WHEN I got back sa condo ni kuya, he was not home yet. Mukhang late ulit siyang makakauwi dahil 9 PM na pero hindi pa rin siya nakakauwi. I got nervous for nothing... Phew! Akala ko kasi nakauwi na siya at baka magalit siya dahil ginabi na ako nang uwi tapos I wasn't able to answer any of his calls pa because Cash won't stop doing me!

He's very malandi. As in!

Our only break was when he got us some water because we were both really out of breath! He really took his prize at the highest level!

I took a shower first because I felt really sticky all over my body. Cash offered me his bathroom, but I declined. I know he's cunning and he will come inside while I'm taking a shower. Plus, I'm already exhausted because we stayed at his place for the whole afternoon until evening.

He is a beast on the bed.

He is so good that I couldn't resist him even though I was already tired after our fourth round! Kung hindi ko pa nakitang madilim na sa labas at gabi na pala hindi pa niya ako ihahatid pauwi.

I'm hungry, pero tinatamad na akong tumayo sa kama ko. I couldn't even walk properly!

From: LA Guy

Did Baker get mad that I got you home late?

I saw that Cash texted me. I chuckled while reading his text. Bakit feeling ko takot na takot siya kay Kuya e 'di hamak na mas malaki siya kesa kay Kuya! He must be really a soft guy behind that strong appearance.

To: LA Guy

He didn't say anything to me naman but I saw him glaring intently at his phone, and when I peeked at his phone, I saw your contact number on the screen.

I was laughing so hard while I was typing my reply to him! Ang sarap kasi niyang asarin. Para siyang bata. Konti nalang sabihin niya sa'kin na 'hindi na kita bati'.

Kaka-send ko lang ng text ko and he has already seen my text and I saw that he's typing a reply already.

From: LA Guy

You're kidding me... He didn't call me.

Grabe... May ka-FuBu na ako, may entertainer pa ako.

To: LA Guy

He's probably planning how to kill you?? *Devil Emoji*

Hindi na nagreply pa si Cash after nong text ko sakaniya. He probably called Kuya! Naiyak pa ako sa katatawa dahil I really enjoy teasing him. He's a funny guy! I thought that he was a very serious person when I first saw him at Braxton, but it turns out that he was not. I really enjoyed this day, besides the action that we did on his bed.

I scrolled through my gallery and I sent the videos and pictures to Curtis that I took at the Ocean Park kanina. I really can't wait for him to come here to Manila! Hopefully, by then, I'll be more familiar with the city, so I can tour him around myself. And as I was waiting for Curtis to facetime me, I didn't realize that I had fallen asleep.

The next morning, I woke up really early because of the sound coming from my phone. I quickly checked the time and it's 6 AM palang! My eyes were still closed when I tried to look for my phone. I groaned. Halos hindi ako makagalaw nang maayos because my whole body is aching.

When I found my phone, the call ended, so I just checked who was freaking calling me at 6 in the morning, and it was Curtis! I saw that he sent me a lot of messages, too.

I have 36 unread messages and 21 missed calls.

Tatawagan ko na sana siya dahil nagtataka ako sa dami ng text at tawag niya sa'kin when my phone rang again and he's face timing me now. I immediately answered his call. I sat and rested my head on the headrest.

"Why are you—"

"Where did you meet Cash?!" I was taken aback a little, dahil nabigla ako sa tono ng boses ni Curtis. My forehead creased while he looked flustered.

Hindi pa ako nakakapag salita dahil sa gulat – and trying to process why does he know Cash, when he starts talking again. "Oh, my God, Sera. Are you dating Cash? Why were you with him at Ocean Park yesterday? Why are you two together?"

"What? Pano mo nalamang kasama ko si Cash kahapon and how do you know him?"

He looks so flustered. His lips were parted apart, and he was staring at me in disbelief.

"Curtis, are you still there?" I said, dahil akala ko nag-frozen 'yung screen at naputol 'yung facetime namin, pero nakita ko siyang humarap ulit sa camera. He looks calmer now.

"You sent me a video of Cash while he was getting a kiss from sea lions." sabi niya at nanlaki 'yung mga mata ko. I immediately went to our conversation and I saw na pati pala 'yung kinuha kong video ni Cash was sent to Curtis as well.

"Oh, my gosh..." napa-face palm nalang ako. I must have been so exhausted last night that I didn't notice na pati 'yun e na-send ko kay Curtis.

"Did you know that he was my cousin?" Curtis said, and my eyes got even wider. My mouth was literally parted in 'O'shape and my eyeballs were shaking.

I dropped my phone on the bed while I pulled my hair in despair. I heard Curtis keeps on calling my name while I'm trying to process everything... Is that why Cash is in LA and he's the cousin that Curtis told me about that visited them from Manila? Oh, gosh...

Ngayon ko lang na-realize lahat.

I ended the FaceTime and grabbed myself a glass of water. I don't really know why I'm panicking this badly. But probably because I know that Curtis is very aware that I don't commit, and I prefer to just fool around with them. Nag-aalala siguro siya sa pinsan niya.

