The Contract

Mesiah kept quiet as the two fine men entered the room. When Jerard saw the awkward girl in his office, he immediately felt that something is wrong with his friend. It's either Mesiah is affected by his friend's looks, she knows this man and his sex escapades of she was one of his friend's escapades herself, which he doubt because Mesiah is the kind of woman who's against of one-night-stand and flings. He initially planned to leave the two alone for them to talk about their real marriage and fake relationship, but he's now having second thoughts. Kilala niya si Lance at gayundin ang mga galawan nito. Napapaisip tuloy siya kung tama ba ang trabahong sinuggest niya kay Mesiah. It's like he's pushing his friend to a lion's den.

Tumingin siya kay Lance at napansing nakatitig ang huli sa kaibigan ng girlfriend niya. He's now sure his two friends know each other, but how?

"Hey, should I leave you two, or should I just stay here?" awkward na tanong niya sa dalawa.

"Please stay./You can leave," parehas na sagot ng dalawa. Nalito tuloy siya dito.

Huminga siya ng malalim at nagdesisyon. Pangit din naman kasi na makinig siya gayong isang personal na bagay ang pag-uusapan ng dalawa, ngunit ayaw din niyang iwan si Mesiah sa pangangalaga ni Lance.

Lumapit siya sa gilid ng office at gamit ang isang upuan ay inabot ang CCTV na nakabukas lamang kapag aalis siya at iiwan ang opisina at in-on ito. Pagbaba niya ay muli siyang humarap sa dalawa. "I'll leave you two here to have privacy. Pero papanuorin ko kayo. I won't listen to anything you two will talk about. Pero I trust you won't harass my friend Lance, yes?" tanong niya sa kaibigan ng hinarap niya ang mga ito. Nagkibit-balikat naman ang kaibigan sa tanong. He looked at Mesiah who sighed in relief and said, "Don't worry, Alicia, if this bastard try to do something wrong, I'll just be on the security room, watching you two. You can be rest assured." Ngumiti siya dito na sinuklian naman ni Mesiah. "Well, then, I will take my leave."

Pagkaalis ni Jerard ay agad na tinutok ni Lance ang mata sa babaeng nasa harapan niya. The girl which, for some reasons, won't leave his mind these past few days. Nang makita niya ang mukha nito noong nakaraang gabi ay labis siyang nabighani sa mukha nito. Mestisahin ang dalaga ngunit halatang nabibilad sa araw dahil medyo nangitim ito simula nang una niya itong makilala. Kumikinang ang kutis nito sa dilim noong gabing iyon.

Ang mga mata nitong akala niya ay itim, ay pinaghalong blue at gray pala sa liwanag. Pinaresan ang maganda nitong mga mata ng mahahabang pilikmata. Ang buhok din nito ay hindi rin pala itim kundi brown na may pagkapula. Manipis din ang namumulang labi nito at may malalim na biloy sa magkabilang pisngi. She's mesmerizing, beautiful, with her small but sharp nose and high cheekbones. At isang malaking coincidence na ito pala ang isinuggest ng kaibigan para maging contracted wife niya. Funny how the person he's been looking for might actually be his wife.

Ngunit gayon na lamang ang inis niya ng mapansing hindi siya tinitignan ng dalaga katulad ng paninitig niya dito. Does she not find him handsome? Pero one-of-a-kind siya. Rare as it is, Lance has a pair of fascinating red eyes, that he sometimes hide behind contact lense, except for some days like now. Bagay ito sa itim niyang buhok na nagpadagdag sa kaniyang devilish look. Girls swam under his just to make him theirs, pero itong isa kahit isang tingin hindi man lang siyang tinapunan. Or maybe she's just shy. Afterall, no woman has ever escaped his charms, may it be seniors or youngsters. This girl can't be an exception.