CHAPTER 4

JUSTINE'S POV

"What's your course, Justine?" Aunt Laura asked in the middle of our eating.

"I'm taking up bachelor of arts in fashion design and merchandising," I answered that made aunt Laura nod.

"Nice choice," she commented.

"Thank you." I sparingly smiled.

Joshua is sitting next to me and I feel like I can't breath.

I glance quickly on him and I secretly gulped when I got back to my food.

Darn those brown deep eyes of him! That crescent of moon eyebrows! He also got a hawkish nose! Redish lips! Concrete jaw! Defined cheekbones and he's tall!

My height is 5'5'' and base on our height gap when we're standing next to each other earlier, he's probably 5'11"!

He's so dishy! He's so fine!

I hope they doesn't suspecting me for anything.

I feel like I'm on a hot seat right now because I'm sitting next to this hunk guy!

Luckily, I'm good at pretending and I am showing that I'm just calm right now and does not feel any awkwardness.

But, deep inside? I'm trembling already!

I gulped when I felt something down there.

"Oh, sorry." I intended to drop my spoon to take a look at my down there and I hardly closed my eyes because I panicked a little when I saw it's starting to get awake!

"Such a disgrace, Justine! Stop!" I shouted on my mind.

I took a deep breath after I got it.

"Excuse me for a while, I'll just get a new one," I immediately said after getting up.

"Okay, no worries," Aunt Laura said.

I just smiled and nod one time before I left the table.

I just let out a deep breath when I finally reach our kitchen.

"Darn, Justine, what are you doing?!" I scolded myself in a low tone and bit my lip.

I just took a deep breath to really calm myself down.

When I feel like I'm already fine, I immediately put my dirty spoon in the sink and get a new one then get back to the table.

"What took you so long?" dad asked after I sit down.

"Uhm, I took the restroom," I answered.

Oh, I like myself in that part. I think quickly. Since our restroom is just next to our kitchen.

Dad just nodded at my response and believed me.

"How did you meet?" I secretly reacted when I heard the voice of Joshua.

Wow, he also got a sexy voice?

His tone is normal I guess. We did not felt any dislike or something negative in the way he asked.

"Your mom is an accountant and I'm a mechanist. Their building is just two building next to our shop," dad said first and I nodded.

Dad and aunt looked at each other, deciding who should talk next.

"Then uhm, one time, while me and my three other workmates heading to our boss' house, our company's car suddenly stopped in front of their shop and it's tire suddenly flatted. Then yeah, they fixed it. But, actually even before we are already familiar with each other as we often see each of us but we don't talk. Then that was the first time we had a conversation then I bet you know what happened next," aunt Laura continued.

"That was three months ago," dad immediately take note.

I see. So, that how is goes.

While we were eating, we just talk and talk, questioning and answering each other questions. Basically, getting to know each other.

After that eating, our parents got so happy after we approved their relationship.

"JUSTINE, why don't you take Joshua around the house?" my dad asked me after we cleaned the table.

I just looked at him and don't know what to do. "Oh, uhm, yeah." I looked at Joshua who was still sitting in the table and using his phone but he immediately turned it off and looked at me.

"Is it o-okay?" I asked him.

I felt that my left knee twitched after we got an eye to eye contact.

He seems so calm. You know those eyes? You can see that he's kind yet he's awra is kinda strong. Maybe because of his built?

"If it's also just okay with you," he replied and nodded once.

"Oh, okay." I looked at dad again.

"Go ahead and walk him around, we'll take care of this." Dad smiled.

Aunt Laura just got back from the kitchen then also smiled and mouthed 'go'.

I just nodded and looked at Joshua and sign him to let us go.

He immediately got up from his chair and walk after me.

I decided to take him first to our garden, it's on the back of our house.

"So, this is our garden. We just really love to plant. As you can see we have so many different kind of veggies planted and even three trees," I said as I show him and pointing everything that we had on our garden.

"Who planted all of this?" he asked.

"Uhm, all of us. My two older sisters, also me, but most of these were planted by my dad. Especially those trees, we don't know how to plant one. Dad just take care of these most of the time," I explained.

I looked at him and he just nodded few times.

"So, we are studying at the same university," he said.

"Y-yes, why?"

He was just roaming his eyes around.

"Sorry for not introducing myself formally or nicely to you earlier. Your dad and I just do shake hands and I did not do it to you. Because, you look so uneasy and shy earlier, I also don't know why I didn't approach you," he said before looking at me.

I feel that my heart beats so fast as he stares at me.

I know that, that was just the normal way of how he stare but of course for me it's different!

I just keep myself from pulling together so that I won't be suspicious.

"That's just fine, I just really don't know what to do earlier," I said.

"I'm Joshua," he said and lend his hand.

Why am I feeling something in my stomach?

"Oh, I-I'm Justine." I accepted his hand and we shake each other hands as we both smile.

He seems so really nice. The way he talk is kinda soft and that amazed me.

He took a deep breath after we released our hands.

"Is the relationship of our parents is just fine to you, like for real?" he asked after he put his hands on his short's pocket.

"Uhm, yes. How about you?" I answered and also asked.

"Yes also, I guess."

I just nodded at his response.

"Can I request you something?" he asked.

"S-sure, what is it?" I also asked.

"Sure we can talk or even bond if it's just us around or with our parents. But, if we were in the university and we met by chance, let's just be civil. You know? Let's act like there's nothing going on between us. Is that fine?"

I just shut my mouth at what I heard.

"Oh, o-okay, I can do that."

I guess that's just fine and there will be no problem after all?

/W.W/