PARANG sibuyas at bawang na ginigisa ng mga kaibigan si Jeva at Champ nung gabing yun. But then, Champ was welcomed by them warmly.
But, knowing Dane as a very protective friend of the girls, he left some words to the man.
"I know you are friends with Pietro. I hope you are not like him. I really hope so. Because if you'll hurt Jeva like how Shy suffered because of him, you'll not gonna like me."
Even if Dane didn't say those words, he doesn't have an intention of hurting Jeva. He was so attached to her that he wouldn't know what he would do if the woman would leave him.
After the serious talk they have, lahat ng mga kaibigan ni Jeva ay nagpapalibre ng mga street foods at kumain kina Nanay Maria and they really went there the next day after Jeva's class, ayaw kasi itong tigilan ng mga kaibigan niya.
It's really a good thing that Champ is rich dahil sa sobrang dami ng mga inorder ng mga kaibigan ng babae, siguradong mamumulubi si Jeva. She was born with silver spoon in her mouth, pero napakaburaot niya kaya hindi niya alam kung mahihiya ba siya dahil sa kakapalan ng mga mukha ng kaibigan niya og matutuwa dahil hindi naman nagrereklamo si Champ kahit pagod ito galing sa trabaho at gabi na naman silang nakauwi galing kina Nanay Maria.
TODAY IS SATURDAY and their schedule to visit the Kim's, Champ's grandparents on his mother's side.
Silang dalawa ay nasa loob ng sasakyan ni Jeva. Champ was really true to his words, he didn't let Jeva hold the steering wheel again. Kaya naman nakabusangot si Jeva habang nakatingin sa labas.
Ito ang unang pagkakataon na pupunta sila roon ng walang ibang kasama. Lagi kasi silang sinusundo ng driver ng mga Kim ngunit ngayon ay hindi sila nasundo nito sa hindi malamang dahilan.
"Ano ba talaga ang rason mo bakit mo sinabi kay Nerize ang tungkol sa 'tin?" - nagtataka parin sya sa agad-agad na pagdedesisyon ng lalaki.
"I told you, I just wanted to get even. Ayaw mo ba?" - Of course, gusto ko! She wanted to spat those words on his face.
"That's not it." - she sighed. "You told me that you wanted to get even because you told Jaxxon. Pero, mas maraming nakakaalam sa side ko. I believe that's not even." - it's already been 2 days ago since that incident happened but she really can't get over it. Mababaliw sya sa kakaisip.
It is also a good thing to have something to talk about inside the car. Dahil mahaba-haba ang byahe nila. They'll arrive in Kim's mansion at exactly lunch time.
"Doesn't matter." - t'was really doesn't matter to him because he knew that it favored him. Alam na nila na pagmamay-ari nya ang babae.
Even though Alvin is his friend and is already married, umiinit ang ulo niya kapag naaalala niya ang pagyakap nito sa asawa niya at ang paghalik sa tuktok ng ulo ng babae. And he also didn't like how close Jeva to the man with an army cut hair. Yung lalaking nakausap nito sa convenient store.
Nabaling ang tingin niya sa lalaki. "But, it does!" - she hissed. "Ayaw mong may makaalam, di ba? Because it might ruin your career, aren't you afraid that this information will leak?"- pinagtagpo nya ang dulo ng kanyang dalawang hintuturo.
"Don't you trust your friends? Do you think your friends will harm you?" - she bowed her head because she knew he was right. Her friends wouldn't do things to harm her. Afterall, they knew what's like to be in the limelight. Her friends are well-known in the country, except her, Dane and Jean.
"Don't worry too much, sweetheart." - her body stiffed when he called her with an endearment.
Nagtaka naman ang lalaki kung bakit wala syang naririnig mula sa babae. So, he glanced at her. Natawa naman siya ng makitang nakatulala ang babae habang nakatingin sa kalsada na tila ba'y hindi humihinga.
"Breath, Leyn." - natatawang saad nya sa babae.
Napakurap naman ang ito at marahas na huminga at agad na napatingin sa lalaki na may libo-libong emosyon sa kanyang mga mata.
"What did you just call me?" - he just ignored her question and shrugged. He focus his attention to the road.
Habang si Jeva naman ay parang natatae na ewan sa kanyang kinauupuan, her heart is pumping so heart. She wanted to hear what he called her a while ago just to make sure that she heard it right. But it seems like the man doesn't have any intention to repeat it again.
SHE GASPED when the car suddenly stopped. She looked around and she only saw trees.
"Why did we stop?" - the man grinned at her.
She immediately crossed her arms on her chest. "D-don't you dare!" - bigla syang nainis ng tumawa ang lalaki sa kanya.
"Seriously, Leyn?" - nakahawak pa ito sa kanyang tyan habang tumatawa.
