"What time is your flight tomorrow?" Aika and Nat were video calling the night before he and Jamie were flying back to Singapore.
"8 am...I'm so going to miss you..." Nat pouted.
"I'll be there to send you guys off before work..." Aika chuckled at her boyfriend's whining.
"I would love to tell you to get more sleep after working so hard on the project but I also miss you...I'm a horrible boyfriend..." Nat felt guilty. Aika had been so occupied with her project the past week, he wanted her to sleep in.
"Remember to get me kaya and all the different snacks, kuya!" Tricia squeezed in next to Aika.
"Yes, Ms Ro-BREAD-o, your wish is my command!" Nat joked with Tricia.
"Is Jamie asleep already?" Aika shooed Tricia away.
"She just did..." Nat pointed the phone camera to Jamie's door.
"I should have called earlier to say good night to her..." Aika sighed.
"She'll be over the moon to see you tomorrow." Nat grinned.
"See you tomorrow at the airport, muscles." Aika waved.
"See you and I love you, sunshine!" Nat gave Aika a virtual kiss.
"I can't believe that you're actually doing this..." Tricia walked out of the kitchen with an ice-cream in hand.
"Thanks for the ride, sis. I'll buy you extra food to show my appreciation." Aika gave her sister a playful smile as she packed the last shirt into her luggage.
"It's been so long since we visited Singapore...take lots of pictures for us, Aiks!" VP Leni joined her daughters in the living room.
"I will, mama. Sorry for the suddenness of this trip, I didn't expect the project to end this quick either." Aika apologised for the surprise trip she was about to go on.
"Go and have fun with Nat and Jamie, you deserve this break, Aiks. I'll be busy preparing for the campaign anyways. Just remember to buy some food back!" VP Leni assured her eldest.
"Even if ate doesn't, I bet that kuya will buy the entire store the moment ate says that she likes something." Tricia teased. They all knew that Nat was whipped for Aika.
"Thanks for the unsolicited reminder, Dr Robredo." Aika gave Patty a harmless glare.
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"It just dawned on me that you're going to meet your future in-laws...OH MY GOD ATE THIS IS HUGE?" Tricia and Aika were on the way to the airport the next morning.
"I know. And I'm actually nervous..." Aika admitted. She hadn't really internalised that part of the trip.
"I'm sure you'll do well anyways...Just be the Jessica Marie that you've always been and I'm sure they'll love you!" Tricia assured her ate. Tricia had utmost confidence in her.
"Do we have a surprise plan? Or are we going to just appear with a huge luggage and let kuya make the inference?" Tricia asked as she parked the car.
"I personally want to see Nat's expression while processes this entire situation..." Aika chuckled as she imagined her boyfriend's puzzled reaction.
"I second that. I'll have my phone ready!" Tricia knew it would be video-worthy.
We're waiting at the row for Singapore Airlines!
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Beneath The Surface
RomanceAika Robredo was a poster child: with a Masters from Harvard, a respectable career trajectory and dependable eldest daughter of the Robredo family. Everyone was telling Aika that all she had left to do was finding her 'dream guy' to settle down with...
