TINANGGAL ni Blaire ang pagkakasuot niya ng sunglasses nang bumaba na siya mula sa sasakyan ni Exequiel. She smiled upon seeing her parents' house in front of her. Ang alam ni Blaire ay nakabalik na ang mga magulang niya from their trip at kumpleto ang pamilya niya pati ang mga malalapit nilang kamag-anak sa loob.
Blaire felt Exequiel's arm around her waist. She looked at him and he was smiling at her as well. "Welcome back, Wife," bulong ni Exequiel sa kanyang tainga. Blaire pulled Exequiel's face towards hers and kissed him on the lips.
"I love you," bulong ni Blaire sa asawa.
"I love you too...so damn much," nakangising sagot ni Exequiel na ikinatawa ni Blaire.
They both entered Blaire's parents' house at nagulat si Blaire nang sunud-sunod na nagsiputukan ang mga confetti. "Welcome back mga gagong kasal na pala!" sabay-sabay na rinig nila Blaire at Exequiel nang makapasok sila.
Natawa nang malakas si Blaire because she was greeted by death glares from her cousins and their wives, her titas, and Exequiel's relatives. Blaire looked at Exequiel and she saw her husband laughing loudly as well.
"It's good to be back, huh?" bulong ni Exequiel sa asawa.
"It's good to be back," may napakalapad na ngiting sagot ni Blaire.
"MON Amour, darating nga pala si Amethyst later to show me her plans for our wedding anniversary party," sabi ni Blaire sa asawa habang nag-aalmusal sila sa dining room ng bahay ni Exequiel sa Pilipinas. "Thank you, Manang," nakangiting sabi ni Blaire kay Manang Renalyn nang dumating ito at iniabot sa kanya ang hiningi pa niyang gatas.
"I already checked it, and ikaw na bahala to confirm. Whatever you want, we shall have it," sagot ni Exequiel sa kanya habang hindi siya nililingon dahil may binabasa itong progress report. "Will you still go to your restaurant?" tanong ni Exequiel.
"Yup," sagot ni Blaire pagkatapos niyang uminom ng gatas at kumuha ng panibagong slice ng toasted bread. "I have to give them their invitations, but dadaan muna ako kanila Jessica kasi sila 'yung nag-aasikaso ng mga 'yun."
"You hired a calligrapher, right?" tanong ni Exequiel.
"Yes, and friend ni Jessica 'yung hinire ko. Recommended din naman ni Jessica because it was also Candy who did her invitations," sagot ni Blaire at tumango-tango lang si Exequiel.
"Your friends are going to kill you," nakangising sabi ni Exequiel sa asawa.
"I know," natatawang sagot ni Blaire. "They'll be like our relatives na sobrang nagulat when our family told them about it. Mas maaasar pa sila Reneth because I didn't even tell them that I'm back 'tas magwa-one year na rin pala tayong kasal."
"We enjoyed that break anyway," nakangiting sagot ni Exequiel sa asawa. "It won't be long until we have a little one," dagdag niya na ikinangiti ni Blaire.
Masu-surprise silang malaman na kasal na tayo, pero mas masu-surprise kang it won't really be that long anymore until we have a little one. Kilalang-kilala mo nga 'ko pero bakit hindi mo pa rin napapansin eh mahigit dalawang buwan na? isip ni Blaire.
Alalang-alala pa ni Blaire kung pa'no nila napag-usapan ni Exequiel ang pagsisimula nila ng sariling pamilya. Pareho na kasi nilang napagdesisyunang it's time to have a family of their own at parang binigyan na rin sila ng sign ng universe na handang-handa na sila dahil puro pamilya na lang ang nakikita nila kahit saan sila magtungo.
"If you really don't want to be pregnant, we won't force it, Wife," nakangiting sabi ni Exequiel habang magkayakap sila't nakatanaw sa itim na itim na kalangitang napupuno ng mga bituin. Nasa Maldives sila—where they went to a long time ago and they also rented the same villa.
"I want to have our own child," sagot ni Blaire.
"And there are other ways to have a child of our own. We did our research and some of the people we know did them," nakangiting sagot ni Exequiel.
Blaire pushed herself away from Exequiel at ipinatong niya ang dalawang kamay sa ibabaw ng dibdib ng kanyang asawa. "Are you going to be okay with that?" tanong ni Blaire sa asawa habang nakatingin sa mga mata nito.
