"Hi mom, hi dad. Miss me?" I said in a cheerful voice. Naabutan ko sila ni Olivia sa veranda na nag-aalmusal. They turned their heads and their eyes lit up when they saw me. 

"Andi." Dad smiled from ear to ear. I tried my best not to roll my eyes. "I'm so happy to see you, sweetheart."

"From now on, you'll see me everyday, dad. I'm staying here." And I'll make your life a living hell. I had to literally bite my tongue to keep those words from spilling out of my mouth.

"Andi, Anak..." He got up from his seat at inalalayan siya ni Olivia. They both walked towards me and hugged me. Ugh! I wanted to push them away from me, these people are murderers, I had to remind myself that this is all for the show. I had to do this.

 "You don't know how happy I am." Dad cupped my face and kissed me on the forehead. "Sana mapatawad mo na ako. Pinagsisi-"

"I've already forgiven you, dad, mom. Let's just forget about what happened." I managed to say with a smile. Although saying that felt like acid burning in my throat. It still hurts to talk about it.

"Oh darling..." He hugged me again. When Harold broke out of the hug, si Olivia naman ang lumapit sa akin.

"We're so sorry. We love you so much, sweety." She looked at my face before giving me a hug.

"I'm s-sorry din sa inasal ko sa ospital." 

"No, baby. It's okay, we understand." Olivia said.

I joined them for breakfast. And I had to actually have a conversation with them. I was having a conversation with the people who killed my child. The two of them were so happy, little did they know that I only came back to ruin their lives. Just like how they ruined mine. After finishing my breakfast, I excused myself and went to my room. 

Pag-akyat ko sa kwarto ko nandoon na ang mga luggage na ipinaakyat ko kanina sa maid. Wala pa rin halos pinagbago ang kwarto ko. It was left the way I had seen it before I went to New York. Umupo ako sa gilid ng kama at biglang tumunog ang phone ko. 

Kinuha ko ang phone ko from my pocket. Jason's name appeared on the screen. I clicked the answer button. "Hello, husband." 

"Wife." I heard him chuckle on the other end. "Oh Andi."

"Bumalik na ako sa mansyon." Sabi ko. 

"Good." He said.

"But, God, Jason, I can't stand breathing the same air as them." I complained.

"It will all pay off in the end." 

I rolled my eyes. "Easy for you to say."

"Don't worry, Andi. Once I finish all my work, babalik ako d'yan sa Pilipinas para matulungan kita sa plano mo." 

We talked for a few more minutes before ending the call. 

"Hi, Phoenix!" We hugged when we saw each other. This is the first time we've seen each other again after so many years. He called me the other night and asked me to go to the company's social event with him and I said yes. Now, he is here to pick me up.

"Hi." He said while staring at me from head to foot. "You look great, Andi."

I'm wearing a long burgundy dress with deep v-neck and high-thigh slit. I've worn it at a photo shoot before and I just loved it so much I had to beg the designer to let me keep it.  

"Thank you." I smiled. "You look handsome in that tux." I patted his shoulder and he laughed.

He opened the car door for me and he went to the driver's side.

"Alam mo bang masayang-masaya si uncle Harold habang magkausap kami at sinabi niya sa akin na bumalik ka na dito sa Pilipinas." Phoenix said while driving.   

I just shrugged. I didn't say a word. 

"Anyway, salamat at pumayag kang sumama sa akin. You don't know how much this means to me." Sabi niya.

"You know I can't say no to you." 

When we got to the event, I immediately was three familiar faces. Si Wayne, Si Axel at si Seth. May mga nagkukumpulang mga babae sakanila. Nang makita nila kami they headed straight towards us. Binati nila akong lahat.

"And laki ng pinagbago mo. Why aren't you wearing your big dorky glasses? Nakakapanibago." Wayne said with a laugh.

"I'm wearing contacts." 

"I've seen you on the cover of Cosmopolitan." Sabi ni Axel.

"Dude, you read cosmopolitan?" Seth looked at him, weirded out.

"That's so gay." Wayne commented.

"No, I do not read it. One of my girls happened to have a collection of Cosmopolitan magazines. " He said.

