When we arrive at the unit, it's almost twelve o'clock. We didn't want to be away from the kids for too long, so we waited until visiting hours were over before heading to the office. Eugene needed to sign some important documents so he wouldn't have to go to work the next day. Finally, the twins will be released tomorrow.
"You should get some rest, Eugene," I said as I tapped him on the back. "I'll just prepare everything we need to bring tomorrow and then go to bed," I said as I approached the twins' bedroom door.
Because we were unaware that they were twins, the clothes I brought to the hospital were insufficient. Everything was only meant for one person. It's a good thing that the clothes I ordered last night arrived today so the twins can wear a matchy outfit tomorrow.
"Let me do it, I know you're tired." he offered worriedly, I just shook my head trying to fight the drowsiness.
I pushed his arms away when he began shaking my shoulders and gently pushing me into the room.
"But I want to help you; please let me help you!" he said again, shaking my shoulder like a child. I smack his arm and glare at him angrily.
"Are you saying something?" I ask sternly, but he just pouts in front of me.
"Please allow me to help—" I pick up the baby powder and act like I will throw it to him.
"Hey, that'll hurt! Fine, fine, I'll leave already!" he screamed nervously, but I didn't take my evil gaze away from him, so he had no choice but to leave the room and go to his room.
"Hays... Still acting like a child," I shrugged my shoulders as he exited the room.
I know I won't be able to sleep tonight, even though I'm tired and sleepy. I have a lot of thoughts running through my mind, and i'm quite anxious about tomorrow. I'm excited to meet the twins and bring them home, however I'm still worried about whether I'll be able to properly care for them.
Can I truly fulfill the role of Mother to them? What if I fail? What if they become ill as a result of my failure to properly care for them? I've never taken care of a baby before; I can't even breastfeed them,I'm afraid they'll go hungry, and I know formula isn't enough for the baby, so I'm scared.
"Argh! Laura! calm down, you need to calm down if you don't want to make mistakes," I said to myself, throwing myself on the bed and closing my eyes.
"I can do it. For Eugene... for Thor and Loki," I say quietly to myself, trying to gather some courage.
I grew up without parents. I don't have anyone by my side, and I don't have a mother I can call whenever I'm hungry... I don't have a father who will stand up to bullies. I know how difficult it is to grow up without parents who can guide and protect you. So I'm here to play this role for the twins because it hurts just thinking about them growing up without a mother.
It's not that I don't have faith in Eugene; I know he's capable of caring for the children. I just know he still needs help raising his sons. I know he can love them unconditionally, but Eugene is still human, and he recently lost the woman he loves, so he, too, needs someone to hold onto.
"Hypocrite" I whispered to myself.
I gave many reasons, but in my heart, I knew why I was doing this.
Eugene has become a special person in my life, and even though I'm not sure if I'm ready to be a mother, I'll do everything I can. Whatever happens, I will remain by their side and play the part of being their mom.
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"Now you're going to take the twins home right?" .I nodded to Anica who was hugging her baby girl, I reached for Denice's fat cheek and squeezed it, cute.
"What time?" he asked again, I leaned back in my chair after sipping coffee from the cup.
"Are you taking the twins home now?" she asked, and I nodded to Anica, who was hugging her baby girl, and squeezed Denice's fat cheek, her baby is really cute.
"What time?" she asks again as I lean back in my chair and sip from my cup of coffee.
"This afternoon, Eugene still has meetings, and I still have some outdoor appointment," I noticed her brow furrowed; I wanted to know why, she simply shook her head.
"You two are so busy; Eugene is the company's president, and you are Eugene's secretary...that is, if Eugene is busy, you are busy as well."
"That's what it is. Why is there a problem with that?"
I need to be with him to prepare his things because I'm his secretary.
"What about the kids? If you're busy, what about the twins? You're busy, Eugene's busy... who will look after the twins? Will you hire a nanny?" she asked, trying to pull me back to reality.
