Chapter 19 - The Courtship

In a wheel chair, she requested to visit Lieutenant Dimayuga before leaving, telling him to get well soon. And they went to a bus terminal where Joshua's friend booked them to a Slugish Girl type of a bus, where the passengers can lie down comfortably. Joshua's friend waited for them to hand down the four tickets he paid for them while Joshclar's nanny had some travelling bags of clothes she was dragging.

The nanny was tending Joshclar in that bus while Joshua was tending for Richclar. With the fellow passengers and Joshclar's presence, Richclar could not refute to the advances made by Joshua to her.

In the 7th City, the nanny's bedroom was at the servant's quarter. There was no problem about it. But the problem on bedrooms cropped up when Joshclar expressed his request at the spur of the moment.

"Mommy you have to occupy the bedroom of daddy. I'll occupy your bedroom when you were still in college."

"Baby, (the endearing word was dropped)your daddy would be disturbed with my momentary disability."

"I'm all in to your disturbance. I am more than willing to be disturbed." He answered looking and winking at her hinting a hidden meaning.

The temporary disabled general glared at him. If only her glare could have wrung his neck like a chicken, then she would not stop glaring at him until he breathe no more. She was so irritated deep inside which she dared not to show it to her son.

"Dad, please help me push mom's wheel chair in your bedroom."

Joshua heeded to his son's request while Richclar rolled her eyes upward and going down. In exasperation, she just gritted her teeth and closed her hands into fists as she was holding her temper.

" Mom! Do you have a tooth ache?"

"Joshclar!" She called his name in an irritated voice. She was trying to control her indignance as she wouldn't like her son to be dishearten knowing that they had been separated for quite sometime.

Inside the bedroom, Joshua carried her bridal style to the King sized bed so she was forced to encircle her hands on his neck to avoid from falling. As her ass touched the bed, Joshua pretended to be out balanced and saw to it that his lips would cover the lips of Richclar. In front of their son a high voltage of electricity smote their body like a lightning that suddenly struck a tree to cause a fire. Afraid that their smart son would be able to detect their desire for each other, he immediately withdrew his lips and fix her lying position on bed as if nothing happened and said, "Sorry".

"Dad, You don't have to say sorry to mommy. It is alright to kiss her in front of me. I like watching you to be lovey-dovey."

"Joshua, Where did you learn such idea?"

"From the television, dad." Joshclar left them in the bedroom for his.

With a very soft voice, Richclar told him.

"Had it not for my disability, I could have fought with you again using the martial arts that you taught me."

"So, get well soon for the fight, whatever fight you want, you would have it from me. Remember that Joshclar wanted two siblings. We can start making them."

"Joshclar! Give me my gun!" She yelled.

Joshua was not threatened at all. Instead, he grabbed the right hand of Richclar and put it on top of the zipper of his pants and said teasingly. "Here is your gun."

As Richclar was surprised she pulled her hand back as though she was burnt with a flickering ember. Then, instinctively she kicked Joshua with a quick flick of her right leg that hurt him so much causing him to writhe in pain holding his voice to come out. It took him about twenty minutes waiting for the pain to subside. When he was fully recovered, he left her alone in the bedroom as he didn't want to sexually assault her.

Then he instructed the maids, nanny and Joshclar not to attend to her needs. He gave them a week's day off except for nanny who would be tending to Joshclar's need to report in school regularly.

Joshua outwitted her by depriving her an assistance from anyone. Hence, Richclar raise her white flag to surrender. It was because of her inconvenience for her sanitation and changing clean clothes. She hated to be stinky and filthy. Moreover, she was ashamed that Joshua might smell a bad odor from her body. He might also despise her filthiness.

Just the chance Joshua was waiting, he obligingly took care of her.

"Don't be shy as if we have not seen each other's nakedness. Soon, we would get married. Think of our son before turning down my marriage proposal with you."

