LEON’s hands were soothing.Iyon ang unang pumasok sa isip ni Claire nang suklayin ni Leon ang kanyang buhok gamit ang mga kamay nito. Hindi niya inaasahan mula kay Leon, ngunit gayong ginagawa nito ay bagay na iyon ay hindi niya mapigilan na na mabigla dahil kahit papaano ay nagustuhan niya ang pakiramdam niyon. He was tying her hair in a very gentle manner, it felt like Leon was capable of caring which is impossible for his snarky attitude.Well, now that Leon agreed to be her teacher and the fact that he save her from dying, she realized that he was more than capable of caring with other. Oo, masungit ito, matalas ang dila, at walang alam kundi mandusta ng tao pero kung makikilala ito ng tao nang maigi ay may itinataglay din itong kabutihan kahit paano.Nang mat

TILA parang bumagal ang paglalakad ni Claire nang makita niyang hinawi nito ang itim na buhok habang naglalad ito patungo sa kanya mula sa pinto. Hindi na naalis ni Leon ang mga mata sa napakagandang dalaga bago niya niluwagan ang kuwelyo at necktie oara makahinga nang maayos. It seems like watching her as she walked towards him made his breathing becomes staggered... which was absurd for a man like him. No one has ever gave him a hard time before, until Claire and the sound of her stilleto.Dahil doon ay hindi niya na namalayan na kanina pa naghihintay ng sagot si Claire sa ginawang paglakad dahil tuluyan nang ninakaw ng kagandahan nito ang kanyang isipan. Napapilig lamang si Leon at kumurap-kurap sa harap nito, hindi malaman ang imumutawi“W-What?” tanong niya makalipas ang ilang minutong katahimikan.

NAGISING si Leon na nahalimuyak ang mabangong pagkain mula sa kusina. It was the smell of a frying bacon on butter which made his stomach rumbled. Iminulat niya ang mga mata at sumipat sa bedside table. It was eight o'clock in the morning and already passed his waking time.Bumangon si Leon na tila humihikab pa. Kung hindi lamang kumakalam ang kanyang sikmura ay babalik pa sana siya sa pagtulog. For the first time, he woke up without having the enthusiasm to work. He was so tired, he just want to lay in bed, eat, and then sleep all day. Kung pabaya lamang siya na CEO ay baka iyon na ang ginawa niya dati pa. Pero hindi. Hindi niya iyon gagawin dahil hindi siya ganoong tao. He was known to be strict, perfect, and industrious. Nakadikit na iyon sa kanyang pangalan hanggan saan siya magpunta. And taking a half-day off seem to be unfulfilling for him. He have wasted a three hour of wor

NANG makitang masama ang tingin sa kanya ni Leon ay napaingos siya dito. Sapagkat nang bigla itong ngumisi ay pinigilan niya agad ito sa sasabihin sa pamamaraan ng pagdikit ng hintuturo sa labi nito.“I know what you’re going to say. You will say ‘Do you want me to do it for you, baby?’” wika ni Claire habang ginagaya ang tono nito. “If you are just going to say that, stop. I don’t want you to do it for me and you will never do that to me so stop asking me from now on.”Walang emosyon na hinayaan lamang nito ang kanyang hintuturo sa labi bago pabiro na ngumiti. “You’re not sure though.”Napapantastikuhan na napalingon siya kay Leon at pinandilatan ito ng mga mata. “Ano?”

NAKAKATUNAW ang titig ni Leon. Sa sobrang riin nang pagkakatitig nito sa kanya ay napayuko na lamang siya sa kinuupuan at tinanggihan ang pagtatama ng kanilang mga mata. Pakiramdam niya sa kasalukuyan ay may kumukulong tubig sa kanyang loob dahilan para uminit ang kanyang katawan.After the peaceful exchange of affirmation, Leon’s mood suddenly changed. Hindi niya tuloy alam kung may naimutawi siyang masama para maging ganoon na lamang ang reaksyon nito. Leon was staring at her as if he was melting her using his eyes. And it seems to be working because she was starting to feel an unexplainable sensation at the pit of her stomach and to the back of her spine. Like a blaze of fire touching her nerve endings... her soul even.Yes, Leon has been getting on her nerves lately. There's no time he didn't. But what she is wonder