Fragmented Rhapsody

Remnant 02

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A love that rests at the corner of my heart

"My foot still hurts," I complained, grunting as I stretched my left leg at the armrest of our copper brown couch. Sunod kong sinulyapan si Octavian na tumayo mula sa highchair sa kitchen at ngayon ay papalapit na sa akin. I smirked. "Left foot."

"Akin na," Octavian reached for my foot and rested it on his lap as he sat on the other end of the couch. "Hindi po libre ang masahe, Ma'am. May bayad po ito mamaya!"

I squinted my eyes. "Ang bayad ko ay ang baby na lalabas galing sa tiyan ko sa October."

Octavian laughed and pressed his fingers into my ankle. We've been casually hanging out at home all day because we were too lazy to walk around the village, and we didn't want to tire my legs. They're already hurting too much because of my 7-month baby bump, and I don't specifically want to press them harder. 

I already knew that pregnancy would be this hard, pero hindi pa rin talaga sapat ang mga nabasa kong articles and blogs tungkol dito. Even though my husband and I had been studying pregnancy from the moment we knew I was pregnant, nothing prepared us entirely for the pains and discomfort it gave. 

My husband. I like the sound of that.

I guess there are things only taught and known through experience, like how I learned to love myself and my freedom more when Octavian came and how he learned to love his life and existence when I arrived. 

"Tagal naman ng bayad," he scoffed. "Tatlong buwan pa!"

"You know you agreed to do this, baby, right?" I raised a brow. "You should be patient."

Octavian grinned at me and crawled up to the couch. Dahan-dahan at maingat siyang pumaibabaw sa akin para halikan ang aking tiyan. He caressed my tummy softly, which almost made me want to yawn. Palagi niyang ginagawa ito at minsan ay kinakantahan at kinakausap pa niya, tulad ngayon. 

"Baby, labas ka na," he murmured and planted a kiss on my belly. "Papakainin na kita ng gummy bears. Matamis 'yun at malambot."

I laughed and shook my head. Inabot ko ang malambot at fluffy niyang buhok para ayusin ito at damhin. 

My life has been so good over the past years. Our companies are running well, and my relationship with Papa significantly improved. Even our security has been assured as well and that's the most important thing for me now - ang maging ligtas kami mula sa kapahamakan, lalo na ang magiging pamilya namin ni Octavian.

This is the life I have been dreaming of. Ang buhay na kasama si Octavian ay palaging maganda at masaya. There was no dull moment in between. Even some of our fights as a married couple amaze me because of the extent we are willing to go through to be better for each other. 

When Octavian and I married, we were both newbies to the new life. Some things overwhelmed us - the personal space, the improved transparency, and the things we needed to decide on together. It was all new to us. The love and trust for each other pummeled us through the fresh marriage jitters.

"Sino kaya kamukha niya, honey pie?" he asked and looked up to meet me in the eyes. He then rested his left cheek on my belly, careful not to put the whole weight of his head on it. "Sana kamukha ko!"

I would look like her, Octavian. Just wait, I know you'll fall in love again with our daughter. 

"You better start praying for that," I said.