CHAPTER 7

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Pakiramdamni Francesca ay nanigas ang buong katawan niya sa sinabi ni Greg,hindi siya nilait nito. Instead he even compliment her. Hindi niyanamalayan pero nakangiti na pala siya. She hate to admit it, perokinikilig talaga siya. Ikaw ba naman ang masabihang maganda ng taonggusto mo? Huminga siya ng malalim at kinalma ang sarili.

Areyou okay? Tanongsa kanya ng step mom ni Greg.

Yes.Ngumiti siya dito.

Youcan sit now. The lunch is ready. Well I hope you like it. Sabini Rico habang tinatanggal nito ang apron. He looks really good atit.

Ofcourse she'll like it son. You're one of the best. Masiglangsabi ng mommy nito. Magkatabi sila ng upuan habang katapat niya namansi Rico.

Let'sjust wait for Gregory okay? Ricosaid while smiling at her. Howcome your quiet all of a sudden Francesca? Is there something wrong?

Bahagyasiyang napatingin dito at pilit na ngumiti. Oh,nothing. I was just thinking about something.

Mindif you share that something with us? Ricosmirked which made him look annoyingly cute.

Wellnothing important. Sagotna lang niya dito.

DidI miss something? Itwas Greg. Umupo ito sa katabi ng kuya nito na ngayon inabutan siya ngtubig.

Ricowas really a good cook. No. He was great. His beef was tender andjuicy, the vegetables were crunchy and tasty and the chicken wasreally wonderful. And the dessert was exactly delicious. Thesweetness was enough.

Theytalk about the childhood of Rico and Greg. The table was full oflaughters when all of a sudden their mother asked her.

Sohow did you two met? I was curious. Is it love at first sight? Thewoman look at her. Which means she will answer her question.

Ahm.Actually mom... shesmiled hesitantly. Baka sabihin nito feeling close sila.

Continue.I like it when you call me mom. Andshe believed her, because this woman was really sincere.

Wemet when we were college. And I already like him that time and webecame friends and now we got married. Maiklingpaliwanag niya na lang.

Buthow did you two know that you love each other and decided to getmarried? KayGreg naman ito tumingin na nakatingin lang sa kanya. Kanina pa niyaito nahuhuling sumusulyap sa kanya. Kaya medyo naiilang tuloy siya.

Mom,that's.. well as usual she fell for me first. And confess how muchshe loves me. Of course you know that I am a very soft hearted man,that's why I accepted her love and marry her. Surena sure na sagot ni Greg. Lintik talaga ang hinayupak na mokong naito. Pinagmukha pa siyang desperada sa harap ng step mom at kuyanito.

Haha ha. Actually mom, he begged for me to marry him. Inirapanniya si Greg at binelatan ito.

Don'tbelieve her mom... she was the one who did that. Uminomito ng tubig at nginitian siya.

Angkuya naman nito ay nakangiti lang at umiiling.

Sasobrang inis niya ay sinigawan niya ito. Gregory!

Cmon'honey I was just kidding. But seriously mom, I begged her to marryme. What should I do? Unfortunately I fell in love with the mostannoying woman in the world. Howshe wished he saying the truth. Pero hindi e, alam naman niyang niisa bukod sa annoying ay walang totoo sa sinabi nito.

That'skinda sweet. Sabini Rico na nakatitig naman sa kanya. And she smiled in response.

Well,I was waiting for that thing to happen to my Rico. Nakangitingtinignan ng step mom ni Greg ang anak nito.

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