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"Daze Alessaina!" I froze when I heard that cold scraping voice. I swallowed hard and looked at Ian. We've just descended from his car and now he's looking towards our house's gateway.
"Good evening, Sir." Ian greeted amiably but with an air of boldness in his tone. There, in front of the gate, was my dad who was standing regally while regarding Ian with a cold expression.
"Hey, Dad. Uhm, I know you're wondering where we've been and I-" I said lightly but he raised an eyebrow at me. Dang! Ian's in trouble.
"Silence, Daze!" He cut me off. I was thinking of shoving Ian inside his car and telling him to go home or just lie low for a while but he approached my Dad and spoke.
"Hello, Sir. I am Daze's boyfriend. My name is Ian Lexus Estillore and I'm sorry if I wasn't able to ask for your permission when I courted her." Ian said in a confident tone which made my eyes widen. When he courted me?! What?! He never courted me! He's trying to cover up for me.
"We'll talk over dinner, Estillore. Come." Dad replied. I know my dad. That's the nicest dinner invitation he could muster. I heaved a sigh. This is gonna be a long night for both of us. Ian followed us inside and the maid relocked the gate afterwards.
I ambled closer to Dad and he just glared at me before protectively draping an arm over my shoulders. I half-smiled. "Dad, stop being possessive."
"I don't trust him." Dad said matter of factly. He was well aware that Ian was right behind us and that he could hear. I shook my head.
"Dad, you have trust issues. Kuya Xander is really nagmana sayo. And besides, you have nothing to worry about. You'll always be my number one guy. You'll always be my King, Daddy, no matter how many guys I meet in life." He hugged me and I felt him kiss the top of my head. When I looked up, I saw a small smile on Dad's lips.
"That's so sweet of you, honey. Tara na sa loob at kanina ka pa hinihintay ng Mommy mo. She was frantic this morning, she even called me while I was on a meeting just so she could tell me that you already have a boyfriend." I grinned upon hearing that. "Overprotective parents." I muttered. Dad grinned back.
We made our way inside the house. We headed to the kitchen and I saw that the table was already set. My eyes bulged when I saw Kuya Xander sitting comfortably on one of the dining chairs. "K-kuya! What are you doing here?!" I asked in a tensed voice.
"Missed you too, princess. Now, who do we have here?" He looked behind us and fixed Ian with an emotionless stare. I gulped. It's bad enough that Dad's grilling Ian. It's worse when Kuya Xander and Dad teams up against him.
I broke free from Dad's akbay and went to Ian. I held his wrist and gave Kuya a glare. Ian just grinned before pulling me closer. My face flushed and Kuya's eagle eyes saw that. He raised an eyebrow. "His name's Ian. Ian meet Kuya Xander." I nervously smiled. Kuya nodded.
