Coline woke up feeling her muscles twitching. She knows she's still naked under the sheets. But when she felt the cotton fabric on her legs, napamulat siya ng mata. She's clothed. Fully clothed. Napabalikwas siya ng bangon. She's in her white spaghetti top and striped cotton shorts with complete undergarments. Hindi niya naaalalang nakapagbihis siya matapos paulit-ulit makipagniig sa binata. Speaking of the devil.Her eyes trailed around her room. Wala ang hudas! That's when she decided to come down to prepare for the kids' breakfast. Buhay nanay.
"Mommy!" Masayang bati sa kanya ni Lauren na nag-aagahan na kasama ang mga kapatid sa hapag. "Ang sarap ng pancakes in Daddy!" Halatang ine-enjoy ng mga bata ang pagkain.
"Hon, you should've waited for me. Ihahatid ko ang pagkain mo."JC said holding the tray with hot choco and a clubhouse habang siya naman at nananatiling nakatulos sa kinatatayuan. Noo'y pinuntahan na siya ng lalaki na halatang nag-aalala na.
"What's wrong?" He stroked her back. "Masakit pa?" He asked.
Umiling lang siya at umupo nang tahimik sa tabi ni Lauren, wondering if what is happening is real. "Did you-"
"Put clothes on you? Yes honey. So you know that I'm not only good at undressing you. Kung kaya kitang hubaran, kaya kitang bihisan."Saka nito kinindatan na ikinaphla ng kanyang pisngi.
"Mommy, may kati-kati kaw?" Emma asked tracing the red spots in her neck.
Shit. Hickeys! Tinignan niya ng masama ang lalaki and he just shrugged as if he didn't know.
Ang walang hiya, nagpakaligaya at nagpasarap na, nang-iwan pa ng marka! "Mommy's OK, Emma." At hinalikan niya ang tungki ng ilong nga anak.
"Children, hurry up. Tita Xixi will be here soon to pick you up." JC announced.
"Bakit, anong meron?" She smells something. Alam niya ang mga kilos ng anak niya and something tells her they're hiding something. Call it mother's instinct or whatever. She knows them. They're half her and half the person she loved after all. Kaya kilalang kilala niya ang kilos ng mga anak tuwing may itinatago.
"We'll be flying off to Palawan, Hon. Para magkaroon tayo ng bonding moment kasama ang mga bata." He said with a twinkle in his eyes saka nag-high five sa mga bata. Saka na rin umupo sa kabisera upang kumain.
"At sino ka para diktahan kung ano ang gagawin namin?"
"Mag unwind ka muna. You need it, trust me." Subo ng lalaki sa pancake.
"Bakit di mo sinabi na may plano kang ganyan?"
"It will ruin the surprise."
"And you think I am?"
"What?"
"Surprised."
"Just relax, okay? I got this." At ipinagpatuloy ang agahan.
They are about to finish breakfast when Xixi came.
"So, nauna pa ang honeymoon, I guess, bago sa kasal." Tukso ng dalaga at inginuso ang mga kissmarks ng babae sa leeg."Ang saya ngisa diyan, ah. Ngiting winner." Tapik pa sa balikat ni JC. "So then, who among the kids wants to go swimming in the beach?" Masigla niyang tanong at nag-unahan ang tatlo sa pagtataas ng kamay. "Piano ba yan, Coline? Mukhang tuloy na tuloy ang Palawan." Hagikhik in Xixi.
"Oo na. Nagkampihan pa talaga kayong dalawa." Tugon na lang niya.