"Happy Grad, Jill!" Nat and Jamie were video-calling the Robredos the night before Jill's graduation ceremony in New York.
"Thanks for the flowers and balloons, kuya!" Jill showed off the gifts that Nat had got his acquaintance in New York to order.
"You're welcome, Ms NYU. Would a NYU cap be too much to ask for?" Nat grinned.
"A jacket on top of that." Jill winked.
"I want a t-shirt too, tita Jill! Like the one ate Nat has!" Jamie chimed in.
"Your wish is my command, sweetie!" Jill promised.
"Have fun and make good memories! Call me whenever you're free, sunshine. Love you!" Nat waved to Aika.
"PDA is not allowed on my computer, thank you very much." Tricia rolled her eyes.
"I love you, lola Leni, tita Tricia and tita Jill!" Jamie sent them a huge heart.
"We love you too, sweetheart!" VP Leni sent the girl a heart too.
"Gosh, Jamie is a genius at melting hearts. The Duke University genes is running strong." Jill joked.
"What does Nat's university have to do with this?" Aika chuckled.
"Harvard and Duke...I can already imagine the amount of brain in your future grandkids, mama." Tricia gasped.
"Aiks, you better start saving money. College tuition isn't cheap..." VP Leni warned.
"How did the conversation lead to this..." Aika was speechless at how off course their conversation had veered.
"Look, Jamie is 5 and that means 13 more years! You'd be like 47 by then!" Jill did the math.
"Shush, Jill. I know very well how old I am." Aika threw a pillow at Jill.
"Medically speaking, you have about 2 years. So if you and kuya get married by next year and work fast...we'll get a little niece or nephew by the end of 2023 or early 2024!" Tricia counted.
"Woah, woah...hold your horses, Patty..." Aika calmed her sisters down.
"Patty ain't wrong, Aiks..." VP Leni chimed in.
"Not you too, mama?" Aika felt betrayed.
"Unless you don't want kids with kuya Nat?" Jill realised they hadn't asked Aika the most important question.
"I do...I do want kids with Nat but 2 years just seems so short..." Aika frowned slightly.
"Right...it does." Tricia agreed.
"Let's just take things one step at a time." Aika shrugged.
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"Daddy, when are we seeing Mummy again?" Jamie asked as Nat put her to bed. It had been 2 weeks since Aly last saw Jamie.
"Let me call her and check. She's probably busy with work." Nat assured Jamie.
"Are you expecting someone?" Alice looked at Nat as they heard a knock on the door.
"No..." Nat got up and looked through the peephole. His eyes widened upon seeing who was at the door.
"Niel..." Aly cried as Nat open the door.
"Aly...what are you doing here so late? Woah, watch out!" Nat caught Aly before her legs gave way.
"I can't do this anymore..." Aly clung onto Nat's shirt. He could smell alcohol.
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Beneath The Surface
RomanceAika Robredo was a poster child: with a Masters from Harvard, a respectable career trajectory and dependable eldest daughter of the Robredo family. Everyone was telling Aika that all she had left to do was finding her 'dream guy' to settle down with...
