We have talked a lot about random things while eating and drinking our coffees. This was my first time having a date in the middle of the night, at a cafe near a cliff. Looks like he's going to prove that he's no 'typical boy', well nonetheless I still had fun and he did make me smile and laugh today.
"Did you have fun?" he asked as soon as he started driving.
"I did, thank you," I said and smiled at him.
"Glad you did, I don't want this to be the first and the last," he said while glancing at me shortly but looking at the front immediately.
"Of course this will not be the last. Sana 'yung next hindi naman ako naka pajama ano?" I stated while smiling.
"Maganda ka pa rin kahit anong suot mo," he said.
"Babanat pa nga," I said and we both laughed.
"Tumawa lang ako pero seryoso 'yung sinabi ko," he said and held my hand.
I looked at our hands, his hands were big like he can hold my fist in his and kinda veiny. And that's a big time turn on for me! Bow down to people with beautiful hands!
"I like your hands," I said while tracing his veins on his hand.
"I like holding your hands. Your hands are so small compared to mine but it feels like it fits perfectly," he said.
I smiled and felt my cheeks turn to some shade of rose. This guy really knows the way to a girl's heart, it's scary to fall for a guy like him but who am I? I'm Sabrina and I love taking risks, yes kinda stupid but it's just me.
"Good morning I guess," I said when we arrived at my apartment.
I was about to open the door but he didn't let go of my hand so I turned to look at him again and raised my eyebrows at him.
"Bakit?" I asked.
"Wait. 2 minutes," he said while looking at me intently. "I just want to memorize every feature of yours."
"Okay," I said and bit my lip to stop myself from smiling too wide.
"Ahh!" he said, then held his chest with his free hand. "Don't do that, you're going to make my heart burst."
I laughed at his statement but returned to our staring game while feeling my heart as if it's in a racing competition with how fast it's beating. He smiled and let go of my hand softly.
"Thank you for today, go inside. I'll wait until you're inside," he said while still smiling at me.
"Bye, take care. Safe driving," I said and opened the door.
But before I went out I turned to him again and did something that left him dumbfounded inside the car while I rushed my way out and ran inside the gate of my apartment. I kissed his cheek but it felt something more.
As soon as I laid on my bed and thought about the things that happened earlier, OMG! I laughed out loud like a f*cking idiot but I just needed to scream everything inside my chest.
"P*tangîna ngayon na lang ako ulit kinilig ng ganito!" I screamed on my pillow to muffle the noise.
"ANG GWAPO GWAPO MO NA! ANG LAKAS MO PA MAGPAKILIG GAG*!" I screamed again while kicking my feet in the air.
When I got tired, I just stayed still on my bed and looked at my ceiling. I smiled and went to my bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth before going back to bed and tried to sleep since it's 6 am in the morning already.
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"B*tch what? YOU DID NOT?" Andy shouted at me.
We were here at her apartment and I just told her the story of me and Mathew yesterday and this b*tch literally attempted to pull my hair, attempted since she was not able to get near me.
"Malandi ka! Sino nakikipagdate ng madaling araw sa tabi ng bangin?" she asked and threw a pillow at me.
"Ako kakasabi ko lang 'di ba?"
"So ano siya? Fling? Fubu or jojowain talaga?" she asked.
"Well, mukha namang dun siya sa last," I said while eating the chocolate I have.
"Oh my gosh! So serious relationship? Tapos gwapo at mayaman?" I was startled when she suddenly squealed.
"'Wag ka magulat kapag nagkaroon siya ng kabit ha?"
"Hindi 'yon low class type of guy, sorry babe, hanap ka na lang ng iba," I said.
We both stopped when a phone rang, I looked for it since I know it's mine. I found it on top of the breakfast table and saw that Mathew's calling me. I smiled before answering his call.
"Hello?"
"Hi, how are you?" he asked.
"I'm fine, why did you call?" I asked.
"Wala lang, gusto ko lang tumawag bawal ba?" he asked.
"Miss mo na ko agad? Grabe ka naman, kalmahan mo lang ha? Ako lang naman 'to," I said then chuckled.
"Yes, I miss you. If I can take you home, I'll gladly do so," he said.
"Who said you couldn't?" I challenged him.
"As much as I want to, I still want the label first before I take you home. Label muna bago bahay-bahayan, okay?"
"HOY!" I shouted and laughed, I also heard him laughing on the other line.
"By the way, are you free today?" he asked, breaking our laughing fits.
"I'll just be having lunch with my friends and I'm free onwards," I said.
"Let's have dinner later?" he asked again.
"Casual or formal?" I asked.
"Casual, and I may or may not invite my friends with us," he said.
"It's fine with me," I said.
"Okay, I'll see you later, love," he said.
"Label muna bago call signs," I said and we both laughed again.
"See you later, bye love," I said and ended the call.
I came back to the sala and saw the smirking Andy while holding a pillow.
"Napaka harot mo! Sasabi-sabi ka ng 'label muna bago call signs' tapos magba-bye love rin pùtang*na!" she said while slamming me with the pillow.
"Sorry akin bawi isa," I said while laughing.
"Sana all talaga!" she shouted again.
"Magjowa ka na kasi, hindi naman bawal 'yon," I said.
