PK stood and watch. He was doing his darndest not to laugh but it was very hard

His father walked over to him and asked in Thai “What is she wearing?”

He grinned in amusement “I reckon it’s her definition of what country people wear”

“Did your mother see her leave like this?” His father asked with that taciturn scowl of his  

“Mama ran out the room trying not to die from holding in her laughter” He said softly as he looked at Remi as she struggled across the field

His father frowned as he looked at Remi “This is the girl you want?”

***

Flashback to the day previous

The grip that Remi had on PK’s hand was excruciating. Her grip was already tight enough that it hurt like hell but then she added on her sharp manicured nails and he was gritting his teeth as he struggled not to cry

“Baby doll.. Your grip” He squeezed out of clenched teeth as he sat next to her in the taxi on the way to his parents’ home

“Huh?”She asked as she looked up at him in confusion

“Baby, my hand” He said as he struggled between chuckling and groaning in pain

She looked down before realizing that his hand was turning white since she’d pretty much cut off the circulation in his hand

“Oh... Oh!! I am sorry” She said as she released his hand before patting it to apologize

“It’s okay” He said with a chuckle as he pulled her into him “Remi… Please relax”

“I am relaxed”

“No you’re not and if you don’t I’m gonna put you over my knee in this taxi right in front of the driver

“No you won’t” she said with an eyeroll

He raised his eye and gave her a feral grin

She scowled at him before pinching his cheeks hard “You want to test me ?! Do you want to die before you even see your parents?! Have you become mad?!”

He yowled out in pain as he yanked her hands off him “Stop that!”

“No you stop. You’re not embarrassing me before we get to your parents’ home. I need to make a good impression”

He just rolled his eyes at her “Whatever”

“No you whatever. You know how nervous I am” She said while pouting, her accent thickening as she grew upset

“Stop being nervous. Both of my parents are cute Asian people with thick accents. They’re old asian versions of you. Just relax”

That made her crack a smile “ They’re me?”

“Yep they’re you. They hit me too and nag a lot”

She scowled at him before turning her nose up in a huff as she looked out the other window

He just chuckled as he drew her close to him “It’ll be fine”

Just then they pulled up to the big farm house that they were staying in.As soon as she saw it she gripped his hand trying to squeeze it again. She didn’t know he owned this much land. The place was huge

“Remi NO !”

She pouted and looked up at him. He just kissed her softly before gently escorting her out of the taxi and paying the fare

As soon as they started getting their things out, a huge tractor came driving down the road in the opposite direction.

She looked at him in confusion

“That’s why they couldn’t come pick me up. They had to harvest grains and one of the calves were due to be born today. It was a breech. Also the sprayer stopped working so dad had to fix it.”

She just nodded as she pretended that she understood what the hell he was saying “Yeah… Totally… Breech.. Sprayer… Farm”

That’s how PK’s parents found them . PK was wheezing on the ground as he struggled not to choke from laughing and Remi was rubbing his back while scolding him

They both quickly fixed themselves but the damage had been done. PK was slightly dusty from his stint on the ground and his face was red from laughing. Remi’s face was red from embarrassment.

“Mama!!! Phx (Sounded like Pa)” He called as he waved all the while holding Remi’s hand

His father’s face was extremely neutral even as his mother’s face lit up as she waved back

Soon PK’s arms were wrapped around his mom as he hugged her close as he started to talk to her quickly in Japanese

Remi just stood there awkwardly at his side as he kept on in Japanese. She had no idea what he was saying and he was gesturing so adamantly with his hands as if he didn’t still have her hand still in his as he talked wildly

She smiled awkwardly as she looked at both parents. His mother was trying to gesture at Remi but PK kept talking excitedly in Japanese

His father looked angry as if he didn’t want her there. Her anxiety rose again as she started to grip his hand hard.

That caused him to stop as he yelped in pain before turning to look at her in annoyance “Babe”

“Sorry. I didn’t mean to” She apologized as her accent thickened

His mother smiled at her before she pushed PK to grab her himself “We talk. The stupid boy not introduce us”

Remi’s eyes widened in shock before she turned to look at PK “Um”

“You come. We leave boys to talk”

She could only nod as his mother pulled her away

***

“You brought her here” PK’s father said softly as he looked at his son

PK nodded as he searched his father’s face “I did bring here”

“Why?” His father’s brows furrowed as he gazed at his son

PK’s jaw clenched as he looked at his father “You know why.”

***

“I happy Eiji brought you” PK

“Eiji is PK’s Japanese name?” Remi asked as she looked at the woman next to her. She’d held her hand as she lead her to a pile of rocks. She was just as friendly as her son

“Hai. Prasong Eiji Kara. I want Prasong to have Japan also” His mother patted  Remi’s hand as she pulled her along

“Umm… Mrs. Kara .. Where are we going?”

“Mama”

“Huh?”

“You call me mama like PK. I’m mama”

Remi hesitated but nodded “Sure … Okay”

“We talk okay?”

“O-o-okay” Remi was terrified. She’d watched enough Nollywood movies to know what would happen now. She’d play the nice mother-in-law in front of her son but then threaten her so she’d leave behind closed doors.

Remi bit her lip as she spoke up “Listen … I know you probably wanted a different … Girl for your son”

“Yes ...” The woman nodded as she looked a Remi

She struggled as she was perused. She didn’t want to have any problems with PK’s mother but it seemed inevitable

“Why you so short and small?” PK’s mother grouched

Remi froze as she looked at the Japanese woman who was in front of her. She looked at the short Japanese woman who was right in front of her. She looked at the tiny Japanese woman in front