JAY JAY POV
I blinked awake, warm, comfortable… and trapped.
Keifer's arms were wrapped around me like I was his emotional support plushie.
Cute.
Annoying.
Mostly annoying.
Then my brain kicked in.
Where the hell are the kids?
I twisted, craning my neck—only to see three tiny bodies squished together behind Keifer like he was some kind of human wall.
This man.
This absolute menace of a man.
He moved them.
He actually moved them while they were sleeping.
"Keifer," I hissed, jabbing his shoulder.
He made a sleepy noise. "Hmm."
"Why are the kids behind you?" I asked, irritation already simmering.
He cracked one eye open, looked at me, and had the audacity to pout.
"I couldn't sleep," he mumbled, "because two baby‑cute‑but‑monster creatures were hugging you instead of me."
He pointed vaguely toward the boys like they were the villains in his tragic love story.
I stared at him.
"You moved our sleeping children," I said slowly, "because you were jealous."
He didn't even deny it.
He just shrugged, pulled me closer, and whispered, "They get you all day. I get you at night."
I swear my soul left my body.
Shit.
My eyes snapped open fully this time as my brain finally connected the dots.
"Wasn't Aries and Kuya Angelo supposed to come yesterday?" I asked, sitting up a little.
Keifer rubbed his eyes, still half-asleep.
"Yeah… I forgot to tell you. They said they were coming this morning because Aion was a bit sick."
I stared at him.
"Like… right now?"
He nodded.
My soul left my body.
Before I could process that, he tightened his arms around me like a koala refusing to be peeled off a tree.
"Wait—" he added casually, "I think Section E is also coming."
I froze.
"What the hell do you mean Section E is also coming?" I demanded, my voice rising.
He buried his face in my neck like he was trying to hide from the consequences of his own words.
"They wanted to meet you and the kids," he whispered directly into my ear.
I blinked.
Once.
Twice.
Then I shoved him off me so hard he bounced.
"KEIFER!"
He sat up, hair sticking up in every direction, looking like a guilty golden retriever.
"What? They miss you."
"MISS ME?!" I hissed. "You didn't think to tell me that my entire fan club of chaos is coming to my house this morning?!"
He shrugged, completely unbothered.
"I was busy."
"Busy doing WHAT?"
He smirked.
"Hugging you."
"Mama?" Kevin mumbled as he sat up, hair sticking in every direction. "Why am I here?"
Before I could answer, Kade popped up like a confused meerkat.
"Why are we here?"
Keira blinked awake next, rubbing her eyes.
"Papa…this isn't where we slept yesterday"
Three sleepy, suspicious children.
One guilty adult.
I slowly turned my head toward Keifer.
He was smiling.
Not a normal smile.
A criminal smile.
A caught-in-4K-but-still-proud smile.
I narrowed my eyes.
"You," I whispered.
He shrugged, completely unbothered.
"They were hugging you. I fixed it."
Kevin frowned. "Papa… did you move us?"
Keifer didn't even blink.
"Yes."
Kade gasped like he'd just uncovered a crime scene.
"Papa kidnapped us!"
Keifer turned to our sons with the most unapologetic expression I've ever seen.
"You two were hugging her," he said, completely serious. "I missed her. That's why I moved you two."
Then, as if he hadn't just confessed to child‑relocation, he pulled Keira into his arms and kissed the top of her head.
"Morning, princess."
Kade and Kevin rolled their eyes so hard I thought they'd get stuck.
They marched straight to me, wrapping their arms around my waist like they were reclaiming territory.
"Good morning, babies," I said, hugging them back and shooting Keifer a look that said you're unbelievable.
He just smirked.
I leaned in and kissed the kids' foreheads
Immediately, Keifer perked up like a golden retriever who just heard the treat bag.
"Where is my kiss?" he asked, puckering his lips dramatically.
Keira gasped like she'd just witnessed a crime.
"Yeah, Ma! Where is Papa's kiss?"
I opened my mouth to answer, but Keifer didn't wait.
He grabbed my chin gently and kissed me, slow and soft.
