Risa saw how light Kit's face was as she visited him in his office. "Good mood yarn?"
Kit chuckled. "Hay naku, Ris! Sasagap ka na naman ng chismis. Kilala kita."
She rolled her eyes. "Ito naman parang ewan. Sooner or later malalaman ko din naman yan so might as well ikwento mo na."
He glared at her. "There's no story to tell."
She snorted. "Di ako naniniwala! Kilala kita Belmonte. Ganyan na ganyan ka nung nalaman kong in love ka kay Leni."
He frowned. "Uy tigil mo nga yan! Baka may makarinig sayo. Kasal na yung tao eh." He looked around. "Naka-move on na kami sa isa't-isa."
She rolled her eyes. "Aarte nyo din eh." She remarked. "So ano na nga? Ano ng status nyo ni Grace?"
Kit's eyes bulged. "How—"
"Ako pa ba!" She boosted herself. "And for the record, matagal ko ng alam ang tungkol sainyo. Alam ko din na alam na ni Bongbong and Leni. Alam ko din na best friend ni Bongbong si Grace."
He just shook his head, doesn't know why he's surprised when it's Risa who he's talking to.
"So ano nga?" She nagged him.
He rolled his eyes. "Di pa kami ni Grace. Pero there's progress naman."
"Ayyyiiee!" She tapped his arm forcefully as she squealed.
"Aray ko naman!" He complained, massaging his arm.
She laughed. "Dahil dyan kailangan natin lumabas mamayang dinner. Sakto sahod naman so libre mo. Sabihan ko si Leni."
"Salamat sa pag volunteer saakin ha!" He said sarcastically.
She laughed. "Mas mataas ang sahod mo noh! Si Leni naman bilyonaryo so kayo na bahala sa dinner ko." She said and walked away. He just shook his head.
---
"Kung magpakasal ako this year papayag kaya si Mommy?" Irene almost whispered. She's sitting at the couch inside Bongbong's office while staring blankly outside the big windows.
He frowned. "Greggy proposed?"
She shook her head. "Not yet pero naisip ko lang." she looked at him.
He shrugged. "Ikaw bahala."
"Kaya lamg naisip ko diba sukob yun." She mentioned. "Kinasal kayo ni Leni this year eh."
He nodded. "Edi next year."
She sighed. "Well, wala pa naman kaming nagpag-uusapan ni Greggy so."
"How's Aimee and John?" He asked.
"They broke up." She said.
He smirked. "Sabi ko na nga ba eh. Di worth it yang John na yan."
"Bong, Aimee called off the wedding." She dropped making him surprised.
"Why?" He asked.
"Ayaw talaga ni Mommy eh. She doesn't like John talaga." She said. "Mom also said na once natuloy ang kasal, she'll not attend the wedding plus haharangin nya lahat ng gigs ni John."
"Oh so Aimee called off the wedding nalang?" He guessed.
She nodded. "Kesa naman mag away sila nang mag away ni Mommy."
"How about manang?" He asked.
She sighed. "Alam mo naman yun, iba naman ang gusto sa buhay. I don't know ha pero iba ang kutob ko sa mga kinikilos nya lately."
"What do you mean?" He was curious.
"There's something about her eh. I don't know if she broke up with Tom or what. Extra sungit saka extra lungkot sya lately and sya lang ang hindi masyadong close kay Leni." She said. "Di ko alam if insecure ba sya kay Leni because mahal na mahal sya ni Mommy or Team Louise sya?"
He sighed. "Irene, Louise is long gone. She's an ex now. Patahimikin na natin sya. Leni moved on from Kit and I've moved on from Louise, so we should all move on too."
She just shrugged. "Just saying."
---
"Okay lang ba kung late mo na ako sunduin mamaya?" Leni asked Bongbong over the phone.
"Why?" He asked.
"Magdidinner kasi kami nina Risa mamaya eh."
"Oh okay sige. Basta until 9:30 lang siguro ba, baka mapuyat ka masyado eh. Di ka pwede mapagod ng masyado remember?"
"Okay po. I'll call you nalang later."
"Okay. Take care. I love you."
"Okay."
Call ended.
