Payb Takes Book 3

Grown Ups

July 23, 9:30pm, Bulacan:

TD: Ano, nak? *calls to R and taps his shoulder*

R: Tay? *turns to TD as he and ND walk him and M to the car after the Mendoza farm house blessing*

TD: Kailan natin ililipat ibang gamit niyo dito? Sa inyo na to. 

M: Tay... Di ba po... *frowns*

TD: Oo na. Oo na. *throws his hands in the air in surrender* Kaya bilib ako dito sa manugang ko eh kahit masakit sa pride matanggihan. Naliliitan ata dito sa farm. *chuckles*

R: *chuckles nervously* Hindi po, Tay. Sobrang laki nga po nito parang kasya dito ang limang bahay namin tapos maluwag pa pagkatapos. Kaya lang po...

TD: Oo na. Hindi mo na kailangan magpaliwanag, anak. Napag-usapan na natin to. Ang akin lang naman eh baka madaan ka sa gulat. Gusto ko lang naman na mapalapit kayo dito sa amin lalo na kapag nagka-apo na kami sa inyo. *laughs making all of them laugh*

R: Maraming salamat po, Tay. Di bale po may nakita na din po kaming property dito sa malapit. Kung okay na po yun kay Meng, aayusin ko na yung mga papeles.

ND: Ayun naman pala, Menggay. Ikaw naman pala hinihintay. Baka ikaw ang ayaw, nak. Sawa ka na sa amin.

M: Nanay naman magda-drama pa ba tayo dito? Hindi po sa ganoon. Siyempre po big investment po ito para sa future namin kaya kailangan pag-isipan pero...

ND: Pero??? *smiles widely and looks at M hopefully*

M: Mukhang gusto ko na po yun. Medyo maliit po sa gusto namin pero sabi naman po nung broker pag naging available yung katabi kami ang unang sasabihan kung hindi naman po ibenta yun, pwede naman po bawasan yung size ng playground para sa mga bata.

ND: *hugs M tearfully* Ang Menggay ko... Ang laki mo na. May mga ganito ka nang desisyon...

M: *giggles and hugs ND back* Nanay naman eh. May asawa na po ako pero ang tingin niyo sa akin bata pa rin.

ND: Eh ganoon talaga. Wag ka na kumontra. Hanggang nandito ang Nanay, baby ko kayo kahit may mga apo na kayong sarili. *tells M in a cracking voice*

M: Si Nanay nagpapaiyak. *sniffles*

TD: Ang drama talaga ng mga babae, nak ano? *sniffs, wipes a tear from his eye*

R: Oo nga po. Bakit ba sila ganyan? *discreetly and hurriedly brushes his tears away*

ND: Anong kami ang iyakin? *grins as she sees the men's teary eyes* Kayo kaya.

M: Hay naku... Ano ba naman to? Siguradong iyakin ang mga magiging anak natin dahil lahat tayo pati lolo at lola, iyakin. *laughs*

TD: O siya. Lumarga na kayo at baka gabihin pa kayo masyado sa daan.

M: Sige po.

ND: *smiles at R* Ingat sa pagmamaneho, nak ha?

R: Opo, Nay.

ND: Ikaw, Menggay. Magpahinga ka na agad. Naku! Maryosep yang mga pasa mo, nak. Kinakabahan ako sa Martes.

M: Okay lang po ako, Nay. Kaya ko po ito.

ND: Alam ko naman, nak, pero makinig na lang sa Nanay ha?

M: *smiles* Opo.

R&M: *hug and say their goodbyes to TD and ND then drive home*

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M: Love!!! Biliiiiis!!! *hits R's shoulders excitedly as he carries her on his back from the elevator to their front door*

R: Paano ko naman bibilisan, Love? Sinasaktan mo ako.

M: *pouts and props her elbow on his back to cradle her chin in her hand* Di wag. Basta pag na-miss ko yung opening number mo. Di na kita bati.

R: Hala siya! Eto na po. *rushes to their door*

M: Finally! *hurriedly climbs down R's back and kisses his cheek then runs in front of the TV to find the remote and turn it on* Yes! Umabot!

R: *chuckles* Parang di mo pa nakita ah. Nandoon ka naman nung concert, Love.

M: Oo nga pero iba pa rin pag mapanood sa TV. Ayan naaaaa!!! Homaygaaaaahd!!! Ang gwapoooo!!! *shrieks and giggles as R is shown on the TV screen*

R: *laughs and shakes his head as he sits down beside M on the couch who is already focused on watching, mutters under his breath* I love you. *smiles as he watches his wife, shriek giddily while taking pictures of him on TV, pout and complain about the cut parts, cringe and laugh at herself then animatedly react to everything she sees as she watches his concert, enjoying the show like a kid seeing her first Disney movie*

M: Ang tahimik mo? *comments when she notices R quietly watching her*

R: Wala lang. *sighs contentedly as he stares at M lovingly* I love you.

M: *smiles* I love you more.

R: *kisses M's temple and pulls her towards him so she can continue watching while they cuddle on the couch, smiles knowing that he made the best decision to marry the love of his life while they were young enough to be grown ups together and be kids at the same time* 💛🍃

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