The Virgin Lies (Published under LIB)

Chapter 45

"Dylan, my son!" Tita happily said with her arms open wide as she gave Dylan a hug. "Iara, hija!"

Napangiti ako sa mainit na pagbati ni Tita sa'kin. "You look marvelous, hija." Aniya matapos kumalas sa aming yakap.

"Salamat, tita. You look super elegant po."

Isang gold colored long sleeved and suot ni Tita na puro dyamante ang palamuti sa katawan. She had this elegant and socialite vibe around here.

"I need to, dear." She said, giggling.

Napatingin naman ako kay tito na biglang tumabi sa kanya. "Hi, tito." Tumango lamang ito at ngumiti ng bahagya.

I was nervous at first dahil baka ayaw niya kong makita dito pero wala naman akong naramdaman na negatibong reaksyon mula sa kanya. Though he looked confused on why Dylan's hand suddenly crept on my waist after they greeted each other.

"I want you to meet some business partners." Tito David said to Dylan. The latter nodded before he led us to the group of people.

"Everyone, this is my second son Dylan. He's going to be the VP starting Monday."

Ever male in the group were wearing their obviously expensive suit while the ladies were of course in their beautiful long gowns and jewelries. Kinamayan ni Dylan ang mga kalalakihan. Siguro dahil sila ung mga business partners. Bakit ung mga kasama nilang partners tinanguan lang. Tsk! Discrimination.

"I didn't know that your second son was the infamous basketball player." Ani ng isa.

"And who's this lovely lady beside you, Dylan?"

Every eye on the group landed on me while waiting for an answer. Bigla akong nahiya sa mga tingin. I never really liked attention. Maybe dati pero hindi na ngayon.

"She's obviously Dylan's girl." Sabi ng isang babae sa kaliwa namin.

"H-hello po. My name's Iara."

Dylan pulled my closer before kissing the side of my head. "She's the love of my life." Mas lalo akong nahiya at napayuko. Naghuhurumentado ang aking puso lalo na't punung puno ng adorasyon ang pagkakasabi niya.

I suddenly heard a shriek. "I'm so happy for you for the both of you! Congratulations. Buti siya ang napili mo, anak. Welcome to the family, hija."

Muli akong niyakap ni Tita. "Thank you, tita."

Tito only patted Dylan's shoulder and gave me a warm smile. Feeling ko sinasabi ng mga ngiti niya na tanggap niya 'ko. But then again, I didn't want to assume.

Nonetheless, I still felt happy that they did not say anything negative at all.

"Welcome to the family, Iara."

"Thank you po, tito David." I sincerely said.

Tumango ito. "My son's has always been waiting for you. I'm happy for you both."

Nagpatuloy ang pag-uusap ng grupo hanggang sa may isang lumapit kay tito. He said something that made tito nod his head.

"Gentlemen, ladies... my wife and I need to go. The celebrant's about to make an entrance."

"Dylan, come join us later, okay? Your grands are excited to see you again. Bring her."

Sabi ni tita bago sila umalis ni tito. Dylan also excused ourselves from the group. Habang naglalakad kami ay may mga pamilyar akong mukang nakita.

Habang papalapit kami sa grupo ng mga apat na kalalakihan ay namukhaan ko ang ilan sa kanila. Nakilala ko agad ang pinsan niyang si Avios at si Evan na dating team mate. Nakatayo sila palibot sa isang bilog na high table kung sa'n nakapatong ang kanilang mga inumin. Everybody in this room was standing around an identical high table.