"Yes. You're the woman here. You're the one who'll decide what to do," nakangiting sagot ni Exequiel. "You don't want to get pregnant because I know you're scared of going to that Delivery Room, Wife. I also know that you're going to be so worried about pushing and pushing."
"Bakit ba napaka-understanding mo? Saan ka ba hinulma ni Lord at ganyan ka mag-isip?" nakangusong sagot ni Blaire. "You're the perfect man, Husband," dagdag ni Blaire at hinalikan niya sa mga labi si Exequiel.
"And you're the only perfect woman for me, Wife," sagot ni Exequiel. "So? What's it going to be?" tanong ni Exequiel.
Ngumiti si Blaire and she sat on Exequiel's lap. She felt Exequiel's hands on both sides of her waist, supporting her. She can also feel the warmth that Exequiel's hands brings to her skin. Oo, nakapatong mismo sa balat niya ang mga kamay ni Exequiel dahil mabilis nga ang kamay ng napakagaling niyang asawa.
Blaire lowered her face and looked into Exequiel's eyes before saying, "Plant your seed in me, Husband. I'll bear your child."
"A-Are you sure? Pa'no 'yung takot mo? Devan, we can—" sabi ni Exequiel but Blaire immediately shut him by putting her lips on his.
Blaire pulled away for a while and said, "Just shut up and take me, Exequiel Vonn."
Exequiel didn't waste a second. He immediately carried Blaire to their villa and to their bedroom. That night he made sure...a lot...that Blaire's going to bear his child in her womb. Hindi niya ito tinigilan because he wanted to make sure.
"Wala pa ba?" tanong ni Exequiel kay Blaire.
"Impatient," nakangiting komento ni Blaire.
Exequiel chuckled and said, "Doesn't matter kung wala pa. We'll just do it and do it and do it."
"Ah. So papagurin mo na naman ako, Mister?" nakataas ang kilay na tanong ni Blaire.
"It's not like you don't like it, Misis," nakangising sagot ni Exequiel at inirapan lang siya ni Blaire na ikinatawa niya. "Anyway, remember the house that Xavier built for you and for him? 'Yung nabili ko na?" pag-iiba na ng topic ni Exequiel.
"What about it?" tanong ni Blaire sa asawa.
"I already sold it," nakangiting sagot ni Exequiel. "May kaibigan sila Lolo at Lola na gustong bilhin 'yung bahay. They want to spend their retirement and remaining days in that house."
"That's good. So, nasa'n 'yung pera?" sagot ni Blaire na ikinatawa nang malakas ni Exequiel. "Nasa'n nga?" nakataas ang kilay na sabi ni Blaire nang tawanan lang siya ng asawa. "Tatawa-tawa ka riyan. Ano na namang binili mo?"
"Nag-assume ka na naman na may binili ako," nakangiting sagot ni Exequiel.
Blaire rolled her eyes and said, "Ano ngang binili mo? Kilalang-kilala na kitang demonyo ka. At bakit ngayon mo lang sinabing nabenta mo na? Alam mo bang sinabi na 'yan sa'kin ni Lola two weeks ago?"
"Ang daldal talaga ni Lola. Ako ba talaga apo no'n o ikaw?" natatawang sagot ni Exequiel.
"Iniiba mo ang usapan, Exequiel Vonn," nanlilisik ang mga matang sagot ni Blaire. "Nasa'n nga ang perang nakuha mo ro'n?" ulit na tanong ni Blaire.
"Pinangbili ko ng pating," nakangusong sagot ni Exequiel.
"P-Pating?" naguguluhang tanong ni Blaire. "A-Anong gagawin mo sa pating?"
"Aalagaan," simpleng sagot ni Exequiel.
"Ilang pating ang binili mo?" tanong ni Blaire pero shocked pa rin siyang pating ang binili ni Exequiel. Minsan talaga 'pag tinotopak 'tong mokong na 'to, iba rin magwaldas ng pera eh, isip ni Blaire. "T-Teka, is that why there are movers around today?" nanlalaki ang mga matang sabi ni Blaire nang mapagtanto niya kung bakit ang daming tao sa bahay nilang mag-asawa ngayon.
"I bought four and the aquarium will be installed today. The sharks will be transported tonight," kibit-balikat na sagot ni Exequiel.
