TAHIMIK na pinagmasdan niya ang mga kasama na masayang nag-uusap at umiinom. Sina George at Oliver ay komportable na sa mga ito at nakikipagpalitan nang salita.
Pito silang nakapalibot sa bonfire habang nagkukuwentuhan. Ipinakilala niya kanina ang mga kaibigan kina Tara at nagkayayaan ang mga itong uminom. Hindi niya gustong sumama sa mga ito, ang nais niyang gawin ay tumakbo pabalik sa kanyang hotel room ngunit wala siyang magawa kung 'di ang sumama.
Napakapit siya sa braso ng katabi nang magawi ang kanyang paningin kay Red. He was staring at her while drinking his beer and dear lord, he's taking her breath away. She watched his Adam's apple moved as he gulped and she never sees as sexy as his before.
Nang mapatingin sa mga labi nito ay agad niyang iniwas ang mga mata at ang namumulang mga pisngi nang maalala ang nangyari kanina. They kissed under the sea. She can still feel his lips and fingers on her skin.
Nakaramdaman siya ng lamig at nanayo ang kanyang balahibo kaya iniyakap niya ang mga braso sa katawan. Agad naman iyong napansin ni Oliver na nakaupo sa kanyang tabi kaya umikot ang braso nito sa kanyang balikat.
Inabot niya ang ibinigay nitong beer at humilig dito. "You good?"
"Hmm," she answered and gently tapped his arm on her shoulder. "It's chilly." Nakasuot siya ng shorts at bikini top kaya hindi nakakapagtatakang makaramdaman siya ng ginaw.
Dinala niya sa bibig ang beer upang maibsan niyon ang kanyang panlalamig. Kapagkuwan ay binalingan niya si Tara sa kanyang tabi nang magsalita ito "How long have you been friends?"
"Oh! George and I are friends even before we learn how to walk. It's been almost seven years since I met Oliver. He's my ex-boyfriend," mahina niyang dagdag.
"Really?" bulalas nito na nakakuha ng pansin ng kanilang mga kasamahan. "And you're friends with him? I mean, no hard feelings?"
"Chismosa mo," bulong ni Harisson sa tainga ng dalaga ngunit nakaabot iyon sa kanyang pandinig.
Ngumiti siya sa dalawa at sinabing, "I'm happy with our relationship right now." Sandali niyang tiningnan si Oliver at George na parehong nakangiti sa kanya.
"That's good," sagot ni Tara at iniumang sa kanya ang bote ng beer. "Cheers."
"I'M going back to the hotel," bulong niya kay Oliver. Ilang oras na silang naroon at tinatablan na siya ng naimon.
"Ihahatid na kita."
"No, stay here. Have fun." Nagpaalam siya sa mga kasamahan bago lumakad pabalik ng hotel.
Dumaan muna siya patungo sa pinakamalapit na banyo upang umihi bago dumiretso paakyat sa kanyang hotel room.
Isinandig niya ang ulo sa elevator wall nang lumala ang kanyang pagkahilo. Nang makarating sa kanyang palapag ay agad siyang lumabas at tinungo ang kuwartong inuokopa.
Saktong pagkasara niya ng pinto ay may kumatok doon. Pahinamad na binuksan niya ang pintuan at sa malat na tinig ay sinabing, "Oliver, I'm fine. I just—" she trailed off when she saw the man in front of her, it wasn't Oliver neither George. "W-what are you doing here?" bulalas niya at tila ba nawala ang kanyang pagkalasing.
Sa halip na sagutin ang kanyang tanong ay marahan siya nitong itinulak at pumasok sa loob. He closed the door behind him using his feet. Napigil ni Cameron ang hininga habang nakatingala rito.
She felt the temperature rising and her feet lose its strength. She lost not only her train of thought, but she also lost all coordination. She was swept out of reality on a tidal wave of emotion when she was trapped in his gaze.
Dahan-dahan niyang naihakbang paatras ang nanginginig na mga binti nang humakbang ito papalapit sa kanya. Sa isang huling paghakbang ay tumama ang kanyang likod sa pader.
He lean against her, his arms are so close to her head. She had swallowed her tongue the moment he appeared behind the door. She couldn't breathe, speak, or hear anything aside from her own painfully thudding heartbeat and his raspy breathing.
When he slowly inched his head over her, she closed her eyes and anticipate for the next thing to happen. She would've melted to the ground when his lips touch her if not with his strong arms on her waist that supported her trembling knees.
