Chapter 5

Alessandro Ramirez

Tinitigan ko lang ang babae habang sinusuot nito ang itim kong varsity jacket. The large golden cursive letter A at the back made me remember my Mom. She customized the jackets for the family. First letter ng first name namin ang nakalagay. It was way back when I was still in college. Those were good Christmas memories.

"It looks cool. Is it for the basketball team?" sabi ng babae. She looked adorable while tugging the sleeves that were too long for her even. Unsurprisingly, the golden lines on it matched her amber eyes.

"My Mom gave it to me for Christmas back in college."

"Oh. A gift. Sayang hihingin ko sana." I smirked at that. "You were a big guy before then," she added while slowly rolling the sleeves but it still horribly fell towards her hands. "Too big."

Inabot ko na lang siya at tinulungan sa pagrolyo sa sleeves. Naramdaman ko ang pagtitig ng babae sa akin pero pinili ko na lang siyang huwag tingnan. Mahirap na. Nang matapos ako ay sinipat kong muli ang suot niya. Habang nakasuot siya ng jacket, mayroon ding tuwalya sa kanyang mga hita. Kinuha ko na rin ito mula sa townhouse dahil kailangan nitong suotin ang jacket dahil open na open ang kanyang likuran.

The jacket strangely looked better on her though. Even though it was big, it suited her so well as if it was made for her.

"You can keep it. I can't wear it anymore anyways. Maliit na ito sa akin," I said and she raised brow at me.

"Your girlfriend might like it."

"Nah," I said and averted my eyes. I offered this to Brielle before but she told me it doesn't suit her taste. I remembered I was pissed because she even criticized my Mom's design and when she discovered my Mom made it for me, she apologized. I didn't give her the jacket after that though. "She likes pink," sabi ko na lang.

"Oh. Good for me, then," the woman said happily. "A free ride and free clothes. What a lucky day. Thanks, by the way." Napaismid na lang ako. Lucky for her but for me? This is all so fucking crazy. She's already covering her sexiness but I'm still struggling to keep myself sane. "Anyways, what does the large letter A at the back stand for?"

I paused. Should I tell her? Well fuck it. We won't see each other again anyway.

"Alessandro."

"That's your name?" gulat nitong tanong kaya napatingin ako sa kanya. Tumitig ito nang iilang segundo sa akin bago napailing. "Ang luma naman ng pangalan natin."

Imbes na mainis, napangisi ako sa kaprangkahan niya. Totoo namang ang luma ng Alessandro.

"Why?" I amusingly asked her. "What's your name then?"

"Celebes."

Pfft—

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Para akong siraulo sa malakas kong pagtawa pero ang luma ng pangalan nito kahit maganda namang pakinggan. Nakita ko siyang napasimangot kaya mas lalo akong natawa. "Hahahaha! Celebes, really? Like the Celebes Sea?"

"Yeah," she deadpanned and she grumbled. "Celebes Sea. Like Celibacy."

Nawala ang tawa ko dahil dun. Here comes her mouth again.

"What?" I asked in confusion.

"I've been celibate for 3 years because I was too broken when one of my flings left me." Pambihira. One of her flings? It meant she had more than one. What a woman. And 3 years? I wanted to pat her head for that. I could sympathize because I was almost dead for 7 continuous years of celibacy. "That's why I'm looking for dicks to fuck me. My ex, the one with the 9-inch dick, is getting married and I'm getting horny when I'm with him."

Hah. So that's why she's wearing this provocative clothes. She's really planning to get laid. I can't blame her though. Celibacy is hard to do, especially when someone fuckable is within your reach.

"How about you? Why are you going to that club?" aniya pa.

Tumikhim ako.

"My friends owns that club and he wants to treat us for my birthday." Unti-unting nanlaki ang maganda niyang mga mata at saka siya napaturo sa akin. "Pointing is rude."

"Oh, sorry," anito at ibinaba ang kamay bago napasinghap. "But wow. It's really your birthday?" I nodded and wondered why she's so surprised. "And here I am receiving gifts from you!"

