Programmed Wife

Chapter 47

"You look good in hoodies, you know what, I kinda want to buy lots of hoodies so that I can see you wear them. That's hot," hindi humihintong sabi ni Rui habang naka akbay sa babaeng napapailing nalang sa tabi niya. They are on their way up the condo unit of Rui.

"Now you like hoodies? You wore one once," natatawang tanong ni Leyla. She cutely looked up to him and poked his cheek. "Did you realize how handsome you look on them? Pretty cute huh?"

"Dummy croissant, of course not because of that," Rui pretended to bite her finger which made her giggle. "You post your outfits on i********:, I thought if I see one post of you in my clothes, I can die in peace you know."

"Oh shut up, you're doing too much! I will wear your clothes okay, just tell me that."

"That's what I saw a lot when I browsed the internet. Many girlfriends tend to steal their man's clothes. And that's really cute I think. Pretty sure you'll look better than I do in them," Rui explained as he was putting on his code on the door.

"Hoy, halos six minutes yata bago namin nabuksan 'yong pinto. Hindi namin nagets 'yong code mo," reklamo ni Shawn saktong pagkabukas ni Rui ng pinto. "Bakit ang gulo ng buhok mo?" tanong niya pa sa lalaki. Tinuro niya ang magulo at parang hinangin na buhok ni Rui. He did not realize how messy he was looking. He thought a simple wipe of the lipstick on his face would clear off the evidence. But they did no think about that.

"Ah, she took too much time changing. I almost dozed off," Rui quickly left and walk towards his room to change and also, escape from the conversation since his cheeks started to feel really hot.

"Anong nangyari do'n?" tanong pa ni Shawn.

Leyla took a couple of clueless blinks before she realized what had happened to her boyfriend, "He must have been very shy," bulong niya sa sarili. At hinarap si Shawn na nakatulala pa rin sa may pinto, "Gusto niya lang talagang magbihis. Tara na."

"Weird, bakit siya namumula, ganoon ba kainit sa labas?"

Sinigurado ni Leyla na maging kapani-paniwala na hindi niya narinig ang sinabi ng lalaki sa kan'ya. She went straight to the kitchen to prepare a nice hot camomile tea. Looking at Patricia earlier, she figured that the woman might be a tea lover.

"Anong ginagawa mo teh?" tanong ni Shawn na nakasunod sa kan'ya.

"Tea, sakto may mga cookies ako na binake nasa ref."

Shawn was too fast, he heard cookies and ran to the refrigerator, "Oh wow ang dami!"

"Did I hear cookies and tea?" the sophisticated sounding voice should just be coming from one woman in the house. It was Patricia, wearing the most expensive looking duster dress in the world. She just screams class and sophistication in every way possible.

"Yes Tita, I'm making some camomile tea," Leyla gave her usual wide and bubbly smile. She is really getting along with the older lady pretty well. Lumapit pa nga ito sa kan'ya para tignan kung ano ang ginagawa niya ng malapitan.

"Wow, That smells nice darling," marahan niyang hinagod ang buhok ni Leyla.

Her presence gave her a very warm feeling. A motherly figure that she never had, she felt really hapy to gain her approval with a simple tea that she's been steeping.

Shawn got closer too Patricia to show her the cute chocolate cookies he found, "Look Tita, Leyla made cookies too!" he was about to grab one and bite it but Leyla and Patricia immediately stopped him.

"Put it in the microwave first Shawn, heat it up. It would taste much better that way."

"Yeah Shawn, the chocolate will taste better a little melted," segunda ng dalaga.

Shawn giggled, "Sabay pa talaga kayo ha? Sige na nga, wait lang guys."

"Those cookies look good honey! You can bake too?"

Rui got out of his room wearing a huge black shirt and comfortable pants, "Of course she does Mom. She can do everything," he proudly said to answer her.

"Oh gosh tita, you should taste her cooking too! She's a great cook!"

"Hey hey hey," iritableng sita ni Rui kay Shawn, "Don't act like that's surprising, of course she's a great cook as well."

Leyla rolled her eyes when Rui creeped up and wrapped his hand around her. Not minding the surprised look on Shawn and Patricia's faces. They did not expect him to act this clingy once he had a girl. And definitely did not expect that he would do this right in front of them.

"You two are so cute! Of course she's the best okay, son. You don't act too competitive for her," malakas na natawa ang ginang. "May girlfriend ka ba Shawn?"

"Mom, he has girls, not girlfriends. He has commitment issues remember?"

Shawn was about to scream at him when the microwave beeped, "Taka nga, 'yong cookies," sinimulan niyang hanguin ang mga pinainit na cookies bago sinimulan na tutukan si Rui. "I am an actor okay, hindi ako puwedeng magkaroon ng girlfriend."

