Mine! No Objections Allowed (Mikhaiah Adaptation)

Chapter 26 : Aren't You Silly?

Mikha touched her lips very gently; it was obvious she was holding back. She kept her hand on the small of Aiah's back, helping her block the handle from digging in.

Aiah kept herself from laughing, telling herself that she should not reveal her teeth when kissing. She was about to close her eyes when she felt a sudden empty space in front of her lips -

It's... it's over???

What???

Mikha held her, and after righting her, immediately removed her hand, picked up the sack by her foot and placed it on the table.

"Strawberries." Her voice -normal.

At the moment, Aiah did not want to eat strawberries at all!

When Mikha saw her still standing there in a silly manner, she asked, "What is it?"

Aiah snuck a lick of her lips. "... nothing."

"Have you had dinner?"

Aiah thought about it, and asked her instead. "Have you?"

"Not yet."

Aiah, who had just eaten the bento for the crew and a few strawberries, with conviction, said, "I have not eaten either."

She opened a food delivery app, and after scrolling down the page, a huge plate of seafood successfully caught her attention. She swallowed some saliva and suggested, "Let's go eat seafood?"

"Okay."

Removing her face mask to eat shrimp would be too troublesome, so she randomly picked a pair of glasses and a sports cap instead.

She did not expect to run straight into Maloi the moment she opened the door. The other was holding a porcelain cup.

"You're going out? Why? I got some groceries. Here..." Maloi had yet to finish speaking, when she saw the person behind Aiah. After a long pause, she finally said, ".... Director Lim, good evening."

Mikha just nodded as a response.

Maloi turned to Aiah, recovering her smile quickly. "Where are you going?"

Aiah coughed lightly. "Dinner."

She had just finished a huge crew bento, and is now headed to a restaurant?! Maloi was really angry. "You..."

She was about to go off when Aiah, turning to face her, started furrowing her eyebrows and making faces.

Maloi knew right away what Aiah was trying to do, so could only tug at the corners of her lips and say, "Do you mind an extra person? I haven't eaten either." She asked, trying her best not to roll her eyes. 

The seafood place shop was not close, so they had to drive there. Aiah was riding shotgun when she received a message on Messenger by the passenger at the back.

[Maloi: You just finished a two thousand peso bento! And you're still going to eat out? Are you trying to get me angry or get yourself out of shape?]

[Goddess Aiah: I just want to go on a date, why are you trying to be a third wheel?!]

[Maloi: You think I wanted to come? There's so many reporters waiting for you everywhere, you're not even wearing a face mask!]

Aiah chose not to reply. She returned her phone to her bag and set her elbow on the box between the two seats in front, staring straight at Mikha, her eyes sparkling as much as they possibly could.