NAGISING si Mika nang maramdaman niya ang bigat sa kanyang bandang tiyan. Unti-unti niyang ibinuka ang mga mata at ganoon na lamang ang kanyang pagkabigla nang malaman na gahibla na lamang ang pagitan ng kanyang mukha sa guwapong binata. Unbeknownst to her, they were cuddling, tight. She could feel his hot skin on hers. The weight on his arms as he pull her close. She knew that it's her cue to leave but she didn't. Instead, she stared at him like she have never seen a handsome man before. He look so dashing while he sleep. And the body heat it gives, it's heartwarming.
For a moment, she forgot that Kyron has a red flag sticking on his forehead. A person she shouldn't be spending time with. But she decided to stay anyway and stare at him like she is some kind of simping and proud girlfriend. It's so ironic, she can't help but smile. She has been ignoring and hating Kyron since she knew him and now here she was smiling alone like a fool and acting like she never cursed him in her mind.
His hair was messy but it looks good on him. His nose was aristocrat, making him like he was some greek god in a movie, and his full kissable lips that's been smirking all the time paired with his eyes electric blue eyes that always remind her of the calm sea. She has to admit that Kyron itself is a full package. He's handsome, he has a great body with rigid muscles and toned abs. He has a stern pair of arms that look reassuring and a well-trained pair of thighs and manly legs. And the thing between her thighs... his thick and long erection.
Oh, it hit her deepest spot.
She could still even feel how it reached deep inside her. How it stretches her. Sa mga oras na iyon ay napapikit si Mika at naradaman niya na ang pag-iinit ng kanyang katawan. Just imagining it makes her wet, damn.
Oh, she shouldn't feel this. It's wrong to ask for more. A deal is a deal after all.
Maingat na tinanggal ni Mika ang pagkayakap sa kanya ni Kyron ngunit mas isiniksik lamang nito ang katawan sa kanya. Dahil doon ay tuluyan na siyang na estatwa. Parang bata si Kyron na nagsumiksik sa kanyang hubad na katawan. Kaya naman hindi niya na napigilan ang paghaplos sa ulo ng binata. Nang maramdaman niyang muling bumabaw na ang paghinga ni Kyron ay itinuloy niya ang plano at dinampot ang kanyang kasuotan na nagkalat sa sahig ng binata. Ibinalik niya ang suot at inayos niya ang sarili.
She have to leave. After all, it was a successful plan just like she imagine. Iyon naman talaga ang kanyang plano kaya kailangan niya nang lumisan hanggang batid niya pa ang nangyayari sa kasalukuyan. Hindi maaring manatili siya sa penthouse ng binata dahil tiyak na manganganib ang mga desisyon niya sa buhay.
Humarap si Mika sa salamin at nang maayos na ang sarili ay dumire-diretso siya patungo sa pinto ng binata. Hawak niya na busol ng pinto nang maalala niya ang pinag-usapan nila kagabi...
Hinihingal na hinugot ni Kyron ang ari at bahagyang napangiwi si Mika nang manibago ang kanyang katawan. When Kyron's inside her she felt like she's complete but when he pulled it out, it felt like he left a whole in her body.
“Did I hurt you?” nag-aalalang humarap sa kanya si Kyron at kinumutan ang kanilang hubad na katawan.
Pinilit ni Mika na huwag itong harapin kundi manatili na lamang sa puting kumot. Ngunit, para bang kung anong mayroon si Kyron na hindi niya matanggihan... hindi niya magawang tiisin.
“I'm fine...” wika niya sabay humarap dito ngunit tinanggihan niya ang pagtama ng kanilang mga mata.
“Do you think it's weird that I have this?” tanong ng binata para mapatingin siya dito.
“No, it's fine,” sagot niya at henuwinong nagbigay dito ng ngiti. “Because I know for the fact that you're not alone. I'm sure that there's someone out there who is worst than you.”
“You can't say that. You still didn't see the worst in me,” tanong ng binata pagkatapos ay inilapit ang katawan nito sa kanya. “I'm a messed.”
"No, you're not. Don't be so hard on yourself," ani Mika para mapatingin ito sa kisame. "You just like being in control. A sadist to be precise. Hindi mo alam, masokista pala ako.”
“Stop saying that...” nagpupuyos na sambit ni Kyron at nagpakawala nang marahas na hininga. “You're triggering me. I don't like being triggered, especially if it's you, Mika... You don't know what you're getting into.”
