Matt just sealed Gabby’s lips with his. Ayaw niyang marinig ang mga susunod pang mga sasabihin nito. He let her lips go after a while. Hindi rin siya makapagsalita. He grabbed Gabby’s head and placed it on his chest. Niyakap niya ito nang mas mahigpit. Hindi niya kayang itanggi. She was right when she said he was happy to see her pregnant pictures and he looked forward to it. It was selfish but he felt a bit of disappointment. He forced to concentrate on Gabby though. She must be a hundred times more devastated kesa sa kanya. “That’s why I had them through IVF. I knew mahirap na akong magkaanak if I delayed it. I wanted to have kids, Matt.” Gabby gripped Matt’s shirt. “I grew up with so many children my ag

“Miss me,” was the message from Matt that she received as the van rolled off.She looked back at nakita niya itong hinahatid pa ng tingin ang van na sinasakyan niya. Matt looked even more handsome and her heart flipped thinking he was hers. Matt looked down on his phone as if expecting a reply. “I miss you already,” mabilis na tinipa ni Gabby ang reply. Hindi na sya nag-isip pa. If she stopped and thought what to reply to him, baka wala siyang mai-send na sagot. She saw him smile. Dali-dali siyang umayos ng upo. Her cheeks, rosy.

Tumayo si Gabby at umakyat sa maliit na entablado pagkarinig sa pangalan niya. The main stars already occupied the center seats.Joel was also called after her and they occupied the farthest seats from the center.The light directed at them was blinding and hot but she maintained her composure and smiled even when most of the questions ay nakasentro lang naman sa mga main stars. Mabilis na sinulyapan niya ang coffee shop sa taas but she cannot get a glimpse of Matt and the twins dahil sa malakas na ilaw. Nahagip naman ng paningin niya si Judith na nakasimangot na sa isang gilid. The interview was not going well, at parang ginawa lang silang palamuti para kay Liza but she kept her grace and smiled when a joke was cracked, clapped her hands as well when needed. “Miss G,” Gabby was almost surprised by the abrupt attention given to her. She widened her smile to the interviewer. The questions were as prepared. All her answers were light-hearted, something na patok for a general audie

Pagkagising niya kinaumagahan ay wala na sa higaan si Matt. They still spent the night on the same bed with the twins between them. Bumangon na rin siya. She fixed the blanket to cover the two kids. Inaayos niya na ang mga gamit nila in a luggage. “Mommy, are we going home?” Inaantok ang boses na tanong ni Chico. “Yes. Mommy is okay now so we can go home.” Saglit niyang nilingon si Chico and he had his thinking look on. “Ayaw mo ba?” Kinusot niya ang buhok nito pagkatapos. Kinuha nito ang ilang mga shirts pa na nasa baba lang at inilapit sa kanya. “Will daddy come home with us?” Gabby put her hands over her heart and acted hurt, “You don't like mommy anymore?” balik-tanong niya kay Chico. It’s always her strategy to take their mind away from what they were asking, not answering their questions directly; but it was proving a little more difficult, especially with Chico. “I like Daddy.” “I’m not going anywhere,” Matt answered from the doorway. Napangiti naman agad si

Jessica was downstairs. It took some time after Gabby ended the call before that sunk in. Jessica was obviously not looking for Matt but wanted to see her. Gabby asked Cheryl to look after the twins but not after she was grilled kung saan siya pupunta. She changed into denim pants and a plain white cotton shirt and slipped on simple white Adidas sneakers. She made her way down. It was not difficult to spot Jessica though she was quietly waiting in the spacious lounge area. She was in a slick black jumpsuit with black pumps. “Hi,” bati niya dito nang makalapit na siya. Jessica also spotted her right away and stood up from her seat. “Hi, sorry that I went here na walang pasabi.” Gabby gave a small smile. “It’s okay.” She pointed to a small coffee shop on the ground floor of her condo building. It was always less busy, a little more on the high-end side as the building itself is in an upscale neighborhood. They order coffee first. Gabby asked for a Flat white