Author's POV
The formal dining hall fell into an intense, awkward silence as the family began digging into the grand feast. The massive spread of food sat between them, but the real focal point was the silent, deadly warfare happening across the mahogany wood.
Jay Jay sat directly across from Keifer, completely owning her ultimate comfort zone.
She was wearing that gloriously oversized, loose grey t-shirt that entirely swallowed her frame, her microscopic denim shorts completely invisible underneath, making her look entirely pantless from the waist down.
Every single second, her fiery, sensitive eyes were locked onto Keifer, stabbing her pork with a fierce, slow ferocity that suggested she would much rather consume him alive.
Tita looked across the table, her eyebrows knitting together in deep disapproval as she leaned closer to Jay Jay. Shifting uncomfortably, Tita leaned over and whispered directly into Jay Jay's ear, though her hushed voice echoed just enough for the quiet room to catch it.
"Jay Jay, anak," Tita whispered urgently, clicking her tongue. "When someone is visiting our home, you should wear something comfortable and normal. Look at you! Your inner body is totally visible a little bit. It is completely okay if it is just your brothers Angelo and Aries here, but there is also Keifer! Have some modesty!"
Jay Jay didn't even blink. She kept her murderous glare firmly attached to Keifer's terrified face. "It's a normal dress, Tita," she muttered with cute, short-tempered defiance.
Keifer flinched violently under her gaze, a cold sweat breaking out on his neck. Desperate to ease the tension and protect his furious marshmallow from getting scolded any further, he quickly spoke up without thinking.
"It's okay, Tita," Keifer murmured smoothly, his deep voice carrying a trace of desperate pleading as he looked at Jay Jay. "I don't mind at all. Besides, I already look— I mean, I've already seen everything."
Tita, however, completely missed the scandalous weight of his words the first time, her mind focused entirely on her lectures. She patted Jay Jay's arm aggressively, shaking her head. "No, it is not okay! Anak, go upstairs right now and wear your panty or something like that under that giant shirt! You cannot just sit around uncovered!"
Hearing Tita push his wifey to leave the table, Keifer's brain completely short-circuited under pure panic. Wanting to prove that there was absolutely no need for her to hide herself, his tongue slipped up in the most catastrophic way possible.
"Tita, really, it's fine," Keifer blurted out, his deep voice entirely too confident. "I also know everything about how it looks. I know every single thing."
The entire dining room instantly froze into a state of absolute, paralyzed shock.
"WHAT?!" Kuya Angelo and Aries roared in unison, their protective brotherly radars instantly exploding into pure fury. Angelo's fork clattered loudly to the table, and Aries slammed his fists down so hard the wine glasses rattled, both of them staring at the CEO with absolute, wide-eyed rage.
Tita's eyes popped out of her head, and Lola gasped dramatically, clutching her chest as her jaw dropped at the completely shameless, scandalous admission.
Jay Jay choked on her own saliva, her face turning an instant, blinding shade of crimson as her entire brain exploded.
Realizing the monumental, life-threatening mistake his mouth had just made, Keifer's heart dropped straight into his shoes. He was scared to absolute hell. Thinking at the speed of light to save himself from getting murdered by the Fernandez brothers, he quickly raised his hand to his ear, tapping a completely non-existent Bluetooth earpiece, and instantly shifted his voice into a strict, formal corporate tone.
"Yes—yes, Director Harrison," Keifer spoke loudly into the empty air, pretending to look intensely focused on an emergency business call. "As I was saying to the board, I also know everything about the data layout. I've already reviewed all the assets and know every single thing about the company profile. Yes. Proceed with the shipping logistics immediately."
The entire dining room went dead silent.
Kuya Angelo blinked his furious eyes, his gaze narrowing in deep, murderous suspicion.
"Watson... are you seriously taking a corporate call at my family dinner table?"
"Angelo...it's important."Keifer lied through his teeth, nervously wiping a massive bead of sweat from his forehead while his chest heaved with shallow breaths. He forced a stiff, robotic professional nod toward the family. "A high-stakes international emergency. I had to clarify that I've already looked at all the assets. Every single detail of the... uh... Mariano project."
Jay Jay kicked him forcefully under the table, her slide sandal connecting sharply with his shin.
Keifer flinched but kept his face locked in a stiff, professional mask, his eyes silently begging her for absolute mercy. Jay Jay let out a loud, dramatic scoff under her breath, determined to keep up her terrifyingly cute, petty assault. She picked up a huge, massive spoonful of spicy sisig, shoved it aggressively into her mouth, and gave Keifer one final, lethal death glare.
