Song: YOU- 11:11

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I didn't go home that night. Sumama ako kay Zach sa tinutuluyan niya. I just couldn't leave his side because I missed him so much. It's been a year! Matagal na panahon iyon kaya natural lang na namiss ko siya ng sobra!

I can't believe he lives here! He lives in a freaking penthouse all by himself. Sobrang nakakalungkot naman kung ganito.

"Wow!" Sabi ko ng tuluyan na kaming nakapasok sa loob.

I mean I live alone before but not in a place as big as this! Ang buong pasilyo ay pinalilibutan ng malalaking glass window. Kitang-kita sa labas ng salamin ang buong syudad. Busy streets and the lights from other buildings.

Zach hugged me from behind and he rests his chin on my shoulder. He placed a kiss on my neck. I smiled.

"This place used to be lonely when I'm alone. But now that you're here with me... it won't feel lonely anymore." Aniya.

"I'm just here for a night. You're going to be lonely again by tomorrow." He sniffed my hair.

"Then I'm going to your apartment."

"I have a shoot tomorrow. I won't be there."

"Then I'm going to your shoot." Hinarap ko naman siya. I look at him in the eye. Kumunot ang noo ko.

"You're not going to my shoot."

"Why?" Disappointment is evident in his eyes. I laughed a little.

"You have to focus on your training! You already missed three training days, balak mo pa bang dagdagan 'yon?"

"Yeah. I'm willing to miss a hundred training days just to be with you." Hindi ko naman mapigilan na mapangiti because he looks so serious while saying those words.

"That's so sweet... But no, you should focus on your training." kokontra sana siya ngunit pinigilan ko siya. "I'm serious."

"But I can pick you up after your shoot, right?" Ngumuso ako at nag-isip.

"Hmm?" I shrugged to tease him.

"Come on!" He said at mukhang frustrated. I teasingly smiled at him. He pecked my lips. "Kahit sundo lang ayaw mo?"

"Well, that will do. Basta you have to focus on your training, okay?" He nodded. Then pulled me in to a hug.

This just feels so good. I dreamed about this a million times before and I'm glad dahil hindi nalang siya basta panaginip ngayon.

Dahil totoo na siya. Totoong-totoo!!! It's crazy!!!

"I'm so glad you came back to me, Sam. So so glad." Aniya. Inalis ko naman ang sarili ko sa pagkakayakap sakanya para tingnan siya.

"You have a lot of explaining to do." Sabi ko. Parang naintindihan niya agad kung ano ang tinutukoy ko kaya naman ay iginiya niya ako sa kwarto niya.

It's already late. I'm surprised dahil hindi parin ako inaantok. Ryan called me a lot of times asking me where I am. Pero hindi ko sinasabi kung saan. I'm going to surprise him with my relationship with Zach. I'm sure sobrang magugulat siya.

His bedroom is massive. Kahit ang kama niya ay sobrang laki rin. Nakakalungkot naman dito. I suddenly want to stay here longer para hindi siya mag-isa. Pero mayroon akong apartment. Hindi ko pwedeng iwan 'yon.

Umupo naman ako sa kama niya. He sat next to me. Kinuha niya naman ang kamay ko at pinagmasdan ito.

"Can I kiss you first before I explain everything?" Tanong niya.

I tried to hide my smile. As much as I want to kiss him all night, I badly need his explanation first. Then maybe after that we can kiss, right?

I don't care kung anong oras na. Wala namang time requirement ang paghahalikan diba?

"No! You have to explain everything to me first." He groaned in frustration.

"Come on..." He reached for my face but I backed away.

"Later." he smirked when he heard it.

"Later... okay... I like that." Pilit kong tinatago ang ngiti ko.

Fucking hell, he's so cute!

After that cheesy moment, we both turned serious when he started explaining.

"Well you see, Ryan and Tony's helping me out with everything. Ryan was the one who told me where you are. Ayaw niya ngang sabihin nung una but I managed to convince him after a couple of tries." Aniya.

"And about what happened last year, Sam... I'm really sorry... I know that I should've told you everything before because that's what you deserve. You deserve to know how I really feel about you. You just... deserve everything.

"I fucked up when I pushed you away. Ian had to punch me because I broke your heart." He chuckled. "The black eye he gave me lasted for a month." My jaw dropped.

"It was quite a good punch. But I deserve it. I just let the woman I love go and it was the shittiest thing I have ever done."

Marami pa siyang sinabi pagkatapos noon. Gaya ng pagpunta niya sa bahay namin para makausap si Caitlyn. Dad and Mom wasn't there. So si Caitlyn lang ang nakausap niya.

Apparently, he also asked help from Caitlyn. Looks like he asked everyone close to me and he succeeded.

Ngayon ay alam ko na kung bakit nila ako pinupush na makipag-ayos noon kay Zach. It really confused me but now it all makes sense.

Inexplain niya rin sa akin kung ano ang ibig sabihin ni Ate Isabella tungkol sa guilty na tinutukoy niya. Basically, it was just a glimpse of what he told Caitlyn. Gaya ng sabi ni Ryan sa akin nung nakaraang araw ay ganoon rin ang sinasabi ni Zach sa akin ngayon.