" 'Wag mo akong simulan sa gan'yan. Kahit nga noong nakasulat sa contract mo na no dating, palit palit pa rin ang mga babae mo. Ngayon na matanda ka na, tinanggal ko na nga 'yon para makapag- asawa ka na pero wala pa rin."

"Heh," Leyla tapped him at the stomach, "Don't tease Shawn like that. He's busy taking care of you as his baby brother. Don't bully him too much!"

Hindi inaasahan ni Patricia na makakita ng isa ang tao na makakapag pasunod sa anak niya. Rui is someone that does not listen to anybody else. Seeing him like this, it is fascinating to her. The way he playfully sealed his lips and pouted while facing Leyla just showed her how much comfortable he felt towards her. It is new to her, and she is beyond happy to see his son experiencing this kind of relationship finally.

"Leyla, you are an amazing girl," she did not stop herself from complimenting the girl and it immediately made her blush.

Rui giggled watching Leyla blush and shyly hid her face over his arm that was hanging on to of her shoulder, "Thank you tita," she whispered.

"Don't be shy around me anymore nak. Dapat nga mas maging close pa tayo. Gusto ko na makilala ka pa ng mas maayos, marami pa akong maikukuwento tungkol kay Rui para kapag nagiging matigas ang ulo ay masabihan mo ng maayos."

"Mom, don't tell her embarrassing stories. She might get scared and leave," tutol ni Rui.

"I am always interested in those tita, for sure!" the ladies giggled.

"Tita, alam mo ba kahit na gan'yan mag harutan 'yang dalawa, wala silang plano na ipaalam sa kumpanya 'yong relasyon nila."

Napatulala si Rui at Leyla sa biglaang pag atake ni Shawn sa kanilang dalawa. Nakangisi pa ito habang ngumunguya ng cookie at inaabutan ang ginang.

"Why are you keeping it as a secret? Kaya ba hindi lumalapit si Leyla sa atin kaninang naglalakad tayo palabas ng opisina? That is not good, you two have to be proud of it. It's going to be the biggest news in the century and you two better be proud of it."

"Tita, masyado kasing guwapo itong anak ninyo," pabirong sabi ni Leyla habang kumuha ng cookie at inabutan ng isa si Rui, kumuha na rin si Patricia.

Sa itsura pa lang niya ay halatang nagustuhan na nito ang lasa, "Hun, you better claim him okay. Kahit na sino man ang sumubok na sumira sa inyo, sapakin mo kaagad!"

"One time I got in the company and they people are in the middle of arguing. Nachismis yata na may relasyon kami ni Leyla. Tapos akala nila may isang babae sa kumapanya na girlfriend ni Rui. Sabi pa yata nila inaakit daw ni Leyla si Rui?"

Leyla stood there frozen. She felt Rui's hand slowly removing his hand, his face turned grim.

"You did not f*cking tell me anything about that. What was that?" Rui asked in a very worried tone.

"It's nothing. That was some time agon, it's nothing now," mahinanon niyang bulong.

"Oh no, she was legitimately bullied in the office. Like I heard so many people talking bad behind her back. I tried to clear things up, but I don't know, there are really just mean people everywhere."

Shawn is not helping. With his huge mouth that kept on blabbering, Patricia could see her son furious.

"What?!" pasigaw na tanong nito.

Leyla tried to play it of and giggled, "Shush, don't scream, it's fine Rui," tinapik- tapik pa niya ang likod nito. "How can I tell that story to my boss? Of course I would never tell you that before. If that happens now, I will for sure run to you, okay?" mukhang umuubra naman ang pananalita ni Leyla dahil unti- unting nagiging kalmado si Rui. "I dealt with all that because they all like you, some are even obsessed. But I can make face them. Ngayon pa na alam kong kakampi kita, 'di ba no tita?" she was quick to escape the situation.

"Next time you better tell me, I can fire them right away."

"Nako po, ganito pala ang anak ko kapag naging boyfriend. Tama naman 'yan, dapat sasabihin niyo lahat ng problema sa isat-isa para mapagtulungan nin'yo."

"Heard that? Tell me," bulong naman ni Rui kay Leyla.

"Okay what the f*ck? I was spilling the tea over here and you two immediately turned it into a sweet cheesy scene? Ew."

"You got to find a girl man, you're sounding more and more bitter and grumpy every second. You have to brace yourself, we're just starting you know. Hold on to your last brain cells."

"P*tangina tita, kausapin mo nga itong anak mo na 'wag magharot sa harapan ko nakakarindi na."