"Daddy!" Anaya shrieked in delight when her baby saw Declan that morning.
"Princess." Malawak ang ngisi na kinarga ng lalaki ang anak pagkalabas na pagkalabas ng huli sa silid nito. "Morning, baby girl."
"Whatcha doin' here, Daddy? Whatcha doin' here?"
"Wanna eat breakfast with you."
Nakangiti niyang pinagmasdan ang mag-ama. Halos wala pang isang buwan na nasa buhay nila si Declan, pero parang buong buhay na nilang kasama ito.
The last months had been a roller coaster.
Searching for Anaya's father, telling Declan about her daughter. And now, she and Declan just slept together.
Napabuntong hininga. It still felt like they were going too fast. But it felt right.
Parang nung inampon niya si Anaya halos apat na taon na ang nakakaraan. It was a quick decision, but it also felt right.
Nakangiti siyang lumapit sa dalawa.
Nakarating sila sa farm ng mga alas seis y media mula sa pad ni Declan sa Poblacion. Naligo na siya sa pad ni Declan bago sila umalis, at kahit papaano, naitago ng burnt orange halter maxi dress ang mga marka na iniwan ni Declan sa kanyang katawan.
"Momma!" Namimilog ang mga mata ng anak. "Daddy's gonna eat breakfast with us, Momma!"
Ngumiti siya sa anak. "Yes, baby. Let's eat."
Nagtungo sila sa teresa kung saan nakahanda na ang kanilang almusal.
Magkatabi sa wicker sectional ang mag-ama habang siya ay nasa isang ottoman.
They had arroz caldo, freshky baked pandesal, cheese, butter, coco, mango, mandarin and strawberry jams, hot chocolate and slices of banana, mandarins and mangos.
"Daddy, Daddy, try this! Try this!" Pilit sinalinan ng anak ng chocolate drink ang mug ni Declan mula sa ceramic pitcher.
"No, baby, I got it." Maagap na kinuha ng lalaki ang pitcher sa anak, at ito na ang nagsalin ng inumin sa mug nito.
"It's from here, Daddy! We harvest cacao last...last..." Nakangusong bumaling sa kanya ang anak. "When, Momma?"
"One week ago, baby."
"One week ago, Daddy!" Ngumisi ang anak. "Taste good!"
Agad uminom ang binata ng tsokolate. "Yeah, Princess, you told me about the harvest the day itself. And yeah, tastes good."
"We got chocolate, Daddy, and coffee and fruits and milk and...and...and...this cheese! Ate Sha-sha and me will make cheese and butter, Daddy! Tomorrow! And candles and soap and shampoo!"
Tumawa ang ama ng kanyang anak at hinaplos ang kulot na buhok ng paslit. "You make shampoo here?"
"And-and medicine, too! From the bees!"
Nakangising bumaling sa kanya ang lalaki. "Medicine?"
She could just sit there and watch her baby and Declan all day. Declan with his warm hazel eyes and golden bronze skin, her baby with her curly hair and wide smile.
"Propolis," aniya, "and other honeybee products. They have antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. But we don't have cancer and HIV cure here, I'm afraid."
Humakhak si Declan. "No shit, sunshine? You're like a mini-country here. You got everything. Even got rainwater harvesting ponds for the rice fields, saw them when we transplanted the seedlings."
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