TAMING THE LIONESS °[KathNiel] ✓COMPLETE

EPILOGUE

Tres

Ang ganda-ganda ng asawa ko. Ilang oras na akong nakatitig sa kanya—ang sarap lang niya talaga kasing panoorin. Truth is, I badly wanted to feel those lips on mine but she has a poor sleep for the last consecutive nights. I cannot take away this rest from her. She needs it more than I need to satisfy my needs of her.

The sound of our little guy's cry made me move away from my sleeping wife.

"Hey champ. Why are you crying?" I baby-talk my three-months old son. "Si mommy na naman hinahanap mo. Naiinggit na ang daddy ah."

My smile grew wide when he stopped crying and stared at me. Keeping my eyes on him for quite a while, I remembered Maddy when she was in highschool.

"Oh you, chub. Ikaw lang pala magpapaalala kay daddy sa chubby face ng mommy mo e. Kamukha-kamukha mo si mommy kasi. Ayan. Ngiti ka lang diyan."

Nagtataka ako sa batang 'to e. Hindi siya nagpapakarga sa'kin. Most of the time, sa mommy lang niya siya lumalapit. Kaya nga puyat na puyat lagi si Maddy.

"Ang gwapo-gwapo ng daddy mo oh tapos ayaw mong magpakarga? Palagi kang mommy ng mommy." Lumapad ang ngiti ng anak ko na para bang naiintindihan niya ang sinasabi ko. "Kay daddy ka na muna kasi tulog pa ang mommy mo."

Pagpapahingain mo 'yong mommy mo nak dahil papagurin ko pa 'yon. Haha. Dahil sa kapilyuhang 'yon, nilingon ko si Maddy. Nagukat ako nang makitang gising na pala siya. Nakatitig lang siya sa'min ng anak niya.

"Hi mommy! Thunder, gising na ang mommy."

"Good morning, love." Bati niyang nagpatawa sa'kin. Kumunot naman ang noo niya. "Why?"

"Love, gabi pa. It's just almost midnight honestly."

She took my phone from the nightstand to check the time. I rolled my eyes at how she acted. Lagi siyang ganyan, parang hindi naniniwala sa'kin. Not that I'm offended, kasalanan ko naman. Ilang ulit siyang na-late dahil sa mga... mga maliliit na bagay na ako ang dahilan. There was once when I got hooked with a game she installed in her phone. Limited lang 'yong lives kaya ang ginawa ko, inadjust ko 'yong date and time para mag-regen 'yong five lives ko. On the next day, her phone didn't ring the alarm she set. Upon further checking, I was the one to blame. Nakalimutan kong i-set ulit sa real date and time sa settings. Mula ng manganak si Maddy sa firstborn naming si Zephyr, hindi na siya nagsusuot ng wrist watch. I don't know why. Nasasagabalan siguro siya. We don't have wall clock in our room too— my preference. I hate time-conscious people and so it's the solution I found to keep my wife from worrying over everything. Why do women always overthink and overreact?

"Have you checked on Zephyr and Stormie?" Maddy asked while she got up. Mindlessly, she tied her hair in a bun while I held my breath. She's always making me lose my breath away when she does that—tie her hair up or do little things that don't seem to matter for her. She looks so attractive and her nape is always inviting to be kissed.

"Tres?"

"Ha?"

With a disappointed look, she rolled her eyes at me. It's not my fault that I space out. She really should stop being overly beautiful. It's distracting you know!

"Babylove, buti naman at bati kayo ngayon ng daddy." Malambing na wika niya sa anak naming karga-karga ko parin. "Iche-check na muna ni mommy ang mga kuya mo ha?" She kissed him quick and headed for the door.

"Oh babe. Wala bang kiss si daddy?" She rolled her eyes again and went away. "Sungit-sungit ng mommy mo nak ah. Parang hindi patay na patay kay daddy." Pagbibiro ko sa anak kong wala naman talagang naiintindihan sa mga sinasabi ko.