Audelia wake up earlier than the usual to prepare breakfast for her parents.
"Oh, good morning! Ang aga mo naman Carol," Nay Dolores
"Nanay, good morning po. I am going to prepare breakfast po for mama and daddy," Audelia replied with her sweet smile
"Ay, sweet sweet naman ng Carol namin. Oh siya sige at tutulungan kita. Ano ba ang ihahanda mo?" Nay Dolores
"Salad for mommy and I po, and then omelette for daddy. Thank you Nay," Audelia
"Oh sige ihahanda ko na ang mga kailangan mo," Nay Dolores
As Nay Dolores prepared all the ingredients Audelia needed she started slicing and preparing the veggies for salad while simultaneously preparing for her dad's omelette. She's good at cooking as well just like her mom who taught her and little did you know way back when Audelia is still very very little she is her mom's partner in cooking.
After a few hours of preparing it's almost 7:00 in the morning. The last thing she prepared is the tea for her mom, a coffee for her dad and milk for her.
**
Irene suddenly woke up not feeling her daughter beside her was her husband who still sleeping. After a while Greggy woke up finding his daughter..
"Good morning hon *kissed Irene* where's our baby?" Greggy asked
"Good morning honey *hugs and kisses Greggy* I don't know nga, I woke up without her beside us. May be she's at her room," Irene
"Okay then, let's go down na and eat breakfast. And find the baby," Greggy
"Yeah, yeah walang hugs and kisses tuloy kanina when we woke up," Irene said with a pout
"Kaya nga we will hunt that bunny. Let's go," Greggy replied and held Irene's hand as they went down stairs
Whereas Audelia just done setting up the table. She beautifully set it up with flowers and cozy vibe. She then heard laughters from the stairs so she fix herself and stand there waiting for them to be near.
As the parents nearly approaching they noticed the dining's beautiful setup.
"Seems like someone is surprising us this morning honey," Greggy said
"Oh God, our baby!" Irene said as she excitedly approach her daughter for a hug and pepper her with lots of kisses.
"Good morning Mommy and Daddy! Please have a sit and join me for breakfast. I prepared all of these for you guys. I wanted make bawi and this way I could at least express my gratitude for having you both and thank you mom and dad for always looking after me, " Audelia uttered sweetly as she kissed and hugged her parents. The parents deeply touched by their daughter's words and gestures..
"Awe.. my love. Thank you so much, you're our baby kaya we have to take care of you always talaga. Mommy and Daddy will always be here for you anak," Irene said and hug her daughter tightly
"We love you anak. Thank you for being the sweetest, kind, and loving child, we couldn't ask for more," Greggy muttered as he joined her mag-ina and hug them in his arms.
**
They enjoyed eating breakfast. The parents love the foods that Audelia prepared. Today, they will be staying at home, they have no any errands so they decided to take the time to bond.
"Mom?" Audelia query as she finds her mom at the garden checking on her plants.
"Yes my love?" Irene replied and turn to face her daughter with a smile.
"I am planning to bake some crinkles. Would you like to join with me," Audelia
"Of course! Love that idea, it's been a while since the last time we bake baby," Irene said as she walks towards her daughter embracing her
"Yes mommy, we are buddies talaga palagi. Come na mommy," Audelia said as she holds her mom and walk to their kitchen.
**
The mag-ina is busy with their business baking Audelia's and Greggy's favorite pastry. Greggy is still quite busy with the paperwork though he's not at work anymore because his son take over the position he still need to guide his son.
"This will be ready na anytime soon anak," Irene
"Yay, am super excited to taste it. And give some to daddy as well," Audelia
"My two crinckles' monsters!" Irene uttered laughingly
"Well your crinkles are the best mom," Audelia
"Sus, bolera my baby," Irene said and kissed her daughter
"No kaya, am just being honest here mama," Audelia replied
"Seems you two are having a great time huh. And I smell something very familiar. You guys are baking ba?" Greggy said and approaching her for a kiss
"Hmm.. guess what daddy," Audelia
"We bake your favorite honey," Irene said and kiss Greggy
"Wow, I can't wait to taste it. Ready na ba?" Greggy excitedly uttered
"Not yet daddy, few minutes pa po," Audelia said and hug her daddy
"Tired honey?" Irene asked as she fix her husband's hair and Audelia find it sweet
"Yes, stressful. But you two are my breath of fresh air," Greggy
"Don't entertain the stress honey. Am here to help you if you need, okay? Call me ha," Irene said and kiss her husband's cheeks while Audelia checks on the crinckles
"Noted honey. Thank you always. You know ang ganda ganda mo talaga," Greggy said and hug Irene they're having a moment together
"Sus bolero Araneta," Irene said while Greggy just hug her
"No ha, totoo yan. Will never get tired of saying that, of loving you, my love," Greggy sweetly uttered that melted Irene's heart in response Irene gave her husband a passionate kiss...
"Ay ang tamis!" Audelia uttered while the parents looked at their daughter covering her eyes and they laughed looking at her
"You silly come here baby," Greggy said inviting her daughter for a hug.
