** Right By My Side by Nicki Minaj currently playing**

Nakaupo kami ni Rina sa couch habang magka yakap at hinahawakan ko yung mole niya. "I really like your plump lips baby, and your mole. Can I kiss it?"

"sure" I quickly gave her mole a kiss.

"how about your lips baby?"

"of course you can" Rina tugged the back of my nape so we could dive into a passionate kiss.

"oh my god! your tongue babe" her tongue was dominating mine and I had no choice but to submit.

"Winter wait,uhhhhm stop"

"why? what is it?

"let's play a game"

"okay what game? nakakabitin ka naman baby"

"you have to guess the exact brand and flavor of the lipbalm I have on."

"hmmm okay,so game na?"

"yeah"

I touched her neck, pulled her closer and we're back to kissing

"hmmm wait, i have to check again babe, isa pa"

nagsalita si Rina while we in the middle of liplocking "omg winter,uhhhh i think we need to stop" 

"uhhmm wait baby, konti nalang malalaman ko na yung fla-"

"Hey!!! what the are you two doing??!!" Bigla ako lumayo kay Rina at parang lalabas na yung puso ko sa gulat."huh? wala naman ah, hinuhulaan ko lang flavor ng lipbalm niya." sagot ko kay Giselle na akala mo nakakita ng multo.

"Oh my god Rina, I just went upstairs to get my phone. Pagbalik ko kung ano ano na gingawa niyo ni Winter? what the hell is wrong with you?" natatawa lang yung baby ko sa reaction ni Giselle. "we're just playing Gi, relax."

"Jeez not in my place please, control yourselves."

"Gigi wait!"

"what is it Winter?" bumaling ako kay Rina "baby alam ko na yung flavor, Eos Vanilla Mint am I right am I right?"

"Yaaaay! oh my god Pup how did you get it? ang galing." sabay high five sakin ni Rina at nag roll naman ng eyes si Giselle. "I can't believe you two."

Naka receive nalang ako ng tawag kanina from Rina, saying na andito na pala siya sa bahay nila Giselle. Ngayon ang hang out ng mag bestfriend kung saan bigla akong nasabit. Ewan ko din kung bakit at para saan to, pero dahil andito ang baby ko, hindi nako papalag.

"Winter, what else do you want? pizza, nachos or burger?" tanong sakin ni Giselle habang nag oorder ata sa food panda."Pizza is okay, ikaw?"kinalabit ko si Rina na busy mag tingin ng photos namin dun sa lakehouse. "Anything pup, busog ako."

"Okay and what do you want for drinks?" lalapitan ko sana yung phone ni Gigi para tignan pero bigla naman niya ito iniwas. "Ako na, just tell me what you want."

"Hmm anything? any drink I want bibilin mo?"

"yeah dalian mo na." nag isip ako kunyari. " I want a healthy drink."

"bilisan mo na ano ba Winter."pagalit na sabi sakin ni Giselle. Nagmamadali na siya. 

"okay Bumble Berry!"

"Pup tumigil ka nga!" sabay pa nagreact yung dalawang kasama ko. "oh my god Winter I swear, it's 2pm and you're not allowed to drink that here."

"Ganun, okay fruit juice nalang, thanks Queen Gi!"

Napapansin ko lang sa dalawang kasama ko, grabe ang tahimik nila, ganito kaya talaga sila mag hang out. Nagpplay lang si Giselle ng music tapos hindi naman sila nagkkwentuhan. O baka kasi nanonood sila ng series pag sila lang.

"babe? ang tahimik niyo mag hang out noh?" tanong ko kay Rina na nakapalibot lang yung arm sa bewang ko habang nakaupo at magkatabi kami dito sa couch.

"are you starting to get bored?"

"no hindi pa naman, okay lang." 

Maya maya siguro hindi nako magugulat kung may kasama na kaming kuliglig tska owl dito sa loob ng basement nila Giselle. Grabe napakatahimik.

"Andyan na daw yung order, Winter come with me. I can't leave the two of you alone. Rina wait for us."

Umakyat kami para kunin yung mga order na dneliver sa gate. Walang tao ngayon sa bahay nila Giselle, yung mga kasama lang daw nila at siya yung naiwan mag isa. Nasa clinic daw yung ate niya at lagi din palang nasa abroad sila Mr. Uchinaga for business trips.

"kaya mo na ba yan buhatin or kunin ko na?" tanong ko kay Giselle na hawak hawak yung mga drinks namin."I'm okay thanks." nag smile lang siya sakin, weird dahil sobrang bihira mangyari nito.

