Chapter 38 Chapter 38 - Meeting The Couple's Youngest Child

Their Point-of-Views
"Eve told me last time that you told her about Genina." Introduction by Nathan.
"I did not tell her anything. She is trying to avoid me. I do not know what I have done to her?" Nikolai's weak answer.
They are currently in a bar and hanging out.
"Who told her about Genina? Looks like I already know what the problem is." Nathan grinned.
"What could be the problem?" Nikolai immediately begged.
"Eve is jealous! Ella was like that one time we saw Raine at the mall.
Raine smooched me on the face. When Ella found out that she was my ex, alas, she did not talk to me for a few days. That is jealousy, Dude!
You know how women are uncertain. Now they are very fond of you and later on they will not talk to you." Nathan laughed at his story.
"Is she jealous of Genina? Do you think that could be the reason?
So it means, she likes me?" He confirmed.
"Only Eve can answer that question. Why are you dumb? You have taken her away from Jarvis.
You fought over Luigi. You should plan your next move. You must be the last man standing left for Eve.
Woo her and make her the happiest woman on earth." Nathan's litany and he gulped the beverage from his glass.
"Yes, I am dumb. I was able to fight with Jarvis and Luigi. But I am not so sure about Luigi. They are good friends and can still end up together.
Eve said she met someone new in the subdivision. She is a wonderful woman and no doubt any man could like her." Nikolai played with his glass.
"Do allow him to make another way to get closes of Eve's path. It is great to think of strategies to fix your problem regarding Eve.
What is happening to you, my friend? That is not the Nikolai I knew when it comes to women.
I think you should have to talk once and for all." Nathan's advice.
"I have been trying to talk to her several times but she only averts me." Nikolai rested deeply.
"Better yet, confess to her so you could explain to her your side." and Nathan took another sip.
Nikolai bobbed at Nathan's words.
I rang the doorbell of the mansion.
In just a few seconds, the guard opened the gate for me.
"Good evening, Ms. Eve!" he greeted me.
"Good evening, Sir Arnould." I also greeted him.
We entered the house.
"Mommy Vina, Daddy Ramon, meet Nicka!
My child! She is the surprise I am telling you last time." When I took Nicka to their house one morning.
"Hello, grannies! I am Nicka!" she greeted them.
"Wow! You are a cute little girl." Mommy VIna said cheerfully.
"Hi, Nicka. You can call me Granpa." Said Daddy Ramon.
"Okay, Grandpa and Grandma! I have no grannies. And now, I have.
I am glad!" And suddenly Nicka hugged Daddy Ramon then turned to Mommy Vina.
I guess, my feelings with Nicka are just mutual. I have no more parents. And she has no grandparents.
It is like craving food that you cannot have but now you can reach it with your bare hands.
He and Daddy Ramon were playing a board game. Nicka loves it and Daddy Ramon enjoys it moreover.
"Are you a single parent?" Mommy Vina asked.
And I began to tell her the truth and the whole story of my life.
I could not help but cry when I reviewed the painful things that had come about in my existence.
But in the end, I was also smiling because I have Nicka.
"I do not know how to call myself. She is not my child by she came out in me.
I love her so much." I wiped my tears.
"I admire you! You are really brave." She praised me.
"I have to surrender myself for Nicka. There is nothing I cannot do for her." I glanced at my child
She looks very delighted with what she was doing.
"The man you love, does he know about Nicka?" she asked.
"She knows I have a child. They are very intimate with each other. But he does not know about surrogacy.
I was anxious to let others know about my real situation. I am worried that her parents might locate her and get her away from me.
I cannot just give up on Nicka. In my aloneness, she was the only one I have." I took a profound gust.
Gradually, Nicka has also become close to Mommy Vina and Daddy Ramon.
Sometimes we even have dinner with them at the mansion.
"Your Daddy Ramon has been irritable lately. That caught my attention. He is volatile. Possibly because he is being old.
He easily gets upset. But since he met Nicka, his aura altered. Before, he would just lie down on the bed and go to sleep without any word. But now, he has a lot of stories about Nicka before going to bed.
Your coming into our life is indeed a blessing.
Darcie, our eldest, also has a child. But he is already a young man. Our grandson is seventeen years old.
They visit here but of course, it is different if we are with them here. They have their own life now.
Thank you, Eve! We are delighted that you share Nicka with us. She makes this house a home because of her giggles and noise." she grabbed my hand.
"I am more grateful. Mommy Vina, thank you and you accepted me and my daughter.
Do you know how relieved I feel right now particularly when I am with you? I have someone who can tell me what to do just like when I was still with my mother." I put my other hand on hers.
I am indebted for finding a new family in them.