"Ang big girl na ng baby na ito eh," Irene said as she and Greggy shower her with kisses and tickling her
"Enough mommy, daddy! Ang daya niyo dalawa kayo, alone lang ako," Audelia uttered and pout
"Okay sorry come here na drink water, hmm?" Greggy said
"Crinckles are ready!" Irene said that made the mag-ama's eyes sparkled.
"So good! I love it, so smooth and moist inside," Greggy said
"Yes you're right daddy. We bake it with love, " Audelia said as she munch some of it
Irene just lovingly watched her mag-ama enjoying the moments like this with their daughter.
Afternoon
Irene got busy arranging her plants while Greggy is still working with jam-packed paperworks and Audelia is just laying on the sofa in their living room reading her favorite book Don Quixote.
It's already 1:38 in the afternoon, Audelia felt sleepy as she usually took a nap every afternoon to regain some energy and fill those sleepless nights because of a bunch of school works and deadlines.
She didn't able to notice and stop herself as she was really sleepy without any signal she fell into deep slumber while the book she's holding already fell from the sofa.
While Irene just finished working in her garden at exactly 2 o'clock she decided to check on her daughter on what possible things could they do for the rest of the day. While she walks in the sala humming a song...
"Goodness baby girl, nakatulog na pala," Irene said as she go near her daughter and fix her position carefully. And Audelia murmur..
"Mommy, let's sleep," Audelia uttered while eyes still closed seems she really is so tired.
Irene decided to call Greggy to transfer Audelia at their room for her to comfortably sleep. She doesn't want to wake her up for it seems that she's quite exhausted.
"Honey, can you please lift Audie in our room? She fell asleep here in the sala kasi," Irene phone called Greggy
"Sure honey, I'll get down," Greggy
"She fell asleep while reading. Ayoko naman gisingin pa siya. Seems very tired ang baby, " Irene said as she guided her mag-ama going upstairs
"Thank you honey, better you rest for a while rin muna kanina ka pa walang tigil," Irene said as she carefully fix Audelia's position inviting her husband to rest with them.
"I'm okay honey, but I'm quite sleepy nga. Nakakainggit sarap ng sleep ng bunny na ito," Greggy said as she carefully lied down beside her daughter kissing its forehead
"I'll just change my clothes honey okay? Papalitan ko muna rin si Audie ng cloth napawisan na yan. You ba? Hindi pawis? " Irene, she's finding some clothes for her daughter
"No honey, am all good. Thank you, " Greggy replied and smile. He then went to the restroom to pee while Irene changes Audie's upper cloth and her's.
As they finished changing they both comfortably lay down beside their sleeping daughter and kiss her head. After a while they drifted off to sleep hugging their daughter.
It's almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon when Irene suddenly woke up seeing her mag-ama hugging each other which melt her heart. She took a photo of them and before going down to prepare for dinner she kissed them both.
"Oh Irene, saan ang mag-ama mo?" Nay Dolores
"Naku nay, tulog pa po. Mukhang pagod talaga sila," Irene
"Alam kong ikaw rin pagod. Iba talaga ang mga ina, kahit na pagod babangon para sa pamilya," Nay Dolores
"Of course Nay, I really love them and nawawala ang pagod nating mga ina and we feel satisfied na and full seeing them happy and well," Irene said as they continue share a meaningful conversation
**
Greggy woke up at 5:30 feeling the warm hug of his daughter. He smiled as he saw their position like that. He treasure every moment he have with his daughter paying all the time that he and Irene wasn't able to watch over their daughter because of work. He kissed Audelia and gently wake her up..
"Baby, wake up na po," Greggy gently wake up her and kiss its forehead while Audelia just buried her face to her father's neck and tightly hug her father
"5 minutes daddy, am kind of sleepy pa po eh, please," Audelia uttered very sleepy
"Okay, okay po," Greggy said and hug Audelia
A few minutes passed Irene entered the room
"Oh honey you're awake na pala, ang baby?" Irene asked as she approached them and kissed Greggy
"5 minutes daw honey super sleepy pa daw, tired eh" Greggy
Irene went near her mag-ama and kissed her husband she carefully sits beside her daughter and shower her with lots of kisses to wake her up.
"Up na my baby love, I prepared dinner for you and daddy. Come na," Irene as she continuously showering her daughter with kisses and slightly tickling her
"Mommy, stop na. Nakikiliti po ako, ay si mommy," Audelia said
"Come na, late na for dinner baby naman kasi ang tagal gumising," Irene
"Ito na nga po madam Irene," Audelia teasingly uttered
"Ahh you're teasing me talaga ha, dad help mo nga ako," Irene said as Greggy hold her daughter to continue Irene's mission on tickling her daughter
"Mo...mmy.. ha ha ... Enough please... mommy," Audelia said as she's trying to stop her mom but she's still feels so weak
"Okay, okay, sorry... I just love you very much, my loveeee," Irene said as she prolonged the kiss on her daughter's cheeks
"Nangigigil na naman ang Mommy mo sayo baby," Greggy laughingly said as he kiss her daughter's forehead
"Who wouldn't? This baby is our life," Irene
"Susss, love you mommy, I treasure every moment we have like this, my forever mommmmy!!" Audelia
"How about daddy?" Greggy
"Of course daddy, come group hug dad," Audeila
They just enjoyed the whole day bonding and simply being together, enjoying the laughter and filling their hearts with joy as if there's no tomorrow.
