Children of Bridgetines III Heather

Chapter 4

Heather 

We went to have lunch at Jollibee as per Lexi's request.

"Anong gusto ng baby girl ko?" tanong ni Lucas kay Lexi.

"Ninong I want chicken and spaghetti please. And pineapple juice! Can I eat my sundae first?"

"No. | Yes." Sabay naming sabi ni Lucas

Nagpalipat lipat naman ng tingin si Lexi sa amin at hindi siguro malaman kung sino ang susundin. 

Lucas was the first one to cave in. "Baby girl, if you promise to finish your chicken and spaghetti even after eating your sundae then you can eat it first. Is that a deal?"

"It's a deal Ninong. Besides I am really really hungry! I could eat a horse!" Lexi's smile was as wide as the ocean.

Hinipo ko naman ang likod nya at nilagyan ng towel ang likod nya. Napagod yata sa kaka-cheer sa amin kanina noong naglalaro kami ng galaga. 

"Ikaw, anong gusto mo?" tanong sa akin ni Lucas. Hinipo pa ang baba ko.

"Just palabok ang pineapple juice please." sabi ko sa kanya.

"Okay, I will be right back." nakangiting sabi nya sa amin. Nang pumila sya para mag order ay nakita ko ang mga babaeng kinikilig at tingin ng tingin sa kanya. He is really good looking at natural ang karisma. He looked happy too. 

Then he turned his head at nagtama ang mata namin. Kinindatan nya ako. Hindi ko maiwasang hindi mapangiti. 

Nang makabalik sya dala ang number namin ay bitbit na nya ang sundae ni Lexi at inupakan na agad ng babaysot. 

Saglit lang ay dumating na din ang order namin. Umorder sya ng jolly hotdog at coke para sa kanya. Nagpasubo pa sa akin ng palabok na pinagbigyan ko naman tutal nilibre na nya kami ni Lexi. 

Bumalik pa kami uli sa arcade pagkatapo naming kumain at talagang pinagod ng husto ni Lucas si Lexi. Nilaro nila halos lahat ng machine na gumagana sa arcade at may premyong stuffed toy si Lexi sa daming points ng card nya. 

Ang resulta, tulog na tulog ang bata bago pa lumabas ng mall. Karga karga ito ni Lucas palabas hanggang makarating kami ng kotse. 

Alam mo ang sweet? Karga na nya si Lexi pero pinagbuksan nya pa rin ako ng pinto. This time ay ako na ang nag seat belt sa sarili ko. Nakita ko syang iniupo si Lexi sa child seat at saka nilagyan ng seatbelt. 

Umikot sya at sumakay sa driver's seat at ng masiguradong ready na ako ay pinastart ang sasakyan at binaybay ang daan pauwi. 

Nang makarating kami sa bahay ay tulog na tulog pa rin si Lexi at inihiga sya ni Lucas sa sofa. Narinig pa namin ang mahina nyang hilik at nagkatawanan kaming dalawa at magkatabing naupo sa gilid ni Lexi.

IInakbayan nya ako. "Okay na ba ang performance ko?" tanong nya sa akin.

"Performance saan?"nakakunot noo kong tanong sa kanya.

"Sa pag aalaga ng bata. Papasa na bang ama ng magiging anak natin?" 

Nanuyo ang lalamunan ko sa sinabi nya. Anak agad hindi pa nga kami nagkakaligawan?

But his eyes has that magic enough for me to stare at him at namalayan ko na lang na unti unti ng lumalapit ang mukha nya sa akin. We were about to share a kiss when we heard a knock. 

I heard Lucas groaned and talked about bad timing. Napatawa naman ako. 

I got up to open the door and found Lexi's parents outside the door. Mukhang natapos na ang lakad nila. 

Nang humakbang sila papasok sa loob ay nakita nila si Lucas sa couch. At nang tingnan ko ang mag asawa ay parehas ng nanunudyo ang mga ngiti sa pagmumukha nila. 

Lucas picked up Lexi and handed her to Kuya Hunt. "Now shoo. Istorbo kayo ni Nikki." 

Narinig kong sinabi nya at hindi napigilan ni Kuya Hunt na matawa. I heard him say to Lucas "I know the feeling. Masakit mabitin."

