One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 161: When jealousy strikes

I couldn't help but laugh at Dana's cringe reaction.

"So you're disappointed because he didn't even want to touch you?" I asked, biting my lower lip.

"Yes, and he was so slow!"

"You're only dating for what, I mean, how long--- two weeks? And you already want to give your body and soul and everything to him?" Dana's eyes went wide.

"Because I love him but I don't know if he really feels the same and correction, we have been dating for three months, duh!"

"Jeez! Love cannot be measured by giving him your body or for how long you have been together!"

"Martha, you know what, to be honest, I admire him. I admire Toni for not touching you." I emphasized the word not with a smile as I suddenly remembered Luke with Toni. "That only means he truly loves you and by not touching you, he only shows how he cares for you. He respects you."

"That's right! And speaking of Toni, he's now walking back to our table with the widest grin in the world!"

We all stopped discussing Martha's complaint and looked at Toni who now has a plate of lemon slices in his hands.

"Girls, look who I bumped into on my way to the counter?"

"Who---" we haven't finished asking yet when he stepped aside and there behind him was Martin, standing and smiling. He has a bottle of beer in his hand. "Martin!" My voice came a bit louder as I gulped and kicked Dana's feet lightly enough for her to get the message. -'Why is he here?'- I asked in my head. "Oh, hi, Martin! You're here too!" Dana then spared me a quick glance.

"Yeah, I was waiting for someone, but I saw Toni and he asked me to come and say hello to you guys."

"Well, then, hello, Martin, since you said you're still waiting for whoever that someone is, why don't you join us for a while?"

-'Jeez!'- my inner mind's reaction when Martha invited the man to join us and worse, Toni agreed and asked him to sit down. "Of course!"

I felt Dana's elbow on my side the moment Martin was seated in front of us.

"Whoa! Martin! The guy who your boyfriend is jealous of!" Dana whispered in my ear which made me close my eyes and sigh at the same time.

She's right. I'm glad I don't have to explain to her as she got the message on her own.

"Well, it's alright, he is still in Davao, so he won't know that Martin is here too." She continued to whisper which actually it can't be called a whisper because she was almost screaming near my ear due to the loud music. "But you know we've already talked about it!"

"Yes, but having Martin in our group doesn't mean you're already doing something awful behind him. You are friends and you are just friends and it's not like you're cheating on him just because you're friends with Martin, duh!"

But then I chuckled when she rolled her eyes.

let out

took both Dana's hands and mine and dragged us onto

don't you just stay in your

this is my party! A continuation of my birthday celebration yesterday, so let's dance to

alcohol for quite a while, I can now feel the slight numbness on my face and hands even though I only have four shots. But hey... I'm not drunk. I'm not yet

had already been influenced by the fucking tequila, we slayed and rocked on the dance floor like there was no tomorrow and like it was the last.

You're such a killer mode,

to our table. Martha kept complaining but Toni didn't

you and

I was a little surprised by the question,

and I shrugged. "We are slowly filling the lost years with new

at the table as Dana and the others went

hear. I'm

felt the sincerity in his voice, so I returned it with

how about you? I mean, how are you? The last time we met was at Dana and Caleb's

we met and there were a lot of things that happened to me and in my life

you mean?" I asked,

I'm getting

and my eyes widened in shock when he showed me his

my God,

thought too," he

to share

me what happened to him these past few months. He fucked up one night... just one night and he instantly impregnated a woman whom he didn't know even the first name. It just happened that the girl

I'm happy for you,"

pouted like a child in front of me before

love life or your love story turned out to be like that, well, at least

anything, he just gave me a half-hearted

Sam, for listening and for not judging

the only words I said as I

stopped and my mouth hung in mid-air when I saw the man who did it. It's Luke. He drank

and he seemed not even bothered. But what surprised me the most was his presence. What is he

Martin uttered in

Luke uttered with a smirk, looking at

when he emphasized the word lovely. It wasn't the tone to use when you're mentioning that word. He's mad and even though I can't clearly see his face due to the dim ambiance in the club, I heard

So why bother saying those things when no one is

know since you saw us talking. You saw me talking to your girlfriend and I'm hinting just now that you don't like it." Martin shrugged, bringing the bottle of beer to his