I woke up to the smell of strong cologne, very strong cologne. I look beside me to find him standing there, wearing only black boxers and a white shirt that exposes his 6 pack. How'd I get this lucky? Only God knows how. He's smiling at me, I try to look into his eyes, but I can't find anything.
"What're you thinking about?" I ask frantically. You never know what men could possibly be thinking.
"Things. Just little things, Cora, just little things." He says quickly, but loudly.
I nod my head, I already know what he's thinking about. Long story short, his Step-Mother is expecting him to be back home in the Philippines by next week. The Chens are very strict about family gatherings. You see, my boyfriend, Daniel Chen comes from a "comfortable" family, at least that's what he tells me. I think that's another word for Rich. Wealthy. Loaded. Potato Patato (If that's even how you spell it).
Hours Later, I end up at the Hotel Lounge, We're on a boring yet luxury business trip to Seattle. I work as a Marketing Supervisor. Daniel however, is my boss. There's no conflict, though. He's rarely there in fact. I look around for Daniel as I sip on my Coke. And then there he is, wearing a blue and white form fitting blazer. I wrap my arms around him as he's walking towards me. He puts his hand in my kinky curls, it's weird how they untangle just for him.
"I have some news. Don't worry, it's nothing bad of course." He speaks out. I wait for him to finally say something.
"I want you to come meet my family, in the Philippines , if you'd like of course." He says while he's shaking.
I grab his hand to calm his nerves as I nod my head I let out a small but loud yes.
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Next thing you know, I'm on a flight to the Philippines with Daniel. We're in First Class. We're in Fucking First Class!
"Holy Shit, how'd you afford this! This airline is not freakin' cheap!" I say flabbergasted as we zoom into the plane.
"Like I always said, My family's comfortable." Daniel says with a smirk.
I laugh as he tries to wink at me, I'm absolutely in love with this guy. As we're walking into our seats, I observe every single thing. From the champagne to the luxury pajamas, I want to savor this moment forever.
We spend the next few hours binge watching Korean Dramas, it's my guilty pleasure. Just as we're about to sleep, I catch a quick glance at Daniel.
"What? Is there something on my face?" He says as he looks in the mirror.
I giggle as I turn towards him, "No, it's just, why me? Why didn't you choose some flawless Asian Goddess? Would you honestly have me, an Annoyingly Intelligent Biracial Slob?" I say with watery eyes.
"I didn't choose you. You chose me, that's the best thing that's ever happened to me, literally." He kisses my cheek.
****
I wake up to see that we've landed. Damn, the Philippines is so soooooo beautiful! This is way prettier compared to my hometown, Brooklyn.
"I see you've waken up, do you like the view?" Daniel says with a tired face.
I nod my head slowly as I'm being mesmerized by the Philippines. Daniel chuckles and makes his way to the bathroom.
The City looks amazing, there's so many billboards. In fact there's one that looks EXACTLY like Daniel- IS that Daniel? It says "Live Life, Live Lush"
"Hey Daniel?" I say as he's grabbing our stuff. "Have you heard of 'Live Life, Live Lush'?" He pauses. He nods his head slowly. "How-" I got cut off by the lady on the intercom. We've landed at the airport.
After ages, and AGES of going through the airport, we're finally out. I don't exactly know where we're going, but hopefully it's somewhere nice and quiet.
"Hey? Daniel? Where are we going?" I asked as we were walking towards his car. He had it delivered it to the airport for us.
"The Luxe Mandila. It's a family hotel. It isn't much." He says as he flashes me with a smile.
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Turns out it is much. Lots in fact. It's a friggin villa in a hotel! I honestly can't. My Dominican father would be cussing my ass out right now, he'll probably think I broke in.
"W-What the actual f-" I hear this snarly chuckle.
"Ewwww, what's up with your laugh Danny!" I'm like extremely disappointed. All of a sudden I'm lifted off the ground.
thank you for reading mwah
