The Nanny Mommy

Third Person's POV "Sir, I am very sorry to interrupt your meeting but, there's a commotion happening outside the building, our securities cannot handle the situation." Nangunot ang noo ng binatang bilyonaryo at business tycoon na si Lucas Lagdameo at ng iba pang mga negosyante na nasa loob ng conference room na iyon gayundin ang kanyang VP for finance at bestfriend na si Diego sa bungad na balitang iyon ng kanyang sekretarya na si Amy. "Let me handle this, just proceed with the meeting.I'll give you an update later, " presinta ni Diego, inumpisahan na nito ang tumayo. Inayos pa muna ang nagusot na damit bago lumakad. Nang makarating sa pwesto ni Lucas ay bahagya pa itong tinapik sa kanyang balikat at tuluyan nang lumabas ng conference room. Mahigit kalahating oras din na tumagal ang meeting. Nakaalis na ang lahat ngunit, nanatili parin na nakaupo sa kanyang upuan si Lucas. Handa na sana siyang lumabas ng sa kanyang pagtayo ay bigla na lang tumunog ang kanyang cellphone. 'Yassi, requesting for a video call.' Ang nakasaad doon. Nagdadalawang isip siya kung sasagutin ba o hindi ang tawag nito. It's been eight months na wala silang kumunikasyon ng babaeng nakilala niya sa New York City ng um-attend siya sa isang business conference roon. Kahit hindi na interesado rito ay naging curious naman siyang malaman kung bakit ito napatawag, kaya naman inabot niya ang cellphone at in-accept ang request nitong video call. "Yass!" banggit niya sa pangalan nito. Katulad ng dati ay maganda pa rin ito, medyo nagkalaman lang ng konti but still, gorgeous. Halos mukha lang naman ang nakikita niya rito. "Lucas, we need to talk," sabi nito na walang kangiti-ngiti. Ang ipinagtataka niya ay kung bakit napapangiwi ito sa tuwing magsasalita na para bang may masakit na nadarama sa kanyang katawan. "Okay, what's up?" he asked, trying to sound excited. Inirapan lang siya nito. "I'm here at the hospital in Prague. I'm about to give birth today and this child is yours," dire-diretso at walang paligoy-ligoy na pagbabalita ng kausap. "Whaaat?" Halos lumuwa ang mga mata at muntik pa siyang mahulog sa kanyang kinauupuan dahil sa mga narinig buhat dito. "If that is a joke it's not good, Yassi!" aniya na hindi makapaniwala. "Of course not, look at me." Tumayo ito at bahagyang inilayo ang cellphone, sapat na para makita niya ang kabuuan ng kausap. Nakasuot ito ng hospital patient gown na pastel color at halatang-halata ang nakaumbok na tiyan. Napahilamos si Lucas sa sarili niyang mukha. Hindi niya alam kung maniniwala ba rito o hindi. "How did that happen? Are you sure that's mine? And why are you telling me all of these just now?" sunod-sunod na tanong niya rito. "St*pid! We've been leaving in Manhattan for three days. We had s*x and we didn't use any protection at all. So, what do you expect? It's not on my plan to get pregnant and I don't want to bother you. We have an agreement, what happened to New York stays in New York and we will not take it seriously but, this came unexpectedly. I don't know what to do. I came to a point of thinking an abortion. You know my kind of work, I'm a model and my body is very important to me," she said, looking so confused and troubled. " You need to be here. I'm giving you only three days and if you don't appear, I have no choice but to give this child to a couple who's willing to adopt him," she says in certainty. "What are you thinking? Are you crazy? That is not something that you can just give!" sabi niya na halos pasigaw na. Hindi siya makapaniwala sa mga pinagsasabi ng kanyang kausap. "Yes, Lucas... I'm crazy and desperate. I have lots of commitments and I accepted modeling projects before this happens. They are all looking for me and they will sue me for breach of contract if I will not show up. I can't take care of the baby. This will ruin me and my entire career," she said, sounds so hopeless. "I hate to say this but, how can I be sure that the child is mine?" tanong niya na puno ng pagdududa. "I don't want to argue anymore. Ouch! It’s hurt ...!" nakangiwing sabi nito habang sapu-sapo ang maumbok na tiyan. "You don't know what I am dealing right now, Lucas Lagdameo. Be here then demand a DNA test, the hell I care! I'm not afraid coz I'm one hundred percent sure that this is yours. I'm giving you just three days or else you will never see your child anymore. That's my final decision. I'll send you a message where exactly I am right now, " she demanded. "But I..." She cut him off. "No more buts. Just thank me for bearing your child. I still have my conscience," she said, forcing a smile. "Goodbye, Lucas! If you have a conscience too, you'll be here on time. You don't want to regret this for the rest of your life, don't you?" Hindi na siya hinayaang makapagsalita nito