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DIANA'S POV

I flinch in surprise when Franki suddenly links her arm along with mine and side hugs me as we walk our way to the comfort room.

"Franki...what are you doing?" I whisper at her, worried that Vee, who is following behind us, might notice something between us.

"I miss you..." Franki whispers back with an adorable pouting of her lips while looking up at me from the side. I want to lean away from her but she just pulled me closer to her side and even rests her head on my shoulder as we walk.

Gagu...Right in front of Vee?

My face becomes redder and my gait starts to become shaky with tension.

I then cautiously look back to check on Vee's reaction and my face pales out when I notice that she has actually stopped walking.

She is just standing there in the middle of the room with her arms folded in front of her chest with a darkened glare.

Ah, can I die now?

I swallow hard before forcing a seemingly natural smile on my face.

"Vee? I thought you're coming?" I ask her in my most casual voice. I have to act innocent and stick on my act according to what I told her...

...that Franki is straight and that she is just a very clingy and touchy person.

The light from above Vee just accentuated the movement of her muscles in her jaw as she pierces me with a warning gaze.

Franki whips around to check on the hesitation on Vee's part.

With widened eyes, I step back, totally alarmed when the Aussie girl suddenly charges toward Vee like she is about to initiate a catfight.

Oh shit. No, Franki, no!

"Come on, girl!" she grabs Vee's arm and links it with hers, to my surprise, and the latter one's facial expression softens with surprise as well which filled me with initial relief.

They then skip their way towards me, smiling like everything is normal, and this is just stressing me out more.

Chill, Diana. Ganda ka?

I feel like their every move is so crucial and my eyes have never been this alert and awake.

They head towards me and now, we three are walking together, with both ladies linking their arm on my either side.

Jesus. I am so pretty talaga.

I am not sure if I should feel proud of my thoughts or be...worried. My gosh, Franki is literally giving me all the kinds of aches you can endure.

What kind of aching, Dianer?

"Your brother kind of pissed me off a while ago," Vee blurts out as we enter the comfort room, which has only two cubicles...

Memories of my first cubicle encounter with Franki have prompted my sweating and pulsations once again.

"He can be tactless sometimes, one of the things that I hate about him," I add as we follow Franki to the sink, my eyes lingering on the noticeable curve of her body which her skirt and fitted shirt have perfectly outlined. She then grabs some tissues and starts wiping the stain off her shirt aggressively. 

I take some tissues out as well before facing her. Our momentary eye contact had got my heart racing again.

"We just have to dilute it with water," I mumble under my breath as I lean down to slightly lift the hem of her shirt up. For a split second, I pause when I caught a glimpse of her smooth, toned stomach. God, I can practically remember the sensual taste of her skin from here...

Relax, Diana.

I glance up at her to see her face, only to look down right away when I realize that she is knowingly looking at me with one corner of her lip tugged up.

Veronica just leans her lower back against the sink counter and folds her arm in front of her chest as she watches me help Franki with her mess...while being tensed as fuck. I silently pray that both girls won't notice my behavior.

"And you're fine with it, Franki?" Vee progresses with the topic, which caused Franki to lift her head and meet her eyes.

"He may be tactless and it is one of my pet peeves about him but I always look at the positivity in people, Veronica," The firmness in her voice has made me bite my inner cheek for some reason. I just keep on wetting the tissue from the faucet and wipe the stain out from her shirt.

"You two actually look great together, Franki. I'm pretty sure you guys will have beautiful kids." Vee comments in her fake sweet voice which has elicited an annoying ringing sound in my ear. The stain has now faded away, somehow, but I keep on wiping on it, vigorously this time.

"It's too early to say that, Veronica. Anything can happen." Franki has her full concentration on Vee now and it is just me but the time starts to slow down?

Vee turns around and starts washing her clean hands as she answers, 

"Definitely. Anything can happen, even those we thought are impossible because sometimes, what it seems is actually what is it." 

Ha? Ano daw? (What is she talking about?)...I thought she's gonna pee? Can she just enter one of the cubicles right now so I can have a moment with Franki?

Feeling the discernible tension over me, I suddenly straighten out to block their views of each other and release a distracting, loud sigh.

"I think it's gone..." The stain is really gone but her shirt is now wet.

"Oh, I really hate seeing stains on my clothes and I hate it when I'm wet...I mean, my clothes." Franki states again in her fast, heavy accent.

"It's okay, Franki. This will dry out later." I assure her.

"I have an extra shirt in my car if you want," Vee inserts.

"Can I borrow it?" Franki peers on her over my shoulder.

"You can have it, Franki... It's just a shirt, a material thing."

"Aww...You're so nice, Veronica. I'll be washing it and I'll return it as soon as possible."

