"Ako pa ang babaligtarin mo!" gigil na tanong ni Pat.
Dahan-dahang lumapit si Alex sa kanya. Namumula ang leeg at mukha.
Umatras si Pat. "Don't you dare touch me! Pag hinawakan mo ako magpakasal kang mag-isa mo!"pilit niyang pinatapang ang boses niya.
He stopped in his tracks.
" Tinanong kita dati kung ano pa ang nangyari sa inyo ng malanding Zoey na yun! Sabi mo halik lang and naghubad lang sa harapan mo! Bakit may susi din siya?!" nangagalaiting tanong niya.
Kumunot ang noo ni Alex. "WHAT??! Si Zoey ang sinasabi mo??!" gulat na gulat na tanong nito.
Sa isip ni Pat, Wow ha?! Best actor ang babaerong saksakan ng sinungaling. Mukhang totoo ang pagkagulat. CONVINCING!
She crossed her arms across her chest. "She was in a sexy outfit and bringing a bottle of wine. Mukhang ready na bumukaka for you! Nagka-mix up yata sa schedule namin baby. Malas mo lang nagkasabay kami." naniningkit ang matang sabi niya.
Alex's lips formed a thin line. "I don't know why she has a key to my unit. Ikaw lang ang binigyan ko ng spare key cause you are my girlfriend. Ikaw lang ang babae sa buhay ko .Never kong inisip na lokohin kita. Sa tingin mo ba kaya kong gawin sayo yun? B esides not unless nahahati ko ang katawan ko, paano pa ako magkakaiba kung bago ako pumunta ng Amerika halos araw-araw magkasama tayo? "malamig na tanong nito which made her frown.
Malcon: Girl! Tameme much? Pag naman hindi ko pa natapakan ang hair mo niyan ewan ko na lang! Sabi nga ni Jenna, hear his side of the story. Sa tingin ko naman sa malanding babae na yun ,patay na patay kay baby Alex. And kahit ano gagawin nun para maghiwalay kayo and masolo niya ang dyowa mo.
Nakagat ni Pat ang labi.
Alex got his cellphone without tearing his gaze from her face. He dialed it and turned on the loudspeaker.
"Sinong tinatawagan mo?" takang tanong ni Pat.
He didn't answer her. Titig na titig lang ito sa kanya. Nakailang ring pa ang telepono bago may sumagot na babae. Pat held her breath.
"For Pete's sake Alex! Don't you know what time it is??!" asked an angry female voice.
"Why the fuck does Zoey has a spare key of my unit?!!" Alex's thunderous voice asked.
Cindy cursed dahilan para lalong dumilim ang mukha ni Alex.
"WHY??!!" galit na tanong ni Alex. "CINDY!!"
"Hold on Alex! My brain is still a little foggy. It's past 4 AM here, jeez Louise!"
"I am giving you two minutes to explain Cindy. If Patricia will call off our wedding because of your wacko friend, you can forget about us being cousins!" matigas na sabi nito as he looks at Pat.
Nagbaba ng tingin si Pat. Naman! Naman! Ipagpapalit ni Alex ang pinsan sa kanya? OMG! Proven na lalo talaga na abot hanggang langit ang love sa kanya ng yummy kahit bayolente niyang dyowa!
"Okay, okay! I will try to explain."tarantang sabi ni Cindy.
"DO IT NOW!!" utos ni Alex.
"I remember that when we were in Bora ,I went out of the bathroom and I caught her looking for something in my bag. I freaked out cause you know me, I don't want people touching my stuff. I asked her and she said she was looking for a lighter cause she badly wants to smoke. Then she hurriedly went out of the room and I didn't see her for an hour. Leah and I went out looking for her. The woman in the information said that Zoey asked her where she can find a locksmith. We thought it was strange but we just laughed it off." Cindy explained.
Natutop ni Pat ang noo. Mukhang obsessed pa yata ang malanding yun sa nobyo niya. She heard Alex cursed.