dahil agad nang ini-off ang cellphone. "F*ck! She's damn, crazy!" galit na sabi ni Lucas. Muntik na niyang maihagis ang hawak na cellphone dahil sa labis na nadaramang galit. "What took you so long?" Awtomatikong nabaling ang tingin niya sa pinanggalingan ng boses. As expected si Diego iyon na palapit na sa direksyon niya. "Something's came up," problemadong sagot niya. Kumunot naman ang noo ni Diego. "I already fixed the problem. Ang grupo ni Mr. Policarpio ang nanggugulo sa labas. They want to sabotage our meeting. He's still after his 5% share at LGC and he demanded to pull out his shares. I offer him a position in CAMP instead and he's okay with it. Just finalizing the contract and of course taking in consideration of your approval for formality sake," paliwanag nito. "That's good to hear. I'll review the contract later,” wala sa loob na sabi niya Hindi niya alam kung bakit hindi pumapasok sa utak niya ang pinagsasabi ng kanyang kaibigan. "You're not in yourself. Is there something bothering you?" nag aalalang tanong nito nang mapansin ang pagiging inconsistent niya at ang pagkawala sa focus. He's responding but his mind is somewhere else. Bahagya siyang lumingon dito. Kanina pa pala ito nakatingin sa kanya at pinag aaralan ang mga ikinikilos niya. "Remember, Yassi Preston?" tanong niya sa kaibigan. "Yassi... the model from Paris?" balik tanong naman nito. "Exactly!" "And what about her?" Bumuntong hininga muna siya nang malalim bago sumagot sa tanong ng kaibigan. Higit kanino man si Diego lang ang nakakaalam ng lahat-lahat tungkol sa kanya. He's not just a friend, he's more than a brother to him. "She's pregnant and about to give birth today," he answered and let out a little sigh. "Ooh... good then, congratulations to her!" bulalas nito. "No, you don't understand!" Nangunot ang noo ni Diego at pagkatapos ay nagtatanong ang mga matang tumingin kay Lucas. "She's claiming that the baby was mine and she wants me to follow her in Prague to get the child from her or else she will give the baby's custody to somebody else. She's contracting a couple to adopt our "son" if I will not show up in time. This is new to me and I don't know what to do," naguguluhang paliwanag niya. "I'm so confused, a part of me wants to believe her but still doubting her credibility." "Yeah. That's a big problem, buds. So, what's your decision now?" "I don't know. If I would ask you the same question, what would you do?" Saglit na napaisip si Diego. "Well... I'll take the risk. What if she's telling the truth? We're talking about an innocent child here. The baby needs love and protection coming from his parents and it is so inhuman if both of you will abandon him. Where's the justice? It's not always the pleasure of having s*x, you also need to think the consequences of doing it. Why do the baby need to suffer when the mere fact that both of you are at fault?” Sa puntong iyon at bigla siyang naliwanagan. Diego was a playboy. A womanizer but, everything's changed when he fell in love with Moira. Ang best friend ng stepsister niyang si Maxine. He changed a lot because of love and Lucas find him more responsible now. He learned a lot in life. Unlike him, ng mabigo siya sa pag ibig because of his step sister who doesn't see him as a man but just a brother and get married with her movie star boyfriend, hindi na siya nagkaroon ng matinong love life. Puro fling na lang. Hindi na rin niya pinangarap na magseryoso sa pag-ibig at masaktan lang ng sobra sa bandang huli. "I'll go to Prague. I will bring my child with me," desidido at buo ang loob na sabi niya. Tinapik-tapik naman siya ni Diego sa kanyang balikat. "That's more I like it. Be man enough to face your responsibility." Sunod-sunod ang naging tango niya. "Amy!" tawag niya sa kanyang secretary nang makapasok na siya sa loob kanyang opisina. "Yes, sir," maagap na tugon naman nito. "Cancel all my appointments today and for the following days. Then, book me a business class flight in Prague early in the morning,” utos niya rito. "But... Sir!" Magsasalita pa sana ito nang pigilan ni Lucas. "I don't know how you will do it but, that is what I'm paying you for. I have lots of problem so please... do me a favor. Help me to get a flight to Prague as soon as possible," pakiusap niya. "O-okay, Sir. I'll do my best to get you a flight ASAP." "If that's not possible, contact my Dad and asked him if I can use his private plane. Ikaw na ang gumawa ng paraan. If he will ask something about the flight I can't tell you in details. Mag isip ka na lang ng mga isasagot sa kanya." "Noted, sir." He felt so relieved. He doesn't know what will happen to him there but there's only one thing he is sure of. He didn't want to regret it for the rest of his life. He made his decision and that's final.