Chapter 20: Chapter 20

I didn't know when everything started. I didn't even notice when his grip on my waist began to drop which made my chest throb even faster. I tried to stay away from him because I felt like I was going to run out of air but his kiss only deepened. His heavy breathing… our heavy breathing under the deafening silent night is slowly, but surely making me sore and tender.

“H-Hector…” I whispered as we parted for a moment. I was even held to his chest because of the weakness of my knees. "W-why are you here?"

I was catching my breath when I asked that. When I looked up at him, our eyes met. His eyes widened even more as he looked at me. He even bit his lower lip. He only became more handsome in my eyes because of how he looked. Enticing… his drunken and bulging eyes seemed to absorb all my decent thoughts. I wonder if this was always my reaction every time he claim my lips.

"What?" He uttered in his raspy voice. He bent down even more and tried to kiss me again, so I immediately avoided him. “Solei...”

"Did you know I'm here that's why you came?" I asked him and tried to calm myself down. I still couldn’t feel my knees and my heart was still pounding hard. I could also feel his chest rising and falling because my hand was resting on it.

A week had passed since he had not shown up to me again that day, and I received a call from Donya Valeria about Hector's decision — that is to return to Las Vegas without letting me know. It was also the day I promised myself that I would be able to raise our daughter without him knowing.

But the anger I felt towards him that day didn't last for so long. Inside me, I was still hopeful. I don’t know why but I still hope he comes back to me. I waited… but he never came back any more.

And now that he’s in front of me now, catching his breath because of our kiss, I don’t know why everything suddenly weakened on me.

“I didn’t know you were here. I just came here for business,” he whispered in my ear. I was even more horrified when I felt the heat of his breath on my neck.

When he was about to put his lips close to mine again, I immediately pushed him away. I saw the shock and pain in his eyes so I immediately avoided looking at him.

"I waited for you…" I almost whispered to myself but I'm sure he heard that. “I was waiting for you but you just showed up. Did I think you always wanted to follow me? Why did you suddenly disappear?” My voice trembled.

I just bowed down because of the tears that kept running down my cheeks. My lips and my hands trembled even more.

"What are you talking about?" He seemed confused to ask me as he tried to take my hand but I continued to avoid him. I laughed when I heard that. I firmly wiped away my tears and looked him straight into his eyes.

“I waited for you to come back. You said you would just go back to the office that day but you never came back. I waited for you even if it was all wrong! And now you're going to suddenly show up and tell me you're engaged? You are already engaged but you are here in front of me now, wanting to kiss me more? You're such a womanizer!” I shouted at him without even thinking about what I had said.

He stepped closer to me. I backed away until I was leaning against the wall of the room. I saw the disappearance of the wrinkle on his forehead and his eyes became tender again.

"You're jealous," he stated.

"You're an asshole," I replied emphatically to him and forced myself to calm down as he slowly approached me.

I should have sealed the first time that this man really is a jerk. In his look, he definitely has a lot of women. What happened to us that night is just proof. Who's a fool to do a one-night stand with someone you don't know? Probably you, Ana. That's why you end up in this situation, idiot.

I saw his lip lift and he came even closer to me. "I didn't know you waited for me," he said and placed both hands on either side of me.

“Because you only think about yourself. Anyway, I don’t care anymore. After our annulment, marry whoever you want to marry. I don't care anymore,” I declared and avoided looking at him. He laughed so I felt even more embarrassed. “God damn it. You're hot when you're jealous.”

I saw him flex the muscles in his arm and in a flash, the heat I was feeling returned. I didn't want to see that so I looked back into his eyes.

“You are just like your brother. Cheater and womanizer,” I told him emphatically.

“Stop comparing me to him. You won't know like it when I'm mad,” he said softly but it seemed threatening so I was turned on.

“Just go back to Manila and get married. You don't fit in here.”

"After knowing you're here, I don't think I can go back to that damn city anymore," he said seriously and looked at my lips. My heart beat faster again because of what he said. I don't know why my heart is pounding. I wasn't like this before.

My chest throbbed even more when suddenly there was a knock on the door. I quickly looked there and was confused but he seemed to be just nothing. After a while, the knocking stopped and I heard him laughing in my ear so I was terrified again.

“I don't know how to convince you. I'm a jerk but I'm not a liar. I wish you knew me more. I want you to know me more… ”

My whole being was thrilled by what he said.

