Written based on a prompt given for Payb Takes 1M by Jasmin Tarroza. 😊
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July 29, 2023, Eat Bulaga stage:
"Ready, Love?" R asked M as they wait behind the LED monitors for their turn to take the stage.
"Ofcourse, Love. Always. Basta kasama ka." M smiles nervously, it will be her first appearance on the show after three months of maternity leave when she had Seb.
R takes her hand and holds it firmly in his, intertwining their fingers. "Kaya mo yan, Love. Parang first time?"
M chews on her lip and sighs. "Oo nga, Love. Ang weird ko lang talaga. Everytime I get back from a long vacation parang laging unang araw ko sa Eat Bulaga. What's worse is my comeback had to be set on EB's 44th anniversary. The pressure." She puffs out, squeezing R's hand.
"That actually makes it better, Love. Maraming naka-miss sa'yo." He raises her hand to his lips and kisses it tenderly.
"Respeto naman oh. Six years ng mag-asawa at may tatlong chikiting na pero kung magharutan kayo parang nung mag-jowang TNT pa rin." Allan K remarks as he steps in behind them.
"Miss A!" R yelled. "Respeto naman Miss A. TNT talaga?"
"Oo. Di ba kayo Tago Ng Tago noon? Ilang buwan din yun umabot pa nga ng taon tapos gulat na lang lahat na mag-asawa na??? Walang na-orient. Lapastangan kayo sa kilig namin eh noh?" AK shrieks and laughs.
M giggles. "Ikaw din Miss A gaya pa din ng dati sobra pa ring makatili."
"Mama! Mama!" Charm calls M as she runs to her Mom with Mama Ten chasing after her.
"Ma, okay ka lang? Anong nangyari kay Charm?" R asks.
MT, almost out of breath, just nods his head and raises his palm up as he tries to regain normal breathing. A PA rushes to give him some water.
"Charm, what's wrong, sweetheart?" M asks as C wraps her arms around M's waist.
"Mama, whew are you going? Let's go. Let's sit thewe and watch Papa." C looks up at M.
M smiles down at their little girl. She goes down on both knees to be face to face with C. "Sweetheart, remember when I said I will start going back to work soon?"
C nods her head in response.
"Today is when I start doing that. Papa and I will go on stage to play a little song for everyone. You always like seeing Mama with Papa on TV, right?"
"Yes Mama. You pway our favowite song?"
"Yes, sweetie. Papa and I will play our favorite song. So, please go and sit with Popsie, Tatay and Nanay. Please behave Charm, okay?"
"Okay, Mama. I sowwy. I wuv you." C places her hands on M's cheeks and plants a loud smacking kiss on her lips.
"I love you too, baby." M smiles and kisses C's forehead. "It's alright, sweetheart. I'm not angry. Please say sorry to Mamita too. Look, he's still catching his breath running after you."
C turns to MT and walks to him. She takes MT's hand and looks up to him. "I sowwy, Mamita. I massage you head mamaya" C adds the Tagalog word in her attempt to relate to MT.
MT smiles. "Eh paano ko ba matitiis tong batang ito? Sobrang cute ng apo ko." He gently pinches C's cheeks.
"O Ma. Wag masyado. Mamumula na naman yan." R chuckles.
BINABASA MO ANG
Over The Rainbow (COMPLETED)
FanficSet seven years into the future, let's all meet and love Thirdy, Charm and Seb Faulkerson. This book is inspired by a story I wrote on Payb Takes. I originally posted it as a special monthsary update but the part has gathered a lot of great comment...
