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"Naia's really nice but I'm really mad at her for doing that to Jarvis!"

George was ranting all her frustrations on Dos while he fixed her some pancakes that morning. They were currently in his own pad because they chose to stay there for the time being. Ayaw kasi nilang maguluhan ang pamilya nito because they're all still under the notion that she and Jarvis were couple.

She and Jarvis had originally planned to stage a break-up but things got out of hand when Naia suddenly dropped the bomb at Jarvis, Inno and her during their lunch out. Apparently Jarvis got so drunk that he had no idea he slept with her. He could've known but it seems like this guy right here with her is the partly responsible for all this mishap.

"And you," she snarled. "Alam mo pala and you didn't even bother telling your cousin! You even lied to him!"

"Yeah, I did," he replied—not even looking sorry or anything. Parang wala lang dito ang gulong ginawa.

"Dos!" she blurted out frustratedly. "You're as responsible for this as he is!"

Dos heaved a sigh and calmly placed the mixing bowl to the side before giving all his attention towards her. She pouted.

"If I had told him earlier and Naia wasn't ready, wouldn't that caused an even bigger mess?"

"But she's getting married na to Inno!"

"And Inno's doing everything he could to help those two out," he countered.

"Huh?" she tilted her head to the side in confusion. "Help? How?"

"He chose Yoon as the wedding coordinator for a reason," Dos continued. "Wala talagang kasalang magaganap. Either he'll run away or Naia would. But in this case, they'll just have to switch."

Her mouth flew open. Oh my God!

"Does Jarvis know about this?" Umiling ito. "Then how would they switch?"

"Ginagawan na ng paraan ni Inno. Ipagdasal mo na lang na hindi ituloy ng pinsan ko ang binabalak niyang pagtakbo sa problemang sinimulan niya."

She just stared at Dos who seem to be unfazed at the turn of events. Parang wala lang dito na nagkakagulo na lahat. He was just calmly making pancakes while reading some business proposals of some sort.

"Dos!" tawag niya dito making him raise an eyebrow at her.

"What?"

"Sinimulan mo tong gulo, ayusin mo!"

"I'm not the one who fake dated Jarvis, Georgina," anito. "Hindi ko gulo 'yon."

"But you lied to Jarvis noong ginapang niya si Naia that night!"

Dos chuckled a bit before answering. "Payback's a bitch."

"Dos naman eh!" She yelled again pouting. Napatingin sa kanyang muli si Dos then sighed. Lumapit ito sa kanya's masuyong hinila siya palapit dito. She was still pouting.

"Relax," he said as he placed a soft kiss on top of her head. She felt giddy all over again. "Maayos nila 'yan. Don't stress yourself about them. Malaki na ang pinsan ko. Kaya na niyang ayusin ang sariling gusot."

She sighed. Honestly, she felt a bit guilty dahil totoo namang partially responsible siya sa gulong kinasasangkutan ngayon. If she hadn't forced Jarvis to pretend to be her boyfriend, none of this would've happened. Kaya nga she wanted to do something. Anything. Para maayos lang ang gulo ng dalawa.

And then it hit her. There's a big possibility. Since Jarvis was unaware of what had happened, that meant he wasn't prepared. Meaning...

"I can hear those gears inside your head, Georgina," biglang sambit nito. "What are you up to?"

"It hasn't been a month since the thing between those two happened, right?" Her lips formed an excited grin when Dos' forehead creased and he nodded. "And Naia's been awfully tired these days. Not to mention she's been eating cheesecakes like its the only thing she could eat..."

"What do you mean?"

She answered him with a wide smile and kissed his cheeks before grabbing her purse on the countertop. Hindi niya na hinayaang makasagot ang lalaki and just stormed out of his place, driving to the nearest pharmacy. Her phone kept ringing as Dos tried to call her nonstop.

But she had no time to answer his call. She used one of her connections to get in San Agustin's main office building. Also, she can be quite persuasive when needed.

"I'm so stupid," Naia cried after she hit her with the hard cold facts. And yes, this was a huge misunderstanding. Akala nito ay nagkunwari sila to hurt her. But it wasn't, really. It was because of Dos. "Hindi ko siya pinakinggan... And I've been pushing him away. But I'll be married to Inno in a few days. I can't just back out. Yung kompanya..."

And that was when she took out Naia and Jarvis' ticket to freedom. She grinned from ear to ear.

