Chapter-187

Started with a kiss

David's POV

Smoke, sweat, perfume and alcohol is what I still smell now. Even
thought I'm no longer in the bar. I'm so confused. I shouldn't be doing this. My car shouldn't have stopped near
them. I shouldn't have waited for them to come out. I shouldn't have messed with them. What the hell is wrong
with you David?! I'm just drunk. I'm just carrying alcohol. I'll stop when I get distracted. It's too late, when
Cheon returns I won't wait for him anymore. I won't steal his gaze anymore. "So please, Jay, come out. Even if
it's just for a moment. I want to see you." I whispered, not taking my eyes off their gate. I gripped the steering
wheel tightly. There were two fancy cars
parked outside their house. I knew one was Yuri's but
I wasn't sure who the other was.
But what were they doing there?
The alcohol was messing with my feelings. It was strange!
I looked at my cellphone when it rang. It was a phone call from
Percy. I didn't want to answer it. I was afraid
he would ask me about Jay-jay.
"Hello." I said after answering the call.
["Can you tell me your location?"]
I cleared my throat. "I'm driving. Can you call me later?"
["I will. But since your driving... Do me a favor. Go straight to
Jay-jay's house. Text me when you get there. Thanks."]
He didn't wait for me to say anything. I didn't tell him the truth that
I was just near Jay-jay's house. It's not my intention to lie. It's just
that.... I can't tell him the truth.
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Jay-jay's POV
"What's the truth, Jay?" Grandma asked me gently.
I trust Grandma. I could tell her
the truth but a big part of me was telling me not to
speak.
"L-grandma because..." I whispered.
I'm on a diet now!
"She and Keifer are in a relationship." Yuri said emotionlessly.
"...even though we're engaged."
Even without emotion, even though she didn't say anything, I knew it was painful.
She was hurt by our current situation.
"You left her alone?" Grandma asked her.
"We're not married yet---."
"So you didn't do anything?" There was a hint of annoyance in her voice as
her wrinkles began to increase.
"Yuri can't stop us either." Keifer growled, causing
Grandma to look at her evilly. "...I love your granddaughter."
There she is!
"You're still young! You don't understand what you're saying yet."
Grandma said and her gaze shifted to me. "...Jay! You're rowing on
two rivers."
"N-not like that."
"Please... Don't blame Jay-jay for this." Keifer said. "...In our current situation
, she's really the one who's going to come out as bad but..."
She looked at Yuri. "...after all, her relationship with Yuri was just forced.
That's why I'm the only one she's officially in a relationship with."
"Official? You don't have a label. So how did
your relationship become official?" Yuri asked with a hint of annoyance.
"We have a label." Keifer quickly answered. "...husband and wife."
Facepalm!
I hit my head on the table again. My head hurts.
I don't know if Keifer is just being annoyed or if he's serious about what
he's saying.
"My pressure is increasing for your children." Grandma said while
shaking her head.
Aunt Gema suddenly entered, so everyone's attention was focused on her
. "Mom! We're going to the hospital first. We're going to get
Aries."
"Oh, okay... We'll be left here. Be careful." Grandma replied and
stood up.
Aunt Gema hugged her before leaving. I also wanted
to come with her. I'm also worried about Aries, even though he doesn't want me
to see him. We were left just looking at them. They all went out
earlier and were going to the hospital together.
Why did Mama and Andy have to come with us?
"Let's go to the living room and talk." Grandma suddenly said.
We stood up together and walked out of the dining room one after the other. Sitting
on the sofa, I was in the middle of the two again. Grandma was on the sofa opposite
us.
"Keifer." Grandma called to her. "...I want you to break up
with my grandson."
H-ha... Why?
"Grandma..." My voice was almost conversational.
She looked at me. "It's not that I don't like him for you. You're getting married
... I also didn't want you to get married, because you're not tired
of your single life yet. That's why it's necessary."
"But... Jay-jay and I can't break up."
Keifer replied. "...what about our baby?"
The child... Here he is again.
My eyes widened as I slowly looked at Keifer. The force
of the blow to the head! What Baby? Where did he get those words from?
"B-baby?" Grandma asked in surprise.
"Jay-jay is pregnant." Keifer added. "...it's been a few months
."
Grandma held her head and pretended to be dizzy. I knew
her act wasn't real but Yuri was still supporting her. I didn't
have to act because I felt like I was really going to get dizzy.
"Are you okay?" Yuri asked.
"Y-my highblood, s-is rising."
Highblood? Rising?
That's why I said she was just acting. What was coming out of
her mouth was different. She used to do the same thing when we were still together at home.
I just happened to catch the difference between acting and what she was doing.
