His eyes widened a fraction and was instantly filled with nervousness. "Dapat sasabihin mo ako ng 'Magugustuhan ka niya' o 'di kaya 'Okay lang iyan, tanggap naman kita'. Ganoon, babe! Kinabahan ako lalo, eh!" reklamo niya.
I dragged him to the door before we create some drama outside. Binati ko ang maid pagkapasok ng bahay. Iginiya niya kami sa dining room. Dad wasn't there yet. When we sat down, Marco was fidgeting a little. Hinawakan ko ang tuhod niya at tinapik para pakalmahin siya. He covered my hand with his.
"Lali." I heard Dad's voice.
"Dad," I greeted back. Marco stood up first, tugging me with him. Nagpigil ako ng tawa. Jusko naman itong isa!
"Good evening po, Sir." Marco managed to sound calm, but his hand were trembling. I rubbed his hand with my thumb to calm him down.
"Dad, this is Beaumont, my boyfriend," I introduced with a proud smile plastered on my lips.
"Marco na lang po. It's nice to meet you." Marco offered a hand with a small sincere smile. I stifled a laugh because he looked so different and formal! Naupo ako at kumuha ng fries sa bowl dahil nagugutom na ako.
Dad raised a brow before accepting his hand. "Lenon," he introduced in a baritone. "Have a seat, son." Nilahad niya ang bangko sa tabi ko.
Wow, son! Sana all ang bilis nakalusot sa puso ni Dad! I wasn't jealous because at least he was treating him properly, despite the lack of enthusiasm. That was fake. Ganito rin siya noong una kay Aspen. This was his 'test' or something.
"Salamat po." Marco immediately put his hand on my thigh when he sat down again, squeezing it. I can feel the sweat on his palms. Pinunasan ko iyon gamit ang panyo ko.
"Ay, Dad! May dala pala si Marco!" I gestured him to give the box to Dad. Na-rattle siya at agad kinuha ang box para ipakita iyon. "Favorite n'yo po!"
"Favorite? I wonder what it is." Dad acted oblivious, opening the box. "Biko! Wow!" Ngumiti siya pero agad ding pinawi iyon dahil gustong panindigan ang masungit act niya. Gosh, this man!
"Sana magustuhan n'yo po. Sabi ni Zy na paborito n'yo iyan kaya ginawan ko kayo." Gosh, never in my life have I seen Maki this shy! He looked so cute!
"Thank you for this, Marco." Dad turned to the maid, following up on the meal dahil finger foods palang ang mayroon dito sa lamesa. Binalik niya agad ang tingin kay Maki. "I heard you graduated as cum laude in UP-"
"Magna, Dad," correct ko kaagad.
"Babe," natatakot na saway ni Marco sa 'kin.
I shrugged. "What? I'm just correcting him!"
Dad chuckled, capturing our attention. "Okay, magna cum laude. What is your specialization?"
"Neuro po, Sir."
Dad interviewed him while eating. Then, he shifted the topic and talked about my childhood, both here in the Philippines and Italy, whenever Dad would borrow me from Mom.
"Italiana ka pala." Puno ng pagtataksil ang mga mata ni Maki nang bumaling sa akin.
"Akala ko nag research ka!" I defended.
"Hindi naman ako obsessed sa 'yo para halughugin lahat ng impormasyon," he answered before scoffing.
"It's basically there on the internet! Nalaman mo nga pangalan ko, eh!"
"Hindi halata, though, kasi singkit ka." He stretched my eyes. "Mas lamang pinay genes mo. Kamukha mo Mom mo, 'no?" Tumango lang ako.
Dad came back from the bathroom and invited Marco for a drink in the garden. They just gave me lemon tea. Pinagkaisahan nila ako na huwag painumin dahil magkakalat lang daw ako! Ugh! But seriously, this new attitude of Dad was kind of scaring me.
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