“Rai?” Damian’s voice asked from behind the door. I held my breath, not knowing what to do. Should I answer? Should I open the door? Should I keep quiet? Did he know? Did he hear us? Would Rai want Damian to know about us? “Rai?” Damian’s voice sounded again, accompanied by another knock on the door. I decided to stay quiet, hoping that he would go away. It would be embarrassing to be caught by Damian. I sighed with relief as I heard his footsteps receding away from the door. “Oh, no,” I mumbled as I exhaled. I wanted to stay with Rai, but I was parched from all the moaning, and there were no water bottles in the room. What should I do? I groaned at the thought of having to face Damian after having sex with Rai. I quickly kissed Rai, and tried to find my dress, and groaned again as I remembered that Rai had ripped it off. I searched for something to wear and ended up wearing one of Rai’s shirts. I didn’t bother searching for a bottom since the shirt was long enough to cover my na
Since then, I spent every night at Damian's place, sleeping in Rai's room. Our relationship became deeper. It wasn't always about making love. Oh, trust me, our lovemaking was always intense. True, we did it every night, morning, and sometimes afternoon too, but it was beyond that. We spent many nights talking about deep stuff; it bonded us in ways beyond any relationships I'd ever had. We really gave our souls to each other. *** One night, after one of our many lovemaking, Rai asked me to go downstairs with him. He led me to the grand piano and sat me down beside him. "Rai, you can play the piano?" I asked, though not surprised at the thought. "He was the best in his class." I could hear Damian's voice from behind us. I turned around and realized that Damian was sitting on the sofa, watching tv, his back toward us. "That good, huh?" I teased Rai. He smiled softly and started playing a song that I recognized. It was 'I Do' by 98 Degrees. He was pretty good; I thought to myself un
But nothing would always be lovey-dovey, wouldn't it? I remember that it was around ten days before the party. I wanted to surprise Rai by giving him a present. As a girl, I needed advice from a guy on what to give Rai. So, I decided to entrust the task to my cousin, Frank, since Damian was unavailable. Frank was younger than me, just like Rai and Damian. He had that boyish charm, drawing everyone to his friendliness. Some would say that he was handsome but never compared his handsomeness to Rai or Damian. They were all attractive, just different types of handsomeness. I was very close to Frank; he was like a younger brother to me. Although, since he was way taller than me, and seeing how close we were, some people who didn’t know we were cousins might think that he was my boyfriend. Frank liked to put his arm around me whenever we walked together, and he always made me laugh, just like Damian. So on that day, we were w
I looked at my wrist. It was bruised. I didn’t know that my wrist was bruised, but since Damian mentioned it, I could feel that my wrist was tender. I didn’t want to say anything, afraid that it would somehow strain their relationship. “That bastard!I will punch him for hurting you. That’s not a way to treat a lady.” He said angrily, standing up so fast to go to Rai. I quickly grabbed his hand and pulled him down, preventing him from going to Rai. “Don’t. Just let it be. Please stay here with me for a while longer. I don’t want to be alone right now.” I pleaded. Damian asked if I was sure. I told him yes. After some time, Damian told me it was time to leave the room. “You’ve been here for four hours, Kat. And Rai should have calmed down by now. I actually brought Frank to meet Rai to clear the misunderstanding. He should’ve known the truth by now. F
One night while tending to my wrists, Damian asked about my bipolar. I told him that one of my ex-boyfriends was abusive, but I didn’t tell him that I was, well, gang-raped. I had only told Rai about it. I didn’t want others to know, not even my family. Damian froze when he heard that I had been abused for months by my ex-boyfriend. “That bastard.” Anger filled his voice. He was so angry that he unconsciously squeezed my injured wrist. “Umm.. Damian. You are squeezing my wrist.” I winced. He snapped back to reality and apologized. “Kat, it’s been more than a week. Don’t you think that it’s time for you guys to talk? Rai is even more of a wreck than you. It’s unsettling to see him like that, and you like this.” He said while finishing the bandage on my wrist. “Do you think I should, Damian?” I asked quietly. “Kat, you guys love each other so much. So, yeah, I think you should.” Damian put his arm around me.
The next morning, I woke up feeling better. Rai was not in the room, so I went downstairs to search for him. I saw him sitting on the sofa with Damian. His shirt was unbuttoned, and Damian was touching his chest. I wondered what they were doing. “Morning, what are you guys doing?” I asked. “Apparently, someone stabbed himself with a letter opener last night,” said Damian. Suddenly I remembered what happened yesterday. I quickly moved to Damian’s side to see the wound. “Oh my God, a letter opener can do that?” I asked, horrified, looking at the small but gaping wound. “If he used enough force, then yeah. The wound is not deep, but I think he’ll still need stitches. I’ll go to the hospital with him.” Said Damian. “No, I’ll go with him,” I told them quickly. I looked at Rai and said pleadingly, “Please, let me go with you.” “Can you drive by yourself, Rai?” Damian asked. Rai nodded, and I went along with him. *** We arrived at the hospital, and the nurse asked what had happened
The next morning, everyone was busy. Rai was on the phone most of the time, and Damian was nowhere to be found. I decided to go home for a while to take some clothes. I returned to Damian’s place just in time to prepare for the party. I was placed in one of the guests’ rooms. The maid had put all of the required stuff in the room. My dress, shoes, earrings, clutch, and a sexy boudoir-type black-with-a-hint-of-gold mask. Was this going to be a masquerade party? I thought as I sat in front of the dressing table so the make-up artist could start her work. It took me nearly five hours to get ready. The make-up artist put gold, bronze, and black eyeshadows on my eyes with cat-eye eyeliner. Even though I was Indonesian-Chinese, I have huge eyes, so she chose cat-eye make-up with smokey eyes. My big eyes now looked sharper. I had a very thin upper lip; whenever I smiled, my upper lip became a very thin line, so she decided to overdraw my lips to make my lips loo
Reaching the hotel and walking toward the ballroom was nerve-wracking. I felt insecure again, thinking that I wouldn't fit in. Rai sensed my insecurity and squeezed my hand, reassuring me that I had nothing to worry about.Nearing the ballroom, both of them put on their masks. Damian helped me with my mask while Rai took my hand. Damian gave me a once-over, shook his head then took my other hand. Now I was in-between them, each hand in the crooks of their arms. Rai was on my right, and Damian was on my left.“God saves our souls,” Damian muttered under his breath as we stepped into the ballroom.As we entered the ballroom, all eyes were on us. And I meant all eyes. I was nervous as hell. I looked at Rai, and he smiled, saying, “Don't worry, Princess, just smile. And you look perfect.” I just nodded and smiled, following his order.I turned to Damian and saw him flashing his most dashing smile toward ev