Daena

9:11 AM

im not gonna lie

he sounds boring

He's not a walking red flag.

Try.

ok fine.

when do i meet him?

You're meeting at 2 PM this Wednesday for coffee. It will keep things light and conversational. Daytime dates feel more relaxed and less romantic/sexual than late dinners or drinks, as proven by your last match.

Pero two hours only.

you're putting me on a timer??? :(

Yes. It avoids emotional overwhelm and physical escalation.

So two hours MAX. Leave while the conversation is still good.

WHAT! WHY!

It leaves you guys wanting to see each other again.

Don't treat this like a big romantic night. Think of it as meeting someone interesting.

you're so strict

You hired me.

okok

ill let you know how it goes, thanks liaaaa

No prob 🫶

Daddy Isaac

9:33 AM

Good sleep?

(¬'‸'¬)

Hahahahaha!

Cute.

I had a greaaaaaat one.

Stop flirting with me

That's an impossible ask

Wala ka bang mga pasyente, Doc?

Meron. She's still numb.

She? 🙄🙄🙄

Cute mo talaga.

Bawal kang mag-petiks, may sugar baby ka

Baby, I've never been more motivated to work in my entire life

But I can't stop thinking about you it's pissing me off a little.

I like it when a man can't stop thinking about me he's getting frustrated about it

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What the helly...

Daddy Isaac

12:16 PM

Are these from you??? Reception called me

They're not signed

Bakit, kanino pa ba pwede manggaling? Kay Bob?

🙄🙄🙄

They're very pretty.

Para sa'n 'to? Baka bukas pa tayo magkita.

That's a thank you for last night.

I was the one who came.

Pretty loudly

Exactly.

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And it's a way to release my frustration.

By sending me flowers???

By making you smile.

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You're flirting again.

I warned you it was impossible.

Have a great day, Eliana.

Ikaw rin, Isaac

Thank you.

And don't skip lunch, I know how you work.

Hahaha! Thank you for the reminder 😘

🔒 @liamonade

Ugh. Dating science, please explain the butterflies. 🫠

Daddy Isaac

2:47 PM

Oh my God I'm tired. Why does a princess like me have to work

Daddy Isaac

3:04 PM

May iba ka na 'noh?

Daddy Isaac

3:33 PM

Sorry baby

Lul anong mga positions ang ginawa n'yo?

I just got done with an implant surgery, princess.

And I'd like to put you in every position again if you'd let me.

Okayyyyy

😘

Daddy Isaac

5:45 PM

'Di ka pa ba tapos?

Tigil na 'yang trabaho.

Ako naman.

Sienna

5:52 PM

ate patapos na 'ko

pwede ba tayo kumain sa labas? nagccrave akoooo

Sige daanan kita

Sa'n mo gusto?

um.....

Nagkunwari pang nag-iisip, e!

teppanya? 👉👈

hirap na hirap na ko te, pampasaya naman 😔

🔒 @liamonade

I have no one to blame but myself, sa'kin siya nagmana sa taste 😭

Sienna

5:54 PM

Ocakes!

Tawagan kita 'pag malapit na 'ko, patapos na 'ko dito

okay ate yay

Daddy Isaac

6:02 PM

FINALLY DONE.

Finally.

Uwi na rin ako.

??? Were you waiting for me?

Maybe.

Maybe?

Flat tire. Dead battery.

Gas tank suddenly empty.

You never know.

Hah. I would know what to do regardless. Or figure it out.

Trust me, I'm aware.

Then why the rescue plan?

I like being on standby in case you need me, anyway.

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Can I see it?

Tsk. 'Di mo na maalala?

Naalala. Pa'nong hindi?

Hulma 'yan sa'yo.

UGHHHH, stop

Miss ko na siya 😩 Hindi mo pinakita sa'kin kagabi 😠😞

Miss ka na rin niya, but that's not part of our terms.

WHYYYYY

Don't be a brat

I told you I'm investing in your time, attention, and honesty first :)

Fake gentleman.

I'll take care of you, Eliana. Even if I fuck you seven ways to Sunday and rail you until you can't feel your legs and you're pumped full of me, alam mong aalagaan kita.

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It's thick, slight curve upward, head is a dark pink, almost purple when throbbing. Not a drizzler, it shoots ropes. Salty, but delicious, with an almost sweet aftertaste that lingers

🔒 @liamonade

The masculinity is overflowing over here 😭

Daddy Isaac

6:09 PM

I know 🫠

You had a long day, kaya mo mag-drive?

Yes. I have ate duties lang pero pagod na 'ko hahahah

What do you need to do?

I'm picking up Sienna and then we're getting dinner. Nagccrave daw.

Let me know if there's anything I can help with

Ingat kayo.

Daddy Isaac

7:15 PM

We're at Teppanya

You sent a photo

Have you eaten?

Yes, thank you.

What's the age gap? She looks a lot younger.

Ang saya niya 😂

5 years

And masaya talaga, libre 'to ng ate niya e

What about libre ng sugar daddy niya?

