secret rendezvous: special chapter

It's looking like a beautiful Sunday morning at the Rivera-Claver household. Gelo and Mikki groaned as they felt a heavy weight resting on each of their shoulders.

"Daddy. Papa. Wake up!" the little voice shrieked.

"Five minutes, baby," Gelo mumbled almost inaudibly.

It has become a habit for their cute-as-a-button five-year-old son to barge in their room on Sundays, at as early as six in the morning to repeatedly remind them that it's family day and they need to take him out on a date.

Mikee was the name they so lovingly chose for their little one, which is short for Michael Angelo, their first names combined. Right when they first saw him, they already knew that the name belonged to him, like missing pieces of the puzzle that fit together.

The little kid finally got off of his fathers' bodies and proceeded to shake them awake.

"It's family day! It's family day! Wake up, please!"

Mikki finally budged, feeling more awake with each move Mikee made.

"Kiss Daddy first," Mikki said, with only one eye open to look out for their adorable son.

Mikee willingly obliged, leaning down to give Mikki a kiss on the cheek. He then did the same thing to Gelo, who tackled him into a bear hug, refusing to let him go despite his protests.

"Papa! You're so heavy po. Ihh!"

Mikki sat up, laughing at the scene happening right in front of his eyes. His heart melted at the sight of two of his favorite people in the world.

"Daddy, help!" Mikee screeched, one hand trying to reach out to Mikki.

"Akala niyo kayo lang ha," he grinned.

He dove towards the two, further crushing Mikee into a sandwich. He blew raspberries on his tummy which made the boy giggle uncontrollably. The family erupted into fits of laughter and he could swear it was the best music his ears have ever heard.

Mikee managed to squirm out of their grasp but Gelo single-handedly grabbed him again to pepper kisses all over his face.

"Good morning, anak," he chirped.

Mikee was beaming and chuckling, clearly overjoyed by his Papa's show of affection. Meanwhile, Mikki pouted and pretended to sulk, when deep inside his heart could burst anytime with the thought that they had really built a lovely family together.

"May favoritism dito ah."

At that, Gelo extended his arms to him, rolling over to his attention-deprived husband. They didn't even notice Mikee marching out the door.

"Selos naman agad ang big baby ko," he cooed as he pecked him on his forehead, nose, chin, and lips before working his way around to his ear and nibbled on his earlobe.

Mikki sighed, scooting closer to Gelo. "Can we stay in today?" He asked, tangling their legs together.

"Di pwede. Mas malala magtampo ang anak mo. Ewan ko lang kung kanino nagmana."

Mikki couldn't deny this. Once something has been ingrained in Mikee's mind, it would be difficult to convince him otherwise. That's why they value the importance of being true to their word.

"He's so excited. Kagabi pa niya bukambibig 'to," he said, giggling slightly.

"Kaya bumangon na tayo bago pa ulit sumugod yun dito."

Gelo gave him a parting kiss on the forehead before rolling out of bed to officially start their day.

Mikki followed suit, glancing at himself in the mirror to fix his hair.