The corner of my lips twitched.

"Yeah. I should be the one receiving gifts right now."

Natigilan ito at saka kinuha ang kanyang itim na purse na nasa upuan. Nagsimula siyang magkalkal doon at saka napailing.

"I don't know what to give you."

I grinned.

"You don't have to give me anything for my birthday."

"Kiss mo na lang si Ser, Ma'am."

Pareho kaming napatingin sa driver nang sa wakas magsalita ito ulit. Gago 'tong si Manong. Kanina pa ako nito tinutulak sa babaeng 'to.

"I have a girlfriend," I hissed at him.

"Kiss lang naman, Ser. Di naman mawawala ang pagmamahal mo sa girlfriend mo."

I scowled at that and groaned.

"I love my girl—"

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang maramdaman ang malambot na mga labing humalik sa aking pisngi. The sweet scent lingered in my nose for a while, even when I was just staring at her in shock after what she did.

Napasipol pa ang driver.

"Happy birthday, Ser!"

"Happy birthday!" she said.

Ilang segundo akong nakatitig sa kanya at napagtantong pamilyar ito sa akin.

"You look familiar," I murmured. Her amber eyes just knocked like a memory buried in my brain. "I just realized it."

"Wait, what?" naguguluhan nitong tanong. "Huwag mong sabihing ex kita?!"

"Geez. You can't even remember the faces of your previous lovers?" Hindi ko alam kong matatawa ba ako o maiiinis. Teka, ba't naman ako maiinis?!

"They're too many that I lost count so remembering them is harder." I rolled my eyes. She's a total playgirl. Delikado talaga ako sa babaeng 'to. "But about me being familiar... Maybe you've seen me during business-centered parties. I frequent those."

Huh. She doesn't look like she'd go to those kind of stuff though. Maybe, she's just there to escort her "flings".

"I doubt that. I seldom go to those." But starting next week, I'll probably be forced to mingle with the crowd for business purposes.

"Ohh. Then maybe you've seen me in a sex video?" The look on my face may have been quite a spectacle because she laughed so hard she was already gasping for air. "God hahahahahaha! The look on your face pfft—hahahahahahaha!"

"Very funny," I said but it lacked the sarcasm that I was supposed to have. Nakatitig lang kasi ako sa kanya habang sinisipat ang kanyang magandang pagtawa. Masayang-masaya siya at walang halong kiyeme o pakialam na ang lakas-lakas na ng kanyang halakhak. But she still sounds good and looks good though. Truly wondrous. "Stop joking around." I told her that but I was also talking to myself.

Stop fucking around, Alessandro.

I mean fuck... I may have looked like a teenager staring at his crush.

"But I wasn't joking around! I really have a sex video! It didn't show my face though."

It took a while for me to process those words in my head.

"What?!" bulalas ko. "Why the hell do you have a sex video?!"

What the fuck is wrong with this woman?!

"Duh~ Because I had sex, idiot."

Sinimangutan ko siya.

"You know that's not what I meant."

Ngumiti ito nang malapad sa akin.

"Want to see?" She beamed.

"What?"

"My sex video... You wanna see it? It's in a secret site. You can't share the link or copy-paste it because you have to register an account and pay for it." Holy shit. I don't know what to say. Is this woman really serious?! Bago pa ako may masabi, kinuha nito ang phone ko na nakalapag sa aking gilid at saka nag-tap sa screen. "Wow! Your girlfriend is pretty!" puri niya kaya parang natauhan ako bigla. My girlfriend... Argh. Titig na titig siya sa screen bago nag-swipe pataas. "Pati ba naman wallpaper? Damn. You got it bad." She laughed.

Wala na akong nasabi at tiningnan na lang siya nang maigi. She looked really free and unrestrained. Fucking beautiful.

"Here it is!" sabi niya at saka sumalubong na lang sa akin ang isang thumbnail na may title na 'Fucking my Girlfriend's Friend'. My eyes almost went out from my sockets after reading that. "This is my only sex video recorded by my college fling. Pinagsabay niya kami nung gf niya na kaibigan ko pero wala naman akong pinagsisihan. It was a good fuck. It was just one time and we were drunk."

