S. F. - 46

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New.

"Happy birthday!!"

Tay laughed as we all grabbed an ample amount of icing and splattered it on his face.

"Happy birthday, babe," I greeted him again and kissed his cheek full of icing.

"Thank you, babe. I love you."

"I love you, too."

"Ugh. People in love stink."

I splattered the remaining icing on my hand on Arm's face as he continued making faces.

We were currently at Tay's resort to celebrate his birthday. It was actually lucky that his birthday was on a weekend so we were all free from work.

"That's why we keep on telling you to get yourself a lover so we'd stink together," Off chuckled as he wiped the icing from Gun's lips.

"Tsss. You know I'm not the one-woman type."

"You just haven't found the one for you yet that's why you're saying that," I interjected as I passed a glass of wine to Gun and Off.

"Well, yeah. I guess so. Wait a minute. Why are we talking about my love life now? Come on. Let's celebrate this old man's day. By the way, you're almost in your third year as boyfriends. So when's the wedding?"

I could feel my face heating up as Arm opened the topic. For the past two years, everything was going well in our relationship. Well, there were still casual petty fights but Tay always made sure that we talk it out before the day ends.

"Y-yaah. Isn't it still too early to talk about it?" I stuttered as I could feel my face heating up. For some reason, I felt excited and shy thinking about marrying Tay.

"Tsss. That's where you're going anyway. Right, Tay?"

I glanced at Tay who had a smug look on his face.

"I'm not letting him go anyway, so we'll eventually get there."

"That's my boy!"

"Tsss. Who said I'm marrying you?" I scoffed to hide the giddiness that I felt inside.

"Me, obviously."

I squealed as he grabbed my waist and started showering my face with wet kisses.

"Taaayyyyy."

"Ugh! That's it. I'm out!" Arm frustratingly grabbed his phone from the table and headed towards the door. "Aren't you going out?" he turned to look at Off and Gun who were grinning at us.

"We're going back to our room as well. I miss kissing my love you know," Off grinned at Arm who had a grim look on his face.

"Ugh! Lovers go to hell!" he exclaimed before storming out of the room. Off and Gun immediately followed him outside.

"Wanna go to the bed?" Tay whispered before biting my ear.

"Goodness, Tay! We just did it last night. Are you mining for some gem in my arse?"

But the jerk just grinned at me before scooping me in his arms. "Oooh, I'd mine until I find all the gems then!"

"You're crazyyy!!" I chuckled as he entered the room in big strides.

***

"Babe, Arm wants to go swimming at the beach. Are you coming?" Tay asked whilst drying his hair.

"Yeah, sure. But I'll just follow you there. I just need to respond to these emails," I responded without my eyes leaving my phone.

"Hey, why are you still working on a weekend?" he whined as he sat beside me on the sofa and rubbed the top of my head.

"It will just be quick, okay? I'll follow once I'm done with this. They might be waiting for you."

"You sure? I can just wait for you."

"Yeah. I'm sure."

Tay was hesitant to leave me alone but then his phone rang.

"I'm coming, okay? Why are you even in a hurry? The beach is not going anywhere!" Tay ranted over the phone and I was sure it was Arm on the other line.

"Tsss. What is he so excited for?"

"Just go first, babe. I'll be there once I'm done with this."

"Okay," he surrendered and kissed me on the cheek before going out of the room. I immediately responded to all urgent emails.

I was on the way out of the room after I was done when I noticed that Tay forgot to bring sunscreen.

"Tsss. He always forgets things," I grumbled as I grabbed a small bottle of sunscreen and put it inside my pocket.

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I applied an additional amount of sunscreen on my face as the sun was scorching hot.

I adjusted my glasses and scanned the area to look for them but considering the amount of people teeming the area, I couldn't even get a single peek at them.

I was about to grab my phone to call Tay when I noticed a group of ladies squirming at something and immediately frowned when I followed their line of vision.

And the reason why they were acting like a bunch of earthworms sprinkled with salt? There under the heat of the sun was a topless Tay Tawan who was playing beach volley with Off, Gun, Arm and some other guys I didn't even know.

Unlike Tay, Off and Gun were wearing rash guard while Arm was in a regular shirt which made me cock an eyebrow.

"Does he really have to flaunt his body like that??" I muttered to myself as I stomped my way to where they were.

"Tay! You didn't even put sunscreen!" I exclaimed from the sidelines while they continued playing.

"Oh, New? You're here already?" was all he said as he received the ball from the opponent.

New?? New??? Did he just call me New?? What the hell happened to babe??

"I already put on some. Gun lent me his."

The rally continued and all I did was watch from the sidelines whilst occasionally throwing glares at some ladies who squealed every time Tay scored.

The game ended with them winning. I glared at Tay who approaching me with a wide grin on his face.

"Did you see that? Tsss. They're no match for us," he gloated the moment he reached me.

"Can you put on your shirt?" I demanded as he was already gaining more attention especially after winning the game.

"Why? Is there a problem?"

"Just, just wear your shirt."

"Babe, we're at the beach. I guess it should be fine if I don't wear my shirt."

"Tay! New! Come here!"

We both turned to look at Gun and Off who were waving at us.

"Let's go?"

"I'll just buy something to drink first. I'm quite thirsty."

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"No. I'm fine. I'll be right back."

I didn't wait for him to respond and headed to the nearby restobar. I wasn't really thirsty. I just needed an excuse to get away from him for a while to calm myself down or I'd definitely cause yet another petty fight over a freaking shirt.

"One bottle of water please," I told the waiter as I sat on the high chair at the bar counter.

I was scrolling through my socials to pass the time when somebody sat beside me but I didn't bother looking at whoever it was.

