In a Relationship with Dashed (Completed)

C12: When Dashed Follows a Rule.

12: When Dashed Follows a Rule

"I already talked to your famila, baby. Stop frowning and quit bothering, please?" Dashed said as he intertwined our fingers. Naramdaman kong nilaro-laro n'ya iyon gamit ang kanyang kamay and as expected, daglian akong nanlamig sa ginawa n'ya.

"Sinabi mo ba sa kanila na... peke lang 'tong relasyon natin and I'm just pretending to be your novia so your parents won't get mad at you?" I asked him inquisitively.

Hindi naman n'ya kasi ako masisisi kung kanina pa ako balisa simula n'ong mabasa ko 'yong mga comment nina Mommy. Ang inaalala ko lang, baka mamaya kung anong isipin nila sa akin, na imbes na pag-aaral ang inaatupag, 'yong pakikipagboyfriend ang binibigyan ko ng pansin which is indeed, inappropriate.

He raised his eyebrows in response to my question. "Of course not. Why would I do that?" I looked away and shrugged, but he caught my chin, forcing me to meet his gaze. "Only my siblings know the truth. We shouldn't trust others. Madali lang mabubunyag 'to kapag marami 'yong nakakaalam. You understand that, baby?"

I bit my lip and then nodded my head.

He tightened his grip on my hand as we proceeded to the front hall to meet his brothers. Pero hindi ko inaasahan na nandoon din iyong babae na kasama nila sa restaurant noong nakaraang araw.

Ang ganda n'ya talaga.

Parang sa t'wing tinitignan ko s'ya, nanliliit ako.

"Those are my brothers," Dashed pointed in their direction. It seemed they hadn't noticed us yet dahil busy pa sila sa pagtatawanan. "That's Kuya Dashíel, the eldest of our clan," he pointed to the one I thought was the biggest flirt among them. "Next to him is Dashíon," the tallest one. "Third is Dashléy, parang may placid disposition, diba? Pero matinik 'yan sa mga babae." nguso n'ya sa lalaking— let's say, may pinakamaamong mukha sa kanila.

Tumango-tango ako at saglit na napapikit para magpakawala ng buntong-hininga. The CDG Brothers are here, standing in front of me, laughing in front of me, flashing a killer smile in front of me.

Lord. Such a jaw-dropping creatures.

"Why is she here?" Seirra asked when her eyes landed on me. I don't know but I saw a flicker of disappointment passed over her face the moment she noticed my presence.

She even looked at me from my head down to my toes.

Napataas ng kilay si Dashed.

"Because she's my girlfriend?" and his hand snaked around my shoulder.

"Don't tell me... she'll come with us?" she asked again, but this time, her tone was blatantly insulting me. "She's still underage. She can't come, I tell you."

"Who says I'm going to bring her in the bar?" Dashed frowned. "Maraming lasing d'un, ayokong mabastos s'ya."

Kumunot ang noo ko. I'm not that naive not to understand the logic, kaya isinatinig ko talaga kung ano'ng unang pumasok sa isip ko. "Maybe you just don't want to bring me along so you can flirt with other girls?"

That was the moment when his brothers burst into uncontrollable laughter. I looked at Dashed's expression, and it was priceless. Namutla kasi s'ya at medyo nanlalaki ang mga matang nakatingin sa'kin.

"Where did you get that idea?" he muttered, edging slowly beneath my ear.

I shrugged my shoulders. "You're a typical CDG, Dashed." I called out his name as he froze in shock. "Sabi ni Teegan, kapag daw nagbabar-hopping kayo, madalas ay iba't ibang mga babae ang nakakasama n'yo sa iisang table. But that's okay. You're not really my boyfriend, so I don't have the right to control your gimmicks," I whispered back to him.

"No... I want to be loyal..." he nibbled his lip. "Ayoko rin naman kasing makahalata si Mama. Besides, we're already dating in public. I really have to be more careful with my actions."

"Ayaw mo talagang mapatapon ka sa Spain, noh?" I asked nonchalantly.

"I'm not ready to settle with a woman yet, that's the right term."

I was about to say something pa pero biglang sumabat iyong si Seirra. "Excuse me, we are still here if you haven't noticed." and she rolled her eyes. "Kung 'di mo rin naman pala s'ya isasama, better drive her home already, Dash. We're wasting our time over this matter."

Dashíel patted her shoulders, "Chill, Sei. Be good to our little brother's girlfriend." and then, he wore a smirk.

"Whatever," she hissed as she turned her back and walked away.

Tinignan ko si Dashed and he just shrugged his shoulders. "Don't mind her, baby," he answered while taking my hand. "Let's go, I'll drive you home."

"Are you still going?" I asked him curiously, then I pointed to his brothers.

"What do you want me to do?"

I furrowed my brows, as if challenging him. "Stay at home the whole night?" I pursed my lips into a straight line and gauged his reaction.

Sa totoo lang, I was just really trying to crack a joke. In the first place, I am very much aware that I'm not in the right position to give him orders. So, I was already expecting that he would refuse.

I was about to add a 'just kidding' statement at the end of my phrase, but he suddenly put his index finger on my mouth, stopping me.

"Alright," he breathed silently. "If that's what you want, I'll follow my baby's order."

And my jaw literally dropped.