San Diego Series: Redamancy

Chapter 3

“Ma’am masyadong mahal dito”

“I already told you, my treat” kanina pa ako kinukulit ng Baby Gummy Bear na toh, dinala ko kasi siya isang fancy restaurant para mag lunch. This is our first unofficial date.

“Kahit na ma’am. Okay naman na po ako sa fast food”

“How about this, kiss me na lang as your p*****t” I jokingly said, lumingon pa siya sa paligid at itinaas ang menu sa gilid ng mukha namin.

Mwaa

I blinked a couple of times. I saw him furrowed his eyebrows.

“Ilang kiss po ba yung kailangan na ibayad ko?” I bit my lowerlip to stop myself from laughing.

Kung ito lang pala ang paraan para kusa niya akong halikan ay araw araw ko siyang ililibre.

“Well, you should kiss me forever, then I’ll treat you in every restaurant around the world.”

“Grabe naman ma’am! Around the world talaga? Tsaka hindi ko kayo hahalikan forever lalo na kapag nagka girlfriend ako” I frown upon hearing what he said.

“So, you’re single then” tumango ito.

“Oo naman po, nag aaral pa ako ma’am eh”

“Ayaw mo ba talaga doon sa offer ko?” muling tanong ko, ilang araw na akong walang action kasi hinihintay ko yung sagot niya. I badly want him. He touches the tip of his nose before answering.

“Diba po tinanggap ko na yung offer niyong maging driver?” I shake my head.

“I’m talking about my first offer” kita ko na saglit itong nag isip.

“Yung FUBU po f**k Buddy, tama po ba?”

“Yep”

“Yung no strings attach?”

“Right” I looked at him seriously.

“Hindi kita pagbabawalan na makipag date o manligaw ng ibang babae during our FUBU era. We are just after each other’s body, to entertain, to pleasure each other but no feelings involve. Just pure lust” He furrowed his eyebrows while thinking.

He looked at me.

“But I’m not after your body ma’am. I admit that I admire your beauty pero I don’t have any inappropriate ideas sayo. Also, maliban sa ginagawa lang dapat yun ng mag asawa. If ever na pumayag ako imposibleng hindi ako ma attach sa inyo. Madali akong ma attach sa mga tao, ma’am. Dun pa lang hindi na sa akin pwede yung no feeling involves” upon hearing that mas lalong tumindi yung kagustuhan ko na mapapayag siya sa gusto ko. Maliban sa sobrang cute niya ngayon ay saan ka pa ba makakahanap ng kasing honest niya.

My cutie patotie baby gummy bear

“Fine, pero kung magbago yung isip. My offer is still available” dumating yung order na food namin at nagsimula ng kumain.

“Oo nga po pala ma’am. Hindi ko po kasi alam kung anong pangalan niyo” natigilan ako, I flirted with him, asked him to be my FUBU and we kissed pero miski pangalan ko ay hindi ko pa naibibigay sa kaniya! Gosh!

Where’s my manners?

I put down my fork and knife and put my chin above the back of my hand.

“Moore. Moore Iris Archambeau” I smile sweetly, He nod his head.

“Ma’am Moore” My smile was gone after hearing that.

“Remove the Ma’am”

“Ate Moore?” I shoot deadly glare to his direction, ngumiti ito ng alanganin.

“Sabi ko nga Moore lang. I like your name, Moore.”

Gosh, this kid!

Ang bata bata marunong ng lumandi.

While eating ay naisipan kong itanong ang schedule niya.

“Do you have classes tomorrow?” tumango ito habang nilulunok yung Japanese burger curry.

“Meron po, every Wednesday at Sunday po wala akong pasok. Pero bukas po half day lang klase ko, bakit po pala niyo natanong?”

“Well, I need a driver tomorrow, papuntang subic. I’m planning to look for a house para maging bootcamp, I’m planning to build an esports team for promotional purposes.” Tumango ito sabay inom nung iced tea.