Ibinaling ni Mika ang atensyon sa kisame at umismid. Sa oras na iyon ay gusto niya pumalatak ngunit pinigilan niya lamang ang sarili. “Maybe I do know what I'm getting into... that's why I need to leave first day in the morning.”
Natahimik lamang ang binata at hindi umimik. Dahil sa ginawa nito ay hindi niya na rin mapigilan na manahimik na lamang din hanggang sa may naisip siyang pagkakaabalahan nila hanggang sa hindi pa hinihila ng antok.
“Do you call yourself as the real life Christian Grey?” naoosyong tanong ni Mika para mapaungol si Kyron sa pagkairita.
“Oh, please,”Pinaikot nito ang mga mata. ”Christian Grey is the most f*****g overrated as a fictional character.”
“I agree...” natatawang wika ni Mika.
“Of course you do, you're a writer," ani Kyron para napakibit-balikat siya dito "You have a big world right inside your head. It's cool. But that doesn't change the fact that you are overrated too."
Pabirong naningkit ang mga mata ni Mika. "I am not, I deserve the attention I'm getting since I worked so hard on my craft. A writer should not just write. A writer should write. I know you don't get what I mean but it's never an easy job."
"I'm aware,.. I admire you for staying on top," nakangising sambit ng binata mamula ang kanyang pisngi.
"This ruse expire when sun risen so... you can still do what you want with me now," pagpapaalala ni Mika sa binata para mapabuntong-hininga na naman ito.
"You're triggering me again," nahuhumindusang wika ni Kyron at ipinatong ang ulo sa mga kamay. "Can we at least move the deadline please?"
"W-What do you mean?" kinakabahang tanong ni Mika para mapahalakhak nang mahina si Kyron.
"Not that kind of extension, I mean, moved it when I open my eyes," Lumingon ito sa kanya at tipid na ngumiti. "If you wake up first, can you cook something for me for breakfast?"
Napatingin si Mika dito at sa sandaling iyon ay hindi niya na naiwasan na maawa sa binata. It was like he's begging to have a company. Or a food that he's been wanting to eat for so long but he couldn't.
Dahil nadala marahil sa emosyon na ipinakita ni Kyron ay hindi niya na napigilan ang marahang paghawi sa ngayong magulo na buhok ng binata. "You always have slick back hair which suits you very much. But I like your hair when it's messy..."
"Well, I like your hair all the time..." pagbibigay-alam ng binata para mapatikwas ang kanyang kilay. "I mean, we all do. Even Isaac said that if she gets to become a girl, he wants to be like you. Because you have shiny black, long and straight hair. You're like a snow-white but with a long-haired version."
Naningkit ang mga mata ni Mika bago siya napangiti sa binata. "Okay, because of that compliment, name a food that you want tomorrow and I'll cook it. That would be the last thing I could do with you..."
When she felt him look at her lips, she did the same to him. She has never felt this urge to kiss someone because she thought their lips were perfect... and kissable and bitable. Kyron's are perfect just the way they are.
Napalunok si Mika at sabay silang nag-iwas ng tingin.
"We should probably sleep. It's already late," asiwang suhestiyon niya para mawala ang pagkasaliwa sa pagitan nila at pinagpagan pa ang kumot kahit wala namang dumi roon.
"Yeah," pagsang-ayon ni Kyron sabay hagod sa vuhok nito bago niya ito narinig na nagpakawal nang malalim na paghinga.
"Good night..." wika ni Mika sabay tinalikuran na ang binata.
"Egg and bacon..." ani Kyron para mapatingin siya dito at kalaunan ay mapangiti. "Cook me a sunny-side-up egg and bacon sandwich for breakfast before you leave."
"Okay,” sagot ni Mika bago tumango-tango. “I'll cook you that tomorrow...”
Mapabuntong-hininga si Naomi at imbes pihitin ang palabas ang busol ay tumingo sa kusina nang binata at isinuot ang nakita niyang apron na nakasabit malaput sa ref.
Inilabas niya ang frozen bacon at pinalambot ito kaya nagluto muna siya ng itlog. Nang lumambot na ang ilang kapiraso ng bacon ay isinunod niya iyon sa pag-prito. She took a pair of bread from his pantry and then she decided to taost it using his expensive toaster. Doon niya pa napansin na lahat ng bagay sa loob ng penthouse ng binata ay mamahalin. Damn, Kyron's one damn of a rich man.