But her short-tempered fury caught up with her. She swallowed too fast in her anger.
"Cough! Ack! Cough, cough!"
Suddenly, Jay Jay choked violently on her food. Her face turned an instant, bright shade of pink as she clapped both hands over her mouth, her sensitive eyes watering instantly as she struggled to breathe.
"Jay Jay!" he gasped, his chair screeching loudly against the marble floor as he leaped up.
Before Kuya Angelo or Aries could even react, Keifer was already around the table. He quickly pulled her small, coughing frame up from her chair and stood behind her, wrapping his large, powerful arms around her waist to administer a gentle but firm Heimlich maneuver. With two precise, careful thrusts, the trapped piece of spicy sisig was dislodged, and Jay Jay let out a deep, ragged breath, her chest heaving as she finally took in oxygen.
"Are you okay? Look at me, marshmallow, breathe," Keifer pleaded desperately, his deep voice trembling with genuine, suffocating worry. He gently rubbed her back, his large hands soothing her as the bright pink flush on her face slowly began to fade.
Jay Jay pouted fiercely, her sensitive eyes watering as she slapped his hand away cutely. "I'm fine, you giant brute! You almost squeezed the life out of me!"
"Oh, thank goodness," Tita sighed dramatically, fanning herself with a napkin. "Jay, you eat like an uncivilized caveman when you're angry!"
Seeing that his girlfriend was completely safe and her short-tempered tongue was fully operational again, the terror in Keifer's chest quickly morphed into a wicked, teasing amusement. He guided her back down into her chair, but instead of walking back to his own seat across the table, he smoothly slid into the empty chair right next to her.
Under the cover of the long, heavy dining table cloth, Keifer's large, warm hand slipped downward.
Because her oversized grey t-shirt was bunched up and her microscopic denim shorts were completely hidden, his palm made direct, searing contact with the bare skin of her inner thigh. Jay Jay leveled a sharp, murderous death glare straight at him, expecting him to flinch away like he usually did when she got angry.
But this time, Keifer didn't look scared at all. A dark, incredibly smug glint flashed in his eyes as his fingers began tracing light, tantalizing circles against her sensitive skin, his hand creeping higher and higher. His palm pressed firmly against her clitoris, his fingertips shifting intentionally to spread and tease the soft fabric of her underwear aside. Then, with a slow, deliberate pressure, he slid his long finger directly inside her.
"Ah!" Jay Jay let out a sharp, sudden gasp, her eyes flying wide open as a massive wave of heat rushed straight to her cheeks.
"What happened, hija?" Lola asked, pausing with her spoon mid-air, her sharp grandmother eyes narrowing. "Why did you gasp like you just saw a ghost?"
"N-Nothing, Lola! Just... a spice kick!" Jay Jay squeaked out, her voice hitting a panicked, unnaturally high octave as her fingers gripped the edge of the table so hard her knuckles turned white.
Keifer didn't stop. Underneath the heavy tablecloth, his finger began moving inside her with a relentless, deep rhythm, intentionally pushing past her tightness to claim her completely. He leaned in just an inch closer to her ear, his deep, raspy voice dropping into a low, smooth murmur meant only for her.
"Eat slowly, marshmallow," Keifer murmured with a dark, teasing calmness, his thumb pressing firmly against her sensitive center as his finger continued its relentless pace inside her. "Or you will choke again. And I'll have to rescue you all over again."
Lola smiled warmly, shaking her head as she looked at Keifer admiringly. "Look at that Watson boy. Such a true gentleman. The moment you choked, he didn't even care about his expensive clothes, he just rushed to save you. A disciplined, respectable man like him is so hard to find these days. I'm glad he knows how to behave properly in a family home."
"Yes, Lola," Tita agreed enthusiastically. "He is very polite. Even when you are walking around half-naked and glaring at him, he keeps his head down and acts so professional. A real gentleman, indeed!"
Jay Jay's POV
A gentleman?!
I screamed hysterically in my own head, my entire body trembling violently as Keifer's finger kept moving inside me with an absolutely relentless, driving pace.
Oh god... ah... it hurts...but with pure pleasure!
A sharp, breathless gasp caught in my throat, and I clamped my teeth down onto my bottom lip, trying hard not to moan out loud in front of everyone. The stretching sensation was so tight and intense, making my skin flush with a burning, scandalous heat, but the wicked, friction-filled pleasure traveling straight up my spine was driving me completely insane.
Every single thrust of his finger was relentless, completely dominating my body while he sat there looking like an absolute saint.
Gentleman, my foot! Lola, if you look under this tablecloth right now, you will see exactly what your precious 'respectable gentleman' is doing to your granddaughter! He is literally entering me while you're praising his manners!
