Monasterio Series 8: Nights in Casa Vallejo

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

The morning sickness continues. Ang sabi nila, hindi naman daw lahat ng babaeng nagbubuntis ay nakakaranas nito. I felt frustrated that I was one of those women who got to experience it. But then I realized that it's part of the process of carrying these angels.

"I talked to your father last night."

Terrence and I were having breakfast in his penthouse. He asked me if I could live with him under the same roof.  Gusto niyang mabantayan ako. Maybe he was really worried after witnessing me experiencing that morning sickness.

Ayaw ko sana dahil baka isipin niyang ang dali kong pumayag na sumama sa pagtira sa kaniya sa iisang bubong pero ang pakasalan siya, para bang hirap na hirap ako.

But with these babies being involved, I have to agree. Kung may mangyari man sa akin, sa amin ng bata, at wala ako sa puder ni Terrence, walang ibang dapat sisihin kung hindi ako.

"Really?" sulyap ko sa kaniya matapos isubo ang pancake sa bibig ko. "What did you two talk about?"

"About you?" he chuckled. "Wala namang iba."

I smiled as I leaned my back against the chair. Pinagkrus ko ang mga braso sa ibabaw ng dibdib ko at pinagmasdan siya.

Terrence always looks good in my eyes. Lalo na sa umaga sa tuwing bagong gising siya. With his hair a little bit disheveled, his white shirt slightly crumpled and his dark eyes dreamy, it always reminds me how this man who almost looks like a greek god fell in love with me.

Swerte ako. Knowing that he proposed marriage to me and that he's willing to spend the rest of his life with me, it made me ask myself — why me? And why still me even after I rejected him?

Those questions linger in my head. All the time.

"I just apologized for what happened that day."

He sipped from his cup of coffee and placed it on the table. His gestures were laced with grace. No matter how manly he is, it won't conceal the truth that he was raised with elegance.

"Why apologized? It's not as if it was your fault that I rejected your proposal, Terrence."

He licked his lower lip. Wala sa sarili akong napatingin sa mga labi niya. It was redder than usual. I don't know why that simple move from him aroused me.

Is this also part of pregnancy? Ang maglaway sa kaniya?

"Masiyado akong nagmadali. That's my fault. I should have asked you first, iyong tayong dalawa lang."

Hanggang ngayon, ramdam ko pa rin sa kaniya na hindi pa siya nakakalimot sa nangyari kahapon. Kahit pa sabihin niyang tanggap niyang mali siya, alam kong nasasaktan pa rin siya.

Of course. Who would easily forget that? It has only been a day. Pero hindi ko sasabihin sa kaniyang nahahalata ko 'yon. The pain I inflicted was still fresh. Telling him would be like adding some salt and even rubbing against it.

Ngumiti ako sa kaniya, matamis at walang halong kunsensya.

"Well at least we got a story to tell our kids once they grow up. That once upon a time, their billionaire daddy proposed to their mother but got rejected for the first time. But still, they live happily ever after."

The edge of his lips turned up. "And they will have more babies."

Natawa ako. "Hindi pa nga ako nanganganak, gusto mo na kaagad dagdagan."

"That's my dream, Priscilla. To have a huge family with you. Kayang kaya ko buhayin, kahit na isang dosena pa."

Nagkibit balikat ako. "I'm not questioning your capability to raise a big family, Terrence. Pero ilan ba ang gusto mo?"