Hear the mind's need

Chapter 23

"I'm sorry, iha. I have no idea, hindi ko intensyon ang nangyari noon."

I blinked multiple times, when Tita Mirah, my boyfriend's mother quickly apologized to me. Ngayon lang kami uli nagkita, hindi ko rin alam kung bakit though. It just happen that we haven't coincidentally bumped into each other like the last time we met.

It's his husband's birthday, kaya naman narito muli ako sa mansyon nila for a party. Hindi pa man nakakahuma, I was quickly greeted by her. Inexcuse niya agad ako kay Chase.

"Alin po, tita?" I smiled a bit to lessen the awkwardness.

She sighed. "You know, about Ar. Razon..."

Saglit akong natigilan. I didn't really want to relive the women from his past. Kaya hindi ko na rin natanong si Chase about this matter. All I assume is, it's nothing now. Ako naman na ang gusto niya.

"That's from past tita," I chuckled a bit
Sinusubukan kong i-shrug off ang kaseryosohan nang pag-uusap namin.

Pero umiling lang siya, her eyes arch down feeling sorry. Even if her actions are a bit wary, hindi natanggal ang nakakabit na ka-elegantehan sa kanya.

"No. I know you've been hurt back then. I was careless." aniya. "My son and Ar. Razon has never been together, hija. I thought wrong. Akala ko siya 'yung dahilan kung bakit laging may lakad si Chase. She... she even confirmed it to me. I never thought she was lying."

Umawang ang labi ko.

So, those times... pero-

"I've always set up a date for my son to different women because he had never introduced anyone, and 'yung kapatid niya... iba naman ang gusto. So I was hoping..."

I bit my lip. Hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin, I was speechless! Hindi ko na tinanong ito kay Chase 'cause I thought it would only spoil my mood. I don't want to entertain the idea that he was with someone and almost settled to build a family.

Now that everything wasn't actually like that, kumirot ang dibdib ko dahil alam ko... in someway, it was my fault.

"But I'm really happy that you're together with my son now," sumigla ang boses ni tita Mirah.

I potruded my lips, "You liked her very much tita..." Hindi ko maiwasan ipaalala.

Natawa naman siya. "And I liked you too back then, I just haven't thought that you two were possible. But I'm very glad hija, sobrang saya ko na kayong dalawa ang magkakatuluyan."

I felt my cheeks heated, hindi ko maiwasan kiligin sa sinabi ni tita. Who wouldn't ! She's my future mother-in-law!

"How was it?"

Tumingala ako kay Chase matapos makipagbatian sa ibang bisita nila. I felt guilty now looking at him. I puffed my cheeks and slanted my head.

His brows shot up, his arms snaked tighter to my waist as he guide me to our table. Nanatiling nakatitig ang mata niya sa akin hanggang maupo kami.

Napanguso ako.

"You knew why tita and I talk?"

"Just a hunch, babe."

Tinignan ko siya na tila tinatansya, "Oh, what's your hunch?"

He licked his lower lip. "About what she said to you before?"

"You knew about it!"

Tumango siya.

Napasimangot ako. "I'm sorry, nagi-guilty tuloy ako..."

Maliit siyang tumawa at mas hinapit ako, even if our chair are already touching each. "Why, what do you realize hmm?"

"Eh... I don't want pag-usapan,"