Be My Daddy

Ten

Chapter Ten

Wedding

"Sinong ka-date mo kagabi, Mama?"

Tumawa si Mama at nag-angat ng tingin sa akin. Ngumunguya siya ng ginawa kong blueberry pancakes at kanina pa ang puri niya rito pero ayaw kong iyon lang ang paksa namin buong agahan.

Ito na rin ang oras at panahon para tangungin ko siya sa mga ganap sa buhay niya at sa negosyo. At kung mayroon bang bagong lalaking nagpapatibok sa puso niya.

"Ikaw, sino ang babaeng-"

"Ma, please I'm over it." I chuckled lightly.

Iyon naman ang totoo. Madalas ganito naman ang nangyayari. Kapag nasaktan ako, mabilis kong winawaksi ang sakit na iyon. That's how easy it is for me to move on. I guess when you really know yourself above all else, the words of the people around you, no matter how hurt you are won't matter the next day.

"So, back to my question. Sinong kadate mo?"

"No secrets, right?" I added, smiling genuinely at her.

"You'll meet him in time. Marami lang akong inaasikaso ngayon." She sighed. Nilapag niya ang kubyertos at humalukipkip.

"Yeah, about the deal with the Alvarado Group..."

"How did you know?" Kumunot ang noo niya.

"I was in Singapore, remember? Nakausap ko roon ang sekretarya mo."

"And? I told her not to say anything."

"I talked to Travor."

"He told you?"

"Oo. Maganda ako eh."

"Anong connect?" Tawa niya at tinapos na ang pagkain.

Mukhang wala naman kasi akong mapipiga kay Mama kaya hindi ko na rin muna siya pinilit. May tiwala naman ako na papaano ay sasabihin niya kung sino ang ka-date niya at mga ginawa niyang changes sa kompanya.

"Gusto ata ni Tita mag jowa reveal." Tawa ni Saturn dahil nabanggit ko na iyon sa kanila.

"Jowa ba talaga?" Tawa ko.

My mom is very healthy. She enjoys her sex life so well as if she's on the peak of her puberty. Most of the knowledge I have about sex, boys, and power, she taught me all that and I learned a lot from her. That's how close we are. I think it's an important and essential part of motherhood and she did it well. To inform me about all these things so I won't even have to explore on my own and fall into my own pit.

I am thankful that she taught me a lot of things and loaded me with knowledge and wisdom. It feels like I am a machine gun, waiting and ready for war.

She taught me in an early age that talking about sex is not taboo. We all need to learn about it because it is vital in our lives. I mean, okay we can go on without sex but later on in life, we need it.

"I bet it's not serious. But I'm okay with it. I shrugged. "Saka isa pa, para hindi naman niya ako kulitin na idate ang kung sino o magseryoso."

"Tita Cali is so cool." Saturn sighed.

"I wish Mama is like her."

"What do you mean?" Si Heaven.

"I mean ayaw ni Mama kay Jannis-"

"Ayaw din namin sa kanya." Si Valerio, binubuksan ang butones ng uniporme niya. Balak na ata maghubad rito.

Ang landi talaga ng isang 'to.

Sinaway tuloy siya ni Heaven at si Heaven pa ang nagsara muli nito. Siyempre ang gago kilig na kilig 'yan. Pigil ang ngiti niya at kagat pa ang labi.