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Chapter Twenty One: The Lucky Guy

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MACKENNA

MY AGENDA FOR TODAY IS to go to The Hudson for work and then pick up Freya at the airport. Hindi ako nakatulog nang maayos kagabi dahil sa sobrang excited ko na makita ulit si Freya.

I didn't expect that she'll really become my friend. At first, I thought she just wanted to help me when I was struggling with money back then, but then she never stopped contacting me even when I told her that I will stay in Brooklyn for good.

And now, she's even spending money just to visit me here in Brooklyn!

"Good mood ka ata ngayon Ate Kenna?" Sita ni Jai habang naghahanda kami ng mga tables bago mag bukas ang restaurant in 15 minutes.

Nginitian ko siya. "I will pick up my friend at the airport later. Excited na kasi akong makita siya ulit."

"Really?" Her eyes twinkling. "Tiga saan siya ate?"

"She lives in Las Vegas. Bibisitahin lang niya ako dito." Sagot ko. "Dati rin akong nakatira sa Vegas bago ako lumipat dito sa Brooklyn."

"Talaga ate? Bakit ka lumipat dito sa Brooklyn? Mas maganda ba dito keysa sa Vegas? Gusto ko rin makapunta do'n!"

Sandali akong natigilan dahil sa tanong ni Jai. "Uhm... my sister moved here so, I followed." Simpleng sagot ko. "Both New York and Las Vegas have their own beauty. Both places are appealing, and I like both of them."

"Iba pa rin talaga kapag may kalapit ka na kapamilya o kamag-anak no ate? Sila pa rin talaga ang una mong lalapitan kapag may problema ka." She sighs. "Mabuti nalang din nandito na ang buong pamilya ko kasi ang hirap noong mag-isa lang ako."

Hindi na ako nakasagot pagkatapos sabihin ni Jai 'yon. I just smile at her.

Gusto ko mang sumang-ayon sa sinabi niya, pero pinigilan ko ang sarili ko dahil baka madulas pa ako at masabi ko ang katotohanan na iniwan talaga ako ng kapatid ko at hinanap ko lang siya kaya ako napadpad dito sa Brooklyn.

The morning flew by as we got really busy. And by after lunch, I asked Ryder if I could leave early. Hanggang 5 p.m. pa ang trabaho ko ngayong araw at 4 p.m. ang land ni Freya sa JFK. Balak kong umalis ng mga bandang 2 p.m. dito dahil baka abutan ako ng rush hour papuntang airport.

"Sure! No worries. I can take over the front with Jai. We have enough cook at the kitchen anyway."

"Really? Thank you so much, Ryder!" Napapalakpak ako sa tuwa. Nahihiya kasi akong magpaalam kay Ryder. Alam ko namang papayagan niya ako agad, pero nakakahiya pa rin. Baka isipin niya masyado na akong abusado.

"Do you want to borrow my car? It will be easier for you to get there. I'm sure your friend will have luggage bags and it's a hassle getting a cab at the airport."

"No, no, it's okay." I waved my hand in front of me to decline his offer. "I don't want to put a scratch on your BMW." I chuckled.

"C'mon, Kenna. I trust you with almost everything so, my car is not an exception." Ryder said before handing me his car keys. "Just take it hmm?"

"Are you really sure?"

"Yup! Just no dents though." He joked. I playfully rolled my eyes at him and sigh in defeat. Totoo naman ang sinabi niya, malaking tulong talaga na may dala akong sasakyan sa pag sundo ko kay Freya. Unahan sa pagkuha ng taxi sa airport lalo pa't sobrang busy sa JFK airport.

Bago mag-2 p.m. ay pinagpilitan na akong paalisin ni Ryder. Kaya na raw nila do'n at umalis na ako dahil baka ma-traffic ako.

Medyo kinakabahan pa ako noong una dahil ngayon lang ulit ako magda-drive. Ang huling drive ko ay noong nasa Vegas pa ako. Tapos sobrang high end pa nitong BMW ni Ryder kaya medyo in-adjust ko pa yung mga side mirrors and seat para komportable ako sa pagmamaneho.

Dumaan muna ako sandali sa apartment para magpalit ng damit at nag-ayos na rin ako ng konti. Naglagay lang ako ng pink blush sa pisngi ko at lipstick.

Mabuti nalang at pinilit ako ni Ryder na umalis nang maaga, dahil tama siya at naipit ako sa traffic papuntang airport.

With a 30 minutes spare, I arrived at the JFK airport. Agad akong nagsend ng message kay Freya at sinabing nasa arrival area na ako.

