Chapter 15

Celebes Enna Escuadro

"Hoy," tawag ko kay Alessandro na kasalukuyang nakaupo sa couch ko at nanonood ng palabas sa TV. Tingin ko'y maganda ang pinapanood nito dahil hindi naman siguro siya ganito kaseryoso manood kung hindi, kaya napaupo na ako sa kabilang dulo ng couch. I looked at the title of the movie  and snickered. It's Black Water: Abyss. Yep, crocodiles. "Nabuntis 'yang isang babae sa boyfriend ng kaibigan niya."

"What the hell, Celebes?" hindi makapaniwalang sabi ni Alessandro habang nakakunot ang noo. His set of deep dark eyes glared at me. "What kind of fucked up twist is that? This is a fucking crocodile movie!"

Nagkibit-balikat ako at humiga lang sa armrest ng couch habang nasisiyahang nanood sa pelikula.

"Huwag mo akong sisihin. Tanong mo sa writer. Kawawa nga 'yang isa eh, mamamatay pang pinagsinungalingan ng girlfriend," I told him while I enjoyed his irritation.

"Celebes!" tawag nito kaya napatingin ako sa kanya. I gave a 'what?' expression while feeling amused. He stared at me with furrowed brows for a while before he grumbled. "Ah. Fuck. Whatever. You're impossible. Can't I watch a movie in peace?"

"Edi doon ka manood sa unit mo. Huwag kang pakalat-kalat dito. Naaalibadbaran ako sa'yo. Yung girlfriend mo ang bulabugin mo." Wala itong sinabi kaya napatingin ako ulit sa kanya. Ngayon ay titig na titig na ito sa suot kong onesie na may disenyo ng isang polar bear. It was loose around my body and the cute hood was on my head. He tugged the soft fabric on my leg in interest so I kicked his hand. "Huwag ka ngang magulo. Gusto kong manood," I hissed at him and tried to focus on the movie again.

"You look cute in this." Inirapan ko lang ito. "Really fucking sexily cute."

Lumobo naman agad ang pinaghalong tuwa at pagmamalaki sa loob ko kaya pinilit ko itong tabunan ng iritasyon.

"Manahimik ka. Nanonood ako ng TV."

"You know the ending anyways," he murmured and I felt his hand on my thighs while gently rubbing his palm on me. Tumindig ang balahibo ko dahil doon. "It's so soft." Napahinga ako nang malalim dahil nagpatuloy pa rin ito sa paghimas sa fur-like na fabric ng onesie ko na tila ba aliw na aliw sa nahahawakan. "Does it feel like fur inside too?" kyuryos nitong tanong.

Nakisabay na lang ako sa kanya dahil baka maubusan na ako nang hangin kakapigil na huminga dahil sa pinaggagawa niya.

"Yep."

"That's nice," he said and kept massaging my thighs with the soft onesie. The next thing I know, he's already clinging to my thighs like a baby, his cheek now rubbing on me as if he has become one huge dog with black shaggy fur. I don't even know why I got that vision. Maybe because of his sexily messy hair right now. Damn it. "This feels fucking nice." Naiilang na ako sa kakaiba nitong yakap. Kinikilabutan ako na kinikilig na hindi ko alam kung kakabigin ko ba siya dapat payakap o sasakyan. I'm going crazy. Why am I even letting this guy touch me like this?! This isn't me! Gumalaw ako para sana sipain siya pero kaagad niyang hinawakan ang binti ko at ipinirmi sa couch. "A few minutes, sweetheart..."

Hindi na ako makapokus sa pinapanood dahil sa ginagawa ni Alessandro kaya nagpumiglas ako nang marahas. Lumuwag ang pagkakakapit niya sa paa ko at naging opurtunidad iyon para masipa ko siya palayo. Sumalampak siya sa sahig at hindi siya makapaniwalang tumitig sa aking nang-iinis na ngisi.

"Fuck," mura nito habang sapo-sapo ang sariling panga. "How dare you kick my face, you crazy woman?!"

Crazy woman, huh?

Inirapan ko ito at saka nanood na ulit. Kasalukuyan nang nilalapa ng buwaya ang isa sa mga characters ng pelikula kaya napangiwi ako.