“Sige po ma’am. Anong oras po ba?”

“What time would your class end?”

“Saktong 12 po”

“Kaya mo bang by 12:30 ay nasa bahay ka na, para naman makauwi din tayo dahil may class ka sa Friday” my cutie gummy bear nods his head.

“Sige po ma’am” ngumiti ito at nakita ko nanaman ang pagsingkit ng kaniyang mata.

After eating our lunch ay sinauli niya yung van sa flower shop kung saan siya nagtatrabaho, hindi naman nahirapan magresign si cutie since last day niya ngayon every special occasion lang daw siya nag papart time sa flower shop at nagdedeliver siya tuwing masyadong maraming customer. How can I forget, February ngayon kaya maraming nagpapadeliver ng mga flowers. February, the fertility month then the November is the birth month.

“Stay here in my office, kung may kailangan ka call my secretary” tumango si Baby Hunter, Dinala ko siya dito sa office ko. I need him to cleanse my spirit after kong mahighblood sa meeting with some of my incompetent employee. I pinch his cheeks lightly, why are you so cute?

After leaving my office ay dumiretso ako sa conference room.

“Buy some snacks and deliver it to my office. Tell him to eat those” paala ko sa secretary ko.

“Ano pong snacks ma’am?” Now I remember his taste.

“Gummy bears”

My head is throbbing, iyong ugat ko sa ulo ay konti na lang ay puputok na. Every time a team presenting ay mas lalong umiinit ang ulo ko. I cleared my throat.

“Can someone tell me how the finance department approved an investment loan for a business that is inevitably headed towards bankruptcy?” natahimik ang lahat.

“Someone?” I faced the head of the finance department.

“Ma’am we just approve the plan that the planning department gave us.”

“Without checking the business?” I stare at him intently; I want him to see that I’m pissed. “So, are you a dog of the planning department then? If he tells you to bark, will you bark? If sinabi niyang iapprove mo yung investment loan without checking the capabilities of the business, will you approve it?” natahimik ito at nagbaba ng tingin.

“Augustus restaurant is a lost case, wala ng pag asa, nada! First their catering services have no customers. Why? Because of the quality of their ingredients, the food is delicious. But It gives you stomach problems afterward. Second, the restaurant itself. They call their selves fancy restaurant, masyadong mahal yung menu but the quality, taste and service is not on par” matalim kung tiningnan ang head ng Planning Department.

“Now, I want to know paano nakalusot ang ganitong klaseng loan investment application? Ms. Dianne” tawag ko sa secretary ko.

“Ma’am?”

“Gusto kong malaman kung anong team and kung sino ang nag approve ng loan investment na toh. Then they can get their last paycheck from the Finance Department, check the process thoroughly” I stand from my chair.

“Dismiss” agad akong lumabas ng conference room, I badly want to see my happy pill gummy bear.

As I open the door ay agad nabura yung ngiti ko, I saw Mr. Gonzales one of my admirers confronting my gummy bear. Natigil ito sa pagduro kay Baby Hunter ng makita ako, agad akong lumapit sa Baby Giant ko ngayon na may confuse look sa mukha nito. Mukha siyang naliligaw na bata, wala pa siyang ginagawa ay ang cute na nito.

“What are you doing?” mataray na sabi ko sa lalaking may dalang sarilig aircon. Humarang pa ako sa harap ng gummy bear ko.

“Moore, I’m just asking him kung anong ginagawa niya sa office mo” sinilip pa nito si Hunter sa likod ko at tiningnan mula ulo hanggang paa.

“He dresses like high school kid, kung sino sino na lang ang nakakapasok sa office mo. You should fire your guards and assistants” My eyebrows raised.

“Who are you to tell me kung sino ang papapasukin ko in my own office? You are just the son of Mr. Gonzales, one of my dad’s close friends. Pero hindi ibig sabihin nun na close tayo” kita ko ang inis nito. Damn! What an eyesore, sinilip ko si Baby Giant and thank God feeling ko nacleanse yung mata ko ngayon.

