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He'd touched her in many ways no man had touched her. He gave her her first orgasm and it was nothing like she had ever experienced before. Even when she awoke this morning, she thought she could still feel the way his fingers flicked with expertise against her sex, she could still feel his finger inside her. Kung tatanungin siya ni Boy Abunda kung sex o chocolate, confident na niyang masasagot na sex.

"Doc, ni-ready ko na ang susuotin mo." Yuka barged into the bathroom while her husband was taking a shower.

"For Christ's sake, Yuka!" Nagulat si Yvo at agad tinakpan ang pribadong bahagi ng katawan habang nasa ilalim ng dutsa.

Yuka's laughter echoed throughout the bathroom as she put the hanger on the wall-mounted rack. Humarap siya kay Yvo at humalukipkip. Even with the clear shower glass between them, she could see how red her husband's face was while she stared. A smirk tugged up the corner of her lips as she watched her embarrassed husband, his hands still covering his private.

"Yuka, what are you doing?" Nanlaki ang mga mata nito. His cheeks were redder now than it had been seconds ago.

"Wala lang. Masama ba i-admire ang asawa ko?" She bit her bottom lip but it still couldn't stop her from smiling. He was toned and muscular, it was clear that he'd taken good care of himself. Even his buttocks, she could see, were tight and fit. "I showed you mine, why don't you want to show yours to me?"

"Can you please leave? I-I'm going to be late for work." he said in a low growl.

"Ang arte mo naman, sa'kin din naman yan!" She rolled her eyes. "O, sige na. Iiwan na kita, suotin mo yan damit mo, kumpleto na yan. Nand'yan na din underwear mo."

"O-okay." Yvo quietly said.

Yuka giggled her way out of the bathroom like a teenager who'd seen a drawing of a dick on the white board. Yvo had finally relaxed as soon as the door closed. She had no idea how much he had suffered. He'd gotten off her wife last night and then tried to sleep with a hard dick. He could've just got out of bed, jerked it off in the bathroom, and get over it like a normal man would but he was far too stubborn. He was worried that Yuka would think he was jerking off if he gets up and go to the bathroom to, well, jerk off.

Nahilamos ni Yvo ang palad sa mukha niya. He felt so juvenile. He was a scientist with a pharmaceutical company that was worth a billion dollar. Why was he worried about his wife thinking he was turned on. It wasn't like he was a robot, he was still a man. But even so, he didn't want to take her... not that way. He'd hoped to develop some kind of relationship with her or at the very least declare his intentions towards her. He didn't want to take her and make her think that it was love when it wasn't. Ayaw niyang umasa ito sa bagay na hindi niya kayang ibigay. He could give her his name, his house, his money but not his love.

He raked his finger through his wet hair before turning off the shower and grabbing a towel. After drying his body with the towel, he went to the rack where Yuka had put his clothes and checked it out. She had good taste, he thought. Gusto niya ang pinili nitong mga damit para sa kanya. His outfit was a casual office attire, something he'd normally wear but made even better, as he'd never be caught dead wearing a full-on office suit. A blue chinos pants, a button shirt and over it was a maroon sweater.

Bumaba na siya pagkatapos niyang magbihis at mag-ayos. He'd found Yuka in the dining room, setting up the dining table. Her curves were still as delicate as ever but he'd also noticed that her baby bump was getting bigger now, more obvious than it had ever been in the past days. He could feel the slight swelling of some sort in his chest at the sight of it.

When her gaze lifted up, Yvo embarrassingly looked away. He felt like he was ogling her when he was just admiring her. Nakangiting lumapit sa kanya ito.

She looked at him from head to toe and patted his sweater, smoothing out the creases. "Ang pogi naman ng asawa ko. Bagay na bagay sa'yo yung pinili kong damit, 'no?"

He smiled and slowly nodded his head. "I like it very much."

"Eh yan naman talaga ang style mo." She smiled, her nose wrinkling cutely.

"Thanks, Yuka."

"No problem. Mamaya after work, kung hindi ka busy, samahan mo naman ako mag-shopping para sa gamit ni baby. May sale kasi." She enthusiastically said

"Sure, I'll leave work early." sabi ni Yvo. He tried to seem casual but he was excited about it. He was planning to turn the room next to theirs into a nursery.