Bumaling na ako sa gago ulit.

"If you wanna cuddle, fuck me first." I glanced at him and found him gaping at me. "You can hug me once I'm exhausted, Alessandro but don't bug me when I'm watching a movie. You're not my boyfriend."

His jaw clenched.

"Sex or watching crocodiles?" he hissed.

"Sex or hugging polar bears?" sabi ko.

Nagkasabay pa kaming magtanong kaya bahagya akong napangiwi. I softly shook my head and went towards him to sit with him on the floor. He looked at me as if he was going to beat me up but I just smiled at him and snaked my arms around his waist.

"Sex or Alessandro?" I seductively asked him while giving him a smile. He looked at my lips and his lips slowly formed a flirty smirk. "Of course, I choose sex. Ba't naman kita pipiliin?" His smirk disappeared from his handsome face that's now darkening with his mood. "Kidding~"

Bahagya ako nitong pinalo sa puwet.

"You're having your revenge, huh? Because I made you cry yesterday?" anito sa mababa niyang baritonong boses. Ang ngisi naman nito ay mapagmalaki. "What a nasty little bitch you are."

I scoffed at his proud smile.

"Anong revenge revenge? Those weren't real tears. I just wanna irritate you until you go out of my unit because as you can see, I wanna relax."

Inihilig nito ang ulo at kumindat sa akin. Pakiramdam ko tuloy ay nanuyo ang lalamunan ko sa kagwapuhan nito.

Fuck, Celebes. Kelan ka pa naging marupok sa mga gwapo?!

"Then let's relax together, Celebes," he uttered.

Psh. Together daw. Napanguso ako rito.

"Konti na lang talaga, Alessandro, iisipin ko na talagang gusto mo akong makasama palagi."

"Hindi ba?" he asked with a raised brow so I froze. W-What— "I wanna be with you."

Napailing ako sa kalokohang naririnig.

"Huwag mong kakalimutang may nobya ka, Alessandro. Remember? Brielle? Your future wife?" Because in case he got an amnesia overnight, I'm willing to drive it inside his head.

"Yeah, I remember. Ang babaeng aanakan ko ng isang dosenang anak." Napamulagat ako sa ngisi niya. "Pero pwede rin namang anakan din kita."

Putangina.

Nasapok ko ito sa ulo sa sobrang kaba.

"Siraulo ka! Anong isang dosena?! Huwag kang magbibiro ng ganyan!"

He just lightly chuckled.

"I'm just kidding." Pesteng gagong 'to. "You don't have to worry about Brielle, Celebes. She's going to US to visit her grandparents. She'll be there for 2 months," he said and carried me to the couch as if I was as light as a feather. He comfortably sat while he stared at me.

I blinked a few times so the words he said could finally sink in.

"What?!" bulalas ko rito. Kung totoo ang sinasabi nito, bakit ako ang kasama nito kagabi pati ngayong umaga?! Ni hindi ito umalis sa unit ko! "And you didn't even say goodbye to her?!"

Ano ba namang klaseng relasyon ang meron sa dalawang 'to?! Akala ko ba mahal na mahal nila ang isa't isa?! Dalawang buwan silang magkakalayo! At sa ibang bansa pa talaga magbabakasyon ang babae! Oras ba ngayon para magbakasyon?!

He shrugged his shoulders, while looking like he was totally uncaring of his beloved girlfriend.

"It wasn't my fault. She was in a hurry and just told the unplanned trip through the phone. I got pretty much pissed but what else can I do?" Napasinghap ako sa pagiging kalmado nito. "Alangan namang sundan ko siya? May trabaho pa ako."

"You sound like you don't care that she's far away right now!"

"I don't. She chose to leave me so she's gonna have some fun there while I'll have some fun here with you. We're having a cool off right now because I told her over the phone that I wanna focus on my job first for a few months while she's away. And she's kind enough to accept said cool off. Well, I'm working for our future anyways." My jaw dropped in shock. Cool off?! The heck?! "I guess I'll be solely yours for two months, huh, my sweet Celebes?"

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS SHIT?! He has gone crazy! Tinampal ko ang mukha niyo at saka pinagpapalo siya sa braso.