"Good thing I bought this," she said and fished the boxes out of her bag. "Tatlo 'yan. Just to be sure."

Naia was initially shocked when she saw the pregnancy test kits she bought for her. And just like how she predicted, it all turned out positive.

"Kaya ka laging mukhang pagod at nasusuka," she said recalling those times she looked so exhausted. "Idagdag mo pa nung nahimatay ka sa parking lot. Jusko, Naia! I would've scolded you about being safe whatsoever pero this is a blessing! Now you have the perfect excuse not to go through with the wedding. And sure akong si Jarvis and aka ng dinadala mong 'yan because you admitted to sleeping with him."

Hindi pa rin makapaniwala ang babae sa nalaman. If she were in her shoes, she would react the same way. But a baby is a gift. Unexpected, but a good one.

After that, Uno arrived and she found about the pregnancy bit almost immediately. The kid was good at bluffing that she managed to make Naia confess. And then Yvo suddenly barged in wearing a fake mustache and a baseball cap delivering food. Sinabi pa nitong aalis si Jarvis.

"Naia! You're fucking pregnant!" she screamed panicking at her phone.

Nakasakay na sila sa kotse ni Yvo as they followed Naia's car heading straight towards the airport. Hindi na nila ito napigilan dahil bigla na lang ito tumakbo when Yvo told them Jarvis was leaving for good.

"You can't just go running around like that! Tapos ngayon, nagdadrive ka pa! Are you insane!?"

Naia immediately apologized and asked information about Jarvis' flight. Agad din namang binaba ng babae ang tawag after getting the info she needed. Buti yon para makapagconcentrate ito sa pagdadrive.

"Alam mo, Giovanno, ang bagal bagal mo magdrive!" Uno yelled from the passenger seat. Kanina pa actually nagsasagutan ang dalawa because the girl wanted to witness Naia and jarvis' confrontation.

But Yvo was a safe driver. Kaya nga they arrived at the airport a little late and saw Seven and Box filming everything. Para tuloy silang nasa teleserye where the leading lady runs to stop the leading man from leaving. Everyone cheered when Jarvis and Naia kissed. She was about to cry at how wonderful it was.

"So, okay na? It's all rainbows and butterflies na? " she asked smiling. She was so happy for them. "Oh, and by the way, andito pa rin yung mga PT sa bag ko. Just in case gusto ni Jarvis ng souvenir or something."

Naia chuckled and so did Jarvis. Her heart felt so happy for the two. They both deserve happiness after everything they went through. She won't let anyone ruin this. Over her dead and beautiful body.

"Teka lang," Yvo suddenly interjected getting everyone's attention.

This, of course, pissed Uno making her scowl at the poor guy. "What, Gionvanno? Ano nanaman 'yan?"

The boy seemed to be unbothered and already used to the girl's negative attitude towards him. Bigla niya tuloy naalala ang ten-year old na si Yvo. She smiled.

"Kasal ni Ate Naia at Kuya Inno in two days," he said making her smile vanish. "Pa'no 'yon?"

She silently cursed. Should she tell them about Inno's plan? Yung sinabi ni Dos. But that would ruin the surprise, right? Ano ang gagawin niya?

"I volunteer!" Uno immediately raised her hand. "Ako na lang pakakasal kay Kuya Inno. Single ako and available. Shuta ang pogi kaya ni Kuya Inno. Siya pinaka-crush ko—"

She gasped—well all of them did, when Yvo suddenly kissed the girl on the lips to shut her up.

Oh my God!

"Ano, magvo-volunteer ka pa?"

He's certainly Dos' brother, all right. Napailing siya. She can't wait to see how the story of these two unfold. They look so cute.

She was busy looking at the kids arguing like an old married couple when she heard Naia whisper something to Jarvis that stunned the poor guy. Maya-maya ay sinabi nitong magtatanan na lang daw and dalawa. Uno and Yvo accompanied the two to the former's mother who was conveniently a lawyer.

"Ate, do you have a car? Hatid na kita," Box volunteered when the two couples left. "Papunta naman po ako sa bahay niyo to pick Ken up."

"I can just call a cab," sagot niya sabay iling. "Naiwan ko kasi sa company nina Naia yung kotse ko."

"Then I'll drive you na lang po," ani naman ni Seven. "Malapit po 'don yung condo ko."