"Y-You—what the hell?!" Hindi ako makapaniwala sa naririnig. Ang mas hindi pa kapani-paniwala ay ang kalmado nitong pag-kuwento.

"We'll never meet again anyway so it's not a big deal. I was broken after that but I got over it." Hah. Hindi ko maalis ang mga mata ko sa kanya dahil ang ganda ng kanyang naging ngiti. Iba ito sa mga nauna. Maybe because her eyes looked sad. Sumikdo ang kakaibang pait sa aking loob. "So here! Watch it! I swear it was—" Kinuha ko ang phone at kaagad na ini-exit ang tab bago dinelete amg search history. "What the hell, Alessandro?!"

Damn. I'd lie if I say I didn't like how she called my name. Fucking hell. But I really didn't like how her bright amber eyes dimmed a bit after telling me she's okay.

Because she's not.

"I don't want to watch it." Iyon na lang ang naging palusot ko.

"Why? I looked good in it! I even moaned well!"

Yun nga. Yun ang problema. Tangina. Hirap na hirap na nga ako rito tapos makikita ko pa ang hubad niyang katawan? Baka ipatigil ko na lang bigla ang kotse at maglalakad na lang ako pauwi para mapigilan lang ang sarili ko.

"I have a girlfriend," it sounded like a really fucked up excuse to me because I've been telling that to myself ever since she went inside the car.

Shit. Brielle and I have been together for 7 years. I've been celibate for 7 years. I've been struggling for 7 fucking long years. And here comes this beautiful temptation... What was I supposed to do?!

"It's just watching porn," she mumbled. "It's not like you're really fucking—"

"It'll give me a hard on," I honestly replied.

Doon na kami parehong natahimik. Pati ang driver ay hindi na nakapagsalita.

I swear this is the longest ride of my life but I wasn't bored though, especially when I'm fucking distracted of her sweet smell and soft sighs.

Fuck.

—

Hanggang sa pagdating namin sa harapan ng bar, hindi na kami nag-imikan. From the corner of my eyes, I could see her folding the small towel covering her thighs and placed it inside the large pocket.

"Thanks for the ride, Alessandro." Shit. There's that way she calls my name again. That sensual way... I tried so hard not to look at her and just clicked my tongue. "Thanks to you too, Kuya Driver."

"No problem, Ma'am."

Pagkatapos ay bumukas na ang pinto sa kanyang gilid at tuluyan na siyang lumabas. Tumunganga lang ako roon nang iilang segundo hanggang sa marinig ko si Manong na magsalita.

"Ayos ka lang po ba Ser?"

"Yeah." I coughed and got some additional money from my pocket. Bumaha ang pagkagulat sa mukha ni Manong nang abutan ko siya ng dagdag na dalawang libo.

"S-Ser sakto na po yung tres mil kanina—"

"I insist," I said. "Celebes gave me a birthday kiss because of your suggestion, after all."

Bahagyang natawa si Manong at saka tinanggap ang pera.

"Salamat pero hindi ka ba nagalit, Ser? Na itinulak kita papunta kay Ma'am kahit na alam kong may nobya ka na?"

Napailing ako. The kiss was sweet and Celebes was fucking hot and so fucking beautiful. Why would I even complain?

"Nainis ako pero ano pa nga bang magagawa ko? Magandang-maganda si Celebes. Pigil na pigil na nga akong mahawakan siya eh." Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Manong kaya natawa ako. "She's a fine looking woman. Kahit na ang hilig nitong magmura at wala itong kiyeme sa pagsalita, alam kong mabuti siyang babae."

I recalled her smile and smirked.

"Type ka ni Ma'am, Ser." Natigilan ako roon. "Kanina pa tingin nang tingin sa'yo eh. Baka nga nasayangan yun kasi ikakasal ka na."

Huh. That's impossible. She looked so unaffected when she talked with me.

