They said that when two people are meant to be for each other, fate has its own way to get things back again.

Do you believe in fate?


PRESENT

Lauren POV

It's already Christmas. Luis was so excited that my parents will visit us, as will Riza and Jonathan, and Trishia, their daughter, who will spend the night with us.

We were like this every year. Tristan will spend time with his father this year, but he told me that he would visit us the next morning.

I was preparing the table outside, it was still early at 3 p.m. in the afternoon, so I had a lot of time to prepare and cook for dinner.

when Luis called me inside the house, waving my phone in his hands.

I smile as he looks so cute and as I watch him outside.

"Mommy, someone keeps on calling you." Luis gave me my phone as it kept ringing.

7 missed calls from Tristan

I saw it on my screen as I unlocked my phone and dialed his number.

'Riiing' 'Riiiiing' 'Riiiii--'

Tristan answered on the third ring when I called him.

"Hey, is everything alright?" I asked him, feeling a little bit worried seeing how many times he called me.

"Lauren." His voice was so slow that I almost didn't hear him.

"W-what?" I said, trying to get a better signal as I walked outside.

"I can't hear you, are you okay?" I ask again, making my voice more loud as I see Luis playing with his car toys inside his play room.

"L—aur"

I heard my name in his weak voice, in a cracking tone.

'Am I hearing right? '

I was confused as I looked at my phone, making sure it was Tristan.

But it was.

"Ah, hel—lo?" I could feel nervous in my voice as I tried to hear his voice again.

"Laure—n" Matthew's weak voice over the phone made me fall on my knees.

I could feel how fast the tears in my eyes ran down as I tried to cover my mouth, hiding my loud sob so he couldn't hear.

"Matthew?" I asked between my sobs.

"I miss you Lau—ren" I heard him say over the phone, and I couldn't help but cry out on my knees right at that moment.

I heard Luis running over me, so worried, as he hugged me.

"Mommy, Wahh!" Luis also started crying, as I couldn't make myself stop.

I was like a child crying with my son as we hugged each other so tight.

"Daddy came back, Lui," I said while crying.

"Daddy is going home," 

I repeat to him again as we keep on crying.

I remember when I asked God, 'Why can't he let me have the man that I loved? '

I never heard him answer.

I was so disappointed back then that I almost gave up on loving him.

But I realize it now.

On why he never gave me his answer, it was because he gave it to me.

He let me be with the man that I loved.

that I only loved.

that also gave me the love that I needed.

I thought our chance in life had ended.

when he left me back in high school.

when he lied to me.

when he kissed someone rather than me.

when he gives me the pain of loving him.

I thought our chance was the smallest of all things in the world, and it feels like it was against us.

But we gave it all—our love.

that the chances for us are always there.

and all we have to do is take it all and risk what you believe you want.


September 19, 2024

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday, my dear Luis, happy birthday to you," as I surprise him, holding a cake in its fondant blue color with a numbered candle on top of it, '5'.

He was still half awake, with his pajamas on, but he tried to open his small eyes, rubbing them while walking closer to me. He looked at me with a smile and wrapped his arms around my neck as I bent down to him. "I love you, mom," he said as he pushed himself against my neck.

I carry him with my left arm while holding the cake in my right hand as I put it down on the table in our kitchen. I take Luis to the seat in front of me and look at him in the eyes.

"I love you too, Lui," I said, smiling and giving me a kiss on the lips.

as big, warm arms wrap around the both of us from my back.

He was still in his pajamas, like Luis. the smell of his hair as he pushes himself against the back of my neck.

"I love you both," Matthew said, giving me a quick kiss on the cheeks.

and Luis on his lips as he carried him in his arms. I smile as Luis giggles when Matthew keeps on kissing him on the face.

"Ahh haha, Da—d, stop!" Luis voice echoes in our home as he tries too hard to escape from Matthew's arms.

He quickly ran over me, hiding from Matthew with his non-stop laughter as he held my dress tight.

"Moom, help me!" Luis shouted as he quickly ran like he was running for his life when Matthew chased him all over the house.

I just laugh at them, watching them like Matthew was a child.

It's been five years since he proposed to me in this empty house back then.

and looking at it now, filled with all the stuff that makes it our home.

and soon another angel will be added to our family.

as I stand in the living room, holding my 6-month-old belly button as I look at our wedding photo.

Matthew is carrying Luis on his shoulder and me on his arms in bridal style.

I smile at how funny it was back then.

I smile at how memorable it was for us.

I smiled when Matthew suddenly wrapped his arms around me from behind, giving me a gentle touch on my belly bump.

"Each day with you meant everything for me, Lauren," Matthew almost whispered in my ears as we both looked at our wedding pictures that happened this year.

"Me too, Matt, I can't even tell how happy I was to be with you in my life," I said to him as I caressed his hair.

"Let me give a hug to my sister," Luis said. He walked closer in front of me, giving me a hug as he gently rested his head on my belly.

for a minute before I could feel how it's moving inside me.

Luis looked at me so surprised that even Matthew got tenses as his hands were on my belly.

"It's moving, mommy," Luis gasped in excitement, resting his head again on my belly, waiting for it to move.

I could wish no more.

It was perfect, and with them, I can tell that it was my happy ending.

a one-of-a kind happy ending

our everlasting love, with the only man that I gave all my love to.


Matthew POV

"Lauren?" I could feel how weak my voice was as Tristan held his phone over my lips.

"He—llo?" Lauren said.

I couldn't help my tears as I finally heard her voice again.

"Daddy is going home," Lauren said as I heard them cry out over the line.

That was my son's voice, I always hear it in my dreams. Like he was guiding me to keep on holding all these years.

Luis, my angel.

I remember the first time I heard about him from Tristan.

I was at the hospital receiving all the treatment that I needed when he showed me a picture of Lauren holding a baby in her arms.

"That was your son," Tristan said to me, as I couldn't even move my hands as I just looked at the picture without even blinking at it.

"And your wife, Lauren," Tristan pointed at Lauren on the picture. I can't even speak what is on my mind.

"Lau-n"

I can't even say her name and say that I love her.

"Matthew, I know you can hear me. So please get you ass up here and go home to your family." Tristan's words are worth a thousand meanings to me.

as I wanted nothing more than to be with Lauren again.

I regret a lot about my life before, and I didn't want to end my love for her by leaving her again.

I need to go back.

I want to go home.

I wanted to feel her love again.

I want to see Lauren every day of my life.

end of flashback

Tristan ended the call, as I could feel how warm my tears were on my face.

"We have been waiting for you, Matt. Welcome back," Tristan said to me.

makes me feel so relieved at that moment.

"I—want to—go Hom—e" I barely said, with all the strength left in my body.

"Yes, you're going home now," Tristan said, as I could feel how warm the air was that I was breathing at the moment.

I can't wait to finally see Lauren again.

to finally give them my warm hug.

to finally be with them for the rest of my life.

This time, I won't waste a chance on us.

As I will leave the rest of my life loving her

FIN — Thank you for reading 😊