We fell asleep wrapped in each other's arms and I woke up hours later to the sound of people arguing outside our door.
"Good morning..." Iggy whispered before he kissed me on the cheek. "Nagising ka ba ng mga kapitbahay?"
"Anong meron?" I asked a little disoriented. "Kanina ka pa ba gising?"
"Oo. I-se-seduce dapat kita kaya lang parang nakakawala sa mood 'yung ingay ng mga tao sa labas."
I laughed rubbing my eyes with my hands. "Anong pinag-aawayan?"
"Babae. And from what I heard, lahat sila babae."
"Tsismoso ka pala, Mr. Moore."
"Ang ingay nila. Muntikan ko nang labasin kasi alam kong magigising ka eventually dahil sigawan sila nang sigawan. Kaya lang nakayakap ka sa akin and I did not want to wake you up."
I slid my hand inside his boxers before I grinned at him. "Good morning sa kanya..."
"Naughty..."
"Gising na rin s'ya?"
"Kanina pa..."
"Patulugin mo ulit..." I said before I rolled away from him.
"Eira..." Iggy whined. "Eira naman, eh...ang lakas mambitin, eh. Kaninang ayoko inaano ako 'tapos ngayong gusto ko..."
"Puro salita si Mr. Moore..." I said pulling my shirt over my head before wiggling out of my cotton shorts. "Tara sex in the shower. Nasa bucket list ko 'to..."
He was off the bed in an instant.
But doing the dirty in the shower wasn't as easy as we thought because everything was slippery including the floor and Iggy had suddenly turned cautious.
"I never thought that a time would come when I'd say no to sex but it has. This is too dangerous, Eira. Ayoko namang baka mabitiwan kita at mabagok ang ulo mo sa pader. Magpapakamatay ako kapag may nangyari sa'yo."
"Shh...ano ba...enough with the morbid romance. Okay lang, we can cross that thing off my bucket list anytime. May breakfast buffet, 'di ba? Gutom na ako."
Our bath was short because we were both so hungry. After we ate, he asked me to go to the market with him.
"Okay lang naman sa'yo na mag-jeep lang tayo?"
"Oo, napaka-impractical if we ride your Ducati."
"Pero, okay lang talaga na sa palengke tayo mamili at hindi sa mall?"
"Iggy, relax. Ang sabi mo nga mas fresh ang tinda sa palengke kaysa mall kaya sa palengke na tayo pumunta."
"That's because I didn't know na hindi ka pa pala nakaapak sa kahit saang palengke sa buong buhay mo."
"Well, there's always a first time."
More than an hour later we were inside his pad which was just right above his tattoo shop.
"Pasensya na, medyo magulo..." Iggy said running around to pick up clothes, cans of beer, empty potato chip packages, chocolate wrappers, and magazines. "Teka lang, ha..."
He wiped the seat of a black and chrome sofa bed with a towel. "'Yan upo ka na..."
His house was one large room where everything was visible from nearly all corners.
"Kung napansin mo ayoko ng dingding kasi gusto kong nakikita ko lahat from my bed. 'Tsaka wala akong regular bed, itong sofa bed lang na ipina-customize ko pa. Ang tangkad ko kasi kaya wala akong mahanap na komportable sa malls."