"I — I hadn't considered that... "
Eugene and I work practically identical schedules, so if he's busy, I'm busy as well. In this situation, how can we look for the twins?
"You should resign from your position."
"No," I replied quickly.
Anica was so surprised by my abrupt refusal, I bowed my head, feeling a little guilty.
"You don't want to quit or you don't like the idea of him having a new secretary? Besides, everyone who becomes Eugene's secretary has always been linked to him," she shrugged and looked at me.
"That's not the case."
"Don't hide it from me, Laura. You're my friend, I know you. You love him right?" my cheek quickly warmed up as I slowly nodded my head.
"I'm terrible. Am I becoming possessive?" I worriedly questioned her, and she openly laughed at my face.
"You can do both or hire a Nanny to help you balance your time."
"But I don't want them to grow up in other people cares."
"It's not like that...they're just there to look after them while you're working," she explained, I nodded, trying to figure out what she meant.
"Hey, why did you quit your job when you had a child?" I ask, my gaze fixed on Denice, who was already fast asleep in her arms.
"I chose to be a full-time mom and wife," Anica replied, smiling as she gazed at her sleeping baby.
My chest twitched as I heard the word Wife. I gave her a faint smile.
It's difficult for me to leave my job because it's the only connection Eugene and I have. We're best friends, but being his secretary makes me feel like I'm his wife; I can look after him at any time.
"Here they are!" exclaimed the man who had just entered the shop.
When we turned around, I noticed Eugene and Anica's husband.
"Are you finished?" he asks, and I stand up.
"Hi Anica, it's good to see you again; is this Denice?" he asked, smiling as he stroked the child's head. "She's getting bigger everytime I see her."
"Are you going to fetch the twins now?" Anica asked with a smile and handed the child to her husband who couldn't stop talking to Eugene about work.
Anica's husband Deon is Eugene's close friend who works for him... I I had known that they are friends I didn't agree to work for him because I know it's impossible that he will fire Deon because he's part of the board directors.
"We'll go ahead now," Eugene said as he bid them goodbye.
"We'd like to accompany you to see the twins, but Denice has her vaccine schedule right now," Anica explained.
"It's okay, text me when you get home. Bye bye, thank you for your time," I said sweetly before hugging her.
"Anytime," she said with a wink, I laughed and shook my head before dragging Eugene away from the coffee shop.
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"Is it really okay that you didn't attend the meeting with Mr.Min today? That's important, he's one of our VIPs, right?" I asked as I buckled my seatbelt.
He still have a meeting left but he left.
"I asked told him my reason and he agreed. He's our VIP but he's also my Ninong, so it's fine," he replied arrogantly before starting the vehicle.
"You're so proud huh," I commented, staring at him.
"Psh, you're teasing me again. Anyway how's your bonding with Anica?" he ask while driving.
"It's okay, we just talked," I said quickly as I looked out the window.
"Oh, that's good," he said as I turned my face into the driver's seat.
"You're not going to ask what we talked about?"
"No, I think it's private," he frowned.
"Gosh, why did you think that was a private conversation? I know you, it's difficult to ask what we talked about, aren't you gossiper? Don't be pretentious," I irritatedly told him.
"Hahaha tsk. I really don't have anything to hide from you, but will you tell me if I ask?" he said, looking straight ahead at the road. I could stare at his face in this situation.
"What if I resign? —Ah! Oh gosh Eugene, that's too dangerous!" I exclaimed, still catching my breath.
He slammed on the brakes and yanked the car to the side without even looking back or looking side by side to see if he was going to hit anything.
"Eugene?" I called him, his jaw tightening. I was taken aback when I noticed his hand turning white as a result of his tight grip on the steering wheel.
"Hey, Uge... What's the matter?" I asked, taking away his hand on the steering wheel.
"You're leaving? Why are you resigning?" he asked, his face looks so gloomy and his voice sound so raspy.
