Offered To The Sexy Beast

Chapter 1. The Cruz family

" Oops ." Samantha almost spilled a glass of hot chocolate in her hands. " Hey , .. be careful you two ! " she shouted at her twin brothers , who were roaming around the lawn table in the front yard of the house. The twins are ignoring her. They were playing superheroes and a villain characters.

It was Saturday morning and she woke up early because she promised to help her mom at the flower shop.

The flower shop was located in the center of the city market mall. Her mom was to drive fifteen minutes from their house , which was located in the outskirts part of the city.

" Good morning daughter," Ernestine greeted her.

" Morning mom.." she greeted back . " Are you ready to help me at the flower shop today..?" Ernestine asked her.

" But of course mom .., " she answered her mom. " Why did you ask ? She asked her mom back .

She had been helping her on the flower shop every Saturday , except on the time she had school projects and activities . She would skip helping her then.

" Well, I knew you were helping me every Saturday except if you have school activities , you cannot help me of course.." she smiled . " But then, it was always in the afternoon. Her mother throwing the question to her.

Samantha laughed . Yeah , it was always in the afternoon because she was too lazy to wake up on a Saturday morning. With the graduation coming up? There were lots of school projects to accomplish. She would sleep late at night to do her homework and activities. And besides , walking early in the morning is not her thing.

" Well, " she drank carefully the hot chocolate she was holding.

" I wanted to spend more time with my family , for you , dad, grandpa and grandma .." then she motioned to the twins ,. who were now playing knights in the lawn grass. "And those nuisance twins." she licked the hot chocolate that was spilling on the side of her mouth.

Ernestine narrowed her eyes . " What do you mean by that ..? She asked her, totally confused , of her statement. "Well, I was .. " then she remembered that she hadn't told none of her parents about her plan ! Gosh.

" Mom do you remembered the time I told you I wanna follow my dad's profession?" she asked her .

" Yeah , I get it that you wanted to be a lawyer..so? she asked raising her brows .

Her mother was against the idea of the choice she's making . She told her that she doesn't like her to be a prosecutor . It was understandable though, she had known that David , her dad was receiving threats because of his work.

" Oh, I hadn't told you and dad about this." she put the glass on the table . "You see, I was applying this prestigious university abroad .. I got accepted , I just received an email last night .. that I was accepted ,. and so I .." she trailed off.

"What ..! ? she flinched when her mother was almost shouted at her.

" What happened to the university here in Manila? You could have taken up your four years Political Science course in here.!" Her mom was throwing her hands on the air.

" What is wrong with De La Salle University? University of Santo Tomas? .. and there's always the U. P..! " Ernestine exclaimed without battling her eyes.

" And if you wanted the scholarship you were talking about ..? The Department of Political Science in the University of the Philippines Diliman., she repeated. "Is the only Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines Center of Excellence in the Political Science in the country .! " It is home to eminent political science scholars delivering the best instruction in the discipline ! " She further explained . As if trying to convince her not to go abroad .

" What was this commotion all about . " ? David joining their conversation. " I don't know , you asked your daughter? oh..oh..

Her father was wearing a white shirt and a jeans. It was a sight that she was not used to see. Her dad always wears a necktie and a suit , yes even on weekends , if their job roles require it . But today, she would visit his parents along with the twins .

" Well, " he asked her daughter . "Care to explain?" He settled the sit next to Ernestine and kissed her on the cheek. That was sweet of him .

" Mother..go berserk , when I told her that I was accepted to the prestigious University abroad to take my schooling there." She told him nonchalantly.

" You , applied abroad..? " David was surprised . Samantha' was scratching her head. " You don't mind , do you .? " He was silent for a while.

" Actually , I thought you planned to take up your political science course in the U.P..?"

Samantha shrugged her shoulders .

"Yeah , but I saw this online scholarship abroad application , I tried and they let me in .. " She told him , already losing hope . Her dad always has the final say in whatever the family's dispute, or decision making , it was always her dad's word that matters.

Perhaps , it was because he was the head of the family , and because he was the f*****g prosecutor who need to be respected and responsible for their safety. " Go for it ? " he said casually . Samantha' widened her eyes . She thought her dad was joking . " Are you sure Dad ..? " Samantha was smiling brightly.

" What did you say .? " Her mom was asking her dad. " " Are you out of your mind ..?" She was surprised that her husband would agree with her daughter.

"Honey , she's 18 years old . She can handle it , let her go , it's her dream to .. "

"And that dream could happen here , without her going away.? " She scoffed , cutting away her husband. " Mom , I knew you were just protecting me and all , but I'm 18 years old . " She told her.

" Aha.? and do you even know how to cook and wash laundry?. " Ernestine said.

" Honey an eighteen year old abroad left their parents house to live with their own .." David gently cut her off.

" I don't know David, it was far away , a million miles away , what were you thinking ..? " She had misty eyes . She looked up at her daughter. " And what were you thinking of yourself doing this plan ? " she asked her.

" But Mom, it was also my dream to travel abroad, and I can do it while I'm studying . You see , everything is free for me , as I told you, I had passed the scholarship . " She convinced her mom.

" Look honey , that was something to be proud of your daughter. She was responsible in her studies. Two more months to go and the school had already informed them , she will be the class valedictorian . " Her father look at her with pride . She smiled shyly.

" She hadn't give us the hard time ." he raised his eyebrows to her. "Well, except that she has a boyfriend ..?" He was referring to Kenneth her childhood sweetheart . " Dad , why did you have to bring him up ? " She pouted her lips.

" But it's true, he was your boyfriend , he might missed you .." He wink at her. "

"Oh , my god Daddy , stop !" They are laughing , except Ernestine. " I don't know Samantha, I'm not comfortable with you going away , perhaps you will change your mind . " She looked at her husband. "And you .."

"What did I do ? " David asked her , pretending that it was not his idea at all.

" Don't pretend that you were not a part of this , you could have convinced her to stay , but you were always tolerating your daughter . " she confronted her husband.

" Honey , I'm not tolerating her, I'm just supporting her . It was her dream .." Samantha almost laughed , if the subject was not serious . They were talking about her , as if she's not right in front of them . She shook her head.

" Don't get me wrong , Samantha. I was just worried about your safety,." She looked away . Samantha stood up and hugged her mom . " Mommy, I understand that you are only looking for my safety , but I promise that I'll be careful . Besides , you know what kind of girl I am ..right ? Please , trust me . " she went back to her chair opposite her parents.

" I didn't say I didn't trust you , I trust no one though in this world . There were always bad people, who.. " She trails when her husband is cutting her off.

" And there were always good people . " David cut her wife gently. " Honey , your overthinking again ."

Samantha could see the worries in her mom eyes. She understands where this coming from . With the threats they were receiving everyday? She used to live with it, she trusted her Daddy . But her mom was always worried about it . May be that was because she was a mother and a wife . Worried about the safety of her husband and children . And her , going away is not helping her peace of mind.

"Hey Dad, ." Caspian shouted . The twins are running to them . " Let's go dad, I wanna eat my grandma's cookies.. " Caleb mouth water's . The twins like to spend time at their grandparents home .

Especially if their grandma will bake cookies for them . Even Samantha loves it . It was the most delicious cookie she had ever tasted. They Laughed at the twins. " Well, see you guys in the evening .." he stood up and went to the garage.

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