Sobrang daming tao sa airport. Kahit saan ako lumingon ay mayroong tao. Ang haba rin ng mga pila sa check in area.

Maya-maya pa at nakatanggap ako ng message galing kay Freya at sinabi niyang naglalakad na siya papuntang arrival area.

Right after that, I heard a woman calling my name. Freya is now racing toward me with her luggage bag. She shouted, "Mackenna!" so loudly that everyone turned to look at her.

Freya jumped to hug me, and I quickly covered my belly with both hands to protect my baby. "I've missed you," she said.

"I missed you too, Frey." I hugged her back when she had calmed down a little.

"Holy shit, girl!" she exclaimed after pulling away from our hug.

My forehead creased. "What?" I nervously ask. She's staring at my face intently and suspiciously.

Sa ilang buwan na pagkakaibigan namin ni Freya, napansin ko na grabe ang instinct niya, kaya hindi ko maiwasang hindi kabahan dahil baka napansin niyang buntis ako dahil sa pagbabago sa katawan o 'di kaya ay naramdaman niya ang tiyan ko kaninang niyakap niya ako. Sa t'wing nagho-'holy shit girl' kasi 'yan palaging may kasunod na big revelation o 'di kaya may na-realize siyang nakakabigla o may nakita siyang kagulat-gulat.

Mas dumoble ang kaba sa dibdib ko nang lumapit pa papalapit si Freya sa'kin at hinawakan ang magkabilang pisngi ko.

"You're freaking glowing like the sun!" Freya grinned. Her lips then widened into a larger smile. "Who's the guy?"

"W-what?" I stutter. I tried to look away from her, but her intense gaze on me only made my heart beat faster.

"Mackenna Evans," she says my name in a warning tone, and I gulp. "Who is the lucky man you slept with and gave you this glow?"

"Stop it!" mabilis kong tinulak si Freya bago siya tumawa nang malakas.

"Oh, you little dirty bitch." She laughed as she said this. "If I hadn't come and visited you here, I wouldn't even know that you've been having some good sex, huh!"

"Oh my god, Frey, you're going to kill me from embarrassment!" I tried to hush her, took her luggage with me, and walked toward the exit with my head bowed down and left her. Nakakahiya! Pinangtitiningan tuloy kami ng ibang tao sa loob ng airport dahil sa sinabi ni Freya. Ang lakas pa naman nang pagkakasabi niya!

Embarrassment has turned my face as red as a tomato!

"Mackenna, wait!" rinig kong pagtawag ni Freya habang hinahabol ako. At dahil sobrang daming tao sa airport ay agad din niya akong nahabol.

She clung on my arm, and I stop in my tracks, and glared at her.

"Sorry..." She looked at me with her luscious, pouted lips. "You know that I'm just teasing you, right?"

"Whatever," We both laughed as I gave her a gentle nudge with my arm and rolled my eyes at her. Alam ko namang inaasar lang ako ni Freya. Ganiyan naman siya parati. Mahilig asarin at magtanong tungkol sa sex life ko.

We started walking again towards the exit of the airport because it's really crowded in here and I'm sweating a lot. Pero nakakailang hakbang palang kami nang biglang tumigil ulit si Freya. Nilingon ko siya dahil sa biglaang pagtigil niya sa paglalakad.

"What's wrong?" kunot-noong tanong ko sakaniya.

"I think someone's calling you." She says, my forehead creased even more.

"You're just hearing things. You probably just need some rest." I chuckled while shaking my head.

"No. I swear I heard someone call your name."

"You just need to eat and rest, babe. Let's go." I replied and started walking again while forcing Freya to walk with me.

Wala naman akong ibang susunduin dito sa airport kung hindi si Freya lang. Kaya malabong may tumawag sa pangalan ko. Unless...

He is here again.

What if he has a flight to New York today? I quickly shook the idea out of my head.

No, that's too coincidental. That is impossible... or not? He's a pilot, after all.

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"What do you want to eat, Frey?"

"I'm actually not hungry yet."

"You sure?"

She nodded at me. "I couldn't sleep well on the plane. I also headed straight to the airport after work. I'll probably just have a short nap for the meantime, and then we'll head out to dinner. How does it sound?"

"That sounds great to me."

Hinayaan ko munang matulog si Freya para makapagpahinga siya. I feel bad because she looks so tired from work, but she still makes some time to come and visit me here.

We went straight to my apartment from the airport. I was planning to go to The Hudson so Freya can eat there, but then I got worried to introduce her yet to Ryder. Because the moment we got inside Ryder's car, Freya wouldn't stop bugging me again about the "lucky guy" she keeps on insisting that I'm sleeping with. At mas lalo pa siyang na-curious dahil sa mamahaling sasakyan na dina-drive ko.