"I love you even before you told me you were inlove with me. You confessed at a wrong time. I was a mess and I was barely thinking of anyone except for myself. And goddamn it, I fucking hate what I did! You don't know how my heart broke seeing you cry and beg me like that. I'm really sorry, Sam." He confessed.

I can't freaking believe that he was the first one to fall in love. Akala ko ay ako lang all this time ang nagmamahal noon. But it was hard for him dahil di niya parin makalimutan si Cindy.

He was torn between his past and his present.

"Now that I have you... I'm not gonna let you go or let you slip away again. You're mine. And no one's going to stop me from wanting you not even your sister." He wiped off my tears. I nodded.

"I love you, Sam." Tears started falling harder nung sabihin niya iyon. Matagal ko ng inaasam na sabihin niya sa akin ang salitang ito.

At sobrang saya na marinig 'to ng harap harapan.

Hinawakan ko ang pisngi niya. "I love you, too, Zach." He smiled then I crashed my lips to his.

We stayed longer than we planned. Halos masugatan na ang mga labi namin because we just couldn't find a signal to stop. We missed each other so much, you can't blame us.

Madaling araw na at gising parin kami. We're not making out anymore. Our lips got tired. Ituloy nalang daw namin bukas.

I can't believe that we have this arrangement now. Parang hindi namin kayang patapusin ang isang araw ng hindi nagtatagpo ang mga labi namin. Maybe kissing would end our day.

Nakahiga na ako ngayon sa braso niya habang may kinukwento siya tungkol sa buhay niya dati. It's so good to finally hear him open up about himself.

Sa sobrang rami niyang kwento ay di na namin namalayan na nakatulog na pala kami. I woke up to someone's call. Kahit tamad na tamad akong tingnan kung sino iyon ay kailangan.

Zach's still passed out beside me habang ang kanyang kamay naman ay nasa aking tiyan. His face is on my shoulder. He's snoring lightly. He looks so peaceful.

He sleeps without a shirt on kaya naman ay umagang-umaga ay ang ganda agad ng view ko. Kinagat ko ang labi ko at pinagmasdan siya. I can't believe we just stayed late just to make out until we got tired.

I came into my senses nang marinig kong muli iyong ring galing sa phone ko. Inabot ko iyon sa side table. Laura is calling.

"Hello?"

"Where are you? It's time for your shoot!" Aniya. Mabilis akong napatingin sa orasan.

Oh my god! It's already one in the afternoon. Kanina pang twelve-thirty iyong shoot ko!

Fuck!

"I'm on my way." sabi ko at agad nang bumaba sa kama upang mag-gayak. Thank god I brought clothes!

Nang matapos akong maligo ay nakita kong gising na si Zach. I stopped on my tracks when I saw him wearing an eyeglasses habang may binabasa sa cellphone niya.

He looks so freaking hot with his bed hair. What the hell? How is this even legal?

Ayoko na tuloy umuwi at mas gusto nalang mag-stay dito. Ugh! This is so hard!

"Kailan pa naging malabo ang mata mo?" Tanong ko sakanya habang inaayos ang gamit ko. Hindi niya siguro namalayan na nakalabas na ako mula sa banyo dahil sa binabasa niya sa cellphone niya.

"Dati pa 'to. I wear contacts that's why you haven't seen me in my glasses before. You done?" Tanong niya. I nodded.

Tumayo naman siya sa kama at kumuha ng t-shirt mula sa walk-in closet niya. I like him with his glasses on. Mas lalo siyang gumagwapo.

"You're not going to take a shower?" Umiling siya. Hindi naman siya mabaho kaya parin naman 'yung amoy niya.

"Sa kotse lang naman ako. I can take a shower once I drop you off." I nodded at sabay kaming lumabas ng penthouse niya.

We reached the place at one fourty-five. Laura is going to kill me! First time kong malate sa shoot! Kasalanan 'to ni Zach.

Hindi... kasalanan ko rin pala.

"I'll pick you up at five." Sabi niya when he pulled over. Kumunot ang ulo ko. Paano niya naman nalaman na five pa ang tapos ng shoot ko? "What?"

He's creepy. But he's also hot lalo na't suot niya parin ang salamin niya hanggang ngayon. So that makes him a hot creep.

"Nothing." I smiled. Lumapit siya sa akin to press a kiss on my lips. "I'll see you later." sabi ko pero hindi parin lumalabas ng kotse.

Can I just stay here longer?

Not satisfied with just one kiss, nilapit ko muli ang mukha ko sakanya to steal a longer kiss. He smiled between our kisses.

He pulled away. "Go now. Magagalit na si Laura. I'll see you later, baby." Sobrang lapad ng ngiti ko. Hindi na maalis sa mukha ko.

"I love you." Sabi niya. I'm sure my cheeks are so red right now.

Hindi na ako nakasagot pabalik pa sakanya dahil tumawag na muli si Laura.