THE MAN WHO TEMPT ME (Taglish)

Chapter 15.1 (Feelings)

"YOU HAVE?" tanong ni Ethan sa kaniya matapos niyang sagutin ang tanong nito kung may nararamdaman ba siya para kay Irina.

Napahugot muna siya ng malalim na hininga bago muling nagsalita, "Irina is like a sister to me."

Ethan nodded his head with what he said then asked, "do you think she likes you?"

Does Irina like me? I really don't know too. Years ago, she used to be my sister. Mas kapatid ko pa siya kaysa kay Hail na mula yata ipinanganak ay hinasa na sa pamumuno ng mga Petrov. He became tough as he supposed to be. No emotion at all. Na ang tingin sa kaniya ay hindi kapatid kung hindi subordinate lamang nito.

"I don't think she likes me as a man, as a brother siguro."

"Mahihirapan ka kung gusto ka ng babae, Brix. With your looks and status, I don't think na hindi ka niya magugustuhan."

"She's an heiress. She's not after my money."

"Your looks probably. Masyado ka kasing gwapo, pare," sabi nito sa seryosong tono pero natawa rin sa huli.

Natawa rin siya roon. "No…" napailing, naisip ang lalaking gusto ni Irina. "She actually likes... no, the right term is, she is in love with someone else. I know that."

"That someone else... Hindi ba niya gusto si Irina? That was her name, right?"

"Yeah, her name is Irina," he smiled bitterly. Biglang may naalala na pangyayari na involve si Irina noong mga teenager pa lang sila. "I don't know if that person likes her too. That man, he's tough and would never care about anyone aside from himself. He was supposed to marry someone else for more power and fortune. He doesn't care about love," he added.

"It means, you are the last option of Irina. She agreed to marry you dahil wala pakialam sa kaniya ang lalaking gusto niya. I don't know what I will I call you now... A 30-year old billionaire turned to be panakip-butas?"

Inis na tiningnan niya ito. Napailing. Ethan was right all along. Kasalanan niya rin kung bakit siya naiipit sa sitwasyon. Alam niya na may problema siya, isinali niya pa si Ali.

"Medyo complicated sitwasyon mo, pare... We cannot do anything to help you but hoping that your father will do. At si Ali... you'll break her heart if she ever learned that."

"Ano kaya masasabi ni Sammy kapag naikwento mo na sa kaniya ang problema ko?"

"Maiinis for sure... Sammy could be your best friend but she would side with Ali if you would break Ali's heart. You are using her, pare. Ali's in love with you and when she learns you are using her to be happy for a while ay sigurado masasaktan siya."

"I'm her first boyfriend," nasabi niya nang wala sa loob. Napatayo at napatingin lang sa kung saan.

"For real? At her age? With her looks?"

Tango lamang ang isinagot niya sa mga tanong nito.

"Don't tell me you already..." Ethan trailed off what he said. Nag-aalangan sa gustong itanong.

"I've been restraining myself since the first time I kissed her. Funny is, I never thought that I could be good in holding back my f–"

"Your f*ck*ng d*ck? That's refreshing news, Brix!"

"F*ck you! That's not what I meant," natatawa niyang sabi, "I'm talking about my feelings."

"She's lovely and I can't believe that you can control yourself."

"She has an amazing temper too, I guarantee you."

"Kaya pala ang bilis nila nagkasundo ni Sammy." Ethan laughed and stand after saying that.

"I'm really screwed, I think..." napatingin siya bigla sa direksyon ng mansion. Natutulala. Naalala ang problemang kinakaharap. Nag-iisip kung paano lulusutan ang ina. Kung paano mapapakiusapan si Irina, si Hail.

"You really are!"

"GAANO KATAGAL NA SILANG DALAWA?" Ali asked Brix about Ethan and Samantha. They were already driving palabas ng private road ng mga ito. Napalingon pa si Ali kahit hindi na matanaw ang mansion ng dalawa.

She felt happy kanina habang kausap si Samantha. Para siyang nakahanap ng bagong mga kaibigan sa mag-asawa.

When they joined the couple for their breakfast ay kinikilig siyang isipin na siya pa lang ang kaisa-isang babae na ipinakilala ni Brix sa mga kaibigan as girlfriend. Napag-usapan rin nila kanina ang maraming babae na nagkakagusto noon kay Brix at kung ilang beses na ang dalawa ang gumagawa ng assignments nito at projects dahil mas maraming oras si Brix sa pambababae at pagbabarkada at puro nightlife.

"Ten years as couple. As husband and wife ay three years," Brix answered na pumutol sa iniisip niya.

"Seven years in a relationship bago nagpakasal... Wow!" she said amazingly.

He smiled at her sweetly at nalala niya ang sinabi ni Sammy sa kaniya kanina, kung paano naging bahagi sa love story ng mga ito si Brix.

"How I wish that we could–" be like that. She cut immediately what she wanted to say. She was acting like a teenager over her first love. Nakatitig pa siya rito na parang tanga.

"That we could be like that?" Brix said and gave her a look. He supplied what she really wanted to say.

