Nick is consumed by his need to taste her mouth again. All the hours and days of waiting to possess her luscious lips again has taken its toll. His tongue hungrily attacked her sweet mouth.
Stacey feels that his kiss sends her a feeling of being sucked into something very pleasurable. Ang paggalaw ng dila nito against hers gives her thousands of sensual gratification. Hindi niya alam na umuungol na pala siya. Nakahawak ang mga kamay niya sa magkabilang biceps ni Nick.
Her moans fueled his craving to make love to her over and over again. His right hand is now on her neck as he holds her head in position for their wild kiss .He is running his other hand on her back to mold her body to his. Para bang gustong nitong pag-isahin ang katawan nila.
Nick tore his lips from hers to kiss the side of her neck. "Honey...." he groaned.
Her back stiffened when she heard what he called her.
Buong lakas niya itong itinulak away from her.
GOSH! I almost have forgotten about Derick! Inis na sabi ni Stacey sa sarili.
Nick was taken aback kaya naitulak ito ni Stacey. Nakakunot ang noong tinitigan nito ang dalaga. His eyes narrowed with desire when he saw how sensuous she looks with her lips almost bare of lipstick and slightly swollen from his kiss. But biglang tumigas ang expression ni Stacey and before Nick can react, she slapped him on his left cheek.
"If you ever do that again ,I will quit! Wala na akong pakialam kahit anong gawin mo sa mga bwisit na magazine na yun! Ibenta mo kung gusto mo! The hell I care! BASTOS! MANYAK!!' She angrily said before getting out of his office.
"Fucking hell!!" mura ni Nick habang sinasabunutan ang sarili. He didn't mean to call her honey. It was a slip of the tongue.
He should really be more careful. Dahil sa kasabikan nito sa dalaga, pumapalpak ito. Para itong nasa puberty stage na hindi mapigilan ang libido.
"DAMN IT!!" he cursed.
Buti na lang paglabas ni Stacey ng opisina ni Nick wala si Cherry sa lamesa nito. She doesn't want her to see the state she is in. She looks flushed from the kiss. Kumalat pa yata ang lipstick niya .If ever na nakita siya nito, hindi alam ng dalaga kung paano ipapaliwanag ang nangyari. She grabbed her bag na nasa lamesa na katabi ng kay Cherry. She needs to retouch .
Sumandal siya sa pintuan ng cubicle after closing it. Parang nanghina ang tuhod niya after niyang sampalin si Nick Alcantara. She's worried sa pwedeng gawin nito after what she did.
Wait! Di ba nga mas maganda if magalit siya sa akin? Malamang tanggalin na niya ako sa trabaho.She thought. But naalala din niya yung sinabi niya dito na gawin na nito ang gusto nitong gawin sa mga magazines.
Natutop niya ang noo. What if ibenta nga nito ang mga kopya? Gosh! Me and my big mouth! She scolded herself.
She closed her eyes then touched her lips. They feel so sensitive. Parang nalalasahan pa din niya ang mga labi nito. But she quickly tried to erase her thoughts. Naalala niya si Derick. Nakagat niya ang loob ng ibabang labi niya. She promised him na hindi siya makikipag-date sa iba pero mas malala ang nangyari.
Hindi ko naman kagustuhan yun eh... but you enjoyed it...she told herself.
Lalo siyang naguilty. Dali-dali niyang kinuha ang telepono then dialed Derick's number. Naisip niya na baka sakaling mabawasan ang guilt niya if she'll be sweet to him on the phone.
Nick is on his swivel chair just staring on the wall nang marinig nito ang cellphone. He picked it up and saw Stacey's number on the screen.
Frowning, tumayo muna ito to lock the door bago nito sinagot ang tawag.
"Honey?" he asked throatily.
"H-Hello." bati ng dalaga.
"Is something wrong? Buti napatawag ka?" he asked worriedly.
"W-Wala..namiss lang kita." Stacey said.
Kahit nasampal siya as Nick okay na din, malambing naman ito kay Derick ngayon. He smiled. Pero nabura ulit ang ngiti nito a ng naisip na baka sa galit ng dalaga , she left the building.
"Where are you?" he asked her.
"Sa work."
He almost gave out a sigh of relief.
"Ikaw? Nasaan ka?" she asked him.
He heard her voice echoing. "Honey? Where exactly are you?" takang tanong nito.
Stacey got out of the cubicle and fumbled inside her bag for her lipstick .
"Sa banyo. Ikaw?"
"That explains the echo." medyo nangiti si Nick. Mukhang nag-reretouch ito. Lumapad ang ngiti nito dahil he knows he is the reason kaya wala ng lipstick ang dalaga. "Nasa ..err..opisina din ako."
