Chapter Twenty-Six

TOPHER

I KISSED her–hard–because I missed kissing her and I wanted her to know.

I kissed her the best way that I know because I wanted all other kisses from other men gone from her memory.

She kissed me back as hard and as hotly. I pushed her with my body towards the door and she knew why because it was her hand that reached for the knob behind her to lock it.

Sabi ko na nga ba. Para sa aming dalawa, walang halfway-halfway. She wanted me, too.

As in now.

But I was me, stupid me. At napaungol ako pero kailangan kong gawin ang sunod.

Inangat ko ang ulo ko at tumingin ako sa kanya hanggang napilitan siyang magmulat ng kanyang mga mata.

“Yes,” she replied before I even asked the question.

“Oh, Jenna…” paiyak kong tugon dahil sa sobrang relief. We still synched, she and I. As I reached for the hem of her short dress, she was unbuckling my belt.

“Topher, who still wears belts?” reklamo niya.

Natawa ako habang nakasubsob sa kanyang dibdib. I was right. She was wearing a strapless bra. I