Chapter 31
Austin chuckled at pinagkrus ang dalawang braso sa dibdib.
"Don't tell me, you wanted to stay in my room?"
" W-what? Of course not,"
Agad na tanggi niya pakiramdam niya ay namula ang mukha niya sa sinabi nito.
" This room will be perfect, remember you're still my prisoner Cassidy"
Austin response flatly habang nakatitig sakanya.
She just turn around at hinarap ang kama at napangiti siya she walked towards the bed at nag dive doon at napapikit siya nang maamoy ang higaan it smell like rose.! She was expecting a lavender because of the colour but it isn't at natawa siya.
"Hmm.,LC ang bango nang higaan, it smell rose.."
At niyakap niya ang isang unan at sinamyo.
".. are you calling me by my rank? "
Austin asked her amusingly at nag lakad papalapit sa kama.
" Yes! Of course your a Colonel right? And I'm your prisoner" and she grin habang nakatitig ito sakanya while staring at her astonished and he smirked.
"Yeah, you're my prisoner Cass so, this is your room"
"Yes, sir! Of course!"
Tuwang tuwa niyang sabi dito and Austin smirked at tumalikod na ito papalabas.
"Wait.."
Iniisip niya ngayon what will happen in the future kahit papano ay mukhang nagiging mabait naman ito sakanya and that's more important now than anything else.
Nilingon siya nito at bumangon siya
"Ahm, t-thank you.."
And she glanced sideways hindi niya kayang makipag sukatan nang tingin dito because he looks intimidating when he was serious at napaka gwapo pa nito sa paningin niya.
"For what .?"
Austin raised his brows but still staring at her amusingly.
"F-for this..I-I promise mababayaran ko rin lahat--"
"Remember this Cassidy, you're my prisoner now and I'm doing this not because you're someone special Cass so don't expect too much"
He responded sarcastically.
Napamaang siya dito.
'special?kaylan ko na inisip yun?..
Austin's brows raised.
Kaya naman sunod sunod siyang tumango.
" Yes, I understand., don't worry sir, I'm not expecting anything ang pinaka importante sakin ngayon ay ang kapatid ko at kaligtasan niya"
And she grin but Austin just stared at her with a blank expression and he turned around at lumabas na nang kwarto.
" Yes, Cassidy don't expect too much.. you can't., Austin is just good to you because of his own personal gaining"
Pangungumbinse niya sa sarili at binagsak ulit ang katawan pahiga sa kama while staring at the ceiling blankly.
Napahawak siya sa dibdib.
" But why..? My heart was aching.. ako naman talaga yata ang hindi parin nakaka move on.. gosh..! Why Am I thinking this way? Stop Cassidy! Stop! "
Naiinis niyang saway sa sarili sabay pinag buntunan ang unan at pinagsusuntok.
Ngunit pumapasok parin sa balintataw niya ang mukha ni Austin at ginawa nitong paghalik sa kanya she subconsciously touches her lips again.
At pinalo ang sariling kamay
" Stop it Cassidy nababaliw kana ba? "
She just sighed heavily at napahilot sa sariling ulo.
"Gosh.. why do I keep talking to myself"
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She was sitting at the room balcony habang nakatanaw sa madilim na kalangitan mukhang uulan at medyo malamig na ang hangin Cassidy is now thinking.
Nagpapasalamat narin siya dahil kay Austin dahil kahit papano ay hindi siya nito pinapabayaan for the past few days at ngayon isang magandang kwarto pa sa tabi nang kwarto nito it's perfect isang bagay lang.
He was doing all of this for Jenna, but it doesn't matter ang importante ay mabait ito sakanya at willing itong tulungan si Phoenix.
Ngunit napabaling siya sa kabilang balcony when she heard Austin's voice na tila may kausap sa cellphone at mukhang palabas at dahil sarado na ang ilaw sa kwarto niya ay bigla siyang napaupo sa sahig takot na baka makita siya ni Austin.
"Yeah, of course I will wait for you here.,__yeah don't worry Lazarus will be at the airport at exactly nine__"
Natuptop niya ang bibig looks like Austin was talking to Jenna kaya naman napasilip siya sa siwang nang balcony nagbabakasali na makikita niya si Austin and she was right.
Ngunit nanlalaki ang mga mata niya after she saw him wearing just his black robe at may hawak na bote nang whiskey habang nakasandal sa balcony at kausap si Jenna.
Mukhang kagagaling lang nito sa ligo he look so fresh, his hair was still dripping wet his broad shoulders and his hard chest.
