NATIGILAN nang ilang sandali si Leon bago siya napangiti sa mga kataga na umalpas mula sa bibig ni Claire. Seeing Sophia at the most unexpected place made him reminisce about his experience with her. Good and bad, he can recall with just a blink of an eye and how much it still consumes his very being. He can recall how much they love each other and how inseparable they were five years ago. But when it comes to chasing their dreams over their relationship, it was Sophia's love who wither first. And yet here is Claire, willing to wager her dreams for the sake of others' welfare, including his. Iyon ang pinagkaiba ng dalawa. It was just a glimpse of the woman he once loved but it pains him so much, and it feared him because after all the years of thriving without her, trying so hard to forget the past and put it behind him, it still haunts him. Nasasaktan pa rin siya kapag nakikita niya ang dating kasintahan. Subalit, masyado ng huli ang lahat para itigila niya ang plano. Kung

NAPANGANGA si Leon nang makita kung gaano karami ang in-order ni Claire na pagkain para sa hapunan na iyon. May isang bucket na pritong manok. May isang sixteen inches na all meat pizza. Isang malaking order na french fries, dalawang malaki na burger, dalawang order na lazaña, at dalawang large pineapple juice bilang inumin.Hindi makapaniwalang napatitig kay Claire na ngayon ay hawak ang burger sa isang kamay at fried chicken thighs habang nginunguya ang pagkain ng sabay. Sa sobrang dami niyon ay sa halip na kumain siya kasama nito ay napatitig na lamang siya kay Claire kung gaano ito kasaya habang kumakain. And the fact that all of the foods shw ordered are unhealty processed foods made him wince on his seat. Gusto niya itong supilin sa nais ngunit pagkatapos na makita kung gaano ito kasaya habang kumakain ay hindi niya na siya nag-abala pa.“Sorry, naparami ang order ko,” ani Claire sabay mahinang natawa habang ngumunguya. “Gutom na gutom talaga kasi ako. Hindi ako naka

NAGPATUMBA si Claire sa kama at napatakip ng mukha. Her mind is fuzzy, she couldn't breathe properly, and she couldn't think of something else besides Leon's intense long stare and his scorching touch.What is she doing? Why did she make that inappropriate sound? Hell, she never even thought that she was capable of moaning because of someone's touch. Is that her fault though? Pinipigilan niya na huwag magpakita ng kung anong kaluguran sa kanilang ginagawa sa mga oras na iyon. She was on top of him with an erratic heart. It was normal for her to get anxious since it was her first time. However, she knew that Leon was supposed to grip her waist but what she didn't anticipate is how hard it is as if he was longing for something to happen.It can't help but arouse her. His touch didn't help her to stay still but did the opposite instead. Hindi niya na napagilan ang biglang pag-ungol at magulat sa ginawa nito. Parang nililiyaban ang kanyang katawan sa oras na iyon... kahit hang

NAGBAWI ng tingin si Claire nang sandaling magtama ang kanilang mga mata ni Leon. Mas isiniksik niya ang sarili kay Carol habang hinihintay nila ang yate na kanilang gagamitin para sa lakad sa araw na iyon. Kasalukuyan silang nakatayo sa boat ramp at simula nang dumating si Carol ay hindi siya humiwalay dito. As for her fight with Leon, she prefer to receive cold treatment from him rather than to be close to each other and with invalidated feelings.Nang huminto ang engrandeng yate sa tapat nila ni Carol ay sabay silang napahanga. Nalaglag ang kanilang panga at nanatili lamang silang nakatayo at nakatanaw sa mamahalin na yate. Sabay silang nagkatinginan ni Carol at nag-usap gamit ang mga mata. Kung kina Leon at Klaus ay ordinary bagay lang iyon, sa kanila ni Carol ay napalaking bagay na makasakay sila sa isang yate na tanging nakikita lamang nila sa pelikula.

“OF COURSE, you can!” Pilit na natawa si Claire para mapantastikuhan si Isabella sa kinatatayuan sa kanyang inakto. Nang tumikwas ang kilay nito ay pinagbuksan niya ito ng pinto.“Come in,” wika niya at sinikap na huwag ipahayag ang kaba.Nilampasan siya ni Isabella at nanatili siyang nakatalikod dito, nagdasal na sana ay walang mangyaring masama sa kanya o wala siyang masabi na kung ano para paghinalaan nito ang relasyon niya kay Leon. Hinanda niya ang matamis na ngiti bago hinarap si Isabella na ngayom ay seryoso na nakatitig sa kanya.“Oh, spare me with that smile. No matter how much you and Leon hides it, I know that you're just pretending,” wika nito para kumunot ang kanyang noo.