Chapter 1.1

Chapter 1.1

Caine

“KEYS!” I snapped.

Agad akong pumihit pabalik sa loob ng kwarto pa kunin ang susi ng kotse.

Damn. Nababalisa ako na sobra dahil sa sinabi ni Nikka. Baka naligaw na si Nassy at hindi na alam kung paano pupunta rito.

Bakit naman kasi pinayagan ni Jix ang makulit na iyon na lumipad mag-isa. Wala akong kaalam-alam. Tulog ako sa kandungan ng babae.

After getting my keys, I turned around immediately to leave. Agad akong bumaba at dumiretso sa pinto. Agad ko itong kinabig.

I almost literally dropped my jaws when I saw this gorgeous teen in front of me when I opened the door.

Nandito na ang babaeng hahanapin ko.

Thank God!

“Daddy Caine!” she screamed my name and jumped at my doorstep like a five-year-old kid who saw her newest toy.

What the fuck?

I widened my eyes in surprise. Is she for real? Para akong binuhusan ng yelo sa kinatatayuan ko. Kahit na alam kong nag-flight na siya, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nandito na siya ngayon.

My little Kisses.

She was supposed to be here next week.

I can’t help but to take a closer stare at her for a while. She had long blonde straight hair that reached her spine, a pointed nose, and pink sultry lips.

Iba ito sa debutante na nakita ko sa video? Balot siya noon ng pulang lipstick sa labi, katerno ng kanyang mapulang princess gown.

Dalaga na ang anak ni Jaime Rix de Lorenzo. Papasa si Nassandra bilang isang modelo ng mga branded na damit, sapatos at bags. Sa ganda nitong taglay, kulang na lang ay mag-audition ito para sa isang pelikula o teleserye para maging artista.

She was really beautiful in her lightest brown shade of eyes, with long curly lashes just like her Mom. She has a cute mole beneath her left eye like her Dad. Her natural pink lips today are in perfect pout, and not to mention her dimples which I loved the most.

She must’ve convinced her father that good to let her live here, far from the overprotective Jix.

Oh, I was the one who convinced that motherfucker. But I did that just to grant this bratty girl's request because she wasn’t talking to me over the phone when I said I never liked her idea of staying here with me. I never knew Jix would even agree. He was guarding his only daughter like a mad dog. But now she’s here, all those damn obligations are on me.

Agad ko siyang napasadahan ng tingin.

She’s wearing a shit!

Her shorts was too short and her blouse hung above her navel, exposing her bare small waist and her – oh shit! She has developed a nice pair of boobs. Her cleavage is peeking, inviting. Why was I even thinking this way?

Oh hell, Caine Walker, she’s like your daughter! Don’t look at her the way how you look at those women who were willing to spread their thighs apart without any of your single commands!

“Holy shit, Kisses. Is that you sweetheart?” I can’t help but smile at her and she even blushed a bit as she smiled.

Pilit kong inayos ang sarili ko. Tumingin ako lagpas sa kanya dahil napansin ko ang ilang lalaki na nakatingin dito, mga basketbolista ng subdivision.

Agad na uminit ang ulo ko pero hindi ako nagpahalata. Mukhang mapapasubo ako rito. Mukhang gagana ang aking batas militar.

God, she looks like heaven.

I returned my gaze to her.

She has a really lovely smile and a timid deceiving look, but I know her well. She isn’t timid. She’s bubbly and a very tough young girl. She’s a great resemblance to her parents, a strongheaded little tigress.

I just don’t know if she still is. When I left her before I went to Afghanistan and fought the hardest battle of my life, she was that young sweet twelve-year-old cute teen who was a true replica of her father, only that she has that brown set of eyes, which she inherited from her mother and those pair of dimples from her ‘fucker’ Dad.

I and Jix made sure that no one could ever touch this girl who turned out to be a fuckable one now. Holy moron! I’ll kill any bastard who will even dare touch my Kisses! Nobody must. Surely that dumbass will face my gun. Well, mine isn’t just a gun, it will be a fucking machine gun along with a bag of grenades!

Napakunot noo akong muli nang makita ko ang panibagong grupo ng mga kalalakihan na nakatingin kay Nassandra, na para bang isang piraso siya ng karne.

Normal na dito ang mga ganung uri ng tingin. Wala ako sa Pilipinas, pero Pilipino ako at nasanay ako na hindi tumitingin sa mga babae ang lalaki nang hindi karespe-respeto.

Talaga ba? E ako? Ano ba ako?

Why am I even counting myself?

Knowing the people here, they’re used to some sort of girls who wear clothes like what Nass' is wearing right now, but why are they staring at her butt like they've never seen a woman like her before?

“Turn around,” I commanded her but she kept on looking at me.

