Soft

I blew out a loud breath as I walked towards him. I just saw his lips slowly smirking while his eyes were all over me, so I immediately rolled my eyes. 

"Are you the one who is gonna fetch me, sent by Krizza?" I asked without hesitation. 

He licked his lips as he raised his eyebrow. "What do you think?" he asked back, which annoyed me. 

Mabilis ko siyang inirapan at dinukot ang cellphone sa bulsa upang tawag ai Krizza para makompirma ang lahat. Nawalan pa naman ako ng mood dahil sa bahay. 

Hinagilap ko ang contact number ni Krizza and I was about to dial it when I heard his deep voice. 

"Oh come on, stealer. Don't make me wait. I hate it." he said impatiently.

Napaangat ako ng tingin sa kaniya na unti-unti nalulukot ang mukha. 

"Anong stealer?" 

He laughed mockingly. "Seriously? You didn't know?" he asked back instead as he stared directly in my eyes. 

When our eyes met it's like there's something on my stomach moving. 'Damn. What is this?' I asked myself. 

Gusto kong ilihis ang ulo ko dahil para akong natutunaw sa titig niya, hanggang sa may napansin akong kakaiba. 

I swallowed hard as I opened my mouth. "A-Are you wearing a contact lense?" I asked out of nowhere. I just know it. 

Mabilis siyang nag-iwas ng tingin sa akin at mariing pumikit. "Don't make me wait, Miss. And yes, I'm the one who was sent by Trevious fiance. So will you please go inside?" kalmado na wika niya kahit nakapikit. 

Nakatitig lamang ako sa kanyang side face niya. Kaya maaliwalas kong mailalarawan ang halos perpektong hugis at matangos niyang ilong. Ang panga niyang parang pinag-aralan ang hugis. Ang labi niyang kahit side lang ay mapapansin mong may pagka kissable ito ang mas madedepina rin ang pisimal na anyo ay ang mga singkit na mata.

Napalunok ako at muling pinasadahan ng tingin ang kaniyang kabiyak na mukha. I wonder kung car racer talaga siya? Masyadong malinis ang pagkakagupit sa buhok niya, napakalayo sa mga gupit ng racer. 

"Until when will you fantasize about me?" 

My eyes widened in shock as he slowly opened his eyes too as soon as he glanced at me deliberately and it was like my world was in slow motion. 

'What the heck?! What is this feeling?! Damn you, self! Mabilis akong yumuko at bumaling sa hawak na cellphone bago pa man magtagpo ang aming mata.

"Alam kong gwapo ako. Kaya hindi mo dapat ako pinaghihintay." rinig kong anito. 

Lihim kong kinakalma ang sarili dahil sa puso kong nagkukumahog sa pagtibok. Damn his eyes.  It's cute...

"Miss. Sakay na may lakad pa ako. Oh shit!" 

Mabilis na nagpantig ang tainga ko dahil sa boses niyang naiinis. Umangat ang tingin ko sa kaniya at sinamaan siya ng tingin. "Huwag mo akong sumbatan I didn't ask you to fetch me-"

"I did this for my inaanak 'cause he's excited to meet you already. So please don't ask too much." he said irritatingly. 

I sighed heavily and I just rolled my eyes on him. "You can go. I can drive alone-"

"So stubborn!" anas niya. "Come on miss-"

"Umalis kana-"

"Aalis lang ako kapag kasama ka!" mariing sambit niya. 

Dahan dahan akong nag-angat ng ulo sa kaniya at lihim na napasinghap at para akong kinapos ng hangin. Nabalot kami ng katahimikan habang magkasalubong ang kilay. 

Ilang minuto ang lumipas siya mismo ang nag-iwas ng tingin. Bumuntong hininga ito at lumabas ng kotse. 

I felt annoyed at this man. Ayoko pa naman sa lahat ang pinipilit ako. It feels like they are controlling me and invading my privacy. 

"Sasakay ka o ako ang hahalik sa 'yo?!"

My eyes widened in shock when I felt his hot breath touching my face. His face is so near to me and in just an inch there's a possibility that our lips could be touched.

Napalunok ako ng mapatitig sa singkit niyang mata na wari'y hini-hipnotismo ako. Pinilit kong ibaba ang tingin hanggang sa huminto ito sa labi niya. Para akong natuyuan ng laway habang nakatitig doon. 

"Feel free to kiss it, Miss. But make sure you're good enough to satisfy my lips..." he whispered seductively. 

Nanlaki ang mga mata kong naitulak ang mukha niya palayo sa akin. Ramdam ko rin ang pag-iinit ng buong mukha ko. Damn this man!

"You're acting like an innocent lady, yet, a kiss stealer." pang-uuyam niya bago padabog na sumakay sa driver seat. 

Wala na rin akong nagawa kundi ang sumakay sa back seat. 

"I'm not your driver, Miss stealer." he said plainly. 

Napakagat labi ako sa sobrang inis dahil sa tawag niya sa akin. Padabog akong lumabas ng back seat at mabilis na lumipat papasok sa front seat.

I looked at him pissingly. "Happy?"  I asked sarcastically.

He just raised his right eyebrow as he licked his lips. And it makes my throat dry. Shit, his lips is tempting for f*cking sake.

"You look, tempted, baby..."

I closed my eyes tightly and tried to stop myself from bursting into annoyance. I can't be rude to him. Paano na lang ang mission ko?

I tried my very best to calm myself. And in a few more minutes he started the engine as soon as he started driving.

I sighed heavily as I slowly glanced to his side. I slowly licked my lips and I rubbed the side of my head as I spoke. 

"I'm... I'm sorry," damn self. This is not you f*cking self!

Nanatili ang tingin ko sa kaniyang biglang nguniti. Kaya kitang kita ko ang mga maputi at pantay pantay niyang ngipin. 

Napailing na lang ako. Now I know kung bakit ang daming naghahabol sa mokong na'to. Ngiti pa lang... nakakatunaw na.

Napabalik ako sa reyalidad ng marinig ang mahinang niyang halkahak na parang musika sa pandinig. "Why are you apologizing?" He asked casually. 

I straightened my seat in the front seat as I let out a fake chuckle. "For... uh," I blinked twice.  "For stealing a kiss?" 

"Oh... It's fine, I don't mind it. In fact..  I like your soft lips." sambit niya na nagpakabog ng husto sa dibdib ko. 

Para akong natameme sa sinabi niya at hindi na nagsalita. Sinandal ko ang ulo sa upuan at pinikit ang mga mata. And a sudden thought of her flash on my mind...

"Make him fall in love with you, please..."