"Sheldon?!" Terrence said as he get back to his senses.
"Yes Daddy, it's me." Sheldon just whispered to Terrence putting his index finger on his lips telling Terrence to be quiet.
"What are you doing here, buddy?" Denver also asked.
"I'm here to show you that I am smarter than you," Sheldon smirked at him.
"What?!"
"Just wait, babe," Terrence whispered to him. Denver looked at Chris Yap. Chris just shrugged his shoulders and let Sheldon do what he planned.
"Wait! Who are you kid?" Henry Madrigal came closer to the stage but was surprised when he looked at Sheldon closely. He fluttered his eyes thinking that his eyes had gotten something to make it look blurry. "Am I seeing it right? He is like Denver when he was his age." He thought as he looked at Sheldon.
"Yes, Grandpa?"
"Grandpa?" Everyone was shocked as they heard the kid calling Henry Madrigal, a grandpa.
"Aiyah, don't think so many guys. I am just being respectful to call him grandpa though he didn't recognize me as his grandson." Sheldon continued playing something in his mind.
Sebastian Huang, separated from the crowd, is watching what is happening from the beginning. "Baby Denver!" He thought when he saw the kid's face.
Criselda Madrigal, who was also surprised, slowly came closer to where Sheldon was standing.
"Who is your father?" She asked Sheldon.
"My father? You mean my Dad, Grandma?" Criselda Madrigal upon hearing the kid called her grandma, felt an indescribable feeling from the bottom of her heart.
"Yes?"
"My Dad is him!" Sheldon pointed Terrence at the back.
The people started buzzing like bees. All talking how come Denver chose Terrence who is not just a mere employee of their company but a single father.
"And my father, that also my Dad is him." He pointed out that Denver made the young CEO widen his eyes in surprise.
"Sheldon, what do you mean?" Denver asked but Sheldon ignored him and looked at the people again in front. He then looked at Chris and nodded. Chris then took a piece of paper and gave it to the kid.
"You heard it right! Terrence and Denver are my two Daddies."
"Kid, why do you say they are your two daddies?"
"Is it because Denver is your Dad's boyfriend?"
The press bombarded Sheldon with questions but then they stopped when he raised his arm to motion them to stop.
He raised the paper that Chris Yap gave to him. He raised it facing the cameras.
"This is to prove that these two handsome men behind me are my daddies. Dr. Chris Yap did the DNA test of me and Mr. Madrigal and as a result, I am a 99.9% match with him. Therefore, Mr. Madrigal is my other daddy. I think no one will doubt this result as Chris is the most trusted doctor of the Madrigal’s."
No one was able to speak, everyone fell into silence nor did Denver or Terrence as they're all frozen in shock with the truth that Sheldon revealed. Some are left hanging their hands when about to drink their wines, others mouth is agape as they all weren't able to absorb what the kid had just said. It's all strange and weird for them.
Denver who gets back into his senses grabbed Terrence's wrist and quickly lift Sheldon and walked quickly towards their car outside while people were still in shock.
"James, quick!" Denver called James who is also surprised though he is already in doubt with Sheldon when the first time he saw him.
James quickly started the engine and created the sound that made the others get back to their senses. The press people then suddenly rushed towards them to chase them for an interview but the car already started moving.
"To the villa," Denver instructed James. "You two have a lot to explain to me." Denver's mind is in chaos as he is wondering how come Sheldon is his son. If Terrence is the guy he slept with six years ago, how come Sheldon is his son? These questions made him feel crazy.
"Are you the man six years ago?" Terrence who seems back to his proper state of mind asked.
"Sweetie, I don't know. I cannot think properly now. Let's talk at home. Okay?"
"What can you say now, Mr. CEO? I'm ahead of you now."
Denver is glaring at him. "How come this kid is so fast?"
When they arrived at Denver's villa. Denver took the father and son to his study room. The two sit on the chair in front of him while he is standing like the two are the eye witness of a certain crime and he is like the officer interrogating them.
"Now Sweetie, explain to me why Sheldon is my son?"
"It's because you impregnated me."
"What?!" It seems like another bomb of revelation for Denver to hear such a thing. He is going to get insane with all the shocking truth. If this is the truth.
"What did you just say?"
"Daddy said, you impregnated him. You made his tummy bigger with the baby inside and when that baby came out. That's me!" Sheldon had fun explaining it to Denver who kept running his fingers through his hair. He loosened his tie as he felt like being suffocated with all he heard. He heard and read about male pregnancy and just ignored it as it is unbelievable for him but Terrence? He cannot believe it but his heart is overwhelmed with joy that he has borne a child and the father is him.
"Sheldon is right. I'm one of those men who can bear a child as a woman can do."
"So that's the reason why you have that small scar on your tummy?" Denver saw it when they were at the hospital but was not able to ask him as Sheldon woke up from being unconscious.
Terrence nodded to confirm.
"But Sheldon said he is six years old and what happened to me is six years ago. How can he be my child?"