"You went too far," frustrated na sagot ni Blaire sa asawa.
"Ma Vie, matutuwa ka rin naman sa kanila, plus, hindi sila katulad ng asong maingay 'tas maninira pa ng gamit," sabi ni Exequiel.
"Alam mo, sa'yo nagmana ng katigasan ng ulo si Lara eh. You're both giving me headaches," nakangusong sagot ni Blaire. Well, wala naman na siyang magagawa dahil nabili na ni Exequiel ang gusto nitong bilhin at hindi naman din niya pera iyon kundi pera ng asawa niyang magaling.
"You're both giving me headaches as well," nakangising sagot ni Exequiel.
"'Pag may naaksidente sa aquarium na 'yan, ikaw ang ipapalit kong aquarium," pagbabanta ni Blaire sa asawa na tinawanan lang siya nang malakas. "Wala ka na ba talagang mapaggastusan at ganyan ka na lang kung gumastos?"
"Mahal na magpaaral ng anak, so mayro'n pa naman," nakangising sagot ni Exequiel.
"Speaking of gastos," panimula ni Blaire sa asawang mukha namang walang pake tungkol sa mga gastusin nila. "The construction of the orphanage in Rizal and the postnatal clinic in Manila will be done three months from now," balita ni Blaire sa asawa.
"That's good," sagot ni Exequiel. "How about the ten students you've given scholarships? How are they?" tanong ni Exequiel.
"They're all doing well in school. Weekly naman updates nila sa'kin," sagot ni Blaire bago abutin ang yogurt na hindi pa nakabukas at buksan iyon. "My God, I'm still hungry," sabi ni Blaire.
Kumunot ang noo ni Exequiel at sinabing, "Sobrang pagod ka ba with work and you're always hungry?"
"Yes," sagot ni Blaire. Umoo na lang siya dahil masisira ang surprise niya para sa wedding anniversary nila ni Exequiel kung sasabihin niya ang tunay na dahilan kung bakit parang oras-oras at palagi siyang gutom.
Magsasalita na sana si Exequiel pero dumating bigla si Ate Sel at in-inform si Exequiel na kailangan daw itong kausapin ng nag-iinstall ng aquarium. Exequiel excused himself from Blaire at pinuntahan ang mga nag-i-install ng aquarium.
"Oh, Hija, yogurt pa," nakangiting sabi ni Manang Renalyn habang iniaabot ang dalawa pang hindi nakabukas na yogurt kay Blaire.
"Thank you, 'Nang!" masayang sagot ni Blaire.
Natawa nang mahina si Manang Renalyn at may malapad na ngiting pinagmasdan si Blaire na saganang kumakain. "Hindi pa rin ba alam ni Sir?" tanong ni Manang Renalyn sa asawa ng alaga niya.
"Ang slow nga ho, 'Nang eh," natatawang sagot ni Blaire.
EXEQUIEL can't help but to smile while watching Blaire sleep while her head is on his chest, her arm on his abdomen, and her right leg on his leg. You're clingy when you're asleep at hindi mo alam iyon, isip ni Exequiel while brushing his fingers on Blaire's arm.
Tulog na tulog ang asawa niya pagkatapos nilang maglakad-lakad pagkatapos nitong kumain ng cake. Nakakapagtaka pa rin at kain nang kain ang asawa niya nitong mga nakaraang buwan pero baka nga dahil iyon sa pagod.
Sa sobrang lakas ngang kumain ng asawa niya ay napapansin na rin ni Exequiel ang paglaki ng tiyan nito. Wala namang kaso kay Exequiel kung tumaba man si Blaire, because Blaire is still going to be the most beautiful and sexiest woman in his eyes.
Pagod ka lang talaga. Kulit mo kasi. Sinabi nang magpahinga eh, isip ni Exequiel at natawa siya nang kaunti nang kumunot ang noo ni Blaire saglit. Cute mo pa rin. Weird mo nga lang kanina kasi bigla kang nag-decide na hindi ka na masyadong papasok sa trabaho mo.
Ikinagulat talaga ni Exequiel iyon kanina nang sabihin ni Blaire sa kanya ang desisyon nitong magtratrabaho na lang ito kahit mga tatlong beses lang sa isang linggo. He knows how much Blaire loves working kaya nagulat talaga siyang kinonsidera nito ang gano'ng arrangement.
