and looked
"How 'bout this? What do you think? "Yana showed me the short sequin halter backless dress that glows with glitter. It was red and if she wore it like that, all the men and even the women in the bar would definitely look at her.I smiled and nodded. "That would look good on you." I said and she smiled too."Really? I know right!" she giggled and turned her back on me. She looked in the full size mirror and glanced at the dress in front of her."Are you sure you're not coming?" She asked again for the nth time so I kept quiet. I have no duty tonight, it's saturday tomorrow and no work. I was also able to rest because Yana and I didn't study too much today.I sighed and looked up at her. I am now sitting here on her sofa and watching her dress up."I don't have any clothes." I answered so her eyes widened."Omg! Don't worry, I have a lot of dress here! Just come along, ah?"I shook my head and let her go back to her room. When she disappeared from my sight, what I had seen before repla
I was startled from where I stood and stared into his dark eyes. He was serious and his jaws tightened over and over again. For a moment, I felt scarred. At the timbre of his voice earlier it was as if I had broken his patience."W-what are you saying? You promised-""I didn't."I was stunned and strained to wonder if he had promised. Stupid Celine. I removed his hand from my chin and averted my gaze. I retreated to the sink to get away from him but he followed me and put his hands on either side of the sink."Loren!" I was sick when I was locked in the middle of his arms.He raised an eyebrow and bent down to make our faces line up. "Did you enjoy flirting with that guy?"I frowned and stared at him. "I do not know what you're saying-""Bullshit."I bit my tongue as he whispered that in a deep and full voice. Fuck. Why are my knees shaking ?!"What are you saying?! Go away!" I pushed him hard but he didn't even move or back down. I looked at him angrily. "You're in the women's room,
When I got off the tricycle, I gave the charge and thanked the driver. When the tric left, the familiar vehicle arrived just in time, so I gasped. Why is this one so weird?I folded my arms and waited for him to get out of his car. "Why didn't you wait for me?" The anger was obvious in his voice so I raised an eyebrow and secretly rejoiced."Why should I wait for you?" I asked.Seeing him frustrated and looks so betrayed like this makes me wonder if was he ever turned down before? He seems out of it.He did not answer. Instead, he took a few steps between us and I was surprised when he carefully pushed me against the door of my apartment."What—""Shut up." He remarked hard while looking at me heavily.I could feel the warmth of his big hand on my stomach because that's what he used to push me. One of his hands rested on the door behind me.I am a woman with solid principles. In this situation, I should be fighting. I should be fighting for my personal space, for fuck's sake he's hold