I managed to look at those teenage guys with one of my deadly gazes. But when I look at her eyes, I can see how she greatly misses me and I miss her, too; only that I’m not vocal about it. I’m keeping it, I always do.

“I said turn the fuck around.” I made it more demanding but she pouted and rolled her eyes.

Oh, here she is again. She’s still my bratty Kisses. She’s still so really sassy and a little spoiled kid.

Ang nakasimangot niyang mukha ay pinag-partner-an niya ng mga nakataas na kilay.

“You’re so sungit! You should’ve just hugged me, Daddy Caine.” She spat as she turned halfway.

“Later, sweetie.” I can’t help but smile at her sassiness as I look down at her butt and shit!

Lumaki ang mga mata ko.

She’s wearing ripped white shorts yet she has a red stain! She has her period!

“Son of a wench, Clariz Nassandra! Get in.” I dragged her arm and she almost landed on my chest.

Hindi niya napaghandaan ang ginawa ko.

“Aw! Careful, you old man!” her eyes dilated and the heck I found it sexy.

I want to see her eyes dilate differently while doing a different thing.

Oh shut the fuck up! I commanded myself. What the hell is she doing to me? I left her like a cute little kitty but now she has grown up gorgeous.

I never found her Mom so attractive before – no, what I meant was Ate Nikka was a beautiful woman, too, but I never had any potent attraction toward her. And why the heck do I find Nassandra so seductive and… stop.

Christ! She’s a lot different from her Mom. She’s bolder and smarter.

I never imagined seeing her again after almost six years and it brought me a different feeling!

Jesus, why the hell I find her so womanly gorgeous despite her age? Baka masunog na ako sa impyerno dahil sa mga kaisipan ko na ito. Hindi ito tama. Walang tama rito.

Ganito ba talaga ang magiging tingin ko sa kanya paglipas ng anim na taon na wala ni hoy o ni hay?

She’s only eighteen! Now I regret why did I help her convince her Dad to live here in Walla Walla and stay with me for the longest time. I now find it so hard to imagine. But maybe, I just miss her this bad that’s why my mind keeps on making different indecent thoughts about her. She’s like my daughter and I’m her godfather. Jesus Christ!

Huminga ako nang malalim.

Yes, I’ll stick with that. She’s not counted as one of those slutty bitches that I can fuck.

“Brat. Why not give me a hug?” I whispered and it made her giggle. Geez, she’s way more than her Mom. She’s a perfect upshot of Nikka and Jix.

“I miss you, grumpy old man.” She said as she clung her arms over my nape, and almost jumped off the floor.

“Jesus, Kisses. Careful.” I mumble as I catch her butt but she just giggled again. I can feel the thumping of her heart.

I could feel her face buried into my neck and felt her sniffing me. Thank hell I already took my shower after spending the entire night with that woman I met.

Mabuti at wala na siyang alam sa mga babae ko. Nass would probably bring that little tigress again out of her cocoon. She’s always jealous about those slut I’ve dated and I knew she’d always feel the same way by now.

Naalala ko noon, parati siyang galit kapag nakikipag-date ako. Napakaselosa niya pagdating sa akin. Gusto niya ay kanya ang atensyon at ang lahat ng oras.

I could still remember those times she was terribly upset. She was only 10 years old at that time when I visited them with my fiancée, Winslet. Nass cried like a lunatic when I told her I was going to marry my girlfriend. She ran upstairs and cried like a baby. Nagsasalita siya ng mga bagay na hindi niya halos alam, masasamang salita tungkol sa ex ko...

“She’s ugly and I don’t like her for you. There’ll be no woman in this world who will suit you! I will hate you forever if you’re going to marry that douchebag! I don’t want you to get married.”

“Please, don’t be selfish, sweetie,” I softly said but she gritted her teeth.

“I always am and I will always be when it comes to you! If you’re going to marry her, you must forget me then!”

She never talked to me for a week or two after that and Iaswor3 my whole world collapsed with the thought that the only girl who brought so much meaning into my life would loath me to death. Then, I messed with my fiancée. I screwed another woman and Winslet found it out. Sa maikling salita, siguro ay hindi talaga ako handang lumagay sa tahimik. I can’t abstain from having sex.

After that, I never took a woman seriously. I made myself attached more just to fuck. I joined my troop in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and bombed the hell away like a piece of shit. After six years, I decided to have a vacation here at my house in Washington. Utang ko pa ito kay Jix noon, una kong binayaran nang ako ay kumikita na.

I had seen a doctor and was mentally and physically examined so I could start up my own business, after that war. I became a trainer, military tactics, and taught expertise in jet navigating.

Hinalikan kong muli si Nassandra sa sentido makalipas ang ilang saglit na naalala ko ang nakaraan.

“Listen, baby. You have your period. You have a stain on your...” I whisper against her ear after planting a soft kiss on her neck.