"Ayoko," she said in a sing-sang tone.
"Sus sabihin mo lang may gusto ko sa playboy na napaka manhid," I said and then she looked like she stopped functioning for some seconds.
"No," she said but I saw her eyes looking as if she was caught red handed.
"Wala kang maloloko dito Andy, sa tinagal nating magkaibigan sa tingin mo ba hindi kita kabisado?"
She looked at me before sighing in defeat and I smiled because of my victory. I sat beside her and patted her back.
"Don't worry I won't say anything okay?"
"Kailan mo pa nalaman?" she asked.
"Ever since we came home from that mission where he literally saved you from the explosion of the warehouse," I said.
"Halata ba masyado?"
"No. Ganoon pa rin naman kayo, walang makakapansin niyan sa galing mo magtago. Well, except for me because I can read your eyes."
"What do you want me to do?" she asked.
"It's up to you. Ikaw 'yan eh, 'di ko didiktahan lovelife mo. But speaking as Sabrina, I think it's better if you both remain friends, our team we'll be together until the end. We can't risk relationships in it," I said.
"Well, I just hope maka move on ako kay Ethan before this gets deeper right?" she said.
I patted her head before going to the bathroom. I really said what I thought, I'm still they're team leader afterall. I don't want them to be awkward at missions if they fight with each other, I know they can separate their personal lives and their job but I don't want them to put themselves in danger, not them.
After taking a bath, I changed into a white tshirt and denim shorts and wore a black belt and white sneakers. We'll just be going to lunch with the team and I'll go home after that to change my clothes for dinner with Mathew.
We ate at an eat-all-you-can buffet and I was interrogated by the guys since Andy, the loud mouth, told them the story before I could.
"Mukhang manloloko 'yon eh," Ethan said after drinking his iced tea.
"Hindi mo siya kamukha," I said and the others laughed aside from me and Ethan.
"Sinasabihan lang kita Sab-" I glared at him when he said my first name.
"I mean Lauren, ayoko lang naman na pupunta ka sa 'ming umiiyak. Isipin mo team leader ka namin tapos kakawawain ka lang ng lalaki?" he continued.
"Don't judge a book by its cover, hindi naman lahat ng lalaki nagloloko," David said.
"I agree," I said.
"Kahit ano namang sabihin namin 'di mo titigilan 'yon 'di ba?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, I have my own decision. But thank you, don't worry 'di naman na ko high school for break up dramas," I said.
"Kahit ako naman, kung ganoon kagwapo at mayaman pa, ay talagang kakapitan ko na 'yon," Andy said.
"Hoy tumahimik ka 'di ka tinatanong," Ethan said and Andy just glared at him.
"Maga-away na naman sila," Joshua said. "Ganiyan nagkatuluyan parents ko."
"Hindi mo kami magulang," Andy said.
"Pero pwede ka bigyan ni Ethan ng anak," Joshua answered in return.
We all laughed aside from Andy and I looked at her while she glared at Joshua and Ethan who's sitting beside each other while still laughing at her.
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I changed into a spaghetti strapped plain white body fit dress and I also wore a pink checkered polo and paired it with a 3-inch ankle strap white heels. I looked at my reflection while putting a nude pink lip cream and I smiled, satisfied with how I looked. I was fixing my small bag and putting my essentials, when my doorbell rang.
“I’M COMING!” I shouted while turning off my aircon and lights before walking fast to my front door.
“That didn’t sound right- . . . oh,” he said but stopped when he saw me.
“Hi,” I said while walking towards him after I locked my gate.
“You look-” he paused and looked at me from head to toe.
“Are you conservative?” I asked while getting anxious.
“No, no! It’s fine, you’re just beautiful. I was caught off guard,” he said and held my hand before smiling at me finally.
“Buti na lang kasi hindi ako maga-adjust,” I said.
“I’ll support anything you like, wear everything you want, I won’t mind. I can throw hands if anyone disrespects you,” he said and slightly pulled my hand to walk.
“Oh, a new car?” I asked when I saw this blue expensive looking car in front of me.
“Hindi ako bumibili ng kotse weekly, pwede monthly,” he said as he opened the door for me.
“Wow! Sana all papalit-palit lang ng car, ang saya naman ng life mo,” I said when he entered the driver’s seat.
“Mas masaya kapag naging girlfriend kita,” he said while smiling looking straight to me.
I couldn’t help but to laugh just to hide the fact that my heart feels like it's beating as if it’s going to burst any minute now. I punched his arm playfully before fixing my seatbelt, who did not cooperate since I can’t pull it, I looked at it before trying to pull it again. I was surprised when I felt him literally centimeters from me. That's why I froze.
He pulled my seatbelt and locked it while I was still frozen on my seat, I breathed deeply before seating properly again.
“Did I make you uncomfortable? I’m sorry I just fixed the seatbelt,” he said. I looked at him and gave him a small smile.
“Kalmahan mo naman, hindi na ako makahinga dahil sa kilig ano ba,” I said while I put a hand on my chest.
“Akala ko narinig mo na tibok ng puso ko sa sobrang lakas,” I continued.
“Hindi ko maririnig tibok ng puso mo,” he paused. “Nabibingi na ko sa tibok ng sa’kin eh.”