Loving, Caring Hearts Book II of Lying Cheating Hearts (Completed)

Chapter 45

"Magkaka-anak na si Chris Babe. Dapat pa ba tayong makialam?"

"We don't have a kid yet but I feel I know more about responsibilities than he does. I need to speak to him."

"Okay fine," ayon ko naman. "Pero matulog ka na muna. And we're here to help tandaan mo yan, not interfere with them. Leave interfering with your Mom."

"Mommy doesn't interfere with us," Babe defended her.

Mommy then came over to us. "Oh kayo, gumawa na kayo ng kalaro ng anak nila. 'Wag na kayong mag-antay antay pa," she said. "At magpahinga na kayo. Talk to him later na lang," Mommy added referring to Babe talking to Chris about stuff.

When Mommy left, I looked at Babe with a look proving my point that she interferes.

"Let's rest na," sabi na lang ni Babe. Nakatulog naman kami kaagad.

I was down the hall when I heard crying. I went to where the sound was coming from.

"Baby! Ba't ka umiiyak?"

Binuhat ko ang cute na cute na baby. He had Jake's eyes and he has a cute upturned nose. My baby was cute and chubby. He stopped crying when I held her and he smiled at me. He was poking my face with his chubby fingers and I could only grin at his kakulitan.

I couldn't think of anything else except to wonder where Jake was para malaro na namin si baby together. But I figured, I have my time with the baby alone kaya I'll make the most of it.

Naglaro kami ni baby hanggang sa may pumasok. Biglang umiyak si baby na ikinagulat ko. Inalo ko agad sya. "Baby, don't be scared, I'm here."

Kinuha naman sya agad ng pumasok sa akin na ikinagulat ko. Nahayaan ko lang ang pagbuhat sa kanya. Hindi ko napigilan.

"Iyak ka ng iyak!" ang sabi kay baby.

I felt and realized at that moment that the baby wasn't mine. Hindi ako ang ina ng batang magiliw sa'kin.

Dumilim ang paligid. Lumamig ang pakiramdam ko. Parang may sumaksak sa puso ko in realizing what had become apparent. Lumayo ng lumayo ang bata at ang kumarga sa kanya. Nahirapan din akong huminga sa sama ng loob.

The despair was so great na nagising ako mula sa bangungot na yun.

"Nooo," I heard myself cry pagkagising na pagkagising ko. "Not this."

Nagising si Jake sa iyak ko. "What's wrong Babe?"

"Gusto ko nang magka-anak," mahina pero malinaw kong iyak. Pinunasan ko ang mga luha ko kaagad.

Babe immediately hugged me when he heard what I said. "We'll have a baby soon diba?" hagod nya ng likod ko. "I told you that 'diba? So it's going to happen."

I couldn't answer him. I was just fed up. And it was cruel na naramdaman ko for a bit na akin yung bata only to realize that the baby wasn't mine.

"Um Babe?" kalabit nya sa'kin.

"Hmmm?" sagot ko.

"You have your period," sabi ni Jake looking at the bed sheet.

I looked at what he was looking at. May tagos at namantsahan ang bed sheet. "Sh1t," I let out and sighed.

"Magpapa-check up tayo ulit," he said agad trying to console me. "We'll get there Babe."

Tumango na lang ako at bumangon. "Lalabhan ko 'tong bed sheet ni Mommy. Dito pa 'ko nagkalat sa bahay nyo," inis kong sabi.

"'Di ba the OB will check Erin today? She's here diba? Sumabay na tayo magpa-check," he suggested.

"Babe, your family doesn't know we're trying diba?" sabi at buga ko ng hangin. "And it's Erin's checkup. 'Wag na tayong makisawsaw. Moment nya. Sya kasi ang magkaka-anak."