The Babymaker

Chapter Thirteen

Nanay Lydia was surprised when she saw the person coming after I entered the house.

“Renz, hijo!” she greeted “I didn’t know you will be with Jo.” But Jonas is not here.

Renz shook his head. “Nope Nay. Just me.” He corrected. Nanay Lydia’s forehead creased then looked at me. I don’t have any idea.

“When Pepito said that you’re already with our boss, I thought its Jo.” Then she looked at Renz. “He actually reminded us that he will arrive today.”

He nodded. “It happened that there’s a problem with the department he handles.” I don’t have any idea with business but I’m happy that Jonas is now taking their business seriously. He’s really a happy go lucky person. Spoiled and jerk!

“Hmm. Nay, where’s Pepito?” I asked. The rain is really heavy, I’m worried about him.

“He left already right after he carried all the items to the kitchen. He’s really wet already by the rain. I actually stopped him and told me to stay here since the rain is really heavy. He can change his clothes here, we have some spare. But he insists to leave already because his mother is alone in their house tonight.”

The rain really got heavier. Maybe there’s a typhoon already. It’s only 7 in the evening yet the surroundings were really dark already.

“It’s better Nay before the rain gets heavier and turned to typhoon.” It’s really getting heavier and stronger. The wind is getting colder and heavier time to time.

Nay Lydia nodded. “I didn’t hear it in radio anyway but the rain might really take so long.” Nanay is not used watching television, she mostly spend her time listening to the radio. Sometimes she watched at night, she said it helps her to sleep. “Ok. I’ll just prepare the food, Renz and Apple.”

Because Nanay mentioned his name, I just remembered he is here with us today.

“Y-you may go upstairs already, sir. I will just call you once the dinner is ready. I’ll just help Nanay Lydia in the kitchen.” I quickly followed Nanay in the kitchen and didn’t wait for him to answer. I don’t even know if he’s looking at me or if he even heard me.

I helped Nanay Lydia while preparing the dinner and arranging the groceries. She’s even complaining that the food she cooked is Jonas’s favorite. I can smell the unfamiliar aroma of the food, it smells like butter. I didn’t bother to look back to check the food because I’m busy with the groceries. I’ve been laughing on Nanay because we really thought that Jonas will be here. I’m also surprised that it’s Renz who arrive and not him.

I don’t need to go upstairs to his room because he is already here in the living room. If he’s wearing a formal wear, black slacks and blue long sleeves, a while ago but now, he’s wearing a white sando and shorts but his fingers were busy typing and eyes on the laptop. His face is really serious. Sometimes… no, he’s usually serious and he didn’t smile often. I only saw him smile when he’s with his family. But the seriousness I’m watching right now is different, he looks so dominating like the one you can read on the novel books. The devil in corporate, he looked totally like a boss.

I didn’t dare disturb him that’s why I just stand there watching him until he slowly looked at me. I almost jumped in surprise when I met his deep dark eyes, I can’t believe he notice me standing here. This is a little it far from where he is sitting.

I cleared my throat but I didn’t leave my eyes on him. “T-the food is ready.”

He just stared back at me then I can’t take it anymore. They way he looked at me are heavy so I decided to look away already and slightly glance at him.

He just nodded and closed his laptop, I just notice that there are a lot of papers in the center table.

He is already seated in the middle so I quickly sat on the left side. He might get angry again. I suddenly sniff when I smell the food, it smells so good.

“Sorry hijo. I thought it was Jo who will be here so I cooked his favorite, buttered shrimp.” I was surprise on what I heard, it’s like a broken CD keep playing in my head.

Buttered Shrimp?

“It’s ok, Nay.” He took one shrimp, it’s really a buttered shrimp. A shrimp!

I nervously swallowed and looked at Nanay Lydia. How will I escape on this?

“Join us, Nay.” My attention suddenly shifted to him. Even she’s hesitating, she slowly sat on the right side and joined us. Nanay might know already his attitude when we don’t follow him.

He saw how I’m staring at Nanay Lydia because he even cleared his throat. Oh no! He might thought another way around.

How?

“You don’t like?” he asked raising his left eyebrow at me, even Nanay is staring at me. I’ve been inattentive while they are starting to eat already.

I gulped. I know if I answered him in the wrong way, he will get mad again.

“I’m sorry.” I decided to just take some food and eat. I took one piece and taste it. It’s really delicious. Nanay Lydia is really a great cook.

I took another. Ah!! When was the last time I ate some shrimp? It has been so long. I even forget already how shrimp tasted.

I just keep eating shrimp and it’s really good. Nanay Lydia is even laughing at me because it’s the first she saw me eating so much and really in a mess. I’m even sucking the head of the shrimp. I was about to get embarrass the way I acted but I notice that Renz don’t care about us. His attention is on his own food and silently eating. So I just ignore them and eat.

When I’m done eating, I felt humiliated because I almost cleared the food yet it seems like they only eat five to six pieces of the shrimp.

But it’s delicious, what’s prohibited is really good.

“Hija, you’re red.” Nanay noticed while I’m helping her cleaning the table.

I suddenly felt hot inside and itchy in my body. I quickly put down the plate I’m holding in the table and scratch my arms, my face and my legs. It’s itchy. Even my belly and back starting to be itchy… it’s everywhere.

“What happening to you?”  Nanay Lydia worriedly asked.

“It’s itchy.” I complained and continue scratching my body.

“What’s happening?” I heard Renz’s voice coming near. Nanay Lydia quickly pointed me. I can’t notice them that much because my whole body is starting to be irritating and it feels so hot even the rain outside are really heavy. This is really the effect on my body. This is how my allergy reacts.

“You’re red.” I winced. “You have allergy.” He accused and I just nodded.

