FAMILY dinner
4 na natapos ang seminar,dumaan muna kami sa room para tingnan Kung may tao pa bah ng makitang wala nag,umuwi na kaagad kami. Naglalakad na kami sa hallway nina cassy at Kyle ng biglang lumapit sa akin iyong personal driver ni dav na ibinigay nya sa akin para may taga sundo sa akin.
"Ma'am,tara na po,may dinner po kayong aattendan mamayang mga 7" nakita ko sa mukha nina cassy at Kyle ang pagtataka.
"Bakit diko alam?"
"Biglaan po ma'am. Ngayon lang po natanggap ni sir Ang email. Family dinner daw po." Napakagat ako sa labi ko.
Meet and greet with family na ba toh??? Naalala ko bigla,wla akong pormal na kasuotan. Mga jeans at shirt lang nga Ang panlakad ko, mukha pang nanay.
"Wala akong maisusuot,pede bang dumaan muna tayo sa boutique?" Lumapit kaagad si kyle sa akin at tumabi.
"Anong dinner???family dinner?Nino???nung matandang hukluban bah? Mga anak ba ang imemeet mo? stepmom ka?" Napailing ang driver ko kAya sumenyas akong umuna na Sya sa sasakyan.
Ng makaalis ang driver hinarap ko sina cassy at Kyle.
"Meet and greet ata sa family nya. Atsaka hindi sya gurang besh, 5 years lang ata gap namin or 6,tas ang tangkad,may muscle,yams"dinamba agad ako ni Cassy
"Hala,parang si Mr. Stanford ba ang datingan?"nagulat ako sa guess nya,tumpak na tumpak pero syempre diko sinabi Yon.
"Siguro?"tumawa sila ng sabay at nag-apir.
"Baka si Mr. Stanford yan ha!"my eyes widened.
"B-bat nyo n-nasabi?"umirap si cassy, lumapit Sya sa akin at hinawakan ako sa dalawang balikat. She look into my eyes.
"Dahil......" I bit my lip, while waiting for her to finish her statement. "Dahil,imposible HAHHAHAH,gurl yung mukha mo parang natatae" humarap Sya Kay Kyle at nag-apir sila habang tumatawa ng napakalakas,yung tipong pati patay ay Babangon sa puntod.
"Assuming ka gurl,nag-iisa lamang Ang Aking iniirog na si dabid,Kung pogi o kahit ano pa man iyang asawa mo hindi nya mahihigitan kailanman ang Aking dabid." Kung maka 'akin' ang baklang to akala mo nakausap na Niya ng heart to heart si dav.
Well, thank God at joke lang pala.
"Kinabahan ako dun a"napatakip ako sa Aking bibig. Tanga sa isipan ko lamang dapat iyon bakit lumabas sa Aking bibig!
"At bakit ka naman kakabahan,aber?" Umiling ako Kay Kyle ng paulit-ulit.
"Mali ka ng dinig"pinanliitan Niya ako ng mata lalo na si cassy kAya tumalikod ako at pumikit. Naalala ko kailangan ko pa palang maghanda para mamaya kAya minulat ko ang Aking mga mata hinarap sila.
"Uhmm,mauna na pala ako sa inyo,gusto ko man kayong ihatid Kaso iba Ang daanan na tatahakin natin kaya't Kung maaari ay aalis na ako dahil may dadaanan pa akong boutique,babyeee" pagkatapos ko iyong sabihin tumalikod kaagad ako sa kanila at tumakbo patungo sa loob ng sasakyan.
Ng makapasok ako ay isinara na ni kuya ang pintoan ng sasakyan kAya binaba ko ang car window at nagpaalam ng mabuti sa kanila.
Malapit na kami sa boutique na gusto kong puntahan ng biglang nag ring ang Aking selpon.
"Hey,hun"
"Oh,dav,bakit?"he chuckled lightly
"Nothing,I just miss you. By the way, where are you? isn't your dismissal was just a while ago?why aren't you still home?" I sighed and closed the car window to stop the air from the outside to enter.
"Yes,my dismissal was just a while ago,but I just had a small talk with my friends. And right now I'm on my way to a boutique, I'll buy a formal dress, for me to wear tonight during your family dinner." I heard him gasped.
"Oh hun,you already has a dress in your room. Mom bought it for you,and she thinks it will suit you. I haven't seen it but I'm sure it will look good on you, cause no matter what you wear you are still gorgeous and lovely in my eyes tho."I smiled and bit my lip to stop myself from smiling widely. Baka matakot bigla si kuya sa akin dahil creepy na pala yung ngiti ko,naku.
