Chapter Seven
BRYCE
Dad made me promise to never speak of Mom and Vito's affair ever again. It broke my heart to do so but he forced me to. He was genuinely scared of losing Mom. He thought if someone opens up about it magkakaron ng lakas ng loob si Mom at lalo siyang magkakaron ng dahilan na sumama kay Vito dahil hindi niya na kailangan itago ang kung anuman ang namamagitan sa kanila.
"Ganon na lang yun, Dad?" I asked with tears flowing from eyes. "You'd let what she did to you go? Hahayaan mong iputan ka niya sa ulo? Bakit hindi mo sila harapin? I'll talk to her!"
"Bryce!" He firmly held me by my shoulders as I tried to walk away. He looked me straight in the eyes, trying to stop his tears from falling. "No, don't do that! Listen to me. Your mother had been a wonderful wife to me and a mother to you and your siblings. She may have made a mistake, she's at her most vulnerable right now. Siguro may pagkukulang din ako."
"No, Dad..." I shook my head. I'd seen how hard Dad tried to get into Mom's head since Lolo's death. Wala akong nakikitang pagkukulang. He'd always understood and tried to comfort her the best he could. "Dad, she was the one who cheated on you."
"Bryce, I don't want to believe your Mom could ever do that to me. We've had a wonderful marriage and a beautiful family. Gusto kong kumapit sa paniniwala na maayos pa rin ang lahat sa amin. Pwedeng nagkamali lang tayo ng akala-"
"I know what I saw, Dad."
"Maybe your mother did make a mistake. But sex isn't love and love is not perfect." He let out an exhale as his voice quivered. "I know this is hard to understand for you. Masyado ka pang bata. Pero hindi ko bibitawan ang Mommy mo dahil lang sa isang pagkakamali. We've already been through a lot. Kung aamin siya sa akin, I will forgive her. Kung hindi, kalilimutan kong nangyari ito. I can't afford to lose her. Please, don't make any move that could possibly ruin this marriage. Hindi ko makakayanan kapag nawala sa akin ang Mommy mo. I'd rather die than live without her."
An overwhelming sense of pity and sadness washed over me. Dad's eyes were already red with unshed tears. Seeing the man I'd always looked at as my superhero crying was the worst thing in the world, nothing had ever broken my heart more than that.
He held me by my shoulders. "Bryce, honey, you have to promise me tayo lang ang makakalaam nito. Whatever they had, it will be forgotten once we go back to Manila."
"I... I promise..." My voice croacked.
"Thank you, Bryce." He forced a smile.
I could not stand even the sight of my own mother as it reminds me of her unfaithfulness. Ako na mismo ang lumalayo sa kanya. I was afraid of what could possibly come out of my mouth whenever I was around her. Nangako ako kay Dad na I would never open that up to anyone. Even to Ate Anais who I share everything with.
"Do we really have to leave so soon, Axel?" Mom said in a sad tone when Dad told her about us leaving. "Can't we stay here for a little while?"
"Hon, I know it's hard for you to have to leave the hacienda but we have to. I have work waiting on me. Isa pa, malapit na ang enrollment ni Toffie. Kailangan na natin ayusin iyon." Dad gently explained.
Mom's face fell. "I understand."
"I'm sure Dad would understand, too." Dad brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. "Babalik naman tayo. Bibisitahin natin si Dad, I promise."
How could he even bare to be with her knowing that she'd been with another man? I wondered if Dad ever feel disgusted when kissing her, she'd given another man head a few days ago.
"Thanks, hon." Said Mom with a slight smile.
"We'll stop by Dad before we head home so we can say goodbye to him."
She nodded her head.
I went up to my room and started packing my things. Everyone did the same. Aunt Andi and Uncle Tristan decided to stay until the weekend just as planned. Ate Anais and Kuya Coco with their kids are going back to the city with us. Dad went out to look for her, thinking she'd gone to Lolo's grave but Dad came back alone and with a dark expression on his face.