"Who lent you this stunning and expensive BMW? No offense meant, Kenna, but I'm positive that you won't spend this much on a car." She exclaimed frantically. "You're making me more curious about this lucky guy..."

Freya wouldn't stop talking and asking me over and over about the "lucky guy." That's why, at the last minute, I decided to head back to my apartment instead. The whole ride, I just kept my mouth shut and didn't answer a single question from her.

While Freya is sleeping at my bedroom, I quietly cleaned the whole apartment although there's really nothing for me to clean because this is just a one-bedroom unit.

Inalukan ko naman si Freya if gusto niyang mag-hotel nalang siya dahil iisa lang ang kuwarto ko at ako ang magbabayad dahil bisita ko siya, but she refused adamantly. She said that she came here to bond with me and not enjoy her vacation by herself. And I was deeply moved by what she said.

I was cleaning the kitchen when I received a text message from Ryder.

Ryder: Are you back? How was the drive?

Me: It was great! Thanks again for lending me your car and I promise I didn't put any scratch or dent on it.

Ryder: I'm more worried about you than my car.

I swear my hormones are a mess. Minsan bigla nalang akong nagagalit kay Ryder nang walang dahilan at minsan naman gusto kong maiyak dahil sobrang bait at maalaga siya sa'kin.

When I didn't reply to his last message after a couple of minutes, I received another text from him.

Ryder: Anyway, want to bring your friend over at the restaurant? I will cook you guys my specialty. MY TREAT!

Me: That's actually my plan, except for the part where you'll treat us. LOL. Just waiting for Freya to wake up. See you in a bit!

Nang magising si Freya ay sinabi ko sakaniya na doon nalang kami sa The Hudson mag-dinner. Agad naman siyang um-oo.

The restaurant was already closed when we got there. Freya hasn't asked me anything about the "lucky guy" again, and there truly isn't one, but I'm glad she hasn't brought it up again. Actually, simula pa kaninang pag-alis namin sa apartment ay tahimik lang si Freya. Mukhang napagod siya sa biyahe. Five hours din kasi ang flight from Vegas to New York.

Jai was busy wiping the tables when we walked inside. She looks and turn around when she heard the door.

"I'm sorry I left you work here alone." I apologized. Bakas kasi sa mukha ni Jai ang pagod. Mukhang naging busy sila pagkaalis ko kanina.

Agad siyang umiling. "Okay lang ate." Nginitian niya ako. "Tinulungan naman ako ni Boss Ryder."

"By the way, Jai, this is my friend, Freya. And Frey, this is Jai." Pagpapakilala ko sakanilang dalawa. They greeted each other tapos nagpaalam sandali si Jai para tawagin si Ryder na nasa kusina.

We occupy the table by the window, so we have a view from the outside.

"Do you like working here?" Freya asked.

I nodded right away. "Yup! All of my coworkers are friendly to me. My boss is a wonderful person and an excellent cook." I pause and take a moment to think about the various customers I've served in this restaurant before grinning widely.

"And I never imagined I'd say this but serving good food to others makes me happy. I enjoy being a waitress and seeing how a simple meal can make people happy."

Napansin ko na hindi na sa'kin nakatuon ang atensyon ni Freya kung hindi sa taong nasa likuran ko.

"It is so nice to hear that from you Mackenna." Ryder says and I gave Freya a side glare. Hindi man lang niya sinabi na kanina pa pala nakatayo sa likuran ko si Ryder!

Tumayo si Freya mula sa pagkakaupo at ipinakilala ang sarili kay Ryder.

"You must be Mackenna's wonderful boss and an excellent cook." Freya said, with a teasing look on her face. "I think she forgot to add that her boss is extremely attractive too."

Ryder let out a soft chuckle and took Freya's hand for a handshake.

"Hi. I'm Ryder."

"Freya. It was so nice to finally meet you." Freya replied before sitting back in her chair.

Ramdam ko ang pamumula ng mga pisngi ko dahil sa pang-aasar ni Freya. Sigurado akong hindi na naman mauubusan ng tanong si Freya mamaya.

Ryder gently tapped my shoulder before excusing himself back to the kitchen to cook our food. Halos hindi ako makatingin sakaniya dahil sa hiya.

"OH MY GOD!" The instant Ryder left; Freya quietly squealed.

"He's just my boss and a friend." I responded before she could even utter a question, but Freya smiled knowingly and then asked the most terrifying question she had ever asked.

"Is he the baby daddy?"

I feel like my gut just did a somersault.

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