Marrying the Wrong Juan

100. Surprise

Kao

"Kao and I told everyone we're cousins back in the city and at the university."

Pete announced to everyone at the living room and my mother in law was not able to help it as she yelled and stood up at my husband.

"You what-!?!"

I swallowed dryly.

Pete didn't need to in the center of all of this.

I started this.

He didn't have to come up alone to protect me when all he ever did was say yes to me in all of this.

And so I gathered all the will I have and spoke.

"And it was my idea."

All eyes were at me as I stood up beside Pete.

"So all those messages asking me if it were true that you're cousins..."

I nodded at my mother.

"They have all the right to ask."

I pursed my lips as I looked at Pete and smiled at him.

"Why!?!"

That question from my father broke my moment with my husband.

"Why did you two do this!?!"

He was now in front of me next to my mother with this face of wonder and frustration.

My father rarely speaks.

And when he finally does, it just means one thing: he doesn't like what's happening.

And at this point, I can't blame him.

"I'm sorry pa-."

I held Pete's hand to stop him.

I shook my head when he furrowed his brows at me.

I had been trying to dodge my responsibility with this marriage all this time, I think it's the right moment to finally own up to it.

"It's okay."

I smiled at him before I faced my father.

My hand and Pete's intertwined in between us and I gave his a soft squeeze before I let go.

"It was all my idea. I'm sorry."

I took a deep breath.

"You have to understand, I was confused and angry and sad that time. I was young and just trying to enjoy my vacation before my final year in college and all of a sudden you got me married."

I began and I realized, this is way easier in my mind.

Specially with how everyone was looking at me.

"And you think telling everyone you're cousins instead of husbands will make everything fine!?!"

It was my mother.

"At that time yes! I figured, I'm not ready for it as it is. And so I thought, maybe back there in the city I can pretend that my marriage with Pete wasn't really real and that I'm not blinded by some emotionless marriage that just happened because I was stupid and in love with his brother."

I heaved a sigh and looked each one of them in the eyes.

I just know I had to be honest now.

I have Pete with me already, it's time for the truth with my family.

"I'm really really sorry that you have to know about it this way."

Everyone was quite.

Obviously shocked with what I just told them and so I took that opportunity to continue.