"Rienne, nakuha mo ba 'yong message ni Kaito? Tinetext ako e."

It has been another week and my relationship with my father was doing better each day. We went out every other day for the past week and it was fun! Kinalimutan ko na nga si Mommy dahil wala naman siyang ginagawa para pabalikin ako sa kaniya e.

I also invested in a condominium already because Kaito told me to buy the unit next to his. Nahiya pa siya, e 'di sana nag live in na lang kami jusko. Pero okay lang naman sa akin dahil siya ang sumagot ng down payment habang ako naman ang gagastos para sa monthly nito.

It was a rent to own unit and I have three years to finish my installment. Pumayag lang din ako dahil silang dalawa ni Mrs. Ren ang pumilit sa akin para makuha ang unit na iyon.

I took my phone from my back pocket and looked at Kaito's message and when I read it, I immediately frowned. What the hell? Alam niyang importante ito sa akin tas ayon ang sasabihin niya?

R.Kai: I won't be able to come to your soft launch, Rienne. Mom is making me run errands

R.Kai: I'm so sorry, love. Bawi ako next time, I promise.

Bawi niya mukha niya. Bahala na siya sa buhay niya.

I continued fixing the place until it looked very pleasing. Habang nakatingin sa loob ng store namin, I smiled. This is getting real! Sana hindi palpak ang business ko kasi kung oo e 'di nasayang ang time and effort namin ng pinsan ko.

"Are you ready?" Claire asked and I nodded so she opened the generator that would light up all the lights connected to our store outside. Binuksan na rin namin ang pintuan and we both were overwhelmed with all the people outside.

Sobrang dami nila! Hindi ko inexpect na dudumukin kami ngayon sa soft launch. I expected five or ten people. We only promoted Blossom's Apparel in our social media so I don't know how we have this many customers.

"Are you guys ready for the soft opening of Blossom Apparel?" I shouted and all of them screamed and I was smiling from ear to ear. Nothing can make me happier than seeing a lot of people excited to see the business that we created.

"Before we open the store, we just want to say a few things. Firstly, this is one of the most spontaneous things I have done. Isang araw lang noon na bigla kong naisip magkaroon ng business and then I called my cousin. Ngayon nandito na tayo," I smiled as I looked at them. "Second, I want to thank all of you for being here right now in the soft opening of our store!"

I signed Claire to also talk, "Yeah, nagpapasalamat kami sa lahat ng mga dumayo para lang dito sa opening namin. Mukhang mauubusan agad kami ng stock ah?" Claire chuckled. "Pero kung may suggestions kayo kung ano pa puwede naming ibenta, we have a drop box at the corner of our store where you can write something on the notes and drop it in the box."

Habang sinasabi iyon ni Claire, I was searching the sea of crowds when I saw a familiar face. Isn't that... Alliyah? What the.. Siniko naman ako ni Claire kaya nawala sa utak ko ang nakita ko sa dulo.

"Lastly, for the first ten purchases, we would be giving out free makeup pouches with essential makeups in it," pinakita naman ni Claire ang itsura noon. "And also a twenty percent off voucher for your next purchase here that is valid for thirty days."

After that, Claire and I held the ribbon on both sides before cutting it. Sabay sabay naman pumasok ang mga tao roon kaya binigyan namin sila ng daan para naman hindi sila magtulakan. Nang makapasok na silang lahat, nakita ko sila na kumuha ng mga carts.

The shelves were running out of displays quickly, buti na lang attentive ang isa sa mga staff namin para palitan ng mga bagong stock ang shelves.

May tumapik ng likod ko at pagharap ko roon, nagulat ako nang makita ko ang mga kaibigan ko from Japan. Nagsi-talon kami roon because all of my girls are here.

"What the fuck? How did you guys get here? Since when?" I asked.

"We actually landed last night, we're currently staying at Kaito's place," Glen answered me. Speaking of Kaito, wala ba talaga siya rito? Tangina naman oh, special day ito para sa akin tapos wala talaga siya?

Luminga linga ako sa likod nila to see if he was hiding there pero wala talaga, "Are you looking for someone?" Mei asked me and I shook my head.

"Ah! I know who you're looking for. Kaito, right? He's not here, Rienne!" Jaidene said and I pouted before sighing. Oh well, bahala na talaga siya sa buhay niya.

I turned my back against them to assist Claire when I bumped into someone's chest. Our eyes met and my expression softened when I saw Kaito wearing a black long sleeves tucked in gray slacks, holding a bouquet of flowers.

"Hi, love." The moment he said that is also the time where I crashed myself into him for a hug. "Woah, you missed me that much, Rienne?" He asked before holding my cheeks. "You look so pretty, my Blossom."

"I thought you're not coming! I was already about to cut you off permanently!" I punched his shoulder playfully and he scoffed.

"You know I can't miss out on my girl's big day," he smiled before grabbing my waist and I smiled. Bumaling naman kami sa mga kaibigan ko and they all were giving me the meaningful and judgy looks.

Bigla naman sila umiwas at nagpanggap na tinitingnan ang damit na nakalagay sa racks, "And they say they're just friends, this doesn't make much sense!" Parinig pa ni Mia kaya binatukan ko siya. "Ouch! Fine, you both are just friends!"

My friends left the shop, buying almost an entire closet and told me that they're going to be staying at a nearby coffee shop para hintayin akong matapos sa trabaho. It was already 6:30 PM and we have already sold almost all of our stocks for today.