Also, Irene is finding a tyempo on how she's going to tell her daughter that she'll be out of town for 10 days and it's quite long. She'll go without her daughter and Greggy but she will be with Luis, Xandra and a few of her own guards going to south for Permaculture.
Evening
"Honey, I don't know how I am going to tell Audie, it's quite a long time that I will be out, I don't know if she'll be okay with that," Irene
"It's okay honey I am sure she'll understand that. I am here honey you can tell it to her now. Since ilang days na lang aalis na kayo," Greggy
"Thank you honey, please be good here and please look after our daughter muna. I am going to miss you daddy, as well as our Audie," Irene said as she embraces her husband
"And I am going to miss you honey. 10 days, grabe matagal din 'yun. Few hours without you nga I've been missing you na what more for 10 days," Greggy
"Awh, my love, I'll be back naman. I'll go there purposely not just for my own interest, but for the whole country. You know that," Irene
"Yes, yes. Just please take care there baby. Ang init pa naman. I and Audie here will be fine. We're just going to miss you. So don't forget to update us from time to time okay? I mean it time to time, baby," Greggy
"Oh yes of course honey. I love you. So much Greggy," Irene
"I love you so much baby," Greggy said as he give his wife a passionate kiss
...
Bed time
Irene called her daughter from her room planning to let her again sleep in their room also to crack the news about her going out for ten days.
*Knock*
"Come in," Audelia
"Hello baby," Irene
"Oh mommy? Do you need anything? Bed time na po," Audelia
"I just wanted to invite you in our room. Can you sleep with us tonight?" Irene said convincing her daughter while hugging her
"Yeah, sure mom. I'll bring bunbun with me," Audelia said that made Irene smile
Greggy and Irene's room
" Hello daddy, I'll be sleeping here tonight. Is that okay?" Audelia
"Of course naman my love. Mommy is going to tell you something rin kasi," Greggy
"Oh what is it mom?" Audelia said and Irene nervously approach her daughter while Greggy assure him that it'll be okay.
"Baby, uhm.. I will be away for ten days kasi from you and daddy. I am going to Bukidnon together with your Kuya Lu and Ate Xandra. That's for the Second Permaculture baby. You have your school pa kasi I can't bring you. Anak I hope you understand mommy," Irene said while holding her daughter's hand and Audelia seemingly surprised and appear to be sad
"Oh no, ten days is quite long mama. Bukidnon is quite far. That will be a long time without you," Audelia uttered with a teary eyes
"My love come here, I'll hug you. *Hugs her daughter* I may be away from you remember that I am bringing your presence and spirit with me. I am going to miss you and you're right it's a quite a long time without you. But those 10 days will pass, only if I could bring you talaga, I do," Irene
"I do understand mama, it's just am not used to be away from you that long time. I am going to miss you. So much Mama," Audelia said as she hugs her whining daughter while Greggy watched his mag-ina feeling the same sadness as Audelia feels
"Don't worry baby, mommy will make it up to you after that trip. I will update you from time to time and facetime tayo before we sleep at night. Then mommy still would sing for you before you sleep. I'll be waiting for you to sleep. Just be with daddy too, is that alright? Tahan na baby," Irene
"Yeah okay mommy. I'll be waiting for you. Mamimiss ka namin ni daddy," Audelia
"Hay ang baby ko, I love you anak. I am going to miss you and daddy as well," Irene
"I just hope may fast-forward in real life para mabilis lang 'yung 10 days mommy," Audelia said and Irene chuckles same with Greggy
"You silly munchkin! That will pass, you'll never realize," Irene said and shower her daughter with kisses
"Take ikaw mommy ha. It's so humid please stay hydrated okay?" Audelia
"Yes po baby madam, you too. Take care going to school okay, and update me as well ha," Irene
"Noted Miss Irene," Audelia
"Ahhh you're teasing me talaga haaa. Daddyyy hold her nga," Irene
Audelia tried to run but Greggy catched her and so Irene tickle her daughter and give her kisses..
"Mommy, tired na po ako. Let's sleep na po," Audelia
"Okay let's go," Irene
Audelia her usual spot in the middle squeeze by her parents. She's in her mother's chest spending her time that her mom's still there cause she'll be away for 10 days.
"Hug me tighter mommy please. I am going to miss you. I love you so much mommy and daddy. Goodnight to you both," Audelia
"Goodnight my love, mahal na mahal ka namin," Irene
"Goodnight honey, goodnight baby," Greggy said and kissed his mag-ina. Irene stared at her mag-ama..
"I am going to miss these two love of my life, please take care of them oh God. Thank you for the life, strength, and love you're giving us everyday. And I hope you guide us on our way to Bukidnon. I claim the victory in our project, please be with me God. Amen"