Not a chance.

Kasama na 'to sa allowance ko.

I said gifts are separate.

Sabi mo demanding at materialistic ka.

I'm not seeing any demands.

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Daddy Isaac

7:44 PM

You sent a photo

Dinner and sweet treat bill

We're bringing some home for our mom

And I saw these cute shoes...

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BPI

7:45 PM

[BPI] You have received PHP 10,000.00; 07:45:17 PM (GMT +8).

Daddy Isaac

7:46 PM

One pair for your sister, too.

WHAT

I was gonna get one for her regardless, but

Goddamn you're generous today 😭

You let me make you cum.

But besides that, I know what it feels like to see something nice and want to buy it, then hesitate because you feel bad if you don't get one for your siblings too.

...You should be spoiling yourself, Isaac

Pagkatapos mong unahin ang mga kapatid mo buong buhay mo, you should be splurging. Getting everything you want

Not spending it on me

I'm spoiling myself by spoiling you, is that bad?

And I was already content with my life. Okay na 'yung pamilya at trabaho ko. I wanna focus on you. I feel like I deserve to focus on you.

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What if I can't give you what you want

Kung ayaw mo talaga

Bakit? Ito na 'ko, o.

Fuck. I laughed.

Jokes aside, kung ayaw mo talaga, then I'll deal with it.

But I'd still rather hear that from you than spend the rest of my life wondering. And I'm not walking away just because it might hurt.

Because it might not.

You're really gambling on a 50/50 chance? Statistically, that's still more likely to fail.

Huh.

What

It used to be 30/70

...Can't believe you're keeping track

Someone has to measure the improvement

Don't get too ahead of yourself

That still means I'm getting somewhere.

I'm feeling pretty good about my odds 😁

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Daddy Isaac

8:12 PM

You sent 4 photos

Us with our new shoes!

Pretty ladies :)

Thank you, Daddy 😘

You're welcome.

Drive safe.

I also like knowing when you're home.

Noted :)

Sienna

9:24 PM

te bat ayaw mo sabihin sakin sino

may purple flowers pa siya o pinapahirapan mo yung tao! hirap kaya hanapin niyan, arte mo!!

Bakit ba? Kung gusto niya, magagawan niya ng paraan. 😜

tama naman

sino nga yan 😁

Secreeeeet.

hala ate sabihan mo ko kung magbboyfriend ka na ah

Pa'no ako magbboyfriend kung puro kayo ang iniisip ko!!

Ikaw, 'wag muna, ha! Mag-aral ka nang maayos

kaya ko naman ipagsabay ah....

Sabi ng busy na busy. 'Tsaka mas maganda nang mag-focus ka muna

okayyyyyy

salamat sa dinner at shoes, ate!!! 🩷

You're welcome 🤗

Pahinga ka na

ikaw rin po

Daddy Isaac

9:29 PM

Home.

Uggghhhhhhhh.

Tired, baby?

Yes. But thank you for tonight, Sienna was very happy

At ikaw rin sana.

When my sister is, I am, so yes, very 😘

But andami kong new leads to add to my pool

Naguguluhan na ako sa mga matches ko minsan, hahaha

How about you?

I had two consultations earlier, and the implant surgery, and I finished with a root canal.

Busy, busy

What can I help with sa matchmaking mo?

Oh? You're volunteering?

Just wanna take some load off your shoulders.

I'd like your load.

Focus muna tayo, love.

Okay then. Guy opinion

Ugh. Dangerous territory

Let's hear it.

Client: 39.

Successful. Stable.

Wants someone attractive, intelligent, career-driven...but also "very feminine" and "available."

That sounds like he wants balance.

That sounds like he wants two different women

Or one woman with flexibility?

You see? This is exactly the problem.

Men think personality traits come in customizable bundles.

You literally bundle people for a living.

Based on compatibility.

So alin ang incompatible here?

Lifestyle

Explain.

'Wag mo 'kong utusan.

Explain, please, baby.

A woman who's truly career-driven usually doesn't structure her life around someone else's schedule

And that's a bad thing?

Not at all, but it's not what he actually wants

Pa'no mo alam?

Because I've matched this profile before, and they love the idea of the woman, then they resent her life

That sounds like bad men, not bad matches.

But it's predictable behavior

You really put everyone in boxes that quickly?

It's not quick. It's data

These men like the idea of a woman who's independent until they realize they can't control her schedule, her choices, or her priorities

Maybe this one's different

Sus.

You asked for my opinion. 😂

I said it was dangerous territory, you insisted I match you with myself, you're not exactly a credible source here because that's not how my system works.

Well, I already knew what I wanted.

Again, that's not how matching works

Anyway, they always say that they can handle it, but then suddenly there's a condition attached later down the line

Like: "Of course I support your career, but do you really have to work those hours?"

"I like that you're honest, but maybe don't be that blunt with me."

"I love how smart you are, but could you try being less argumentative?"