"Pumayag?" Risa asked Leni the moment the phone call was dropped.
Leni nodded. "Pero until 9:30 lang ako ha. Bawal kasi ako magpuyat or mapagod masyado sabi ng OB."
Risa nodded. "Okay sige."
Minutes later, Kit went to the faculty lounge to look for them. They all walked towards his car. Risa sat on the passenger seat while Leni was on the backseat.
"It's been a while since we've been on the same car." Risa uttered as they hit the road.
Kit and Leni smiled as they observed too. Back when their lives are not that complicated, they were always together in the campus. Kit always dropped them at the apartment. They've missed the old times.
When they've reached the restaurant, they instantly took their orders. "So ano na nga, Belmonte? Ano ng ganap nyo ni Grace?"
Kit chuckled. "Taking things slowly nga. Kulit mo."
Risa frowned. "Pabebe nyo. Mabuti pa 'to si Leni mukhang balak ng sundan si Cookie."
"Gaga!" Leni reacted.
"Dapat pala sinama natin si Grace ngayon." Risa suggested. "Para naman makabonding ko sya. Mabuti si Leni kasi palagi yun nakakasama pag may ganap sina Bong."
"Baka kung anong sabihin mo kay Grace." Kit disagreed.
"True!" Leni agreed.
"Grabe naman kayo saakin. Gusto ko lang naman maging close sa mga jowa nyo." Risa rebutted.
"Bakit ikaw di mo ngaa pinapakilala saamin ang jowa mo." Leni hinted.
"May boyfriend ka?" Kit asked.
"Secret muna at baka ma jinx." Risa said.
"Ikaw ang pabebe!" Leni exclaimed. "Nakita ka namin ni Bongbong may kasama."
Risa was shocked. "Saan? Kailan?"
Leni laughed. "O dibaa! Huli ka ngayon! May kasama ka nga!"
Risa turned red. She didn't know if Leni was bluffing about seeing her with someone.
"Pero totoo, nakita ka namin ni Bongbong sa mall." Leni said.
Risa was caught of guard. "Pareho kayo marites ng asawa mo."
They laugh.
"Well, we owned the mall." Leni hair flipped.
Risa rolles her eyes. "Edi ikaw na ang bilyonaryo! Ikaw magbayad nito lahat." She pointed out all the food on their table.
They laugh.
"Pero seryoso, may boyfriend ka?" Kit was curious.
Risa sighed. She knew she needed to be honest. "Di ko alam if kami na ba or what."
"Why?" Kit asked.
Risa shrugged. "Di pa kami nag-uusap regarding sa status namin, basta we're happy kapag magkasama kami or kapag nag-uusap kami."
"Ano pangalan?" Kit asked. "Baka naman babaero yan? Baka lokohin ka nyan naku! Ipakilala mo nga saakin yan."
"Kilala ni Grace." Risa said. Kit was even more curious.
Leni smirked. "Hay naku! Ang liit talaga ng mundo. Akalain nyo, yung mga jowa natin mag bebestfriend din."
Kit gets it. "Best friend ni Grace at Bongbong ang jowa mo?" He looks at Risa.
Risa nodded. "Si Win."
---
"Saan ka galing?" Leni asked Bongbong the moment he entered their house. She was having snack on their living room while watching a movie. She noticed how his hair was a bit wet and he changed his clothes.
"I went to practice." He said as he joined her on the couch. He kissed her lips. "Nagpaalam ako sayo kanina bago ako umalis. Nagpaalam din ako sayo kagabi nung nagdidinner tayo na aalis ako ng maaga."
She frowned at him, racking her brain remembering the moment he told her that. "Talaga?"
He nodded. "Tinanong mo nga ako kung anong meron bakit may pa basketball."
She finally remembered. "Ay oo nga pala!" She chuckled. "May sports fest nga pala kayo sa office."
He nodded.
She giggled. "Sorry na, nakalimutan ko." She kissed him.
He smiled. "It's okay." He saw the roasted peanuts she was eating. It's placed on a bowl on her lap. "Hingi ako, ba." He said as he get some peanut from her bowl.
"Bawal!" She exclaimed.
