Tyron Zapanta (Possessive Series 1)

Epilogue

“BLOW the candles na, Daddy!” tuwang-tuwang sabi ng kanyang anak.

Parang ito ang may birthday dahil ang saya-saya nito at mas excited pa sa kanya. “Daddy! Blow the candles na po,” nakasimangot na anito. “I want to eat the cake. I’m hungry and Granny Marian said that if I’m hungry, I should eat because the soldiers in my tummy will hurt my stomach.”

“Nagpapaniwala ka naman sa lola mo,” naiiling na sabi ni Tyon.

Humalukipkip ang anak. “I have soldiers to feed, Daddy. So blow the candles already.”

With a smile on his face, he leaned in, made a wish and then blew the candles.

“Yehey! Let’s eat na po,” ani Timber na may naka-ready nang plato.

Natatawang nilagyan niya ng cake ang pinggan nito at hinalikan ang anak sa noo. “I love you, baby.”

His son grimaced. “Daddy! Don’t kiss me. I’m a man now!”

The firmness of his son’s voice made him laugh. “Baby, you’re just seven years old.”

Humalukipkip lang ang kanyang anak, pagkatapos ay nag-umpisa na itong kumain ng birthday cake niya.

Ginulo niya ang buhok nito at niyakap ang asawa na abala sa paglalagay ng pinggan sa mesa.

It was just a simple birthday celebration. Only his family was present. Mas gusto ni Tyron ang ganitong selebrasyon dahil mas ramdam niya ang pagmamahal ng kanyang pamilya. Speaking of family, his parents were not present for a reason that they were now in Amsterdam having a second honeymoon. Eww. Samantalang ang ina naman ni Raine ay nasa Canada ngayon at hindi nakauwi dahil abala ito sa kabubukas pa lang nitong negosyo na flower shop.

“Happy thirty-first birthday, sweetheart.” Raine kissed him on the lips and as always, his heart did a summersault.

Walong taon na ang nakakalipas mula nang ikasal sila pero nakukuha pa rin nitong palakasin at pabilisin ang tibok ng puso niya.

Raine really was the love of his life.

He was now thirty-one years old. He was happily married to the most lovable woman in the universe with an adorable son named Timber and now they were expecting their second child. Walang pagsidhang kaligayahan ang nararamdaman ni Tyron sa mga oras na iyon kasama ang kanyang asawa at anak.

He looked at the woman whose eyes still magnified him. Her argentine eyes never ceased to make his heart thump inside his chest.

“Thank you,” he said lovingly. “Thank you for loving me and marrying me. Thank you for being my wife and for putting up with me for eight years now.”

Mahina itong tumawa at hinalikan siya sa mga labi. “Tyron, just like what I promised on the altar, I’ll be with you for as long as I breathe.”

That made his heart melt. “I think I just blushed.”

Natatawang tinampal nito ang balikat niya. “Ginagawa mo naman `yon sa akin araw-araw. It’s only fair.”

He grinned then pressed his lips on hers. His hand was wandering on his wife’s thigh when Raine slapped his hand. Pinukol siya nito ng masamang tingin at tumingin sa anak nilang abala sa pagkain ng cake.

“Tyron, huwag kang manyak. Nasa harap tayo ng anak natin,” wika ng asawa at piningot ang kanyang tainga na ikinasimangot niya.

“But it’s my birthday!” reklamo niya.

“Mamaya na ang birthday—sex—present mo,” ani Raine na ang tinutukoy ay ang isa sa mga regalo nito kapag kaarawan niya. “Asikasuhin muna natin ang mga bisita natin.”

As if on cue, bumukas ang pinto ng bahay nila at pumasok ang mga baliw niyang kaibigan. At nangunguna sa mga iyon sina Iuhence, Calyx, Ymar, Lander, Train, at Dark.

“Happy birthday!” sigaw ni Iuhence nang makalapit sa kanila. “Happy eighteenth birthday, my man,” biro nito sa kanya at may ibinigay na malaking box sa kanyang anak. “Here, Timber. My gift for you, little man.”

Tyron gave Iuhence an arched look. “Really, Iuhence? Ako ang may birthday ngayon. Hindi ang anak ko.”

“So?” sikmat nito. “Mas gusto kong bigyan ng regalo si Timber kaysa sa `yo.”

Napailing-iling na lang si Tyron at binalingan ang iba niyang kaibigan na abala na sa pagkain.