Kanina ko pa napapansin, may something talaga na kakaiba kay Giselle. May nararamdaman akong paparating, hindi ko alam kung bagyo or ano. Napaka unusual dahil hindi siya madaldal at nagkkwento kay Rina.

"Uhm Winter, I wanna tell you something pala."

"yes Gi? what about?"

"later nalang after we finish eating."

"Alright."

Kinakabahan talaga ako sa mga kinikilos nitong dalawang kasama ko lalo si Queen Gi. Hang out, eh parang mas maingay pa sa kumbento ng mga madre kesa dito sa kung nasan kami. Bibilisan ko nalang kumain para masabi na niya sakin yung gusto niyang sabihin.

Nagsimila na kaming kumain tatlo nung mga pinadeliver niya na ibat ibang snacks.

"Gigi!" 

"what is it Winter?"

"I like what you did to your studio, ang ganda ng design. Sino nag ID nito?"nililibot ko ng tingin yung basement.

"A family friend, they did the whole thing pati construction."

"it's nice!" tinitignan at kinikilatis ko yung design nitong studio ni Giselle. Na-aamaze ako kasi ang ganda talaga lalo yung lighting. "thanks Winter."

Ang laki ng studio kung saan nakatago yung mga djing equipment niya, may living room area din na pwedeng manood ng films dahil may projector siya dito sa baba. Sayang nga wala sila Ning ngayon, ang saya sana kung andito sila at least may maiingay. Napaka tahimik talaga namin tatlo kaya hindi ako sanay, parang nakakahiya tuloy mag start ng kung ano anong conversation. Napaka tipid pa naman sumagot nitong dalawang kasama ko.

"Gigi!"

"what is it again Winter?" lumingon sakin si Giselle na busy sa phone niya habang kumakain. Parehas sila ni Rina na puro phone lang ang inaatupag kanina pa.

Nakatingin ako kay Giselle habang ngumunguya nung huling subo ng pizza na kinakain ko. "tapos na ako kumain, ano yung sasabihin mo sakin?" 

"Did you even chew your food? bakit ang bilis?"

"Oo nga pup, parang kakaupo mo palang, eat slowly you might choke, here drink this." Kinuha ko yung fruit drink na inabot ni Rina at uminom ako kagad. "Okay na ako baby, may sasabihin daw siya eh. I wanna know na dali na, bilis."

"Fine."

"So, ano yun?"

"I'm going to ask your bestfriend to be in a relationship with me."   "Wha- "

"What the! Winter! oh my god pup! ang baboy mo nabasa ako!! may kasama pang pizza yung juice na binuga mo!!!"

"Oh I'm sorry baby, i'm sorry teka kuhaan kita ng tissue!"

"wag na, samahan mo nalang ako sa bathroom. I'll wash my legs in the shower."

"okay sige tara. wait for us Gigi."

Tangina ano nanaman ba tong trip ni Giselle. Tama ba yung rinig ko, o nabingi at nagkamali lang ako ng intindi.

Bumalik kami ni Rina sa pwesto after niya hugasan yung juice na tumalsik sa legs niya. Buti nalang naka short at flip-flops lang siya kaya hindi niya kailangan mag palit.

"teka, ulitin mo nga yung sinabi mo Giselle?"

"Winter listen, I like your bestfriend Ningning."

"Ano? baby alam mo ba to?" bumaling ako kay Rina na nakikinig lang din sa usapan. "yeah I know some of it, but not full details."

"you like her like you like her or baka naman phase to? I thought you don't swing that way dba yun yung sinabi mo dati?"

"Winter, if you remember our conversation ang sinabi ko, maybe I could swing that way but not with you."

"o bakit kasali ako?"

"ask Rina, ayaw ko sakin manggaling."

"what is she talking about baby? medyo nalilito ako."

"tell her everything na Gigi, there's no point and besides, Winter is my girlfriend now, she's mine."

Hindi ko maintindihan pinagsasabi nilang dalawa, yung katahimikan kanina bigla nalang nagulo. Parang ang daming pumapasok sa tenga ko.

"okay Winter listen. At first, Rina and I thought that you like me, kaya nagsstalk ka dati sa instagram account ko."

"ha? ang kapal mo! hindi naman ganun yun!"

"can you shut the up and let me finish?"

"okay sige sabihin mo na lahat."

"and then the thing happened, the one with Lucas, which you helped us and you kissed me remember?"

"yeah, naalala ko yun."

"okay look, wag kang mag ffeeling. You have to immediately move on from this and forget it. I kinda liked you, pero konti lang kaya manahimik ka. It didn't even last a day and Rina was ready to fight me when I told her about it."

"tignan mo nandidiri ka pa kunyari nagustuhan mo naman pala!"