He was startled. "Bakit?"
"Aantukin ka." She said.
He frowned. "Nakakaantok ba ang mani?"
"No." She clicked her tongue. "Bawal ka humingi ng pagkain sa buntis kasi aantukin ka."
He frowned at her. "Di naman yan totoo, ba. Sabi-sabi lang yan ng mga matatanda."
She glared at him. "Bawal nga!"
"Konti lang naman." He protested.
"Daddy!" She glared at him.
He sighed. "Fine."
He suddenly thought of an idea. He leaned closer to her ear. "Mani mo nalang kainin ko."
She choked after hearing him. It sent shivers to her spine. "Bastos mo talaga!"
He giggled. "What? I'm just suggesting." His hand went to caress her inner thighs up until he reached her core.
She held his wrist. "I'm watching, daddy ano ba!" She smirked.
He smirked, he knew she liked it too. "Pahawak nalang." He said, inserting his fingers inside her underwear. She bit her lower lip the moment she felt his fingers on her bare core. "I love you so much." He whispered then licked her earlobe.
He was about to insert his middle finger into her core when she stopped him. He frowned.
"Wait!" She held his wrist.
"You're not in the mood?" He asked, willing to stop if she didn't want to do it.
She sighed. She wants to do it with him but she needs to talk to him first. "Let's talk first." She said.
He nodded and removed his hands inside her house dress. He sat properly, ready to listen to her.
"We're always having sex, Bong." She said.
He nodded. He's obviously aware.
"Naisip ko baka kasi nasa honeymoon stage pa tayo kaya ganon? Or kasi diba never naman tayo naging mag boyfriend and girlfriend or never tayo dumaan sa ligawan stage, so talagang may gigil factor," she started to explain things to him. "I'm not saying na hindi ko gusto, god, Bong, I love it when you make love to me, I can't even describe—" she paused when she saw him smile with those eyes twinkling like she said the most beautiful thing in the world. Her brain stopped functioning and she couldn't find her words when he does that.
She cleared her throat and try to compose herself. "But please, we need to talk about this habang maaga pa at hindi pa lumalabas si Cookie." She continued. "We really need to talk about family planning, daddy."
"Okay." He nodded. "I agree with you."
She smiled when she heard his positive response. "Naisip ko kasi baka sex pa din tayo ng sex kapag lumabas na si Cookie tapos mabuntis ako agad. I mean, okay lang naman sana pero paano kapag lawyer na ako tapos syempre ikaw busy ka naman palagi sa negosyo, paano natin maalagaan yung mga bata? Ayoko naman silang iwan palagi sa yaya, gusto ko tayo pa din ang mag palaki sa kanila."
He moved closer to her and held her close. She leaned her head on his shoulders. "What do you want to do then?" He asked.
She looked up to him. "Ilan gusto mong anak?"
"Five." He said in an instant.
"Five?" She became stress. "Parang ang dami ng lima, daddy."
"Nagtanong ka eh." He smirked.
She rolled her eyes.
He laughed. "Yun ang sagot ko sa tanong mo, ba. Kahit nga anim pwede pa eh kaya lang syempre dalawa tayo sa relasyon na 'to, so I don't make the final decision. 50-50 tayo palagi when it comes to decision making. Well, gawin na nating 70-30, sayo ang 70% kasi ikaw naman ang manganganak eh hindi naman ako. Ikaw ang mahihirapan, ikaw ang magsusuka every morning, ikaw ang maglilihi, ikaw ang mag mamaternity leave sa trabaho, ikaw ang magdadala ng baby so ikaw ang may major say. Kung ilan ang gusto mong anak yun ang masusunod." He said.
She smiled at him lovingly. "Bakit ka ganyan?"
He frowned. "Huh?"
She cupped his face. "You always know what to say. You're making me fall in love with you every single day."
"I'm glad you're feeling that way because I'm deeply in love with you too." He kissed her lips.
She giggled.
"Let's have five kids, Bong." She said, looking at him deeply.
"Are you sure?" He needed to confirm.
She nodded. "I want a big family with you."
He kissed her again. "I'm gonna give you whatever you want. I love you so much."
To be continued...
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