Tumikhim siya. “Kumakain na kayo hindi n’yo pa nga ako binabati. Kayo na. Nahiya naman ako sa inyo,” puno ng sarkasmo na aniya. “Sige lang. Mabulunan sana kayo.”

It was Calyx who spoke. “Ano’ng gusto mo, bud, pang- MMK na pagbati? Nagsabi ka sana para nagawan kita ng makabagbag-damdaming speech.”

“Yeah,” segunda ni Lander. “Saka, we do this every year. Nakakasawa nang batiin ka ng ‘happy birthday.’ Saka, you don’t need our gifts. Mayaman ka na. Go buy yourself a gift.”

Pinaikot niya ang mga mata at niyakap ang asawa. “Sweetheart, ikaw, ano’ng gift mo sa akin maliban sa matatamis mong ‘I love you’?”

Raine smiled. “I love you, Tyron. At hindi ako magsasawang mahalin ka. Sapat na `yon na regalo para sa `yo.”

Tyron waited for a second and then he heard his friends groaning in disgust. There it was! That always made his day.

“Urgh!” Hinarap siya ni Iuhence mula sa pakikipaglaro sa kanyang anak. “Can you please tone down your cheesiness? Geez! It’s fucking gross!”

He rolled his eyes. “Mag-asawa na kasi kayo,” aniya at hinalikan ang asawa sa pisngi para mas inggitin pa ang mga ito lalo. “Look at me, I’m happy. Go and find yourself a wife, guys. Ang tatanda n’yo na, eh.”

Umingos si Calyx. “Bud, I’m only thirty-two.”

“Me, too,” segunda ni Lander.

“Me three,” ani Ymar na abala sa pagnguya ng pagkain.

Dark raised his hand holding a soda. “I’m thirty-one,” he said then grinned.

“And I’m handsome,” Train said while walking towards the sink to wash his hands.

“Guys, you are not getting any younger,” aniya at tinapik ang balikat ni Iuhence. “Ikaw, pare, kailan ka mag-aasawa?”

Iuhence grinned wickedly. “Malapit na. Kikidnapin ko pa ang bride ko, then I’m off to church.”

Napailing-iling si Tyron. Kailan ba sineryoso ni Iuhence ang usaping pag-aasawa? It had been eight years since he and Raine got married at a young age. He was just twenty-three back then and Raine was twenty-one when they met and got married. Kahit maaga siyang nag-asawa, hindi niya iyon pinagsisisihan. Raine gave him the most amazing eight years of his life and counting.

Hanggang ngayon, wala pa ring mga asawa ang mga kaibigan niya. They were all still single. Lahat yata ng kaibigan niya ay nasa early thirties na ang edad pero hayun, mga single pa rin.

But he knew that someday... someday, they will fall in love. And it will be his time to laugh at their misery.

Tyron came out from his reverie when he heard his son shout in glee.

“Red!” his son shouted when Creed and Locket together with their son, Red, entered his household.

Tumakbo si Red palapit kay Timber at nag-fist bump ang dalawa. Natawa siya dahil parang matatanda na ang dalawa. Even Creed laughed at their sons.

“Hey, man.” Tinapik ni Creed ang balikat niya. “Happy birthday.”

Then Lockett hand him a gift and smiled. “For you.”

Tinanggap ni Tyron ang regalo at tiningnan nang masama ang mga kaibigan na abala pa rin sa pagkain.

“Sina Creed at Lockett may regalo sa akin, kayo wala,” himutok niya.

Nilunok ni Ymar ang kinakain at tumayo. “I got to go, man. May board meeting pa ako, eh. `Bye.” Malalaki ang hakbang nito palabas ng bahay niya. “Happy eighteenth birthday, buddy,” pabirong habol na sigaw ni Ymar bago ito makalabas ng bahay.

He shook his head in disbelief. Pumunta lang pala iyon para kumain. Why was he even friends with these lunatics?

Nang ibalik ni Tyron ang atensiyon sa kanyang anak, kalaro nito si Red. Si Iuhence naman ay pinakialaman ang mga alak niya sa mini bar. Si Calyx ay kumakain pa rin. Si Lander naman ay abala sa pagtipa sa cell phone nito. Sina Creed at Lockett naman ay nagsusubuan.

Natigilan si Tyron nang may yumapos sa pisngi niya at may humalik sa kanyang leeg. Napangiti siya dahil alam niyang ang pinakamamahal na asawa iyon.