Ibang set of items kasi ang ilalabas namin bukas and vice versa.

Our shop opens at 9 Am and closes at 7 PM. Ten hours lang ngayon sa soft opening week namin dahil need muna namin masanay. Pagtatak alas syete sa orasan, nauna na kami ni Kaito sa coffee shop at susunod na lang si Claire dahil siya ang nag offer isara ang store namin.

"How are you? Kumusta ang buhay CEO ngayon?" Tanong ni Kaito sa akin and I gave him a tired smile before answering.

"Hmm, it was very tiring but it was all worth it. I saw our sales earlier, sobrang laki na agad ng ROI namin. Paano pa kaya sa mga susunod na araw?" I said and he smiled at me before kissing my temple.

"I'm proud of you, Rienne. If no one said it yet, let me be the one to tell you first."

While I was staring at him, and how I felt random tingles in my body—that's when I knew that I was in deep shit, and that I was already falling in love with him.

Four months with him... And everything felt so real between us and yet everything felt so unreal.

When we arrived at the coffee shop, naghiyawan silang lahat noong nakita kami ni Kaito. We all chattered and bickered about a lot of things until they made a decision to celebrate at Kaito's place.

Of course, I asked Kaito if it was okay with him and he nodded. "You deserve to celebrate, we deserve to celebrate."

They bought a lot of beers and hard liquor which made me scared for my life but oh well, bihira lang naman sila rito sa Pilipinas so might as well seize and enjoy every moment of it.

Three hours later, we were all tipsy and drunk and I was sitting on Kaito's lap.

He was tipsy and I was drunk, grinding on his lap. "Stop doing that, Rienne." He warned me but I didn't gave any fucks. I started kissing his neck and I heard him groan. "Fuck... Rienne. You're making me crazy," he said in between deep breaths.

His cock was already rock hard and everyone can see us if we fucked right here and now. "Do you want to fuck me, Mr. Kaito Ren?" I asked in a seductive tone and with that, I felt his lips crash into mine.

It was my first time tasting his soft, kissable lips. He tasted whiskey and I fucking love it. But the kisses were aggressive, like he was only doing that to me because of the hard lust we both have right now. I was about to take off my shirt but he stopped me because my friends were here so he carried me like a sack and brought me to his room.

There, we continued making out and our shirts were already off, leaving me in my bra. He was staring at my body and I grinned, "Like what you see, Kai?" I asked as I slowly grind on his groin again and he pulled my wrist and pinned me on the bed,

"I fucking love what I see. But don't go teasing me, love. You won't like it when I go rough on you," he whispered and I smiled.

"Touch me, Kaito." He obliged. He took off my pants and touched my wet folds from my wet underwear. I was already dripping for him and it was embarrassing so I covered my face with my hand but he immediately pinned it down again.

He was teasing my clit in circular motion and I was begging in my mind for him to undress and fuck me already because I want him. He inserted two fingers and it made me scream. "Fuck! Kai... Mmm, yes... Faster, baby." When I said that, he teased me even more when he slowed down the pace which earned him a wide smirk on his face.

"Hmm? Why don't you go and beg, love?" He smirked but I protested and shook my head. "Then you're not getting anything," he took out his hand but I immediately caught it and stared at him with doe eyes.

"Please touch me faster, Kai."

With that, he shoved his fingers again and moved up and down which made my legs shake. I finished and he was about to unzip his pants down when someone knocked on the door.

"Fleurienne! Come out, we have to take drunk pictures," I heard Glen call me and I sighed before getting up and Kaito helped me put on my clothes again. I was walking sideways to the kitchen to get a drink when I saw Andrew.

I was drunk as fuck but I know that he's here and I am not hallucinating.

"Ah, the girl who ghosted me. Fleurienne, how are you?" He had his wicked grin on and I know he was plotting something in his mind. He suddenly grabbed me by the waist. Nahihilo na ako and I saw Alliyah walking towards us and I couldn't understand a word she said.

Everything was spinning, their words were echoing. Hindi ko na alam gagawin ko.

"Why don't you go and give me a kiss, babe?" He whispered and as he was leaning towards me, I was trying to resist but he was gripping onto my wrists and it hurts.

When our lips were inches apart, I was already accepting my fate that I would be kissing another man's lips when Andrew received a punch on the jaw which made him lose his balance.

Kinuha naman ni Kaito ang aking pulsuhan and pulled me to his back. "Stay the fuck away from Fleurienne!" Kaito growled and my head was being hammered down because of what's happening right now.

Bigla naman ako sinubukan hawakan ni Andrew nang sapakin ulit ni Kaito ito. "Stop being so fucking obsessed with her, dude!" He shouted and Andrew chuckled sarcastically.

"Tell that to yourself. Why the fuck are you even so protected of her? You two aren't even together so you should go fuck yourself and leave us be!" Andrew shouted and there was a moment of silence before I heard Kai's voice again.

"I may not be her boyfriend, but..." He held my waist and angled my face and there I was lost in the moment. "I am the only guy who'd let her kiss her like this." And then he kissed me but this time, it wasn't just because of pure lust. I felt it, the things I used to read about. The movies and TV shows I've been dying to experience.

It's happening to me.

Someone was kissing me so passionately like there's no tomorrow. Like there were only yesterdays before us because those were the only thing that's certain today.

I felt sober, which was odd because you're supposed to feel drunk as well as the adrenaline rush when you get kissed like this.

I was confused.

And then... I passed out.