Rugged Men Series 4: Wyatt Hernandez (TAGALOG)

Chapter 5

DUMAPO ang mga mata ni Wyatt sa kamay ni Madison nang dinampot nito ang Agiane beer at uminom mula sa nguso ng bote. He didn't know that drinking straight from a bottle would make someone look alluring. Not when Madison did it. Bumaba ang mga mata ni Wyatt sa leeg nito na ngayon ay gumagalaw dahil sa paglunok ng alak at para bang may sariling utak ang kanyang bibig nang manubig na lamang ng hindi niya inaasahan dahilan para para mapalunok na lamang siya nang malalim.

Natapos si Madison sa ginawang pag-inom at ipinasada nito ang dila sa sulok ng labi. It made him gulp for the second time. Her lips were begging him to touch them using his and he couldn't take her eyes off of her, damn. Na para bang may kung anong magnet si Madison na kanina pa siya inaakit magmula pa lang sa pagtagpo nito sa kanya sa eruplano.

Hindi sinasadyang napatingin siya sa dibdib nito na tila ba kulang na lang ay sumilip na ang mga tuktok nito upang makita ng lahat. Maski na ang pang-upo nito na kaunti lamang na natatakpan ng tela ay nagbigay rin sa kanya ng kung anong pag-iinit ng kanyang katawan gayundin ay ang pagkainis dahil sa suot nitong kahalina-halina. Sa isipin na iyon, sa tanawin na iyon na halos titigan na ito ng mga naroon ay ang dahilan para mag-igtingan ang kanyang panga habang nakatitig dito. That dress looks good on her but a sight of her wearing it made him insanely mad. At natitiyak niyang hindi lamang siya ang nakaramdam ng ganoon. Dahil ang ganoon na magandang tanawin ay dapat hindi hinahayag sa iba.

Her legs were flawless. Fair and slender. Her hips that seem to be on the right curve with her black killer heels that adds her height and correct her posture is way too ardent. Madison is almost perfect. This new side of her which he never expects to see is too damn breath-taking.

And desiring her is out of his league. Lusting over her body which he respects so much is not for him to do. As her best friend, he shouldn’t be aroused towards her best friend. What he is feeling now is appalling. Atrocious.

Maraming siyang nakaulayaw sa loob ng anim na taon sa pamamalagi sa Tokyo. Nakasiping na maraming na mga kaibigan na mga atleta na napunta sa pagbibigay ng benepisyo upang punan ang pangangailangan ng isa't isa. At hindi niya hahayaan na ihanay doon si Madison. Ito ang ang babaeng kanyang pinakarerespeto kasunod ng kanyang ina.

Ang nararamdaman niya para dito ay hindi tama, batid niya. At kailangan niya iyong tanggalin sa kanyabg sistema sa lalong madaling panahon kung hindi ay makakaapekto iyon sa kanilang pagkakaibigan na halos isang dekada niyang pinakaingatan. Pipilin na pipiliin niya ang pgkakaibigan nila ni Madison kaysa sa kanyang nararamdaman sa kasalukuyan. Nararamdaman niya bg panandalian. Sa paraan na iyon ay madadala nila iyon ng panghabambuhay na hindi nasasaktan ang isa't isa.

Nilinaw niya na iyon dati. When he knew that Madison is growing feelings towards him, he made it clear that what he can offer was only friendship. And she accept that as what best friend should. They promised each other. He can still feel her attraction towards him but he have build a friendship barrier in between them. Kung sinuman ang lalagpas sa pinagbabawal na linya iyon ay talo. At siya ang hindi magiging ang taong gagawa no'n sa pagitan nila... kahit pa man ganoon na lamang ang kanyang pgkahalina sa kaibigan.

It was just the dress, of course. Dahil lang iyon sa damit nito. Kapag bumalik na ito sa dating anyo ay tiyak na mababalik na ang pagtingin niya dito bilang isang kaibigan. Nanibago lamang siya. Madison is still the Madison he knew.

Nang tumayo ang mga kababaihan papunta sa dance floor maliban kay Heather ay napasunod ang tingin niya sa mga ito. Alexandria and Shania starts sexy dancing and Mika started grinding on Madison’s front. Noong una ay kimi pa ang pagalaw nito kasama ang mga asawa ng kanyang kaibigan ngunit nang tuluyang napawi ng alak ang huwisyo nito marahil ay nakipagtagisan na ito sa iba.