"It's too bad for the Baby if she's a man without a father."
Keifer continued.
Oh, the idiot won't stop.
I gave her a hard slap on the back. She almost lost
consciousness from the force of that slap. He glared at me and
I glared back.
"You're crazy! Nothing's happening to us yet! That's why
you're saying it's impossible!" I said annoyed.
He suddenly smiled mischievously. "Nothing yet... You mean,
there will be?"
Kinginamers!
I slapped myself several times. I couldn't believe it.
His slap to the brain was so hard. Why did I like this person?
I looked at Lola who was leaning against Yuri's chest. She had her eyes closed and
seemed to be taking deep breaths.
"Get well, Lola... What this Ulopong is saying is not true
."
Lola opened her eyes and walked straight towards us and looked at me seriously.
"Is it true?"
"Yes."
"You're not pregnant?"
"No."
She took a deep breath and looked at Keifer. "You're crazy, you little kid."
Keifer just smiled at him. Maybe in shock at what
this crazy person was saying, I'd just slam her into a wall or a table.
Lola got serious again so we did the same. I knew he wasn't
joking around at this time.
"I want you three to sort out the mess. I'm not
against Jay-jay's relationships. He's old,
he knows right from wrong. I trust him too." He looked at
Yuri. "...I know you don't want to force Jay-jay into this marriage, but
if you can do something----do it! It's ugly if
you two force what you want from each other." His gaze shifted to
Keifer. "...You too! Get your act together! It's a serious conversation, you're suddenly
acting like that!"
The old man just scratched his head. Yuri didn't react as
he bowed his head and looked at his hands.
Grandma looked at me. "You Jay... I know you don't want to get married
but don't do something you'll regret later."
If Grandma had lectured me like this back then, I might have answered
her. But now, I understand. I know
this is for me too. For my own good.
Silence enveloped us all. No one spoke. Even Grandma
stopped but she still continued to look at us.
I also felt for these two.
"*Ahem*..." Grandma broke the silence. "...it looks like they're going to spend the night,
Gema. Let's go clean up."
She stood up and we followed her. I only ate a little but
because of what happened, I completely lost my appetite. Because the trip
of this PEST KING of the Snakes was so strong.
We cleaned up the dishes. Yuri and Kiefer were helping, who were indifferent
to what was happening. After cleaning up, we let the
maids wash the dishes.
"I'm going to rest." Grandma told me. "...Talk to them
." She whispered.
I just nodded while smiling. I didn't know how to talk
to these two.
Grandma went straight to her room, while I went to the living room where
the two of them were. Keifer was sitting and Yuri was standing near the door.
"Sorry... That's what happened." Yuri began.
"S-sorry too. Grandma lectured you too."
"It's okay..." He replied and smiled. "...by the way, you look pretty with
your wedding gown."
Come on! Did you mention it?
I felt a sense of loss. I felt Keifer but
he didn't react. I don't know if he meant
to say that.
"S-thank you." I hesitated to answer.
He bowed and I knew he could tell I didn't want to talk about it in front
of Keifer.
"I think it's time for me to go." He said, making me surprised.
"Huh?"
He looked at Keifer for a moment and then looked back at me. "I'm leaving.
Take care of yourself." He said and without hesitation kissed me on the
cheek.
Keifer suddenly stood up from his seat and looked at us angrily.
Yuri didn't say anything more but smiled boastfully and left.
I just stood in front of the door and followed him with a blank
stare. The last thing I saw was his car lights as he left.
When I faced Keifer, he immediately gave me a murderous look.
"W-why?"
"You're excited?!" He said annoyed.
That's the jealousy.
"Huh? Where?"
"When Yuri kissed you!"
"No." I answered innocently.
He came over to me and hugged me around the waist. I just held onto
his chest in surprise. I also moved a little to
get away from him a little. As if I knew where this was going.
"You should." He said seriously. "...Now. Can I have the kiss that I
always wanted?"
Ahihihi... No!
"No way."
"And why is that?" He asked irritably.
"You smell like cigarettes."
He immediately sniffed himself. "Do you still smell like that?"
He was smoking!
"Yes... So let go and Grandma might suddenly come down and see
us." I said and tried to remove his hand that was wrapped around my waist.
"One kiss... Please." He pleaded.
"That's not possible... Someone might see us."
He looked serious as if he was annoyed by what I said. Suddenly,
the last day of our retreat came to my mind, where Yuri kissed me.
I didn't want to mention that thing to him and
he might get angry again.
"If you don't kiss me... I'll force you." He said seriously.
I hit his chest hard, causing him to let go of me.
This impact was so annoying!
