Be Mine

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Lia is leaning on the door frame of her bedroom, a cup of coffee in hand, staring at the beauty that his fiancé is bringing towards her. The glow of the morning sun, flowing through the curtains, encapsulating the view in front of her. Caloy is still in deep slumber and naked under the white sheets. She smiles as she remembers what the past days and nights have brought upon them.

After fixing their problem, Caloy took the next few days off, almost scaring Gary for not showing up at work, until she was the one who finally answered the call and explained everything to Gary. They went home to La Union to visit and spend time with his family, taking the time to be alone at his rest house, grounding themselves, trying to make sure that they meet in the middle about their needs and wants, and talking about what the future has in store for them.

And speaking of the future, Caloy was insatiable as he was really determined to get her pregnant. She was hesitant at first because she wanted to get the wedding done, but the dream of having her own family with Caloy kept rolling inside her head and it excites her to have that come true. And as he keeps mentioning, they're getting married anyway, they'll just start on this plan first. That's how sure she is with Caloy because she saw how their individual dreams are slowly molding to their dreams.

Lia smiles and delicately caress her tummy, hoping that baby dream of theirs will soon come true. Having Caloy as her partner assures her that their future kids will be loved and cared for as she experiences this firsthand with him. If she's well taken care of, what more their future family will be under him.

Lia got startled at the alarm that she heard. She voluntarily clicks it off from Caloy's phone. Placing the cup of coffee on the side table, she sits on the empty space beside him and rakes her fingers against his hair. His brow creased and she smiles because she knows that he doesn't want to wake up yet. He has been in vacation mood for days and he is not looking forward to work.

"Good morning, Carlos..." she says and lets her palm rub his cheek. His hand holds it in place and moves his lips to plant a kiss on it. "Bangon na, Babe..." she hears a mumble in reply since his lips are still on her palm. "You have work today..."

"Ayoko pumasok..." he mumbles which made her giggle. She scoots closer and cups his cheeks towards her.

"You have to go to work. Halos one week ka nang hindi pumapasok. Kawawa naman si Gary."

With eyes still closed, he answers. "Kaya na niya 'yon. CEO naman siya. Dito na lang ako ulit." Lia sighs. If having a baby as stubborn as Caloy, she might have to change her mind.

Siyempre joke lang yun. She would love to have his kids especially if their baby boys would be as handsome as he is.

"Carlos, sige na. Take a shower na. I already made you some breakfast. I have to be at the café also." She pleads once again and this time, she's thankful that he finally opened his eyes and looked at her. He kept quiet for a while, so she got curious if everything is all right with him. "You, okay?" he nodded. "Is there something wrong?" he shakes his head. "Then why are you looking at me like that?"

He gave a small smile. "I love you..."

She instantly felt all her butterflies flutter and banging themselves in her insides. It's too early in the morning to feel that, but there he is, charming her every single second that he can.

She scoots closer and plants a kiss on his lips. "I love you, too. And if you think this is your way out of work, it's not. So, get up na!"

Caloy groans which made her giggle. She knows that he is buying more time to just stay in bed. She was about to stand up, but he sat up quickly, capturing her in his arms, making her squeal, "Babe!" and he made her get back on the bed. He envelopes her in his arms and settles himself in the crook of her neck. She can feel his warm breath fanning her skin and it's making her feel different.