Jesus, she smells like cotton candy.

“The what?” she looks at my face and I can’t help but stare back at her.

God, I miss this girl so much. Now that she’s here, I realized what I had been missing in my life. I had missed a sweet young girl who treated me like a father. Seventeen years of age gap and whatever I've got, I’d give her all the properties that I have. Actually, she’s my beneficiary but she’s not aware of it; not even her Mom.

I move my eyes away from her lips and stare at the loveliest brown eyes I’ve ever seen in my entire life.

“I said you’ve had your period but I certainly guess she was not aware of it.” I stayed calm like it was nothing though, for some girls, I knew they found it awkward.

Her cheeks turned red and she bit her lower lip.

“My shit!” she cusses and made me raise my brows.

“Watch your words, Kisses.” I warn her but she shakes her head and drops her own feet back on the floor again.

I noticed she grew a lot taller but not so tall compared to me. I still find her petite.

“How big it was? Gosh!” she bites her index finger as she twists her head to look at her own butt.

I can’t help but glance at her boobs. Bulshit! She’s so sexy now.

I turn my back and hold her luggage. It's the best way to escape from this demon inside me. Kung ako na ganito na para na niyang tiyuhin ay nakikita ang ganda niya, paano pa ang ibang mga lalaki rito na hindi siya kilala? Baka ilang araw lang mula ngayon, pila na ang nasa pinto ko para yayain siya na makipag-date.

She grew up like a dick teaser and I won’t let those bastards touch her, not a fucking single strand of her long straight hair could even be touched. She’s not at the right age to have her first boyfriend. She must have reached at least the age of thirty-five. End of the story.

“Ah, you have a napkin, Daddy Caine?” she cutely asked.

I’d almost lose my senses when she gave me the cutest smile she had managed to give me way back then. She’s covering her butt like I’ve never seen that stain.

And why the fuck was she asking me that stupid thing? Where would I use such freakin' napkin? On my ass? Diyos ko.

“Why would you even think I’d have that? Don’t you have any? Can’t we just use a… tissue? I have a lot of toilet paper, baby.” I shrug but she frowns at me and purses her thin sexy lips.

“Do you know something about this thing, Daddy Caine? This couldn’t simply be covered by your toilet paper. Buy me a napkin.” She turns her back and marches.

I instantly look at her butt. Damn! She has a perfect pair of butt cheeks.

My jaws dropped when I realized what she just said. “No way, sweetie. I’m never gonna buy a napkin. Change your clothes then we’ll go somewhere to buy what you need.” I smile at her but she clutches her fists.

“No! Isusumbong kita kay Mommy! I’ll tell her you’re not taking care of your baby.” She madly stated and naughtily crossed her arms over her chest as she raised her brows at me.

Holy fuck! What’s this, the first day of blackmail? How long will I be dealing with this kind of brat? God, until she finishes her studies, and when is that? Holy moron, that will be years from now.

Kasalanan ko rin. Ako ang nag-spoil sa kanya noon pa man. Mas malala pa ako kay Jix dahil tuwang-tuwa ako nang siya ay ipanganak, lalo na at alam ko kung anong milagro ang bumalot sa buhay nilang mag-ina nang ipinagbubuntis siya ni Nikka.

I can’t fucking say no to her. She’s so hard to turn down. I mean, oh man, she’s damn lovely and sweet just to be rejected.

“Okay,” I sigh and it makes her smile. She jumps like a kid and broadens her lovely grin.

“You have to call your Mom first. Sa totoo lang, papaaalis na ako ngayon para hanapin ka dahil kahapon pa lumapag ang eroplano mo. Care to tell me what happened? Namasyal ka pa ba habang ang Nanay mo ay mabaliw-baliw na?”

Para siyang nakonsensya. Lumambot at naging mala-anghel lalo ang mukha niya. Ganito naman siya tuwing mga magulang niya ang pinag-uusapan, isang bagay na nakakatuwa sa isang spoiled na Nassandra.

She loves her parents so dearly. No question.

“I…I wasn’t able to call them e. When I tried naman via landline, the hotel’s line had a problem.”

“Hindi mo ba pina-roam ang sim card mo?”

“I don’t know what’s the problem with my e-sim. It wasn’t working, too.”

Tumango na lang ako. Hindi naman sinungaling si Nassy. When she says there is a problem, there really is a problem. Wala naman dahilan para hindi niya abisuhan ang mga magulang niya na nandito na siya.

She smiled, “Please buy me na a napkin.”

I can’t help but smile, too as I shake my head. How can I ever say no to the only happiness that I have? Nass is one of the fewest people who loved me and made me feel important. When this girl was born and started to grow up so fast, she never failed to make me feel how important I was for her. And I guess nothing ever changed. Many years had passed and I had thought she would also lose her fatherly love for me as she grew up and finally reached her adolescent years, but I proved myself so wrong. Her Mom told me that Nass always wanted to call me even when I was at war. And now, she decided to live with me as she wanted to pursue her studies.