No matter when... It was overflowing.
"That fvcking hurt!" He said annoyed.
"I know, right?" I replied, imitating a commercial.
I approached the sofa and sat down. That's when I felt hungry. That's
why I don't want cooked food anymore. I prefer to nibble. I feel like
my body won't accept rice anymore.
"I want ice cream." I whispered and looked at the King who was
looking at me with a bad look. "...buy you ice cream. I'll kiss you."
Suddenly his face lit up. He quickly ran outside.
Nice! Haha..
"Wait for me!" He shouted.
I heard him speeding up the car so I laughed.
He really did! He was just going to follow me for a kiss, what if it was for----haizt!
Don't think like that.
Everything that happened during the retreat came back to me on its own. Ella's confession
and Aries' anger. If he had fought Yuri,
all of this would have happened. Maybe they would still be happy until now. Maybe
Yuri wouldn't dye her hair anymore. Maybe
this engagement wouldn't have happened either.
And maybe what's happening between you and Keifer was just a simple courtship.
Or maybe until now, we're like cats and dogs. Still arguing over
little things. We hate each other's presence. Because we're stupid! Why
did I like the bad boy? Even though I
used to accept suitors, I wasn't interested in slobs like him.
That's why I had a crush on Yuri.
But I still couldn't stop myself. I fell for him without
realizing it. I didn't know what to do. Especially now that
Kuya Angelo knows.
He'll rip you to shreds!
I heard the sound of a car. I knew it wasn't Tita's so
I stood up. It could have been Keifer too because
he was so fast. He had just left and was there right away.
I peeked at the door but no one knocked or rang the doorbell.
It was weird but it was like someone was ordering me to peek outside.
I walked out of our gate with my hands on my hips.
"David?" I called out to him questioningly when I saw him standing next
to his car. "...W-what are you doing here?"
His hair was messy. He also looked out of sorts. He took out
his phone and handed it to me. Our positions weren't that close to
each other but I could smell the alcohol.
"He wants to talk to you." He said lifelessly to me.
I knew who he was referring to. I knew it was Percy.
My hand hesitated to accept the phone but I also wanted
to talk to him. It was as if I also wanted to hear what he had to say.
Hush! Asar!
"H-hello?" I said as I held the phone to my ear.
["Jay-jay."]
I closed my eyes when he said my name. I had been wishing for a long time
to hear his voice again. The days when I wanted to
see him came back to me. The day when I was hoping he would show up and answer
all my questions.
But you just hurt me!
"P-percy."
["I'm going home. I can answer----."]
"Don't show up to me." I cut off what he was going to say.
I didn't know where that came from. But I knew it was the right thing to do.
He shouldn't show up to me anymore.
["Jay?"] "You're just messing with me! You're just messing with my life!" I
said annoyed . ["Look... I'm sorry----."] "I don't need your sorry! What I want is to know who you really are?! Why
do you show up and mess with me when my life is quiet ?!" I don't want to be angry like this but I can't help it. I
eel like I'm going to explode. All the resentment I have towards him is pouring out. Those nights when I cry.
Those nights when I think about him. That maybe he's the answer to all my questions. But all I can think about
is him in my mind. It's even worse when I find out that he and Papa are together. That I'm cheating on my
ather with his stuff. It's so envious! It hurts! ["Jay... I'm just asking you for a day. We'll see each other soon!"]
Please talk to him. "I DON'T CARE!" I shouted loudly as my tears flowed . "I'm talking! If you just mess with me-
---." ["DAMN IT! Listen to me!"] He shouted angrily. I don't know but I thought I heard four in that shout. Right...
They're friends. They're almost the same when it comes to getting angry. ["...give me three----No! Two days.