"Dad, where have you been" Tanong ni Ate Anais nang makabalik si Dad. "And where's Mom?"
"I looked everywhere. I even asked around but no one saw her." Dad shook his head disappointedly as he got out of the pickup truck.
"Baka naman nasa stables. Why don't we just go inside and wait for her?" Ate suggested. "Aunt Andi cooked lunch for us. Kumakain pa naman ang mga bata."
Ignorance was indeed bliss. Dad and I exchanged a knowing look as if we'd read each other's mind. We were having the same feeling of who she was with right now. After Dad went inside, I went into the pickup and drove it.
"Good afternoon, is Vito home?" I asked when a stout middle-aged woman opened the door. I was standing in front of the Casa Gaviria as the locals would call it. My eyes wandered around the inside of the house as I spoke to the lady. It had a very rustic Spanish colonial feel to it, the kinds you see in a typical Spanish Telenovela. I heard the Gavirias' ancestors were Spaniards, they were originally from Madrid so this that explains the style of the house.
"Ma'am, sino po sila?" Tanong ng babae.
"I'm his friend." My eyes stopped wandering around and went back to the lady standing in front of me. "Kilala ako ni Vito. Nandyan ba siya sa loob? Umalis ba siya? May kasama ba siya?"
"Ah, ma'am..."
"Bryce..." Lumingon ako sa likod ng babae kung saan ko nakita si Vito. For some reason, he was sweating like hell. His shirt was open, all buttons undone, sweat dripping from his forehead down to his chest, abs, and... I swallowed as my eyes followed trails of sweat from his chest to his tight abs.
"My face is right here." He chuckled, brushing his fingers through his sweaty hair. Then he turned his attention to the stout woman as he starts buttoning his shirt. "Thanks, Manang. Ako na ang bahala sa kanya."
Umalis na ang babae at lumapit sa akin si Vito. I swallowed to put moisture in my throat as I tilted my head up to look at him, my arms folded protectively to my chest as if it would hide my awkwardness and embarrassment.
"What are you doing here?" He leaned against the door frame.
"Have you seen my Mom?" I asked with a straight face.
"Senyorita Val?"
"Yes." I tonelessly said.
"I've seen her, yeah." He nodded his head.
"Nasaan siya?" My lips tightened.
"I don't know. Nagkita lang kami kanina." He answered, his eyes wandering away from me. She could be hiding inside and they could be doing God knows what. Maybe that's why he was sweating like hell.
"I see..." I nodded my head, unconvinced. "Well, aren't you going to invite me in?"
"You want to come in?" He seemed surprised, standing upright.
"Yeah, maybe you can tour me around your casa. You're single naman, hindi ba? Walang magagalit?" The seductress in me was taking control. My arms wrapped around his neck. I could smell his natural scent, his sweat and musk. He reeked of testosterone by which I mean women could get pregnant just from sniffing his sweat.
"Wala." He answered and sighed. "Bryce, do you know what you're getting yourself into?"
"Yes." I answered, trying not to let a squeak out of my throat.
Sandali kaming nagtingin, mata sa mata. I felt him squeeze my waist as he held it in both hands. "You are slowly killing me, do you know that?"
"Am I?" I asked.
"Shit, Bryce. Why do you always do this to me?" He said in a frustrated tone. "Stop being a little tease." His tone was harsh and jagged.
"It's my last day here today, we'll be going back to Manila tomorrow morning. It's a shame that we haven't gotten to know each other well. Ayaw mo bang mas makilala natin ang isa't-isa?" I said with a wry smile.
"I would love to get to know you more, Bryce. I really would." He said, pulling me harder against him. "I've been wanting to get to know you the first time I laid my eyes on you."
Hinila niya ako papasok bago isinara ang pinto sa likod namin. I felt like a prey in a lion's den as I was walking in with him. Parang gustong kumawala ng puso ko sa dibdib ko. Would I even be able to come out of this house a virgin? Surely, he wouldn't force himself on me, would he? Paano kung gustuhin ko rin? I couldn't trust myself when I'm with him.