"It's fine—"

"Ate, please?" pilit pa nito. "If you don't let us take you, baka patayin kami ni Kuya Dos kapag nalaman niyang hinayaan ka namin mag-commute."

Box even nodded to what his twin brother said. "Bata pa kami ate. Madami pa kaming gusto gawin sa buhay."

Wala tuloy siyang nagawa at pumayag na lang magpahatid. Seven took her back to San Agustin at doon kinuha niya ang sasakyan. After that ay naisipan niyang mag-mall to buy some personal necessities.

She wondered if she'd have her happily ever after too. Because judging from what just happened, it's pretty much a given na Naia and Jarvis already had their fairytale ending. May bonus pang baby.

Napabuntong-hininga tuloy siya dahil hindi niya mapigilang hindi mainggit. If ever she gets pregnant, will Dos take responsibility? Kapag magkababy sila nito, will she finally have her happily ever after? May nangyari na sa kanila so... there's a possibility, right?

Her hand landed on her belly unconsciously. Just thinking about the possibility of them also starting their own family made her feel giddy and excited. But then again, ano ba sila ni Dos? They've been spending time together in his pad but... they haven't talked about their relationship. Are they together na ba or what? She heaved a sigh.

"Ang lalim."

Muntik na siyang mapasigaw when Dos suddenly appeared next to her and placed something inside her basket. She was too deep in thought to even notice him walking near her.

"Oh my gosh, Dos!" she blurted out. "Are you planning on giving me a heart attack?!"

"Psh," he scoffed taking the basket off her grasp. "You should've called me so I would've picked you up. Kung hindi pa ako tinawagan ni Seven hindi ko malalaman ang pinaggagagawa mo."

"Why would I call you?" She pouted and took the basket back from him. "I have my own car."

"Hindi ba dapat alam ko kung saan nagsususuot ang girlfriend kong matigas ang ulo, tama?"

Wait. What? Napamaang siya dito. Did he just say girlfriend?!

The audacity of the guy to just smirk at her and take the basket away again. Bigla pa nitong kinuha ang kamay niya and held it tight before pulling her towards the cashier to pay.

"Where do you want to eat?" tanong nito. "Gutom na ako."

Her brain was still frozen and she can't seem to find her voice to give him an answer. Para siyang natanga doon at sumusunod lang dito. He even paid for everything she bought.

Tama ba ang narinig ko? He said "girlfriend", right? Sinabi niya talaga 'yon, 'diba? Girlfriend na matigas ang ulo.

"Saan mo gusto kumain?" he asked. "You mentioned before that you're craving for some maki. May alam akong malapit na Japanese restaurant--"

"Did you..." he voice came out like a whisper. But Dos seem to have still heard it at tumingin sa kanya. Nasa may parking na sila. "Um... Did you just call me your girlfriend?!"

Dos smirked before placing a gentle kiss on her cheek. She felt them instantly burn.

"What else should I call you, then?" balik nito sa kanya. "Pangit naman kung fuck buddy."

"Dos!" Napamaang siyang muli. "You're so bastos!"

Napakalakas ng naging pagtawa ni Dos sa naging reaksyon niya. She pouted naman 'coz he's clearly teasing her. But at the same time, she couldn't help but feel so happy. Because after ten excruciating years, they're finally together.

Dos arm snaked through her waist and pulled her closer. Her heard doubled in beat as he placed a chaste kiss on her lip.

"Dos, ano ba? May mga tao--"

"Let them watch," he said kissing her again. "As long as they don't interrupt, I don't mind."

Isang nakakalokong ngisi ang gumuhit sa mga labi nito as he leaned in closer. Pero agad niya naman iyong pinigilan by placing her palm against his mouth.

"No," she stopped him. Nangunot naman agad ang noo nito.

"No?"

"No." She folded her arms and gave him a stern look. "You didn't even ask pa."

Dos looked confused. "Asked... for a kiss?"

"No," she said again and pouted. "You know what I mean."

Dos rolled his eyes and chuckled. She still had her arms folded and an eyebrow raised.

"I'm waiting."

"Fine," he said before standing up straight and looking straight at her.

She smiled. She's been dreaming for this moment for years and hindi siya makakapayag na ganon-ganon na lang 'yon.

"Xaris Georgina Gray," he started. Her heart doubled in beat as his eyes met hers. A smirk slowly forming on his lips. "Will you be my fuck buddy?"

The smile on her lips vanished.

"Dos!"

His laughter echoed in the parking lot.

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