"Hey Winter!" pasigaw na tawag sakin ni Rina

"sorry baby, joke yun. anyway, hindi ko na kailangan malaman yan, dapat hindi mo na knwento. So yung kay Ning?"

"It was because of you kaya parang nagka interest ako kay Ning. It started when you gave me the flowers na kinuha mo sakanya."

"baby you knew about the flowers?" bumaling ako kay Rina."yes pup of course."

"did you even know the reason why I gave it to her?"

"she just said sorry gift mo daw because you were teasing her with Ryujin." sagot ni Rina

"yeah, that's just it, you're okay with that naman right?"

"it's fine, we're good. As I've said you are mine now so there's nothing to worry about."

kinilig ako sa sinabi ng baby ko pero puta, nawiwindang ako sa mga revelations ni Giselle. 

"teka Giselle parang gets ko na, kami ni Ry yung naging stepping stone mo for you to find out that you could swing that way noh, tama ako?"

"You're not stupid naman pala."

"and Ning is like the main event tama ba?"

"yeah exactly that's it."

"are you planning to tell her?"

"tell her what?"

"tell her that you like her ano ba."

"Winter, nasabi ko na when I invited her for a lunch out, that was even before we went to the lakehouse."

"what? bakit ang bilis mo naman? are you even sure about this? baka naman padalos dalos ka."

"ikaw lang naman ang mabagal lagi eh."

"so what's your plan?"

"I'm gonna ask her, let's just say that I am asking for your permission because I respect you as her bestfriend. You deserve to know before I do something."

"wow, hindi ka naman pala sobrang epal noh."

"oh you. so what now, do you allow it?"

"but wait, do you think you have a chance?"

"based on what she said to me while Rina and I were busy cooking in the cottage, I think I do have a chance."

"what? teka nga! nagugulat ako. Ning confessed to you na?"

"yes Winter, she did. Nung nag luluto kami ni Rina."

"what? how could I not know that?"

"I don't know, asan ka ba nung nasa kitchen kaming lahat?"

.

Napagdudugtong dugtong ko na yung mga nangyayari, nagiging malinaw na lahat. Madami kami kailangan pag usapan nila Ning. Tangina ang speed nila bakit ganun. Ako nga ata pinaka makupad samin. 

Nag take one for the team si Ning, meaning umamin siya kay Giselle nung time na nakatago ako sa pantry, tangina pano nangyari yun. Pero medyo naiintindihan ko na, alam na nilang dalawa na mutual sila kaya ganun umarte si Ning. Nagpapakababaita yung bestfriend ko ngayon at yun ang pinaka dahilan. 

"As long as Ning is happy, dun ako. Pero makinig ka sakin Giselle, ito seryosong usapan to ha, if I find out na ginawa mo lang phase si Ningning or sinaktan mo siya, I'm not gonna think twice, aakyatin talaga kita dyan sa balcony mo-"     "and then what Winter?"

"Wala, iggoodnight lang kita or good morning."

"hahahahaha. what the was that pup? para kang tanga."

"hindi seryoso na, just don't hurt my bestfriend Giselle, I mean it. You know she's like our younger sister ni Ryujin and we care about her, sobra."

"I know that naman, I'm not gonna promise pero I will do everything for her."

"Ay tangina Giselle first time sa girl, tapos tatlong mag bbestfriend kagad? damn!"

"Yuck, I only like Ningning."

", totoo talaga you like her? ano pinaka nagustuhan mo kay Ning?"

"Uhm madami. Her cute ways, her thoughts, the way she see things, everything."

"Huh,ano? gusto mo yung thoughts ni Ning? sure ba kayo na hindi kayo namaligno pare parehas nila Ning and Yuna dun sa lake?"

"hahahahaha ang gago mo! basta I'm serious okay?"

"Damn. Baby. Rina, pinagpilian niya kaming tatlo. Do you even realize that? kadiri to si Giselle!" 

"Sige isa pang hirit mo I'm gonna throw my phone at you!" inis na sabi sakin ni Giselle.

"Wait may naisip lang ako. So you liked me Giselle ng ilan oras lang dba? tapos ngayon hindi mo pa naman girlfriend si Ning. I have another question for you and Rina. Sagutin niyong tong dalawa okay?"

"Oo nga. Can you move on and forget about that na? nakakadiri eh."

"What's that nanaman ba Pup?"

"Naisip ko lang naman to, since hindi pa naman kayo ni Ning. You think there is a possibility for us to have a threesom- aray!!! baby yung phone mo sakto sa ilong ko!"

After the hang out namin kila Giselle. Hinatid ko din si Rina sa bahay nila. Aaminin ko, na