CHAPTER 3

JUSTINE'S POV

What happened next was just a very quiet trip. I do not know what to really react, I mean, I do not know if I should do some violent reactions for real.

But, as we approach our house, I choose to let my father love someone romantically once again.

"And yeah, here we are," he said after he pulled over the car.

Dad immediately removed his seatbelt and so am I but I did it slower than him.

"Is she already inside?" I politely asked that made him stopped from opening the door.

I slowly looked at my dad as he also gazed to me.

"Yes," he sparingly and slowly replied.

I nodded few times.

"Does she comes with somebody?" I asked.

"Yes... She will be with her son," dad replied that made me furrowed my forehead.

"What do you mean?"

"Her son is not here yet, he'll just arrive later." I just nodded again few times.

"So, she also had a family?"

"Uhm---"

"No, dad, I'm just fine. I'll just ask her my other questions directly to her. Of course with respect." I then smiled that made dad also smiled.

"Thank you so much, son," he sincerely said.

"Is it just fine if I will ask quite many questions anyways?" I want to clarify.

"Yes I guess, and also I feel that, that will be nice,"

"Okay, let me meet them." I smiled again then I was the one who leave the car first.

I was about to carry my things from the compartment but dad insisted that he will just be the one who's going to carry my stuff so I just let him.

I was walking after him until we reached our door.

Dad opened the door and enter the house immediately.

I slowly walked inside and saw a woman preparing something in the table who immediately looked in our direction as soon as she heard the door opened I guess.

Her smile is beaming and it's also from ear to ear. Although she seems uneasy because maybe she was nervous yet she still manage to look so nice.

I won't lie that's she's indeed charming and looks so approachable. But actually, I won't doubt that since I know the standards of my dad, she's not into bad*ss woman or you know.

She walked towards us and dad immediately stand next to her after he put down my things beside him.

Dad kiss her on her cheeks and the woman smiled. Then they immediately looked at me.

"Hi! You must be Justine? Oh, you're so lovely in person," she said in a lovely tone that made me feel shy a little.

"Thank you so much..." I stopped as I do not know what should I call her.

You can see in their face that they were waiting for what I'm gonna say next.

"Can I call you auntie or aunt?" I politely asked.

They seemed so relieved for what I said.

"Absolutely, my dear. I would love that," she said sweetly.

"Oh, so rude of me. Sorry my bad," my dad said.

"I got carried away and I more like that you two will going to talk instead. Uhm, Justine, this is my girlfriend, Laura. And Laura this is Justine, my youngest child and my only son," dad introduced us to each other.

I just didn't mind what dad last said since they don't really know what was the meaning of that to me.

"Nice to finally meet you, my dear." Aunt Laura lend her hand that I immediately accept and we shake our hands.

"Nice to meet you, too, Aunt." I smiled.

"Oh, let's come inside now," dad said afterwards.

"Oh yeah, before the food gets cold and actually I'm not yet finished with the dessert." aunt Laura second the motion.

I just nodded and follow them inside our house.

I kinda took so long in arranging my stuff in my room since I there's a lot of things to clean here. I forgot that I leave this messy.

When I finished doing my stuff, I went to the table so that we can already eat.

"Oh, hi, I just reheated the food. I was just so enthusiastic earlier that's why I already cooked the food an half hour before you guys arrived," Aunt Laura said after she saw me approaching the table. She was holding a hot pot and put it on the table.

Dad was already on the table but he was facing his phone. Maybe he's up to something in their shop.

"Any moment my son will arrive but I guess it will just be fine if we will eat now," aunt Laura added then I just nodded once.

Our table has eight chairs and dad was sitting on the end, then aunt Laura sat on her right side. I then chose to sit on the left side of dad which I was facing the door behind the back of aunt Laura.

Plates and utensils were already on the table and the foods were all ready to eat.

Maybe dad noticed that I wanted to asked something but I do not how to start that's why he kinda lean towards me.

"Hey, Jus, do you want to ask something on your aunt Laura? Go on, don't be shy. It will be nice if you're going to get her more well by yourself," he whispered.

"Okay, dad, thanks," I sparingly replied.

"Come on, let's eat," aunt Laura smiled.

"How about hwa?" dad asked.

Hwa? The edge is that name come from? Maybe that's the name of the son of Aunt Laura.

"Oh, again, that's just fine. Let's start eating before the food get cold again," Aunt Laura replied.

"Okay, as you said. Let's start eating I guess." Dad just shrugged his shoulder then we all started getting food on to our plates.

"Do you only have one child, aunt?" I can't help it anymore so I asked.

Aunt Laura immediately looked at me and smiled. "No, actually they are three. My oldest is a daughter and she's now a flight attendant, then my second child is a boy and he's now a seaman and my youngest is also a boy and you are both studying in the same university," she explained.

"Oh," I just said and nodded a few times.

"What is his course?" I asked.

"Architecture," aunt Laura replied.

"Also freshman like me?"

She lightly shooked her head. "He's already a senior. He's already third year and a sporty guy."

Seems like I can help Ayen now. That Joshua he's talking to is an architecture student, right? Who knows that aunt Laura's son and that Joshua are blockmates?

But, good luck to me if I could talk to aunt's son.

We all looked at the door after we heard a few knocks.

"Oh, that must be him. Let me check on it," aunt Laura said before putting down her utensils and leaving us from the table. She even nodded which we responded.

I heard dad cleared his throat. "So, son, how was she? Is it just fine? Will you accept our relationship?" he asked.

I immediately looked at him and think for a second. Who am I not to give them a chance?

"She will be now my step mom?" I politely asked.

"If that will be just fine with you,"

"Can I just call her aunt Laura or aunt? I don't really know what should I call her."

Dad just plastered a smile after hearing what I said. He knows that it's just fine with me.

"Whatever you call her, tine. I know you are respectable, kiddo." Dad patted me on my head.

I just then sparingly smiled.

"Hi! I'm back and here's my youngest son." Dad and I both looked at aunt Laura's direction.

Oh goodness...

I almost reacted but luckily I hold myself firmly.

He looks so good!

Wait... is it possible?

"Meet my son, Joshua."

I just gulped after I heard that.

Confirmed! He's the one who's Ayen talking to!

This is insane!

Who would have thought?!

The campus' hot soccer player is my step brother?!

/W.W/