"I lied to you, Mr. CEO. My Dad said if someone asked my age I will tell them I'm six years old so my other Dad; that's you, cannot find me as my Dad is scared you will take me away from him but now you are taking him away from me."
"Sheldon!" Denver quickly hugged Sheldon. For the first time after long years, he cried. His tears fell from his cheeks. He can't believe he is already a father. "My son!"
Terrence's tears fell as he watched the precious people in his life. "What can I ask for? They completed me." He wiped his tears and joined in hugging the two.
"Sheldon, how did you find out?" Denver asked after they're all separated from hugging. He is holding Sheldon on his shoulder.
"When I first saw you, you seemed startled when you saw my face. Then it was James gege, though he didn't say anything he kept staring at me weirdly. Same as the people here in your villa when you took me and my Dad here. They keep staring at me. Remember the day James gege caught me entering your room? I went there to find proof why people were staring at me as they saw me as a strange thing." Sheldon took a deep breath then continued while his daddies listening intently.
"In your room, I saw a small picture frame on your bedside table. A picture that looks like me. That's you, right?" Denver nodded.
"I opened the drawers and saw the pendant that daddy mentioned to me a long time ago. That was the pendant where he has a photo of himself when he was a baby. But I didn't take that as I thought, time will come you will return that to him."
"You're really smart kiddo." Denver ruffled his hair.
"But Mr. CEO, why don't you recognize Dad? The pendant has evidence there. Daddy's picture is there."
"He is still a baby there, how can I recognize him?"
"Oh god, Mr. CEO. The mole under his lips is visible in that picture, which at least gives you a clue to find him. Imagine six years you keep looking for him?"
"How do you know that?"
"Chris uncle told me."
Denver shook his head. He knows he is smart but his son is a combination of him and Terrence, he admitted defeat this time.
"Okay, you win this time." He ruffled his hair then turned to Terrence.
"Sweetie? You're okay?" Terrence nodded. Denver was about to kiss him when Sheldon spoke.
"I want a baby brother!"
Terrence's face turned red like a tomato. He blushed while Denver's earlobes flushed with a tinge of pink. He gulped.
"Sheldon, keep quiet." Terrence glared at him.
Sheldon pouted, crossed his arms on his chest, and looked down showing he was upset.
"Sweetie, from now on you and Sheldon will be living here in my villa. I need to protect you both." Denver said it to Terrence who is now holding his hands.
"Protect? Just now those people insulted my Dad, you didn't say anything. When that lady with a thick mixture of self-raising flour and coloring powder on her face, looked down at my Dad, you didn't even stop her. You let her spit out insulting words to my Dad, how can you protect us? Lucky Dad is so brave and strong not to let other people lambast him with so much insult. Hmph!"
"That's the reason why I didn't stop her because I know your Dad can slam her with his words. Your Daddy Terrence knows when to fight back. I experienced that!" Denver winked at Terrence as he remembered how Terrence always retorted to him when he found that he was manipulating him.
"But baby why did you say her face has a mixture of self-raising flour and coloring powder?" Terrence suppressing himself to laugh as to how his son described the face of Alena Ang.
"It's because her makeup is so thick that her face looks puffy like how the self-raising flour puffs itself."
Three of them laughed so hard that people downstairs could hear. Everyone who heard it found it strange to hear their young master laugh as loud as what is happening now.
"This villa will be full of laughter from now on. This will be the happiest abode until I perish." Benjamin's face beaming with happiness like he achieved his dreams, looking upstairs.
"Daddy! Daddy! Help me!" Sheldon stretched his arm to reach Terrence as he was tackled by Denver. They both rolled on the floor having fun.
"No, I won't!" Terrence teasing Sheldon too.
"Daddy, it's not fair. Why are you siding with him? Aaaahhh, hihihihi!" Sheldon curled up to hide his tummy as Denver and Terrence teamed up to tickle him.
"Now it's Daddy's turn." Terrence tickled Denver on his tummy. Sheldon quickly got up as soon as Denver released him and rode on his tummy while Terrence continued tickling him.
"You two, enough. I can't breathe." Denver complained of laughter.
Deep in his heart, Denver felt the happiness he never had since he was young. His life was surrounded by people who are greedy for power, wealth, fame, and material things. And that's how he was brought up too by the family he has but for him, love is an exception. He is longing for love and that's what he found with Terrence and now with Sheldon. "Sheldon you will be my pride when you grow up. I won't let you experience the life that I have."
Knocking from the door stops them from having fun.
"Come in!" Denver answered.
"I'm sorry Mr. Madrigal but old master Madrigal and Mrs. Madrigal are downstairs," James said as soon as he opened the door.
The smile on Denver's face vanished quickly and was replaced by his usual impassive expressions.
"Okay. I'll go down soon." He answered. James then left after closing the door.
"Daddy CEO, can I follow you?" Sheldon asked while still sitting on Denver's tummy.
"You stay here with Daddy. Don't leave him. I will come back soon. Okay?" Denver pinched Sheldon's cheeks.