"Pero Ser..." Sumeryoso ang tono ni Manong kaya kumunot ang noo ko. "Kung gusto niyo pong pagtaksilan ang nobya niyo, dapat bago pa lang ang kasal ay huwag ka nang magpatukso. Paano pa kaya kung kasal ka na?" Ah. "Pero hindi rin naman masama na tumikim ng ibang putahe bago ang kasal, lalo na at hindi ka pa tali. Kung gusto mong i-enjoy ang buhay mo, ayos lang, basta ay huwag mo itong hayaang makasira sa relasyon niyo ng nobya mo. Ang sex ay sex lang, Ser. Ang babaeng mahal mo, panghabambuhay." And the taxi driver bade me goodbye before he drove off.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero nakaramdam ako ng lungkot para kay Celebes. Siya yung tipo ng babaeng hindi sineseryoso dahil ayaw naman niyang seryosohin siya. She just wants sex so men must want to just give her sex and nothing else.

An easy woman... A playgirl... Someone you can have a one night stand with... Who will even take her seriously? She even planned to show me her sex video without batting an eyelash. What an odd woman.

But there may be some people who can love her too. I'm just not sure when she'll find that kind of love.

Fuck. I can't stop worrying about her.

Kahit nga binati na ako ng mga katropa ko nang makarating ako sa VIP lounge ay hindi maalis-alis ang tingin ko sa babaeng mag-isang umiinom ng cocktail drink sa bar section ng club. She looked rather lonely while staring at the drink while ignoring some brave people who tried to talk to her. Suot-suot niya pa rin ang malaki kong varsity jacket kaya hanggang tingin lang ang iba sa mga kalalakihang kanina pa naglalaway sa kanya.

They're probably thinking her boyfriend is around because of the jacket.

"Dude, what the fuck are you thinking about?! Kanina ka pa tulala ah!" Nagising ako sa malakas na sigaw ni Reigh kaya napatingin ako sa kanya. May nakakandong na babae sa kanyang harapan pero nasa akin ang atensyon ng gago. "Are you fucking alright man?!"

"What the hell do you want?" I grumbled as I drank from the shot glass without even blinking.

"Kita niyo 'to parang mananapak pa talaga!" ani Thane at tumawa. Dalawa namang babae ang nasa magkabila niyang gilid na kanina pa humahalik-halik sa kanyang leeg. Sa tila sabog nitong hitsura dahil punong-puno na siya ng kiss marks, hindi mo aakalaing kanya 'tong club. "Bad trip na naman ba pre? Sabi nang maghanap ka ng babaeng magpapakantot sa'yo eh."

"Tangina mo," mura ko sa kanya at saka sumandal na sa couch habang sinasamaan siya ng tingin. "Ikakasal na ako."

"We know, man," sabat naman ni Harley habang nilalamutak ang leeg ng kasama niyang babae. "But you can't just die of blue balls before the wedding. Your girlfriend isn't even here for your birthday because of her friends."

Tsk. Pinaalala pa talaga nito ang major bad trip sa araw ko.

"Huwag niyo akong kumbinsihin dahil si Brielle lang ang plano kong dalhin sa altar."

"Ang seryoso, amputa," ani Reigh.

"Para one night stand lang eh. She'll never even know, man," sabat pa ni Thane. "And if she gets hurt, blame it all on the alcohol or just chase her again. Kung mahal ka niya ay sigurado akong bibigay yun!"

"Siraulo. Ayokong mawala ang tiwala nito sa akin, ulol. Huwag niyo akong itulad sa inyo na paiba-iba ang babae kada araw."

Nagtawanan naman sila at saka si Harley naman ang nagsalita.

"Wow. Iba talaga ang 7 years na walang sex eh. Nakakapangilabot."

I raised my finger at him but he just laughed. Tsk. Ano pa nga bang aasahan ko sa mga siraulong 'to?!

