One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 129: Finding someone to love

~~~Life comes in many shapes. You think you know what you got until it changes. And life will take you high and low. You gotta learn how to walk and then which way to go. After you clear your eyes you'll see the light somewhere in the darkness. After the rain has gone you'll feel the sun come. And though it seems your sorrow never ends, someday it's gonna make sense~~~

-Michael Learns to Rock-

Thirty minutes have passed and customers have begun to enter the coffee shop, but I don't dare call Dana as I don't want to 'disturb' them. Maybe they're now in the middle of making their first baby, besides, Lydia and Arthur, our morning staff went to work early. "Sam, why is the kitchen off limit?" Maybe curiosity stuck in Lydia's head as she pointed to the paper glued to the door that has the 'Off Limits' sign written on it.

But before I could open my mouth, Arthur whispered something into Lydia's ear that caused her eyes to widen. And I guess I don't have to ask what Arthur told her because her eyes already say it all.

And because we were busy attending to the customers' orders, we didn't notice the time. We were just surprised when we saw Caleb exiting the kitchen and sat down at one of the tables on the side near the glass panel.

I raised an eyebrow and went straight to the kitchen but I met Dana halfway who was still fixing her hair.

"Hey, did you two clean up your mess in the kitchen?" I asked, playfully glaring at her but she just giggled. "Don't worry, Sam, we didn't do it in the kitchen."

"Huh?" I was slightly shocked by her answer. "And where did you---"

"In the comfort room," she winked at me with a mischievous smile playing on her lips.

"Geez! Make sure you didn't leave any mess in the CR because that's embarrassing!"

"Haha, we cleaned it up so don't worry."

"Haist!"

And she left still laughing at my reaction.

"Hey, are you two going out today?"

"Huh? No, why do you ask?" Dana frowned at my question. It's ten minutes before 11 am and Caleb is still sitting in the shop.

fiancé is still here. Is he

friend,

got deeper, she had no choice

discussed their

I remembered she told me about Caleb's

You know, he still has to convince him to agree with the percentage

see. How

the

okay, if you need help later in giving their orders I'm just

worry about it, Lydia and Arthur are here, just tell Cali that Tita Dana misses her." (Tita means

"I will."

doorway, an indication that we had a new customer again. But since there were three of them left on the counter, I continued walking until I reached the door to our office. I didn't know

what I had to do. I called my daughter and asked about her day before she goes to bed. The Philippine time is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles, so if it's 10:50 am here, that means it's 7:50 pm in LA and it's time for Cali's sleep as she has class the next morning. She told me how happy she was when her Uncle Dale and Auntie Jack let her go with them to the hospital for Jack's monthly check-up. She said she's so excited and

couldn't help but laugh when I heard what she said on

to love

burst into laughter. "Baby, it's not easy to find someone to love

and I know lots of gentlemen will fall

lip to stop it from laughing. It's as if Dana and Cali talked about

siblings, but honey, falling in love and marrying someone is not easy as buying toys in the toys store or groceries in the supermarket that when your cart has had enough load, you can pay at the cashier and go home. It takes compromise, sacrifice and revealing yourself to

not getting any

who told her that line,

finding the right person who will

"But mom---"

honey. You're too young to discuss this matter with me. Don't worry, I'll just surprise you someday with

just laughed at me on

have to promise me that you will

She giggled. "I miss