"New, right?"

I furrowed my eyebrows as I lifted my gaze and saw a familiar face smiling at me. It was one of Tay's opponents during the match earlier.

"Yeah? You need anything?" I asked as I got the water the waiter handed. I was about to hand him my payment when the guy beat me to it and handed the waiter some bills.

"It's on me."

"Sorry, you don't have to p-"

"I insist."

I raised my eyebrow at him. I didn't know what his intentions were but I certainly didn't like the kind of vibe he was giving off.

"Can I have your number? I'm Lu—"

"I'm already with someone. Excuse me," I immediately cut him off and headed back to where Tay was. I didn't have a single ounce of interest to get to know him so even though I was still frustrated at Tay showing off his body for the whole world to see, I didn't have a choice but to go back to him.

But the sight that greeted me infuriated me even more. I rolled my eyes as I watched Tay laughing with some ladies who only had a small piece of clothing covering their bodies.

"Is the world suffering from scarcity of cloth or something??" I blurted out unconsciously. I jolted when I heard someone laugh behind me.

"The ladies seem to like your boyfriend."

I jolted as he spoke closely to my ear causing me to trip on my own foot. I didn't know if it was fortunate or not, but he immediately caught me in his arms preventing me from falling on the sand.

"Get your hands off me!" I immediately pushed him away and looked at Tay's direction but it seemed that he was too invested in his conversation with the ladies for him to notice.

With frustration at Tay and irritation at the stranger in front of me, I drank all the contents of the water bottle and stomped towards Tay's direction.

"Oh, babe!" Tay grinned the moment his gaze landed on me, but immediately frowned when he saw the person at my back.

"What are you doing here?"

I was sure his question was not directed at me but I was too frustrated to even care. I gave the ladies a dangerous glare before taking off my shirt and throwing it away.

I heard the stranger whistled at my back causing Tay to approach me in big strides.

"Put your shirt on, New," Tay said through gritted teeth.

"No!"

"If you don't want me to get into a fight, put. your. shirt. on."

He was using a warning tone on me, but I didn't even budge.

"No!" I stared at him with the same intensity. I was well aware that my skin was covered with bite marks and all from what we did last night but I didn't really care. I was too frustrated to even care that the stranger was already gawking at my body.

I jolted when Tay grabbed me and hid me behind his back.

"Take your eyes off my boyfriend's body," Tay warned the guy from earlier but the latter just smirked and crossed his arms.

"What if I don't?"

"Fuck you!"

"I rested my case earlier as we lost in the game, but it seemed that you weren't taking care of New so I took the responsibility."

"Excuse me?? You were betting on me??" I exclaimed but they just ignored me.

"My boyfriend is my responsibility. You better back off before I ban you from my property."

"Tss. You think you can scare me with that?"

"Is everything, okay?" Off and Gun approached us. I didn't even know where they went but I noticed that Gun's lips were a bit swollen.

"Okay, fine. I won't bother you anymore. New, I'm Luke by the way. You can look for me if you need someone."

"Fuck off," I muttered lowly. Tay charged at him but Off grabbed him by the arm. Luke just grinned and blew me a kiss before walking away from us.

"I'm definitely gonna beat that bastard," Tay muttered as he followed Luke with his gaze.

"Come on, don't waste your time and effort on him. Here's your shirt," Off handed Tay his shirt. The latter then turned to me.

"Get your hands off me," I whined as he made me wear his shirt.

"Are you gonna wear this or I'm dragging you back to the room and punish you?" he muttered lowly as he continued putting the shirt on me.

Mustering all my strength, I pushed him away and threw the shirt on the sand. "No!"

"Okay, you asked for it."

I gasped when he grabbed my hand and dragged me back to the building.

"Wow, so you can wear nothing and talk to every girl in town but I can't? Where's the justice in that?" I ranted as he continued dragging me and unknowingly I didn't even protest at all.

"I have to entertain them. My family owns this resort so I have the responsibility of entertaining the guests."

"Oh, so do you have to be shirtless while entertaining them? You could have just talked to them naked!"

"Wait, what about Luke? Why are you even with him?"

"It's none of your concern. And did you just made a bet over me???"

"I didn't okay? I know him way back in college and he still holds a grudge at me because he found out that the girl he was courting liked me and I just got so fucking pissed when he said he likes you and he wants to borrow you for a day!"

"Oh, so you resolved the issue by playing beach volleyball??"

"I didn't want to, okay? But he kept on telling me I've got no balls to protect you."

"And what if you lost? You're just gonna hand me over to him??"

"Of course not! What the hell? I wouldn't even let him touch the ends of your hair."

"Oh, really??"

"Ugh! Why are even fighting over this??" he frustratingly ran his hands through his hair before grabbing a towel from a staff who was walking towards our direction.

"Is this clean?" he asked the staff who got startled with the tone of his voice.

"Y-yes, sir."

He immediately wrapped the towel around me. We were starting to gain attention as we were currently at the lobby but I was too damn frustrated to mind the stares the people were giving us.

I pushed him away, dropping the towel on the floor. "No."

"Ugh! They're looking at you!"

"They're looking at you, too!" I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Oh, fuck this. I'm seriously punishing you once we get inside the room," he muttered as he grabbed my hand and led me towards the VIP elevator.

"Tss. You think I'm afraid of you?" I taunted as the elevator doors closed.

"We'll see then," he muttered before grabbing my face and crashing his lips against mine.

We were both panting and breathless when we reached our floor.

"You'll get the rest of your punishment on the bed," he uttered as the elevator doors opened and dragged me towards our room.

But well, I did something wrong so I definitely deserved the punishment.

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