He looked at her with a teary eyes from laughing. "Hell! I wouldn't do that to you." - para syang nainsulto sa paraan ng pagkakasabi nito kaya naman napatikhim nalang sya at umupo ng maayos.
I wouldn't do that to you, not now sweetheart. Champ smirked on his thoughts.
While Jeva suddenly remembered the day they got married.
"Since you both already agree and are fine with it. Let's move on to the wedding." - Mrs Kim said that made her die for a second.
"What?! Why so sudden, Grandma?!" - he hysterically said.
Napataas ang kilay ni Jeva habang nakatingin sa lalaki. It should be her who'll be reacting like that not the latter.
"Seriously? Kung makareact ka naman parang lugi ka pa sa 'kin." - she rolled her eyes at him.
"Lugi naman talaga ako." - nakadalawa natong lalaking ito sa kanya. Gustong-gusto niyang sakalin ang lalaki.
"Wow ha?! Para namang kasumpa-sumpa ang ipakasal ka sa akin. Lugi din ako sayo, boy! Mukha kang kutong-lupa!" - she doesn't care if she sounds like a shameless spoiled-brat in front of her parents and to the Kim couple.
"Kasumpa-sumpa naman talaga. But, whatever! Just make sure that this will stay secret or else--"
"Why? Sino ka ba?!"
"Ako lang naman si Vladimir Champ Quiroz - the famous primetime Filipino actor." - she rolled her eyes to the other world. This is what she doesn't like about the celebrities. Most of them are bumptious or bigheaded. Just like this person. One of the reasons why she doesn't want to have a celebrity boyfriend is that they value their fame more than anyone else.
"I don't care who you are. Anyways, who would want to be a wife of a swank asshole?" - she smugged at him. Ayaw niya ring magpatalo sa lalaking ito. She may not be a famous person but she can do a lot of things and she could say that she's good with most of them.
"Good. You're not that pretty though."
That time she knew that this guy will not fall for her. At first she put a very thick barrier on her heart but the man managed to break it and entered her life wholly.
Maybe she heard him wrong. Maybe he really didn't call her sweetheart na baka, pinaglalaruan lang siya ng pandinig niya.
"Boo!"
"Ahhh!!!" - parang lumipad sa ibang planeta ang kaluluwa niya ng may biglang gumulat sa kanya sa labas ng kotse. Binuksan niya kasi ang bintana.
Nakita niyang halos mawalan ng hininga ang lalaki habang tumatawa sa reaksyon niya. Hindi niya napansing bumaba pala ng kotse ang lalaki at umikot.
"Anong bang problema mo?!" - she shouted at him. Inis na inis siya sa ginawa nitong panggugulat sa kanya.
He snickered. "You, what's your problem? You were spacing out."
She just snorted. Bumaba siya ng kotse habang ang isa naman ay nag give way.
"What happened?" - she asked him.
"Flat tires." - simple at walang ganang saad ng lalaki.
She looked around. Gosh! Surely they can't get any help from here. Walang katao-tao. Walang bahay puro puno. She pulled out her phone from her pocket.
"Gosh! Walang signal." - She groaned in disappointment. Bakit ba kasi napili ng mga Kim na magpatayo ng mansion sa isang liblib na lugar?
"Wala talagang signal dito. Ano ka just now?" - Pilosopo. She scowled to what he said. "Right! How would you know? You always sleep in the car whenever we go here."
"Whatever." - she rolled her eyes on him.
But, what he said was right. Palagi siyang natutulog kapag bumabyahe sila papunta sa mansion ng mga Kim. At first, she just wanted to steer away from the cocky a-hole but time went by, she was sleeping because her heart became crazy whenever he was around and she just wanted to ignore that feeling.
"Let's go." - aya sa kanya ng lalaki.
Her brows puckered. "Where the hell are we going? Wag mong sabihin dadalhin mo ako sa forest and have your way in me."
Medyo nagulat pa ang lalaki sa sinabi ng babae pero agad naman itong ngumisi at inilapit ang mukha sa babae. Gahibla lang ang layo ng mukha nila sa isa't isa.
"If you let me have my ways on you." - he said huskily. He pulled away and smirked at her. His voice is radiating through her spine that gives chills to her body and could feel the butterflies in her stomach.
She was stunned by his words. Hindi niya inakalang sasabayan ng lalaki ang panglalandi niya dito.
She smiled in a very silly way. "You can have all of me." - she said seductively.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned forward to her left ear. "Later, sweetheart." - he winked at her seductively.
Champ started walking away grinning while Jeva was left behind dumbfounded. She is now sure he called her sweetheart, but why? Is he playing games with me? Well, she can play well but she is sure that her heart will be more in danger.
