Dante
Feeling her wrapped against my body quivering wantonly was the most enthralling thing I have ever seen in my entire life. She looked ravishing as her back plopped on the bed, with her soft hair softly flowing over the bed. I couldn't get enough of the sight beholding me. I smiled slowly as I brushed my palm to her face, cupping her flushed cheeks and leaning towards her. I felt the pull of my body as she thrusted me to her, ramming my lips onto her, savoring the sweet sensation of her succulent and luscious taste.
I shifted towards her ear, sucking it lightly, sliding down to the branch of her delicate neck until my lips caught the juncture of her neck and collarbone. She smelled divine like a delicious strawberry and roses combined together in all fluff of salaciousness. I trailed my palms down to her hips, arching her back to me and gasping for an air to breathe. Her hands grabbed my hair as I went down to her chest, relishing the spill of her sweet sumptuous breast in my palm.
"Dante," she grabbed my lips to hers kissing me like it had been forever. I pulled myself to her deepening the kiss, marking her soul truly as mine. I then felt the force of her hand clenching the heaps of my hair. She looked breathtaking, like a goddess ready to be enraptured and ravished by a guy like me.
So eager and wanting.
I went back to her face, looked into her eyes as I brushed my fingertips to her puckered used lips. She cupped my face, stared deeply at me, waiting for my call--waiting for me to plunge deeper into her soul. Slowly, I leaned towards her, damped my lips and kissed her tenderly and gently, pecking her lips between each kisses. Cupping her jaws to my palms, I brushed my lips to her jaws leaving each kisses on her skin, branding myself to her by possessing every bit of her body.
"Fuck, Elena..." I growled, feeling the ignition of heat to me as traced the soft flesh of her breast to my palms, kneading and molding it in my palms like a clay of sculpture tracing every bit of her curves and arches.
Moving down to her chest, I entwined my hands to her as my lips trailed down to her arms, marking every bit of her skin and stopping to the valley of her breast. Sucking the soft mounts of her flesh, I reached for her bra strap, pulling it down, spilling the luscious contents of her beautiful bust and devouring myself to the heat sensation and her hypnotizing scent.
I felt the gravitational pull of her body when her arms clenched around my neck, thrusting me closer to her, yearning for my touch. My mind went black as soon as I saw her ready and aching for me.
Wanting to feel the ecstatic heat of her body, I grabbed her hips to me, placed it on my center and propped her knees to my body. I leaned back, grasped tightly of her arms across the bed and kissed her one more time. Thrusting my tongue into her, I moved inside her mouth by sweetly tracing and tasting her soft insides. She groaned as I averted back, brushing my lips to her earlobes, tasting it one more time and nibbling the flesh of her outer ear while my hands roamed around the arches of her body.
"You smell so good," I groaned, passing my breath to her ears. I went down her, stroking my lips to her navel, leaving rupture kisses on her sensitive flesh. My hands then rubbed the inside of her thighs, drawing circles around it. I felt the huff of her sighs as I smoothen my palms up to her thighs, reaching slowly down thr soft mount of her insides.
She softly moaned. "Dante..." I felt her hands moved to mine as I reached down for her the inner of her thighs. However, before my hands could go inside her, she leaned towards me, stared me in the eyes and said, "I-I'm so sorry. I can't do this"
I gulped as my mind went back to its right place. I leaned down to her forehead, feeling the recessive heat of her body and slowly cradling her cheeks.
"Fuck, I'm so sorry Elena. You just have been--And I took advantage of you. I fucking apologize." I breathed in as I kissed the crown of her head.
Fuck, I got lost with the feeling of her--missing the grazing touch of her hands. She looked so good that I even forgot my place. Shifting my head down, I felt the leverage of her chin touching the back of my neck, comforting me for the time being.
She dipped her hands to my jaw caressing it slowly against her soft palms. "It's alright." She leaned back to me, as she hugged me tightly sweeping my back in a comforting manner. "I'm so sorry, Dante." I heard her saying softly against my ears like a whisper of wind enveloping me to her sweet delicate voice.
I brushed the flush of her cheeks, "No, it should be me who needs to apologize. I'm so sorry. I was out of my mind..." I gritted my teeth back, clenching my jaw.