Kagat ni Madison ang pang-ibabang labi habang iginigiling nito ang pang-upo nito na kanina niya pa pinipigilan na huwag bigyang-pansin. Nang sumipat ito sa kanya at pahapyaw na ngumisi ay biglang bumabaw ang paghinga ni Wyatt.

Now, he confirmed it wasn't on the dress. And he couldn't blame it on Madison's sexy dance moves. It was the way she looked at her. It was as if she was seducing him and tempting him to make a move which he doesn't know anymore if he won't. He was reacting to Madison in a lustful way.

“Damn, that's my wife...” pagmamayabang ni Alejandro bago sumimsim ng whiskey. “I am damn lucky.”

”I understand the feeling,” pagsang-ayon ni Isaac at ngumisi habang nakatitig sa asawa nitong si Shania. “I am, too.”

“The feeling is mutual,” si Kyron habang nakangiti sa gawi ng asawa na ngayon ay naeeganyo na nakikipagsayaw kay Madison. “Lucky is not even the right word to use. It’s beyond that.”

Napangiti siya sa sinabi ng mga kaibigan dahil hindi niya inaakala na sunod-sunod itong mag-aasawa. Alejandro and Kyron is pretty much the same with handling women before... not until they stumble upon their wives. Isaac, on the other hand who wanted to have a family and a woman who is the opposite of his wife now. Life is indeed unpredictable.

Muling napatingin si Wyatt sa kaibigan na si Madison na pinagtitinginan na ng mga kalalakihan at husto ang pagtama ng mga mata nila nang tumingin ito sa kanyang gawi. They were something in Madison's eyes that he knew what but he can't dare himself to do. Breaking a promise is like breaking someone's trust. He couldn’t break Madison’s trust. However, Madison is tempting her of doing something he is caplabe but won’t do because he knew better.

Madison definitely deserves better.

Nagbawi si Wyatt ng mga mata at tumungo sa rooftop gaya ng kanyang ginagawa kapag gusto niyang pawiin ang mga tumatakbo sa kanyang utak. It was wrong to desire his best friend. Wrong to imagine Madison being intimate with him. His mind knows it but his body is screaming otherwise.

Lusting over Madison is the most impossible thing he ever did. And he can't be mad at his best friend. He could be thinking wrong. And he could be called insane if he thinks of crossing the line just to taste those lips who were tempting him so bad.

Napapikit si Wyatt at napasabunot sa buhok. Kapag siya ay nakakaramdam ng pagkahumindusan ay idadaan niya lamang ito sa pag-ensayo sa pagpana sa pulang tudla. Ngunit wala siyang mapulot na palaso upang pawiin ang kinikimkim. His needs is bursting mad and he swear if Madison follow him in the rooftop, he wouldn't be able to control himself anymore. Baka makagawa siya ng kasalanan na kanyang pagsisihan sa huli.

“Wyatt?”

Napalingon si Wyatt kay Madison na kanyang pinakaiiwasan at napailing. “Don’t... don’t come near me, Madi. Please.”

“Why?” tanong nito at lumapit dahilan para maupos ang kanyang pasensiya.

“Because I so damn know I want to kiss you right now and I was just refraining myself...” sagot niya at nilayuan ang dalaga.

“And who said you couldn't?” tanong nito na nagpapanting sa kanyang mga tainga.

Napalingon si Wyatt gamit ang mariin niyang mga mata bago sabik na hinapit ito palapit at idinikit ang noo dito. “I couldn't because I know after you grant me a kiss... I can’t promise you that I will not ask for more than that.”

Tinagpo ni Madison ang kanyang mariin na pagtitig bilang pagtugon at marahan na hinagod ang tila na namumulang pisngi nito.

”Because I want more, Madi...” dugtong ni Wyatt at tiningnan ang labi nito at pinigilan ang sarili na huwag itong sunggaban. “I want more than just a kiss. I want more of you.”

PIGIL-PIGIL ang sarili na nilamukos ni Madison ang kuwelyo ni Wyatt bago niya inilayo ang mukha. “This is wrong, Wyatt...”

“I know...” pagsang-ayon nito at napahagod sa buhok. “And at the same time, I don't. The first time my eyes landed on you at the airport, I know it’s wrong, Madi. It’s damn wrong. But I felt it. I suddenly want your body to be mine.”

