AB IMO PECTORE
TWO MONTHS had passed at busing-busy na ang kaibigan ni Soairse na si Babelyn, with the help of Caelan and Akira na pumunta pa talaga ng Russia para sa gender reveal slash baby shower, Even Schuyler will be attending together with Grisha, Kaunti lang ang nakakaalam sa pagiging carrier at pagdadalang-tao ni Soairse at wala naman sigurong maghihinala sa pamilya ng bawat isa kung ang kani-kanilang paalam na pumunta ng Russia ng halos sabay-sabay ay ang Engagement Party ng isa sa kanilang matatalik na kaibigan, The excuse sounds really weird but not that suspicious and also really childish since it was an out of choice decision and surely a lame excuse.
Soairse is now six months pregnant, at doble ang pag-aalaga ni Marklov sa kanya at ang pag-iingat niya,some carrier gives birth prematurely and he might give birth after 37 weeks kapag hindi siya nag-ingat, Hindi nadin siya pinayagan ni Marklov na tumulong sa mga ginagawa sa baba. He is stucked in their room, listening to some song while painting while everyone else are trying their best to make this party more private, Even hiring a lot of bodyguards with high securities to even block drones of paparazzis since most of the people who are invited are famously rich and known when it comes to the different kind of businesses.
''Baby? Are you bored?'' The door suddenly opened at iniluwa nito ang matipunong katawan at guwapong mukha ni Marklov, Soairse paused his playlist, At ibinaba ang kaninang hawak na paint brush ng marinig ang malalim at baritonong boses ng kanyang he honestly doesn't know but Marklov told him to call him his husband, He gently turned around to face Marklov,''Yeah, Can you help me go down?'' Soairse replied while pouting, Lumapit sa kanya ang binata saka pinangigilan ang kanyang mala-rosas na mga pisnge, ''Ah-AHH aray! Ano ba, Marklov! Parang mapupunit na ang pisnge ko kakapisil mo e'' Pagrereklamo niya, Marklov smiled and gave him a peck on his lips, bahagya nitong ibinaba ang kamay sa kanyang maumbok na tiyan saka marahang hinawakan. Then Soairse saw how Marklov gave the sweetest and warmest smile, He always seems happy kapag hinahawakan at pinapakiramdaman nito ang anak nila na nasa sinapupunan niya. ''Yeah, Everyone has been doing their best to make everything perfect for you and for our baby.'' Marklov said, Hinawi nito ang buhok ni Soairse na nakaharang sa maamo at maganda nitong mukha, Tinulungang tumayo si Marklov si Soairse sa kinauupuan, He then gently grabbed his hand and pull him closer so ge can engulfed Soairse while assisting him, They both went downstairs,
And Soairse's jaw dropped, He saw the balloons for the popping he guess so for the gender reveal, But it's neither blue nor pink, But instead, It's a gold balloons for girl and a silver balloons for boy. The theme is quite luxurious and expensive looking, You can only see he gifts wrapped in silvers that sparkles like a star with a golden ribbon pair, ''No? Eh? What the hell? Wh-what's this?'' Alam naman niyang mayayaman talaga ang mga taong kasama niya ngayon, But Soairse thinks that they are making this baby shower like one of those royalty parties, He saw a lot of real diamonds spreading all around their house, ''Uh--Vale and Valir said that it's necessary'' Napamaang siya, necessary? since when? ''Marklov, necessary? But this is seriously too much. Your brothers are spending millions, I-''
''Soairse, It's our nephew or niece too. They deserved to be threatened like royalties because it's actually in their bloods'' What's with the pronouns? Soairse almost forgot that Ortegas are royalties from Spain, Bumuntong hininga siya saka inirapan si Vale, Tinawanan lang siya nito. Maya-maya pa, Nakita niya si Babelyn na halatang medyo naiinis ito habang nakikipag-usap sa phone, Out of curiosity, Iniwan niya muna si Marklov kay Vale saka madahang naglakad papunta sa kaibigan, Rinig niya pa 'tong nakikipagtalo sa kausap, ''Ahh, right right. But Make sure that the cake will be arriving here safely. And,--'' saglit itong napairap ''Ah shut the hell up, This is not the right time to be flirting, Mr. Ortega. The cake! We are talking about the cake here. Yes please. Thank you and no phone kisses, you sucker.'' Inis nitong pinatay ang tawag, When Babelyn turned around, her heart almost dropped when she came face to face with Soairse na ngayon ay may nakakalokong ngiti. ''Wh-what?'' Babelyn asked nervously. ''Hmm, Mr. Ortega? It must be Ca-'' Hindi natuloy ni Soairse ang sasabihin ng bigla siyang sinubuan ng mint chocolate cookie ni Babelyn, ''You know what, Call Schuyler kung nasaan na sila ni Grisha, I told them to buy me more ingredients because I'm about to make other pastries and desserts, and It's been 30 minutes for goodness sake, It's already 11 am like d.u.h'' Babelyn rolled her eyes, Kinuha ni Soairse ang mint chocolate cookie sa bunganga niya, He looked at it first before actually taking a huge bite,
