It Was Always You

XX

Mika Reyes

It was another midnight where in I can't doze off. Insomnia probs tho. Kiefer was sleeping beside me and his hands were on my baby bump, dribbling it as if it is a basketball.

"Kiefer! Ano ba!" I tried to remove his hands but he was too strong.

"Kenzo, pass me the ball. Go!" He was sleep talking. Is he dreaming about our son?

"Love, hindi bola yan! That's my tummy!" I whispered in his ears.

"Good Kenzo! Oh, ikaw naman Katie!" What?! He even taught our baby girl how to shoot hoops? No. Katie will be the next volleybelle.

"Kiefer, gumising ka nga! Dinadaganan mo tummy ko!" I kicked Kiefer out of the bed, that's why he woke up.

"Aray naman Love! Bakit mo ako sinipa?" He scratched the rear part of his head.

"Kasi kanina mo pa hawak yung tiyan ko na parang bola!" I scrunched my nose.

"Tabi na dyan, matutulog na ako ulit!" Kiefer was about to lay down but I suddenly threw his pillows at him.

"Dun ka sa sofa matulog! Che!" I covered myself and did not mind Kiefer.

The next morning, I got up earlier. Ate Karina and Ate Loren helped me prepare breakfast for Kiefer.

"Love?" He was already up from his slumber.

"I'm here outside!" I replied. Kiefer immediately ran his hands through my waist from behind.

"Good morning, beautiful!" He stole a kiss and mischievously grinned at me.

"Hmph! Pagkatapos mong i-dribble ng i-dribble tummy ko kagabi!" I pushed him away. Kunwari nagtatampo.

"Sorry na, love. Pinapractice ko lang si Kenzo magdribble. Alam mo na, para Phenom din!" He was laughing while helping me set up the table.

"Halika na, kumain na tayo. You have trainings today?" I asked.

"Wala. Love, today was our schedule for GGV taping." Kiefer started eating his pancakes.

"Oh shoot! Oo nga pala no? What time ba yung call time natin?"

"4 PM pa naman." After that, we did our usual exercise. The doctor recommended that at least thrice a week, I would walk or jog in an hour. Para daw hindi ako mahirapang manganak.

Kiefer was doing his paper works about the opening of our soon to be restaurant. On the other hand, I was just reading an inspirational book about mothers and their children.

A moment after, I felt our babies moved! There was a light kick I felt in my tummy that put so much happiness in my heart.

"Love!! Sumisipa yung twins!" I shouted and he immediately stopped whatever he was doing.

"Talaga? Pwede ko bang hawakan?" Kiefer asked and I nodded in return. He put his head closer to my tummy and waited.

"Nafeel mo yun? Diba they moved?" He was smiling and nodding at the same time. Words cannot express what we were feeling as of that moment.

"Lalo tuloy akong naeexcite sa paglabas ng kambal na 'to!" Kiefer kissed my baby bump as well as my hands. Three more months before we get to hold and cherish our twins.

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"Mika! Bilisan mo na, baka matraffic na naman tayo papuntang ABS-CBN nyan." I slowly went down when I heard Kiefer spoke.