"Morning, beautiful," he murmured against my lips.
Before I could even react, two small forces slammed into him.
Kade and Kevin pushed him away — not hard, but enough to make their point.
"Papa, Mama is ours," they declared, hugging me like tiny bodyguards.
I burst out laughing at their serious little faces.
Keifer looked personally offended, clutching his chest like they'd stabbed him.
"You two little brats, she was mine first."
My sons stuck their tongues out at him in perfect synchronization.
Keira, still curled against Keifer's side, patted his cheek sympathetically.
"It's okay, Papa. I will stay with you."
"I know my daughter will never leave me" Keifer said hugging Keira kissing her forehead
A sudden, violent banging rattled my door.
"JAY!" Mia's voice screeched from the hallway. "There are almost twenty people in your living room asking for you!"
I froze.
Keifer froze.
Even the kids froze.
Twenty.
People.
In my house.
At this hour.
I turned slowly toward Keifer, my soul already leaving my body.
He gave me a tiny, guilty smile.
I sighed so hard I think my ancestors felt it.
"Tell them I'll come in a little bit," I called back to Mia, already dragging myself toward the bathroom.
I splashed water on my face, fixed my hair, tried to look like a functioning human being, and headed downstairs.
On my way out, I pointed at the kids like a general giving orders.
"Kids, brush your teeth."
Three tiny voices groaned in unison behind me, but I didn't look back.
I was too busy preparing myself to walk into a living room full of Section E, Aries, Kuya Angelo, Aion, and God knows who else.
And Keifer?
Of course he followed me — like a six‑foot shadow with attachment issues.
The moment my foot touched the last step, a blur launched itself at me.
"JAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"
Ci‑N practically tackled me, wrapping me in a hug so tight my spine reconsidered its life choices.
I stumbled back a little, laughing despite the chaos.
"Ci‑N, I can't breathe!"
He pulled back just enough to look at me, eyes wide and dramatic as always.
"Do you know how long we've been waiting?!" he demanded. "I thought you DIED or something!"
Behind him, the entire living room was packed — Section E, Aries, Kuya Angelo
Keifer stepped down behind me, hands in his pockets, looking way too proud of himself.
I shot him a glare.
He winked.
Before I could even react, Kevin came strolling down the stairs with his hands shoved in his pockets — the exact same way Keifer always walks.
"Ewww, stop flirting early in the morning," he said, scrunching his nose at us.
The entire living room went silent.
Every single person stared at Kevin like he had just descended from the heavens.
"Damn… Keifer 2.0," someone whispered.
Keifer puffed his chest out like he'd just won Father of the Year.
Then Keira came bouncing down the stairs, hair messy, eyes bright.
"Ma, I want chocolate waffles today," she announced like a tiny queen placing an order.
Aries snorted. "Another foodie."
Felix elbowed Eman with a smirk. "Eman, you'll come in handy now."
Eman threw his hands up dramatically. "I didn't sign up to be the family chef!"
The whole room burst into laughter, the kids running straight to me,
"MAMA!" Kade called out as he marched toward me with purpose.
I rubbed my forehead. "What," I asked, already exhausted and it wasn't even 9 AM.
He looked up at me with those big innocent eyes he absolutely uses as a weapon.
"Ma… I want Nutella."
Of course he did.
Of course this was his morning emergency.
Behind him, Section E collectively melted.
"He's so cute, what the hell."
"He's definitely Jay's kid."
And Keifer?
He just smirked like this was all part of his master plan to make me lose my mind before breakfast.
"Why are you all here early in the morning?" I asked, already annoyed and not even trying to hide it.
Aries shrugged like this was the most normal thing in the world.
"We couldn't come yesterday, so we thought to come today."
Of course they did.
Because why wouldn't twenty people show up at my house at 8 AM.
"How is Aion, anyway?" I asked, turning to Kuya Angelo.
"He's fine now," Kuya said with a relieved smile. Then his eyes shifted to the three kids clinging to my legs. "Are they your kids?"
I nodded.
The room went silent for a second — Section E staring, Aries blinking, Kuya Angelo processing, Keifer standing behind me like he was waiting for applause.