I feel so glad about that. She’s the sole person on earth who caught my precious attention, more than anybody. She was the only girl who could easily make me smile. Hindi kasi ako palangiti na tao. Alam ko iyon sa sarili ko.

That’s the reason why she used to call me Daddy Grumpy. Kung anu-ano nga ang tawag niya sa akin, mga kakatwang palayaw dahil sa ugali ko, at siya lang ang nakakagawa nun.

She’s not even afraid of me. When I raise my tone, she raises hers even more, and all that I could do was to shut my damn mouth. She’s a damn tigress and cocky, like her Mom. Oh, she’s more than Ate Nikka. She’s a de Lorenzo, pure blood of Jix, bossy and arrogant and… so adorable. Kahit sinong de Lorenzo, walang hindi maaakit. Nakita ko na rin ang mga pinsan niya, walang itulak kabigin, babae man o lalaki.

“Go upstairs. You have to call your Mom and Dad when I come back. And there are only two rooms here, sweetie. You go straight ahead and open the door on your left. Right door's mine.” I bob my brow and she happily claps her hands, but it vanishes for a certain reason I don’t necessarily know.

“Aren’t you keeping a dirty woman in one of those rooms?” her eyes became too furious.

God, she’s jealous again. How can I even fuck a woman then in my own house if she’s going to act like my seventy-year-old mother? As if I was still a nine-year-old kid, huh? Well, baby, I can’t live without sex and it’s my addiction right now.

I shake my head and press my lips together, “No Miss, Tigress. I do not. The place is safe for an inexperienced little brat. If…” I rake her.

What if she’s not innocent anymore? Paano kung may pinayagan na siya na kumuha sa kanya? Mga kabataan ngayon ay tulad ni Dora.

Holy shit, no! “If you still haven’t let some stupid boys give you your first experience.” I teased her but she giggled.

Tinakpan niya ang labi niya at napaka-cute niya.

“How do you want me to answer that?” Nakatitig na sagot niya sa akin.

Nassy bites her lower lip and I don’t think I like the idea that Jix didn’t pay enough closer attention to her. I’ll shoot that man first if he hasn’t. It was our deal that we would both protect this lady and wouldn’t let a guy touch her until she reached mid-thirties.

“Holy fuck, Clariz Nassandra! Don’t tell me you broke your promise.” My blood starts to boil, “I’ll kill that moron! I’m more than a de Lorenzo, Nass and I can do more than smashing and pummeling, I’m telling you.”

Naglakad siya papalapit sa akin at nakatitig pa siya. Bakit niya ako tinititigan sa paraan na hindi pa niya ginawa sa akin noon? She has really grown up now, yet she’s not even aware that most of the time, she’s wearing a seductive stare. She must not. Fuck! She’ll drive any man crazy!

She looks up at me and naughtily smiles, too, “Tell me first that you missed me, too.” She demanded.

I stare at her face for a while then I nod. “So much.” I sincerely said and I mean it. It’s the truth. Wala akong magagawa kung hindi sabihin iyon dahil magtatampo siya kapag hindi.

Hindi ako nakatanggap ng anumang sagot mula sa kanya. Niyakap niya ako bigla. But what the hell is this feeling?

Shit! I feel my dick throb when her breasts brushed against my body.

Jesus! Will she ever be safe with me? Oh, help me God…

Hindi ko ito gusto at nagtataka ako kung bakit ganito. Hindi kaya naalog ang utak ko sa mga bomba na pinasabog ko sa gyera?

“Need not to worry, Daddy" nakangiti na tumikal sa akin si Nassandra at tinapik pa ako sa dibdib, gamit ang mga palad niya, “I kept my promise but I guess I already met the man who would to take it all away from me.” She softly mumbled but I heard her loud enough.

Hayop!

Nanigas ang mga panga ko pero hindi ako nagpahalata.

“No, no. Wait until you turn 35. That’s an order and not even you can break it.” I can’t help but point my finger to her nose.

I hear another giggle from her. Lumayo siya sa akin sa pagkakataon na ito.

“I can break it. Try me.” She teased. Then, she ran toward the staircase giggling.

Bulshit! She can’t lose her innocence. Not now that she’s here. I must protect her and mustn't let a stupid guy draw closer to her. I won’t tolerate it, over my dead body! Ano pa at naging magaling akong US Navy kung basta ko na lang hahayaan ang estupido na iyon na kunin si Nassandra? I have to meet that guy but I have to deal with this stupid boner of mine first.

Nakakahiya ang nararamdaman ko.

She winks at me and leaves me with a light seductive smirk… so very Jix.