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25: Breather

"ANG OA MO NA BABE AH!" Natatawang sabi ng Lucy habang naglalakad sila sa mall ni Ace. He has been forcing her na huwag na maglakad at sumakay na ng isang wheelchair. Naaaliw siya kasi sobrang asikaso talaga nito sa kanya, not that he wasn't before yun nga lang ay over the top ang alaga nito ngayon.

He has been stressing about so much stuff over the past months na parang ito ang buntis at hindi siya. He plans out the meals, drives her around, makes sure that she gets to her doctors appointments, buys every single thing that she craves for, and mostly is just being a really amazing husband. He never leaves her side kaya almost 24/7 sila magkasama and when he does leave her ay ihahatid muna siya nito sa bahay ng parents ni Lucy, sa bahay ng parents nito o sa bahay ni Aicelle. She was like a precious gem na hindi pupwedeng maiwan na mag-isa o walang bantay.

"Baka kasi mapagod ka babe, alam mo naman na seven months pregnant ka na. Siyempre mabigat na si baby." He was pushing an empty wheelchair while convincing her to sit.

"Ayaw ko, maganda nga daw na naglalakad ako para hindi ako masyadong mahirapan na manganak." She smiled. She already asked her doctor about this since the baby is a little bit heavier than usual. Actually akala nila ay kambal ang magiging anak nila since may twin ang isang parent. As for the baby's gender, they wanted it to be a surprise. They plan to name the bay Adalind kung babae ito at Axel naman kung lalaki.

"Alright, basta kapag napagod ka please tell me. Okay?" Iniabot nito ang wheelchair na tulak-tulak sa isang bodyguard na kasunod nila.

Ever since the kidnappping that happened six months ago ay nagdoble ingat na si Ace sa kanya at sa bahay nila and she never complained, kung kailangan talaga to she will have to endure it for their safety. Nagkaroon si Lucy ng dalawang bodyguard wherever she went maliban pa sa driver niya. As for her former driver, Mang John, hindi pa din kasi ito nakakabalik sa trabaho dahil nagpapahinga pa ito at nagre-recover pa from his surgery. Si Chelsea naman ay balik trabaho na ito. She is still their wedding coordinator pero dahil na-move ang kasal nila ay hindi pa uli sila nagkikita. Lucy and Ace postponed their wedding kasi buntis siya and she wanted to wait until the baby was with them sa kasal.

"Hawakan mo na lang yun kamay ko, happy na ako dun. Okay?" sabi niya dito bago inabaot ang kamay sa asawa. She feels her safest kapag hawak niya ang kamay ni Ace. There is nowhere in the world where her heart beats so much faster except when Ace is with her. He was and always will be home for her.

"Alam mo namang I want nothing but to do that." Ngumiti ito at hinalikan pa ang kamay niya. This man is just everything that she wanted.

In a few months ay darating na ang anak nila ni Ace and she couldn't be happier, they couldn't be happier. She now sort of understands why she had to lose her first child, leave ace, and be with him again. A lot has happened and most of them did kasi hindi siya nagtiwala sa nararamdaman nila ni Ace. She felt scared and she felt as though she was forcing Ace at yun ang pinaka-ayaw niya.

Noong makauwi sila sa bahay at naibalita nila sa kanilang mga pamilya ang pagbubuntis ni Lucy ay panandaliang nakalimutan ng mga ito ang nangyari sa kanya. They were all genuinely happy and then they were all very angry kasi kung may nangyari daw sa kanya ay dalawang buhay pa pala ang mawawala. She just said na God has plans and whatever the reason may be behind what had happened ay hindi na niya papagurin pa ang sarili sa takot kasi humingi naman na ng tawag ang pamilya ni Artemio Rigoroso. There is no use in holding grudges although syempre galit pa din ang magulang niya, magulang ni Ace at lalo na si Ace.

"Hindi ka pa ba nagugutom?" tanong sa kanya ni Ace.

"Nako, tumataba na ako babe sa dami ng kinakain ko." She sighed. Lumobo talaga siya sa pagbubuntis na ito and she's kind of feeling insecure about this.