My face soon soften as I saw her smiling sweetly at me. She kissed my cheeks lightly, replying to me, "Hindi mo kasalanan, Dante. I also wanted it."
Then, I felt a smile passed through my cheeks. "I fucking miss you Elena. So bad." I gripped tightly of her hand and placed it on my cheeks, sending kisses on its knuckles.
Her eyes glistened from tears coagulating in her eyelids. "I miss you to Dante. Hindi mo alam kung gaano kita namiss."
My heart began to stop for a while. Seeing the tears releasing within her eyes made my heart ache even more. Wiping the tears from her eyes, I said, "I'm here now Elena. I'm not let you go." I snaked my arms to the back of her nape and pulled her body closer to me, hugging her tightly and feeling the heat and comfort of her body.
I leaned back to the bed, with her arms still pinned to me. On our backs against the bed, I looked into her eyes as I tucked back the strands of her hair behind her ears. She smiled at me, cupping my cheeks softly as we moved back to her bed as her head leaned back to my arms. Her hands moved to my chest tracing it with her fingers while she shift closer to me, smelling the strawberry scent of her shampoo.
I kissed her scalp, pulling her more to me as the distance between us became a breath of air. Cherishing the moment I have with her right now, I wrapped my arms to her shoulder, leaned towards her and brushed my lips against the lines of her shoulder sketching kisses along her shoulders onto her arms. Before I closed my eyes, I dragged my hand down to her waist, pulling her tighter to me. Sleep then engulfed me as the scent of her room surrounded by her sweet delectable aroma.
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It was the first time I had a good sleep. As I opened my eyes, her mesmerizing face behold me like a beautiful morning. The bright glitter of the sun stroke her face like a tantalizing dot of shimmers accentuating the curves of her neck even more. I then began to felt the twitch in my pants as her luscious lips puckered slightly. I smiled, moving towards her giving her a sweet puckering kisses at the branch of her long slick neck.
"Good morning, luv," I muttered, stroking the tip of my nose to the flesh of the side of her nape.
She smiled at me, pulling me even more to her as her eyes fluttered open. I felt the shiver down my spine as she caressed my back softly. "Good morning to you too."
Kissing the tip of her nose, I asked, "Breakfast, luv?" I rubbed the back of her hips, nuzzling and playing with the fabric of her dress.
Instantaneously, I felt the rapid beat of my heart as a strap fell from her shoulder. I put it back into place, brushing fingers to the tenderness of her shoulders. She nuzzled into my neck, breathing in and circling her arms around my waist. "Sure," she flashed her biggest and brightest smile at me.
Napanguso ako sa kanya. "Let's stay for a while. I want to linger this moment for a while. Yeah?" I smiled, stroking the strands of her hair falling onto her face. Pulling her shoulders to me, I closed the minimal gap between us.
Brushing her lips to the edge of my jaw, she replied, "Alright. I think I like that idea." I felt her body wiggled against mine as I moved my legs upwards locking hers in my center. She didn't react with my sudden move by letting my hands drifted to her side.
As of right now, all I want is to be able to feel this moment longer without thinking of anything. Just me and her, relishing the feeling in each other's arms. I sighed, contented and happy as of the moment.
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Hindi na namin naabutan ang breakfast nang magising na kami ng alas diyes ng umaga. Napagdesisyunan namin na bumangon na sa kama at kumain na ng brunch nang marinig ko ang pagkulo ng tiyan ni Elena. Right now, we are here at the restaurant beside the pool area eating our brunch while looking at the bright radiance of the sun.
I sat beside her, rubbing my palms through her thighs. "Good?" I smiled, smoothening my hand on the soft flesh of her thighs.
"Yep," aniya sabay inom sa kanyang orange juice. Kinuha niya ang aking kamay na nasa kanyang hita at sinalikop ito sa kanyang mga daliri. "Buti hindi masyadong mainit ang sinag ng araw ngayon, noh," she added.
Looking up to the sky, my eyes crumpled a bit while the blazing heat of the sun stroke through my eyeglasses. "Yeah." Bumalik ang tingin ko sa kanya at napansin ang natirang butter sa gilid ng kanyang labi. I wiped it with my thumbs, licking it afterwards. "May gagawin ka ba mamaya?" I asked as I inclined forward, taking our intertwined hands, damping my lips to it and inhaling the whiff of her strawberry aroma scent.