"Pupuntahan na lang kita mamaya para diretso na tayo sa mall." Her eyes smiled along with her lips.

"Okay, if that's what you want. May kausap na din akong interior designer na magdedesign ng nursery ng baby. Ikaw na ang mag-decide sa theme ng kwarto. We also probably need to child-proof the whole house." He couldn't help his voice from trembling with excitement. He'd never thought he'd anticipate being a father but here he was. "Do you think we should add a play room already para isang gawaan na lang?"

"Wow, excited na si daddy." Yuka teased him, playfully pinching his cheek.

Embarassed, Yvo straightened his spine and looked away. "I just... I want the baby to be safe and comfortable once it gets here."

"Sabi mo, eh." She giggled.

They had breakfast together. Yuka was such an attentive wife to him. Ang babae ang nagluto ng pagkain at naghain para sa kanya. She was beginning to feel like home to him and he actually liked having her around.

"Ni-ready ko na din yung babaunin mo sa work, ah. Kainin mo ito mamayang lunch." Inabot nito ang isang black bag pagkatapos nilang kumain.. She'd learned from her Ate, nakita niya kung paano nito inaasikaso ang Kuya Migs niya at ang mga bata kaya ginagaya niya rin ang mga ginagawa nito.

"Thank you." Ani Yvo.

"Thank you ka naman ng thank you. Kiss mo na lang ako." Yuka puckered her lips to him.

Yvo looked at her, not knowing exactly what to do. Should he just walk out or give her a kiss? Was she just teasing him or did she really want a kiss?

"Hoy, ano ba? Good bye kiss lang naman. Para naman hindi mo ko inano kagabi." Kunot noong sabi ni Yuka at napasimangot ito.

Yvo held her face in his palms and gave her a hard peck on the lips. It was so sudden, he didn't even want to think about what he was doing. He just did it almost instinctively. Napasinghap si Yuka sa ginawa ng binata pero nang makabawi ay hindi rin niya napigil ang pumulupot ang mga bisig niya sa leeg nito. She tiptoed a little and pulled him deeper into the kiss. She felt his tongue lightly grazing against her lips, asking to be let in and she obliged and parted them a little.

Doon parang natauhan si Yvo at lumayo. Nagtatakang tinitigan ni Yuka ang asawa. She could see the embarrassed look on his face as he looked away from her. Nanlumong napabuntong-hininga na lang siya. She felt a pinch in her chest and a sudden surge of jealousy towards Krista. Sana siya na lang ang minahal ni Yvo, sana totoo na lang ang kasal na ito.

"I have to go." Paalam nito.

Tumango lang si Yuka at pilit ngumiti. "Sige, mag-ingat ka. Pupunta na lang ako mamaya."

"Okay." He quietly answered before he walked away. Napamura na lang siya nang makapasok siya sa kotse. He tried so hard to push back any desire he felt for his wife but now it was starting to build up, like the bubbles from a soda can that had been shaken.

Inabala ni Yuka ang sarili sa pag-aayos ng mga gamit niya sa bagong closet para makalimutan ang inis sa asawa. She wished he answered her kiss back. She wished he'd stayed home with her so they could spend the whole day in bed.

Nakita ni Yuka ang mga lumang fake designer bags na pinag-ipunan pa niya. Tinabi-tabi niya pa ang mga baon niya at nagkanda-gutum-gutom pa siya mabili lang ito sa favorite online shop niya. Nag-mine mine pa siya sa mga live nito. Kahit naman kaya niya nang bumili ng totoong signature bags nanghihinayang pa din siya dito kaya naisipan niyang ialok sa mga kasambahay nila. Pinalaki kaya siyang madiskarte ni Jodie at ni Sasha. Dati nga nagbebenta pa siya ng graham balls, yema balls, pati nga mga papel para sa quiz binebenta niyang tig-pipiso sa mga kaklase, mabili lang niya ang mga kapritsuhan niya.

"Ate, ano ba? 500 na nga lang binabarat mo pa ako. Alam mo bang 2 kyaw ang bili ko dito. Fendi yan, no!" Sabi niya.

