Her Way Home

Chapter 17

That's what I thought at first when I saw them with Ellysee kanina."

He was shocked even more when he heard her name. "She's here? Ellysee is here."

"Yes nasa library sila ni Kate mula pa kanina."

"That's our mom's name." Ani Aj sa kanya.

Parang binuhusan siya ng malamig na tubig sa sinabi ni Aj. He is very sure now that this kids were his own flesh and blood, kaya pala iba Ang pakiramdam niya siyang naramdam niya ng makita ang dalawa. There are so many questions  in his mind right now, na tanging si Ellysee lang ang makakasagot." Mahigpit niyang niyakap ang dalawa. He didn't know how to asked for their forgiveness.

Madami siyang pagkukulang sa mga ito. Dapat noon pa niya hinanap ang mga ito. "Can you forgive daddy?"

Nagkatinginan ang dalawang bata sa sinabi niya. Pagkatapos ay nagliwanag ang mga mukha nito. "You're our dad?"

"Yes, I'm so sorry I didn't know." He is smiling while crying at the same time.
"It's okay daddy, I  know one of these day you will come for us, that's mommy always tell us, when were asking about you."

"Will you stay for good daddy?"  Luisa asked.

"Yes, we're not going to be apart ever again."

"You know mommy loves you so much. She even named me after you because we looked exactly same. Even this mole in my lips, he said you have it too." Ani Aj while he gently touch the mole in father's lips.

"I need to talked to your mom, can you go with gandma Fely and Uncle Uel for awhile" He asked his kids.
Tumingin siya sa kaibigan , tumango na lamang ito. "Okay, kids let's go back sa play room and let's start assembling the Lego set that Uncle Anton brought." Aya nito sa mga bata.

"I want to come with you daddy." Ani Luisa sa kanya. She don't want to let him go, that melt his heart.

"I need to talked to Mommy first, promised I'll make it quick.

"Pinky promise.?" The little girl show his dad her little pinky finger.

He ruffles her hair lovingly. "Pinky promise sweetheart." Then seal they promise with the pinky sign.

"Sweetheart..." She close her eyes. She knew that voice. Seeing him for the first time in almost four years, brought back so many memories.

"Kate, can you please leave us for awhile." Anton said, while his eyes never leaving her.

"Okay, I'll leave the two of you to talked. Ako na ang bahala sa mga bata."

Her heart is pounding so fast while her eyes memorizing his handsome face. Habang papalapit ito sa kanya. "Hi."

She shiver when she felt his hand gently caressing her face. "I missed you." Then he hugged her tightly.

"I missed you too." you never knew how much. "I'm sorry, Anton."

She saw him frown. "For what."

She looked down. In a soft voice she said. "For tricking you. And for lying."

"Why didn't you tell me that you're pregnant. We could have avoided all of this."

"I didn't knew it at first, but things happened." Muli siyang yumuko, she don't want him to see the pain in her eyes. "I have to leave you."

"Why?"

"Does it matter now?" She looked at him sadly. "We're not together anymore,  I can see you already move on. I guess what happened in the past between us wasn't important anymore. And I'm glad you got to know your children."

"But it matters to me."

"You know I've waited for you...we waited for you." She looked at him, while she's crying. "But you never came. But it's water under the bridge now, your getting married, and I'm happy for you. I don't have any intention of ruining everything for you. Hindi ko ipagkakait ang mga anak natin sa'yo. Soon you'll have your own " she smiled at him sadly. "We're staying in Canada for good. I just came here to sell all my remaining properties. Maybe start may life all over again."

"What?" Your leaving? No! " Mabilis itong umiling. He cupped her face gently. "I won't let you and our kids leave me this time. I promised them that were not going to be apart ever again. And I intend to keep my promise." Biglang lumuhod si Anton sa harapan niya at umiiyak itong yumakap sa kanya, she's also crying."Forgive me please... I'm sorry for all the pained I caused you."

"I never hated Anton."

"Let start all over again."

"Are you out of your mind? Baka nakakalumutan mo na engaged ka na."

"That's just rumors. There's​ no proper engagement that happened. I didn't say anything about it cause, you know me hindi ako pumapatol sa mga chismis."

"But how about Trish?"

"I will talked to her, she knew what to expect from me from the start. And there's no love between us, I don't know on her part. But for me it's all about companionship nothing more nothing less. Please give me a chance to make up to you and to our children. You don't know how happy I am right now that your finally in my arms and the twin, you and the kids are my life and my everything. Before I know your here, I already contact a private investigator to find you. There's no other woman that can ever replace you in my heart. You can asked Uel about it. He knew what I feel about you."

"Is this real, or am I dreaming Anton." She caress his face gently. "I'm scared I'll wake up and know this was not real" She wisphered.

He answered her with a deep and passionate kissed, they both run out of breath nang maghiwalay sila. She hugged him tightly, an she can feel his heart beat.

"I love you sweetheart, I love you so much." He murmured.

"I love you more. Wala akong ibang minahal kung hindi ikaw."

"I'm glad to know that sweetheart, now can you tell me why you leave me?"

She told him what happened while her head is still on his chest. "May mga natatangap akong anonymous text and pictures, with you and Trish, I didn't tell you but it cause I trusted you. I told myself that you meetings are coincidence. The night we had argument, I-- received a video of you making out with her. My heart shattered into a million pieces, because you cheated on me." She cried silently into his arms.

"Video?"

"Yes." She looked at him, clearly hindi nito Alam ang nangyari noong gabing iyon.

"I just remembered I was in a bar, I was drunked. I was mad at myself for yelling at you. Then she suddenly show up. Actually I told her to stop following me. From there every thing went blur, I thought I was in our apartment, I start kissing her because thought it was you, I stopped when I know it wasn't you, that's when realized I was in her hotel room. I immediately left and went straight to our apartment, And then your gone."

"Now I realized I was set up. She succeeded in keeping us apart. Damn her, she'll pay for this." He muttered angrily. "You still have the video?"

"Yes."

"Send it to me later. Tomorrow I will deal with her."

"Is she in the penthouse now?"

"No, I wouldn't taint that place. Everything in that place reminds me of you."

She was about to asked him another question when they heard a knock on the door, then it open, unang pumasok si Luisa and then Aj. "Mom and dad. Are you finished talking, I'm hungry." Luisa said.