Pero iyon ang desisyon ni Blaire, so he won't decide for her. Besides, wala rin namang problema sa kanya kung tatlong beses ito sa isang linggo kung magtratrabaho. He doesn't mind being married to a working girl.
Mahal na mahal talaga kita. I knew I was right in waiting for you, isip ni Exequiel.
According to Elif Shafak, in his The Forty Rules of Love, "Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process...It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn...time is needed for the crescent moon to become full."
Exequiel was patient enough to wait for Blaire. He knew all along that Blaire loves him at masyado lang itong nabulag sa sakit ng nakaraan. He knew all along that Blaire just needed the time to realize that she's in love with him again. He knew all along that she's his until the end.
Mahirap ipa-realize sa isang tao ang mga bagay-bagay, at minsan para mas mapagtanto ng isang tao ang hindi nito alam ay may kailangang masaktan. Exequiel was hurting no'ng mga oras na lumayo siya kay Blaire, but he knows he must do it.
Kailangan niyang lumayo at bigyan ng oras si Blaire dahil gusto ni Exequiel na matagpuan ni Blaire ang totoong ito—ang babaeng nakilala ni Exequiel noon. Pero alam ni Exequiel that Blaire will never be the same woman. After all, a person must grow. And she did. She became that strong woman again, but with the lessons she learned from the pain she had experienced, she became stronger.
Kailangan ding lumayo at bigyan ni Exequiel ng oras si Blaire dahil gusto ni Exequiel na mapagtanto nito nang wala siya na mahal siya nito. He didn't want to force anything to her kaya lumayo siya. Gusto niyang mapagtanto ni Blaire na mahal siya nito nang ito lang ang nakapagpa-realize sa sarili nito.
It wasn't just for him kaya siya lumayo, it was also for Blaire.
Sometimes, stepping away from what you desire and love the most is the best action to take dahil binibigyan no'n ng tamang momentum ang proseso; hinihayaan no'n ang proseso to take its own course.
He trusted the process—the game that he played for a long time—and so here they are—in bed, married, so in love, and the love of his life is in his arms.
Not everyone will have the same endgame that he had. Hindi lahat ng natapos na ay maibabalik muli, but he's one of the lucky ones to have experienced "Love is sweeter the second time around."
He and Blaire lost a lot of years. Ilang taon din iyon simula noong nagkahiwalay sila at kung hindi sila nagkahiwalay ay marahil walang nasayang na taon. However, Exequiel doesn't see those years as wasted and lost, dahil ang mga taong iyon ang naging daan para mapagtanto nila ni Blaire na sila nga talaga ang para sa isa't isa.
You can't lose love, after all—at least, not real love. And what they have is real love. It stays inside of you and it stays ready whenever you're strong enough to face it all again.
When you love someone, you engage in a relationship, and a relationship is like a needle and a thread. Hindi ka naman makakapanahi ng karayom lang o sinulid lang ang gamit mo, kailangang pareho ang gamitin mo.
It takes patience to thread the needle. The more you learn the technique of threading the needle—lawayan mo man 'yan para mas makasuot sa butas nang maayos o i-rub mo sa damit mo hanggang sa pumasok 'yung sinulid sa butas—the more you will get better at it in the future. Patience talaga ang kailangan sa pagsusuot ng sinulid sa butas, pero mas patience rin ang kailangan sa pananahi.
Gano'n din sa isang relasyon. Kailangan mong maging patient sa isang relasyon. Patience, may that be "pagtitiyaga", "pagpapaumanhin", o "pagpasensiya" sa Filipino.
But then again, he's the Devil and he played a game. He played the waiting game. Wala siyang ginawa. Naghintay lang siya. Well, technically, may ginawa naman siya because he's always there for Blaire, but he's only waiting—lurking in the shadows like a crisis just waiting to happen.
He saw that the most effective game to play with Blaire, with time, and with fate is the waiting game. So, he refrained from taking action for a time with the hope of finally having that perfect opportunity for more effective action.
And like he always says to people he punishes, "The Devil is always one step ahead."
"Why are you still awake?" biglang dinig ni Exequiel na bulong sa kanya ni Blaire.
Sinilip ni Exequiel nang mas maayos ang mukha ni Blaire at nakitang nakapikit pa rin ang mga mata ng asawa. "Why are you awake?" bulong ni Exequiel at hinawakan niya ang kamay ni Blaire na nasa ibabaw ng tiyan niya.
