VODKA [GXG, INTERSEX] (BOOK 1)

Finale

(Multimedia Attached: Love Story by Indila - Orchestra Version)

It's the day of our wedding.

Let me repeat that...

IKAKASAL NA AKO!!!

As I walked the aisle, our families and friends watched me as I passed by them. Our babies who are now toddlers and little Vaughn has grown taller. We have also discovered that Vlad was intersex and not a male, tama nga ang hinala ni Dmitri.

The children were with Luna, Jacinto, Apollo, and others. I felt overwhelmed as I slowly took my steps.

Maraming nangyari as time flew by, Luna became a teacher with PhD in her name already. Sina Jacinto and Apollo naman, their relationship is going strong din naman. Si Tita Selene, as usual single pa rin at pa-travel travel lang. Regarding Linux, she was found guilty and was sentenced to lifetime prison. Deserve.

The music swelled, and I felt a hand on my arm. Tita Selene squeezed my hand and smiled at me. She led me down the aisle, and the world seemed to shrink to just the two of us.

All I could see was Dmitri, standing at the end, her eyes shining with a love that mirrored the storm of emotions raging inside me. She looked so gorgeous in that white suit, so perfect. She had learned to love me within those years, I'm also glad that she can now manage her demons.

As I got closer, I saw the way her lips curved into a smile, the same smile that had ignited a spark within me. When I reached her, she took my hand, her touch a jolt of electricity that coursed through me.

She whispered, "You're so beautiful, my love," and the words were drowned out by the roar of my own heart, nagpapakilig na naman ito.

"I could say the same," I smiled at her.

The ceremony was a blur. I remember the vows, the way her voice trembled when she spoke about me, and the way my own voice choked with emotion. But most of all, I remember the look in her hazel eyes. It was a look that said everything, a look that promised forever.

At the reception, everyone was having a bliss. Karga-karga naming dalawa yung kambal, she carries Nyx while Vlad is on my lap. Si Vaughn naman, nakikipaglaro sa ibang mga bata.

"Dada, Tita Dawn..." Lumapit si Vaughn sa amin, may kasama siyang batang babae sa likod niya which I haven't recognized. "I'm with someone."

"Sasha, it's nice na nakapunta ka." Dmitri said surprised as she looked at the child.

Oh, so that's her. May nakwento sa akin si Dmitri na may tinulungan siyang bata noon who was almost kidnapped, binalikan niya ito and helped her be adopted by one of their family's business partners. Sadly, namatay na yung Lola niya nung nahanap ulit siya ni Dmitri. She was alone at the cemetery.

"Oo nga po, Ate V.," she smiled at her. This little girl is cute, magalang din na bata.

"Dada, can I give her a flower?" Vaughn suddenly asked kaya nagtinginan kami ni Dmitri.

She smirked, "Of course, sweetie. No one is stopping you," she winked at her child and Vaughn also winked back.

I shook my head at both of them, mag-ina talaga.

Lumapit sa amin sina Tita Vanity and Tita Ekaterina, the greeted us, "Congratulations to the both of you."

Tita Ekaterina kissed our cheeks while Tita Vanity hugged us. She gave us a small box, "This is my wedding gift for you two,"

"What's this po, Tita?" I asked.

"Oops, stop calling me Tita, hindi ko bagay. Nakakabawas ng angas. Just call me Dad." She stated which made us laugh.

"Also, iha, call me Mom as well. Diba yun ang sinabi ko sayo in our first meeting?" Tita Ekaterina, I mean Mom, said.

"Ah, sige po. Mom and Dad." I smiled at them.

"Ayan, goods. Congratulations again, go and make a lot of apo for us. Magparami pa kayo ng mga Antonov." Dad winked at Dmitri and wiggled her eyebrows at her.

Dmitri turned to look at me with love in her eyes. I can't believe that I'm already married to this woman. So much had happened before this blissful wedding. The pain of loss, the weight of secrets, the betrayal of family, the arduous journey to find our way back to each other.

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Dmitri, the twins, Vaughn and I were here right now at the cemetery. Binibisita ulit namin silang tatlo. We visit them every month, especially Vaughn who has lots of stories to tell to her mother.

Nag-picnic na kami dito, Vaughn spontaneously tells her mother stories habang nakikinig lang kami.

"Mommy, I found a best friend. She's my Ate Sasha, it's so weird calling her Ate Sasha because I will marry her someday..."

Napaawang ang bibig ko sa sinabi niya, while Dmitri laughed at what she just said.

"Vaughn..." I called her, ngumisi lang siya sa akin.

Our picnic continued until we called it a day, since it's going to be dark soon. Bumalik na kami sa bahay, this mansion was a wedding gift from Tita Vanity.

Napagod ang mga bata kaya diretso na silang nakatulog. I was done showering naman and inaayos na yung buhok ko. Sinuot ko na rin yung nighties. Napatingin ako kay Dmitri na kakatapos lang din mag-shower, she's only wearing a bra and boxers.

"Damn, you're so sexy, Mrs. Antonov," Agad siyang lumapit sa akin at pinanggigilan ang leeg ko.

"Wait, nakikiliti ako." I giggled as I pushed her.

Humiga naman na rin siya sa king-sized bed at tinitigan ako habang nag-aayos sa harap ng mirror.

"I would melt, Dmitri." I rolled my eyes, I heard her chuckle.

"I would kill to have someone like you, my love." I looked at her reflection through the mirror.

"Anong kill kill ka diyan, baka ikaw ang i-kill ko."

"Why not, bring it on," hamon niya.

Nang matapos na ako, pinuntahan ko na siya sa bed. Bigla niya akong hinila at pumaibabaw agad, she pinned me down.

"You're so tagal, kanina pa naghihintay si Vodka junior," naramdaman ko yung matigas na ano niya, she's pressing it down on me.

She leaned in to kiss me. The kiss was slow and sweet, a lingering taste of forever. When we finally pulled away, her eyes met mine, filled with a depth of love that took my breath away.

"I can't believe that we're finally married," she whispered.

"Me neither," I replied, a smile spreading across my face. "But I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Omsim," sagot niya. I snorted, she's been learning Filipino slangs from Jacinto and Apollo. Tinuruan din nila ng kung ano-anong katarantaduhan nila kaya ayan minsan napapagalitan ko na rin.

I caressed her cheeks, "I love you, my Dmitri." I kissed her forehead, nose, and then lips.

"I love you too, my love," she kissed me once again.

We lay there for a while, nestled together in the warm morning night light, simply enjoying the quiet intimacy of our new life as a married couple. It was a perfect start to a lifetime of love.

My wife, Vodka Dmitri Antonov, and I, Dawn Aurora Antonov... are now signing off.

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A/N: Thank you so much everyone, see you on the next book.