"Vito." I paused mid-step as he walked two steps ahead of me.
He paused and turned his head to me. "What? Is there any problem?"
"W-wala naman." I said. "I just want to know where you're going to take me."
"You said you want me to tour you around." Sabi niya bago tumaas ang isang sulok ng labi na para bang nabasa niya ang laman ng isip ko. "Bryce, I'm not going to do anything you won't approve of. I'm not that kind of guy."
"Really?" I tried to sound like I was daring him but in truth, I was looking for reassurance.
He took a step towards me and stopped a few inches away from me. Inangat niya ang kamay niya at hinaplos ang pisngi ko.
"I promise. Everything I would do to you, you will like." There was a dark promise in his voice that made something tingle between my legs. "Shall we?"
He showed me around the house just as he said he would. I had been completely absorbed in his company that I forgot why I was here in the first place. He was a charmer. He carries himself with pride and had the charisma that made you listen and follow.
"This is my sanctuary." He said, pulling the lever knob down one of the double door and pushing it open. It looked like an entertainment room. There was a television the size of a small cinema's, a mini bar in the far corner, and a billiard pool. Kind of like my Dad's 'man cave'.
Vito closed the door behind us as soon as we walked in. I swallowed, clenching my hands that was hanging to my sides.
"Maybe I should leave." I chewed on my bottom lip. Wala naman siguro dito si Mom.
"Changing your mind?" He chuckled and stepped closer to me, a playful glint playing in his eyes. He held my chin in between two fingers and tilted my head up to make me look at him. "Are you scared of me, Bryce? Wasn't this what you want?"
"D-don't get ahead of yourself. I'm not scared of you. Bakit naman ako matatakot sa'yo? Sino ka ba?" Bryce Charlotte Lavigne doesn't back down to anything.
"I..." He leaned down to me, his mouth touching my ear. "am the guy who'd given you an orgasm two days ago."
I took in a sharp inhale, feeling the shivers down my spine. I wanted to clench my legs together when I felt a weird sensation between them. He makes me feel things I'd never felt before.
"Let's take it slow. We're getting to know each other, remember? I'm not a whore." I said, trying to mask my real emotions.
"I like your game, Bryce." He laughed quietly, shaking his head. "You're a bit of a devil, you know? You know how to drive a man insane."
"I'll take that as a compliment." I giggled, acting like a ditz. My eyes wandered around the room, looking for something else to do or an excuse to get away from him. "You play polo?"
"Yes," He answered, he was now behind the counter of the bar mixing drinks. "That was in Argentina, I played for World Polo Championship for some years."
"I see." I nodded my head.
"You want a drink?" He asked.
"No thanks."
"You were just a teen when I first saw you." He said with a smile in his voice as he looked at me, one hand holding a glass and one hand in his pocket.
Agad akong nag-angat ng tingin sa kanya. "Nagkakilala na tayo?"
"Oh, no." He shook his head. "We weren't introduced to each other, bago pa lang bili ang plantasyon namin noon. I just saw you strolling around with your horse. You were already a beauty back then."
I wanted to blush at his compliment. He thought I was beautiful? Well, he was not the first guy who'd ever told me that. I should be used to this by now but why does it feel different coming from him?
"And now, look at you." His eyes grazed at me from head to toe. "What about you? What do you do?"
"I work for our company." I answered.
"You like it there?" He asked.
I shrugged. "It's okay."
"Palagi kang kinukwento ng Lolo mo sa akin, alam mo ba iyon? He said you were a true born haciendera. You were made for his hacienda." He said.
"He said that?" I asked, feeling my heart swell.
"Yes. Out of all his grandchildren, ikaw ang nagpakita ng totoong interest at pagmamahal dito. He loved his hacienda like it was one of his kids, he said the memories of your grandmother lives on with his land." Kwento niya.