"Are you hearing yourself?! Why would you need to cool off with her?!"

Natigilan ito at saka napangiwi. I struck his abs with a jab but my knuckles only hurt. Fuck.

"You're not happy?" he asked. Crazy fucker.

"Why would I even be happy, stupid? Now, you're going to piss me off all the time for 2 months straight!"

Nang-aasar ako nitong nginisihan.

"Ayaw mo? You can have my dick whenever, wherever, sweetheart." I squinted my eyes at him and thought about what he said. Well, I really like his dick. He's the best! Why should I feel guilty and concerned over their relationship?! I have to act the part of the slutty mistress! I licked my lips and threw my arms around his neck. A complete 180° change of mood. And he knew it. He gave me a knowing smirk. "You've got nothing under this cute onesie, right, Celebes?" He tugged it with his hand.

"Why don't you find out for yourself?" mahina kong anas. He willingly obliged and hold onto the fucking zipper. Unti-unting niya itong binaba  at lumantad ang walang kasaplot-saplot kong katawan, pati ang naglakakihan kong mga suso. His eyes glowed in pure lust. The fabric draped on my shoulders as I revealed my naked upper body to Alessandro's dark orbs. My hands found my breasts and I readily squeezed them under his stare. The tips of my fingers pinched my nipples as my lips parted in pleasure. His breathing grew heavier when I licked my lip and gazed at him in wanton need. I grinded myself on his raging hard length as I got wetter than ever. "You're already hard, Alessandro... You wanna fuck your slut?"

"Fucking yes, Celebes," he growled. His hand slipped inside my onesie and traced my skin slowly, down to my already dripping cunt. I shivered with the feel of his fingers slowly going inside my pussy. He fingered me hard that there were already lewd sounds echoing inside the room. I moaned low and buried my flushed face on his neck. "Fucking slut. You like that?"

But before I could purr out my satisfaction, our little foreplay got interrupted.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

Alessandro and I both blinked and furrowed our brows.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

"Tanginang istorbo 'yan," ani Alessandro at saka napakunot ang noo. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. "Who the hell is that?!"

Napipilitan kong inayos ang sarili ko at muling itinaas ang zipper ng onesie ko para matakpan ang aking dibdib. Makapal naman ang tela ng onesie kaya hindi masyadong mahahalata ang mga tayong-tayo kong utong kapag natatakpan ang bandang dibdib ko ng mahaba kong buhok. Let's just not mention how my juices are dripping between my thighs.

I glanced at Alessandro.

"You better hide yourself—"

"Why should I?" maangas nitong pahayag habang nakakrus ang magkabilang braso. I would've liked it if he ignored the buzzing of the door and just fucked me there and then, with his arms wrapped around my body, he'd pound me like a beast from behind. His dick would drill me so fucking good, I'd go cra— "I'm not gonna fucking hide, Celebes."

Sabi ko nga. Matigas ang ulo nito, pati 'yang sa baba niya na hindi pa yata nahimasmasan sa pagkiskis ko sa kanya kanina.

Ah. Damn it. Whatever. Kapag mahuli kami, siya naman ang mawawalan kaya wala akong pakialam.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

And there goes the doorbell buzzing again. I'm actually thinking if it was a good idea for me to replace the usual "ding dong" with some buzzing sounds that felt like tremors from time to time.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

"Fuck, geez..." reklamo ko at saka pabalibag na binuksan ang pinto ng aking unit. Bumulaga sa akin ang nakabusangot na mukha ni Clark, my dickhead cousin who's engaged to my beautiful best friend and the sole reason why I don't have someone to hang out with anymore to bar hopping. Genevieve and him fuck like rabbits. His dick made my best friend forget I even fucking exist! "What the fuck are you doing here, retard?"

Pero walang sagot-sagot na pumasok ang ugok kong pinsan sa unit ko. Halos matumba pa ako dahil hinawi lang ako nito basta-basta at saka dumiretso sa aking sala. Nahilot ko na lang ang sintido ko at sinarado ko na ang pinto.

Ano na naman ba ang problema ng gagong 'to?