Mabilis niyang sinundan ang lalaki. "Maglalakad lang tayo?" - she puzzlingly asked him.
"Yeah. You'll not die if you'll walk." - Aba aba! Nakakarami na itong lalaking to, ah? Binatukan niya ang lalaki, she even tiptoed to reach his head.
"Sagutin mo kaya ako ng maayos, no?" - nakapamewang niyang sabi.
"I don't have to answer you. I'm already your husband no need for you to court me, I'm yours already." - he teased her.
Namula ng sobra ang mukha ni Jeva dahil sa pagbanat nito sa kanya at naunang maglakad sa lalaki.
Parang umurong ang dila niya papasok sa tiyan niya at sandaling nawala ang pagiging madaldal niya. She thought she could play with him but she thought wrong. Dahil hindi pa nagsisimula ang laro talo na siya. Bumigay na ang puso niya.
"Hey!" - tawag nito sa kanya at mas lalo pang binilisan ang paglalakad.
"Hey! Hindi ka naman mabiro eh." - patuloy pa rin siya sa paglalakad habang ang lalaki naman ay naguguluhan kung ano ba ang nagawa niya para mawala sa mood ang babae. Saan siya sumobra o nagkulang?
"Leyn, por favor. Ve más despacio." Please. Slow down. Tumigil ang babae. He just said slow down but she stopped and turned to him while grinning.
Nalukot ang kanyang noo. Hindi niya talaga makuha kung ano ang iniisip ng babae.
Lumapit ang babae sa kanya. She wringed her arms around his waist.
"You're hot when you're speaking in Spanish." - And this time, si Champ naman ang parang nawala sa kanyang katinuan. Sanay na siyang pinupuri siya ng ibang tao pero iba pala kapag galing sa asawa nya.
She lifted her chin to see his face. "You said you're mine. Well baby, I'm yours too. From head to toe." - she tiptoed and kissed the side of his lips before walking away from him seductively.
Champ remained unmoving. He was trying to sink in every word that came out from his wife's pretty mouth. He wasn't expecting that. He always knew that his wife had a filterless mouth. But she, saying that she's his seductively was damn so hot!
Halos mawalan siyang hininga sa kakatawa nang makitang parang naestatwa ang lalaki sa kinatatayuan nito. You mess with a wrong person, baby.
He snorted. There he knew that his wife was just messing with her. But it's better than her being quiet.
He ran towards her and walked along with her. He couldn't help himself to smile when he saw his wife grinning from ear to ear.
They both cussed when the heavy rain suddenly poured out.
"Argh! Kung minamalas ka nga naman!" - reklamo ni Jeva. Malapit na sana sila sa mansion dahil nakikita na nila ito kung nasaan man siya ngayon tapos biglang bumuhos ang malakas na ulan.
Champ immediately took off his coat and covered his and Jeva's head while half-running towards the mansion.
Jeva smiled silently. She was wrong. She isn't unlucky today, dahil para siyang nanalo ng lotto sa senaryong ito. Champ being so close to her keeping her head not to get wet. She is elated.
Ilang sandali lang ay nakarating na sila sa pintuan ng mansion. Champ immediately pushed the doorbell.
Agad naman silang pinagbuksan ng isang dalagang maid. Ang maid na kinaiinisan ni Jeva na ngayo'y parang asong nakangiti sa asawa niya.
"Hoy, babae! Alam kong hot ang asawa ko pero pwede bang wag mong paglawayan?!" - she can be mean to anyone especially when it comes to her husband lalo na pag alam ng mga ito ang tungkol sa kanila.
"At sa harap ko pa talaga ha? Hindi ka na nahiya. Hindi mo man lang kami pinapasok alam mong basang-basa kami. Inuuna pa ang paglalandi!" - Sunod-sunod na saway niya sa katulong.
Agad naman itong humingi ng tawad sa kanya. The lady knows how to place herself pero naiinis parin siya rito dahil parang kakainin ng mga mata nito ang asawa niya.
The maid gave them a way at sumalubong naman sa kanila si Mrs. Valene Kim.
"Good noon, mga apo." - bati nito sa kanila. "Oh? What happened? Bakit basang-basa kayo?"
"Naflat ang gulong ng sasakyan ko. And we just ran towards here." - Jeva told the old woman.
"Oh? I'm sorry. Inutusan pa kasi namin yung driver na kunin yung mga prutas sa Hacienda Suizo. Oh. Siya, sige. Magpalit muna kayo." - agad namang sumunod ang dalawa sa utos ng ginang.
Habang naglalakad paakyat ng second floor sina Jeva ay nakakunot ang noo ng babae. Hacienda Suizo? Was that Kyza's parents' hacienda? Magkakilala rin kaya sila? What a small world.
