Chapter 1a

TREVOR gave his hardest thrusts. His movement was faster and deeper. He felt his partner shivered wildly in ecstasy as she moaned in pleasures. She was as aroused as he was. Lumakas nang lumakas ang pag-ungol nito habang  nakasabunot ang dalawang kamay sa kanyang buhok. She was screaming her heart out. Kasabay ng panginginig ng kalamnan ay ang malakas na pagsambit nito sa kanyang pangalan. She was in the peak of ecstasy.

            “Damn you, Trevor! Hard….harder… Ohhh…” Lumipat ang mga kamay nito sa kanyang likuran at halos bumaon ang mahahabang kuko nito sa kanyang balat. “Oh my God!!! Oh God… faster…faster… Don’t stop!!! Ahhh!”  

They reached the climax together. Doon siya eksperto. Ang sabayan ang kanyang sex partner sa pag-abot sa sukdulan ng kaligayahan.

            Kapuwa sila humihingal nang matapos ang pagnanasa. Izza caressed his face and tried kissing him in the lips. Pa-simpleng umiwas siya sa paraan ng biglaang pagtayo. The lust was gone. Isa sa rules niya sa casual dating at sex ang hindi pagbibigay ng pagkakataong makapaglambing ang babae after sex. His rules were clear. No feelings involved. He didn’t like drama. Dirty talks while on the verge of sex were fine but exchanging sweet nothings after were big no for him. He could not even call it making love. It was just purely sex. Desire. Lust. No emotions.

            Nagtuloy siya sa banyo. He removed the condom from his now semi-hard manhood and threw it the garbage bin. Another rule:  always be protected.  Mahirap na. Ayaw niyang isang araw ay maghahabol na babae sa kanya na dapat niya itong panagutan. He showered quickly. Isa pa niyang rule ay ang hindi magtagal na kasama sa kuwarto ang isang ka-date. No sleep over. Either to his place or sa place ng babaeng ka-date niya. At wala siyang dinadalang babae sa kanilang bahay. He was maintaining a unit in each one of his condominium buildings. Doon niya dinadala ang casual dates niya. Never in their house or even in his vacation houses. 

            This time, they were in Iza’s unit.

            Nang lumabas siya sa banyo ay nakita niyang nakangiti si Izza. Nakasandal ito sa headboard ng kama. Nakatakip hanggang beywang nito ang  gray na kumot habang panay ang hitit ng sigarilyo. Wala itong pakialam na nakabuyangyang ang dibdib nito.

            Hinagilap niya ang saplot na nagkalat sa sahig at mabilis na nagbihis.

            “Why in a hurry?” tanong ni Izza. “The night is still young.” Malambing na malambing ang boses nito.

            “Thirty minutes is too much for fun,” aniya. He grabbed his socks under the corner sofa.

            Tumayo si Izza at lumapit sa kinauupuan niya. She was naked. Hinaplos nito ang kanyang balikat at ipinulupot ang braso sa kanyang leeg habang ikinikiskis ang hubad na katawan sa kanyang likuran. She was trying to arouse him again. “We can still have another quickie, darling. It won’t take much time. Promise.”

            Pinalis niya ang kamay nitong humaplos sa kanyang buhok. “Next time. I still have a dinner meeting to catch,” aniya. Naisip niya, sana lang ay walang tao sa mga katabing condominium unit. Masyadong eskandalosa ito kanina. He liked having sex with passionate women but not to the extent that she would go crazier than usual. Ayaw niyang ma-eskandalo. He needed to protect his image after all.

            “Kailan uli tayo magkikita?” Halata ang pagka-dismaya at iritasyon sa tono ng babae.

            “I’ll call you.”

            “When? Napapanis naman kasi ako madalas kakahintay sa tawag mo. Kung hindi pa tayo accidentally nagkita kanina, I don’t think this would happen. Sana man lang at least once a week magkita tayo. Or let’s travel out of the country. Ako na ang bahalang mag-arrange. Just let me know your availability. Nex month, I have a modeling stint in Austria. I hope you could find time.”

            This is it. Iyon ang ayaw niya. He didn’t want demands. “I am busy these days. I will let you know,” aniya pero sa loob-loob niya, kailangan na niyang iwasan si Izza. Pangatlong beses na nilang magniig. He could sense she would be a pain in the ass. Kilalang ramp and print model ito. Puwedeng-puwedeng ipagmalaki ang kaseksihan at kagandahan. But his rules should be guarded. Nagsisimula na itong mag-demand. And he didn’t want that. The least he wanted at the moment was trouble. And Izza seemed to bring trouble.

            Tila naman natauhan ang babae. Sa una pa lang ay malinaw dito ang stand niya pagdating sa pakikipag-relasyon. “Hmmm…okay. I had a great time as usual. Wala kang katulad, Trevor De Rosales. You’re the greatest lover I had ever known kaya hinahanap-hanap kita palagi. Your size is…” Tumawa ito… “amazingly big and hard all the time. I can’t get enough of you. Hmm…” Muli nitong hinaplos ang kanyang dibdib. Izza was trying very hard to make him stay.

           

He just did a low laugh. Isinuot na niya nang mabilisan ang leather shoes, dinampot sa couch ang kanyang coat saka tumayo. He looked at her nakedness. He was not aroused by the sight of the beautiful woman he had just sex with. If he was, ano ba namang ma-late siya ng fifteen minutes sa kanyang appointment para mairaos ang quickie na ni-re-request nito?

            “Changing your mind?” tanong ni Izza. Naka-pout ang labi nito at pinapungay ang mga mata.

            Umiling siya saka ngumiti. “Nah. I really have to go.”

            “Wala bang… goodbye kiss?”

            Tumawa lang siya nang malakas. He rushed to the door and left. Another rule: no goodbye kisses required. Parang masyadong romantiko ang ganoong aktuwasyon. He was not the romantic type. Being active in bed with women was another thing. That’s the only thing he could provide. Walng kasamang emosyon.

           That was his normal routine. Wala siyang sineseryosong babae. Wala sa bokabularyo niya ang makipag-relasyon ng seryosohan. He had his own rules. Prior to bringing a woman to bed, she had to agree on his rules. He also had one most important rule for himself: to prevent himself from falling in love. Thirty-two years old na siya, isang successful businessman. Hindi na mabilang ang babaeng naka-relasyon at walang isa man sa mga babaeng iyon ang minahal niya.

            Hindi siya dapat magmahal.