"Eh, madam masyadong mahal. Sige na 400 na lang." Tawad ni Minerva.

"O sige na, kunin mo na." Kunwaring umirap siya dahil kanina pa 'to nakikipagtawaran sa kanya.

"Ay, salamat. May pang-date na ko." Hagikgik ng kasambahay. "Madam, two gibs 'to ah."

"Ito naman si Ate, two gibs pa eh ang laki na nga ng discount." Reklamo ni Yuka.

"Si madam naman, bawas mo na lang two hundred sa susunod na sweldo tapos yung two hundred sa susunod ulit."

"O siya, may magagawa ba ako? Infer, bagay sa'yo, ah. May 'shalang bag ka nang gagamitin pag ng day off ka. Hindi na yung mukhang dugyutin mong bag." Sabi ni Yuka habang minomodel ni Minerva ang bag.

"Grabe ka naman, madam." Natatawang sagot nito.

"Hoy, Beth, ikaw din pumili ka ng mga bag dito. Bagay sa'yo 'tong Gucci, pang bagets talaga. Suotin mo, dali." Inabot niya sa dalaga ang pink bag. "Yan, bagay na bagay sa'yo. 300 na lang, presyong divisoria na 'yan, ah."

"Ay, oo nga pero madam bakit sa kanya 300." Reklamo ni Minerva.

"Syempre, mas malaki yung Fendi, no! Saka mas mahal yan." Paliwanag niya bago binaling muli ang pansin sa mas batang kasambahay. "Kasya lip tint diyan, phone, saka wallet. May keychain pa. Kunin mo na?"

"Sige na nga po. Pabawas na lang sa sweldo ko." Sabi ng dalaga.

"Oo, sige ako na bahala diyan." Ani Yuka. "Ang dami pang bag diyan, tingin lang kayo baka gusto niyo pa. Jolina, bumili ka din bagay sa'yo 'tong-"

Nahinto siya nang mag-ring ang phone niya at sinilip niya kung sino ang tumatawag. It says No Caller ID on her phone screen. Agad naman napakunot ang noo niya at biglang kumabog ang dibdib.

"Tawagin niyo sila Ichel, patinginin niyo ng bag. Teka, sasagutin ko lang 'to." Paalam niya sa mga kasambahay at lumabas mula sa living room.

She answered the phone.

"Hello?"

There was no response at the other end of the line.

"Hello?" She repeated again.

There was just silence. But somehow, she knew in her heart who it was. Malakas ang kutob niya.

"Kumusta ka na?" Iyon ang sunod na lumabas na salita mula sa bibig niya. "Kung tinawagan mo ko para alamin ang kalagayan ko, okay naman ako. Masaya na ako kay Yvo at sigurado akong magiging mabuti siyang ama sa anak namin."

Unshed tears started burning her eyes. She meant every word she was saying to him. She was happy with the man she married. Hindi man ideal ang kasal nila, hindi man sila kinasal sa conventional na paraan naging masaya siya dito.

"Huwag kang mag-alala, napatawad na kita. Hindi na kita guguluhin. Sana din pabayaan mo na ako. Kasal na ako at magkaka-anak na kami. Sana ito na ang una at huling beses na tatawag ka sa akin."

Then she heard a sniffle and the call ended. Hindi din naiwasan ni Yuka na maluha nang maputol ang tawag. They were tears for the man she once loved, the man she thought she knew. Pero wala kahit isang katiting na pagsisisi sa kanyang puso. Alam niyang mabuti ang lalaking pinakasalan niya. She was starting to even like Yvo more than she'd intended. As weird as it may sound, she thought she was having a little crush on her husband.

Agad niyang pinunasan ang luha at ngumiti. Masaya na siya sa naging takbo ng buhay niya. What more could she ask for? She married a good man, bonus na lang ang pagiging ubod ng yaman nito at pagiging gwapo. Alam niyang hinding-hindi siya pababayaan nito. She was very confident in that.

Yvo just finished some work in his lab and was heading to his office. He'd promise to leave work early today so he could go shopping with Yuka. He was even the one that texted Yuka to say that he was almost done with his work. Yuka called and told him she'd be on her way to his office.

"Hi, Yvo." He looked up from his board to see Krista in front of him.