In reality, while helping her change her dirty clothes into a fresh and clean one, he was holding his self-control to devour her alive like that anaconda in the movie that devoured its victim alive. How could he take his eyes off her when her body had become more voluptuous and a more distinct curvaceous body structure as her breasts has grown fuller and bigger, her ass had protruded more. As he could clearly remember, she was more desirous as a twenty seven years old mother to a son than she was still a virgin.

Sometimes he was even tempted to ask her permission if he could have touched the two boastful volcano with a perfect cone on her chest. He knew that she would refuse, so why bother to ask her? After all, he had chances to touch them as though it was unintentional. So his seemingly unintentional touches continued while whispering in her ears sweet nothings.

If only Joshua could read her very discreet reaction he would have known that Richclar was about to be tempted to go with his over flowing sensual seduction. Still, her shyness to accept that she was feeling something for him was still prevailing. Her son had to do something for intercession.

"Mom, suppose dad would have his marriage proposal with you, would you refuse him?"

"What if I refuse? What..." Her son cut her sentence off by exposing his plan.

"I would no longer live with you. I shall be lost from your life."

"Son, without you my life would be meaningless and empty. Don't leave me." She pushed her wheel chair near the sofa where he was seated, hold his left hand and put it on her right face.

"Then accept my father's marriage proposal."

"When would it be?"

"As soon as you're totally healed from your wounds, I would appeal to my father to propose."

"Will that be okay for you?"

Richclar was speechless but nodded pulling his head to her lips and kissed his forehead tenderly.

With the medecine, healthy foods and proper caring of Joshua, Richclar was at last free from using the wheel chair. After more than a month, she was totally healed and abled again. In fact, she sent nanny back to her home in the Capital City. She could already attend not only to the needs of her son but also Joshua's, like preparing their clothes, serving them during meal time and filling warm water to the bath tub.

Behind her back, her son and Joshua were again in action doing their plan to be realized. After school hours, Joshua would fetch his son from school. They decided to walk in going home. While walking they were discussing an event that they would have done.

It was Sunday morning when Joshua informed Richclar that he could not go with them to the church. Without asking the reason why, she went to the church with her son. Attending Mass is only one hour. So after one hour when the mass had ended, Joshclar told his mother to accompany him to the City Park for he was invited to attend an event. Richclar happily went with him. However, before getting off from a trimobile, he asked her politely if he could blindfold her. She agreed willingly in a playful manner. They walked together with her son hugging her waist. Not long after from walking, her son requested her to squat so he could remove the thick handkerchief that he used to blindfold her. When removed she stood up and looked around her. Roses were all over tha place and a minus one from a hidden speaker was heard with someone singing to it's tune entitled "Let Me Get To Know You" by Paul Anka.

It was Joshua singing the song walking toward her. When the song ended, another song was played entitled "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by Stylistics.

Richclar was carried away by the songs that she didn't know of her tears flowing on her cheeks. She only realized it when Joshua wiped them with his thumb and kissed her nose. As soon as the singing was ended, a dancing light were switched on with the words, "General Richclar Samsom, will you marry me? "

She was still looking up toward the dancing light, smiling, when Joshua pulled her hand that caused her to see him kneeling down with a diamond ring. Then he said, "I have been waiting for this day when you could have finally accepted me and would never have wanted to escape again from me. Although I wouldn't be giving up on you, still it would be more convenient for our son to give him security." Richclar, Will you marry me?"

Richclar laughed and pulled him to stand up. Then slapped him at his right shoulder.

"Mommy, what is your answer to daddy?" Joshclar who was hiding behind the shrub went out. Richclar looked at him and said.

"I don't want to lose you. So Yes!"

Joshua was so quick that she was unable to resist when he held her chin up and kissed her lips. However, he was disturbed when Joshclar who was behind his mother tugged his shirt toward him and asked.

" Would I have a kid brother, next year?"

"This is coercion from both of you!" Richclar yelled.