Humuhini si Mika sa kantang Crazy In Love ni Beyoncé habang naghintay sa inihanda niyang tinapay. Kasabay nang pagtunog ng bread toaster senyas bilang indikasyon na luto na ang tapos na ang tinapayay siyang pagtawag sa kanya ni Kyron sa kanyang pangalan. He was standing a meter away from her with his boxer shorts on.
“Hey, good morning,” pagbati niya sa umaga sabay inilipat sa plato ang kanyang hinandan na tinapay. “I was preparing your...”
“Why are you still here?” mariing tanong ng binata para mapataas ang kanyng kilay sa pagkalito.
Naguguluhang ikinulong ni Mika ang ulo at inihudyat ang kamay sa hinanda niyang agahan. “I thought you wanted some egg and bacon sandwich for breakfast—”
“That was a pep talk, Mika. I didn't mean it...” wika ng binata para maguluhan na inilapag niya ang pagkain sa mesa. “I mean I always do that whenever I bed woman so just leave now. You're not required do that.”
“W-What?” tanong ni Mika, hindi na naiwasan na magtunog galit. “A thank you would be fine, Kyron.”
“God, that's why I hate taking a virgin...” nahuhumindusang bulong ni Kyron sabay sinabunutan ang buhok. “They get to whine after the s*x, it's annoying... I can f*****g take care of myself.”
Sapagkat dahil malakas ang pandinig ni Mika ay hindi niya na napagilan na kumulo ang dugo dito.
”I was about to leave, Kyron, because that's what I should do,” wika ni Mika sabay umiling-iling sa sobrang kawalang paniwala. “But instead I stayed, cook for you because you requested me to do it. It's not my problem that you get to treat me like some other woman and perhaps my fault for being naive because I wanted you to have a full stomach the first thing you open your eyes this morning. And for the record, I never whine. Because as far as I remember, I'm a writer, not a whiner, Kyron. I'm not a b***h. I just did what you wanted me to do.”
Mapabuntong-hininga si Kyron at napapikit nang marahas. “Mika.. I—”
“And you don't get to insult me to leave... I was about to!” galit na wika ni Mika sabay tinalikuran na ang binata. Nang maabot niya ang pinto ay nilingon niya ito. “I always thought you are a jerk, you know, but now that you are giving me the ungrateful attitude, I guess I am right after all.”
Nagpupuyos sa galit na pinihit ni Mika ang bulso at pahagibis na lumabas pagkatapos ay pabigla niyang isinarado ang pinto at humilig nang sandali para bigyan ang sarili ng oras para mahimasmasan sa mga pangyayari. She was so pissed, she could feel her tears forming in the corner of her eyes. Marahas na pinalis niya ang mga luha at inayos niya ang sarili. Damn, she have never been so mad like that since forever. Sa mga oras na iyon ay gusto niyang sampaling ng malakas si Kyron sa pagmamaliit nito sa kanya ng ganoon-ganoon na lamang.
“Jerk...” komento niya bago tuluyan nang humakbang palayo.
BUMUNTONG-HININGA si Kyron pagkatapos ay hinilot niya ang sentido. Tiningnan niya nang mariin ang pinto na pinaglabasan ni Mika.
“Fuck...” gigil na anas ni Kyron pagkatapos ay sinipat niya ang pagkain na hinanda ng dalaga. “Damn you, Kyron...”
Napapikit nang marahas si Kyron at hindi niya alam ang rason kung bakit dali-dali na lamang siya sumunod dito. Nang makitang papasok na ito sa elevator ay agap na tinawid niya ang pagitan nila at pinigilan ito sa pagkulong niya sa pulsuhan ng dalaga gamit ang kanyang kamay.
“I'm sorry, Mika...” sambit ni Kyron sa mahinang boses. “I... I didn't mean it.”
Sinalubong ni Mika ang kanyang mga mata at tiningnan siya nang mariin. “I don't need your sorry. Stay being jerk if you want, i don't care.”
Pinalis nito ang kamay at hindi niya na ito napigilan nang pumasok na ito sa elevator. Nang mawala na sa paningin niya ang dalaga ay doon pa nahimasmasan si Kyron at nasuntok niya nang maraming beses ang pader. ”f**k!”