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"Tita Maine! Tita Maine!" Little PongPong came running toward Maine who was watching Mookie as the little girl was busy looking at the plants and fallen leaves near the boulder where they sat.

"Hi Pong!" Maine greeted the little boy who held out a bunch of wild flowers. "....For me?" Maine asked, smiling.

"Yes!" PongPong nodded and proudly handed the flowers to Maine.

"Thank you!" Maine kissed the little boy's head.

"And these are from me!" Rj was now standing in front of Maine holding a bigger bunch of wild flowers.

"Wow naman!" Maine smiled and puckered her lips as Rj bent down to kiss her.

"Si Pong kasi....nanguha ng flowers....kumuha na rin ako....sabi nya, 'give Tita Maine and Mommy' daw..."

"Sus! Gaya-gaya!" Maine chuckled and pinched his belly. Rj laughed. Mookie turned and looked at the adults and smiled. Rj knew that Maine was not really fond of flowers but little gifts and small gestures made her happy.

They all sat on the boulders and Mookie came back with some wild flowers and twigs which she made into a crown and put it on Maine's head.

"...Tita Maine....so pretty!" PongPong said.

"Of course! She's the princess....and Tito Rj is the prince!" Mookie said as she leaned against Rj.

A few minutes more and they heard Direk Mike call them to go back to the hotel to get ready for dinner out.

Mookie held on to Maine's hand as Rj scooped PongPong and put him on his shoulder. He held the boy with his right hand while his left hand held onto Maine. Together, they walked back to the hotel.

"Tito Rj?" Mookie, who had been humming and skipping as they walked the path out of the forest and to the hotel, quieted down and spoke.

"Yes, Mookie?" Rj replied.

"Do you love Tita Maine?"

"Of course I do! I love Tita Maine! She's my one and only princess!"

"Even if she's panget, you love her pa rin?"

"For sure! Who said she was panget?"

"Uhmm...not panget....uhmmm kawawa....like Cinderella....."

"Ahh....eh diba she was Yaya Dub before...."

"Yaya Dub?" Mookie pulled on Maine's hand as she looked up at Maine.

"Yes...I was Yaya Dub...but now I'm Maine.....remember we were talking about many names kanina?"

"Ahh...yeah...."

"But Cinderella met her Prince Charming...." Rj butted in.

"Tito Rj....Prince Charming of Tita Maine..." PongPong added.

Yes!" Rj agreed.

"Tita Maine?" Mookie continued.

"Yes?"

"Can you come to our house and play?"

"In Manila?"

"Yes"

"Let's see....I would love to go to your house if I'm not busy...."

"Yehey! Tito Rj, you make sama also...."

"Tito Rj! We'll play Lego!" PongPong bounced on Rj's shoulder while holding on to Rj's forehead.

"Okay...okay..." Rj chuckled.

A few minutes later, they were at the hotel lobby and Direk Mike was making a head count. "...okay guys...we have about an hour to get ready before we leave for dinner....see you all here at the lobby at 7pm...."

The group dispersed and went back to their respective rooms.

"....Daddy....Tita Maine and Tito Rj will go to the house....." Mookie could be heard talking to her dad as the door to their room closed.

"Ano naman pinag-usapan nyo ni Mookie?" Rj chuckled as he and Maine entered their room.

"Wala naman....nagtaka lang sya kung bakit ang dami mo daw pangalan....di ka daw ba nalilito?"

"Ahh...si PongPong naman...ang likot! Takbo nang takbo kung saan saan....habulan nga kami e...." Rj said as he plopped himself on the couch. He patted the seat beside him and Maine sat and leaned on his chest. He kissed the top of her head. "Ganun din kaya kakulit at kagulo pag may mga anak na tayo?"

"Ewan.....pero mukhang masaya naman.....mahirap din siguro.....ewan" Maine said as she stood up from the couch to freshen up.

Rj followed her to the bathroom where they locked lips and shared a passionate one under the shower spray.

"Is this the start of our own little Mookie's and PongPong's?" Rj asked, wiggling his eyebrows as he pressed his forehead against Maine's.