"No please, when I say you can have it, you can have it. It's not as if it's my lover or something." she insists with a malicious smile while emphasizing a particular word.

They just stand there while staring at each other for what seems like an eternity and I proceed to open the faucet to block out the deafening silence of tension.

"Oh my gosh I'm shy but thanks in advance!" Franki responds rather cheerfully.

Dreading the next words that will come out of Vee's mouth, I turn to her with a subtle glare and speak,

"Can you get it now so she can change here?"

"Later in the car,"

"Oh my gosh you guys, it's okay. I'll take it later," Franki chimes in as she preens her skirt.

Why does she sound so chill and not even the slightest bit frustrated with Veronica's insinuations?

I start breathing normally when we finally head out of the comfort room. David has already paid the bill when we got back to our table.

"It's on me next time," I tell him.

"Oh, so there is a next time? That sounds fun!" Franki exclaims in delight.

Vee immediately inserts with a courteous smile that is directed to David.

"It's getting late na. Mauna na kami sa inyo... (We'll head first.)..."

Franki grabs back,

"Too bad, David and I are actually about to watch a movie and I was hoping you guys can join us,"

"Yeah, the more the merrier," David seconded with a toothy grin.

And I hate that I love this...

"I mean...why not?" I nonchalantly shrug my shoulders without daring to check Vee's reaction.

"Oh my gawd...I am so excited! This will be fun!" Franki beams in her high-pitch voice, eyes meaningfully lingering on mine as she rubs her hands together.

Since Vee is using her car while David is using mine, the latter suggests that they would head first and we'll follow them. A convoy it is then.

I present myself to drive this time.

"She's such a flirt talaga noh?" Vee blurts out as soon as we got on the road.

"Who?" I ask, gaze still focused on my car straight ahead.

"Franki,"

"What do you mean?"

"She is flirting with you, Dee." I can feel her cautious glance.

"Seriously? Right in front of her boyfriend, my brother?" I haven't suppressed the urge to glance back at her with disbelief in my eyes

"Why not? She's from Australia where most people are liberated and wild."

"Aren't you generalizing?" I kind of feel offended for Franki. I mean, if she is really straight, that is really offensive.

"I am a good judge of character, Diana. I can read people well."

"Oh my gosh, can you stop giving meaning to everything? You are so obvious a while ago while Franki is just like that. And she is like the straightest girl ever. I mean, she is so maarte (girly) and stuff?"

"Uh, hello? Lipstick lesbians?"

I lost my focus on the road as our conversation starts to heat up, prompting an SUV to overtake us.

"Veronica, please. We have already talked about this. So what if she is, anyway? I'm single, right? And we are just friends." I put an utter emphasis on the last sentences.

I give her a sideways glance when she didn't react immediately. She is now sunken into the shotgun seat while looking out the window with her palm on her cheek.

"I'm sorry. It won't happen again," she murmurs after a while, and my chest heaves out with pity at the tone in her voice.

"It's okay..." I just then breathe out.

We were quiet on the rest of the ride and somehow, I felt bad with what I did. She seems really offended with what I have said.

We finally reach the mall and parked outside on the right side and not in the basement, with our parking bays just across each other.

David and Franki had planned to watch the Joker and it seems like an Oscar-worthy movie so we immediately agreed onto it. Partner by partner, we enter the mall and head to the third floor where the cinemas are located. My thoughts are then filled with some possible scenarios that will happen inside the theater if Franki will sit beside me.

She should sit beside me...

The couple are holding each other's hands as they walk. My face falls when he whispers something in her ear and she giggles as she leans on his side like what those clingy couples act.

What a fucking sore in the eyes.

"Dee?" I felt Vee's hand on mine.

"Huh?" Was she saying something?

"I said I think you're right. Franki really is so touchy." She narrows her eyes as she peers closer to my face. "And you're being preoccupied again."

"No, I'm, not. I'm just a bit sleepy na."

"We could have said no to them".

"It's alright. I also want to bond with my..." I trail off when I notice how David interlocks his fingers on hers. "...brother."

I can't help but bite on my inner cheek and grit my teeth at the sight. I mean, is she playing with my feelings again?

Upon arriving at the cinema hall, we all had a little arguing about who's going to pay for the tickets, because all of us volunteered.

We finally meet to an end with David paying for theirs and Vee paying for ours. 

Franki then marvels over the popcorn and sweets in one stall like it is her first time seeing such food and it was too late for me to realize that I have been staring at her with a smile on my face. She probably felt my stare. She cocks her head to my direction and smiles back, longing evident in her eyes, and everything around her blurs out once again.

