Chapter 2.2

“LOKA-LOKA ka! You know that? ” very annoying that Bettina said when she got home. “You know that man is not a straight man and then you date me. Embarrassing! What does that mean? I feel sorry for him because I even revealed to him that he can only date? ”

"That's not my intention, is it?" Bettina insisted from the other line. “Yael is not very generous. I'm just thinking that maybe there's a chance he would change his mind when he dates a girl. ”

“Betty, when a man is gay, he's gay. You can't change him anymore. You are really annoying! Yael and I were both embarrassed by what you did, ”he said frowning even though he could not see her.

“Fine, sorry. Next time I will look for a bully date. Promise! ”

"Do you really feel next time?" he asked his friend sarcastically.

"Are you giving up again?"

“I do not try to have a boyfriend. I just give up receiving dates from you. Maybe next time, you will date me as an alien! ”

“Don't be OA, Marla. Just trust me, I can find another man you can date. ”

"I don't know about you."

“Promise, before you turn forty you already have a boyfriend. That is my project because I love you so much, ”he added.

He was a little moved but he was still not happy. "Don't even know about my love life, okay?"

“Correction, you have no love life. Just life, no love, ”he added.

"It's not funny."

"Am I kidding?"

“Fine. It's up to you what you want to do. Anyway, I found a new idea because of my date with Yael. Can you formulate a beauty elixir? Your theme is like a fountain of youth. ”

"What is that? Are you still talking about business? ”

“What do you think we are going to talk about? She is more interested in make-ups, that's all we have in common. Think about that elixir. ”

“Fine. See you at the office tomorrow. ”

"WHAT are your plans for the twins, August?" August's mom asked him. He was with the twins at his parents' house. It introduced him to the party organizer he recommended for the twins' birthday.

"What do you mean, mom?" he asked his mother in astonishment.

“About the adoption. It is better to adopt the twins legally. It is difficult if someone suddenly comes to your house and says they are the parents of the twins. What about you when that happens? You have loved the twins as if they were your real children. You will be hurt if someone suddenly takes the children. ”

“I was thinking about the adoption, mom. I will fix that with my lawyer after the twins' birthday. ”

“It would be good then. I really worry when I think about it. It is good that you are legally in control of the children. ”

He smiled sparingly and put his arm around his mother. After a while, they both talked to the party organizer for the twins' birthday. After all, she is not needed there because her mommy decides everything. He was there to pay all the things that should be paid. That's really it.

He is not fond of parties, especially children's parties but it is for the twins so he can do nothing. A few hours later, the party organizer said goodbye. "I will update you, Sir," he said before leaving. He just nodded.

"I should call Aura," said her mommy afterward. “She should be here before the twin's party. Actually, she should be here by now to help us. ”

“Mommy, that's why we have a party organizer, right? Leave Aurelia alone. She needed this vacation. ”

In fact, he even convinced his brother to go on vacation because he knew what he was going through. Her long-time boyfriend exchanged it with another woman and canceled their marriage.

Aurelia was badly broken and she didn't want everyone to see how miserable she was. She was always smiling, laughing and partying. But he can see more than that. He knew his chest would explode in pain. Once upon a time, he was Aurelia. He was left by the love of his life. He had been through hell. And now that he has gone up there he will never return.

"Because he should no longer care about that worthless Patrick!" maktol ng mommy niya. He knew it hurt for the brother but it just didn’t show. Their mother was always tough. It was braver than their daddy.

When they were young, their mommy beat them more often than their father. They are secretly calling his mom “Hitler” and they called her way of bringing them up as “Martial Law”.

“Mom, please understand her. When Leia left me, my world collapsed. I had a hard time getting up and you know that. Aurelia kept on making us think that she was fine. But we both know he's not okay, that he's hurting. Give her a break. ”

"You even reminded me of that Leia," her mommy said with a raised eyebrow. “Okay, all right. I'll just remind Aura to be here before the twin's day. ”

“That's good. We will not last long as children. I still have a job left at home. The expansion was making me busy as hell. ”

“Don't tell that to your dad. Maybe even that retired will go back to the company. As for you, do not tire yourself out too much. Always have your “me” time. You can bring the twins to me so you can rest. Will you make a lot of money if you do not have time to have fun? ” reminder of her mommy.

“I'll keep that in mind. Bye, mom. The children and I will go first, ”he said goodbye and then called the twin nanny to tell them to leave.

"Be careful," said her mommy and then kissed the children on the cheek.

"Bye, grandma!" at once the twins said before they left.

When he got home, he immediately went to study to work. The twins are also tired so they will probably go to sleep. But before he even worked for an hour, his housemate knocked on his door.

"There is a woman outside looking for you," he said.

"Who is it?" he asked in astonishment. He had no expected guests.

"I did not say but you need to talk."

He went out and addressed the guest. He did not know the woman . It is thin, white and long curly hair. He tries to imagine where he saw it but he really does not remember anything.

"I'm Arcelie Cruz, I left the twins here five years ago," said the woman outside the gate.

He almost backed away because of what the woman said. "Are you the mother of twins?" he asked here. It nodded. "How can I be sure of you?"

This is probably the day they and their mother are afraid of. But he will not give the twins just like that. He was the one who suffered and raised the two.

"I can undergo DNA testing if you want me to prove that I am their mother," she said.

"Are you planning to take them back?" he asked directly. The woman shook her head. It was only then that he breathed a sigh of relief. "Come in and let's talk."

He welcomed the woman and they went straight to the living room. "I just really want to know if they are okay, if they have a whole family because I can't give it to them."

"Is that why you left them?"

"Yes and because I also can not revive them," he said with a bow.

"By the way, my name is August, I forgot to introduce myself to you."

"August, I just wanted to ask you something…"