Over The Rainbow (COMPLETED)

Roles

"Charm? What's wrong, sweetheart?" M asks their 4-year old daughter who has just come back to the house after an afternoon of playing with her friend Chelsea from next door, stomping and pouting with her nanny trailing behind her.

"Ma'am nag-away po sila ni Chelsea. Nagsigawan po." The nanny answers as Charm slumps down on the couch, still pouting with her little eyebrows furrowed.

"Oh my! Anong sabi ni Tin?"

"Okay lang naman po. Inuwi ko na din po muna agad si Charm."

"Alright. Thank you. I'll just call Tin later to talk about kung paano pagbatiin tong mga bata. Pakikuha na lang si Charm nung cupcakes na binake ko at gatas please."

"Sige po, Ma'am." The nanny answers then rushes off to the kitchen.

M walks to the couch and sits beside Charm. "So, sweetheart, what did you and Chelsea fight about?"

The little girl does not answer, instead she sighs and lays on M's lap.

M sighs and strokes their daughter's hair and gently rubs her shoulders and back to help her calm down.

"When you're ready, baby, Mama will be right here to listen."

After a few minutes, Charm crawls up and sits on M's lap.

"Ready?" M smiles.

The little girl slowly nods her head. "It's about Papa."

"What about me?" R asks from the door as he walks in with Thirdy who he just picked up from school.

Charm sighs and looks down.

"Hello, Love. Charm had a fight with Chelsea and she's about to tell me about it. Hi, Kuya." M greets her husband and son as they go in to hug and kiss her and Charm.

R sits beside M and touches their daughter's cheek as Thirdy takes a seat on the armrest by his mom.

"You had a fight with Chelsea about me? Why, sweetie?" R asks.

Charm lets out one more sigh before speaking. "Chelsea said Papa has another giwlfwiend and I called her a liar."

M and R give each other a confused look.

"That's not true, sweetheart. Where did Chelsea get that?" M says.

"She said she saw you kiss another girl on TV. " The little girl answers.

R takes a deep breath before explaining to his daughter and son who looks at his parents curiously.

"Well, kids, you know that Papa and Mama are actors, right?" He asks. The kids nod their heads.

"In our work, we play different roles and we need to do things to pretend that we are that person that we play."

"So, you're pretending to be that girl's boyfriend, Papa?" Thirdy asks.

"Yes, buddy. It's all pretend."

"Yes, like when Kuya pretends to be a zombie and chases you around the house, Charm." M adds.

"So, Chelsea was lying." Charm says.

"No. Not really, sweetie. She just said what she saw. She doesn't understand that it's all pretend. Tita Tin will just have to explain things to her too."

"But I don't want Papa kissing other giwls even if it's pwetend." Charm pouts.

M sighs. This is the reason why they don't let their kids watch some of their shows and movies but the problem is they can't control what other kids see.

R slips his hand over M's and nods to confirm what they have already talked about before. They have not finalized a decision then but the situation now supports what they have previously proposed to do.

In fact, M has since stopped accepting roles that would require her to show affection to another guy since Thirdy started school.

It's time for R to do the same. The kids are growing up and they need to slow down now.

"Then I won't. I promise that would be the last time I will ever play a role like that." R tells Charm.

"Vewy good." Charm smiles. "Papa should only kiss one girl and that is Mama, pwetend or not pwetend."

R grins and raises his right hand. "I promise."

"That means Papa can't kiss you too, Charm coz your another girl." Thirdy chimes then he sticks out his tongue.

"I'm not another giwl. I'm the baby giwl." Charm pouts.

"That's right. You're our baby girl, Charm." M giggles and hugs their daughter. "Kuya was just teasing."

"I promise to kiss only one girl, Mama and one baby girl, Charm for now." R grins.

"Yehey! That's awesome, Papa." Charm beams.

"Thirdy, Charm... Come and eat first." MT tells the kids as he walks in from the kitchen. He sets the tray on the center table.

Thirdy and Charm sit on the floor and start eating the cupcakes M baked.

M then whispers to R.

"Are you sure, Love? Magiging limited na ang roles na pwede mong gawin." M asks her husband.

"Matagal na dapat. Ikaw lang ang nag-push na di ko dapat limitahan ang pwede kong gawin as an actor dahil mag-asawa na tayo. You supported me sa work ko because you know how I love my job and I thank you so much for that. But I love you and the kids more than anything kaya I think it's really time to do that."

"Okay. Whatever you decide to do, I'm here to support you, Love."

"Thank you, Love. You are truly amazing, Mrs. Faulkerson. I love you so much." R whispers as he pulls his wife closer.

"I love you more." She smiles.

R leans forward to gently and lovingly kiss his wife's lips.

"Sarap ng kiss ng misis ko talaga." He grins giddily as his dimple deepens and his eyes reduce to slits.

M giggles and pinches R's cheeks. "Ang cute mo pa rin kiligin. Oo nga pala. Speaking of kiss, what do you mean For Now kanina? May balak ka pang mag-kiss ng ibang girls?" M asks with a raised eyebrow.

"For now kasi paano kung girl ang next baby natin?"

"At may next baby pa? Di ba three lang? We have three now."

"Hep... Pumayag ka na sa five dati. Sabi mo pa nga kahit ilan. You just forgot."

"When did I agree to that?"

"Mamaya..." R smirks as he wiggles his eyebrows. "Paalala ko ulit sa'yo sa kwarto. Bawal sa bata." He grins.

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A/N: Cover photo image from Pinterest.