Richard's POV
As much as possible I wanted to be there always with Maine on her entire pregnancy, as much as I can, I wanted to see all her development and support her in this milestone of ours. But sometimes there are circumstances that cannot be avoided at work wherein I need to leave my family for a couple of days. This is the part the I hate about my work at this point in time.
"Dad, hindi ba pwedeng iba na lang ang pumunta sa Bangkok, as much as possible I don't want to go out of town much more out of the country" I asked my Dad
"Kung pwede nga lang RJ na si Mike na lang but we need to send someone who is more experience in order to have an edge for this deal. I would like to get this project and I don't want to take the risk by sending a junior officer" Daddy Ricky explained
"Pero Dad, mahirap nang umalis ako nowadays, Maine is pregnant and I wanted to be there for her every step of the way" I insisted
"We will take care of her, hindi pa naman manganganak ang asawa mo, she is in her second trimester only." Daddy said
"Mom was also in her second trimester when we almost loose Rizza" I said, it pains me to see Dad's sudden change of mood when I mentioned about what happened to my Mom. I have no intention of hurting him by reminding him what happened before but I don't want to happen that to Maine.
"I am not forgetting what happened to your Mom before RJ, do you think I did not consider that with Maine's present condition" Daddy sadly said
"I'm sorry if I hit on something too sensitive Dad, I don't mean it that way" I apologized
Dad took a deep breathe, I believe that he knows where my hesitation is coming from "I am only asking for four days the most RJ. Unlike your Mom, Maine has too many people around her to take care of her. We could ask Rizza to stay with them while you are in Bangkok. Or to make you feel more comfortable, we could ask her to stay in Bulacan while you are out of the country. What I am saying is, we have too many options to take care of Maine, unlike then with your Mom" he said
"May I talk to Maine about this first Dad? I know this is work and please don't think that I am complaining, I am worried about Maine, please understand that my family comes first" I said
"Alright, I guess that's fair enough" Daddy replied smiling. "I'm sorry that I have to drag you on this project son, it is not that I don't trust our people but I believe that if there is anyone who could work on this better, it is only you" Daddy said
"Thank you for believing in me Dad. I will still talk to Maine first" I said while Dad beams
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Maine is not uttering any word when I told her about my trip to Bangkok, and it troubles me that I am not hearing her objection nor confirmation about the coming trip, instead she just continue reading her book and continuously breathing deeply.
"I guess I should ask Dad to get someone to attend to that bidding in Bangkok" I said but Maine remains reading her book then closed it after a while and stares at me sadly.
"I will miss you" she softly said
"And I will miss you more" I replied
"I know we cannot avoid this kind of circumstances at work. I agree with Dad about believing that you are the only one he could trust on dealing on this project" she said
"Is that a yes? Are you allowing me to go to Bangkok for that project bidding?" I asked
"As I said, we could not avoid situations such as you, going on an out of the country trip. Trabaho yun eh, and as much as possible I don't want to give you difficulty at work. I know you need this kind of exposures being the next in line for the company's presidency. In wanted to support you at work as much as I can. Don't worry about me, I am sad because ngayon pa lang nami-miss na kita but I'll be fine" she explained.
"Mas mami-miss kita, kayo ni Celestine, yung daily regular work nga lang, atat na atat na akong umuwi, eto pang four days na out of the country, ang hirap nun Love, sabihin ko kaya kay Dad na hindi ka pumayag" I said
"Oyyy ... wag mong gagawin yan, nakakahiya kay Dad. Kung ikaw ngang anak hindi alam kung paano tatanggi, ako pa kayang nakikisakay lang sa apelyido nyo" I said
"Eh ayoko kasi talagang umalis" I said
"Pwes sabihin mo yan nang diretso sa Daddy mo, wag mo akong gawing dahilan" she said. "Love, if you worry about my condition, then ngayon pa lang sinasabi ko na sa yo na ok lang ako. Celestine and I plus this little angel inside me are well loved. Hindi kami papabayaan ng mga pamilya natin. Go there and make us all more proud of you" she said
"I love you Mrs. Faulkerson., Jr." are the only words that I was able to uttered. Realizing how fortunate I am for having Maine as my wife, I will definitely run out of words because my heart is overflowing with gratitude for having been given this precious gift from above.
"I love you more Mr. Richard Faulkerson, Jr., I love you to the moon and back" she declared then cupped my face and gave me a short but sweet and passionate kiss.
"The more I will miss you my love." I said
"Sinasadya ko yan, for you to hurry home" she said
"I have a better idea, why don't you and Celestine come with me in Bangkok, that could be our first family trip outside of the country" I suggested
"You will go there to work, let's just do it some other time, I wanted that kind of trip, free of worries about work. Also, may pasok si Celestine, hindi pwedeng mag-absent" she said
"We will extend the trip, we can make it seven days instead of four days. Atsaka, pre-school pa lang si Celestine, it will not matter if she misses her class for at least a week" I said
"Still No, ano ang gagawin namin ni Celestine sa four days na magtatrabaho ka? Nadadalas ang backache ko, hindi ko kayang alagaan si bagets alone in this condition" she said
"Ang daming dahilan, ayaw mo lang yata talaga akong makasama eh" I said
"You know that it is not true. Ikaw pa ba ang hindi ko gustong makasama eh mukhang ngayon pa nga lang kita pinaglilihihan, mas gusto ko nga na nandito ka lagi kasama ko, but I have to endure the longingness because para sa atin din naman yun. Pero promise ko sa yo, may gift ako sa yo when you get home, babawi talaga ako sa four days na wala ka" she said while her hands are starting to travel underneath my shirt going down to my boxers.
"Hmmm.... Kung pag-uwi ko pa yang pagbabawi na yan, then why are those hands travelling around my torso?" I flirty asked
"I have to save for the drought days" she said and pulls me hard for a kiss that I have been yearning. Now I believe on Dra. Sanchez when she said that, the second trimester will be my favorite period of Maine's pregnancy.
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