"Matulog ka na. Masyado kang in love sa'kin," mahinang sagot sa kanya ni Blaire.
Napangiti nang malapad si Exequiel and he kissed Blaire's forehead. Naramdaman ni Exequiel na mas humigpit sa kanya ang pagkakapulupot ni Blaire sa kanya. He didn't mind dahil mas gusto nga niyang clingy sa kanya ang asawa kapag tulog ito. 'Pag gising kasi si Blaire ay ayaw nitong nagiging clingy.
"Sleep, my forever," bulong ni Exequiel at ipinikit na rin niya ang mga mata niya.
"THANK you all for coming tonight," panimula ni Exequiel. "You all don't know how much this meant to me and my wife," dagdag ni Exequiel sabay tingin at ngiti nang malapad kay Blaire.
Tonight is Blaire and Exequiel's wedding anniversary event. Maraming nagulat nang malaman nilang Misis Blaire Devan-Matteo na pala si Blaire at hindi lang ang mga kakilala nila ang nagulat, kundi pati na rin ang mga taga-hanga ni Exequiel. Her face is on the news.
But everyone was not surprised na sila ang nagkatuluyan sa huli. Most also asked them to get married again, this time a grand one, pero hindi sila pumayag dalawa—at least that's what Blaire had in mind.
Everyone in their life is here. Nandito ang mga pamilya nila. Ang mga kaibigan nila—Reneth and Zandro, Carlo and his girlfriend, Alexander, Red, Castor and his girlfriend, Inigo and his wife Brittany, Oliver and his wife, Misty and her husband Aaron, Xavier and his pregnant wife Allie etc.
"I plan on giving one special gift to my wife after our party, but everyone just couldn't wait..." patuloy ni Exequiel kaya naman nagtawanan ang mga taong dumalo ng kanilang anniversary party.
"Before that, I would like to give anyone who wants to harm me a message: don't try touching even a strand of my wife's hair, because when you do, I'll hunt each and every one of you down and you'll never see the light of day ever again," babala ni Exequiel na may malamig na tono, which made people fear him, sa mga nambabalak na saktan ang kanyang asawa.
Because of his popularity and because of his job, hindi malayong pagdiskitahan ang asawa niya ng mga kaaway niya, kaya hangga't wala pang nangyayari kay Blaire ay nagbigay na siya ng babala dahil makakapatay talaga siya kahit magkadaplis man lang si Blaire dahil sa mga kaaway niya.
He can't afford losing Blaire. Losing Blaire is like dying. Blaire is his life, his queen, his everything kaya hindi niya talaga kakayaning wala ito.
"Now that's finish...Wife," nakangiti nang sabi ni Exequiel sabay hila kay Blaire patayo mula sa pagkakaupo nito sa tabi niya. "We've surprised the world with the news of our marriage after a year. Thank you for loving me again. Thank you for giving light in my life. Thank you for everything, Wife..."
Napangiti si Blaire.
Blaire loves her husband so much kaya huwag lang talagang subukan ng mga malalanding haliparot sa paligid ni Exequiel na akitin ang asawa niya dahil kung kayang pumatay ni Exequiel ng mga kaaway nito ay handa rin si Blaire na pumatay ng kahit na sinong aagaw sa asawa niya.
"You made and are making me happier than I ever thought I could be. I could only watch you for a minute and already think of a thousand things that I love about you...Marrying you was one of the best decisions I ever made because I want to keep you in my life for as long as possible..." patuloy ni Exequiel.
Gustong matawa ni Blaire dahil bigla niyang naalala ang unang marriage proposal sa kanya ni Exequiel with a tennis ball pero hirap na hirap ang pagpipigil ni Blaire sa pagtawa dahil kitang-kita niyang seryoso si Exequiel at ang mga tao sa paligid nila.
Isa pa, kahit naman natatawa siya ay gusto niya nang maiyak dahil nata-touch siya nang sobra sa sinasabi ng asawa niya. Gosh. Hormones, isip ni Blaire.
"I love you in ways you've never been loved. I love you for the reasons you've never been told. I love you for longer than you think you deserved. And I love you with more than you will ever know existed in me...I love you so much, Wife...