After chatting with them for a few minutes bumalik na sila sa mga girls nila. Phoenix got me a glass of champagne. Tumingin ako sa paligid. May isang nawawala sa kanila. And then I saw him. Papalapit siya sa amin at may babae siyang kasama na nakakapit sa braso niya. I gripped the glass I'm holding tightly.

"Hey Phoenix, hey Andi." Bati ni Tristan. Next to him is a beautiful girl wearing an elegant black evening dress that complimented every curve in her body. She has long wavy black hair, a pair of big, brown eyes that made her look innocent and thin lips. She really is beautiful. I have met girls more beautiful than her but, God, I've never felt so insecure in my whole life.

"Hey." Phoenix said while staring at the woman. His eyes were focused on her, only her. She was looking at Phoenix, too. Their eyes were locked with each other. Something is going on between the two of them, I can feel it. I felt a sense of relief at the thought of that.

"Andi, this is Cassie." Tristan placed one arm around her shoulder. I tried to shrug off the annoyance building up inside me. "Cassie meet Andi."

I put on a fake smile. "Nice to meet you, Cassie."

"Nice to meet you, too." She said, smiling back at me. 

Dumating ang tatlong lalaki; si Wayne, si Axel at si Seth. They were surprised to see Cassie and they asked Tristan if he and Cassie are dating. Tristan said they aren't and that made me hate her less. Narinig ko rin na ex pala ni Phoenix si Cassie kaya ganun na lang ang tinginan nila sa isa't isa. We went to sit at a table together. Cassie and Tristan are sitting across from us. Cassie kept looking at us, hindi mapalagay ang babae. There was a hint of jealousy in her eyes as she looks at us. Nang makita niyang nakatingin din ako sa kanya, she quickly looked away. She probably thinks I'm his girlfriend. I couldn't help but smile. This is getting interesting.

"Hey, Phoenix." Humarap ako sa kanya. 

He turned to me and put his arm on the back of my chair. "What?"

"Can I ask you something?" I said, almost whispering.

"What is it?" Tanong niya. He leaned in closer to me.

"Closer." I told him. Lalo niyang nilapit ang mukha niya sa akin.

"Do you think I look like Jessica Rabbit in this dress?" I asked. 

He laughed. "God, Andi, that question was so random. Akala ko naman kung ano ang itatanong mo."

Out of my peripheral vision, I can see Cassie frowning. She isn't paying attention to Tristan or anyone. Her eyes were glued to Phoenix. I felt so guilty when I looked at her, hurt evident in her eyes.

They started talking about Phoenix and Cassie's past. Inaasar nang mga lalaki si Phoenix kay Cassie at agad na nagbago ang mood niya. His face hardened. Iginigiit nila na mayroon pa siyang nararamdaman para kay Cassie and Phoenix started saying mean things.

"I never loved her. Nasaktan lang ang ego ko dahil sa tagal kong nagtiyaga sa kanya pero ibang lalaki ang nakina-" He suddenly stopped mid-sentence. Wala ni isa sa amin ang nangahas magsalita. Lahat kami ay nagulat sa sinabi ni Phoenix. At that moment, I wanted to slap the living shit out of him. I kind of wish Cassie would slap her or grab the glass of water in front of her and throw it on him.

I looked at the poor girl. Her face paled. Her eyes started to water. I could tell that she was trying her very best not to cry. 

"E-excuse me." She said, her voice quivering, as she got up from the table. Nagmamadali siyang naglakad palayo. 

There was an awkard silence after that. 

"This is all your fault." Axel whispered to Wayne, but all of us can hear it.

"Woah, dude, don't blame it on me. Nakisali rin naman kayo." Naiiling na sabi Wayne. 

"You started it." Sabi naman ni Seth. Para silang mga batang nagsisisihan.

"Shut the fuck up, all of you." Mahina pero mariin na sabi ni Phoenix.

"Way to go, asshole. Way to go." Tristan said, sarcastically. Nagtitigan sila ni Phoenix. After a few seconds, Tristan got up from his seat and walked away. Oh God! Pupuntahan niya si Cassie. I know it isn't right pero naiinis ako. Cassie is the damsel in distress and Tristan is playing the knight in shining armor.