Kinulbit ako ni Ate Nikki. "Ikaw ha, hindi ka nagsasabi. Paayaw ayaw ka pa kay Lucas ka rin pala babagsak." bulong nya sa akin.

"Tse! May pabagsak bagsak ka pa dyan." Bulong ko ring sagot sa kanya.

"Sige na, mauna na kami. Thank you ulit sa inyong dalawa. Good night!" paalam nya. 

When they finally left, Lucas sat back on the couch and rested his head and closed his eyes. I stared at him and smiled. Nanatili ako sa may pintuan na isinara ko kanina. 

"Do you want some coffee before you leave?" tanong ko sa kanya.

Hindi nya sinagot ang tanong ko. Instead, he patted the empty seat beside him but I shook my head. Talagang nagpakailing iling ako. Delikadong mapadikit ako sa kanya at palaging may nakaambang mainit na tagpo. 

"Fine, I am going to have coffee if we share a cup." Napailing ako sa gusto nyang mangyari. Sa dami ding alam na ka-echosan. 

Gumawa ako ng kape. "How do you take your coffee?" 

"Black. How about you?" tanong nya sa akin.

"Same." Maikli kong sagot sa kanya. Ayaw ko ng hinahaluan ng asukal, cream or sugar ang kape ko. 

Nang makagawa ako ng kape ay bumalik ako sa salas at naupo sa tabi nya. Inabot ko ang cup ng kape. We shared a cup katulad ng gusto nyang mangyari. 

"Para na rin tayong naghalikan." komento nya. 

Ramdam ko ang pag init ng mukha ko. Then Lucas put the cup down on the coffee table and cupped my face with his one hand. 

He started into my eyes and leaned over to kiss me. I closed my eyes and I felt his soft lips touched mine. He kissed my lips gently and his mouth left mine and traced my jawline down to my neck at nagtagal doon. Saka bumalik uli sa mga labi ko at mas pinalalim ang halik. Hindi ko mapigilang hindi mapaungol. I heard him groan at naramdaman ko ng umangat ako sa sofa at nalipat sa hita nya. 

His hand was rubbing my thigh while he was kissing me senselessly. Hindi na rin ako makapag isip ng tama at darang na darang na ako. Pumaikot na ang mga braso ko sa leeg nya at kinabig pa sya palapit sa akin. I felt him go hard against my hip. At lalong naging mapaghanap ang mga kamay nya. 

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Lucas

I ended the kiss before things get out of hand and buried my face on Heather's neck. We were both panting and running out of breath.

"I'm sorry." iyon ang namutawi sa bibig ko.

Pero mukhang mali ang interpretasyon nya sa sinabi ko. "You are sorry??" Nanigas sya at inalis ang mga braso nya sa leeg ko.

"No, that's not what I meant." sabi ko sa kanya. 

Hindi ko sya napigilan ng umalis sya sa pagkakaupo sa kandungan ko. 

She stood up and turned her back on me. She's probably feeling embarrassed right now and me saying sorry did not help. Sh*t!

Tumayo rin ako at sinundan sya. I hugged her from behind and kissed her hair. 

"I'm sorry I ruined the moment earlier. Could we start over please?" bulong ko sa kanya.

She turned around to face me. "Luc, what are we doing? Kanina pa akong umaga naguguluhan. We were not going to be in this position if you did not show up this morning!" She looked frantic which is what I expected.

"Baby --"

"DON'T call me that. I am no one's baby." She folded her arms against her chest. 

This is the Heather I know from high school. 

"Okay. Geez! Relax ba--" tinaasan nya ako ng kilay, pinapaalala sa akin ang kasasabi nya lang kanina. "I mean Heather."

"Better." She commented.

"Look, this is long overdue."

"What do you mean long overdue?" 

"I have been wanting to date you since high school but you won't give me a chance." sabi ko sa kanya.

"Date me? More like annoy me! Luc you have been the most infuriating person I have ever met. You always find ways to irritate me." nanggigigil nyang sabi sa akin.

Napatawa naman ako at nakakatuwa talaga syang panoorin kapag naiinis sya. Sinamaan nya ako ng tingin. She even mouthed see? kaya naman nagseryoso ako. When I finally composed myself, I asked her. "Were you annoyed or irritated when you spent the day with me today?"