I gazed at her bright almond eyes, waiting for her answer. She then leaned towards my hair and brushing it accordingly with her other hand. "Wala naman. I have to finish the files you sent me yesterday," she reminded.
"Oh shit yeah," I remembered. "I have to meet up with their lawyer this afternoon with Mang Ernesto. Want to come with us then we can go somewhere after?" Tinanggal ko ang aking kamay na nakasalikop sa kanya at kinuha ang beer na nasa lamesa ko.
Napatigil siya sandali at napaisip. She grabbed a piece from her pancakes and ate it. Then, after a while, hearing her gulped, she nodded. "Yeah sure. Sige. Saan mo ba balak pumunta?" Her face shone brightly as she looked across me.
"You want to go to the beach?" I smirked while encircling my arms on her shoulder.
I felt the heat rushed within me as she propped on my cheeks to kiss it. "Okay. I would love to go at the beach with you."
"That's settled then, luv. Gawin mo na lahat ng kaya mong gawin ngayon or tapusin mo na because you'll be having your time with me after that," I smirked, moving the strands of her curls on her hair.
I gave her a peck on her lips, nibbling it a bit before I let her go. "Okay. Got it, attorney," she softly giggled.
I chuckled, pulling her closer even more in my arms as I softly grazed my hands to her shoulders while we looked at the illuminance of the sun shining radiantly at us.
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Elena
Pagkatapos namin kumain, tinapos ko lahat nang papeles na nakatambak sa aking lamesa. At dahil kakailanganin na itong dokumentong mamayang hapon, hindi na ako nag-atubiling mag-lunch man lang. Sa palagay ko, gayon rin naman si Dante na nasa kwarto niya ngayon tinatapos ang settlement paper na ihahatid namin sa opisina ng Le Torres Co.
I know what I am doing with him is a little bit risky. Knowing that I'm having this affair with him while he is on a tight rope with someone. Alam ko rin na delikado ito lalo't na katrabaho ko ang kanyang nobyo. Ngunit kahit ano man ang sabihin ng utak ko, tila nananaig ang sinasabi ng aking puso.
I know I am being selfish, but I couldn't even think any rational thought, knowing this might be the only chance I got with him.
Napatigil ako sa pagtitipa nang marinig ko ang mahinang pagkatok ng pintuan. Tumayo ako at dali-dali kong binuksan ang pintuan. Sa pagbukas ko rito, kaagad naman bumungad ang mukha ni Dante sa akin na nakangiti at may dalang plastic bag na may lamang pagkain.
"Dante?" Napatanong ako bigla. Pinapasok ko siya sa loob at kinuha ang pagkain na dala niya. Inilapag ko ito sa lamesa at nakita ko ang kanyang pag-upo sa akin kama habang nakadekwatro.
"I know hindi ka pa naglulunch, that's why I decided to bring food here with you," aniya sabay hilig sa likod ng kama.
"Thank you. Nag-abala ka pa. Ikaw kumain ka na ba? Pagsaluhan na natin ito." sagot ko habang inaayos ang hapagkainan.
Tumayo siya sa pagkahiga. Napalingon ako nang maramdaman ko ang pag-ikot ng kanyang braso sa aking baywang. Inihilig niya ang kanyang katawan sa aking likod at ipinatong ang kanyang baba sa aking balikat. Lumundag ang puso ko sa tuwa ng madama ko ang banayad na haplos ng kanyang katawan sa akin likuran. Hinaplos ko ang kanyang kamay na nakaikot sa aking baywang at bahagyang napatingin sa kanya.
"Kain na tayo?" I asked. Lumingon ako sa kanya at inikot ang aking braso sa kanyang baywang.
Hinila niya ako papalapit sa kanya. Bago man siya nagsalita naramdaman ko ang paglapat ng kanyang labi sa aking sentido. "Sure. Kanina ka pa ba gutom?" Tanong niya.
Tumingala ako sa kanya. "Hindi naman. Medyo lang." Napatawa ako sa aking sinabi. Kumalas ako sa kanyang mahigpit na yakap at umupo sa tabing upuan. Sumunod si Dante sa akin at umupo sa bakanteng upuan sa harapan ko.