The smile on my face fades when David appears from her side and blocks my view of her. He starts talking to her but her eyes are still on me.

"Ano, let's go?" I got distracted when Vee emerges from behind me with a family-sized popcorn and two drinks in her hand.

The pounding in my chest intensifies as we finally head inside. I have never been this anxious entering a movie theater and it feels exciting and weird.

The cold and dark ambiance have made me even more tensed and the booming bass from the sound in the walls has blended with my prominent heartbeat. 

We let the couple lead the way through the aisle, and with strained, gaping eyes, my sight is just focused on her, keen on my goal of us being seated next to each other. 

I need to sit beside her. I need to sit beside her, tangina. 

There's a lot of people actually, and the middle section is almost occupied so we step further up ahead until we find four vacant seats at the top part.

If Franki will go first, she will be taking the corner seat and David will be beside her of course, so there will be no chance that I will be seated beside her and now, she is apparently leading so I got into a panic mode.

I am about to call her attention but she stops and pulls David from behind her, letting him lead the way. Her gesture made me smirk in relief.

Looks like you both have one goal, Dianer.

David weaves himself first between the rows, then Franki follows, and I immediately follow her before Vee could interrupt it. Surprisingly, she is just following me quietly from behind. 

I sigh in content and relief when we finally settle ourselves in the red velvet, gently arched seats and start watching the movie.

I make myself comfortable as I sunk myself on the cushion. With Franki and the soda to my right and the family-sized popcorn and Vee on my left, all was right and wrong at the same time in my world.

I felt Franki leaning closer to me and whispers to the side of my face with the warmth in her breath making me more excited, "I hope I'll enjoy this,"

I can sense that this is David's choice because she prefers romantic comedies.

It's my turn to whisper into her ear. I purposely press my lips on her earlobe and say in a low, insinuating voice.

"Don't worry, you'll definitely enjoy this," 

Atapang na tao, Diana ah?

Not contended, I briefly skim my nose on the side of her cheek before straightening back on my seat. Ah, I am really so addicted to her particular smell. I didn't get her reaction on that because David has again took her attention by showing something on his phone.

The movie finally starts and I try my best to concentrate...but how? I don't understand a thing.

The four of us then fell into silence as the movie progresses while we eat our popcorns, savoring the kernel as it dissolves in our mouths. 

I am really bothered. Her presence beside me is really affecting me.

Should I make a move or should I wait for her to do it first? But the question is, does she even have any plans for some fun? She seems to be totally engrossed with the story with comments and chuckles from here and there.

Just when I thought that nothing's going to happen, I then look down on reflex through the darkness when I felt her hand suddenly rests on my lap and edges towards mine ever so lightly.

I lean back, press my lips tight in anticipation and release a sigh when her fingertips lightly brush my hand. Slowly and teasingly, I unfurl my fingers to give her the signal.

With sneaky moves, she then slips her fingers into my palm, and I immediately tighten my fingers around hers and finally hold it like it's mine.

Yes, like she's mine and that her hands are made to be held by mine...

I squeeze it, and she squeezes back, and my heartbeat accelerates in these beautiful emotions. The heat and beat of her palm that is pressed against mine have totally made me forget what the movie is all about.

I don't know what has gotten into me right now.  I just want to let her know that I want her so bad by sticking my thumb out to caress her hand. I can feel her every sigh of frustration as we keep on making each other feel these suppressed emotions through squeezes. 

I so want the movie to end already so the lights will be switched on and I can now see her beautiful, pale and freckled face again.

We were just holding each other's hands until the movie ended, without our significant others noticing it, and I feel so bad and good at the same time.

"It was so good, right? Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix definitely nailed it," Vee is hyper as we head out of the cinemas.

"Yes, they did justice to one of the most iconic villains ever," David replies and they start to have a review discussion about the movie as we make our way to the parking lot.

Franki is also trying to join the conversation with general and play safe comments while I am still distracted.

I mean...is that it? I don't think I can afford to end this night with just like that? And now, she seems to be oblivious to my feelings again.

God, the push and pull is really stressing me out!

'Usto mo yan, Diana. Panindigan mo! (You wanted that, Diana.)

I have been wearing a disappointed face until we reach the parking lots. I mean, who wouldn't? She is acting like she can't wait to go home and I am non-existent behind him.

You're also acting like Veronica is non-existent beside you so it's a fair game.

(You can start playing the music from the video attached above so you will get the exact feels that I want you to feel in this last scene. Request to ni Pres ang song. Lol)

After bidding each other dry goodbyes, Vee finally slides inside her car, as well as David on mine across us. I wait for Franki to come inside too before I'll do...

I want her to look at my way. I want to tell her something with my eyes, I want to send her a message that even I don't exactly know what it is all about.