Hindi na ako nagulat nang maabutan ko sina Alessandro at Clark na nagsusukatan ng tingin. Kunot na kunot ang mga noo nila at magkasalubong ang makakapal na mga kilay.

"Sino 'tong kumag na 'to?" ani Clark at saka napangiwi. "Huwag mong sabihing kabit ka na naman?!" pasigaw nitong tanong sa akin habang hindi na maipinta ang kanyang mukha. "Maghahanda na ba ako ng abogado kung sakaling kakasuhan ka?!"

I rolled my eyes at him but he just made a face. Clark can be a dick but when he's mad, he's mad.

"Pakialam mo ba. Ano ba talagang ginagawa mo rito, ugok?"

Sumalampak ito sa couch at hindi na pinansin si Alessandro na parang naguguluhan sa nakikita. Malamang. Asar siguro 'yan dahil naudlot ang gagawin namin.

Bwisit naman kasi ang timing nitong si Clark!

"Ba't highblood ka na naman? Meron ka ba? O baka naman mood swings ng pagbubuntis?" Aba't! Kung 'di ko lang 'to pinsan ay baka kanina ko pa ito sinakal. Napuna naman nitong hindi na ako natutuwa sa pinagsasabi niya kaya sa wakas ay sumeryoso ang mukha nito. "I think I'm pregnant."

And I lost it.

"Fuck! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Bumunghalit ako ng tawa dahil sa narinig. It made me laugh so hard that I was already literally rolling on the floor laughing. I only stopped when I heard a cough and I saw Alessandro eyeing me humorously. Klarong nagpipigil ito ng tawa sa pagkakakagat niya sa kanyang labi. I pouted my lips and looked at Clark's 'don't fuck with me' face.

But I still couldn't get over what he just said. Clark? Pregnant? Like what the fuck is this shit? Pinilit ko na lang na huwag 'masyadong' matawa at humahagikhik siyang pinagsabihan.

"Dude, if you're doing drugs, go to a rehab before the wedding."

I heard Alessandro chuckle and he was lucky enough that Clark didn't mind him.

"I'm not kidding! I'm puking early in the morning! I hate the smell of some foods! I want to eat mango and some weird foods that used to be too gross to eat but now I'm fucking craving them. And for some reason, I want to see Sargasso's face for a long time!" What the hell? "And I searched the symptoms in the internet and it says that I'm pregnant! I'm fucking pregnant! Hinanap agad kita kasi natataranta na ako! Papatayin ako ni Vivi kapag malalaman niya!"

"Huminahon ka nga—"

"How can I calm down?! I'm having a baby! I'll look like I fucking swallowed a watermelon!" Napasabunot ang ugok sa sariling buhok. "W-What if she'll cancel the wedding?! What if she'll find someone else?! What if she marries someone—"

Nabatukan ko ito dahil kung ano-ano na ang sinasabi.

"Shut the fuck up, Clark. Vivi loves you so much. Ipinagpalit niya nga ang best friend niya sa isang ugok na kagaya mo," I stated with a frown. "At anong buntis? May matres ka ba? May burat bang umulos sa'yo?" Napakurap ito at saka dahan-dahang umiling. "Merong mga ganitong cases na pagbubuntis na ang lalaki ang naglilihi. Buntis si Vivi at hindi ikaw, bobo."

His jaw dropped and I even think his soul and his puny brain just escaped out of his gaping mouth.

"Buntis si Vivi?! I'm gonna be a dad?! Hindi ako nabaog kagaya ng sabi mo?!" Napatalon-talon na ito sa tuwa at napatingin pa nga kay Alessandro na kanina pa naaaliw na nakikinig sa amin. He hugged my frozen boss and he shouted. "I'm gonna be a father! I'm gonna be a dad! One down, 99 to go!" Nahila ko na siya dahil parang gusto na siyang sapakin ni Alessandro. Tumagal pa kasi ang yakap nito. Konti na lang talaga at pasasabugin ko na ang bungo ng pinsan kong 'to. "Magkakaanak na kami?!" muli nitong tanong sa akin. "Like really?! A child?!" Then he paused so I raised a brow. "Wait, pwede pa rin kaming mag-sex kahit na buntis—"

"Get the hell out," naiirita kong sabi rito. "Or else I'll straight up end you."