Natuwa ako nang bigla kong binuksan ang tupperware. Napalingon ako pabalik kay Dante at napansin ko ang pilyo niyang ngisi. "Palabok? Saan ka nakakuha ng palabok?" tanong ko sa kanya.
Tinukod niya ang kanyang braso sa lamesa at sinalikop ang kanyang mga kamay. "Nagluto si Aling Pacing. Napansin ko na nagustuhan mo ang luto niya kaya sa kanya na lang ako nagpaluto ng pagkain. You like it?" Itinaas niya ang kanyang kilay at nagtanong sa akin.
"Like it? You know I love this," ngumiti ako ng malamyos sa kanya. Napakunot ang aking noo nang maalala ko kung binayaran ba niya ito o hindi. "Teka nakakahiya naman kay Aling Pacing. Bayad ba ito?" Nag-aalala kong tanong.
Narinig ko ang malakas niyang halakhak na pumalibot sa buong kwarto. "Yes. Of course. Don't worry, luv. Bayad 'yan lahat," tugon niya sabay pisil sa aking pisngi. Kinuha niya ang kutsara at tinidor sa lamesa at sinabi, "Let's eat?"
Tumango ako sa kanya at dumukot ng isang malaking ikot ng tinidor sa aking palabok. Napansin ko ang kanyang mga banayad na ngiti na mas lalong nagpaigting sa aking puso.
Alam kong mali itong nararamdaman ko, pero seeing him so happy with me felt so right.
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Nasa loob kami ng opisina ngayon ng Le Torres Co upang i-finalize ang settlement ng dalawang grupo. Ang grupo nila Mang Ernesto at ang management ng Le Torres Co. Sa ngayon, naghihintay kaming nakaupo sa isang conference room habang naghihintay sa kanila. Katabi ko si Dante habang sa kabilang banda naman si Mr. Asuncion.
Tumayo kami sa aming kinauupuan nang makita naming parating ang kampo ng Le Torres Co, ang lawyer at si Don Abel. Nagulat ako ng makita ko siya lalo't na hindi namin inaasahan ang kanyang pagpunta. Sa pagkakaalam ko tanging ang kanyang abogado lang ang aming kikitain. Nang pumasok sila sa loob, inayos ko ang suot ko ng damit at napatayo ng maayos. Naramdaman ko kaagad ang panginginig ng aking kamay nang mapansin ko ang nanlilisik at nangungutyang mukha ni Don Abel.
"It's nice seeing you again, Attorney Dimaculangan." Kinamayan ni Dante ang abogado nila Don Abel.
"Same to you Attorney Gillesania," tugon ni Attornety Dimaculangan.
Umupo sila sa amin harapan. Napansin ko ang paglipat ng pwesto ni Don Abel upang makaharap ako. Napaurong ako sandali sa aking kinauupuan. Inalis ko ang aking kamay sa lamesa at ibinalik ito sa aking kandungan. Nakita ko na napansin ito ni Dante, kung kaya't hinawakan niya ang kamay ko ng mahigpit.
Napangiti ako sa kanyang ng marahan.
Tumango siya sa akin at ibinalik ang kanyang tingin sa kanila. "So let's start this meeting so we can end this before dinner time?" Binitawan niya panandalian ang aking kamay at sinalikop ito sa lamesa.
"Before we start, attorney, my client, Don Abelardo Torres, wants to say something before we start this discourse." Iminuwestra niya ang kanyang kamay kay Don Abelardo, "Sir?"
Tinukod ni Don Abelardo ang kanyang braso sa lamesa at ngumisi ng may kabalakyutan. "I do not agree with the settlement. You can take this to the court if you want but I won't settle this with an agreement."
Napalaglag ang panga ko sa kanyang sinabi. Sa sobrang inis ko mapapatayo na sana ako sa aking upuan ng bigla akong pigilan ni Dante. Napalingon ako sa kanya at wari'y ibang Dante ang napansin ko. Stoic, cool and compose. Ngayon ko lang nakita ang ganitong Dante na napakapropesyonal at matipuno.
Humilig si Dante sa lamesa at ngumiti ng bahagya sa kanila. "Don Abelardo, let's cut the chase and be done with this. What do you want for you to agree with the settlement?"