"I guess, you're blushing right now." He chuckled deeply that made me bit my lip harder to stop myself from chuckling. He's right by the way.
"I-im not!"nilayo ko ang selpon at tumili ako ng mahina para di nya marinig. Nang umokay na ako ay nagsalita ulit ako. "Ibababa ko na to,pauwi na kami ni kuya,babye" bago ko napatay ang tawag narinig ko pa ang tawa nya.
Tiningnan ko ang Aking sarili sa camera ng Aking selpon.
"Namumula ang impokrita"mahinang Saad ko at tumingin Kay kuya. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag dahil hindi nakatingin si kuya. Umayos ako ng upo at inutosan si kuya na umuwi nalang sa mansion.
Ng makarating ako sa mansion bumungad kaagad sa akin si dav. Nakaupo siya sa sofa ng sala. Ng Makita nya ako ay tumayo Sya at dinamba ako ng yakap.
"Finally, you're home,my home"he said it tenderly and my heart melted. I hugged him back as he kisses my hair. "I'm addicted to your scent hun"I chuckled after hearing it.
"Is that an insult or compliment? I actually don't wear any perfume so I don't know what kind of scent you're talking about." Bumitaw Sya sa yakap at hinawakan ang Aking magkabilang beywang . He smiled and touched my hair.
"That's the reason why I'm addicted to your scent, because it's your natural scent. " Ramdam Kung namula ako mula ulo hanggang paa. Niyakap ko siya at nagtago ako sa dibdib nya. He hugged me back while touching my hair and he laugh.
"You're so easy to get blush " I looked at him and then kissed his forehead,but only a peck.
He was startled by my move and when our eyes meet he blushed so hard. He was so red,like a drunk man. I laughed and my laughter echoed.
"Forehead palang yun ah para kanang bata Kung mag blush HAHAHHA, don't me Kasi dav" tumakbo ako at nang matauhan Sya sa sinabi ko ay hinabol nya ako but I was faster so I get to go first in the elevator and closed it immediately while he's still running after me. "You little tiger, come back here!" That's the last word I heard from him before the elevators door closes.
Ng makarating ako sa kwarto ko ay pumasok kaagad ako at nilock ito. Uupo na Sana ako sa Aking kama ng makita ko ang box ng sa tingin ko ay damit. I opened it,and smiled after seeing the sparkling dress.
Isinukat ko ito at nagulat ako Ng backless pala. Hindi ako sanay sa mga ganitong kasuotan kAya napasimangot ako at umupo sa Aking kama. I don't know how to make myself look good or how to make a look for this dress to fit in my aura. Hihiga na Sana ako para mag-emote ng biglaang may kumatok sa pintuan.
"Andy,iha! Buksan mo ang pinto,nandito na ang mga mag-aayos sayo." I heard Manang from the front of my door kAya naglakad ako patungo rito at binuksan ito.
Nagulat ako Ng may Makita akong tatlong bakla at si Manang na nakangiti sa akin.
"Bagay na bagay sa iyo iha! Pero mas magiging bagay iyan mamaya dahil nandito ang mga trusted staffs ni Madame Stanford. " Tumingin ako sa mga baklang nakanganga sa aking harapan,ng ngumiti ako ay kumurap sila at ngumiti pabalik. "Hala sige,magsimula na kayo para maaga kayong matapos,aasikasuhin ko muna ang aking mga sinampay kaninang umaga."umalis na si manang kaya't pinapasok ko ang mga staff sa loob. Ng makapasok sila nagsimula na kaagad kami.
Mga ilang minuto nila akong minake-upan. Ng matapos na sa wakas ay humarap na ako sa salamin. My eyes widened after seeing my reflection in the mirror.
"Ganda mo beh" tumango naman ang dalawa na parang agree na agree talaga.
"Parang nagiging lalaki ata ako,nagdadalawang-isip na ako Kung lalaki ba talaga ako o bakla. Makalaglag brief ang kagandahan mo An" namula ako sa komento ng isa. Hindi ko sila kilala kase they told me professional daw sila kaya't kapag nagkita kami sa family dinner mamaya,then we can catch up and know each other more. And he just called me "An" ,only my lola uses that nickname for me. I felt warmth cause it feels like my lola is just with me.
I smiled at them then stood up and look at myself in the big mirror. My dress just looks good and fit for me. I didn't know na may ganito pala ako kagandang mukha. It's not the usual me that I and people mostly see in my 20 years of existing.