I slowly feel heavy in my chest, I’m out of breathe. Oh no! I don’t know my allergy will reacts like this. I even ignore my allergy because I didn’t see any reaction when I ate when I was younger just the first taste my body felt hot and itchy then my face were full of rashes.

But this, which I can’t breathe, is different.

I hold on my chest because I really can’t breathe properly anymore.

They quickly attended me when they notice my situation. “I-I can—“ I can’t speak properly because I can’t breathe normally.

“She can’t breathe, Renz.” Nanay Lydia frantically said.

“Fvck!” Renz shouted. He keeps cursing because he doesn’t know what to do while Nanay Lydia is handling me carefully. He’s even saying something but everything starting to blurry. My eye sight and hearing is starting to be blurry in my mind. I can’t even feel my body anymore, I can’t feel the itchiness in my body anymore.

“Damn Jen! Answer the phone. If I bring her to the town hospital she may not make it anymore. The rain is even heavy. We need alternative!”

“Your grandfather has nebulizer, Renz.” Nanay said feel so light up for she remembered. “And there’s still some meds left.”

“Great!”

Everything happened so fast and I didn’t know what happened anymore. I can’t follow what they are talking. The last time I felt is the warm body of Renz when Nanay Lydia released me.

I can feel my body slowly weaken, I really can’t breathe anymore. My eyes are slowly closing already, am I going to die now?

I felt the warm hand in my face. “Apple, don’t sleep ok? Wake up. Stay awake.” My eyes were already closed but I can still feel the soft slap of him in face. “Stay awake. Oh s**t! Finally Jen, you answered the phone.”

My body feels so weak already and I can’t open my eyes anymore until I felt something pushed inside my mouth then helps my breathing back to normal. That something helps me feel light in my chest. But I guess my whole body feels tired that even I can breathe properly anymore I still can’t open my eyes.

But I’m fine… I feel fine.

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I moaned when I felt something cold and wet in my face. It feels good.

I slowly opened my eyes. I can see the familiar deep black set of eyes even it’s dark, the only opened light is on the bedside table.

“Hmmm..” I silently groaned. Am I seeing it right? Renz is here? Sitting in my bed while gently wiping me with cold towel?

“How do you feel?” he asked and slowly put down the towel to caress my head. Is this real?

He’s real! I can feel him. I can feel his warm hands on my face.

“G-good?” I answered questionably. I feel good. My heavy feeling in my chest is already gone. I glanced at my arms. My forehead creased, how come I’m already wearing a pajama? My clothes is already been changed, from the tshirt and pants I remembered I’m wearing to sleeping pajamas na longsleeves which is not familiar to me. This is not mine.

I looked at him and its looks like he read what is on my mind. He cleared his throat, he looked shy. Awww. Is this even real? “It’s Nanay Lydia who changed your clothes, you’re sweating a while ago.”

Ah. I just nodded. God. What am I thinking? That he’s the one who changed my clothes. Really girl!!

I raised the sleeve of the pajama I’m wearing. It’s not read anymore but there are some rashes left and some were already a wound because I scratched it. How about my face? I felt hot again. How do I look now? Is my face still sore?

“You’re red again. Is your allergy coming back?” he worriedly asked. “Jenna said it won’t—“ he is in panic so I quickly shook my head. I didn’t notice that my face literally turned red.

“N-no sir. I’m fine already.” I answered dryly because my throat feels so dry. I saw the glass of water on the bedside and I was about to get it when he quickly…. quickly hugged me first. I was left dumbfounded.

“S-sir?”

“Damn Apple! You made me so worried so much. I don’t know what will happen on you.” I don’t know how I will respond. I can feel his warm body even in this cold evening. I don’t know what time is it already, how long I’ve been asleep but the rain is still heavy.

“You’re damn allergy with shrimps but you still eat it. What’s wrong with you!?” I almost closed my eyes with the intensity of his voice. He’s mad at me again.

He held me on my shoulder and looked straight in my eyes. “Do you even know you may die on that? Haa? Atleast Grappy also has a seafood allergy and thanks God, they left some meds here. Youuu!” he said gritting his teeth.

I gulped. He looked so frustrated and…. Worried? Is he really worried about me? I can’t even look back at him. “S-sorry. I didn’t mean to make you…and Nanay worried.”

He lifted my chin to look at him straight to his eyes so I don’t have any choice but to look at him. Black eyes maybe look so ordinary but not his. There is something different with his eyes.

“Don’t you dare make me worry like that. Ever again.” My jaw literally dropped for what he just said and his warm breathe even hitting my face while he is speaking. In one cold night, there he is and his warm breathe.

“I’m sorry. It tastes delicious.” I awkwardly answered. Oh! He might smell my breath also, it stinks! “What’s prohibited is really something good.” I awkwardly added.

And then I felt something different in me when I saw how his lips lifted. I also melted on how he looked at me and smirked at me differently.

“Yeah. Something prohibited and not allowed is good.” He said in meaningfully said. I bit my lower lip.

I don’t know what will I said. My throat is dry! Ugh. I remember I feel thirsty.

“I want—“ I haven’t finished what I’m trying because he quickly covered my mouth with his. My eyes grew wider. When his lips moved and bit my lower lip, I just let myself drown by his eyes and kiss him back.

He pulled me from my waits and deepens the kiss between us. I held on his nape while playing with the strand of his hair.

And I realize I miss him. I miss his kisses. His kiss, his warm body, his hands all over me, he is everything. Oh God. I really miss him.

And just that, his kisses fills the thirst I’m feeling.

In the middle of the cold night, I felt the extremely strange hot feeling. The strange hot feeling that I can only feel from him.

For the second time, I felt another climax.