She looped her arms around his neck and answered his kisses. She opened her mouth and met his tongue halfway. She never kissed any man in such passion. Only he could make her lose her mind. His soft lips, his strong hands and his warmth brought her too much pleasure that she could die at any moment.
She doesn't know how it happened or when it happened, she just found herself lying on the soft mattress naked while he was on top of her. Completely bare like her.
She cried in passion when she felt his lips and fingers on her body. Romancing her in any way possible. Her body arched and her grip on the pillow tightened when she reached the summit with just his sinful tongue and fingers.
She's still catching her breath when he levelled their face and hold both of her hands tightly before plunging himself deep inside her.
A whimper came out her lips as great pain engulf her system. She felt like she was ripped in half, but he was thoughtful enough to stop on his track when he felt the barrier and murmured sweet nothings to her ear.
He kissed her tears away and touch her in sweet places. After a couple of minutes, he moved his body while holding her amiably close.
The pain was slowly fading in every thrust and every word he uttered. She could feel herself responding to his heat as their pace fastened and the temperature heightened. She was close to bursting, her walls tighten and he was also close to his release.
Her senses shut close as she hit the zenith. Her thighs shivered and her limbs lost its strength. "Red..."
ANG pagtama ng init ng araw sa kanyang katawan ang nagpagising sa kanya. Nakabaling ang kanyang ulo sa direksiyon ng glass wall ng kanyang hotel room. Mula roon ay malaya niyang nakikita ang payapa at mangasul-ngasul na karagatan na kumikinang mula sa liwanag ng araw.
She plastered a smile of satisfaction at the scenic view before her. What a lovely morning to start her day. Sinara niya ang mga mata subalit muli ring naidilat nang may maramdamang kakaiba sa kanyang katawan.
A gasp came out her lips and her eyes went round when memories from last night flooded her brain like a stream of water.
Nanlalaki ang mga mata na agad niyang binalingan ang katabi. Literal na napigil niya ang hininga nang sumalubong sa kanya ang pamilyar na mukha ng abogado. She shuts her eyes close and bit her lips painfully.
Nang muli niyang iminulat ang mga mata ay nandoon pa rin ito. Slapping her the reality, what happened last night wasn't a dream.
Isang tahimik na buntung-hininga ang kanyang pinakawalan, kapagkuwan ay dahan dahang umupo sa kama. Ngiwi ang pumaskil sa kanyang mga labi nang maramdaman ang pananakit ng katawan, partikular na sa gitnang bahaging iyon.
Hinawi niya ang kumot na nakatabing sa kanya at akmang tatayo nang makuha ng pulang marka sa beddings ang kanyang atensiyon. A bittersweet smile engraved her lips as she saw her blood on the sheets, the evidence that she had given her all to him.
Kahit na nananakit ang katawan ay mabilis ang mga galaw na sinuot niya ang mga damit at inilagay sa kanyang travelling bag ang kanyang mga gamit sa tahimik na paraan.
Isang huling sulyap ang ginawa niya sa direksiyon ni Red na nanatiling nakahiga at tulog sa kama.
Bitbit ang mga gamit ay agad siyang bumaba sa unang palapag ng hotel. Nandoon na ang dalawa niyang kaibigan at nag-aabang sa kanya.
Sakay ng sasakyan ni Oliver ay nanatili siyang tahimik sa buong biyahe nila. Ipinikit niya ang mga mata at ninamnam ang pagtama ng hangin sa kanyang mukha.
Pagkarating sa kanyang bahay ay agad siyang naligo upang maghanda para sa kanyang trabaho. Kahit na late siya ay kailangan pa rin niyang asikasuhin ang mga kasong hawak.
Habang sinasabon ang kanyang katawan ay hindi niya maiwasang hindi maalala ang nangyari ng nakaraang gabi. She can still remember how his lips, teeth and tongue grazed her skin, how his hand and fingers brought her to climax. There's no part of her body left unloved and untouched by Attorney Tyson Red Sanford. And she can still feel him in between her thighs.
He made her a woman last night and she can't feel any remorse about what happened. What's left in her heart was sadness and the feeling of wanting more, wanting more of him. But she knew that she can't have him and never will be.
