Chapter 8 Part II

"Why do you want to have Mommy? It's a complicated thing. What if your Dad finds something like Cinderella's step mother?" she asked jokingly.

"I want a Mommy because I want to have my own baby brother or sister! Cinderella's stepmother was evil. But you are not... You are nice."

She laughed awkwardly. Did she suddenly get scared?

"Baby, change the topic. Your scaring me. I might go home in no time."

"Why?! Don't you like my Papa?"

She did not know what to answer. Rock was a damn hot papa! Who doesn't want him?! She simply picked up the fairy tale book on the shelf.

"Baby, let's read a story so you can go to sleep. It's bad for a child to stay awake late at night."

"Okay!"

She had already opened the book. She breathed a sigh of relief when Angela did not mention the topic earlier. Seriously this one is always curious. Like an investigator. But, to whom else will it inherit? They were only halfway through the story when Angela fell asleep. She carefully caressed it and slowly left next to it carrying the book. She put it on the shelf and slowly walked away. She almost screamed when her face hit the hard object. Son of fried tofu! Eh sure the door is open ah? She looked at what he had collided with and she backed away in no time when she saw Rock. It looked at her seriously.

"W-Were you still there?"

"Yeah, sort of."

She hesitated to look at him. She did not even realize its presence because she did not hear footsteps. Does it look like a cat?

"E-Excuse me, I'll be out."

But he remained blocking her path.

"What?" she asked innocently.

"Can we talk for a while?" suddenly its language.

"All right."

It stepped aside and walked towards the veranda. She just followed it. Rock leaned against the railings.

"Sister Selya is a single mother. Her husband died because of car accident. So she can't stay in here because she has a lot of children to take care of. While Nanay Maring, on the other hand, lost her husband last week. So you know, you need to stay here for Angela... I've been watching you two with Angela before. I think, she likes you."

"I like her too. She's a fun kid, you know that? I'm having a hard time with her interrogations but at least, I can get through. She was a smart kid and she could be a good lawyer when she grows up."

Rock smiled at her. It folds his arms.

"Earlier I watched you two. I saw everything, I heard everything. Because of my daughter's chatter, you immediately found out the thing I did not want to say. Angela also used to tease me if it was her fault why her Mama died. I have nothing to answer to her but No. Rather than that, I no longer knew what else I should add to it. Thanks to you because it looks like Angela can forget that thought."

It was as if her heart exploded at what he said. She can't gets... Is she that flirtatious and the speed of her buried heart or is there just an aftershock in the kiss last night? She simply shook her head to clean her dirty brain.

"Nothing. I just did the right thing." she just answered.

Rock walked over to her and then hugged her tightly. She did not know what to do.

"Thanks a lot..."

She smiled and reciprocated with a hug.

"Geez! Don't be like that, Rock..." she said softly.

She heard his faint laugh. It loosened its grip on her and then looked at her face. After that it gave her a quick smack on her lips.

"Good night, Graciana!"

Rock left and she was still puzzled. She smiled mischievously as she touched her lip. She will admit, she is already being hit by Rock's venom!