In the Kim's Mansion, isang kwarto lang ang tinutulogan nila. Noon, they just act infront of Champ's grandparents that they're in good terms but the truth is, kapag nakapasok na sila sa kwarto at nagbabangayan, nagsisingalan at nagtutulakan ang dalawa kung sino ang matutulog sa kama. Buti nalang at soundproof ang kwarto nila.
The moment they entered the room Jeva immediately took off her halter top leaving her nude strapless bra agad namang nag-iwas ng tingin si Champ na nakasunod lang sa kanya.
Alam na alam ni Champ na masyadong makalat ang babae pagdating sa katawan nito. Wala itong pakialam kung maghubad man nito sa harapan niya. But, he always gets amazed and hypnotized by her slender body.
Nalingon ni Jeva si Champ at nakita niyang hindi makatingin ang lalaki sa kanya at parang tangang kaharap ang pinto.
"Para kang tanga sa ginagawa mo. Kinakausap mo ba ang pinto? Maganda ba yan? Sexy ba yan? Bakit dyan ka nakatingin?"- Halos maghubad na nga ako sa harap mo ngayon hindi ka pa tumingin sakin. She wanted to add those words.
Champ cleared his throat at naglakad papunta sa may malapit na couch. Hindi parin ito tumitingin sa babae.
Naiinis siya sa asta ng lalaki. Parang itong first-time na nakakita ng babaeng nakabra lang. "What the heck, Champ? Feeling virgin? Ngayon lang nakakita ng nakabra na babae?"
I even saw you fully naked. Champ wanted to answer her. But he remained silent.
She rolled her eyes. "Tss! Whatever hindi naman maganda katawan mo." - napantig ang tenga ni Champ sa sinabi ng babae.
He immediately took off his white plain shirt and walked towards Jeva like a god.
Oh la la la. Ulam. Jeva licked her lower lips and bit it in a very slinky way.
"Now, tell me..." - his voice was very manly and croaky. "...that my body is not dazzling."
Napalunok naman si Jeva at dahan-dahang napaatras without breaking her eye contact with him. Hanggang sa bigla siyang nadulas at deretsong napaupo sa isang single couch.
Nasampay pa ang isang paa niya sa arm ng couch kaya bahagyang tumaas ang suot niyang skirt revealing her nude panty.
Champ placed himself between her parted legs and leaned towards her. He took her right hand and placed it in his abdomen.
"Hindi nga ba maganda ang katawan ko?" - he teased her. Habang pinapalandas ang kamay nito sa kanyang tiyan.
Parang binubuhay ng mainit ng kamay nito ang kanyang katawan.
Jeva was sent to the other world. Nawala na siya sa tamang huwisyo. She was just teasing the man, she didn't know that this thing would happen and placed her in a very awkward moment.
She couldn't answer his question. Bigla kasing natuyo ang lalamunan, and by this moment, she wanted to drink a liter of water dahil sa init na nararamdaman niya.
Champ rested his both hands on the arm of the chair to support his weight. His other hand was on the side of Jeva's leg and it crawled up rubbing the latter's leg. At mas lalo pang nilapit ang mukha niya sa babae.
Jeva is breathing heavily. Wala na sa pulsuhan niya ang kamay ng lalaki pero hawak pa rin niya ang tiyan nito habang kakaibang init naman ang ibinigay ng kamay ng lalaking humahaplos sa kanyang hita.
Dali-dali niya itinulak ang lalaki ng makumatok sa pinto at pinagbuksan ito.
Nakita nya ang maid na sumalubong sa kanila kanina na may dala-dalang tuwalya.
She was so frustrated, they were about to kiss pero sadyang magaling tumayming ang katulong.
"What?" - she scoffed at her.
Napansin niyang namumula ang mukha ng katulong siguro dahil yun sa itsura niya. Pero wala naman siyang pakialam.
"Ah eh. Pinabibigay po itong tuwalya. Kinuha po kasi yung mga tuwalya niyo sa kwarto noong nakaraan para malabhan." - nakayukong sabi ng katulong.
"Alam mo. Ang galing mong tumayming eh." - she whispered at her. At dahil sa sinabi niya mas lalong namula ang mukha ng dalagang katulong.
She grabbed the towel and slammed the door. Wala siyang pakialam kung magsumbong ang maid dahil sa inasal niya pero talagang nabitin sya. Yun na yun eh. Yun na yung hinihintay niya. To get her husband's attention and make him fall for her.
To her dismay, the man was no longer where he was. She placed the towels on the towel rack outside the bathroom.
CHAMP immediately went to the bathroom when Jeva left and saw who was knocking on the door. He gave himself a very very cold shower.
He is sure that his wife is doubtlessly a tease but doubtlessly his.