Everything Has Changed

XIV

Patricia is busy preparing dinner for the family and... Migo. He's coming to finally meet his children and to also apologize to Patricia's parents for everything that had happened in the past. He wants to start his journey well as a father and he thinks this is just the first thing he should do; to talk to her parents, and to finally give his past relationship with her a closure. Even though Patricia doesn't want to go back to what they used to be anymore, then maybe they can at least be friends -that's what Migo thinks.

Pippa and Dylan are busy choosing what they'll wear for the night. They want to look good for their Papa, they say. They want him to like them, they say.

Paula goes inside their bedroom and goes directly to their walk in closet when she hears hangers bumping into one another. "Amores?" She widens her eyes. "You're still choosing your clothes until now?! You've been here inside for nearly an hour already!"

Dylan sighs and sits on the couch at the center of the closet. "We just want to look nice, nana..."

Pippa sits beside Dylan. She looks down and plays with her fingers. "What if he won't like us, nana? What if he doesn't want us to be his children?"

Paula smiles lightly before approaching her grandchildren. Pippa makes space for her so she sits between them. She puts her arms around them. "What are you talking about, you silly babies? Who wouldn't like the thought of having the both of you as their children?"

Pippa looks up at her. "You're just saying that because you already know us, nana."

"And because you're our nana, that's why..." -Dylan says.

Paula frowns. "Of course not." She holds them tighter. "I'm saying this because you really are two beautiful and unique gifts that anyone could ever have. You don't know how lucky we are to have you in this family. Especially your Mama, she's the luckiest one because God gave her the best gifts of her life. Besides, I don't think your Papa wouldn't like you. He's a nice man..."

The twins look at each other. Tito Migo is really a nice man, nana. He helped us the first time we met him even though he didn't really know us. But of course they can't say that. They're not yet 100% sure that it's really Migo, after all.

"Sayang nga because you got more kakulitan from your Mama than kabaitan from your Papa.." She giggles.

"But what happened ba, nana?" -Pippa starts to ask again. "Why did he and Mama separate before? What happened?"

Her wide smile from the giggles turns into a small one.

"Did tito-- I mean Papa, cheated on Mama like what most of the men in the movies I watch do?" -Dylan asks too.

Paula pats their backs. "I don't think that's a question I should answer, mis amores... It'd be better if you'd ask your parents about that topic na lang."

They hear the doorbell ring and Paula tells the twins to quickly get dressed already because that might be Migo. She heads downstairs and she sees Patricia about to go outside to open the gate but she stops her. "Darling?! Nakapang-bahay ka pa rin?!"

Patricia looks at her clothes then looks up. "I just finished preparing everything, mom. What do you want me to do?"

Paula clicks her tongue. "Sinabi na kasing sila Cecil na lang ang bahala dyan eh. Well go take a shower and fix yourself na! Don't tell me ganyan ka makikita ni Migo..."