"Make sure you don't forget that, and if ever you do, I won't ever let a day go by without you knowing it," sabi ni Exequiel. Nakita niyang tuluyan nang lumuha ang asawa niya, but he shouldn't stop. This is the marriage proposal that Blaire Devan deserves.
Lumuhod si Exequiel and raised an already opened black-silver glossy box, revealing a diamond, platinum engagement ring. This is the marriage proposal that you deserve, my queen, isip ni Exequiel.
"Will you marry me again, Wife?" nakangiting sabi ni Exequiel at tumango-tango naman si Blaire kaya tumayo si Exequiel para maisuot ang singsing kay Blaire at halikan ang asawa sa mga labi nito. "I love you," sabi ni Exequiel pagkatapos ang halikan nila.
Napuno nang napakaraming hiyawan at palakpakan sa buong hall. There were also a lot of camera flashes around dahil may mga bisita silang ginustong kuhanan ng litrato ang kanilang napakagandang moment.
"It's not like I have another choice. Baka 'pag humindi ako, hilahin mo 'ko sa simbahan ngayon din," pang-aasar na bulong ni Blaire kay Exequiel.
"I love how much you know me," nakangising bulong ni Exequiel.
"Alam mo, if you know the thing that I have been wanting to tell you, hindi mo gugustuhing hilahin ako," bulong ni Blaire na ikinataka ni Exequiel. "Akala ko ba you can see through me? Ba't parang wala ka atang clue? Pamilya natin nahalata and alam na 'tas ikaw no clue pa rin," pang-aasar na dagdag ni Blaire.
Hindi maintindihan ni Exequiel kung ano ang ipinupunto ni Blaire. Pinaglalaruan siya ng asawa. Hindi naman nagpapaligoy-ligoy si Blaire kaya alam ni Exequiel na sinasadya iyon ng asawa niya dahil pinaglalaruan siya nito.
"What are you talking about, Devan?" naguguluhang tanong ni Exequiel.
Damn, this woman can really make the devil kneel, isip ni Exequiel.
Nginitian lang siya ni Blaire at inagaw ang mikropono mula sa kanya na ikinagulat niya. Fuck, the suspense is killing me. Ano bang hindi ko napansin? asar na isip ni Exequiel.
"Thank you, Mon Amour, for this wonderful gift," nakangiting sabi ni Blaire sa kanya habang gamit-gamit nito ang mikropono, which caught the attention of everyone. Nanatili namang nakakunot ang noo ni Exequiel dahil naguguluhan na talaga siya. "Naiyak ako at nakakainis ka!" sabi ni Blaire sabay hampas sa matigas niyang braso.
Hindi naman napigilang mapangiti ni Exequiel sa ginawa ni Blaire. Shit, why are you so fucking cute? Nawala bigla ang asar ko sa'yo, isip ni Exequiel.
"Similar to my husband, I also have a special gift for him on this special day," nakangiting balita ni Blaire sa kanilang mga bisita at nakita ni Exequiel na lumapit si Reneth sa asawa at iniabot ang isang maliit na puting kahon na may ribbon.
Is she proposing? Again? isip ni Exequiel. But that's too big for a ring.
"No. This is not another marriage proposal," sabi ni Blaire na ikinatawa nang malakas ng mga bisita. Iniabot ni Blaire ang kahon kay Exequiel na nakaupo na ngayon at sinabing, "Exequiel, my husband, please open my gift for you."
Kinuha ni Exequiel ang kahon mula kay Blaire at tinanggal niya ang ribbon na nakapalibot sa kahon. He's aware that everyone's anticipating to see what's inside as well. Exequiel couldn't wait to see what's inside pero may nag-uudyok sa kanyang buksan lamang ang kahon ng dahan-dahan, so he did.
At unti-unting nanlaki ang kanyang mga mata nang makita niya kung ano ang laman ng kahon.
Exequiel took out the photo and a big smile crept on his lips when he understood what that photo is. Itinaas niya ang itim na photo sa ere at agad-agad na binalot ng mga sigaw at tili ang buong hall nang makita ng mga bisita kung ano ang itinaas ni Exequiel.
It was an ultrasound photo.
"I'm pregnant," nakangiting sabi ni Blaire. "You're going to be a father, my love, my forever."
And that night, Blaire Devan-Matteo made Exequiel Matteo the happiest and luckiest man alive.