Saglit syang natigilan at nag isip. She closed her eyes and when she opened them she said 

"That is one time. Who knows if tomorrow is going to be the same?" She couldn't help but put sarcasm.

"Look, tomorrow is not guaranteed but we have today. We can take things slow. Just give us a chance." sabi ko sa kanya.

She gave me a flat look. 

"Please?" 

She blinked.

I took a step towards her and put my arms around her waist. "We just shared an amazing kiss, doesn't that count for something?" 

Tinampal nya ang braso ko. "See? That's what I mean. One minute you act like a normal person and then irritating the next. You drive me crazy Lucas Ludvik!!!" She facepalmed herself.

The corner of my lips turned up. This is my first time hearing her say my whole name. "I was not aware you know my second name."

"Be quiet." Sinamaan nya ako ng tingin at inirapan pa. 

Natatawa akong itinaas ang baba nya at saka sya tinitigan sa mga mata. As I lean over closer to her face, I felt her hold her breath. That made me smile more. I saw her closed her eyes as I did mine and then I kissed her. I gave her a gentle, quick kiss. When it ended, her eyes are still closed.

I caressed her face. "We're old enough Heather, it's time we start dating."

"Like exclusively?" Her brows were furrowed.

"Of course exclusively. I am not planning on sharing you with anyone."

"Hindi ka pa nga nanliligaw nakakailang halik ka na." Reklamo nya. 

"Is that why you did not want to date me?" natatawa kong sabi sa kanya. God! She's so cute when she lets her guard down.

She buried her face on my chest. "Totoo naman, hindi mo pa ako nililigawan gusto mo na kaagad exclusive. What if I meet someone else?"

I kissed the top of her head. "You are not going to meet someone else. I am the one for you and I will prove that to you. At tungkol naman sa ligaw ligaw na sinasabi mo, starting tomorrow brace yourself. Makikita mo kung paano manligaw ang isang Guevarra. How's that?"

"You sounded like a politician." I felt her shoulders shaking kaya alam kong inaasar nya ako.

"Ah ganun. Nagseseryoso na nga ako inaasar mo pa ako." Kiniliti ko sya habang yakap ko kaya hindi makawala.

"Luc! Stop! Hahaha! Titigil na." 

Tumigil naman ako at niyakap sya ng mahigpit. "So okay na tayo?"

Tumango sya. "Show me your moves Doctor Guevarra." She even has the gal to wink at me. P*tang*na! I haven't seen this flirty side of her and it's turning me on. 

Kung hindi lang ako natatakot na bawiin nya ang pagpayag nya ay kanina pa kami nasa kama at puno na ng ungol ang buong unit nya.

"Do you think I can sleep over tonight?" malabo ang hinihingi ko pero gusto ko pa ring subukan. 

She snorted. "Abuso ka na, hindi ka pa nagsisimulang manligaw gusto mo ng makitulog. Naka advance ka na nga ng halik at make out session."

Kumalas sya sa pagkakayakap sa akin at inikot ako saka itinulak papunta sa front door nya. Pinapauwi na ako.

"Is this your way of telling me to go home now?"

"Yes! It's getting late at ayaw kong lalo kang gabihin sa daan kaya good night na." rinig ko ang mahina nyang tawa. 

I opened the door but before I took a step outside, I turned around to cup her face and give her a torrid kiss. Her mouth was slightly parted and my tongue was able to taste every corner of her mouth. "Umph --" I heard her moan. I ended the kiss and planted another quick kiss on top of it. 

"You're addictive baby." bulong ko sa kanya.

"Yan ka na naman sa endearment mo." She said while panting.

"We are exclusive now so I get to call you baby at wala ka ng magaga --- awww!" Kinurit nya ako. Hinuli ko ang kamay nya at dinala ko sa mga labi ko para patakan ng halik."

"Lahat na lang gusto mo advance." inirapan nya ako.

"I-aadvance ko na nga sana ang honeymoon kanina eh." 

She blushed. "Hay naku Lucas! Umuwi ka na nga, puro ka kalokohan. Good night na." 

"Fine, I'm going. Lock the door baby. I will see you tomorrow." 

I kissed her forehead and then took my leave. 

Finally, nagkakaliwanag na ang nararamdaman ko kay Heather.

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