Chapter 19. Is It Possible?
WALA sa sarili si Timo habang kausap niya sa cellphone ang isa sa mga agents nila patungkol sa misyon nito. He was occupied by what happened last night.
Alas dos ng madaling-araw nang magpasya siyang hilamusan at bihisan si Jinny. He then grabbed the cognac he had and poured it to her body before fully clothing her. Bahagya pa niyang ibinuka ang bibig nito para painumin ng kaunti na kaagad niyang pinagsisihan nang masamid ito. Gumising ito at tila wala sa sarili.
"T-tubig..." She saw the bottle and drank from it as she closed her eyes and went back to sleep. Napalunok siya. He wanted to keep her by his side but he immediately focused on putting back the strapless bra she wore. Even the seamless panty she was wearing, and her dress, too. Binihisan niya ito gamit ang mga kasuotan nito 'tsaka hinatid na sa tinitirhan. Gulat na gulat ang mama nito nang mabungaran siyang buhat-buhat si Jinny pagkabukas ng pinto. Nagpanggap siyang staff ng Montreal at nagsinungaling na nautusan siya ng CEO na ihatid ang babae.
"Pumasok ka muna, ihiga mo na lang siya sa sala," mahinahong sambit ng ginang kahit nakakunot ang noo nito.
He gently laid her down on the sofa.
"Saglit lang at ikukuha kita ng maiinom."
"Huwag na h—"
They heard a cry that made his heart skipped a beat. Napalunok siya nang maalalang may anak nga pala si Jinny.
"Naku, hijo, sandali lang, nagising yata ang apo ko."
He licked his lower lip as he felt his throat dry. Ilang sandali pa ay lumabas ang ginang na kalong-kalong ang umiiyak na bata.
Matinding kaba ang nadama niya nang magtama ang tingin nila ng munting sanggol. Surprisingly, the little angel stopped crying.
"Mukhang gusto ka niya. Marunong ka bang kumalong ng bata? Pakibuhat muna saglit itong apo ko at ikukuha ko lang ng unan at kumot si Pangea," baling sa kaniya ng ginang at nagulat na lang siya na tumango siya't kinalong na ang bata.
"She's so small..." bulalas niya nang buhatin ito. Pagkuwa'y pinigilan niya ang ginang dahil hindi maipaliwanag ang kaba niya. "Amoy alak ho pala ako, b-baka makasama sa bata."
Mabilis na kinuha nito sa kaniya ang bata at napalingon siya sa nakapamaluktot nang si Jinny.
"Ako na lang ho ang kukuha ng kumot..." presinta niya imbes na dapat ay nagpaalam na siya.
The moment he entered the room and got the pillows and comforter, Jinny's sweet and intoxicating scent assaulted his sense of smell.
Mabilis na napailing siya't nagpaalam na kaagad nang makumutan na ang babae.
FUCK! Fuck! Fuck! Fucking shit!
Iniisip ni Timo kung tama nga ba ang ginawa niya na magpanggap na tila walang nangyari, pero parang mababaliw siya sa kaiisip! Ni hindi na siya nakinig sa nire-report ng kausap niyang agent sa kabilang linya.
"Leigh..." he cut out what the agent was saying.
"O, Boss? May ipag-uutos ka pa ba?"
"Is it possible that a woman can be virgin again even if she already has a kid?" What kind of question is that, man? Kastigo kaagad niya sa sarili.
"What the fuck?" gulat na tanong ng sniper nilang si Leigh. He was the one who trained her to be a skilled private investigator before, but for some reason, she joined the agency as one of the secret agents. Now, she would be working abroad with the other agents as well. Makakasama rin nito si Hugh. Siguro'y magtatagal ang mga ito roon ng kalahating buwan hanggang isang taon o higit pa.
"Yeah, what the fuck."
"Palagay ko, kulang ka lang sa dilig, Boss. Mukhang matagal na nang huli kitang makita ng may jowa, ah? Bakit kasi hindi mo pa pormahan iyong sa Sunshine? Teka, sino ba kasi sa kanila ang type mo?"
"Hindi mo lang sila nakikita," he lied, ignoring the last question. Leigh was actually right, he never had any woman since he met Sunshine's lead guitarist. Parang nakikipagmatigasan ang kaniyang ulo sa ulo niya sa bandang ibaba na wala siyang ibang babaeng gugustuhing angkinin kundi si Jinny lamang. Kaya nga ba hindi na niya napigilan ang sarili kagabi, pero hindi pa rin tama ang ginawa niya kahit pa sabihing nagustuhan nilang dalawa ni Jinny ang nangyari. Pero paano siya makasisigurong gusto pa rin nito iyon kung wala itong maaalala matapos ng nangyari? "So, what do you think?" pagbabalik niya sa usapan ukol sa tinanong niya kanina.
"Why the heck would you ask me about that thing though? How would I know? I'm a virgin."
"You are?" gulat na tanong niya.
Binabaan siya nito ng tawag matapos murahin at iiling-iling naman niyang ibinalik ang cellphone sa loob ng kanyang bulsa.
He didn't want to sound offensive but he guessed that that was his secret skill, to offend other people out of his will. But, wait, how old was Leigh again? Twenty-three? He's not sure. Pero parang hindi naman nagkakalayo ang edad nito at ni Jinny. Hindi lang siya makapaniwala na sa edad ni Leigh ay birhen pa ito, kaya maaaring ganoon din si Jinny, hindi ba?
He shook his head. That's impossible. Jinny already had a kid, and, it's also impossible to be a virgin twice. The possible reason was she's never been touched again after she conceived her child, that's why she was tight again.
But as tight as a virgin? Fuck. Naguguluhan siya.
"What if she has a twin sister? And her kid is actually her twin sister's—" he cussed aloud. "What kind of reasoning is this?" Napasabunot siya sa sarili habang nag-iisip ng iba pang mga posibilidad. He gulped as he vividly remembered how really tight she was last night when he first penetrated her under the shower—his manhood throbbed just by that thought—but he also became worried because he pushed so deeply at that time, not knowing she'd be that tight so he didn't do it gently at first. But then, she was screaming so loud, so sensual, that was why he knew that he hadn't hurt her too much aside from the first penetration. He was certain that he pleasured her even more after realising she was like a virgin. He made sure to make her body only remembered his, too, even if she forgot about everything the following day.
Napapikit siya't nang magmulat ay tila ramdam na ramdam pa rin niya ang bawat kurba ng katawan ng babaeng nagpapabaliw sa kaniya sa mga oras na iyon.
Her soft moans, the way she pulled his hair as he was kissing her moist labia, her sensitive bud... And her screams when she reached her peak after she met his every thrusts when they're already on his bed... Goddammit! He wanted to feel her again. He wanted to fill her to the core all over again and impregnate her with his child. But he did not know how to face her again. He was even sure that she wouldn't remember anything happened last night because he already guessed she took that blue pill. And that's how the pill worked—making someone forget about everything while it was still on its effect.
"Jinny... what are you doing to me?" wala sa sariling bulong niya, pilit na iniignora ang sumikip na niyang pantalon.