Her smile was still as beautiful as he remembered.

"Hey." He was taken aback but quickly recovered. "W-what are you doing here?"

"I'm working here as an intern." She answered.

"Why here?" kumunot ang noo niya.

"Because you're one of the best companies to work for so I thought I'd give it a try." She shrugged.

Yvo pushed his glasses in to place and cleares his throat. "I see. Well, I do hope you enjoy your intership here."

Tumango si Krista. "Thank you."

"I have to go now." Nag-iwas ng tingin ang lalaki.

"Yvo..." Nagulat siya nang hawakan siya nito sa magkabilang kamay. He felt electricity when their hands touched. "I really hope we can at least be friends again. Naging magkaibigan naman tayo before we started dating, ibalik natin ang dati."

He wet his lips with his tounge and took a slow breath, trying to calm his pounding heart. She still had the same effect on him and he hated it. He had to remind himself that he was married now and his wife was pregnant. No matter how much he wanted, he could never get back with her.

"I need to get going, Krista." he gently said as he slid his hands away from her hold.

Mapait na ngumiti sa kanya ang babae at tumango. "I think I saw your wife earlier. She's beautiful."

"Thank you." he said in a quiet tone. Yuka was probably in his office right now, she said he would wait for him there.

Ngumiti muli si Krista bago tumalikod at naglakad palayo. He was left standing there with conflicted feelings for her. Napahilot siya nang sentido at napailing na lang sa sarili. He wanted to forget any feelings he had left for her.

He rushed to his office and sure enough, Yuka was sitting at his desk, fiddling with his computer.

"Doc." Agad nag-angat ng tingin si Yuka sa kanya. She gave her a cheeky smile that always makes her eyes disappear. He felt warmth in her presence. There was just something about her that was attractive and familiar.

Krista makes his heart pound but with Yuka, he felt comfortable. She was like a deep sigh after an exhausting day which was what he really needed right now.

She got up from his swivel chair and walked to him to give him a hug. He found himself hugging her back.

"Kanina pa kita hinihintay." She pouted cutely when she pulled away from the hug. Then rubbed her protruding stomach. "Gutom na si baby."

"I'm sorry. I didn't know you were already here." He apologized before his eyes went to her stomach. Hinawakan niya ang tiyan nito. "What does the baby want?"

"Gusto ko ng burger sa Shake Shack, kanina pa ako natatakam dun." she smiled again, wiggling her brows up and down.

"Okay, Shake Shack it is." He smiled back.

"Kumusta naman ang araw mo? Napagod ka ngayon?" Yuka combed her fingers through his hair.

He wanted to say something about Krista to her pero parang umurong ang dila niya. He didn't want to give Yuka something to think about as he knew how she reacted when he went out with Krista.

"Hindi naman. Everything's good with work." He answered.

Yuka had always been a woman of expression. Kahit ano'ng gawin niya hindi nito kayang matago ang nararamdaman. You'd see in her face when something's bothering her.

"Something wrong?" Yvo's brows furrowed at the sudden change in her face. Had she seen Krista, too? Did she recognize her?

"Tumawag si Tate kanina." she quietly said.

Umarko ang kilay ni Yvo. He felt a pull in his chest at the mention of his friend's name. He hadn't spoken to Tate since the argument and now he was calling his wife. Bakit ngayon pa kung kailan kasal na sila ni Yuka? What did he want from his wife? Did he want her back? Yuka had always been in love with Tate, did she want to take him back?

"And?" he asked, trying to sound matter of factly.

"Hindi naman siya nagsalita." Yuka shrugged. "But I know it was him. Sabi ko masaya na ako, na masaya ako sa'yo at maswerte akong ikaw ang napang-asawa ko."

He looked at her face and could only see sincerity. There were no regrets, no wishing it was Tate she was with instead of him. She said it so surely and sincerely. Her eyes were shining with admiration as he looked at her.

"I hope you know I mean it, Yvo." she said.

"I do." he answered back.

She smiled again and held his face in her hands, tiptoeing to give him a peck on the lips. They were warm and soft against him.

"Yvo..." she whispered while their lips were still against each other's, eyes closed.

"Hmm?"

"I think I'm starting to like you."