Lumingon siya sa akin at tumingin na may kahalayan. "Your lovely secretary besides you know what I want, attorney," Napahagikgik siya ng malakas.
Naramdaman kong lumakas ang tibok ng puso ko. Sa sobrang inis sa kanya, napakuyom ako ng mahigpit sa akin palda. "She's not my secretary. Ms. Elena Payton is the senior manager of our finance department. At kung ako sa iyo Mr. Torres, I will choose my words wisely,"asik ni Dante.
Napatikhim si Don Abelardo at naparolyo ang kanyang mata. "Ehem. I still won't settle with this agreement."
Napatawa si Dante. " I don't see why you won't agree with this Don Abelardo. Everything that stands in this agreement will benefit the both parties. It's actually a win-win situation. If I were you, you should think about it first before deciding anything," paliwanag niya.
Inayos niya ang kanyang pagkaupo at ang kwelyo ng kanyang polo. "I see your point Attorney. But I don't want this settlement. I don't see anything wrong with my management and with how I handle my employees, that's why don't get why I have to agree with this."
Napalingon ako kay Mang Ernesto na nag-aasik na sa galit. "Don Abelardo, ma pa walang galang na ho, pero matagal na po namin tinitiis ang pagmamaltrato niyo sa aming mga manggagawa. Nagtratrabaho ho kami ng maayos at malinis ngunit hindi naman po makatarungan na ibaba ninyo ang aming mga sahod at benepisyo dahil gusto niyo lamang po. Napamahal na ho kami sa resort na ito at gusto lang namin ho matanggap ang nararapat namin na karapatan bilang isang manggagawa," pagbubulalas ni Mang Ernesto.
Napataas ng kilay si Don Abelardo. "Bakit hindi pa ba sapat ang ibinibigay ko sa inyo? Hamak na mangaggawa ko lang kayo! Dapat kayo ang sumunod aking mga regulasyon at patakaran! Paano ba naman sinanay kayo ng pinsan ko na maging abusado sa inyong mga trabaho kaya kala niyo kung sino na kayo makapagreklamo!" Galit na galit na tugon ni Don Abelardo.
"Gago ta-!" Bulalas ni Mang Ernesto. Dante cut him off.
Bago pa man nakapagsalita si Mang Ernesto, pinigilan siya ni Dante. "Don Abelardo, I suggest you think about this thoroughly. Ikaw rin ang mawawalan ng trabahador kapag hindi mo tanggapin itong pag-aareglo natin. You and your company will be at risk, think about it, Mr. Torres."
Napa-ismid si Don Abelardo sa sinabi ni Dante. Tumikhim siya ulit at napahalukipkip. "I still won't settle until you give me what I want," aniya.
Magsasalita na sana si Dante nang bigla na lang itong tumayo sa kanyang upuan. Lumabas siya sa pintuan at hinayaan niya kaming apat na maiwan sa conference room kasama ang kanyang attorney.
"I apologize to my client's misbehavior. I will talk to him so that we can settle this case without any complications." Kinuha niya ang mga dalang papeles na nasa lamesa at tumayo.
Napatayo si Dante sa kanyang upuan at kinamayan si Attorney Dimaculangan. "I understand. I will then have to call you again for another appointment. I hope by then everything is settled," saad ni Dante.
"Yes, of course. Ms. Payton and Mr Asuncion, it's nice meeting you two. I'll be going ahead as I have some thing yet to finish. Thank you for your time, till next time then, Atty. Gillesania," paalam ni Attorney Dimaculangan.
"Same to you, Attorney Dimaculangan," ani ko. Kinamayan ko siya ng marahan.
"Sige ho, attorney," dagdag naman ni Mang Ernesto na napatayo sa kanyang kinauupuan.
Pagkatapos nito, pinagmasdan namin ang kanyang pag-alis sa loob ng conference room. Napatitig ako kay Dante at napangiti sa akin. Bagama't nakangiti siya sa akin, bakas sa kanyang mukha ang pagkabahala. Kinuha ko ang kanyang kamay at sinalikop ito sa kanya.
"You okay?" Tanong niya sa akin.
"Yeah." Never been better.
At lumabas kami ng opisina na magkahawak ang kamay na walang pag-aalinlangan dahil alam ko na magiging okay ang lahat basta kasama ko siya.
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