Nag-apir silang tatlo sa Aking likod at tumingin ng sabay sa pintoan nang biglaan itong bumukas. Iniluwa rito si dav. Nakasuot Sya ng suit and the necktie of his suit is blue which matches my blue backless dress. He looks too good,I can't pull my sight away from him. Para nyang akong hinihigop. I look at my side ng may marinig akong mahinang tilian. Then I saw the three staffs gigling quietly while blushing so hard. Binabawi ko na,hindi lang pala ako ang hinihigop ng kagwapohan Niya pati na rin pala itong mga 'professional' staffs kunohay. Ng Makita nilang nanliliit ang tingin ko sa kanila tumigil sila at tumikhim.
"Honey"tawag ni Dav kAya tumingin ako sa kanya at nakita ko ang maganda nyang ngiti.
"God is too good. This gorgeous right here,is mine." After saying those words lumapit Sya at hinawakan ako sa baywang then he kissed me in the forehead.
Tumili ang tatlo at nagtulakan. Dav and I chuckled.
"You're always pretty,but you're more pretty today than the usual. I can't take my eyes away from you. You just stay by my side the whole dinner, okay?" He smirked. I didn't fully understand his statement but I nod. I move my face near to his ears and whispered.
"You're so handsome everyday but you look more handsome wearing that suit,it suits your aura" he then blushed and stepped away from me to smile. After that incident he then hold me in the waist again and pulled me closer into him and kissed my hair. I just smiled.
"So, let's all go then?" Naunang umalis ang mga staff bago kami. Nasa harapan namin sila habang naglalakad. Ng makasakay sa elevator nasa harapan kami at silang tatlo sa aming likoran.
"I would like to bring you three with us but my mom suggested that me and my fiancee must go into the dinner alone. She said that you three have your own service." Tumingin ako sa tatlo,tumango lang sila at nakita ko sa kanilang mga mukha ang panghihinayang.
"I would also like the three of you to join us but I would like to spend some alone time with dav,hope you three understand." Umiling lang sila ng sabay habang nakangiti. I Know they want to join us,maybe because they still want to have a nearer look of dav's face but it's dav's mom who already suggested it. And it's good for me cause I want it too.
"Okay lang sir david,basta kami parin ang mag-aasikaso Kay An soon sa wedding nyo." I saw dav looked at the guy who talked. Nanlaki ang mata ng dalawa dahil sa sinabi ng isa lalo na't nakuha Nila ang atensyon ni dav.
"What nickname did you use for my fiancee?" Dav said seriously. It's too deep,well his voice is always deep but not like this.
"Namali po ang dila nya sir david,andrea po iyon,...diba?" Sabi ng isa at tumingin doon sa isang tumawag sa akin ng 'An' kanina. Tumango iyon kaya't tumango rin ang dalawa habang ang mukha ay parang natatae.
"I thought I heard him call her An. Eventhough you are a trusted staff of my mother I can't just let you get too close to my fiancee,where you get to call her any nickname you'd prefer. Call her miss andrea. Soon Mrs. Stanford,do you understand?" Sabay-sabay silang tumango at ng tumunog ang elevator bumukas kaagad ito kAya lumabas na kami.
We spent hours of driving and finally we've reached out destination. My mouth hanged open when I get to see his family's mansion. It's so big and more like a scenery for oldies but too fancy for youngers like me.
Pinarking ni dav ang kanyang sasakyan at napawow ako ng makitang maraming sasakyan ang nandoon. Ilan ba ang pamilya nya?
"Dav,bat andaming sasakyan,inyo ba to lahat?" He looked confused about my question then afterwards his face glistened.
"Oh hun,did I forget to tell you that it's not just my family it's more like a family reunion,so my titas,tito's, niece's, nephews,and cousin's are all there. They are all so excited to meet you." I was so startled at his sudden statement. He's whole family,It's not just his mom and dad it's his whole damn family!!!!
"Pede pa bang magback-out?" He then smirked and went out from the car,he opened my car door then offered his hand for me. Umiling ako pero hinawakan nya ang Aking kamay at yumuko para makalebel ang Aking mata. He then touched my cheek while smiling genuinely.
"Don't be nervous,you are perfect. They will love you so much. I won't like the thought of them all liking you,but if that's the result we'll have later,then I can only accept it and just stay on your side until the dinner finishes. Don't be conscious,you look too fit to be my wife,no doubt" my heart beats loudly and I feel those tingling feeling inside my stomach. I then accepted his hand and stood from my seat.
WLA na akong magagawa dahil nandito na kami. Nandito naman si dav kaya't dapat confident ako. He's my knight and I'm the princess.