The Babymaker

Chapter One

Isabel Monteverde POV

“Babe?” I was surprised when I heard Renz’s voice behind me. How long I’ve been out of my mind and just staring into nowhere that I didn’t notice my husband.

He faced me with his cheerful smile and I don’t have a choice but to give him a force smile. He quickly give me a kiss on my cheeks and sat beside me on the bed.

“How’s your check-up with Jenna?” In a snapped I felt sad on his question.

Jenna is a friend yet my ob/gyn doctor.

“Hey, what’s up with your face?” he kindly asked while caressing my cheeks and I can’t stop the tears running down in my face because his sweet gesture made me cry more. I don’t know what to do.

“Hey babe, what’s happening?” He hugged me and let myself hugged him back.

I don’t know how will I tell him, will he still accept me if something lacks on me? What will happen to us?

“Tell me.” He whispered in my ears, he’s a sweet guy, I know he’s already worried on how am I acting right now.

“Babe… I..I can’t… b-bare a child.” It’s very difficult for me to utter those words, I even felt his embrace slowly losing. I even cried more.

“W-what? Wait.” He scratched his head, looking so confused. “What do you mean?” I can’t stop my emotions when I saw his face. He can’t believe what he just heard like he wanted me tell him I’m just kidding. I hope it’s that easy. I hope everything is just a joke.

“I’m barren, Renz. Barren. I can’t bare a child. I can’t give you a child.” I thought when Jenna told me I can’t bare a child, I already felt numb but those words coming from my own mouth hurts a lot more.

This is our dream. To create one happy family but it won’t happen anymore.

“Maybe Jenna was joking or maybe she made wrong on this… Jesus!” and it hurt me so much to see him act like this, he is helpless as me.  I can’t speak, I don’t know what to say. I just cry.

I don’t know how long I’ve been crying, I just felt his body hugging me close to him he even caressed my back. “Ssshh… stop crying Babe. We will be fine. Everything will be fine.” Even a little bit, the heavy feeling inside me lessen.

But until when?

Renz Monteverde POV

“You’re kidding?” Jo, my cousin, surprisingly asked me and I know him, he thought I’m kidding. He’s laughing but when he notice I’m dead serious he stopped laughing and pay attention to me. “You’re not kidding.” He took a deep breath.

“Of course not.” Why will I ever joke that kind of situation with my wife? I feel so helpless right now. I even called Jenna and had a fight with her. I’d like her to tell me she’s joking that she and my wife is just playing on me but she confirmed that everything is true.

“So what now? Grandpa have been waiting his grandchild from you and Isabel.” I don’t want to think about it right now, my head hurts even more. Grandpa is sick and all he asking is a grandchild from me and Isabel because he expect nothing from his womanizer grandson, Jo.

“I don’t know, ok. I don’t have plans… ideas or …. what. I just don’t know.” My mind is really not functioning right now.

“Why don’t you just adopt?” he suggested, I glared at him but he just laughed. Dumb ass! “What, I’m just suggestion, cousin.” I really want to punched his face for making fun of my situation. I don’t want to adopt and I don’t want to fool Grandpa. He’s waiting for the next generation of Monteverde and he’s expecting me to do so. Just what I said he expects nothing for Jo. What do you expect from a womanizer? A bastard, all first born.

“Do you have any plans telling it to Grandma and Uncle?” I shook my head.

Just what I said, I don’t have plans because I can’t think anything right now. f**k! So Frustrating!

When I got home, I’m surprise to see them all, Dad and Mom beside Grandma in the living room of my house and in front of them is my wife. I gave my things to the maid who passed by and sat beside my wife. I kissed her on her forehead.

“Hi Babe” I happily greeted him but she just gave a force smile. I creased my forehead and faced my parents and Grandma.

“Hello. Any problem?” I asked them, they don’t look mad yet they look so worried.

No one spoke so my wife did. “I told them.” Now I get it.

I took a deep breath. I have plans of telling them but I’m not yet ready and I like it to come from me. Anyway, I don’t like us to start a fight regarding this. We already have a problem and that’s enough.

“We’re sorry about that, son.” Mom spoke first.

I shook my head. “Nothing to be sorry, Mom. We accept the fact we can’t have babies but it doesn’t change the fact that we love each other.” I looked at my wife who’s surprised by my words. Of course, I do love her and nothing gonna change that. I smiled at her and kissed her cheeks. “Right, babe?”

She also smiled and nodded. “Thank you, Babe.” She happily hugged. We are happy and we love each other, that’s the most important thing and this problem won’t be a reason for us to break apart. We may not build that happy family we dreamed but we will be happy even just the two of us.

“I’m sorry to disappoint you my grandson but I am not happy with your decision. I’m sorry, Isabel. I know, I’m being unfair for the both of you but I also love Carlo and you know your Grandpa’s condition is getting worst. All I want is his last wish to be granted.” I looked at Grandma. I can’t believe it, this is not my Grandma. She’s always supportive on us. Of all people, I believe she’s the one who will understand us.

“Grandma!” I can’t help but to raise my voice.

Grandma stood up from her seat. “I’m sorry my grandson, I know I’m being unfair but why don’t we just….” She shrugged “hire a babymaker?”

“Grandma!” “Mama!” the three of us, my parents, said in unison. Even my parents can’t believe of what Grandma suggested.

“There’s nothing wrong on that. It’s from you, and your Grandpa won’t doubt about your child instead of adopting. It just a babymaker and not a mistress, you’re not going to separate with your wife.” For the first time in my life, I want to get mad to my Grandma. She’s not being considerate, haven’t she thought about what would I feel especially Isabel. “No offense meant, dear.” She even said to my wife.

“How could you Grandma?” I couldn’t help but to talk back to my Grandma, she can’t believe and also my parents that I talked back to my Grandma. I never talked back to my Granny Celia, surprised is written on her face. I quickly felt conscience that I talked back.

I felt Isabel hold my hand tighter.

“Renz.” My Mom stopping me to talk back to Grandma but Granny shook her head and smiled apologetically.

“Maybe I was really wrong, this old woman is being stupid right?” I felt guilty more.

“Grandma, I’m so—“ I was about to apologize but Grandma stopped me.

“No, my grandson. I’m sorry.” And she looked at Isabel who’s been silent the whole time. “I’m sorry, Isabel.”

She quickly shook her head. “No, Granny.” My wife is really understanding, she didn’t even feel grudge on what Lola said. I was about to kiss her when she spoke again. “I actually like to consider your suggestion.”

And all of us were dumbfounded on what she just said.

“Pardon, dear?” my Mom confusedly asked.

Isabel looked straight at us.

“I consider hiring a babymaker.”