Chap 23

"Tia, donde esta Demitry?" He asked where she is when he crossed path with the old woman in the stairs. She was holding an empty tray.

"She's in your room." The old woman replied.

"My… room?" he asked confused.

"Your son will be curious why you both didn't stay in one room. Mindy told me that when the kid asked her where his father was, she said that you're in other country working. The kid didn't know your real situation or what happens to his parents. If you wanted your son to be happy, then do a little sacrifice for him. Plus, it's the best way to do as a new partner, right?"

He didn't say anything about that, because if it's just him, he's fine with it. But how about Demitry? Is it okay with her too?

"Está bien? Rafael told me she might not be feeling well." He asked if she's okay.

"Si, està bien. I gave her tea to make her relax. She seems a little bit sullen. Go and check on her if you want."

"Gracias tia," the old woman nodded and continued go downstairs while he went up. His room was the only room on the left side of second floor and Anthony's were at the far right side. It was the second biggest room and Tia Marina fixed it to be a kids room since she found out about his son.

She saw Demitry sitting on the lounge in his room's veranda. It's over viewing nature trees. The four villas of her brother's were on the elevated area below Dustin's house, but the road going up is not that steep.

"Hey, are you okay? Rafael said you might not be feeling well."

Demitry just look at her from drinking her tea but turn to see the view again. So he sat on the lounge beside hers.

"I just got tired on the rides, I guess. I didn't sleep well last night, plus the way back here again and so on. My body seeks rest." She answered without looking at him. "This tea made me feel relaxed. I don't like tea but this is good."

"One of tia's expertise are making herbal teas that she planted herself. That also helped me with my asthma before. So, you're feeling better now?"

"Yes. Wait, where is Anthony?"

"Mindy let him sleep in his room."

"I thought you left him there alone. Even if Selena is there, he still might freak out not to see us there." She sips in his tea again. "Why did you leave them, by the way? Your sister Minji just came in, right?" That's the time she turn to him.

"She will stay here for long or at least until Dustin's wedding. So we have a lot of time to bond together." Demitry just nodded and turn to the view again "Why, you don't feel comfortable with her?"

"No." He didn't say a word because she seems to be lying about it. "Alright, fine." She rolled her eyes and pit down her tea. "I was a bit uncomfortable with her. Maybe because I felt guilty about what happened to us before."

"You don't have to. They didn't even know about that. They just knew that you left me, not knowing you're pregnant. And you got afraid of telling me because I might just reject you. Plus, you know my family background, about my father. And knowing our father's history, it scares you."

"You didn't tell them the truth? Why?"

"I don't have to tell them every detail, plus, it's also part of the truth. Anyway, are you really just tired or you hated being here in the island? Because we can still talk about it, you know. I saw how you didn't even eat a lot a while ago. Ysa and aling Pasing cooked all your favorite sea food. I don't want you to lose appetite and not eat just because you are here."

"I didn't know you were watching me."

"Demi, I'm serious. If you're not happy here then I can send you back to mainland. You can stay there and I will just go and visit him there."

"Are you kicking me out of here now, after all the bother coming and brought my clothes here now? And Anthony met his uncles already. I'm sure he will ask for them. You gotta be kidding me, Javier."

"I'm not kicking you out, Demitry. I am just asking. I know I am too focus on Anthony that I didn't mind your feelings. I'm sorry about that. I just wanna make sure that you're okay with this now."

"Anthony loves the place; you saw his every reaction on what he saw here. Mindy was so excited to come here because she said she only saw this in brochures. And I'm already here. I don't want to ride another boat going back. I might hate the sea soon. So, stop asking."

"Good. I just wanna clear that up. One more thing, tia want us to stay in one room, did she tell you about it too?" Demitry nodded and sip on her tea again. "And you're fine with it?"

"It's for my son's sake, anyway. Plus, it's not like it's out first time to do this. We've done this before and we also do more, like last two weeks ago. If you don't want to, then I'll sleep in the couch." He was just staring at him on what she said. "What?"

"So you are aware of what happened that night? And you just pretended to ignored it after?"

Demitry stop on sipping her tea. She didn't realize that she said those things again. But, she just paused for a minute and then shrugged her shoulder afterwards.

"Don't just give me that answer, Demitry." He said seriously.

"And what do you want to hear from me? That I intended to call you from Kevin that night and planned to seduce you because I missed you? That I want to be with you even for one night? Then, there you go. Happy?" She sarcastically but Javier knew it was the truth.

He suppressed his smile. That's the Demi she knew again. When she's a bit mad, she's being sarcastic on talking what the truth is. So, she did miss him, and seduced him. Not that he hated it. He didn't ask more because she might get totally angry at him. She's too sensitive and easily got annoyed.

They just stayed in his room's balcony until tia Marina called them to eat for dinner.

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