Give me two days and I'll answer all your questions!"] No! Don't believe me! "That's enough..." I almost
whispered. "...please." I couldn't wait for him to say anything. I dropped David's cellphone and sat down to hug
my knee. I was getting soft. I wanted to be happy and believe him but there was the fear. The fear that he
might not show up again. That I might have to wait for nothing again and he wouldn't be able to answer my
question again. "Jay-jay." David called to me. I didn't look at him but I saw his hand pick up the cellphone from
the floor. He stayed standing in front of me after looking at it. "Come inside... It looks like it's going to rain." I
was still in that position. I kept crying. I wanted to scream at him but I had no strength left. I felt his hands
grab both of my shoulders and slowly pulled me up. I was still hunched over. Not looking anywhere. I could
hear the faint rumble of thunder in the sky but even then, I couldn't stop crying. "Come in." "W-what are you
really doing, Percy?" I almost whispered. He didn't say anything and all I could hear was his sighing. I thought
he wouldn't say or answer my question like Percy but... "We have a contract. I work for him in exchange for
helping my girlfriend." He answered directly. I just burst into tears. I felt like a child who was promised
something but never kept it. I felt so heavy. I think I even shed tears for Mama. I gradually felt David's hand
and arm hugging me. "Ssshhhh... T-that's enough. It's hard for me when you're like that." Even though I was
confused by what he said, I chose to hold back my tears. I took a few deep breaths. I raised my head to face
him, I also broke away from his embrace. "Davi----." I didn't finish what I was going to say when I felt his two
hands grab my cheeks. Without a doubt, his lips were firmly pressed against mine. D-david! My heart felt like it
was going to explode from the speed of its beating. I almost couldn't move from the shock. I immediately
pushed him away as my desire returned. My hand also rose up on its own accord and my palm landed on his
cheek. "Bb-bak-kit?" I stammered. He remained bowed. He also grabbed my right cheek that caught my slap.
My hands were shaking. I was confused, I didn't understand why he did that. What was happening to me was
already a mess, why did he add more? Just kidding! I heard the car door close. My heart pounded with fear
and nervousness. It was as if cold water had been poured over me. I slowly looked to my side. My body
trembled even more. He looked at me strangely....Keifer. His expression was questioning, full of wonder and
gradually becoming angry . He saw... He saw. "K-keifer..." I called and stepped closer to him. But his
movements were fast. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of David and his fist flew at his face. Shit! "YOU
FVCKING BASTARD!" Keifer shouted angrily. I couldn't move. I was too shocked by what he did. David leaned
against his car because of the force of Keifer's punch. I saw him spit blood. Keifer took another punch. David
was no longer standing and blood was coming out of his nose. I was afraid of Keifer, I don't know why. But if I
don't do anything, what might happen to David. I took a few deep breaths to gather my courage. "K-keifer... T-
that's enough." I said as I approached him. He glared at me but turned to face David again to punch him again.
Even though I was shaking, I grabbed his arm to stop him but he just pushed it away. "T-that's enough...
Please...." Tears were starting to form in my eyes. "...Keifer!" His fist was raised when he stopped. I saw how
he slammed it against the side of the car. He let go of David and slowly stood up. I swallowed in fear. "K-
keifer..." "Are you hiding something from me?" He asked calmly but full of suspicion. "...Are you in a
relationship with David?" W-what?! Why would he think like this?! I shook my head repeatedly. "N-no. N-nothing
like that." He took a step closer to me, making me step back. He still looked at me like that, as if I had done
him a huge wrong. "What is he doing here?" He asked again. "Mm-there's something----." "Don't fvcking lie to
me!" "It's Percy! He called David and talked to me." I hurriedly explained. He stopped approaching me. His gaze
was now critical. Every breath I took was deep. My fear still hadn't gone away. "...T-believe me." I almost
whispered. Please... Trust me. "Did David kiss you as part of your conversation?" I shook my head slowly. I
wanted to apologize but it felt like I had already admitted that I was at fault. I didn't want to put the blame on
David, I didn't know the reason. "Keifer." "I want to pretend..." He said calmly. "...I want to pretend that I didn't
see anything." Just like he said when he saw Yuri and I. But if that meant not talking to me for three days or
more. I can handle it, just don't make him angry like this. "...But I can't. I feel like you're doing it on purpose." I
won't do that! I immediately went up to him and grabbed his hand. "No! No! That's not like that!" He suddenly
released my grip by pulling his hand back. It felt like something was pinching my heart when he did that .
"Don't touch me! I might not be able to stop myself from hurting you!" He shouted at me. I was about to burst
into tears. I don't want this! My chest is so heavy it hurts. Listen to me! He shook his head at me and suddenly
walked closer to his car. I immediately followed him when I saw him get in. "Wait! Keifer!" I called and knocked
on his car window. He didn't move at first but suddenly he slammed the steering wheel of the car. He did that
several times while each breath was deep . I knocked harder on his car window. "KIEFER! PLEASE!" He can't
leave us like this. We need to talk. "Kiefer----Just a moment!" Suddenly he started the car. I tried to chase him
but my leg was struggling against the car's wheel. I bent down and held my knee for support. Just like that! I
have to follow him. I have to talk to him. This is not like this, it shouldn't be like this. I went back at once but
before I could get to the gate it started raining. I looked at David's car, it was gone and it looked like he had
already left . "Miss Jay-jay!" One of the maids called me. "...Sir Angelo called, they said they were going home."
I cried even more when he said that, not because I was afraid of Kuya but because I couldn't handle everything
if they were here. Why David?!