Hello! Was able to beg the muses to squeeze in another one. Inspired by the video clip of Primo crying for his Papa, when he was about to leave for work. Naiiyak na din si Drew 😂
Credits due to Ms. Iya Villania-Arellano's igs. Thank you! 😊❤️
FICTION.
Disclaimer: All fully disclaimed.
I hope you like this. ☺️
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It was a bright monday morning in the Mendoza-Faulkerson household. Richard got up at 6am while his wife and kids are still asleep. Maine stirred a bit when he kissed her goodbye and whispered that he's going to the gym.
R: *kisses M's cheeks and whispered* Ma, gym lang ako saglit. I'll be back by 9am.
M: Hmm.. *she whispered sleepily*
R: Go back to sleep. Tulog pa mga bata. I've put pillows around Thirdy here so he won't fall from the bed. Theo woke up a bit earlier so I fed and changed him so you won't need to get up to do that. Mag pump ka nalang mamya if he's not hungry yet. Balik ako kagad. I love you *kisses M again*
M: Hmm.. love you.. *whispers back*
Richard smiled and fixed baby Theo's blanket who been sleeping soundly in his co-sleeper cot attached to their bed. It was Ciara, Tito Sen's daughter and both their good friend who suggested in using a co-sleeper cot as Maine was having difficulty in getting up from bed to breastfeed after giving birth via emergency C-section. Theo was a breech baby, it was a difficult birth. Maine tried so hard to give birth via the natural way but Theo wasn't cooperating. His umbilical cord wound up around his legs twice over making it seems like he was bungee jumping sideways inside his Mommy's tummy. It was only when his fetal heart tones started to fall did Maine agreed on the C-section, all the while crying because she felt like a failure. Richard and the doctors had to assure her that it's the best decision for her and her baby's safety. Richard's hands were shaking though, when he had to sign the hospital and consent forms. At that time, he seriously thought of not touching her again. She went through 12 hours of labor with their firstborn, and now they had to cut her open for their second one. He didn't realized he was bugging the doctors with his non-stop questions until both his Dad and Tatay tapped his shoulders and whispered to him not to delay the doctors and to let them do their jobs. They walked with him to the chapel nearby and that's where he broke down and cried, begging and praying for his wife and son's safety until one of the nurse's called him to tell him that his wife is asking for him and gave instructions so he can join her in the operating room to witness the birth of his second son.
Richard shook his head at the sudden blast of memories. Now three months after, his wife is recovering really well and his younger son is growing by leaps and bounds. He kissed baby Theo again, then went around Thirdy's side to give him another kiss, briefly held his sleeping wife's foot and tiptoed slowly to the door and went out.
He came back home just before 9am, making a beeline for their large living room area where the play yard has been set up and found his wife sitting inside it playing peekaboo with baby Theo's feet and Thirdy making funny faces making his baby brother laugh more.
R: Hey Love! Thirdy, Dada's here!
M: Hey, Dada's home kuya! Look it's Dada yay!
T: *made a mad rush to his dad immediately* Dada! *climbs R's arms* Dada les pey! *taking R's hand and pulling him towards the play yard*
R: *sitting down beside M with Thirdy on his lap* Everything okay, Ma? *kisses M*
M: Yup! We had breakfast kanina lang mga an hour ago siguro, cleaned up after, so here we are now. Kanina pa tawa ng tawa dalawang ito. Pinapatawa ni kuya si Theo. Nag be-belly laugh kasi tong maliit mo kaya tuwang tuwa naman si kuya nya. *chuckles* Thank you nga pala for feeding and changing Theo kanina *leans her head on R's shoulder* So how's the gym? Inaalagan mo parin ba mga pets ko? *laughs and squeezes R's biceps, legs and knees*
