Over The Rainbow (COMPLETED)

Kisses

"Five."

R&M hear their son say.

"What's that, Hon? What's five?" M asks their 5-year old.

"Five times. Papa always kisses you five times before he leaves. Why?" RT, standing by the door to the kitchen, speaks to his parents as they stand beside the kitchen counter.

R throws a surprised look at his wife, amazed at their boy's question. M shrugs her shoulders and giggles. "Yang payb takes mo kasi hanggang ngayon walang kupas. Nagtatanong na ang anak mo."

R&M blush. Their son just saw them kissing.

M steps toward RT's direction to speak to him, when R stops her and mouths, "Ako na." and smiles.

"Come here, Anak." R calls his son.

RT who is now in pre-school has a knack for counting and numbers. He counts everything he sees and R could not be more proud.

R sits on a stool and helps RT sit on the one beside him.

"You know how when you love someone you like to kiss and hug them? Like we hug you and we kiss you because we love you. That's why Papa kisses Mama five times before I leave because I love her that much." R tells his son then glances at M, who smiles and gives him an approving look.

"You only love Mama five times as much?"

R chuckles and looks at his wife. "I could kiss her more but then I may never get to leave the house for work." R turns to his son and says, "In the same way, that I get super hugs from you and Charmaine. I will never leave the house if I let myself hug you for as long as I want."

"If you kiss Mama five times because you love her that much, does it mean you love us less coz you only usually kiss me and Charm and Seb one or two times before you go."

R&M look at each other, eyes widen with amusement. Both thinking, "How is this boy so smart?"

"No, ofcourse not, Anak. I would like to kiss you just as much or even more but I'm not sure if you would like it. Mama is used to it though. She likes it when I kiss her many times, don't you, Love?"

M smiles and says, "Yes. Yes, I do because I love Papa so much too."

M goes to RT and hugs him tight. "When did you grow up and start to think of these questions?" M then showers kisses all over RT's face. RT smiles and kisses M's cheek five times, counting after each one.

"Because I love you as much as Papa loves you, Mama." Their little boy beams.

"I love you too, hon."

"Do you want me to kiss you, Charm and Seb five times too?" R asks.

RT thinks and considers what his Dad just told him.

RT places his little hands on his Dad's and looks at R with a reassuring expression on his face like a grown man will look at his troubled friend.

"Papa, I love you but I don't feel like getting five kisses from you. One or two is enough for me." He says matter-of-factly, patting R's hand. "I don't mind Mama kissing me five times or more but that does not mean I love you less. I'm just used to Mama kissing me as much."

R looks at his son blankly, stupefied. He can't believe he just heard that from his 5-year old son. He turns to M and says, "Kailan pa naging, thirty years old tong anak natin?"

M just laughs at him and shakes her head. "Ewan ko. Alam ko kaninang paggising natin five lang sya. "

"I like kisses, Papa!" C declares as she enters the kitchen.

"I know you do, sweetheart." R smiles at their little girl and opens his arms.

C runs to her Dad and leaps into his arms. She then covers R's face with tiny wet kisses. R in turn kisses the little girl's cheek several times.

"Mama!" C leans towards M's direction with her arms stretched forward.

M takes her from R's arms into hers. "Good morning sweetheart."

"Good mowning, Mama." C says then kisses M many times all over her face.

M then kisses C five times alternating each cheek.

"Good mowning, Kuya." C leans to her big brother's direction and kisses his cheeks many time as M holds her.

"Eeeeewww... Charm, why do have to kiss so sloppy." RT complains, wiping his cheeks with his hand but smiling at his sister's adorable gesture.

"I think Kuya likes kisses too whether he likes to say so or not." M chimes in.

R then hears Seb cry from the living room. He rushes to get the baby from his nanny then goes back to the kitchen with Seb now in his arms.

The baby's crying now reduced to cooing as R sways to comfort him.

"I think Seb also likes a kiss that's why he's crying." RT suggests.

M smiles at RT's comment. "I think you're right, Kuya. Shall we each give him a kiss then?"

RT nods his head. "Yes but do it gently and Charm no laway please."

C pouts in protest but wipes her lips anyway.

R&M each gently kiss Seb's forehead. C follows with a soft kiss on his cheek.

R then bends slightly to make RT reach S.

"Seb, kisses may be yucky sometimes but that only means we love you. Don't worry, you'll get used to it. Kuya, will show you." RT whispers to his baby brother before giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek.

That morning like all the mornings before it, R left for work with a big smile on his face and a happy heart, looking forward to many more mornings waking up to the smiles and loving kisses from his beautiful family he so loves.
❤👪❤

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