Chapter 6 LOST AND FOUND SIX

Chapter 6

"Uh, yes. Mom, I want you to meet my fiancé, Cailegh..." I gasped and was stunned.

"Oh! I was expecting this! Hello!" The beautiful lady smiled sweetly at me and held my hand. I couldn't react when she kissed me on the cheek and then squealed.

"Oh my God! I'm so happy!" She squealed while hugging me, clearly excited about what she learned. Then she held my shoulders and looked closely at me, frowning as she stared into my eyes.

"Cailegh, right?" I nodded.

She nodded back and then turned to Travis, who was quiet and not speaking.

"You're..." She couldn't finish what she was saying because Travis interrupted.

"Yes." He cut her off.

"Oh, nice to hear that... Uhm, well... I want to invite you for dinner, dear." The woman smiled at me, but I was curious about the emotion in her eyes as she looked at me.

"By the way, call me Tita Marian." Even though I was confused about what was happening, I just nodded and smiled.

"Sure, I'm Cailegh..." I introduced myself formally and tried to smile, still confused about everything.

I need to talk to Travis now...

"Yes, I know dear..." She let go of me, and soon after, I felt an arm wrap around my waist from behind.

"I'll explain." He whispered in my ear, and soon his hand moved to hold mine. I couldn't deny the electricity I felt from that.

"Let's go for dinner." Tita smiled again and led the way. I stayed quiet while looking at her back as she walked away.

"P...What is that for?" I asked her curiously, but my attention was caught by the hand holding mine.

"Don't you have any slippers?" Instead of answering my question, this is what she said. I looked up and shook my head.

"I don't have any." I replied. She just bit her lip before looking at my feet and shaking her head.

"Isn't it dangerous for a woman like you to stay in this place at this time of night?" She looked at her watch before turning back to me.

"I was just hanging out. I'm glad to see you. Where have you been?" I asked him. He held my hand again, making my heart race.

"Just doing some work. By the way, wear this." He took off his slippers and briefly let go of my hand to put the big slippers on me.

"Are you sure? What about you?" He just looked at me and smiled before taking my hand and taking my flat shoes away, leading me out.

We walked quietly, and I watched our hands together. I felt excited and couldn't help but smile. I don't know what he thinks about this; I'll just ask him later.

We walked to their resthouse without talking. I didn't expect their resthouse to look so beautiful at night with the Christmas lights around.

"Mom insists on displaying these annoying lights..." Travis suddenly said beside me. I laughed and looked around.

"You're the annoying one; they look nice!" I said happily while looking at the surroundings. I felt a bit jealous of his family even though I haven't met them yet, I could feel that they were happy, and it made me envious.

I was thinking about what it feels like to have a happy family.

"You okay?" I turned to Travis and smiled sadly. He frowned when he looked at me and brushed my hair away from my face.

"Come on." He gently touched my hair before lowering his hand to my waist, and we walked into the kitchen together.

"Cailegh! Hello! I thought Travis had taken you away!" We met Tita Marian, who greeted us with a smile. Her smile made me feel happy and comfortable.

"Hello!" She stood up, and I was surprised when she removed Travis's hand from my waist and pulled me away from him.

"Mom!" Travis said in surprise.

"Hey Travis, we need to talk later." He frowned but smiled when he turned back to me.

"Come on, let's sit down. Travis's dad isn't here right now; he's at work..." I nodded at what she said but felt sad that I wouldn't get to meet his dad.

"It's okay," suddenly Travis was behind us because I felt him put his arm around my shoulder. I looked at him, serious as he stared ahead.

He briefly let go of me to pull out a chair for his mom.

"Thanks, Trav..." His mom smiled, and I smiled back. It was nice to see how gentlemanly he was.

I was about to sit down, but I couldn't because Travis held my arm. I looked at him questioningly, and he helped me pull out a chair before pointing for me to sit. I just tried to stop myself from smiling too much.

Come on, Cailegh. You're just feeling excited! said my flirty thoughts.

"Oh gosh, I'm so excited!" I snapped back to reality when I heard Tita squeal and smile at me when I looked at her.

Travis quietly sat beside me, and we turned to the guy who had just entered.

"Hi Mom," he said briefly and sat in the chair in front of us. He looked at Travis before frowning when he turned to me, so I just shyly smiled back, but he didn't smile at me.

I frowned. What a grouch!

"Hey Terrence Brennan! Say hi to our guest!" Tita hissed.

"Oh, hi," he said briefly while grabbing a glass of water from the table and drinking it.

"Don't be like that with your sister-in-law!" If I had anything to drink at that moment, I would have spit it out like Terrence did because of what Tita said.

"Mom!" Travis's surprised voice followed, and I just swallowed hard at what he said. Terrence was coughing in front of us, and after a moment, he laughed while looking at Travis.

"Seriously?" He laughed and shook his head while wiping his mouth.

"Yes, seriously. Be quiet over there, Terrence." Travis said this next to me with annoyance as his hand brushed against mine on the table.

"Okay, okay, old man." He grinned and shook his head before turning to me and nodding.

"Mom, where's Dad?" he asked her.

"Work. Hey Terrence Brennan. Where are my dear Angelo and Natalie?" I saw his eyes widen at what Tita said, and he suddenly stood up before running out of the dining room like he was in a hurry.

"Asshole..." Travis suddenly laughed beside me, and Tita laughed too before speaking.

"That's Travis's brother... Let's eat..." My mouth dropped open at what she said, that's why they look alike! He also started serving food from the table.

"What do you want?" I turned to Travis when he spoke next to me.

"Anything..." I replied, all the food here looked delicious.

I just watched him as he put food on my plate, unable to stop smiling. My feelings were all over the place. I was really overwhelmed by what was happening.

So this is how it feels to be served?

"Thank you..." After putting food on my plate, he also served himself. I quietly watched him eat, I really admired the perfect shape and definition of his face.

"Try these shrimps. They're tasty..." Tita placed three big shrimps on my plate, and I stared at them.

I felt shy not to eat it because Tita might get upset, so I poked it with my fork, it was just a taste.

A bite won't hurt, right?

I opened my mouth to eat it, but before I could take a bite, someone held my hand and lowered the fork I was holding.

"No, don't eat it." I stopped at what Travis said and stared at him.

"She's allergic to seafood, Mom..." he turned to his mother.

"I'm sorry! I didn't know. I wish you had told me..." she apologized to me shyly.

Dinner ended with Tita talking a lot, and I just enjoyed hearing her stories about Travis's childhood. I was amused while Travis had his mood swings, either pouting or scolding his mom for being silly.

I said goodbye to Tita with Travis, and she invited us outside. I saw Terrence not far away with a woman and a little boy. It must be his family...

I smiled softly while looking over there.

"Hey, did you eat the shrimp?"

"No, thanks for asking." I smiled at Travis, he just grimaced back at me and sat me on a bench in front of the house.

"You're allergic, don't just eat anything, okay?" He sounded like a dad being strict with me, which made me smile.

"Yes, Dad..." I grinned, and he paused and shook his head at what I said. "Do you really have amnesia?" My lips parted at what he said as I turned to look at him, but he quickly looked away.

"Why?" I asked.

"Nothing... It's just that, never mind..."

"Why did you tell your mom that I'm your fiancé?" I asked curiously.

"Please do me a favor..." he suddenly said and looked at me.

"Pretend to be my fiancé." I froze at what he said and couldn't respond. His eyes were speaking to me as he looked at me and squeezed my hand.

I felt like I was drowning in his meaningful gaze and couldn't speak.

"What..."

"Pretend to be my fiancé, and I'll help you remember."