Twenty

•DEMI•

(POV)

Looking at Bright with doe eyes at the front seat of his car. As the night lights illuminated us and cast a shadows to our face.

He run his fingers to his devilish hair and the other hand is on the stirring wheel. Humming songs from the radio. Witnessing his perfection up close feels like a scene from a movie.

Is this even real? How am i this lucky?

I need a popcorn for this.

"Can i have this view everyday?" I unconsciously utter with a sighed.

He smiled

He heard me?

My God!

With amused brief glance at me, he said "Keep looking at me like that, babe. I may do things you'll surely won't regret" with smug.

I divert my eyes in front to save me from my embarrassment. Lucky enough my cheeks are already red from the drinks I consumed earlier from the bar.

Cleared my throat. Redeeming myself from the embarrassing moment.

"Don't be full of yourself, Vachirawit" I said while rolling my eyes.

He laughed and raised his eyebrows amusedly.

Maybe having a few drinks give me confidence I need.

He insisted to drive me home even I told him a couple times not to. Bright said he wants to make sure I go home safe but being with him is more dangerous than he though.

My self respect and his safety.

We are currently at the underground parking area of my place as we are heading near to the designated parking space.

I bite my lips shyly as I remember about tomorrow.

"Is 7:30pm okay for you tomorrow?" I asked

He nodded and answered "yes but I can't stay long. Would you mom mind?"

I smiled a him for his silliness.

"She's wouldn't. I already told her you're a busy man"

He halted the car on the designated parking spot. As I removed the seatbeat.

He turned his head around; looked at me astonishingly and asked.

"Hmmm.. Are you stalking me now, babe?"

More like obsessing. If you only knew.

Hayyy

I raise my eyebrows slightly and said "social media is a vast world Bright, people would share information I didn't mean to seek"

He laughed at my answer. He stared into my eyes with his charmingly handsome face that makes my heart melts.

"I like this view too. The tipsy you"

My breath hitched as he touch my chin slightly with his index finger. "And how you surprise me every. single. time."

—

My mom is pacing in the kitchen for hours preparing for the dinner for tonight. She's extremely excited. I don't know if we are celebrating a fiesta or donating food for the whole town. She brought too much for a single meal.

"Ma? This is too much for 3 of us." I utter a dismayed as i look at the dining table. There's roasted beef tenderloin, steamed king crabs, spring rolls, kare-kare, mango citrus salad and even a sushi take out.

"Oh Don't be keen about it. I'm just happy to see my future son-in-law." she said as she put the last food on the table.

I furrowed my eyebrows disagreeably.

"Maaa, Don't push on Bright about your silly intentions–

"–Go Demi honey. You're bothering me. He'll be here in a minute" She shoo me away.

More like an hour.

The truth is I didn't have enough sleep last night. After the fluttering moment with him. I'm nervous.

Introducing him now as my boyfriend to my mom feels overwhelmingly good and bad at the same time.

I take a breath.

I sit on the couch as I return sketching on my sketchbook. I didn't prepare much, wearing a black short sleeve fitted checkered shirt paired with washout distressed pants. I help my mom though, carrying the stuff she bought and wash the pots she used.

A sound of the buzzer stop me.

He's here already?

I breath out as my mom excitedly went to open the door.

He looks dashing as she gave a bouquet of pink carnations and roses to my mom.

"Good evening Auntie Snooky. Thank you for inviting me here today"

Impressive Vachirawit

"You're most welcome, Bright. You can call me mom now. Come in, come in." My mom said shamelessly

"Ma. We didn't have dinner yet and your overwhelming Bright already" I warn her dismissively as i walk towards him.

Bright smile widely "No babe. I like it"

"See? Nonsense. It's a normal thing to do." As she excused herself to the kitchen.

He looked at me and said

"You look beautiful, babe. Sorry i didn't have a flower for you"

I smiled cheekily as I blushed

"You're presence is a gift already."

He chuckled. Glance at where my mom is and said

"But this will do"

He kiss my cheek secretly that made me surprised and blush tremendously.

What a sly guy.

—

"Bright, try this one too, this is kare-kare, our family version." As my mom put a small bowl in front of him.

What a sight. Am i my mother's child or Bright?

She keep on giving him food as if the food is not in front of us and Bright can't seem to reject her offers.

Bright taste what's in the small bowl. "This is amazingly good."

My mom smiled enthusiastically as if she's proud

"Absolutely, that's my mother's recipe."she said

Bright looked fascinated and glance at me. He sitting next to me.

"But anyway how do you and Demi met?" She asked

I froze.

Cleared my throat from the discomfort and looked at Bright for help. The Don't-you-ever-think-about-telling-her-eyes.

How should i tell her that her daughter got wasted on a bar and to top it all off sleep to a guy home he barely knew personally and been his fan for more than a year? I don't think so.

He smiled amusedly

"Hmm. The funny thing is we met at Moi's bar a couple months before but she never remembers she met me"

What?

How's that even possible?

"What? Really?" I said surprisedly by his revelation

He's eyes sparkle as he remember something humorous.

"Yes babe. Moi introduced us when your sitting on your favorite spot–

"–in front of bar counter" interjected

He laughed "Yes the bar counter. You're wearing you hair short that time."

What? That was me.

I cut my hair short last year for a new looked because i saw a drama from where Song Hye-Kyo was the main lead, the encounters. Okay I'm super late about it but who wouldn't steal her looked there. She's so pretty! Like Win Metawin pretty!

"We went to where you are. You're left alone watching something on you phone, a series perhaps? i don't know, giggling like a school girl. Half drunk."

Oh boy.

My mom laugh at my embarrassment. With sparkly eyes she asked "And then what happened?"

"Moi removed the phone from your hand. In which you were annoyed about. But you smile widely when you looked at me. With face flushed like you face now. You said "You're so handsome! Where have you been?"And then squished both my cheeks which Moi laughed hysterically"

Oh my God!

My mom laughed heartily. Covering her mouth with her rattan fan.

"I really should stop drinking now." As i shake my head disagreeably.

"But that wasn't the best part. You want to know what you said after" he said with a smirk

"What is it?" My mom asked curiously

He said with his husky voice.

"You said..

I'm available. You want to date me?"

No freaking way!

I want to hide from this humiliation. I thought our meeting was the worst. This exceeds it. The fact that I don't remember it is humiliating enough. And what I said to Bright. My skinny ass said that to Bright! The audacity!

Sh*t! Bury me now

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