You don't get a perfect person packaged into everything you want.

Oo nga, I match based on the highest alignment, but alignment doesn't erase trade-offs.

Like...walls up, careful about getting emotionally and romantically invested, trust issues because you feel like you're only one you could depend on?

...Those are safeguards.

Sounds more like self-protection.

At anong mali do'n? Kung may pattern naman?

Nothing.

Unless it keeps you from letting someone show up for you.

Pero okay lang. The damage isn't small, but it's not irreversible. I'm happy we're making progress.

I don't mind the safeguards. Gusto ko lang maintindihan kung saan galing.

🔒 @liamonade

From the "man" who was supposed to take care of us and didn't.

Daddy Isaac

10:16 PM

I won't push, don't worry.

But I don't know if you're carrying something heavier aside from the responsibility of being the eldest child, and it's not my job to fix you. I don't intend to do that.

Ano lang?

I want to understand you. Share the weight.

Trust me, there's no one who will understand better. Panganay din ako.

You don't carry guilt alongside the responsibility.

How ironic.

I do.

I'm the eldest, so responsibility was already part of the job description. But when my parents opened a pharmacy in Bamban, that responsibility started earlier than it should've. It was my mom's dream.

We didn't exactly have the money, but my dad took out a loan anyway.

For a while, it worked. The business kept us afloat.

But I started noticing things. We were running low on diapers for Jah. Milk didn't last as long. Meal portions were decreased. Nawala bigla 'yung mga yaya nina Koa.

Sometimes I'd skip dinner so Dym could eat more. If there was only one egg left, I'd say I didn't feel like eating eggs. I'd stretch my allowance so my brothers could still get theirs. I just tried not to need too much.

Figured the less attention I required, the more my parents could focus on keeping things together for our family.

Then the debt started catching up with us. At akala ko kaya kong makatulong, kaya kong ayusin.

How old were you?

Old enough to think I knew what I was doing. They trusted me to make decisions.

That shouldn't have fallen on you.

You were a kid.

Nakalimutan ko—at nila—na bata lang din ako.

The pharmacy already had a few debts. Suppliers, utilities...things like that. Nothing impossible, but it kept piling up.

So I took out another loan, consolidated everything. Figured it would be easier to manage one payment instead of several.

Okay, that's logical.

Yeah. It would've worked, if the business picked up the way we expected.

But it didn't.

No.

Instead, the debt kept growing.

Eventually we couldn't keep the pharmacy open.

...Sinisi ka ba ng mga magulang n'yo?

Sinisi ko sarili ko.

I wanted to fix it before they had to worry about it, pero sinabi ko na lang din when it was too late to undo.

Anyway, after that. Well, someone had to make sure my brothers could still study.

My dad driving a tricycle wasn't going to pay for Ateneo tuition.

And my mom's salary as a public school teacher wasn't going to cover Koa's schooling.

Dym helped me a lot. Nakakahiya, kasi sinabi ko naman na kaya ni Kuya. Ako naman ang may kasalanan.

So your brothers know?

No.

I didn't and I don't want to burden them with the guilt of my guilt.

I spent my whole life compensating for a bad decision that affected my entire family.

I worked in Baguio, then Bahrain. Took night shifts, day shifts—whatever paid. I was a waiter at Jollibee for a while, a clown for kids' birthday parties.

Sometimes coins would end up in the ball pit and I'd end up crawling around in there fishing them out.

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Oh, God. I'm crying.

Daddy Isaac

10:42 PM

You? A clown?

Hahaha! Don't act so surprised.

I'm trying to picture it.

Dym has photos. I'd rather they stay buried. 😂

Eliana, I didn't say all that for pity or sympathy. I don't want either, at ayokong magbago ang tingin mo sa 'kin. Tapos na 'ko do'n at okay na ang pamilya ko.

I've never told anyone this before. I just wanted to let you know that I understand what it's like to carry things alone. I get it.

🔒 @liamonade

AHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHU PWEDE BANG MAGPAKA-BABY SAYO SUKO NA KOOOOOOO 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Daddy Isaac

10:45 PM

Anyway. So what's your solution for the client? :)

/Suminghot

Hahahahaha!

Um, I don't know yet. He has to compromise on a few things then I'll have to give him options

Okay, let me know if there's anything I can do.

Tomorrow's our date?

Yes. I'm working from home so maybe we can do early dinner?

Can't wait.

Sorry pala sa kanina. That might've been more than what you signed up for.

No, I'm glad you shared that with me.

Thank you for trusting me.

Thank you for listening. :)

You're a great guy. A genuinely good person.

Date me, then.

Hahahahahaha

In all seriousness, I don't want you to change your mind about me because of this.

Panganay ako, breadwinner before, but that's not all who I am.

I'm trying to get to know you and vice versa with this agreement.

I get it.

I just think I know and understand you a little better now

Good :)

Pahinga ka na.

Goodnight, Eliana.

Goodnight, Isaac.