THE BAD BITCH AND THE DOCTOR

Chapter Thirty Two

A/n: Reader discretion is advised.

CHAPTER THIRTY TWO - Are We Still In Love?

Third Person's PoV

[Na-check ko na yung property for you kahapon and I must say it'll be a bit too big for a firm. If you're just starting e' it's best to start small muna para 'di ganon kalaki yung loss mo if 'di nag-work. I'm not saying it won't work kasi duuuh, of course you'll make it work—but be a bit more realistic.]

Linagay ni Shane yung call sa speaker para marinig niya pa rin si Priscilla habang nagbibihis ng damit. Napapadaing siya sa hapdi ng kanyang kakatahing sugat sa daliri't hirap na hirap isuot ang kanyang cropped tee shirt.

"Here, I'll help you." Alok ni Kieran at tinulungan si Shane. Nailang pa noong una ang babae pero wala siyang magawa. 'Di pa rin sila naguusap nang masinsinan mula kahapon sa ospital.

Pagkatapos maisuot 'yon ni Shane, una siyang lumayo para kuhanin yung phone. Tipid lang na ngumiti si Kieran at nagsuot na rin ng damit pangtrabaho.

"That's fine. I'm on my way to visit the site. I'll let you know what to do if it turns out to be way too big for me." Tinignan ni Shane ang kanyang sarili sa salamin. Bukod sa malaking bandage na nakabalot doon sa sugat niya, mukha namang ayos lang ang kanyang porma. "I have to hang up. I have an important meeting to attend to after."

[Sure, sure. Talk to you later, Shaney. Give kisses to your babies and a middle finger to Kieran for me. Mwa!]

Then she ended the call.

"A middle finger for me?" Natatawang pag-uulit ni Kieran nang sinusuot ang kanyang sinturon.

"Don't mind her. She's just as upset as I am about...well, about what happened." Responde ni Shane. Nagpapahid siya ng lipstick nung yinakap siya ng kanyang asawa mula sa likuran. "Not now, Kieran."

"I know, I'm sorry. I just want to hug my wife." Nagtanim siya ng halik sa batok ni Shane dahilan ng paginit ng mga pisngi niya. "I'm proud of you for building your own firm. Remember that."

"Thank you."

An awkward silence hovered between them.

Shane never told Kieran about her plans of building a firm, but he did find that out himself yesterday when Priscilla called. He didn't make it a big deal that his wife never told him that. He shouldn't make it into a big deal, right? Right now, he doesn't want to add more fuel to the already raging flame.

"Kieran, I'm gonna be late for the PTA meeting." Sabi ni Shane at dahan-dahang tinanggal mga braso ni Kieran na nakayakap sa kanya. "It won't be a good look on your daughter's reputation if neither of us showed up."

The word stung him. She really said 'your daughter' instead of 'our', even though she legally adopted her. In the eyes of the law, Anastasia Shane is now Dylan Christelle's mother.

"They won't mind if you showed up a little late. Let's talk please. We couldn't talk much yesterday and last night because I have to let you take a rest after losing so much blood." Humigpit ang yakap ni Kieran. "Let's not drag this any longer. Please."

Pumikit nang mariin si Shane bago bumuntong hininga. "Okay."

Kieran gently brought his wife towards the bed and sat down to finally have this conversation. He wants to have a baby with her. She doesn't. All they needed to do was to figure it out and hopefully form an agreement that would reconcile their falling out.

Unang nagsalita si Kieran, "First, I would like to apologize for my behavior. Hindi ko ginustong taasan ka ng boses at iwasan ka. Masyado akong nagtampo, aaminin ko 'yan. Hindi ko lang talaga maintindihan kung bakit saradong sarado na ang isip mo pagdating sa issue na ito hanggang sa linamon na ako ng galit. I'm so sorry for treating you badly, Shane. I'm really sorry." Inabot niya yung un-injured na kamay ng kanyang asawa.