"I'm sorry Alex. Please tell Patricia too. I shouldn't have brought Zoey there. Now she badly wants you. But I will try to talk some sense to her again. Just be more careful .She's so desperate that she'll do anything to get you cousin." mahinang sabi ni Cindy.
After Alex ended the call, lumapit si Pat. She hugged him. "Baby,sorry." she said. Isinubsob niya ang mukha sa dibdib nito.
She heard him sighed then his arms went around her bago nito hinalikan ang ulo niya. Inilayo siya nito ng bahagya para titigan siya. He touched her face with his hands.
"Hindi mo ako dapat pagdudahan baby. Ilang beses ko ng sinabi sayo na mahal na mahal kita. Hindi ako gago para masira tayo." he said huskily.
Tumango si Pat. "Sorry. I was just really angry ng makita ko siyang pumasok dito .I slapped her twice and grabbed her hair."natatawang sabi niya.
Alex chuckled. " Nahawa ka na sa pagiging bayolente ko baby?" he joked.
Pat narrowed her eyes. "Pag may nahuli naman ako sayo Alex...you'll see!" banta niya.
Ngumiti ito ng malapad. "My little hellcat!" he said then kissed her on the mouth. Her arms went automatically around his nape as she tiptoed to meet his lips. Naka-flat shoes kasi siya. Nung akala ni Pat lalalim pa ang halik, biglang tinapos ito ni Alex.
"Baby?" she asked in a daze.
"Before I make passionate love to you. Mag-usap muna tayo." sabi nito.
Nakagat ni Pat ang labi. Malamang about sa lingerie pictorial .
"Why did you do that photo shoot?" he asked roughly.
"F-For the experience lang baby. Hindi naman namin alam na sila Kate at Mike ang kliyente namin." she said without looking at his eyes.
"SHIT!" he cursed. Tumalikod ito sa kanya then took his phone from his pocket. Hindi umalis si Pat sa kinatatayuan niya.Ang dami na naman niyang kapalpakan. She just wished na hindi mawalan ng gana sa kanya si Alex.
Nasa kusina ito but Pat can hear him clearly.
"I want all the copies and I mean LAHAT!" galit na sabi nito.
Pat is sure that he's talking about her photos. She just doesn't know kung sino ang kausap nito.
"You wouldn't want to mess with me Kate! Kapag hindi mo ibinigay lahat ng hinihingi ko, I will make sure that our video will go viral!" banta nito.
Pat gasped. Bakit may number ito ni Kate? At anong video?
"You know na ang mukha mo ang kitang-kita. And we did some wild stuff .I am pretty sure na ayaw mong kumalat yun. Bukas ng umaga, give all the copies to Anton. I want you to put them in a sealed envelope. I want them in my hand at exactly 9:00AM. Kapag sumira ka sa usapan, walang sisihan." he said,his tone very cold.
OMG! Pat can't believe what she heard .Sigurado siya na sex video ni Alex at Kate ang pinag-usapan nila.
"Baby.." tawag ni Alex.
He's heading towards her pero biglang nag-react si Pat."HUWAG KANG LALAPIT!" she said , her tone shrill.
Tumigil si Alex sa paglakad . He knows that she heard what he told Kate. It's the right time to tell her everything.
"I will tell you about that video. Gusto ko alam mong lahat .But remember baby ,we are talking about my past. High school days ko .Ages ago."tila hirap na sabi nito.
Napaupo si Pat sa sofa. "I don't even know if I want to hear about it Alex." tila wala sa sariling sabi niya.
"You have to listen .It has been worrying me that Kate will use that para masira ang relasyon natin. Maswerte pa rin ako dahil I now have the upper hand .Besides kailangan kong gawin ito cause I don't want assholes looking at your sexy photos! Kate will never let herself be put in a very shameful situation once our video comes out." Alex said.
Pat tried to meet his eyes. Ang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib niya. "Sex video?” her voice sounds so small.
Alex touched his nape then looked up for a few seconds before looking back at her again. He looks strained.
“Yes.” He said.