Raine whispered on his ear. “They’re busy.” She kissed the back of his ear. “Do you want to claim your birthday sex now?”

A sly grinned crept into his lips. “Yeah? Now?”

Raine seductively smiled at him. “Yes. Now.”

“Hmm. I like that,” he whispered over her lips and was about to press his lips on hers when someone pulled the hem of his shirt.

He looked down and saw Timber. “Yes, baby?”

“Come play with me, Daddy.”

He was housing a freaking boner and his son wanted to play.

What the fuck?

Sometimes, he thought that Timber can sense if he had a boner. Palagi kasi itong wrong timing. Pero wala naman siyang magawa kundi buhatin ang anak, halikan ang mga labi ng asawa, at makipaglaro sa anak nila.

“So what do you want to play, baby?” tanong niya kay Timber.

“Put me down, Daddy.”

And he did. “So, what game do you wanna play?”

“Daddy, may playmate na ako. Si Red. Sinabi lang ni Tito Iuhence na mag-lie daw ako sa `yo para daw mabitin ka. Tito Iuhence promised to buy me a very big helicopter toy.” His eyes were sporting innocence. “Pero bakit naman po kayo mabibitin, Daddy? Marami naman po ang food.”

He gritted his teeth in irritation, then glared at Iuhence who was snickering and leaning on the mini bar.

He let out a deep breath.

Kailan ba magbabago ang isang ito?

Himala na yata. Talagang in born na ang pagiging lunatic. Hindi lang miyembro ng Lunatic Club si Iuhence kundi leader din ng mga baliw.

Nilapitan ni Tyron ang kaibigan. “Don’t make my son a liar, Iuhence.”

Iuhence snorted. “Lahat ng tao nagsisinungaling, Tyron.”

“But Timber is just a kid.”

Iuhence chuckled. “I was just messing with you.”

“You can mess with me, but not my son,” he said in a cold voice. “He is just a kid. Huwag mo siyang gawing sinungaling. I don’t want my son to grow up as a liar.”

Naiiling na napapangiti si Iuhence habang nakatingin sa kanya. “You’ve changed a lot. Good change. You look happy all the time. I sometimes envy you, you know? You are married to a woman who loves you unconditionally. Saan kaya ako makakahanap ng babae na mamahalin ako at ang kabaliwan ko? Sometimes, life sucks.”

He frowned at his friend. “Nakita mo na ba ang ka-match mo? Kailan ang kasal?”

Iuhence snorted then laughed nonchalantly. “Fuck off, Ty. Hindi ako posporo para nagkaroon ng match,” anito at iniwan siya sa mini bar at nakigulo sa iba pa nilang kaibigan sa hapag-kainan.

He can feel it in his gut. Iuhence was in big trouble.

And when I say trouble, I mean, woman trouble.

MULA sa likuran, naramdaman ni Raine na niyakap siya ni Tyron. Nasa teresa siya ng bahay at nakatingin sa mga bituin sa kalangitan, habang nakayakap sa kanya ang asawa.

“It’s a long day. Pasensiya na. Mga baliw talaga ang kaibigan ko. Talagang nagbalot pa sila ng pagkain,” ani Tyron at hinalikan ang kanyang leeg.

Napaungol siya sa ginawa nito. “Uhmm...” Sumandal siya sa matitipuno nitong dibdib. “Are you happy, Tyron?” Humarap siya sa asawa. “Masaya ka ba sa piling ko?”

Tyron smiled, his eyes were full of love for her. “Raine, you are my life. `Tapos tinatanong mo kung masaya ako sa `yo? Oo naman.” Lumamlam ang mga mata nito. “I should be the one asking you that. You gave up your career for me. Hindi ka na bumalik sa Canada dahil sa akin. You had given up too much for me. Dapat ako ang magtatanong n’yan sa `yo.” He caressed her face lovingly. “Are you happy with me, sweetheart?”

She smiled then claimed the lips on her possessive and always jealous husband. Naging ugali na niya na umiwas sa mga Adan para hindi ito magselos. Other than his friends, hindi na siya lumalapit sa ibang lalaki para walang gulo.

“Tyron…” She kissed his lips then his nose, then his chin. “Mahal na mahal kita. I gave up my work because I love you and I want to be with you. Gusto kong alagaan ka at ang anak natin dahil gusto kong maramdaman n’yo ang pagmamahal ko sa inyo. So don’t ask me that question. You made me happy, Tyron. Very happy.”