"Stacey! Andito ka lang pala! Akala ko umalis ka na! Nawala yung bag mo eh." Cherry said na bigla na lang pumasok sa banyo. "Uy! Mukhang-gandang-ganda sayo si sir Billy!" dagdag pa nito bago mahina siya nitong hinampas sa balikat.
Nick's eyes narrowed when he heard what his secretary said.
Napangiwi si Stacey habang nakaturo ang daliri niya sa telepono. Malamang narinig ni Derick ang sinabi nito tapos magseselos na naman.
"Ay sorry may kausap ka pala .Boyfriend mo?" she asked na malapad ang ngiti.
She pouted. Ano ba ang sasabihin niya? Hindi naman niya nobyo si Derick.
She can hear his shallow breathing.
"Ano mo daw ako honey? At sino yung Billy?" he asked in an arctic tone.
Sinenyasan ni Stacey si Cherry na tumahimik. Tumango naman ito habang takip ang bibig.
"Ah sige lalabas na muna ako baka tumatawag si sir." paalam nito.
Paglabas ni Cherry, " Derick, don't be angry .Hindi ko naman pwedeng sabihin na boyfriend kita." she explained.
"Sino yung Billy?" he asked. He wants to test her if she will tell the truth. She didn't answer him immediately.
"Honey?"
"W-Wala. Kaibigan ng boss ko." sagot ni Stacey.
Nick sat on his chair again. Maybe he can ask her questions about her "boss".
"Babae or lalake ang boss mo?" kunway tanong nito.
Tinanggal ni Stacey ang takip ng lipstick niya bago siya sumagot. "Lalake." she said bago nag-umpisang mag- lipstick.
"Guwapo?" tanong ni Nick. Sumandal ito as he waits for her answer. He's very curious kung ano ang isasagot ng dalaga.
She didn't expect him to ask her that. Lumampas tuloy ang kulay ng lipstick sa labi niya because her hand shook a little.
"H-Ha?" she asked habang inis na pinunasan ang gilid ng labi.
"Saksakan siguro ng guwapo no?" Nick tried to hide the smile in his voice.
She pouted. "Siguro sa iba guwapo. Sa akin hindi. Ayaw ko sa mayayabang at bastos." pasupladang sabi niya.
Nabura ang ngiti ni Nick.
SHIT! Hindi niya ako gusto? He angrily asked himself.
"Sabi ko sayo hindi naman importante ang hitsura sa akin. I like you more Derick. Kasi mas maganda ang ugali mo kesa sa kanya and you really take care of me. Yun nga lang, nung Sabado ayaw mo akong halikan ng maayos at matagal." may himig tampong sabi ni Stacey.
Namiss na naman niya si Derick. His touch and kisses. Pero biglang pumasok sa isip niya ang masarap na halik ni Nick. She shook her head. Hindi niya dapat iniisip ang manyakis niyang boss.
"Derick?" tawag niya. Bigla kasing tumahimik ito.
Parang nasaktan si Nick sa sinabi ni Stacey. So physically she doesn't find him attractive?
That's a first! He thought.
But isn’t that what he likes? Ang mas magustuhan ni Stacey si Derick na siya din naman? At least he had proven what she said is true. Looks don't matter to her.
Napailing ito. Ibang klase talaga si Stacey! Tama lang na gawin nitong lahat to make her his.
"Hello? Derick?" naisip ni Stacey na baka naputol ang linya.
"Honey." sagot naman ni Nick.
"Akala ko wala ka na. Tawagan mo na lang ako mamaya baka hinahanap na ako ng boss kong masama ang ugali." she said habang inaayos ang laman ng bag .
"Okay." maikling sagot ni Nick.
"Miss na miss na kita Derick. I'll wait for your call later." she said huskily.
She was waiting for him to say na miss din siya nito pero bigla na lang niyang na-realize na ibinaba na nito ang telepono. Nailing na lang siya.Nakasumpong na naman ang bipolar disorder nito.
(Nick)
Para siyang sira. Mukhang nagseselos siya sa sarili niya.
Mas gusto ni Stacey si Derick. Okay na okay naman nga yun kaso mas madalas niyang makakasama ito being Nick, her boss. Hindi niya matatagalan na hindi ito hawakan much more halikan.
So what now asshole? Kakaribalin mo ang sarili mo? he asked himself.
He realized that he wants to do everything para magustuhan din siya ni Stacey as Nick.
Paulit-ulit na naglalaro sa isip niya ang sinabi ng dalaga.
"Siguro sa iba guwapo. Sa akin hindi. Ayaw ko sa mayayabang at bastos."
He stood up.
"Ayaw mo sa mayabang at bastos honey? Maybe Nick will have to change his ways..." he said before letting out a naughty smile.