Francis paused and thought it through. "I want you Erika, I want to be there for you and our child, I want to see how this would pan out between you and me for our baby's sake" he confessed honestly. "Can I do that? Would you want that too?"
Does she? The hurt he imparted to her was nowhere minuscule, and she could not easily forgive him for it, then her hands went around her small bump and her heart melted suddenly.
She couldn't be selfish towards their child. It should not be just all about her. She bit her lip trying to stop herself from crying even more.
"Then make me want to invest with you Francis, make this worth it because I wanted that too. For the sake of our baby. No more fooling around"
"Don't cry please..." he softly said while wiping her tears away.
"It's your fault" she pouted.
He smiled showing his dimples. "I know... thank you for giving me another chance," He asked, cupping her face.
"Not after you pay for the punishment" she uttered.
"What kind of punishment?" he asked curiously.
"I'll think about it, for now, be ready for anything" she jokingly uttered.
"I'll accept any form of punishment from you but..." he then moved closer and captured her lips, her eyes widened as her mind trailed to her sleeping parents and sibling.
"Ano ka ba!" she whispered angrily.
"What?" patay malisya nitong tanong.
"Baka may maka kita sa atin" she insisted.
"I don't mind." He answered nonchalantly
"But I do mind. Magtigil ka nga" she spatted.
But Francis was unaffected by her outburst and kissed her again. This time nagparaya na ng tuluyan si Erika.
He bites her lips gently. "See, you do like it too" he whispered while his hands touched her face, such gestures brought a little tingle to her heart.
The next morning, Erika woke up from the sound of laughter outside of the house and when she finally decided to get up, she saw Francis and Christian enjoying their lesson together. She then stepped out and went straight to the kitchen and saw her mother in there.
"Kanina pa ba sila diyan Ma?"
"Naku ang aga gumising niyang kapatid mo sa sobrang excited" anito.
Napailing na lamang si Erika habang nakatingin sa kanyang ina.
Hours passed when Francis and Erika started to prepare to head back to the city, she decided to go home with Francis eventually after their reconciliation the other night. They bid their goodbyes to Erika's parents and a heartfelt exchange took place, they tightly embraced each other, and reminders were conveyed loudly and clearly.
"Alagaan mo itong anak ko Francis" paalala ni Alan dito.
"Ano ba yan Pa, para namang ikakasal na ako niyan" birong sambit ni Erika.
"Huwag po kayong mag-alala iingatan ko po si Erika" Francis responded that made her blush uncontrollably.
Stupid Francis.
"Bumisita kayo ulit dito kuya ha! Thank you po ulit" saad ni Christian.
Francis nodded and messed up her brother's hair a little bit.
They were already on the road and were silent as Francis's gaze was focused on his driving. Erika tilted her head and looked in his direction when she saw Francis licking his lips innocently and that made her automatically remember the passionate kiss they shared the night before.
BINABASA MO ANG
Hello There, Stranger
Storie d'amore"I'm pregnant Francis" Erika uttered nervously as she carefully watched his reaction. She clasped her hand anticipating the worst. He looked at her dead in the eye. "Are you sure it's mine?" Francis blurted out. She felt a stab in her chest recogn...
