Chapter 2

Her POV

"Aah! aah! aah! shit! fuck! oh! uh ugh! Faster baby please, ah! you're making me crazy, faster, please. I'm almost there! Fuck me harder, push harder, please.. aah! aah! shit! You're so damn good, baaaaaby!"

I was covering my ears the whole time. I was supposed to be here in Ely's unit to share with her my excitement, to share how Mikael proposed to me last night. I am maybe a virgin but I wasn't that innocent for me to not know what was happening next door. 

I was annoyed with the chaos but Ely just laughed it off. She was having fun hearing the moans and at the same time watching me ranting.

Just a moment ago we heard them arguing, that Ian Somerhalder's look-alike was knocking on her door a million times. We heard him apologizing and begging the girl inside to let him in but after half an hour it was already the girl begging him, napairap ako.

"Are they always like that?"

"I don't know! Honestly, this is the first time I heard them. Well, you know, I was always out of the country." She was still laughing. "Why are you even covering your ears? Masasanay ka rin sa honeymoon ninyo ni Mikael. Baka mas malala pa ryan ‘yong mga ungol mo." Pinanliitan ko siya ng mga mata, uminit tuloy ang magkabila kong pisngi. I couldn't imagine myself that loud parang ang kalat at nakakahiya.

"Never!" Angil ko.

"Never ka ryan! It taste like heaven kaya! If i were you i'm gonna shut my mouth dahil baka kainin mo lahat ng sasabihin mo once Mikael let you taste that kind of heaven," pilyang saad nito.

"Eew! Gross! If ever our honeymoon comes, I will remind myself to keep quiet. Ayokong magkalat no, nakakahiya!"

"You gonna eat you words but before your words iba muna surely kakainin mo o kaya ikaw ang kakainin ni Mikael." She was really enjoying making fun of me.

"Are we friends?"

"Darling, that's why there are what you call best friends." Nadala na lang din ako sa tawa niya. Yeah, right we're best friends.

Sa pagdaan ng mga araw ay naging busy na kami ni Mikael sa preparasyon ng aming kasal. We have already decided kung sino ang kukunin naming coordinator. We already talked to her about what kind of wedding we like, kung anong motif at kung magkano ang budget for the whole wedding preparation and when the wedding would be. Napagkasunduan naming it will be six months from the day we were engaged. She already plot schedules of when would be the food tasting, pagsusukat ng gowns at suit, prenup at iba pang kakailanganin sa wedding.

Today is our schedule to meet our photographer and videographer. Since Mikael was so busy with his business, naisipan kong ako na ang susundo sa kanya sa kanyang opisina. Tuloy-tuloy akong pumasok sa pagmamay-ari nyang building. Everyone I met along the hallway greeted me, they all knew me as Mikael's girlfriend, I greeted them back.

Sumakay ako ng elevator at pinindot ang floor ng opisina ni Mikael.

Pagkabukas ay naglakad ulit ako. Nadadaanan ko ang mga cubicles ng iba pang mga trabahante ng fiance ko. Again they all greeted me. May nahagip pa akong nagbulungan habang nakatingin sa akin, nagulat naman ang mga ito at yumuko nang mapadako ang tingin ko sa kanila. Nasa pinakadulo ang opisina ng Chairman, Mikael's Office. 

Sa labas ng opisina ay wala ang sekretarya nito na si Denise. Tuloy-tuloy akong pumasok. Tinulak ko ang pintuan ng kanyang opisina, natigilan ako nang makita ko si Denise sa gilid ng inuupuang swivel chair ni Mikael. Bahagya itong nakayuko at may inilalahad ng documents sa kanya, hindi napansin ng dalawa ang pagpasok ko. Pinagmasdan ko si Denise na busy sa pagexplain kay Mikael tungkol sa ipinakita nitong documento, halos lumuwa na ang dibdib sa suot nitong tube na pinatungan nya ng blazer.  

Her voice was so seductive. Nagbiro si Mikael, tumawa si Denise at hinampas niya sa braso si Mikael.

"Ikaw talaga, Sir! Puro ka nalang kalokoh--" tumikhim ako upang maagaw ang atensyon nilang dalawa, pareho silang nagulat nang makita ako. Si Denise nama'y napatuwid ng tayo, she greeted me. Hilaw itong ngumiti sa akin.

"Hi baby, what brought you here?" Tumayo si Mikael at lumapit sa akin, pinatakan niya ako ng halik sa labi. "You can go now, Denise. We'll discuss it later. Thank you," saad nito na ‘di man lang tiningnan ang sekretarya. Namamalikmata lang ba ako but I saw Denise rolled her eyes.

Denise excused herself to us bago lumabas ng opisina. 

"Come here." Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at dinala niya ako malapit sa kanyang swivel chair. Umupo siya roon at giniya naman niya akong umupo sa kanyang kandungan. Inilagay ko sa kanyang balikat ang isa kong braso. Kinuha naman niya ang isa kong kamay at hinalikan. "You missed me?" lambing nito.

Kakaiba ang nararamdaman ko sa nabungaran kong eksena kanina but Mikael being so sweet, swept all of the doubts I felt a moment ago. Naisip ko na lang na I shouldn't feel jealous because it's me he chose to spend the rest of his life with.

His POV

"Tangina, pre ! Ang hirap! Nawawalan na nga ako ng time kay Gly, muntikan na nga niya akong hiniwalayan dahil nalimutan ko ang anniversary namin. E sa sandamakmak na libro at training SHITS na pinapaaral sa akin ni Daddy! Alam ninyo minsan naisip ko sana naging bunso na lamang ako!" I have been drinking with my closest friends since high school and here I am ranting about me as the future SFD President.