Isa-isang nagtayuan ang tatlong lalaki. Hanggang sa kami na lang ang naiwan ni Phoenix. He stayed quiet and seemed to be in deep thought. I could see the pain and regret written all over his face.

"Phoenix, you should apologize to Cassie." I finally broke the silence.

He just shook his head. "I can't."

" What do you mean you can't? What you did was wrong. You embarrased her in front of your friends and me." Sabi ko sa kanya. 

Without saying a word he stood up and walked away. I followed him. Nakita namin si Cassie at Tristan na nag-uusap sa balcony. Lalapit sana namin sila but we both froze when we saw them kiss. Phoenix and I exchanged glances. I wanted to grab that bitch's hair and throw her off the balcony. Phoenix's eyes were cold and burning with fury.

Tumakbo si Cassie papasok at sinundan siya ni Phoenix. I saw him grab her and drag her out of the party. 

Bumalik ang tingin ko kay Tristan and he was looking at me. I gave him a cold glare before turning away from him.

"Andi!" I heard him call me. He grabbed my wrist and turned me around to face me.

"Don't touch me." I said in a low voice.

"Andi, what you saw-"

"I don't fucking need your explanation." I said pulling my hand away from his grip. 

I hurridly ran out of the room and to the elevator. Tristan was running after me. I quickly pressed the close button but before the elevator door completely close, he reached out his hand so the door opens again. He got on the elevator and door closed.

"Ah, the elevator." He said shaking his head while smiling. 

I blushed when I remembered what happened the night I got drugged by the guy I met at the club and he brought me to his condo. Does he really have to remind that? I tried to pretend I was unaffected.

I finally breathed out, like I was holding my breath the whole time, when the elevator stopped at the lobby. Lumabas ako sa hotel and he was still following me.I hailed a taxi and Tristan, pinigilan ako ni Tristan.

"Ihahatid na kita." He said.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at tinawag ko ang pansin ng taxi na parating. The taxi stopped in front of us. I was about to open the door when he slammed it close.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" I faced him and gave him an angry look.

"There is no way in hell am I going to let you ride a taxi at night in that dress." His eyes scanned my body.

"Huwag mo akong pakialaman." 

Just as I was about to open the taxi door again it drove off. Tinitigan ko siya ng masama. "Please, leave me alone."

"Andi, ayan ka na naman. You're going to put yourself in a dangerous situation. Paano kung rapist ang driver ng masakyan mong taxi. Or worse, serial killer." He said calmly. "Come on, I'll drop you off your house."

"You're impossible." I said, shaking my head.

Dahil sa pamimilit at dahil wala naman akong dalang kotse at umalis na si Phoenix kasama si Cassie pumayag na akong ihatid niya ako. We went to his car. A red Bentley. How the hell did he afford to buy such an expensive car? I wonder where he got all his money. I bet he whored himself to a rich widow and he probably killed the widow to get her money or something like that. 

He opened the passenger door for me and I went in. He closed the door and jogged around to the driver's seat. Hindi ko na kailangan ituro sa kanya ang direksyon nang mansyon dahil alam niya na. Nakapunta na siya dati doon and he almost didn't make it out alive, he joked. I felt this strange bitter nostalgia when I remembered what happened years ago. When we were so in love with each other, or at least I thought he was in love with me, too. We fell silent. Both of us lost in our thoughts.

Huminto ang kotse sa harap ng gate ng mansyon. Lumapit ang guard sa amin and when he saw me he let us in. I'm sure Harold and Olivia are already asleep by now.

"Would you like to get inside and have some coffee?" Tanong ko.

He looked at me puzzled. I just smiled at him, waiting for his answer. Oh yes, this will be perfect. So perfect. 

"Uh, sure." He answered, hesitant.

We both got out of the car and went inside the mansion. It was dark inside because everyone was fast asleep. I walked to the kitchen to make him a cup of coffee and I handed it to him. 

"Thanks." He said.

"Sure." I smiled at him.

He drank his coffee but immediately spat it out. "What the hell did you put in my coffee?"

"Mouthwash." I answered. "I will not let you kiss me after you've kissed another woman without washing your mouth."