Tyron smiled in happiness then dipped his head to claim her mouth.

Napapikit si Raine nang maramdamang dumapo ang kamay nito sa mayayaman niyang dibdib at marahang minasahe iyon. Isang mahinang ungol ang lumabas sa bibig niya nang gumapang ang halik ng asawa patungo sa kanyang leeg at bahagyang kinagat iyon.

“Ohhh,” she moaned.

Napatili si Raine nang bigla siyang pangkuin ni Tyron at dinala sa kama. Nang maihiga, kaagad siya nitong kinubabawan at nilakumos ng halik ang kanyang mga labi.

“Uhmm...” she moaned when Tyron took off her blouse and then kissed her bare stomach.

“Six months from now, manganganak ka na,” anito nang halikan ang kanyang tiyan. “I’m excited.”

She smiled. “Yeah. Me, too.”

Tyron’s lips started moving towards the valley of her breast. Napasabunot siya sa buhok ng asawa nang ipasok nito ang nipple niya sa mainit nitong bibig at nilaro iyon.

“Ohhh, Tyron.”

Pinakawalan ni Tyron ang mayayaman niyang dibdib at bumaba ang mga labi nito patungo sa pagkababae niya na nababalot pa rin ng pajama.

He was about to take off her pajama when they heard a knock from the door and then Timber’s voice filled their ears.

“Mommy? Daddy? Are you awake? Can I sleep in your bed?”

Nagkatinginan sila ni Tyron. She could see frustration coating his expression.

“Go on. Open the door,” natatawang sabi niya sa asawa.

Tyron sighed and then went to open the door. Si Raine naman ay mabilis na isinuot ang blusa na hinubad ni Tyron.

Timber entered their room with a big grin on his innocent face. “Mommy!” Mabilis na nahiga ito sa kama at yumakap sa kanya. “I love you, Mommy.”

“I love you, too, baby.”

Tyron lay on the bed next to their son, pinapagitnaan nila ito.

“Why are you here in our room, baby?” tanong ng asawa sa kanilang anak. “Natatakot ka ba do’n sa room mo?”

Mabilis na umiling si Timber. “No way, Daddy. I’m not scared. Sabi kasi ni Tito Iuhence na dito ako matulog sa room n’yo ni Mommy. `Tapos tomorrow, `bibigay niya sa akin `yong airplane toy na nakita ko sa laptop. Sabi ni Tito Iuhence sa Amerika lang daw `yon nabibili kaya pumayag ako.” Inosente ang mga mata ng bata na tumingin sa kanila ni Tyron. “Okay lang naman, `di ba, Mommy? `Di ba, Daddy?”

Tyron groaned then burried his face on the pillow. “I’m going to kill him,” anito na ang tinutukoy ay si Iuhence.

Si Raine naman ay napangiti na lang. “Yes, baby. Okay lang na dito ka matulog ngayong gabi.” Gawain na talaga ni Iuhence na i-bribe si Timber. Kaya naman hindi na siya nagulat.

She leaned in to Tyron and kissed his lips. “May bukas pa naman.”

“Kakatayin ko bukas si Iuhence,” naiinis pa ring anito at niyakap ang kanilang anak. “Okay lang, anak. You can sleep here. Hindi ka pa ba inaantok, anak? Tulog ka na, baby.”

Napailing-iling na lang si Raine dahil alam niya ang rason ng asawa kung bakit pinapatulog kaagad nito ang anak nila. “No, Tyron. We can’t do that while Timber is here—”

“Bathroom,” putol nito sa sasabihin niya habang matiim na nakatingin sa kanyang mga mata. “We’ll do it in the bathroom.”

Hindi na lang siya umimik at hinaplos ang buhok ng anak. Kapag si Tyron ang nasa mood na makipagtalik sa kanya, gagawa ito ng paraan para maangkin siya nito.

Minutes later, Timber was already deep in his sleep. So was Tyron. Mahina siyang napatawa. Ang lakas magplano, matutulog naman pala.

She smiled then pressed her lips on Tyron’s cheek. “I love you, Tyron.” Then she kissed her son on the temple. “I love you, baby.”

Raine thanked God for giving her a very loving husband, Tyron, and a very adorable son, Timber. And with a smile on her face, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.