The Fake Dating Game's
Parker's Family Talk

DECLANS

Entering the house, I immediately found Mommy and Daddy who were standing firmly while folding both hands on the chest.

"Mom..Dad..it's late, why are you still here?" I said casually while releasing my coat.

"Should Daddy ask you, from anywhere? Why did you just come home at the current hour?"

"I visited my friend's house after I left the party" I replied casually.

I sat down on the living room's soft sofa and attached my coat to it.

"Decs, we want to seriously talk to you!" hatch Mommy.

I started to understand where my parents were talking. They must have been curious about what happened at the party. I will prepare myself to open my ears wide to hear their scolding all night.

"Speak Mom, I'm listening." I spread my hands wide and laid them on the couch.

Mommy sighed for a moment and said, "Tell us about what happened at the party earlier! Why are you suddenly wearing a maid uniform?"

"I'm a prank, Mom. When I arrived at the venue I immediately split with you according to the initial agreement. I walk through the back door, enter through the kitchen" I said honestly.

"Then?" Daddy looked at me with a probing look.

"Well, I met one of the waitresses there by accident. I asked to switch positions with him for a few hours."

"And that guy just agreed to your request?"

I'm laughing a little. "Of course, Dad. Who doesn't like bribes?"

"It's weird that you're Decs! How could it be in your mind to disguise as waitress?! Though Daddy hopes you can meet your soul mate through the event. But you're dressed as a waiter!"

Here we go..Daddy started pulling out his fangs. His face was flushed with emotion.

I snorted as bad as hell. "What's wrong with a waiter's clothes, Dad? Everyone is equally no different. Learn to humanize humans."

"That's not the point! It's just that Daddy wanted to introduce you to Daddy's business associates who attended the party. On average, they have a daughter who is ready to get married. If you hadn't acted silly, Daddy would have gotten a daughter-in-law by now!" oceh Daddy long.

"It's just that Daddy introduced me to them. I'm not gonna like it. They are just a bunch of realistic women. I had my own reasons why I came to the party in waiter's clothes."

"And what's the reason behind it all?" ask Daddy seriously.

"I want to test the women who are there. If I dressed formally and neatly, then walked behind Daddy, it was certain they would automatically come closer. Just look at that, when I was wearing a maid uniform, there wasn't a single woman who bullied me. They were so indifferent and looked at me with one eye."

"Of course they don't look at you, it's because they think you're focused on working as a waiter in charge of delivering Declan's food!"

"You just provided my point, Dad.." I took the candy from the jar on the living room table and put it in my mouth.

I realized that my attitude like this must have made Daddy and Mommy more upset. But no problem, I like their irritated expressions.

"Forget about you disguised as a servant. One question Mommy, why were you soaking wet and your clothes getting dirty? Did you fall or what?"

"I didn't fall down, but there was a woman who deliberately doused orange juice and spilled a plate of bolognese paste on me!" bluntly say.

"WHATAA?!!!" Mommy and Daddy were screaming together.

"WHO WOULD DARE TO DO THAT TO YOU? TELL ME, LET DADDY REPLY!" daddy's nagging voice was so deafening.

"Calm down, Dad, I'm fine."

"Can't, Daddy has to make a calculation on that woman. How dare you be publicly humiliated. That woman must be avenged!" dad said he didn't accept.

Mommy tries to calm Daddy down by having him sit on the sofa across. Delaukusnya Daddy's back slowly by Mommy in the hope that his emotions can be controlled.

Mommy opened her mouth and asked, "So, the woman standing right next to you, who was Decs?"

"Ohhh.he." I paused my words for a moment before taking out a bomb that could shock them. "The woman is my lover."

Duars...

Both of my parents' eyes were wide open. Their mouths were wide open. Their bodies felt stiff and the movement of his hands reflexively stopped for a moment. Mommy and Daddy looked at each other so surprised.

"You don't mess around, Decs! You really like making us hangers!" mommy's voice sounded cynical.

I walked over to my parents and crouched down by bending one knee in front of them. "I'm not kidding Mom, I'm serious. She's my boyfriend. His name is Daphne."

"The blond girls in the mint green dress were your kk-lovers?" ask Mommy stammering.

I grabbed the back of Mommy's hand and kissed her at a glance. "Yes, Mommy. She's my girlfriend."

"Since when's Decs? You never told Mommy this?"

Mommy looked at me doubtfully, "What do you mean, Decs?"

"We just made time at the party."

"How recently? You just expressed love to her that way?" ask Mommy again to be sure.

"Hmm.not to be spelled out dating is also actual. We're just pretending to be dating."

Bruck...

Mommy and Daddy regressed back to lean on the sofa while staring at the ceiling.

"O Lord, what sins have I committed in the past to have such a bad boy!" complain Daddy.

"Why do you want to pretend to date her, Declan?" with her limp body Mommy still invites me to talk.

I replied, "She's the only woman there who sees me as a man even though I'm just a servant, Mom."

Mommy and Daddy were stunned for a while before returning to sit tight.

"The one who poured orange juice on me was Daphne's cousin. And when I was publicly humiliated, Daphne helped me. Take me out of the crowd and give me a handkerchief so I can clean my face."

Both my parents got so late in the story that they fell silent while listening to my statement carefully.

"Until one day, Daphne's grandmother approached us talking in a corner of the room. Grandma and her cousin both cornered Daphne."

"Why is that?"

"They call Daphne unskilled women, or any other term spinster. And that's what they do in public."

Mommy reflexes closing her mouth. "What a family!"

"Aren't Mommy and Daddy the same, mocking me often with old virgin words?!" my insinuation to them.

"Don't you equate! Although Mommy and Daddy often force you to get married, we still know the limits! Continue the story of that Daphne!" daddy said impatiently making me chuckle.

I finally continued with our discussion. "Daphne's been betrothed to William Anthony, Daddy would know right?"

"William Anthony? Of course Daddy knew, his father was very arrogant. That's why Daddy canceled a business partnership with their company."

I nodded in understanding. "Daphne also refused to be betrothed to William. That's why she told everyone who was there that I was her lover."

"Wow.so he recognized you as a lover while you were still wearing a waitress uniform? How come?" Daddy was a little taken aback by that fact.

"Come, Dad?! Maybe it was because I happened to be next to him. It's spontaneity."

"How's it going, Decs? You guys decided to continue this courtship?"

"Yes, Mom...Dad..even Daphne's parents invited me to come to her house tomorrow."

Daddy seemed to be thinking hard. "Wait a minute, you're talking about Daphne..Daphne. Daddy doesn't seem familiar with that name."

Mommy continued chiming in, "Mommy feels the same way, Dad. When she saw his face glimpsed behind the crowd, Mommy was like she knew him."

"Daphne's still a family connection with the bride. Who married his cousin" I explained.

"Then, she must be a part of the Harper family?!"

I replied to Daddy's question with a casual nod.

Daddy stood up from the sofa and looked excited. "God!!! Moms...Decs..Daddy just remembered!"

"What's Dad doing?" manya curious.

"He's Keenan's daughter!" say Daddy spirit.

I scrunched my forehead in confusion. "Daddy knows them?"

"Of course you know, Daphne's father's name is Keenan. He was Daddy's college friend once. We met at a reunion. Keenan's wife was out of town at the time, so Daphne was with him."

Daddy hugged Mommy tightly while peeling his entire face in a row. "Mom, soon our dream of having a daughter-in-law will come true."

Daddy's eyes turned to me. "Declan my son, Daddy's blessed your relationship with Daphne!"

Briefest. Dense. And vividly.

That was the last sentence Daddy said before he left me and headed for the room.

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