Don't Let Him Know ( Completed )

Chapter 08

NANLAKI ang mga mata ko nang mag-sink sa akin ang nangyayari. His lips are on mine, kissing me passionately! He even held my jaw to deepen the kiss! Marahas ko siyang tinulak. He stumble a bit and it gives us space between, but he's still close to me!

"Y-You!" dinuro ko siya. Hinihingal pa. "How dare you!"

Imbes na humingi ng tawad o mahiya sa ginawa niya, nginisihan niya lang ako. The nerve of this man! Napaatras ako bigla nang muli siyang humakbang. The mischief in eyes turns into danger. He's warning me.

"How dare you too," mapanganib niyang saad. "How long have you been calling that bastard the endearment I used to call on you?"

Nagtagis ang mga ngipin ko dahil sa galit nang marinig ang pagtawag niyang bastardo sa anak ko. How I f*****g wanted to tell him it was his son he's calling bastard! I couldn't hiss at him so I punched him instead. But he didn't even react to it na para bang hindi man lang siya nasaktan.

"And now you're punching me? You aren't content with just hurting me emotionally, you want to hurt me physically too?" sarkastiko niyang tanong.

Kumuyom ang aking mga palad. "Don't f*****g call him bastard! You don't know him so you don't have the right to call him that! And for that endearment, wala ka ring karapatang mag-react dahil hindi naman ikaw ang nag-imbento no’n para angkinin mo!"

"I don't give a f**k who invented that word. Don't call anyone that endearment!" asik niya rin.

Wala akong balak magpatalo sa kakitidan ng utak ng lalaki ‘to, so, I am about to retaliate. But a soft and confused voice stopped us from killing each other.

"Reagan? Ryleigh?"

Sabay kaming napatingin sa pinto papasok sa loob ng bahay. It was Vivian. She's standing there, looking at us with confused expression.

"What's happening? Bakit nagtataasan kayo ng boses?" malumanay niyang tanong.

Balak ko sanang sabihing maling desisyon ang pagpapakasal sa lalaking ‘to kung sakali mang balakin niya pero naunahan ako ni Reagan.

"It's nothing. Let's go inside."

Literal na umawang ang mga labi ko nang parang naging anghel sa lambot at hinahon ng boses ng lalaking ‘to. Akala mo hindi nakipagtaasan ng boses kanina sa akin dahil lang may tinawag akong baby!

Halos umusok ang ilong ko nang lapitan niya si Vivian at may buong pagsuyong hinawakan sa braso.

"Tara na. Malamig dito. Baka magkasakit ka pa," dagdag niya pa sa mas pinalambing na boses.

Inakay niya si Vivian papasok sa loob na para bang isa itong babasaging bagay.

"Kaplastikan mo!" hindi ko mapigilang asik. "It's disgusting!"

Huminto siya saka ako nilingon. Matalim ang mga mata niyang tumingin sa akin.

"Call me that again and your father will hear about this," banta niya na lalo kong ikinainis. "Wait for me in my office so we can talk about the project."

"Dinner's ready, Reagan. Sumabay ka na sa amin kumain, Ryleigh. Kumain muna kayo bago magtrabaho," suhestiyon ni Vivian.

"No. We need to talk about the project ASAP! May importante pa akong pupuntahan," seryoso kong saad.

I don't want to stay here any longer dahil baka magsaksakan talaga kaming dalawa ng lalaking ‘to! Palagi niya na lang pinapainit ang ulo ko.

"Importanteng pupuntahan?"

Napatingin ako kay Reagan nang marinig ang sarkastiko niyang turan. Pagak siyang natawa bago muling malamig na tumingin sa akin.

"Join us or not, it's your choice but I won't talk to you about the project until I am done eating," malamig niyang turan.

Tumalim ang mga mata ko.

"Okay then! Aalis na lang ako! Napaka-special mo namang tao para hintayin ko," sarkastiko kong turan.

Gumuhit ang ngisi sa kanyang mga labi. "I may not be special but the project, it is. You can leave my house if you want, but what will you tell to your Dad?"

Nagtagis ang mga ngipin ko. Jerk!

"Let's go, Vivian," aya niya.

Hindi na niya hinintay pa ang sasabihin ni Vivian at hinatak na lang ito papasok sa loob. Leaving me there fuming mad at him.

"REAGAN."

I stopped walking as soon as I was assured the feisty woman was out of sight. Humarap ako kay Vivian. Her calm face is now gone. It was replaced by sharp and scrutinizing expressions.

"This won't work if you keep on pissing her off, Reagan. We're not progressing at all!" mariin niyang bulalas.

I looked back at the direction where I left Ryleigh. "She's still stubborn as hell. Sa tingin mo ba makukuha ko siya gamit ng paraan ko noon? My ways didn't work before. I need to work on something new."

"New? And what is that? By pissing her off and making me pretend to be your rumored fiance? That will only drive her away! Uwing-uwi na ako sa U.S, Reagan! Make it fast!" pabulong niyang asik.

Marahas akong napabuga ng hangin. I can't make a promise because I know how stubborn Ryleigh can be. No matter how hard I try to show her my feelings, it won't still work for her.

If I came back with that same strategy, nothing would really work. At hindi ako nagsayang ng tatlong taon para lang pumalya. I promise to have her, and I won't stop until it happen.

For now, I will resist myself from the urge to lock her inside my room.

"Give me more time. I needed to think of new ways," saad ko.

"Okay! I will give you more time, but stop wasting it! You could've used that set up date but you instead told her you will stop pursuing her!" she exclaimed at me in disbelief.

"It was not wasted because that night. . . It was the night that gave me hope na may patutunguhan ang ginagawa ko," seryoso kong saad.

A smirk crept on my smile as I remember that night. That plump lips of her can lie to me but not her eyes. I looked at Vivian.

"So give me more time. I promise, it won't take a month," I assured her.

Napailing siya ng ilang beses bago mahinang napabuga ng hangin. "Be sure, Reagan, be sure."

I smirked. "Of course. That woman will only belong to one man, and that man is me."

So she better ready herself, because I will do anything to continue what should have been done three years ago.

Make her my wife.

"By the way, iiwan mo na lang ba talaga siya roon?" tanong niya.

I looked again at the direction I left her before looking back at Vivian. "Of course, not. You go ahead to the dining room and eat. I won't eat tonight."

Napailing siya. "As if I would really eat here habang may kung anong nangyayari sa inyo sa taas. Respeto sa single! Mag-uuwi na lang ako ng ulam."

She didn't wait for my reaction anymore and just walked away. I shoved my hand inside my pocket before searching for the person that could help me tonight.

"Mary."

The young lady immediately looked at me. Her eyes widened upon seeing me.

"B-Bakit po, Sir?"

"I need you to do something for me," makahulugan kong saad.

Confusion filled her eyes. "Ano po ‘yon?"

"I want you to get the keys and lock all the doors in the living room upstairs aside from my office and room. We don't need them accessible tonight."

"Okay po?" saad niya kahit nagtataka.

She turned around to do what I tasked her to do when I called her again.

"Wait. There's one more thing." I smirked. "The most important thing you must do."