"No, I just asks—"
"You wouldn't ask if you weren't going to do it."
"What are you saying? I was just curious."
"So you thought of leaving? You thought of leaving me?... us," he said with a stern face and suppressed with anger.
I gasped and touch his face so he look at me. When our gazes met, I noticed that his eyes were already starting to turn red, and I was shock when I saw that he almost cried because of what I said.
"It's not like that. I just thought, you as a Boss, me as your secretary... we're both busy with work. If we're both busy with work, what about the twins? So I asked what if I quit as your secretary, for the twins? and be a full-time mom instead, so that I can take care of the three of you well."
Perhaps he would have cried on his own if I hadn't explained it to him.
"Oh..." was his only response as he hurriedly resumed driving.
As the car started moving again, I noticed his sly grin.
"S— stop staring at me, Laura," he said timidly. I took another look at his face and noticed his reddish ear.
"I told you I wouldn't leave you and the babies... tsk" I closed my eyes, trying not to laugh when I saw her bright red face. "You're blushing, Eugene."
"I'm not!" he said shyly.
I can't stop laughing at his reaction.
"Are you nervous?" I asked, pointing to his ear."Why should I be nervous?" he grumbled as he pulled into the hospital parking lot."You're blushing, which is why I'm asking if I ever make your heart flutter because I said I wouldn't leave you," I teased him further. When he properly parked the car, I laughed and unbuckled my seatbelt."Don't tease me too much because I might fall for you,"When I didn't hear what Eugene said, I quickly turned to him, but he hurried out of the car.I quickly got out and went to the back of the car, where he was. What did he say? I haven't heard much."Hey! What did you say earlier? I didn't hear you," I asked as I assisted him in lifting the baby basket into which the twins would be placed later."No, it's your fault you're beautiful but didn't clean your ears," he teased as he pinched my nose.He walked away, closing the compartment. I quickly followed him.When we arrived at the nurse station, a lady nurse approached Eugene right away."Hi Sir, may
I got up on the bed when I heard the baby crying; I didn't know who he was at first, so I just picked him up and tried to make him stop crying. Later, I realized it was Loki who was crying."Why is the baby crying?" I asked, swaying my body slowly.When Eugene returned to my room, he looked at us with worry. He started to walk closer to us to check on Loki, but Thor's loud cry startled him, and he dashed to the other crib."Hey... what happened, hm? Daddy is here," he said sweetly as he carefully lifted Thor."We'll need to clean their bodies later so they can sleep comfortably," I said, noticing the twins' loaded diapers.He approached me while holding Thor in his arms. We're now facing each other, holding the twins. I smiled when I noticed he couldn't take his eyes off Loki. He can't decide who is going to look first."I think they're starving," Eugene stated. While still holding Loki in my arms, I nodded and walked over to the milk formula and bottle on the other side of the bed.H
"I forgot to tell you that we don't have to go to work for a week," my brow furrowed."What do you mean? Is that all right?" I asked, and he shrugged."I'm the Boss, Laura. I can do whatever I want," he said trying to be arrogantly, I just laugh at his face. "OK, Sir," I said quietly as I stared at him, but Eugene just laughed and finished his coffee."And there's an agency that can help us with the babysitter," he said, which surprised me.When did he do that, exactly?"That's really quick, but please make sure they can be trusted.""That's why we've taken a week off work. The two helpers will arrive later at lunch, we'll monitor them for a week, and if they're good, we'll be more reassured." "He explained to me in a serious tone, assuring me that he will not 'just choose the person' and that children's lives would be put at risk."But I couldn't help but worry. I've read a lot about how bad things can happen when a child is left with someone else. My heart skipped a beat when I fel
"Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed in surprise after I dropped the folder on the office table. I looked up at her."If you don't have anything important to report right now, you can leave," I said sternly. I could see her confusion and nervousness on her face as she turned around. "And, next time," I said as she turned around, "don't spread any humor if you don't know what happened; if you don't respect other people, just think of your job; you didn't want to lose your job, did you?"I ignored our age difference. I knew she was older than me and that I should respect her... But why should I respect someone unworthy of it?"I'm sorry, Ma'am. Laura! I'm sorry, I can't do it again," she said.She is now facing my table and constantly bowing her head."Don't apologize to me; I'm not the victim of your gossip.""Ma'am..." she said nervously, and I just smiled at her while making a sarcastic face in front of her so she knows I'm pissed right now."I'm just telling you that you should apologize to
I've been out of work for three years. I did everything I could to make the kids and Eugene happy during those three years. Nothing special has changed in our relationship.I'm not sure if he has feelings for me, but based on his actions and sweet words, it appears that he does. I'm not sure, despite how sweet and gentle he is to me if we don't give a label on our relationship. That's nonsense.Our relationship has been fine for the past few years; we haven't hidden anything from each other, but in the last few days... Eugene's strange and secretive demeanor catches my attention. It appears that something is going on that he does not want me to know about."Ma'am, you're already awake? Oh, you also cook breakfast; I'm sorry I woke up late; I didn't realize you'd wake up early," Perla apologized when she noticed me sitting in front of the dining table."No, it's fine, I just woke up earlier than usual," I say, smiling and averting my gaze as I notice her eyes on me."Sir didn't come h
"Daddy!"When they notice their father, the twins shout in perfect harmony. They've both become energized now that their father has arrived.I didn't look up to him; instead, I let the kids call him while I cleaned the spaghetti sauce splattered on the floor to keep myself occupied so I wouldn't have to talk to him."Hello boys, how's it going? Wow, Jollibee!" he said to the twins as he played with their hands.When he approaches the twins to kiss them on the cheeks, I take a step backward."Mommy gave this to me and Loki, Daddy," Thor tried to explain; he and his twin were not very good at speaking in long sentences, but they tried very hard when they did."Oh wow, did you say thank you?" he asked, wiping Loki's cheeks with the remaining sauce."Did we?" Loki asks, his face serious. I couldn't help but smile as I watched Loki's bemused expression when he asked Thor for help. Eventually, they don't remember anything and suddenly stand up."Awe!" I uttered in joy as they wrapped their
When I walked out of the room, I noticed him standing outside, and when he looked at me, his eyes were drawn to my hand. I was carrying two large bags containing my belongings.Before he sat on the sofa, I heard him click his tongue and stare at the luggage I was carrying."So you're leaving," he said coldly, shrugging his shoulders."Well, it's been years; just close the door when you leave," he said sternly, it's like he's talking to a total stranger.Is it because he doesn't care about the years we've spent together that he can tell me to leave like nothing? That's so cruel of him.I took a big step away from him, tightening my grip on my bag. I went straight to the twins' room and quietly entered to say my goodbyes. But when I finally saw them, I dropped my bags as soon as I shut the door.I approached the bed slowly and noticed them sleeping in each other's arms.When I began sobbing, I covered my mouth to avoid making any noise. Looking at their faces made my lips quiver. When t
"I can't bear leaving the kids in your care right now while seeing you act like this. I know I don't have the right to take the children away from you and bring them with me, but I'm begging you... just for the sake of the twins and the promise I made to Gail that I would take care of them, please have mercy and allow me to take them with me." I utter while kneeling on the floor.I can't afford to leave the twins in his care. How can I sleep peacefully knowing he'll neglect the twins and go to his woman? How can I think clearly when I know that every time I think of them, I imagine them seeing things that are inappropriate for their age?I don't want Thor and Loki to grow up seeing their Father do bad things in front of them. I don't want them to grow up resentful of their Father. I'm afraid the twins will grow up seeing their father do bad things and assuming it's right, so they will do the same in the future. "Please, they need me." They need someone to guide them; they are young,