Something happened between them because of lust, at least not on her part. Hindi naman siya yaong tipong basta nalang makikipagtalik sa isang lalaki sa mababaw na dahilan. Her father always tells her when he's still alive that virtue was precious and that she should never give herself to someone just because she wanted to get rid of her virginity or because of lust. She should surrender herself to someone her heart screams. Ang mga salitang iyon ay tumatak sa kanyang isipan mula ng bata palang siya.
Sa katunayan ay hindi iilang beses na hinangad ng kanyang mga naging kasintahan na madala siya sa kama, kagaya nalang ni Ryle, subalit mariin niyang tinanggihan ang mga ito at nanatili siyang matatag at isinapuso ang mga binitawang salita ng kanyang ama.
But Red had her effortlessly. "Sinunod ko ang sinabi niyo, Dad," bulalas niya sa mapait na tono. Isa lang ang makapa niyang rason kung bakit niya pinahintulutang mangyari ang nangyari kagabi. Una pa lang ay alam niyang mapanganib ito, kaya siyang sirain sa kahit anong paraan. But she can't stop her foolish heart, can she?
Isang pagkalalim lalim na buntung-hininga ang kanyang pinakawalan at tinapos ang paliligo. Nang makalabas ng banyo ay siya namang tunog ng kanyang cellphone. Muntik na niya iyong mabitawan nang makita kung sino ang caller. With trembling hands, she set her phone in silent mode. Muli niya iyong binalik sa kanyang bag at hindi sinasagot ang tumatawag. Hindi pa niya ito kayang kausapin o makita.
Nang makapagbihis ay kinuha niya ang kanyang mga gamit at bumaba.
"Nakauwi na pala kayo?" salubong sa kanya ni Pauleen pagkababa niya ng hagdan. "I'll fix you something to eat."
"Hindi na, late na ako," pigil niya rito. Hinalikan niya si Pauleen sa pisngi bago pumasok sa kanyang sasakyan at umalis.
Ginugol niya ang kanyang buong araw sa RTC at pagka-usap sa mga mahahalagang kliyente. Sinadya niya iyon dahil ayaw niyang makaharap ang abogado sa opisina, ang alam niya ay wala itong trial ngayong araw. Bandang hapon ay may hearing sa hinahawakan niyang kaso na awayan sa lupa. Ilang beses din siyang muntikan nang magkamali dahil hindi makapag-focus sa ginagawa.
Gabi na nang makauwi siya at hapong-hapo, naghapunan siya kasama ni Pauleen at pumasok na sa kanyang bahay pagkatapos.
Hindi niya alam kung ilang oras na siyang nakahiga sa kanyang kama ngunit mailap ang tulog sa kanya. Ang kanyang mga mata ay nakatutok sa bubong na pinapatakan ng ulan. Malakas ang ulan sa labas at malamig ang panahon kaya pinatay niya ang aircon at yumakap sa malaking unan.
Ilang sandali pa ay ipinikit niya ang mga mata at sinubukang makakuha ng tulog.
Subalit malalakas na kantok sa pinto ang muling nagpamulat sa mga mata ni Cameron. Kung kailan naidlip na siya ay doon naman may gumambala. Whoever behind the door, she would give him a piece of her mind for waking her up.
But her voice stuck on her throat when she saw the man on her doorstep. She was dumbstruck upon seeing him so he pushed her inside and he closed the door. He's wet and he's dripping the carpeted floor.
"W-what are you doing here?" she managed to ask when she found her voice.
"How dare you leave me like that?" he snarled instead of answering her.
"I... I didn't—" But her words were muffled in his mouth when he captured hers in a savage kiss.
Just like last night, she lost all her coherent thoughts and could only think of him that moment.
His kisses were far from what he gave her last night, it was savage and punishing, yet she responded just the same. And just like last night, clothes were thrown from any corner of her house. Then, he effortlessly carried her to the bed and settled on top of her.
Her toes curled when he fully takeover of her body. Her body responded to his touch and kisses as if it had found its master.
He thrust hard and fast and she moaned every time he hit her sweet spot, like how the heavy droplets of rain hit her roof.
They both reached the summit at the same time. And it was sweeter than last night that she felt like she died in ecstasy.
He looked straight at her eyes without breaking the contact of their body while still catching his breath. She tried to looked away but he held her head.
He planted a kiss on her lips before pulling his length inside her and she can't help herself but moan when she felt ticklish as their juices flowed her thighs.
Humiga ito sa kanyang tabi at iniyakap ang mga braso sa kanyang katawan.