"That we could see them again tomorrow. Daan ulit tayo sa kanila bukas if may free time ka pa," nahihiya at pag-iiba niya, nag-iinit na ang mga pisngi sa pamumula. Mabuti na lang at alerto pa rin ako!

Brix chuckled at her and kissed her hand na hawak nito kanina pa. She smiled at his gesture lovingly.

"I'm really your girlfriend, right?" kinikilig niya pang sabi.

"Sa pagkakaalam ko ay, opo, girlfriend na po kita," he said warmly and smiled, pinisil pa ang pisngi niya.

"I just wanna ask something as your girlfriend sana... " she said with her cheeky smile at paharap na tumingin dito.

"What about?"

"Am I really your only girlfriend?" she asked with her mischievous smile, Brix look at her with disbelief at nakakunot-noo, "just wanna know kung totoong ako lang?" pahabol niyang sabi, nangungulit.

"Still doubting?" he said in his tired voice.

"I just want to hear it from you na ako lang talaga."

"What if may iba pa nga?" he asked her.

Nawala bigla ang ngiti niya, her eyes turned uneasy. Natawa naman si Brix sa reaksyon niya. He pulled over and faced her closely.

"Look at you..." Brix said, nailing at natatawa, "you doubt, you ask and you are now scared."

"Niloloko mo lang ba ako? At least alam ko at baka bigla may sumugod na lang sa akin. Just need to be prepared if ever na mangya–"

He silenced her with a kiss and released her lips after she respond. Napatingin siya rito, he was grinning then said, "ikaw lang, Ali. Bahala ka kung maniwala ka o hindi."

She smiled and giggled after hearing what Brix said. Bumalik naman ito sa pagmamaneho at hindi na siya nangulit pa. She bit her lower lip dahil nabitin sa halik kanina. Napalunok. Kaya ko pa ba pigilan ang sarili ko? Namamanyak na 'ata ako!!!

HE WAS REALLY HAPPY AND CONTENTED SA RELASYON NA MAYRO’N SILA NI ALI. When he pulled over earlier and kissed her to silence her suspicion ay tumahimik na ito at itinuloy na rin niya ang pagda-drive. Mabuti at nagpahinga sila kanina sa mansion nila Ethan at Sammy. Nakaidlip rin siya kahit papaano after nilang kumain ng breakfast.

"You really don't want me to drive?"

Narinig niya ang tanong ni Ali. He gave her a look and he felt his desires arising again, naisip na biruin na naman ito, "I really want you to drive... to drive me," nakangisi niyang sabi rito.

"Drive y–" she cut the word when she realized the meaning of what he said, "you're disgusting! Ayoko na nga lang."

"Disgusting? How could you say that? Every woman I went in bed loves to be on top of me," dagdag niya pa dahil natutuwa siya makita ang reaksyon nito.

It silenced her. Nakita niya ang pagsimangot nito at pairap na pagsulyap sa kaniya, then she asked in her insecured tone, "gaano kadami na naka-s*x mo?"

"I'm not counting," he said while smiling, muling tiningnan ito. Sinumpong na naman ang bipolar. Natawa siya sa naisip.

"Are you making fun of me?" sabi nito sa boses na nasa pagitan ng pagtataray at pagtatampo.

"Nope. Tumatawa ba ako?"

"Hindi nga pero halata naman na pinagti-trip-an mo 'ko!"

Hindi na lang siya nagsalita at ipinagpatuloy na lang ang pagda-drive. Tinitingnan ito paminsan-minsan at napapangiti sa itsura ng girlfriend na nakasimangot pa rin at pasulyap-sulyap sa kaniya na masama ang tingin. Nagtama ang paningin nila at padabog na tinalikuran siya at nag-focus ito sa kakatingin sa mga nadadaanan.

Nang akala niya ay nakatulog na ito sa byahe ay bigla ito nagsalita...

"I really can't believe na magiging boyfriend kita," she sighed saying that.

"Nagsisisi ka na ba bigla?" natatawa niyang tanong dito.

"Malapit na!" nagta-tantrums na sabi nito habang nakatalikod pa rin sa kaniya.

"Sorry pero hindi ka na pwede umatras," nang-aasar pa rin niyang sabi sa dalaga, natatawa sa inaasal nito.

"Pwede naman tayo maghiwalay agad ah..." parang bata pa rin na sabi nito.

"Subukan mo makipaghiwalay at gagahasain na talaga kita."

"You're not a r****t," she said those words with a hymn. Nang-aasar na rin.

"Hindi nga pero pwede naman ako maging r****t pagdating sa'yo."

"Makukulong ka..."

"I doubt," he said confidently, "dahil siguradong hindi magiging r**e 'yong mangyayari. Papayag ko for sure."

"You!" Gigil na humarap na ito sa kaniya at sunud-sunod na kinurot ang hita niya at tagiliran.

"Aray!" he grabbed her hand and put it on the upper middle of his thighs na ikinalaki ng mga mata nito.

He was grinning as he made her felt his hardness to silence her. It worked. Natahimik na talaga ito at pasimpleng hinila ang kamay mula sa kaniya. Nang akala niya ay hindi na magsasalita ito dahil natakot na ay biglang...

"You're hard..."