Underneath the table, I frantically tried to slap his wrist away, but Keifer's grip on my thigh was an absolute iron vice. He didn't budge an inch. He kept his finger deeply embedded, moving relentlessly inside me, while outwardly looking like the most disciplined man on earth.
The shameless corporate panther even picked up his glass of water with his free hand, taking a calm, slow sip while staring right at my brothers with a perfectly straight, professional face.
I leveled a murderous, blushing glare at him, my heart hammering against my ribs like a trapped bird. He is literally torturing me in front of my entire family! If Kuya Angelo drops his napkin right now, Keifer is a dead man!
"If you're quite finished with your international emergency calls, Watson," Kuya Angelo growled, his voice dipping with overprotective suspicion as he stared at the two of us sitting entirely too close, "we should wrap this dinner up. It's getting late."
"Okay ,Angelo" Keifer replied smoothly.
With one final, relentless thrust that made my toes curl tightly under my sandals, he slowly slipped his wet finger out of me, letting his warm hand slide down to give my bare knee a tight, possessive squeeze before reluctantly pulling his arm back above the table. He stood up, adjusting his designer cuffs, though his dark eyes lingered on my breathless, utterly flushed face with a wicked, heavy satisfaction. "Thank you for the every thing, Tita, Lola. I will take my leave."
Author's POV
The moment the heavy front doors of the estate clicked shut behind Keifer's departing vehicle, the peaceful atmosphere inside the Fernandez house instantly crumbled into pure, chaotic madness.
The front door had barely settled into its frame before Tita and Lola turned on their heels, marching straight toward Jay Jay like two strict military generals leading a full-blown interrogation. Kuya Angelo and Aries stood right behind them, their arms crossed over their chests, forming a terrifying wall of overprotective family energy.
"Jay!" Tita erupted, waving her hands in the air dramatically as she launched into a textbook auntie lecture. "What was that shameless behavior at the table?! Walking around looking completely pantless in front of a high-profile guest?!"
"Exactly!" Lola chimed in, tapping her heavy cane aggressively against the marble floor. "A young woman must have dignity, hija! You were sitting there eating like a feral raccoon, glaring at that boy like you wanted to rip his tailored suit off! If you keep acting like a short-tempered, unrefined child, no respectable man will ever want to formalize a future with you!"
Jay Jay crossed her arms over her giant t-shirt, pulling her legs up onto the sofa to hide her bare, tingling skin, her lower lip sticking out in a massive, cute pout. "He started it, Lola! He's a loud gorilla!"
"I don't care if he's a gorilla or a corporate panther!" Kuya Angelo scolded strictly, stepping forward with a stern grimace. "You completely crossed the line tonight, Jay Jay. You dropped a brilliant business term about vertical integration just to make us look stupid, and then you chased Cin around the table like a wild animal! And Keifer... why was he sweating so much? Why was he looking at you like he was a petrified criminal standing before a judge?"
"Yeah," Aries added, shaking his head in deep frustration. "The guy is the CEO of four massive companies, a ruthless billionaire who destroys empires for breakfast. But the moment you crunched a potato chip at him, he looked like he was about to burst into tears and beg for his life. It's unnatural! You are suffocating him with your chaotic, terrifying energy! We knows you two love each other, but we told him to stay away from you before for a reason. You're still too young! If you don't learn how to keep some distance and maintain some mystery, you're going to scare the poor man straight into an early retirement!"
Jay Jay buried her burning face into a throw pillow, letting out a loud, frustrated groan as the family continued their endless, synchronized scolding.
Outwardly, she looked like a completely defeated, scolded teenager accepting her tragic fate. But inwardly? Her brain was practically singing with scandalous, triumphant laughter.
Keep some distance? Maintain some mystery? she thought, a wicked, giddy giggle bubbling up in her chest as she remembered the searing heat of his finger moving relentlessly inside her just minutes ago.
Jay Jay's POV
They think I'm scaring him away, but they have absolutely no idea! That 'petrified' billionaire was literally sliding his finger inside me right under their noses while they were chewing their adobo! They told him to stay away from me before, but he doesn't want distance. He doesn't want mystery.
"Are you listening to us, jay?!" Tita's loud voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "Tomorrow, you will wear proper, long pants. And no more eating ice cream with ketchup in the formal rooms! Do you understand?!"
"Yes, Tita... I understand," I mumbled innocently, blinking my sensitive eyes rapidly to look compliant.
But as i walked up the grand staircase to my bedroom, a mischievous, short-tempered smirk spread across my lips.