And then she did.

I raise an eyebrow when she gives me a meaningful smile. 

"Dee, are you coming or not?" Vee peers her head out through the window.

"Of course," I absent-mindedly say, my eyes are still on Franki who is still standing outside the car wearing a problematic face this time. She has told David something prior to that.

"Diana, I forgot my phone in the theater," Franki exclaims as she crosses the aisle. "Come with me..."

The look she is giving me right now has made all the nerves on my body shot with fire.

"Stay here. I'll be right back," I briefly tell Vee without really looking at her reaction.

I bite on my lower lip in excitement when Vee gives me a nonchalant nod before indulging herself on her phone.

My heart has been racing so fast as Franki takes my hand and pulls me back toward the building but instead of heading to the entrance doors, she instead turns to the corner and we are now on the left side of the mall. My stomach flutters in excitement as I just let her lead the way...

"Franki, where are we going?" I ask her with a nervous chuckle but her obvious intention has got my dying inside already.

She didn't answer me and before I knew it, she has already pushed me back against the cold, gray wall, making me gasp in surprise and slight pain.

"We're not going anywhere, Diana." she firmly breathes into the cold night air with a lusty glint burning in her beautiful suggestive eyes. 

My face scrunches as I gulp in utter arousal. She then pushes my ankles apart with her foot before moving in to reunite her lips with mine. Her warm tongue searches for mine as it probes my mouth, and a low moan escapes my mouth as she finally found it.

Fuck. The power she has onto me is so overwhelming and words cannot describe how aroused I am right now. 

🎵I look and stare so deep in your eyes
I touch on you more and more every time
When you leave, I'm begging you not to go
Call your name two or three times in a row
Such a funny thing for me to try to explain
How I'm feeling and my pride is the one to blame
'Cause I know I don't understand
Just how your love can do what no one else can🎶

I have my hands now roaming on her face and hair and hers on my ass as she pushes the lower part of our bodies harder against each other.

I close my eyes as we savor each other's mouth once again with hiking warm breaths and urgency in our every move. I never expected that the combination of mint, the lingering hint of popcorn, and her natural, familiar sweet smell can spin my head with ecstasy. 

I moan in her mouth as her hands start to wander my body again, her every touch letting me know how hungry she is for me right now. Fuck, I don't know what to do first. My emotions are in utter turmoil right now. 

🎶Got me looking so crazy right now, your love's
Got me looking so crazy right now (in love)
Got me looking so crazy right now, your touch
Got me looking so crazy right now (your touch)
Got me hoping you'll page me right now, your kiss
Got me hoping you'll save me right now
Looking so crazy in love's
Got me looking, got me looking so crazy in love🎶

I didn't care if somebody will see us. It is dark in this spot and the parking area in front of us is deserted. The thrill and the chill breeze of the air are just making me even more delirious than I already am right now...

My fully bite on my bottom lip hard as I felt the throbbing between my legs becoming more intense as each second passes by. 

I grab her by her waist and flip her around and now, we already have changed positions. I push her back against the wall and devour her kissable, plump lips once again.

She pulls away for a second and presses her forehead against mine while she pierces my eyes with hers, "I wanna do it again, I wanna do it again..."

I can only reply with a low groan as I start to tug her shirt up, exposing her smooth bare stomach that I have been itching to touch since we were in the cafe. Through her lacy black bra, I push her breasts up while I lean down to bring them into my mouth. 

"Diana..." she breathily moans as she holds onto my head.

I am getting even wetter at the thought of anyone, may it be the night security guards or David, or Vee that could suddenly appear around the corner and see us like this. I bury my face into the valley between her chest and just inhale her in. She grabs my chin and pulls me back up to kiss me once again, making me feel that she can't get enough of my lips as much as I am to her.

I am totally carried away right now. My hand finally slips under her skirt and before I could even slip it inside her underwear, she suddenly grabs it with hers and stops kissing me. 

I then give her an urging, questioning gaze but she only leans in once again and gives my full lips a sexy, single lick with the tip of her tongue before whispering huskily into my ear,

"See you tomorrow..."

She pulls away then and gazes at me one last time, her sexy lips slowly forming into a shadow of a naughty smile. Before I could even react, she has already turned away and skipped back to the other side where our significant others are currently waiting.

🎶Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh, no, no
Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh, no, no
Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh, no, no
Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh, no, no🎶

With the rise and fall of my chest, I then look up the night sky as I felt another wave of anticipating wetness gushes out of me.

*****To be continued*****

A/N: Thanks for reading!

How's the story going so far?
Btw, you can find the final actor for David Mackey on the first page of this book for the visuals. I brought back Kirk Bondad, the original one for some reason.

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