"Masusunod master!" sigaw nito. "Sasabihan ko muna si Vivi! Bye!" Nagkukumahog pa ito sa pagtakbo paalis pero nakuha pa talagang kumaway kay Alessandro. "Good luck with being with this woman!" Sa iilang segundo lang ay lumabas na ang ugok kong pinsan at natahimik na muli ang unit ko.

"Was that your friend?" he asked while a small smile hanging on his delicious lips.

Nakalimutan ko pala silang ipakilala sa isa't isa dahil ang gagong si Clark nagsisisigaw agad kanina. Psh.

"That fucker?" I rolled my eyes. "He's my cousin, unfortunately."

"Ah," ani Alessandro. May bumahang riyalisasyon sa kanyang mukha. "He's weird, just like you... Runs in the blood I suppose? Being weird?" he joked.

Yep, I admit I'm weird. Here am I spending some time with an engaged man with no strings attached except when we're fucking. Cause sometimes I'm his sweetheart and he'll be my sweetie. It's supposed to be gross but when it comes from Alessandro's lips, they're fucking sexy.

"He's in love," I mumbled and shrugged my shoulders. "He used to be quiet but then love made him that way. But me..." I paused and murmured, "I'm just weird."

He hummed.

"Maybe when you're in love, you turn serious instead of becoming weird," anito na tila ba malalim na nag-iisip. "Love made me happy so maybe you'll act unexpectedly."

"Maybe..." sabi ko na lang nang matapos na ang usapan tungkol sa pesteng pag-ibig na 'yan.

Let's not dwell on that love bullshit.

"Have you ever been in love, Celebes?"

Ah, fuck. He sure gets on my nerves. Inihilig ko ang ulo ko para hindi ko kaagad siya mapag-initan. Pinilit kong tumawa.

"Of course." I looked at the television and saw the characters struggling against the crocodile. Ngayon ko lang naalala na naka-on pa pala ang telebisyon at dapat ay nanonood ako, hindi nakikipag-usap tungkol sa pesteng pag-ibig. Dinaig pa talaga ni Clark kanina ang volume ng TV. Pambihira ang bunganga ng ugok na yun.

"Really? How was it?" ani Alessandro. My  brows met because I could clearly see how curiosity filled his eyes.

Natakot ako sa interes nito.

Dahil ang interes, sa ibang bagay patungo pagdating ng araw.

He shouldn't be curious about me. The best thing I could do now is either be honest or make up some shit like when I told him some lies about myself.

"It was good," I murmured. Fuck, Celebes. Who calls love good nowadays?! This is so lame.

"Good?" His smile widened. "Just good?"

Bago pa ako makapag-isip nang tama dahil na-di-distract ako sa ngiti niya, bumuka na ang bibig ko.

"It was too painful," may kapaitan kong usal. Shit, my damn mouth just... I could see how Alessandro's eyes widened. "I-It was..." I gulped and I felt the need to tear up when I saw that he looked like he wanted to hug me—wait shit? Have I become a telepath? I need to somehow loosen up the weird and sadly darkening atmosphere so I feigned a cough. "L-Love has always been too painful."

Naghari ang katahimikan at nagtititigan lamang kami na parang mga timang. Bago pa ako makatayo at gumawa ng dahilan para umiwas sa titig niya, nagsalita na ang lalaki.

"It hasn't been that painful for me," anito na sadyang ikinabigla ko. Kung hindi masakit ang pagmamahal para sa kanya, manhid ba siya? "If it isn't that painful, then can that be still called love?"

Nagkasalubong ang kilay ko. Ano bang pinupunto ng walanghiyang 'to? Umiwas kaagad ako ng tingin dahil parang hihigupin na ako ng kanyang mga mata.

"That's just up to you," I simply answered and stood up. "I'm hungry. What do you wanna eat?" I looked at Alessandro and found him still staring at me. There's a funny expression on his face that I couldn't even describe. "What?"

He blinked and shook his head.

"I must be going crazy."

Inirapan ko ito.

"Matagal ka nang baliw, gago."