''Schuyler actually sent me a message earlier, Him and Grisha bought more gifts, Kaya hanggang ngayon wala pa din sila. But I think, They'll be on their way home naman na'' Soairse said, Akira suddenly popped out of nowhere, ''Well, Actually, Schuyler went somewhere because Grisha went home, alone.'' Akira said and he then pointed a guy who is now struggling holding the ingredients and gifts together, Ang maamo nitong mukha ay tila binagsakan ng sampung truck, Valir went to him to offer some help, Tumango naman ang binata. ''Where's Schuyler?'' Vale asked, Saglit na tumigil sa paglalakad si Grisha saka humarap kay Vale, ''Oh, Yeah. Schuy went out with some dude. He said, He'll be back soon.'' Grisha said at nagpatuloy na sa paglalakad patungo sa kusina para ibigay kay Babelyn ang mga pinamili nila ni Schuyler na mga sangkap, ''Some dude? Do you have any like, Some idea who is this dude tho?'' Caelan nonchalantly asked, Grisha just shrugged his shoulders.
''So what are you planning to bake, Ms. Ingar?'' Tanong ni Soairse na ngayon ay umiinom ng orange juice na gawa ni Caelan, ''Well, You know, Some delicious dessert that you'll sali-''
''But you can't even cook a sunny side up egg, Remember when you wasted a whole tray and Schuyler went super saiyan mode'' Natatawang litanya ni Caelan, Tinitigan siya ni Babelyn ng masama saka inihipan siya sa mukha ng harina, ''AHH BEBE! POTANGENA MO!'' Maarteng sigaw ni Caelan, ''You guys are seriously wasting a lot of money and ingredients.'' Soairse said bago tumawa, ''Babe?'' Bahagyang tawag ni Marklov, Babelyn, Caelan, and Akira let out a tiny squaked ng hawakan ni Marklov ang pisnge ni Soairse saka marahan 'tong hinalikan. ''Hmm?'' Soairse gently replied. ''Ano bayan, Markglobe, Ang tamis mo naman na nakakabastos masyado lalo na sa aming inaamag na'' pabirong saad ni Akira, Sakto namang lumapit sa kanila si Vale saka inakbayan si Akira, ''Why? Do you wanna experience how an Ortega make lov--'' Hindi natuloy ni Vale ang sasabihin ng biglang takpan ni Akira ang bunganga nito, ''Vale baby, Please, Manahimik ka nalang. Naririndi ang tenga ko kapag naririnig boses mo'' Mataray at sarkastikong litanya ni Akira, Napatingin-tingin nalang sila Soairse sa bawat isa.
''Uh, So what's poppin??'' Soairse asked while clicking his thumb and his point fingers together, Bahagyang namula si Akira, Tumikhim lang 'to saka kumuha ng baso at nilagyan niya 'to ng malamig na tubig. ''Ortega can really make you hawt'' Pabirong sabi ni Babelyn, Tiningnan siya ni Soairse, ''Like based on experience, right?'' Paulit ulit na umirap si Babelyn, All of them just laughed,
An hour had passed, At sa wakas dumating na din si Schuyler. Everyone went silent ng bumukas ang pinto ng mansion ni Marklov at iniluwa nito ang mukha ni Schuyler na parang pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa,
''Schuy..What happened? You looked worn out.'' Tanong Soairse nang makalapit siya sa kakambal, Schuyler shook his head and pat his shoulder, ''Nothing. Just some business from otusan's company here in Russia. I'll go take a shower now, hmm?.'' Tango lang ang sagot ni Soairse, Naglakad na si Schuyler patungo sa taas ng mansion and then a several and almost invisible bruises on Schuyler's nape and arms caught Soairse attention, Tatanungin niya pa sana 'to but he chose to zip his mouth. Schuyler will tell him if he wants to tell him, Kaya hindi niya 'to pipilitin na magopen-up sa kanya kung wala 'to sa mood.
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UNEDITED!
I purposely didn't update last night because I was busy overthinkin' and my anxiety has been rising up, But since I conquered going outside earlier to pay for my tf and dp, I think I'm quite good so here's an update and HAPPY READING EVERYONE.
BINABASA MO ANG
AB IMO PECTORE
عاطفية"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." Aristotle