"Okay, Daddy CEO!" Denver laughed the way Sheldon called him.
"Can you just call me Daddy only? Remove the CEO."
"But if I call you Daddy only, how do you know that it's you or Daddy also might answer 'coz he might think I'm calling him." Sheldon pouted.
"Okay fine. You have a point anyway." Denver then lifted Sheldon and put him down on the floor next to Terrence. He then got up and stretched his crumpled suit.
"Sweetie, I'll be back soon. I just need to talk to them." He held Terrence's hand and pulled him up from the floor. He gave him a smacked kiss on his lips and ruffled Sheldon's hair.
"We will wait, Babe. Don't be too harsh with them." Terrence reminded him as he knows Denver doesn't have a good relationship with his parents.
Denver winked at him and gave a thumbs up while walking back towards the door.
Bonk!
Denver knocked himself on the door when he turned around to open it. Sheldon and Terrence laughed so loud that the Madrigal couple heard it.
Henry Madrigal's eyes narrowed while hearing the laughter from upstairs. It irritates him. Criselda Madrigal frowned. They then heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"I thought you will let us wait for another long hour before you come down?" Henry Madrigal immediately said as he saw Denver approaching.
"What are you two doing here?" He directly asked.
"What the hell do you think you've done? You brought this family into shame. We are now a laughing stock to the society where we belong." Criselda Madrigal nagged at him.
"So you came here because you're afraid that people will criticize the Madrigal Family? You came here because you might lose profit, investors, money, and power? You didn't come here to ask me if I am happy as I found a family? A family that will give me happiness even without money involved, without the power that our family has."
"You're crazy, Denver. They will leave you if you have nothing left. I'll tell you, that man will leave you if you are no longer the CEO of the company." Henry Madrigal said furiously.
"Henry Madrigal!" Criselda was shocked. Denver didn't show any expressions.
"Denver, I will give you a chance to decide now. Leave the company or leave that father and son."
"Leave the company!"
Mr. and Mrs. Madrigal were horrified. They didn't expect that the son that they brought up and an heir of almost half of their wealth would just leave the company so easily.
"I love Terrence and my son and not money or anything can change that."
Henry Madrigal laughed. "Love? That's bullshit! Let us see if you can survive with just love."
They then stand up and were about to leave when they heard Terrence's voice from the top of the stairs.
"In this world, money can't buy happiness. Happiness is accompanied by love. A person who doesn't know how to love cannot achieve real happiness. Happiness cannot be achieved from luxurious cars, jewelry, fame, money, and power. But it can be achieved when someone or a family loves each other." Terrence said while walking down the stairs towards Denver.
"You made me laugh, young man. Love will fade but money is easy to gain." Henry Madrigal faced them, laughing.
"Easy to gain but easy to lose. When a person perishes, the money that he gained for many years will stay in this world and will bring chaos to the people left. But if you show love, people will always remember you even if you don't have money left for them."
"You don't know what you're talking about. Let's go, Henry. It's just a waste of time coming here." They then left the villa.
"Why did you come down, sweetie?" Denver facing Terrence cupping his face.
"I am just curious and couldn't restrain myself. Sorry!"
"No! You don't have to say sorry. Where is my son?"
"Your son. My son too. Not yours only."
"Our son, okay! Where is he?" Denver is thinking that the little Saavedra might create trouble again.
"He is upstairs, in your playroom."
"Okay, let's go there." Denver then held his wrist but Terrence didn't want to go.
"What does your Dad mean when he makes a choice?"
"He wants me to leave the company as I chose you and my son."
"But you are the one who did everything to make the company reach where it is now. How can you just leave because of me and Sheldon?"
"Don't think too much about it. It's a battle between me and my Dad. Just stay and support me, that's what I need Sweetie." Denver then gave him a passionate kiss. They both forgot they're at the foot of the stairs. The helpers squealing and squeaking in their minds watching their young master showing his love to their new master. Benjamin who just came out from the kitchen was curious what the helpers were peeping. He smiled as he saw their master kissing each other. "This is the life he wanted. With someone, he loves and can love him in return."
"Get a room Daddy and Daddy CEO!" Denver and Terrence immediately distanced from each other, pretending they did nothing when they heard Sheldon's voice from the top of the stairs.
"I thought you're in the playroom?" Terrence asked but still blushing as they were caught by their son in that scene.
"I am! But you two said you're coming back soon. I felt bored waiting and only to find out you're making a baby."
"What?!" Denver and Terrence's eyes opened wide as they were surprised by what Sheldon said.
"Your son is something like you, Denver. He inherited everything from you." Terrence whispered.
Denver smiles at him. "That's all he got because of that one night six years ago. If you still remember we made him until the wee hours of the morning and you paid me 2000pesos for that. He deserves to inherit all that I have."
"You..." Terrence was about to hit Denver but he was already running up the stairs towards Sheldon. Terrence then quickly ran up the stairs to chase them.
Their laughter echoed in the villa sending every corner positive energy that transmitted to every individual who is now inspired to do their job.