CRIPPLED: JULLIANNA (VUILLTRAEN SISTERS SERIES #1)

38

JEALOUS

“It can’t really be moved anymore?”

Viscount pleaded while looking at me using his puppy eyes. I burst into laughter on his face which made him frown while chewing his lunch. We’re in a restaurant right now, having our lunch. It was sudden that he called me earlier saying that he’ll be fetching me for lunch after his class.

“It can’t be moved anymore.” I bit the sides of my cheeks after I mimicked his voice back when he told me that we’ll gonna make our relationship official and I was begging to move it.

Tinignan niya ‘ko nang masama. “Ang sama mo, Jullianna!”

“Ano?” I asked him playfully while looking at him innocently. “Hindi na nga pwede i-move, Viscount!”

“Dapat pwede pa!” He protruded his lips. “Hindi pa ‘ko ready!”

“Oh?” My brows shot up. “Ako nga no’ng sinabi ko sa’yo na i-move muna hindi ka nakinig!”

“Baby, that situation is different!” He said, almost whining.

My forehead creased. “What’s the difference?”

“You are a woman. I am a man…” he trailed off.

“And?”

“I… I’m scared of your dad.” He said with flushed ears while scratching his nape.

“Ako rin naman no’n, a’! Takot ako sa mom mo!”

“Tapos naman na ‘yon. What should we think about for now is the current situation? What if your dad won’t like me?”

I shrugged. “That won’t matter.” I took a bite of the steak on my fork and chew it. “Ako gusto kita,” I uttered it casually.

“Damn!” He chased his breath while scratching his name with cheeks and ears flushed.

My eyes dilated when I saw his face. I almost choked my food while looking at him. Is he serious? Where did he get that flushed ears and cheeks?! I blinked several times while looking at him unbelievably.

“Kinilig ka ba roon sa sinabi ko sa’yo?” Nanunuya kong tanong sa kanya nang pinagbuksan niya ‘ko ng pintuan ng kotse niya.

Hindi siya sumagot at hinintay akong makapasok bago isinara ang pintuan. Umikot siya sa harap at binuksan ang driver’s seat. Pinaandar niya ang kotse. Nakanguso niyang sinimulan sa pagpapatakbo ang kotse niya.

“Ano? Iignorahin mo ‘ko dahil lang do’n?” Ma-drama kong tanong sa kanya.

Mabilis niya ‘kong tinapunan ng tingin. “I am not ignoring you.”

My eyes narrowed. “Oh?”

“Oo nga! What are you saying ba kasi?”

“I am asking you if kinilig ka ba ro’n sa sinabi ko?” I asked him sans taking my eyes off him.

The redness of his cheeks spread until his ears. He pulled his bottom lip between his teeth. For the second time, I looked at him with dilated eyes while blinking several times trying to process everything.

“Alright! Oo na!” He admitted sans taking his eyes off the road. “Now what?”

“Ganyan pala kiligin ‘yong engineer, ‘no?” Sabi ko habang nakatingin pa rin sa kanya. “Hmmm… how about the doctors, architect, pilot, ship captain, and the likes? What are they ba pag kinilig-“