Mother's Warmth Chapter 2

ไอศูรย์ หรือใครๆต่างเรียกเขาว่า 'พี่ใหญ่' เขาเป็นประธานบริษัทยักษ์ใหญ่ธุรกิจส่งออก เขาเป็นประธานหนุ่มโสด ผู้ที่ไม่เคยสนใจความรู้สึกของผู้หญิงคนไหน แต่ทว่าเขากลับติดใจเด็กฝึกงานเพียงแค่วันไนท์สแตนด์กับเธอในคืนนั้น “อย่ามาทำหน้าเหมือนงอนผัวแบบนั้น เพราะฉันไม่ใช่ผัวเธอ” “หนูก็ไม่ได้คิดว่าพี่ใหญ่เป็นผัวหนูหรอกค่ะ มีแต่พี่นั่นแหละที่ทำตัวเป็นผัวหนูอยู่ทุกวัน ทั้งที่คืนนั้นพี่ใหญ่ก็พูดย้ำนักย้ำหนาว่าวันไนท์สแตนด์คือน้ำแตกแล้วแยกทาง แต่ทำไมพี่ยังไม่ยอมจบสักที” “ฉันเคยพูดเหรอ ? ว่าอยากจบกับเธอ ฉันไม่เห็นจำได้เลย ว่าฉันเคยพูดแบบนั้นด้วย ”

"พี่คิม อย่าแกล้งหนู" พริกหวานเอามือดันหน้าท้องแกร่งไว้ ก็เขานุ่งเพียงผ้าเช็ดตัวผืนบางๆ พันไว้ที่เอวสอบโชว์หน้าท้องซิกซ์แพ็ก อีกทั้งสัดส่วนของเขาดูกล้ามเนื้อแน่นสุขภาพดี ยิ่งมีน้ำเม็ดเล็กเกาะตามผิวกาย ยิ่งทำให้รูปร่างของเขาสัดส่วนสวยงามราวกับรูปปั้น "อึบ!" เธอกระดึ๊บตัวไปเหมือนตัวหนอนให้พ้นวงแขนแกร่ง จากนั้นเธอก็หยัดตัวนั่งชิดมุมโซฟา "ให้หนูเช็ดผมให้ไหมคะ" พริกหวานอาสา ที่เห็นเขาเอาแต่เสยผม ไม่ยอมเอาผ้าเช็ดผมให้แห้งสักที "เอาสิ" ว่าจบเขาหยัดตัวขึ้น พริกหวานมองงงๆ ว่าเขาจะลุกทำไม แต่แล้วเธอก็ร้องโวยวายเสียงหลง เมื่อเขาจะปลดผ้าเช็ดตัวออกจากเอวสอบ "พะ...พี่คิมทำอะไรคะ" พริกหวานถามเสียงสั่น เธอรีบยกมือใบหน้าแต่กางนิ้วออกกว้างตรงบริเวณดวงตา เมื่อเห็นเขาจะปลดผ้าออกจากเอวสอบ "อ้าว ก็ไหนหนูบอกว่าจะเช็ดผมให้พี่ไม่ใช่เหรอ" เขาทำท่าจะปลดปมผ้าออกจากเอวสอบด้วยสีหน้าเจ้าเล่ห์ "ยะ...อย่าถอดนะคะ หนูหัวใจจะวาย จริงๆ นะ" พริกหวานขยับตัวรีบเอามือไปจับมือสากไว้ด้วยมือที่สั่นระริก

ความรู้สึกที่เปลี่ยนไปของเขา ทำให้เขาคิดว่า..ถ้าเปลี่ยนสถานะจากเพื่อนเลื่อนขั้นมาเป็นแฟนมันจะดีไม่น้อย "ไอ้บ้าเฟิล หอมแก้มฉันทำไมเนี่ย" ณิชาเอามือลูบแก้มตัวป้อยๆ ด้วยใบหน้าร้อนผ่าว เมื่อเพื่อนคนตัวสูงเอนตัวยื่นหน้าหอมแก้มของเธอฟอดหนึ่ง "หอมแก้มเมีย เมียน่ารักดูแลผัวดีจริงๆ" "พูดผัวๆ เมียๆ อะไรของนายเนี่ย อย่ามาพูดแกล้งฉันแบบนี้นะ" "ฉันไม่ได้แกล้ง แต่ฉันพูดความจริง" "อมแล้วก็เรียกว่าผัวเมียปะ"

 Mataman ko lamang siyang pinagmamasdan mula rito, sa may ‘di kalayuan. Batid ko na kanina pa siya sa akin naghihintay.  Halata ang labis na pagkainip na mababanaag sa kaniyang hapong mukha, ngunit sadyang hindi ko magawang maihakbang ang aking mga paa palapit sa kaniya… hindi ko pa kaya.  Alam ko, na sa sandaling gawin ko ang bagay na iyon ay ito na rin ang magiging simula nang tuluyan kong paglimot sa kaniya— na matagal ko na sanang ginawa.      ●  SA edad labing-anim, labis na nasaktan ang murang puso ni Cinderella, nang malaman nito na ang lalaking lubos n’yang hinahangaan ay may napupusuan na palang iba.  Dahil sa nangyari, isinumpa niya sa sarili na hinding-hindi na siya muling iibig pa. Na si Miguel Balbuena lamang ang nag-iisa at natatanging lalaki na kakikiligan niya –wala ng iba.  At para maisakatuparan ng dalagita ang bagay na iyon, napagpasyahan nito na baguhin ang sarili niyang katauhan– ang maging isang tomboy.   Hanggang kailan mapaninindigan ni Syd ang pagtotomboy-tomboyan, kung makasalamuha niya na ang lalaking katulad ng isang Juan Benedicto Antonio III?   Juan Benedicto Antonio III, a 25-year-old future CEO of Antonio-Go Corporation, one of the largest distributor of Agro-Chemicals, fertilizers and seeds in the Philippines. A certified womanizer at never pang nagseryoso sa isang babae. Ayaw nitong pinagsasabay ang business and pleasure,kaya naman agad nitong sinisibak sa trabaho ang sinuman sa mga nagiging sekretarya, na nagpapakita ng mga kakaibang motibo sa kaniya.  Paano kung makasalamuha na ng binata ang kakaibang sekretarya sa katauhan ni Syd Santos, isang lesbiyana at nang nagsabog ang Diyos ng lakas ng sex appeal sa mundo ay sinalo na nito lahat.  May mamuo kayang love story sa pagitan ng dalawang nilalang na ito, na parehong nakararanas ng Pogi Problem Syndrome?

Love is around and sometimes where you least expect it! Trey Comstock is a guitarist in one of the world’s hottest rock bands: Feisty. Bailey Kline carries a noble and important last name but outside of that, she’s got nothing going in her life. Both are at very different points in their lives trying to find themselves and find love. They meet while Trent is in the process of divorcing another and Bailey sees an opportunity to take advantage of him for her own financial gain. But will her attempt to get ahead in life pan out? Will Trent see right through her scheme or will he perhaps go along with it just to test her? She's in for a surprise when she finds out he's been using her the entire time as well! Find out as these two push and pull each other to the brink! **This is a five part mini-series and while the stories continue in order they can be read as a stand alone. You will follow them better however, reading in order. A new one will come out every four-six weeks until complete. This is part two, Trey's story.**

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