HINDI maiwasan ni Rocket na hindi ma-ilang habang nasa harapan niya si Sevin, Zach at River. They just arrived in Australia and they met the three of them in the airport earlier. Kanina pa siya tinititigan ng tatlo bago ng mga ito ibabaling ang mata sa kambal na mahimbing na natutulog sa stroller. Hindi niya alam na makakasama nila ang mga lalaki kapag nakarating na sila ng Australia. Rocket couldn't help but to worry if Sevin might do something to harm her babies.
"Oh shit. So basically, this twin is Regan's son?" saad ni Sevin makaraan ang ilang saglit. Muling binalik ng lalaki ang tingin sa kanya na parang gulat na gulat. "Oh shit. This is fucking bad, really really bad."
"Nah, they're Evo's bastards." Tugon ni Uriel na kinalingon niya dito. He grinned at her and Rocket's forehead wrinkled with what he said.
"Man, you can't lie to me. I saw it! One of them had green eyes!" Sevin exasperatedly answered while pointing his hands at the children. Tumayo naman ito bago lumapit sa stroller na agad naman niyang hinarangan ng kanyang katawan. "Move it, bitch."
"I won't let you get near my sons." Mariin niyang saad na kinangisi ni Sevin.
"You know that I hate you Rocket, right?" he asked. "But these twins are my relative and I won't do anything to hurt them. Kung ikaw baka patayin pa kita." Dagdag nito bago nakipagtawanan kay Uriel. Evo then came to her rescue and tried holding Sevin in his shoulder but he shoved his hand off and grinned. "Ah, I heard you're being a daddy to the babies, Evo? Ano 'to pare, nakikipamilya ba?"
"I'm not acting like a father to Rocket's sons, for your information. Do you know that their own dad wants them to die?" sagot ni Evo na kinalingon ni Sevin kay Regan.
"Is that true?" tanong nito na hindi naman sinagot ni Regan na busy sa librong binabasa. "Are you seriously trying to kill your own children? Damn, I should tell this to mamita and grandpa."
"This is none of your concern, Sevin." Regan answered without looking at them. "I didn't call you here to fucking pry about something you have no business with."
"But—" hindi natuloy ni Sevin ang sasabihin nang ibaling ni Regan ang malamig nitong tingin sa lalaki. Rocket stayed silent as she didn't want to be involved with them anymore.
Isang malaking bahay na malapit na beach ang tutuluyan nila ngayon. She can hear the seagulls from where they are, and she wonders if they can go to the seaside and relax for a while.
Hindi sila nagpapansinan ni Regan at mukhang wala na itong balak na kausapin siya matapos ang sagutan na naganap sa pagitan nila. Ayos lang din sa kanya 'yun dahil ayaw niya nang magsayang pa ng oras para makipagaway sa lalaki.
Evo is still the same around her. He's helping her with the babies and she can relax when he's around. Nang mahatid sila ng lalaki sa isang kuwarto ay napahinga siya nang malalim.
Kanina pa pala niya pinipigilan ang kanyang paghinga habang kasama ang mga miyembro ng La Cosa Nostra. Hindi niya alam kung anong mangyayari sa mga susunod na araw pero ayon naman kay Sevin ay wala itong balak na masama sa kanyang mga anak.
"Ayos ka lang ba?" tanong ni Evo saka siya tinabihan ng upo sa kama.
"Nope. Pero salamat sa pagtatanong." Aniya at ngumiti. "Ang ganda dito 'no? Private siguro 'yung beach doon kasi walang tao."
"Yeah. This is also one of Regan's properties."
"Ah. Ang dami naman ata niyang bahay sa iba't-ibang bansa."
"Oo. Mga safe house niya 'yun at tanging siya lang nakakaalam ng lokasyon. Ngayon alam na din namin." Natatawang sagot nito. "Anyways, enough talks about him. May kailangan ka pa ba para kay Rogue at Rebel?"