“And I don’t want to leave without you. I don't want to go back without you…” He uttered.

I was drunk with every whisper of his. I almost pushed him with his last breath into my neck because of the tickle I was feeling. We looked at each other. For a moment, his gaze fell on my lips. And I don’t know why the blockage is forming in my throat.

He bit his lower lip and gently licked it. "I have never been this scared to taste someone's lips. I'm always scared to taste your lips," he whispered softly.

I thought about how to escape from him because I didn’t seem to like his anger at all, but even before the ways I could think of were formed, he gently kissed me again. I was wide-eyed and I could clearly see him with his eyes closed and his forehead furrowed. With each kiss, he seemed to want me to find a comfortable place for the two of us. When I felt his kiss deepen again, I completely closed my eyes and lost myself.

His two hands went down to my waist and gently caressed it. When I realized what he meant, I quickly hooked both my arms around his neck. Shit!

"I know why I'm scared now…" He stopped kissing me and stared at me. I almost chased after his lips.

My lips just pity as I look at him. I feel weak. I couldn’t even push him anymore.

“You don't know why but this is something forbidden. And I don't want to sin… more than I have planned."

“Why? Because I'm your brother's ex? Because I damaged your image before you left me without saying anything? Because I can't be like those— ”

I stopped speaking when he put his index finger to my lips. He looked up and closed his eyes.

“You don't get any of the shits, Solei…”

“Because you can't explain everything to me! You left without saying goodbye! How can I understand that? You left me on the air after you said you were coming back— ”

I couldn't continue what I was going to say when he kissed me again. He picked me up and in a few moments I felt the soft bed behind me. When he stopped kissing me again, I stared at him. His neck and ears became even redder. Those eyes of his were even more squinty than mine. I know that because I feel like I’m going to shut up any moment.

I bit my lip and closed my leg when I noticed I was only wearing a skirt. It was over the knee but dropped when he laid me down.

"I want to replace your jealous face with something else." He whispered and kissed me on the ear.

I close my eyes and look up. I have never been kissed like this. I can’t remember what happened to us the first time and the second time so now I just felt his kiss. The electricity he makes me feel — all I can say is that he is damn good with this. I didn’t even realize he had already unhooked my bra without touching it.

“You love wearing a skirt like this, huh? I don't like it,” he whispered as he slowly crawled his hand on my chest.

With each caress, he made me even more electrified. My breathing was quickening and I was looking up at the loss of myself.

One of his hands had already dropped to my thigh. He continued to kiss my neck as he did so. My glued leg seems to be slowly giving up due to weakness. Just a part of my skirt, I felt he was immediately in the middle.

“This is why I hate you wearing a skirt. I don't want you to be this accessible… unless it's me.”

I pushed him slightly because of what he said. "You don't own me—"

I stopped again when he grabbed my lip again. I lost myself as he continued to caress the middle. He stopped kissing my neck and I just felt his quick breath in my ear. That was fast and heavy.

"I want to replace your jealous face with a tired face, Solei," he whispered.

I'm almost tired of what he's doing to me. Something was building up in me and I was afraid to let it go.

"God damn it!" He whispered and seemed to have lost his patience.

My cheeks got hot. I was embarrassed but I didn't have the strength to stop him. Just a part of his caress in the middle of me, something exploded in me. I lost myself and I just heard the squeak of his grin.

“That’s my girl. Now you're definitely mine.”

I firmly closed my eyes and slowly got up. I automatically turned to Hector who was sound asleep and facing my direction. Its face is peaceful and airy. I could see his naked body because half of it was covered with a blanket. I bit my lower lip when I realized how handsome he was even asleep. I feel that it will be difficult for me to stay away and decide to give up forever. As I did again today.

I glanced at the clock on the wall of the room. I slowly got up and got dressed when I saw it was four o'clock in the morning. When I finished, I stared at him for a while. There I remembered again what he had said. Why did he seem so upset when I said I was waiting for him? And why does he think it is forbidden for us? What's up?

When I looked around, my eyes hit his cell phone because it suddenly glowed. I previewed that. There were five missed calls and a text from the name Ayanna. I didn’t know what went through my mind and I took it and then opened it. Does he have no password?! I went straight to the message and opened the text. There was no previous conversation with the registered name, but that didn’t catch my attention.

Ayanna

When are you coming back? Our wedding is scheduled for next week Hector

Hector? And when else did he allow other people to call him by that name? I thought it was only for me...