"Pare, may kasabihan nga kung may tiyaga may nilaga! Ikaw rin naman ang makikinabang kapag napalitan mo na sa pwesto mo ang daddy mo and of course he wants you to be trained well. SDF is an international company. You're gonna meet big time people in the future. Surely whatever you learned , you're gonna use it in the near future. It's really hard in the beginning but later on you’re gonna enjoy the perks of being in the highest position . Take it from the expert." Kinindatan pa ako ni Justin bago nito tinungga ang hawak na bote ng beer.

"Yeah but before that happens, Gly will break up with me. I just hope she extend her patience once mababawasan ang oras ko sa kanya."

"She should be, pare."

"Gly loves you, she probably understands. You know, Girls will understand Rick and will stay. Basta ‘wag ka lang magloko." It was Jaslen, she was serious when she said those words, and maybe it was based on what she experienced with her Ex.

"Magloko? That will not gonna happen. Tapos na ako sa ganyang stage."

"You're just 24 years old, Rick, you're still gonna meet a bunch of beautiful ladies with different flavors." Coming from the famous playboy Cale Adrianne Montefalco. He never believes that I have changed. Natigilan ako bigla nang maalala ko ang babaeng kasabay ko sa elevator nang pinuntahan ko si Gly. Since Gly and I became official, I never got interested in other women but that elevator girl got my attention. Ipinilig ko ang aking ulo. It can't be.

"Kuya Drei, is that really how you portray women? We are not ice cream!" Natawa ako nang barahin siya ni Gabby, oh how much I love our youngest.

"Ito naman si bunso hindi naman lahat!" Natawa kami nang mapakamot si Adrianne sa kanyang ulo.

"I told you to always be careful with your mouth if the minor is around." Natatawang saad ni Nathan, sinamaan naman siya ng tingin ni Gabby, he grabbed on her shoulders at niyakap, pilit namang kumawala si Gabby mula sa kanyang yakap . They were so cute together.

"Itong si Adriann---"

"Ano?" binara naman ni Adrianne si Kevin. Hindi nakapalag si Kevin dahil katulad ni Adrianne papalit-palit rin ng babae si Kevin. Just tonight the two didn't bring women dahil napagkasunduan sa group chat na exclusive lang muna naming magbabarkada ang gabing ito. Gladly, Gly was out of town and she'll be back in the next two days. After that wild day on her condo, bumalik rin kami sa dati. She already forgave me.

"Gwapo lang katulad ko kaya, ‘di ba?" biro ni Kevin.

"Ang sabihin mo, Kevs katulad mo loko-loko!" tawang saad ni Migz.

"Hoy! Mas matanda pa rin ako sayo, konting respeto Miggy! Isumbong kaya kita sa crush mo," napangisi si Adrianne. Napatingin ako kay Gabby na walang kaalam-alam na siya ‘yong crush na sinasabi ni Migz.

"Balik tayo sayo, Jerick, masasanay ka rin at si Gly, maiintindihan ka no’n." Tinapik ni Justine ang aking balikat.

"If Gly won't understand you then she's not worthy of your love. You should also know your priority, Rick, it should be your future first so you may be able to provide a better future to your soon-to-be wife," si Jaslen.

"At isa pa, you should learn it the hard way, Rick, so you may be able to give your heart and sympathy to SDF. Kasi if basta na lamang ibigay ng daddy mo ang position tapos ‘di ka man lang nag banat ng buto, ‘di mo matututunan pahalagahan ang SDF," Si Justine uli.

Napatango-tango sa sinabi ng kambal, it really make sense. I'm just so glad I have friends to whom I could share my problems kahit ‘yong iba palamuti lamang. Joke.

"By the way, where do you like to spend our summer this year? " Justine changed the topic. Oo nga, three months from now summer na , ang bilis ng panahon parang kailan lang kakacelebrate lang namin ng Christmas at new year. Since high school we always spent our summer together. Tuwing sembreak naman nina Gab, Kevin at Migs nag-a-out of town rin kaming magbabarkada, either mounting climbing or island hoping o kaya'y magbakasyon sa labas ng bansa.

"Please, let's go back to Hernandez Paradise kuya Justine," si Gabby.

"Oo nga, malayo ang byahe but worth it." I second the motion to Gab's suggestion.

"Okay lang sa 'kin. I'm with someone on that day," nakangising saad ni Kevin. Well, as usual ‘di naman ‘to nawawalan ng kapareha.

"Call ako r’yan. I'm also with someone," si Adrianne.

"Wherever Gab's going, " si Nathan.

"Ako rin." Si Migs.

"Meaning wherever Gab’s going also?" Asar ko kay Migs. He just raised his middle finger at me.

"Sabihin mo ‘yan kay Kevin." Kevin courted Gab when they were in highschool pero ‘di siya sinagot ni Gabby dahil magkaibigan silang dalawa. It would be awkward daw kapag ‘di nagwork ang relasyon nila.

"Nah, I've learned my lesson, ‘wag mo nang subukan, Migs, masasaktan ka lang. Ayaw talaga n’yan sa kaibigan," banat ni Kevin kay Migs. Nakita kong natawa si Jaslen at pasimpleng tiningnan si Nathan.

"So, it was agreed that we will spend our summer at our beach resort. Mark your calendars now and free your schedules. Kukutusan ko ang absent," Justine cut them off again. He was like the big brother. I followed Justine, kinuha ko ang phone at clinick ko ang calendar icon. I marked the dates na napagkasunduan upang ‘di ko makalimutan.

Palalim na ang gabi. Napaparami na rin ang nainom namin. Napuno na ng asaran at halakhakan ang buong paligid ng VIP room na pinareserve ni Adrianne. He owns the bar. A'choholic.

Somehow, having my high school friends around lessened the heaviness I felt inside. We are in each other’s comfort zone.