It is a very busy day for Leni who is at her office in Angat Buhay. After finishing her works and engagements at the Office of the President, she immediately went to the Museo ng Pag-asa to meet with her staff and as usual, Jorge is with her.
After the meeting, Leni invited Jorge to go home.
"Uuwi na tayo, ma?" Jorge asked
"Oo, anak. Bakit, may gusto ka pa bang puntahan?" Leni asked her
"Wala naman ma. Wala po ba kayong plano for Mama Risa's birthday?" Jorge asked her
"May family dinner tomorrow sa kanila Risa. Invited tayong lahat." Leni responded
"No, ma. I mean, you and Mama Risa together? Wala kayong ganap?" Jorge asked again
"Hindi yan sumagi sa isipan ko, anak. Buti pinaalala mo." Leni told her daughter
She immediately called one of her close friends who owns a restaurant in Tagaytay and booked a private dining room for her and Risa. After that, she called Risa.
"Hello, ga. Are you out of office na ba?" she asked her
"About to go out, ga. Bakit mo natanong?" Risa asked
"I am outside your office, now." She told her and Risa rushed to the van upon going out of her office door
"Hi ga. Nagulat naman ako, may pagsundo pa." Risa told her and kissed her on the cheeks to greet her
"I just remembered that I am on the way na rin naman so better to fetch you. Saka you told me that Sinta borrowed your car kaya it's better that I fetch you." Leni explained
"That's a long explanation, love but thank you. I really appreciate it." Risa thanked her
A few moments later, Risa fell asleep on Leni's shoulders and the latter stroke her hair and kissed her forehead.
"Mukhang pagod na pagod po si Senator Risa ngayon, ma'am ah." Arnel told Leni
"Kaya nga po eh. Ano kaya kung umuwi nalang tayo, kuya? Pagod na kasi si Risa eh." Leni told him
"Sayang naman po ang inihanda ninyo para kay Ma'am Risa pero kung yun po ang gusto ninyo, ididiretso ko na po kayo sa Malacañan." Arnel responded
When Leni was about to decide, she received a call from Sinta.
"Hello, Sints." she greeted her
"Hello po, Tita Leni. I am trying to reach mama but hindi po siya sumasagot. Are you with her po?" Sinta asked
"Yes, Sints. She's with me kaso tulog siya sa biyahe ngayon." Leni responded
"It's fine po, tita. Please tell mama I will be with Bea tonight." Sinta told her
"Okay. Don't worry, dear. I'll tell Risa." Leni told Sinta
"Thank you, tita! Enjoy your night." Sinta thanked Leni and ended the call
"Diretso na po tayo sa Tagaytay." Leni told Arnel and the latter obeyed
When they were approaching the restaurant, Risa woke up from her slumber.
"Oh god. Sorry, I fell asleep." Risa said and noticed that they were not in their village in Quezon City
"Mahal?" she called Leni
"Yes, ga?" Leni responded
"Nasaan tayo? Bakit wala tayo sa bahay?" she asked
"Surprise! Sorry hindi na kita sinabihan about the dinner that I prepared for us." Leni responded
"You planned a dinner date for me?" Risa asked
"Yes, mahal. Tomorrow is your birthday and I know that we will have our family dinner tomorrow but I also want us to celebrate your special day na tayo lang dalawa." Leni responded
"You're so sweet. Thank you so much, langga." Risa said and kissed Leni on the lips
Then they went out of the van and was guided to the private dining room that Leni booked.
"Wow. Naka-private dinner date, Madam President." Risa said
"Anything for my favorite Senator." Leni said and handed Risa a bouquet of purple Chrysanthemums
"Aww. Thank you for this. Hindi na lavenders?" Risa asked
"Well, does the type or name of flower matters?" Leni asked her back
"No, love. I love it. Really. The flower doesn't matter as long as it is from you and besides, this Chrysanthemum is beautiful and in my favorite color. Nanibago lang ako na hindi na Lavenders." Risa responded
"You are as beautiful as those flowers, mahal ko." Leni said and helped Risa sit on the chair
They started eating and talked about a lot of things, except work. They vowed to one another that they will not be talking about it during their langga time. They can share what happened during their work hours but not dig deep into social issues because they will have plenty of time for those things.
After their dinner, the song You by Carpenters filled the room and Leni stood up and went to Risa.
"May I have the honor, Ms. Hontiveros?" Leni asked and reached out her hands to Risa
"The pleasure is mine, Mrs. Robredo." Risa responded and accepted Leni's hands and they both went to the side of the room where they can dance
"You know, Risa, I thought that these things would never happen because the society still discriminates people like us." Leni whispered to her while dancing
"Ako rin, Leni. I never thought that we are here today, loving one another although patago nga lang but it doesn't matter because I love you." Risa responded
"We will fight together to pass the SOGIE Equality Bill in the 19th Congress. I promise you. My term will end with the SOGIE Equality Bill becoming a law." Leni told her
"I know, mahal. I know and I will always support you and make good on the hearings for the bill." Risa said and before they stopped dancing, they embraced one another
Leni dropped off Risa to their house after their dinner. Leni was about to go out of the van when Risa stopped her.
"Mahal, I'm good na. Nasa labas na'ko ng bahay." Risa said but Leni still went out of the van to bid goodbye to her partner
"I forgot to tell you na tumawag si Sinta. She told me she will be with Bea." Leni told her
"Thank you. It's fine." Risa said and they bid their good byes
"Happy Birthday, my favorite Senator." Leni greeted her and kissed her on the lips and Risa went inside their gate
Leni did not go back to her van while Risa haven't entered the door yet.
When Risa entered the door of her house, the lights opened and she saw her children and Leni's girls and they shouted
"BIRTHDAY NI RISA NGAYON! GET. GET. AWW. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEXBOMB RISA!"
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I CHOOSE YOU (sequel of The Fourth Robredo Daughter)
Fanfiction"May it be here or in another lifetime, I will always choose you." Published: July 2, 2022 ~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This story was written out of the writer's wide imagination. Names of people dead or alive were used for this story but it does not refle...
