Tease Me, Bella Beatrice

Epilogue:

(Gigi Rivas')

"Hmm ang sarap." I said to compliment a box of chocolate on my hands. Dala-dala ko iyon habang naglalakad papalabas ng bahay. "Where is this from?"

Sinubukan ko pang basahin ang mga nakasulat doon habang naglalakad pa rin. Panay ang pagnguya ko dahil hindi ko mapigilan ang pagcecrave sa matamis. I told Pierce that I want some chocolates last night when we were cuddling 'til 3AM and I woke up to seven boxes of chocolates at ten o'clock in the morning. Malamang ay gulong-gulo pa ang buhok ko. Hindi ko nga sigurado kung may panis na laway ba ako o something sa mata ko dahil literal na agad kong binuksan ito. And now, I am on my quest to find Pierce outside the house since wala siya sa loob.  Baka naroon sa kaniyang writing area. I want to thank him right now and ask why there's so many of it. Baliw siguro si Pierce. Nasalubong ko pa si Chibi na agad na humarot-harot sa akin.

"Good morning, baby ko. Where's your daddy?" I played with him for a minute. Napakaharot niya. Walang mapagsidlan ang saya ko nang makita ko rin ang dalawang maliliit na asong pumunta sa aming direksyon. "Hey, good morning din mga baby. Cute cute n'yo ah. Where's your grandpa?"

I talked and played with them. We had two new additions to the family. Si Meliodas at si Ban. Both are Chibi's sons. Kapatid nila sina Merlin na ngayon ay naiwan kay Shea. Ang bunso na si Diane e kinuha ni Bella at isinama sa US. Gusto ko silang yakapin at buhatin pero hindi ko masyadong magawa lalo na at malilikot sila. Isa pa ay baka makalmot niya ang tiyan ko na ngayon ay malaki na rin. Biglang laki nga e ever since we told the media and the public about it. After playing with our puppies, nagdiretso na ako sa writing area ni Pierce only to find his laptop and an empty cup of coffee. Napakunot ang noo ko. I am confused since bukas naman ang laptop pero wala siya rito. As far as I am concerned and know, wala naman siya sa loob ng bahay.

Napanguso na lang ako at nagdiretso na roon para maupo. Napapagod ako. My baby bump is too heavy for me to walk on longer times. I constantly need rest. I am aware from all the studies I made on what I should expect on pregnancies, but I wasn't expecting it is that accurate.

Naupo ako nang maayos sa upuan ni Pierce. Medyo naghihingal pero diniretso pa rin ang pagnguya sa chocolates. Kulang na nga lang e sumayaw pa ako sa tuwa. I don't know why but this chocolate is making me so happy.

"Nasaan kaya si Pierce?" I asked myself. "Baby! Nasaan ka?" I even shouted pero ang pumunta lang sa akin ay sina Chibi. Hinaharot na naman ako.

Wala pa rin si Pierce so I decided to keep quiet and enjoy the calm and refreshing wind here. Hindi rin naman naiwasan ng kyuryosidad kong mapatingin sa laptop niya.

"Draft only?" I read the file's title on the tab that is open on his laptop. "What is this?"

And since I am naturally nosy, kahit alam kong medyo mali since this is his personal thing, a little peak won't hurt. I started to read what it is all about since there's a lot of words inside of it.

"Fairytales may seem cliché yet for me, it is real. To the woman that sings like all the Disney princesses - in a bad way but still are music to my ears. To the woman who kissed me to wake me up from my deep sleep that saved my life. To the woman who I will buy any shoe that fits on her. To the woman that will fight and journey for herself, not afraid of discovering layers of her growth. To the woman who'll adopt more than seven puppies with me, I know. To the woman who can lead a whole kingdom without the help of any king. To the woman who'll lose more than her tail and voice just to be with me. To the woman who's ready to read all my books and can handle my beast. To the woman that can show me the whole world. You are my happily ever after."