I cooked for our dinner. Nanny Myrna assisted me to prepare the table.
"Wow! You are good at cooking, Eve!" Said Daddy Ramon.
"You always flatters me, Dad." I joked with him.
"It is true, Mommy, you are the best chef.
I could eat veggies without me knowing that you put a lot on my dish." Nicka's confirmation.
We laughed together.
"Eating with companions gives us an appetite." Mommy Vina mumbled.
We shared a plentiful lunch full of storytelling and laughter.
"There is still a dish left, Nanny Myrna. You can heat it tomorrow." When Nanny Myrna and I were tidying up the kitchen.
"You know how much they have changed since you and Nicka came along.
This house used to be awful. Now there is so much fun here." she whispered.
Their Point-of-Views
"Mom!" Vina looked away when he heard the call.
"Son, good and you went home," she said smiling.
"How is Dad? I am sending Uncle Dominic here to check on him." Her son bussed her on the cheek.
"Your Dad is fine now. He is happy. We are delighted.
Wait, have you eaten yet?" Vina asked.
"Not yet." Her son answered.
Vina stood up to prepare food for her child.
"Wow! That looks delicious! Did you order the food elsewhere?" He begged.
"No, your Dad's new daughter cooked for us. Try it. That is flavorful and savory." Divina said with a smile.
"New daughter? Did you adopt a girl?" he asked while started eating.
"Of course not, we are both aged and cannot afford to adopt.
You will meet her too, soon." Vina smirked.
"Oh! This dish tastes good!" and her son acclaimed the food.
At TvN8 Station...
"Eve, can we talk?" Nikolai came towards me.
"About what?" I implored.
"About..." he could not say it when suddenly my phone rang.
I signaled to him that I would answer the call in the meantime.
"Hello! Tonight? I have nothing to do tonight. I am available.
I will be there! See you tonight!" And I hung up the phone.
"Do you have a work schedule later?" he inquired.
"No, it is not a work-related matter. I will just be in the subdivision." I stood up to face Nikolai.
"Will you meet your new acquaintance?" he again asked.
I bobbed in response.
"What are you going to say?" I asked him too.
"It is nothing! Forget it!" He said abruptly.
I went through a cake shop. Mommy Vina requested me to buy a cake.
"What is the occasion?" I asked when I arrived.
I asked Nanny Myrna because I could see that the long table has been organized with so many different dishes.
"There is no occasion, Eve! We want to introduce you to our youngest child." Mommy Vina announced.
"All right! For me to experience having a sister." My face lit up.
"He is our son!" clarified Ramon.
I just smiled. So they will introduce me to their son.
Meanwhile, we heard a car coming.
"Wait, that is our son." Mommy Vina stood up and together she and Daddy Ramon went outside.
"He is handsome! He is so attractive. I hope you will like each other!" Nanny Myrna chuckled.
"Nanny Myrna, what are you saying? Unexpectedly, I am feeling uncomfortable." I clasped my chest and the pulse quickened.
"Ever since he tasted your cuisine, he often comes home here," he announced.
"Really? He tasted it." I pleaded.
"Yes, and it looks like he fell in love with your cookery. You are apprehensive, Eve! Perhaps, he is your soulmate." Nanny Myrna teased me.
My heart throthrobster.
Why?
I stood up and turned around. And a human body bumped into my face.
We are so near to each other. Why is there a person standing at my back?
I could smell his perfume. The aroma is familiar. He is lanky.
I cannot take a look at him. I was stunned.
"Meet our son!" Said Daddy Ramon.
I took a step back and then looked up at him.
My eyes widened!
"Eve, meet our son, Nikolai!" Daddy Ramon introduced him again.
"So, you are going her heart often. They are the new ones you are preoccupied with.
I thought the new person you met was a man." Nikolai crossed his arms.
"Do you know each other?" Daddy Ramon begged.
"Daddy Ramon, what is your family name?" I suddenly inquired.
"La Marcus!" he replied smiling.
"Daddy Ramon? Wow! Are you super intimate with my parents?
You cooked the food last time." And Nikolai sat down.
"Son, I told you that your Dad and I are delighted. That is because of Eve and Nicka." Mommy Vina's litany.
"She works at TvN8 Station, Dad, Mom!" Nikolai mumbled.
"What a small world! Or let me say, it is destiny." Daddy Ramon sat down as well.
"Eve, so, Nikolai is your..." I stopped Mommy Vina.
"Mommy!" I told her.
I approached her and helped her sit down.
"Please!" I pleaded.
"I get it!" she also whimpered.
Their youngest is Nikolai all along.
Among the billions of people in the whole whide world, they could have another son but their son is Nikolai!
Should I believe in destiny?
Should I believe that it is finding its way?