I cupped his face and kissed him hard.  I delved my tongue inside his mouth and he groaned. His arms wrapped around my waist, one hand slowly sliding down to my exposed leg. He lifted my leg up so he could rub his hardness against my crotch.

His hand went inside the slit of my dress until he got to my underwear. He rubbed his palm above my panties and I was grinding myself against him. His other hand slid up to my exposed cleavage and caressed it, slowly making its way inside. I wasn't wearing a bra, his fingers easily found my nipple and pinches it.

His mouth traveled down my neck. Nibbling and sucking my sensitive skin and all I could do was moan. His hand went inside my underwear, tracing his finger on my wet folds. Rubbing it up and down repeatedly. He pulled aside the cloth that covered my breast with his other hand and lowered his head to suck it.

"Oh God, Tristan." I moaned as he suck my nipple and play with my clit. I gasped when he pulled at my nipple with his teeth. 

I wanted to protest when he took his hand out of my panties and he stopped sucking my breast. But before I could do so, he turned me around and made me bend over the counter. He lifted my dress up to my stomach.

"Shit." I heard him cursed, silently. I knew why. I was wearing a lacy thong that barely covered me. He fondled my exposed butt cheek before giving it a not-so-hard slap. "Your ass is so sexy."

"You're so wet, baby." He said as he rub his fingers over my panties.

"Oh, Tristan! I want you." 

"I know. And I want you, too. So bad." He said hoarsely. He knelt down and started licking me through my panties, running his tongue on my slit. I clutched the edge of the counter tightly, moaning and panting.

He finally pulled my thong down to my knees. His tongue flicked at my clit and I moaned even louder. I felt his finger tease my core making me wiggle. He slowly inserted one finger in and out, in and out, repeatedly. And he added another one. And another one. Soon enough, my legs began to shake and I orgasmed. He licked up all my juice not leaving a single drop. I can't believe this. I just had an orgasm in my parents' kitchen.

He stood up and I hear him unzipping his pants. Then I felt a warm, thick thing rubbing against my slit. I was still sensitive from the orgasm I just had. I screamed out his name, not caring even if the whole house hears it, when he entered his thick shaft inside me. Both his hands went to my breasts and started playing with it. He started by massaging and fondling it, then his fingers went to my nipples and pinched, twisted and pulled it. He rammed himself into me so fast and so hard, again and again.

I could feel another orgasm coming on and I welcomed it. After a few thrust, he shot his hot, sticky cum deep inside me. 

"Oh God, Andi, you feel so good." His semi-hard shaft is still inside me while he kisses my nape. He pulled out and I sighed at the emptiness. I could feel his cum dripping out of me when he pulled my thong up and my dress down.

"Thank God, your mom didn't catch us this time." He chuckled.

I turned to face him and he smiled. He hugged me and kissed me on the lips. I could still taste myself on him.

"Goodnight." He whispered in my ears before breaking the hug.

"Sleep with me tonight." I said.

"Are you joking?" He looked at me skeptical. I shook my head. "But your parents..."

I rolled my eyes at him. "Don't worry about them."

We went upstairs to my room and had sex again. After three hours of sex, Tristan finally fell asleep. I snuggled in his warm chest. I've really missed sleeping next to him, just listening to his heart beat. I closed my eyes pondering off to sleep.

"Good morning, mom. Good morning, dad." I cheerfully said as I walk to the dining room. 

"Good-" Nahinto sila pareho ng mag-angat ng tingin. Olivia's eye widened and Harold stiffened up. Lumingon ako sa likod ko at kinuha ang kamay ni Tristan. 

"G-good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Cordova." Tristan said while staring at the ground. He couldn't look at them straight in the eyes. Ayaw nga niyang bumaba at pinilit ko lang siya. 

"Dito natulog si Tristan kagabi and he's going to join us for breakfast. I hope you don't mind." 

Hindi sila sumagot. So I just pulled Tristan and we sat at a vacant chair next to each other. I secretly smiled. This is like a fucking reunion. Reunion ng mga taong sumira sa buhay ko. It was a really awkward breakfast. I was the only one doing all the talking. They couldn't look at each other.