Chapter 16
A Night with Gideon
He immediately dialed Caiusâ number when he heard the door close. Just two rings, the brother immediately answered his call. âSister,â it opened.
âSummer is looking for you. Why arenât you here yet, itâs late.â He opened the blinds on the ceiling to floor glass wall of the suite. The gigantic buildings with their lights alive appeared before his eyes. The sky is getting dark. Itâs past six oâclock in the evening. Did he sleep that long? Thatâs why his stomach is grumbling because he didnât eat lunch earlier. âLetâs talk to him, Cai. Is he there?â âSummer,â he called his daughter on the other line. The call was cut short and it switched to a video call.
He smiled widely at Summer when he saw her on the cellphone screen.
âMommy, you didnât wait for me to wake up,â her voice was sullen and cutely cute. Her baby was wearing a pink shirt and blue baby shorts. Her hair is in a pigtail braided in two parts.
âMommy needs to leave early.â âImportant?â He smiled a little and nodded. âYes and Iâm sorry because we wonât see each other for three days.â
Summer frowned and pulled away even more. âWhy? Is it more important than me, the baby?â
He wanted to face palm for what he said. There she goes again. He goes through her making her cute again.
âNo, of course you are still more important than Mommy. But this is for your future. So that we can buy you new shoes, a dress and then of course so that you have food and then milk.â âBut I will miss you.â ?
âI know and I will miss you too. Only three sleeps baby. Then we will meet again.â Her daughter pouts and blinks three times. The old man seemed to be thinking about what he said. Then, it nodded.
âOkay. Kiss and hug me when we see each other, Mommy. Summer loves you.â It resoundingly kissed the palm before presenting it to the cellphone screen, giving her a flying kiss, âI love you too.â He also gave his son a flying kiss. âBut Mommy, are you going to still find daddy?â this is an innocent question. He saw that Caius who was behind him was also surprised.
âBaby, didnât I tell you that he is far away.â
âYes. But I saw him Mommy. He knows me because I called him Daddy. He is not far away.â
He sighed. If only his son knew, he would be with his father now. They are in the same place. Itâs just that, he doesnât know how to tell Gideon about Summer. âWhat do you want me to greet you with?â he avoids talking. Summerâs eyes twinkled at his question. âPink bag, Mommy. The small one is like this.â He stood up and stroked his hand from his left shoulder to his right waist. âSling bag?â
âI donât know what itâs called, Mommy. May big po kasi ako noân di ba? I want a small one. Iâll keep my money in there so I can save.â
âAlright. Just, you have to promise me that you will behave while Iâm not there. Donât scold Mamila so she doesnât get sick. And of course be a good girl to Tito Cai, okay?â âYes,â he nodded and faced his brother. His small hand cupped Caiusâs face and blinked. âIâm a good girl Tito Cai, right?â
âRight,â his brother laughed and lifted Summer to sit on his lap before turning his gaze to her. âWeâll take care of Summer, Sister. Donât cry there.â
He laughed and wiped his watery eyes. âI know that. But this is the first time Iâve been away from my baby for this long.â âSister, you are about to finish your studies. And then I think he needs some practice.â 2 He nodded because his brother had a point. Some things are just destined to change.
After he finishes college, he will probably have flights domestically and internationally. And he knew there were times he would end up in the same situation. He just prayed that Summer wouldnât grow up resenting him because he might not give her enough time. I hope not.
She will do her best to be a best mom to her daughter. 2 âTeacher was sick, Mommy,â Summer interjected when she asked why they called earlier when they were supposed to be at school. âThey are the same as my classmate.
Kuya Guard said, âThey have fever.â , âHow is Jessa?â he asked Caius. âI havenât called him yet, eh.â âNo one said âTe. But Summerâs young classmate is said to have dengue. Itâs good that the requirements are being passed on to us, so I didnât go in to accompany Summer,â
They talked for a while with their brother. Summerâs groin was steady his mom waved at him as he just arrived. Summer gave her a flying kiss again before they decided to end the call.
He stood up from sitting on the bed and reached for his suitcase. He got a change of clothes there and quickly changed in the bathroom.
He checked the money in his wallet. Does he know if they have free food at the hotel? All he knows is that suite accommodation is free. If there was another woman on the flight with them, it was probably his room mate. He came out of his suite with his small sling bag and cellphone. He asked the passing staff where the hotelâs restaurant was and he pointed it out to him.
The clinking of cutlery and the fragrant and hungry aroma of freshly cooked food greeted him as he entered the restaurant. His stomach rumbled and he almost drooled when he saw the long table full of food.
âItâs a buffet for all. Hotel accommodation now includes food service.â He turned to Cleo who was still standing behind him with a formal look.
He scratched his cheek. âSorry, I couldnât wait for our companions. Iâm hungry.â
âItâs alright. You didnât go out for lunch. Besides, wala naman sila. Mr. Moscoso enjoyed the nearest beach and resort. While the pilots are out to stroll around.â
A Night with Gideon ï¤Chapter 15 Ang Makasalanang Asawa ni Mr. Whitman ï¤Kabanata 100 He nodded. That made her think to just take a walk around the place. Itâs his first time to come here so heâll make the most of it.
âYou, have you eaten yet?â
âNot yet, Iâm going out. Iâll meet my best friend. I only came here to give it to Sir Gideon.â He raised the brown envelope he was holding. âThere he is.â He turned to the table he pointed to. Gideon was also looking at her-or he had been looking at her for a while.
âIâll just give this to Sir. I suggest you just join sir if you want a companion. Or you can just have food delivered to your suite.â
âThank you,â he said and headed to the buffet table. Itâs okay for him to eat alone. If he acts and delivers to his hotel suite, alas!, he might starve to death. He took a plate and busied himself getting the food he wanted. She was about to put a fried chicken on her plate, when someone snatched the kitchen tongs from her.
He looked at Gideon with a serious face as he took fried chicken from the length of the buffet table and placed it on his plate. 2 âYou will not eat, Sir?â
he asked noticing that he didnât have his own plate with him.
âI will.â
He handed her the plate she was holding which made her frown. âLet me get you a plate.â
âNo need. Iâm starving. The food for both of us fits here.â âJust shootââ 1 âItâs fine. Iâm hungry,â he lightly showed her the hand, âif you want anything else, Iâll just ask someone to get it. I want to eat.