[Renzo]
“Then name your price.”
I think I said offensively. La Diva might have the wrong impression.
“Bibilihin mo ako?”she giggled. I was expecting na ma-offend ito ngunit bakit parang natuwa pa siya. “Magmakaawa ka muna.”
This woman is something else.
“I don’t beg. Take it or leave it. So, do we have a deal?”
“What deal? No, darlin’ we don’t have a deal. I don’t need cash. I have loads of it. I need you,” she said biting her lower lip. Mamaya ay inangkla niya na ang mga braso niya sa braso ko.
“Mali yata ang pagkakaintindi mo. I don’t mean to ask for your price. I meant this painting.”
“Oh, darlin’ Lorenzo, I know you mean the painting. Pero iba ang gusto kong kabayaran sa obra ko.”
“What is it?”
“Ikaw.”
Sagot ni La Diva sa akin na hindi man lang kumurap ang mata. Bigla yata