Napalunok siya akala niya ay hindi siya makakakita nang totoong katawan o mas tamang sabihin na totoong magandang katawan nang lalaki his tattoo is all showing and he looked so d*mn hot!
Nskagat niya ang ibabang labi habang nakasilip sa mga siwang.
'.. gosh..! I can't believe..it he looked like a model!. '
Piping sigaw nang utak niya while staring at him intently alam niyang masama ang ginagawa niya but she just can't help but admire his body, his handsomeness hindi niya inaasahan.
"Yeah__I told you to don't worry, yeah so ok, I will wait for you of course __So yeah I wanted to see you too__wait no, you miss me are you sure, haha Jenna stop kidding baka patulan kita"
Lalong natuptop niya ang bibig sa narinig, nanlalambot siya nang marinig na si Jenna pala ang kausap nito.
She heard a bottle clang, halatang umiinom ito nang alak.
At biglang katahimikan malakas na hangin lang ang naririnig niya and it gives her goosebumps nilalamig siya, she wanted to go back inside the room ngunit hindi siya makagalaw lalo na nasisilip parin niya si Austin sa labas.
He was smiling while still holding his phone na tila may ka chat o katxt ito.
Tumalikod nalang siya nang upo, nakatalikod dito, ayaw niyang makita si Austin na sobrang saya hindi niya alam kung bakit tila ba naninikip ang dibdib niya.
'.. maybe it's my fate.. to leave by everyone, Austin before and her
parents at ngayon si Austin parin.,'
Bulong niya at wala siyang choice ngayon kundi hintayin na makapasok si Austin bago siya aalis niyakap niya ang tuhod at sinubsub ang baba sa tuhod niya.
And she closed her eyes she doesn't have to expect anything from Austin.
"No.. I can make it on my own without him, I don't need him.."
Bulong pa niya sa sarili.
Not knowing there is someone who's already standing behind her window who was shaking his head in disagreement.
At hindi niya namalayang ang simpleng pagpikit niya nang mata ay makaka tulog siya.
Ngunit naalimpungatan siya nang maramdaman ang mainit na bagay na yumakap sakanya it felt so comfortable kaya naman siniksik niya ang sarili.
She was hugging a person habang nakayakap din ito sakanya.
..
Napa inat siya nang kamay, pagka mulat niya napaka sarap matulog sa bago niyang kwarto even the window is open it was still so cold at ang sarap sa pakiramdam niya ngunit bigla siyang nanigas nang mapansin na nasa loob na siya nang kwarto sa pagkaka alala niya ay nakatulog siya sa labas paano siya nakapasok.?
Agad siyang bumangon at napa baling sa pinto nang kwarto ni Austin ngunit nag alangan siya kaya inamoy niya ang hininga.
"Baho...!"
Sita niya sa sariling hininga kaya naman dumiretso muna siya sa banyo to brush her teeth at naghilamos nagsuklay din siya nang buhok kahit papa ano ay nahihiya din naman siya dito na humarap nang ganong kapangit.
Pagkatapos at bumalik siya sa harap nang pinto nang kwarto nito.
"Pumasok ba siya dito kagabi? Wala namang ibang pwedeng nakapasok dito maliban kay Austin."
Agad siyang lumapit sa pinto nang kwarto nito at kumatok ngunit naka ilang katok ns siya ay walang sagot.
So she turned around ngunit biglang bumukas ang pinto and it was him ngunit nanlalaki ang mga mata niya sa itsura nito Austin was just wearing a towel sa bewang nito at bagong ligo nanaman ito.
He was still dripping wet.
" Why are you knocking on my door early in the morning? "
He asked at her coldly habang sumandal ito sa hamba nang pintuan.
Nag panick ang utak niya sa kung anong sasabihin dito paano naman kung kagabi ay may distansiya ang layo nila ngayon ay kitang kita na niya kung gaano ka ganda ang katawan nito.
Her eyes travel from his handsome face pababa sa Adams apple nito, to his collar bone pababa sa malamang dibdib nito his tattoos and muscle his six, seven, eight pack abs!
But Austin chuckled kaya napabaling ulit siya sa mukha nito now he was smiling playfully.
"I-I just wanted to ask you k-kung ikaw ba ang naglipat sakin k-kagabi..?"
Austin raised his brows
"Who else..?"
Napa atras siya ngunit bago pa siya tuluyang makalayo Austin grabbed her arms and pulled her lalo siyang dinagsa nang kaba nang hilahin siya nito papalapit.
"Wala man lang bang pa-thank you diyan?"
He was too close na amoy na niya ang mabangong hininga at ang body wash na gamit nito.
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