"Hindi naman sinasabing magtaksil ka, Sandro. Ang sinasabi lang namin, humanap ka ng mapuputukan. Mahirap na kung makaramdam ka ng panghihinayang kapag kasal na kayo at maghanap ka pa ng iba. Magloko ka na ngayon kaysa naman magloloko ka kung kasal na kayo," mahabang paliwanag ni Carlion. Siya lang ang walang kasamang babae sa aming lima dahil may katabi siyang mga puting box na paniguradong produkto na naman ang laman. Bago ko pa matanong kung ano yun, may narinig na kaming kaguluhan sa baba.

Awtomatiko kong hinanap si Celebes at nakita siyang kaharap ang tatlong mga lalaking ang lagkit ng tingin sa kanya.

"Whoops! Duty calls!" ani Thane at tumayo na. Nagmadali ito sa paglalakad kaya sumunod ako rito. We descended the stairs and he was shocked to see me following him. "Sa'n ka?"

"Yung babaeng ginugulo nila, kilala ko."

Thane looked like he couldn't believe what he heard. I didn't bother explaining, especially when I saw one of those fucking retards hitting on Celebes raising his hand to hit her.

"DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE LAY A HAND ON HER!" malakas kong bulyaw. Dumagundong ang boses ko sa parteng yun ng club kaya may mga taong napatingin sa akin. Hindi ko na sila pinansin at saka kaagad na nilapitan si Celebes na ngayon ay gulat na gulat na napatitig sa akin. Kita ko ang pagkasindak sa tatlong mga gagong nagtulungan laban sa kanya kanina at saka sila sininghalan. "SCRAM!" Pagkatapos ay nagkukumahog na ito ng takbo palayo pero nahuli naman ito nina Thane at ni Carlion na sumunod pala.

I averted my eyes when I saw their confusion and looked at the woman who kept her beautiful eyes on me. Unti-unting humupa ang galit ko nang masilayan ang kinang sa kanyang mga mata.

I strode towards her since she looked taken aback at what she's hearing and seeing then I absentmindedly held her waist. The feeling felt all too good so I didn't bother removing my hands on her. Pagkatapos ay marahan kong hinimas ang kanyang likuran.

Her amber eyes stared at me in utter disbelief, probably because of the weird thing I'm doing. Ah. Shit. I just don't want anyone to be near her again. Who knows if those fuckers will come back and do something to her?!

"Are you okay?" I softly asked her and whispered. "Did they do something else to you? Are you hurt?" Umiling-iling siya habang hindi pa rin makapaniwala sa pinagsasabi ko. "That's good. I'd kill them if they hurt you, Celebes."

She gaped at me and some words just tumbled out of her lips.

"You look so fucking hot when pissed and even hotter when you say my name." Halos kapusan ako nang hininga nang ikinawit niya ang mga braso sa aking leeg at saka tuminghayad para halikan ako. The feel of her deliciously soft lips was like a drug that quickly invaded my system. Napamura ako sa sarap ng kanyang mga labi, lalo na sa lambot ng kanyang mga suso na kumiskis sa aking dibdib. She opened her mouth and I unconsciously slid my tongue in to meet hers. FUCK. Her sweet tongue was like water that quenched the thirst I didn't know I was having. Hindi ko na namalayang nakapalibot na ang mga hita nito sa aking balakang habang mahinang dumadaing sa aking bibig. "I'm so turned on, Alessandro. I need you to fuck me." And damn. I had a hard on right there and then. Fuck it all. "But you're already taken."

Pagkatapos ay unti-unti itong kumalas sa akin pero nanatili akong nakahawak sa kanyang pang-upo.

That's right... I'm already taken.

But am I?

Am I married?

No, fuck. Not yet.

I slowly licked my lips.

Not yet.

My hands smacked her behind softly so she shivered and grinded on my touch. Her bouncy ass was perfect for my palms. How good would it be to watch it redden beneath me? How good would it be to feel her pussy squeezing me? How good would it be to hear her moaning my name in ecstasy?

Lunod na lunod na ako sa nararamdaman kaya huli na nang mariyalisa ko ang mga sumunod na salitang lumabas sa aking bibig.

"My dick is 10-inch long, Celebes."