My Genetically Modified Love

18: Mangga, Santol at Bayabas

[DIANNE'S POV]

Maganda ang gising ko the following morning. Naligo at nagbihis ako para pumasok.

Buti naman gising na si Dave paglabas ko. Kailangan ko kasi siyang ihatid dahil car ko lang yung dala namin. He came in the bathroom habang nag-aayos ako.

I went to my parent's room to check on Avie. Nanonood na si Avie ng TV pag-open ko ng door.

"Baby paalis na kmi" Avie looked at me.

"Mommy!" Avie came to me.

"Baby behave ah? Dito ka muna kina mamu and lolo daddy. Tatawag ako later" I kissed her forehead.

"Opo, and baby has this po" she showed my watch.

"Dala mo pala yan baby?" sabi ni Dave sa likod ko. Bihis na pala siya so we can leave.

"Opo daddy!" Avie grinned.

"Sige na baby aalis na kami, bye baby" I kissed her again. Dave kissed her too.

We went to the garage, nagdidilig na ng halaman si mom kaya nagpaalam ako saglit sa kanya habang nilalabas ni Dave yung car.

"Mom nasa bag po ni Avie yung lahat ng kailangan niya, I'll call po later to check up on her" sabi ko.

"Dianna don't worry marunong kaming mag-alaga ng bata. Ikaw talaga mommy na mommy ka na" sabi ni mom.

Ako?? Mommy na? Hearing that was weird from my mom. Kasi siya lang naman yung pinaka-malapit na nakaka-alam nun. It takes one to know one.

Bumusina na si Dave kaya nagpaalam ako kay mom. I was about to open the door when he stopped my hand.Nagtaka ako kung bakit then he opened the car door for me and helped me hop in.

"Naks ah Baka onti nalang maniniwala na ako niyan" natatawang sabi ko when he got in.

"Gentle naman talaga ako ah, hindi ba?" he asked as he started the car and we drove off.

"I know gentleman ka, pero hindi yung tipong son-in-law material" then I laughed.

"Ah yun ba? Hindi naman pakitang tao lang kaya ako mabait sa parents mo eh, I just want their approval" he glanced at me and returned his eyes on the road.

"Approval saan naman?" I got curious.

"In our 'marriage' na kunyarian lang" sabi niya

"Ha? Diba dati mo pa naman nakuha yun?" nagtatakang sabi ko. Feel kong may trip gawin si Dave. Feeling ko lang.

"Kahit na, hindi naman natuloy yung noon eh" he smiled. "Sa story naman natin biglaan nalang kasi kitang pinakasalan without them knowing kaya gusto kong makuha ko yung formal approval nila kahit ang alam nila kinasal na tayo." parang excited naman siya.

Ang gulo nanaman, we're not married pero he's asking for my parent's approval dahil nga my parents think we are married.

Ha?

Ansaveh??

"Grabe naman yung balak mo, kung totoo naman yung story natin hindi ako papayag na walang marriage proposal sakin before ka sumugod sa bahay at magtanong sa parents ko kung pwede akong pakasalan" sabi ko.

He stoppped the car and looked at me.

"Really? E diba I asked your parents muna noon before ako nag-propose sayo?" he's waiting for the answer.

"Bakit? Sila ba yung papakasalan mo?" natatawang sabi ko.

"So you didn't like what I did years ago?" gulat siya