It Takes One Woman [Rodrigo Duterte x Leni Robredo]

9 - He Peeked into Her Arms

He peeked into her arms and looked at the newborn child. A smile grew on his lips as he gazed into the baby. "Gandang bata," they murmured, he was left speechless.

"Pa, ano na?" Sara interrupted his astonishment. He shook his head, "Wala," he chuckled. "May iniisip!" Baste teased. He scoffed, "Wala!" He denied but all he could ever think of if it was Leni who's carrying their child.

He suddenly recalled how they almost made one after the formal gathering they attended to. She was searing, her body was ablaze that evening.

As soon as they arrived at their place, she already hinted how much she wants him to make her body his wonderland. She wanted him to make the most of her and make their seeds bloom into another beautiful creature. Yet then, he was afraid that her health would be put into risk so he always rejected the idea.

"Bakit ayaw niyong subukan magsurrogate?" Delfin suggested privately as he was aware how Leni and Rodrigo wanted to have a child despite their risky age. "Di ba delikado yan sa bata?" He asked, "Yung pamangkin ko nag-ganon, napakalusog naman nung bata. Yun nga lang hindi lalaki sa tiyan ni Leni yung bata pero at least sainyo parin galing." He highly encouraged them to try.

She looked at him and considered the idea. She decided to talk about it further as they went home. "Medyo weird na buntis ako pero hindi ko dala yung bata pero saatin parin 'yon e. Wala pang risk sa health ko so anong down side?" She persuaded him, he liked the idea as well but the thought that he doesn't know how it completely works held him back.

"Tsaka, love. We can still do it kahit may baby na tayo." She added with a smirk, he chuckled. "See? Anong down side? Wala. Kaya let's have a baby na, love. Please." She begged.

Upon evaluating everything, and her sweet persuasions, he finally agreed to have their little one through a surrogate.

They started seeing doctors and had themselves some check up to help them pick their best cells. They picked a healthy and responsible surrogate mother as well to carry and take care of their baby as well.

Every time they accomplish something in relate to their surrogate child, they let theirselves sink into the pits of their body and make love. They embody the process of having a child and symbolizes it with the love fuming between the two of them and have the surrogate child as the life's gift to themselves.

"Anong ipapangalan natin sakanya if babae?" Leni asked. "Maria..."

"Ang old school naman ng may Maria sa pangalan!" She responded. "Gagi, ikaw nga may Maria eh." He chuckled. "Wag na yung may Maria." She insisted. "Sige ano nalang...Melody." He suggested, she loved it. "M yung sa Maria mo. Tapos Leni tsaka Rody yung lody tapos yung e dinagdag ko lang." He explained. "Ay ang cute non, Melody Gerona Duterte." She sounded so thrilled.

"Pag lalake naman?" She asked, he paused to think. "Hirap ah." He breaks in the silence. "Lodi nalang para Leni tsaka Rody tapos idol man." He jested making her laugh. "Lodi, jusko." She cracked up. "Yung maayos kase! Kapag tayo nagkababy at pinangalan ko talaga yan." She joked.

"Roen o kaya Roni?" He suggested. "Roen as in parang Rown?" She clarified the pronunciation. "Oo tapos second name Buchukoy." He suggested playfully. "De biro lang, pero yung nickname pag lalake gusto ko Buchukoy." He insisted making her laugh. "Parang cute man yung tawag na ganon. Buchukoy maisip mo mataba pero gwapo mana sa ama." He elaborated.

Leni pinched his nose, "Bakit sa ama lang, aber? Hindi ba maganda ang ina?" She glared at him playfully. "Syempre maganda! Kaya nga patay na patay ang ama." He cuddled her.  

All they lack now is the date of when will they tell their laboratory doctors to unite their cells. Hence, they wanted to be a hands on parents so they assured that the date they would pick would be a loose schedule for them so they can focus on the child without any interference.