Prologue
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I ordered wine while waiting for her to come, yung babaeng pinili ng ama kong pakasalan ko. Ayoko man pero napapagod na rin akong salungatin ang gusto ng ama ko. Bilang nag iisang lalaki sa pamilya ay tanging ako lang ang inaasahan ni Daddy na magpapatuloy sa apelyido niyang Sandoval. Kaya atat itong ipakasal ako sa mga anak ng mga kasosyo niya sa negosyo.
I chose the seat facing the entrance of the restaurant so I would be able to see people coming inside. I sipped on my wine, I took a glance at my wristwatch, she’s already fifteen minutes late. Well, what would I expect from a brat like her? I had her investigated privately. I hired someone to do it for me. Sobrang sakit sa ulo, nag-iisang anak at nag-iisang tagapagmana kaya sobrang spoiled. Ipinagkasundong ipaSAKAL, I mean ipapakasal sa akin para mapanatag ang loob ng mga magulang nito na hindi mapunta sa mapagsamantalang lalaki ang anak nila. Damn. Sana pala naging sutil ako.
I took another sip from my glass of wine when my attention was caught by a familiar face of a woman who was outside the glass door of the restaurant. Pinagbuksan ito ng guard. I sighed while watching her having a hard time getting in dahil sa kaliwa’t kanan nitong bitbit na malalaking paper bags, tig-aapat yata sa bawat kamay o higit pa. Pawang mga designer brands ang nakaukit sa labas ng paper bags na dala-dala nito. Mukhang malulugi nga ang kumpanya ng mga magulang nito kung ito man ang magmamana at magdadala ng kumpanya.
Nilapitan ito ng isang waiter. Nag-angat ito ng tingin sa direksyon na itinuro ng waiter sa kanya, sa kinaroroonan ko. She sophistically raised her one brow when our eyes met. Puno ng kolorete ang mukha, sobrang kabaliktaran ni Gabby. Siguro mas maganda ito kung walang make-up. She started to walk towards my direction, heads up like she was walking on a runway. Napahagod ako ng tingin sa kabuohan niya, she was wearing a short fitted dress ending above her knees with a deep V-neckline, emphasizing her big boobs, thin waist and her big hips. She’s already tall for her height but taller because of the shoes she was wearing with high heels.
“Jacob Niccolai Sandoval.” She announced my name as she stopped in front of me.
“Go, have a seat Melania Yushra Lardizabal.”
“Just call me Era and oh, by the way would you like to help me?” Napatitig ako sa kanya, nginisihan lamang niya ako. I stood up at pinaghila ko siya ng upuan niya.
“Where are your bodyguards?”
“Tinakasan ko. May iba pa kasi akong pinuntahan before I went shopping.” Kinuha ko mula sa kanya sa isa niyang kamay ang ibang paper bags. “Thank you but please be careful of my babies.” She was referring to the things she bought inside the paper bags. She sat down, she placed the paper bags on the floor near her. Binaba ko sa kabilang side niya ang kinuha kong mga paper bags sa kamay niya.
“Would you like to order first?” I asked pagkatapos kong maupo muli.
“Sure.”
I called the waiter. I ordered for myself and she ordered for herself.
“I’m on a strict diet, I’m good with vegetable salad and a red wine.” She said to the waiter.
Ilang minuto lang ang hinintay namin bago dumating ang mga orders namin. We started eating.
“May we talk about your proposal?” Napatingin ako sa kanya. I was still chewing my food. I took a sip on my glass of water and swallowed first my food before I answered her.
“We both don’t agree with this bullshit, right?”
“You mean the arranged wedding thingy? Damn, right.”
“So I have a contract agreement in a formal letter, ofcourse, here with me. Would you like to read it yourself or-”
“Just explain it directly to me. I just read it at home.”
“Okay. The contract would last for five years. Enough for our parents to realize na di talaga tayo magkasundo at least pinagbigyan natin ang kagustuhan nila. So in order for us to stay that long I wrote down five rules for us to survive in this bullshit."
"Interesting." Now, I got her attention.
"First, Mind each of our own business. Walang pakialamanan, we can do whatever we want and we can date whoever we want but not publicly so we won’t ruin our image and our family names and of course 'di natin mabibigyan ng sakit ng ulo ang mga magulang natin. Second, do our shits outside the house, if we want to have s*x with other people spare our house.”
“Oh, it’s like you don’t want me to go home.” Natigil ako sa pagsasalita. Ba’t pa ba ako na susurpresa sa mga lumalabas sa bibig niya. Definitely she’s well experienced, judging with her personality and with the way she dresses herself. Brat and liberated. She took a sip on her wine glass.
"Third, since both of our parents are expecting a little Nicco and little Era, we will hire a surrogate mother to bear our child."
"Why do we need that?"
"Why not? Unless gusto mong buntisin kita." I stared at her intently. Napatigil ito, napalunok, her face turned red, I smirked.
"N-o way, I don't want to get pregnant. It will just ruin my perfect body shape. Stretchmarks? Ew!"
"Fourth, you need to learn how to run your business. I will help you since you agree to my conditions and to make my life easier. At least may magandang naidudulot man lang itong papapasakal nating dalawa."
"Oh, thank you, how good of you." She took another sip on her wine glass.
“Fifth, Don’t fall in love with me, masasaktan ka lang.” Muntikan na itong masamid sa sinabi ko pagkatapos ay tinawanan niya ako.
“I’m sorry, yeah you’re handsome, hot, well-built, but I don’t date older people. I want men who can satisfy me in bed.” Kay sama ng pagkakatitig ko sa kanya. She's twenty one while I’m already thirty years old. I leaned closer to her, sinalubong niya ng kasing riin ang mga titig ko. Nginisihan ko siya, tinaasan niya ako ng kilay.
"Is it your way to say, you want to try how good I am in bed? Too early to judge babe but sorry, you're not my type. I don’t date brats. Never."
- Writer