”That’s lust...” pagbibigay-diin ni Madison at umiling dito. “You are just attracted to me because of this make-up and this sexy dress. You don’t like me because I am me... you don't like me at all.”

Walang naidugtong si Wyatt na kataga at sa halip ay bumuga ito nang marahas na hangin. She was still looking at him looking for an answer.

“That is what supposed to happen, Madi,” sagot nito. “Me not liking you because that would destroy our friendship. I like being just friends with you.”

“But you said just now that you want me yours...” pagpapalala ni Madison at sinapo ang noo. “Friends don't crave for something like that.”

“Just because I want to sleep with you doesn't mean I like you, Madi...” pagbibigay-alam ni Wyatt para kumunot ang kanyang noo sa pagkalito. “Just like you said... I’m attracted to you. But being attracted to you is not enough.”

Nag-iwas ng tingin si Madison nang makita niyang tumingin ito sa kanya. She couldn't accept it. She couldn't accept that Wyatt can't like him back. That he just want her in his bed. Halos lahat ng nakilala niya ay sinabihan siyang maganda. Maputi. Kahalina-halina bilang isang babae. May magandang reputasyon. Kaibig-ibig. She also know that she is worth to fall for. Pero anong kulang sa kanya para hindi mahulog sa kanya ang kaibigan?

She should be happy that her plan is a success. That Wyatt feels attracted to her now. That she has an effect on him after all those years of waiting and trying. And by the way he said that it wasn't enough, she already knew what he was proposing.

A thing that they can have benefits for staying with what they have.

A friend with benefits.

”I know that you want it too, Madi...” saad ni Wyatt para mapabuga siya nang marahas na paghinga. “I can see it in your eyes that you want it, too. But you have another agenda. What you want to happen is the thing I cannot do and cannot grant you. It’s the only thing I cannot risk.”

She wasn't getting any younger and giving her purity in her age to the man she have desired for almost two decades is not a problem. But she wasn't going to give up yet. Hindi niya hahayaan na hanggang doon na lang sila ni Wyatt. She could get in his heart. Not going to be easy but she knew she will. Hindi rin magiging agad-agad pero kahala-halaga. Kagaya ng bidang babae sa palabas na Friends With Benefits, nagawa nitong paibigin ang bidang lalaki. Anong kaibahan niya para hindi magawa ang bagay na iyon?

Kung gusto nito nang ganoong posisyon ay pagbibigyan niya ito. As for the time they will give each other's benefit, she have to get inside his heart. She needs to. Dahil kung hindi ay tiyak siyang mahuhulog siya sa lupa at iiyak na luhaan.

Tumingin si Madison kay Wyatt at tinagpo ang mga sabik nitong mga mata. When his eyes landed on her parted lips, she close their distance and lashed her lips on his. Agad na pinalalim ni Wyatt ang halik sa pamamagitan ng paghapit sa kanya pabalik at pagsapo ng kanyang ulo.

Sensation rushed inside her and when Wyatt’s tongue caress hers in a manner that made her moan and melt, and she did the same. Kahit na napalakas ng hagin sa rooftop ay hindi iyon naging hadlang para hindi uminit ang kanyang katawan. Lalong-lalo na bahagyang iangat siya ni Wyatt at sabik na ipinilya sa dingding.

Their tongue fenced as his hands travel along to her bottom and trace his slender fingers on her leg, making her shiver against the wall. Wyatt was pinning her against the wall using his hips. She could feel how hard he is underneath his pants and was ready as much as she is since she was already damp down there. But thinking of having s*x with him tonight is not right.

Nang bahagyang maalarma sa isipin na iyon ay dali-dali siyang humiwalay sa halik na ikinagulat ni Wyatt at tuluyan na itinulak ito. Hindi niya mahinuha ang sarili na magising sa kama ni Wyatt sa unang araw na nakauwi ito sa Pilipinas. It’s kind of cheap somehow. Inayos niya ang damit at isinukbit niya pabalik ang straps na bahagyang dumulas sa kanyang balikat.

”What? What’s wrong?” tanong ni Wyatt, halata sa boses ang pagkadismaya.

Kinagat ni Madison ang pang-ibabang labi bago sinalubong ang tingin nito. “I agree on doing with you... but not tonight.”