I didn't answer any of Curtis' calls and I just sent him a very long text message that explains when and where I met Cash. I really feel awkward talking to Curtis right now. Is this how Cash felt when he found out that he was doing his friend's cousin?

Great... I need to talk to Cash and tell him na kaibigan ko 'yung pinsan niya.

Our world is getting smaller and smaller each day.

Kuya was surprised when he saw me in the kitchen drinking coffee at 7 in the morning. Usually kasi hindi ko na siya inaabutan dahil maaga siyang umaalis o talagang late lang ako minsan gumising.

He just asked me what I did with Cash yesterday, and I told him everything–except for the part where we stayed in Cash's bedroom for 6 hours! Kuya looked relieved naman and I even showed him some videos and pictures para mas maging kampante pa siya na wala namang ginagawang masama sa'kin si Cash.

Kuya left for work and I texted Cash if we could meet after his work, but then he replied, saying na I can come to his office instead, and I agreed, despite the rule that we've set na bawal ko siyang kitain before 5 PM. Gusto ko rin makita 'yung VM Corp. because I'm planning to apply there to work. Halos dalawang linggo pa lang naman ako dito sa Manila and I want to enjoy muna before I start working again.

I wore a maroon off-shoulder romper, and I just curled the ends of my hair. I also put on light makeup just to make sure that I didn't look pale before heading to the VM Corp.

I was in awe the whole time when I got in there. The woman at the front desk asked kung anong kailangan ko kaya sinabi kong makikipag kita ako kay Cash.

Parang nagulat pa 'yung babae nang sabihin ko 'yung pangalan ni Cash. Akala siguro niya nagbibiro ako.

"Do you have an appointment with Mr. Cash, Ma'am?"

I shook my head. "No, I don't have, but he knows that I'm coming in today," I said, but the girl still gave me a skeptical look.

I didn't have a choice kasi mukhang walang balak 'yung babae na papuntahin ako sa office ni Cash, kaya naupo nalang muna ako at saka ko tinawagan si Cash para sabihin na ayaw akong papasukin sa loob. He said that he'd come down here to the lobby to pick me up.

While I was waiting for Cash, I just looked around the lobby muna. The lobby was huge! The woman at the front desk kept throwing glances at me as if tatakas ako papasok ng building, pero hindi ko nalang siya pinansin. I was so focused on looking around that I didn't notice the man behind me.

"Sorry po," I immediately apologized because I even stepped on his shoe. But the man just stared at me emotionless. He was looking at me as if I had committed a crime! Parang kinilabutan ako sa takot. Nag-sorry naman ako agad dahil hindi ko naman sinasadya.

"Sorry po ulit." I said it again, but he just started walking away. The man looks very scary and refined. He's very good-looking at his age. And he's the type of man I don't want to associate myself with.

"Sorry, I had to finish something." Cash said, pagdating niya. I saw how the woman at the front desk stared at Cash dreamily. I see... so she had a crush on Cash pala. That's why.

I stood up and walked towards Cash until we were face-to-face. I was grinning dahil nakita ko 'yung paglaki ng mata noong babae habang nakatingin samin ni Cash. Pati 'yung ibang employee na napapadaan e tumitigil at lumilingon sa pwesto namin.

Cash easily caught everyone's attention... he looked so sexy wearing a suit and tie. Really. I won't blame all the ladies for drooling all over him.

"What are you doing?" Cash said habang nagtataka nang hawakan ko siya sa batok at hilain palapit sa'kin hanggang sa magkalapit 'yung mukha namin.

I don't like the attention that I'm getting because of this, but I do enjoy the look on everyone's faces who's watching us.

"Do you know that you look so sexy that I just want to rip off your clothes? Right here, right now. " I said seductively, and his neck up to his ear instantly turned tomato red!

I bit my lower lip to stop myself from laughing at his face. Hindi siya nakapagsalita kaya hinawakan ko nalang siya sa braso at hinila papasok ng elevator. Tatanungin ko pa sana siya kung saang floor ba 'yung office niya, pero mabilis niya akong sinunggaban nang halik, kaya napindot ko halos lahat ng floors sa elevator.

He was kissing me roughly, as if he didn't want to waste any seconds. The elevator stopped at the 9th floor, kaya I had to push Cash dahil baka mamaya may mga employees na nakaabang sa labas.

"Where are we going?" I said when he held my hand and pulled me when the elevator opened.

He didn't answer me, and I just let him drag me until we reached the stairs of the fire exit on the 9th floor. Agad niya akong isinandal sa pader at mabilis na hinalikan ulit.

His hands start roaming around my body as if we're not in a public place – as if we're not in his workplace! He could get fired if someone sees us making out here. I tried to stop him because I didn't want to risk his job, but he really wouldn't budge, so I just answered his every kiss with the same intensity.

"I think I heard someone walking down the stairs," I told him when we pulled away and were catching our breath.

Akala ko matatakot siya dahil baka may nakakita samin but he just grins at me, "Really? I didn't notice. I was too busy making out with you."

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