Chapter III 2 yrs. ago from the present…
Welcome back party for Quen
"Welcome back pare. Miss you bro!" Pierro pretending teary-eyed "Ikaw talaga. Loko-loko ka pa rin" natutuwang sabi ni Quen sabay yakap sa bestfriend. "Seriously bro miss ko din kayo" niyakap na din nya ang ibang kaibigan pati na si Kyle. "Kumusta na Kyle sino bang bagong biktima natin ngayon?" tanong ni Quen. "Ha! One woman man na yan si Kyle ngayon." sabat ni Pierro. "Sino naman ang swerteng babae?" Quen asked. "Hindi mo kilala? Bestfriend ng kapatid mo. Si Devon" Sa narinig biglang naalala ni Quen ang nangyari kanina lang bago magsimula ang party…
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Earlier before the party started...
Nagbibihis si Devon sa kwarto ni Aubrey habang si Aubrey naman ay nasa banyo at abala sa pagmemake-up kakagaling lang kasi nila sa school kaya wala na syang oras para umuwi sa kanila at magprepare para sa party. Kaya naisipan na lang din ni Devon na sa bahay na ni Aubrey matulog.
Devon is having trouble zipping up her party dress at nakalimutan niyang ilock ang pinto sa pagmamadali. "Bes matagal ka pa ba dyan? I need your help!" tawag ni Devon kay Aubrey. "I'll be out in a minute" sagot ni Aubrey.
Sa kabilang kwarto naman ready na si Quen sa party naisipan nyang puntahan ang kapatid nito sa kanyang kwarto at yayayaing sabay na silang bumaba para iwelcome ang mga guest.
When Quen opened the door he immediately closed it but not that much. Nabigla sya sa kanyang nakita. Isang babae with her bare back facing him. His heart raised dahil sa nakita. Alam nyang hindi ito ang kapatid. At thank God hindi sya napansin ng babae sa isip ni Quen. Binuksan nya ulit ang pinto. hindi nya alam kung bakit but he did.
When he open the door again nakita nyang nahihirapang ito sa pag zip ng kanyang dress. Quen watched her for a long second. Napansin nya ang magandang kurba ng likod nito from her nape to the bottom of her waist and did the unthinkable he went towards her. He can't help it parang may pwersang nagtutulak sa kanya para lapitan ito at amoyin at haplosin ang balikat nito. He's definitely not on his right mind. He hesitated for a second but went for it instead. He went towards her and helped her zip up her dress. "Here let me help you" Quen said to Devon like a whisper. Devon stopped moving when she heard his soft whisper and felt the guys hand cupped her hand from the back and put it down to her sides. She was about to shout but she couldn't after she felt the back of his hand on her back sliding up while zipping her dresss up. May kung electricity na nagpaweaken sa katawan ni Devon dahil lang sa paglapat ng kamay ng lalaki sa balat nya. Hindi nya alam kung bakit pero lumambot ang puso nya. On a split second after he is done Quen closed his eyes and smelled the girls hair he felt a kind of comfort and wanted to do more than smelling his hair. He wanted to hug her right then. Devon felt the tip of the guys nose touch the back of her head and his hands on the sides of her hips. Natigilan sila sa kakaibang naramdaman ng madinig ang pagbukas ng pinto sa banyo.
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"Nagkakakilala na kami kanina. Aubrey introduced her to me bago magsimula ang party." Quen left out the details kung paano sila nagkakilala. He thought its embarassing and a bad idea since Kyle is there. "So what do you think of her" Kyle asked Quen. He paused for a moment he thought of the smell of her hair, her nice curved back, her gorgeous bottom, her beautiful face, the sensation he felt when his hand touched her skin then instead he said. "She's fine" pagkasabi he drank from his beer at na realized nyang he's attracted to her. The girlfriend of her friend. And a sign flashed on his mind KEEP OUT. While Kyle put a big grin on his face like a proud boyfriend and said "I know. She's more than fine man, she's beautiful, hot, funny, smart, kind, spunky. She's different from the girls i have dated man. She's something." Bago pa tuluyan madala si Kyle sumabat na si Pierro "Yeah. alam namin. We are so proud of you pare" bashful while patting Kyle's back. Nagkatawanan ang mga lalaki except Quen. He felt jealous and is so obvious on the look of his face. Hindi naman ito napansin ng mga kaibigan.
On the other side Devon and Aubrey are busy chatting with the other girls. Kinukwento ni Aubrey ang buhay ng kuya nya sa America. Everyone is engrossed on her story and Devon is also. She could not help but blush on the thought of him and what had happened to them earlier. It was embarassing but it felt good. She pushed the thoughts of him at the back of her mind and scanned the room for her boyfriend. Ng makita nya si Kyle facing his back to her she smiled masaya itong nakikipagusap sa mga kaibigan. Nabaling ang kanyang tingin sa lalaking kausap ni Kyle si Quen at nagulat sya dahil nakatitig ito sa kanya. Nagkatinginan silang dalawa. Hindi nya mabasa ang sinasabi ng mukha nito kaya she looked away and turn to Aubrey after a few seconds she still feels that his staring and when she looked back to him again indeed he still is.
She felt awkward and excused herself to the powder room. Quen noticed her making her way to the powder room. Ito ang kanina pa nya hinihintay ang ma solo si Devon for him to apologize that is sa nagawa nya kanina. He's not planning on doing anything that could be trouble. So he also excused himself from the guys and he followed Devon.
Kanina lang he could not help himself but stare at her. Her beautiful face, her sparkly eyes, those white teeth and cute lips. His thoughts of what happened a while ago. The smell of her hair, the softness of her skin the feel of her hips perfectly on his palms. The feel of his bottom to his center. Whoa! He's a pervert. He thought to himself.
Nakita ni Quen ang pagpasok ni Devon sa powder room kaya he waited outside of the room. He's pacing back and forth He's nervous thinking of what to say first. And the thought of her lips what would it taste like popped on his mind. He's definitely being a douch he said on his mind. He's here to apologize that's it nothing else assuring himself.
Ilang minuto na ang nakalipas at hindi pa din lumalabas si Devon. Nagaalala na si Quen. Hindi nya napaigilan ang sarili at kumatok sya sa pintuan. "Hey Devon is everything okay in there? It's me Quen". Sa pagkatok ng pinto nagulat si Devon. "What the hell?" she continued on her thoughts. ano namang ginagawa nya sa labas? sinundan nya ba ako?…Her heart is pounding hindi nya alam ang sasabihin at takot din syang lumabas at harapin ang lalaki. "Uhm..yeah." She finally opened the door.
"Hi." he said.
"Hi." she said.
"You okay?"
"Yeah."
"Good. uhm… i just wanted to opologize about what happened earlier. I was totally outta' line. Just popping in on you like that. And without your permission to help you. I sincerely apologize" Quen looked like a shy boy while scratching the back of his head apologizing. Devon let out a giggle then said "It's okay it's not my room and i'ts my fault i forgot to lock the door. And thank you for helping me on that dress." she smiled at him that melted his heart. She knows she's stupid for not being mad about the zipping up the dress thing but she is so overwhelmed by the impact of what it done. She can't help but smile. "I owe you a drink" said Quen. "Sure" Devon said. Quen lead her to the bar and Devon felt his palm toch her back and there is that feeling again of comfort and heat. She smiled and he noticed that made his heart swell and put a smile on his face. They looked like a couple while walking towards the bar while not removing his hand on her back. Someone noticed.