"He used to tell me that, too." I said with a nostalgic smile. "I love our hacienda."
"But life here isn't as exciting as it is in the city." He cocked a brow as if he was trying me.
"I don't mind." I shrugged.
"You don't have a boyfriend, do you?"
"No."
"Good girl." He said, looking rather pretty pleased. He took in another sip bago niya ibinaba ang baso niya sa end table. He, then, walked up to me and held me by my waist.
"Vito..." His name left my lips, my voice squeaking.
"I like it when you say my name." One corner of his lips.
My breathing started to become a bit shallow, my heart pounding against my chest.
"Everytime I see, I can't help but think of how you moaned for me while I was getting you off. You want that again, Bryce? You want me to get you off?"
"V-vito." My voice shook as excitement welled up inside me. He was irresistable.
"Tell me how much you loved it when I made you come. You were soaking wet weren't you?"
"Yes." I admitted as if I was being hypnotized while I was looking at him.
"You don't know how many times I had to jack off to the thought of you. You didn't let me sleep that night." He said, cupping my buttocks with his hands and pulling me against his body. I could feel his erection on my tummy. "You want this, don't you? You came here for this."
I bit my bottom lip.
"Touch me." He took my hand and placed it on top of his jeans. "I want you to feel what you did to me."
I could feel his erection through his pants. He was big. It amused and scared me at the same time. He started guiding my hand, moving it, before finally unziping his jeans and taking his thing out.
His thing was bigger when erected. It was huge and veiny. This was the first time I had seen a man's erect penis in person. Ilang segundo akong hindi nakagalaw. I just stared at it, amused. He guided my hand back to his penis, wrapping my fingers around it.
"I've been thinking about this a lot. You touching my dick. Move your hand. Please, Bryce, I want you to jack me off." He begged.
I was clueless on what to do at first but he started guiding my hand up and down his shaft. He let out a soft groan and then he pushed me down the couch and got on top of me. He covered my mouth with his and we kissed with so much passion. His tongue delved inside mine and I welcomed him in, tilting my head so that he could have more access. I continued stroking him while we were kissing. His hand started roaming around my body.
"Jerk me as hard as you fucking can." He groaned against my mouth.
And I did as he told me to do, my hand moving vigorously. All the while, his hands were already unbuttoning my shirt, revealing my bra to him. His kiss trailed down my jaw and further down my neck before moving to my chest. I took in a sharp breath when I felt the cold air brush against my nipples when he pulled the cup down.
My whole body shivered at the same sensation when his mouth closed around one of my breasts and he tongued my nipple.
"Vito..." I moaned.
"Keep saying my name." He said, gently biting me then he got a little rough. He nibbled on my nipple as his hand played with the other. I could feel the heat between my thighs. My waist bucking against his body, my legs tightening around him. I had never felt this kind of pleasure before.
"Vito, it feels so good." I wasn't myself anymore. He'd turned me into something else.
His hand snaked down my stomach and he began unbuttoning my pants. His hand went inside and he touched my sex with his bare hand. It was like electricity shot from there throughout my whole body. This felt 100 times better than when he touched me against my cloth. Then I thought of why I was here and him doing this to my Mom.
No...
I quickly pushed him away as if I'd come out of a dream. I shouldn't have let myself get this far.
"Vito, ayoko na..." Mahinang sabi ko at napaupo ako. I started fixing myself, buttong my pants and my shirt.
"Are you serious?" His voice was rough with frustration.
"Baka hinahanap na ako sa amin." I swallowed past a dry throat.
There was a short pause before he nodded his head and let out a deep exasperated sigh. "I just need to finish this."
Tumayo siya at nagtungo sa pinto sa isang sulok ng kwartong iyon. Bigla naman may naramdaman akong nagvibrate sa upuan. My brows furrowed and I looked under the throw pillow.
It was my Mom's phone. I had made out with Vito in the very same couch they'd probably had sex in earlier.
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