“Im just here to ask you kung natanggap mo na yung flower na pinadala ko and to ask if you can go out with me tonight. Nasa Germany kasi ako nung 14, so I didn’t have time to ask you out” so siya yung nagpadala nung bulaklak, if hindi lang si Gummy Bear ang nagdeliver nun ay baka diretsong basurahan na yung bulaklak.

“I don’t have time to go out tonight.”

“How about tomorrow?” hopeful na tanong niya

“I will never go out with you, so please leave” his eyebrow furrowed in annoyance.

“Bakit ba ayaw mo sa akin? Can’t you see, Tito likes me for you? And I like you too. I really do, Moore. That’s why I don’t care about your past, your hobby of having a FUBU. Tanggap kita.” nagpantig yung tenga ko sa narinig. Ang ayaw ko sa lahat ay yung pakialamero.

“Get out!” I cut him off, natigilan ito. Pero kug dati ay tahimik itong aalis ay mukhang hindi ngayon. He walks closer to me, akmang hahawakan nito ang kamay ko ng tabigin iyon ng kung sino.

I looked at my Baby Giant direction, He looked at me with so much concern. Yung tingin niya feeling ko nagsusumayaw ang buong reproductive system ko.

“Sino ka ba?! Wag kang makikialam dito!” He is yelling to my gummy bear at dinuro pa ito. I smack his finger at masamang siyang tiningnan. Never kong pinagtaasan ng boses yung cutie patotie gummy bear ko, pero siya after meeting him just once ay ang lakas ng loob sigawan ang Baby Giant ko.

“Don’t you dare yell at him! Get out or I’ll let the guards drag you and I’ll make sure my dad will know what you did” natigilan ito but I can still see his anger. He took deep breath at masamang tiningnan si Hunter bago umalis.

I called the guards at sinabihang blacklisted na ang feelingerong virgin na yun. Who is he to judge me for having a FUBU kung siya mismo meron nun and worst nakabuntis siya ng tatlong babae na hindi naman niya hinarap. The nerve!

I faced my Baby Hunter.

“Are you okay?” umiling ito

“Ako dapat ang magtanong niyan ma’am. Okay lang po ba kayo? Ang sama po ng ugali ng lalaking yun, pumapatol sa babae” kitang kita ko ang pag aalala sa mukha nito sasagot na sana ako ng makaisip ako ng idea. I acted like I was frightened; he walks closer to me matapos niyang makita ang vulnerable side ko.

He pulled me into his embrace. Syempre sino ba ako para tumanggi, si Baby Gummy Bear na amoy Johnsons Baby Powder na ito. Hinigpitan ko ang yakap dito at umaktong naiiyak.

“I’m really scared, baby. I feel so harassed and insulted” I mumbled pero sigurado akong narinig nito. He pats my hair at marahan iyong hinawakan.

“What do you want me to do, ma’am? Para naman maging okay ka kahit papaano” seryosong sabi nito

“Can you kiss me?” agad nito akong inalis ang pagkakayakap sa akin at tiningnan ako ng maigi, naniningkit pa ang mata nito.

“Niloloko mo na naman ako ma’am eh” I acted pitiful while still hugging his waist.

“I’m really frightened, baby. I just need you to kiss me para mawala sa isipan ko yung mga sinabi niya. Can you do that for me? Please.” Kita ko ang pagdadalawang isip nito, but in the end ay hinalikan ako. I was about to respond when he pulled away.

That was just a smack!

“Okay na kayo ma’am? Happy?” I chuckled at the sight of him looking defeated. Yumakap ako dito at binaon ang ulo ko sa leeg niya.

How can be someone so gullible!

Nag aalala tuloy ako na maloko siya ng iba

Hay! This cutie patotie gummy bear of mine makes me feel giddy.