I cleared my throat.
"Kids, introduce yourselves."
Immediately, all three stepped forward like tiny soldiers.
Kevin shoved his hands in his pockets — again copying Keifer — and said, "I'm Kevin."
Kade lifted his hand like he was in class. "I'm Kade."
Keira smiled sweetly, holding the hem of her shirt. "I'm Keira."
The entire room melted.
"They're so cute."
"They look just like Jay."
"No, wait… Kevin really is Keifer 2.0."
Keifer smirked proudly behind me, like he was showing off his trophies.
"JAY YOUR KIDS ARE SO CUTE!" Ci‑N yelled as he sprinted toward them like an overexcited puppy.
Kade immediately copied his volume.
"MA, WHO IS HE?!"
I sighed. Loud people attract loud children.
"Wow, Jay," Ci‑N said dramatically, hand on his chest. "You didn't tell your kids about me?"
"What is there to tell?" I deadpanned.
Ci‑N gasped like I stabbed him.
"I'm Ci‑N. Your mom's classmate. And sort of like her little brother."
Keira grabbed Keifer's hand and whispered loudly, "Pa, he's funny."
I couldn't help but smile.
"C, you're still childish."
From behind the crowd, David lifted his cup of coffee and nodded.
"Yeah, some things never change."
Ci‑N pointed at him. "HEY! I matured!"
David raised an eyebrow. "You just screamed at 8 AM."
Ci‑N opened his mouth… then closed it.
Keifer snorted.
The kids giggled.
And I stood there, surrounded by chaos
Just then, the front door slammed open like someone was trying to reenact an action movie entrance.
"JAY‑JAY, WHERE ARE MY NIECE AND NEPHEWS?!" Percy yelled, sprinting toward me like a man possessed.
Before I could even blink, all three kids launched themselves off the floor.
"TITO!"
They ran straight into Percy's arms, nearly knocking him over. He caught them with a dramatic spin, laughing like he hadn't just barged into my house uninvited.
I stared at him, deadpan.
"NO. Why are you here?"
Percy gasped, clutching his chest like I stabbed him.
"WOW. Thanks for the warm welcome."
I rubbed my temples, looking around at the twenty people in my living room, Section E causing chaos, Aries and Kuya Angelo chatting, kids screaming, and Percy acting like he owned the place.
"My house is gonna be on fire today," I muttered.
Percy grinned. "Don't worry, Jay‑Jay. If it burns, we'll rebuild it."
"YOU will rebuild it," I corrected.
He winked. "Same thing."
Before I could roast him, Kuya Angelo's voice cut through the noise.
"PERCY. You knew where she lives?"
Percy froze for half a second, then grinned like the shameless traitor he is.
"Wow, Aries, did you not tell Boss anything?" Percy asked, pointing at Aries like he was exposing a scandal.
Kuya Angelo turned to me, his expression softening instantly.
"How are you?"
I straightened up a little, trying to look less like someone who woke up to twenty people in her living room.
"I'm perfectly fine," I said.
Kuya nodded, relieved… but his eyes flicked to the kids, then to Keifer standing behind me like a proud guard dog, then back to me.
The man was connecting dots faster than Section E could cause trouble.
The kids were already running around with Percy and Ci‑N, screaming, laughing, and turning my living room into a playground.
Section E had taken over the entire couch like they owned the place, and Aries and Kuya Angelo sat with us too.
Kuya leaned forward, eyes sharp, voice calm but loaded.
"So… who is the father?"
Before I could even open my mouth, Keifer answered instantly — annoyed, offended, and dramatic.
"Obviously me."
He crossed his arms like the question itself was an insult.
"We literally saw each other yesterday and I said our kids."
The room went quiet for a second.
Section E stared at him.
Aries raised an eyebrow.
Kuya blinked slowly.
And Keifer?
He looked like a man ready to fight anyone who even breathed wrong about his kids.
Rory leaned forward, eyes narrowed in curiosity.
"So how old are they?"
I crossed my arms. "Take a wild guess."
David tilted his head, studying the kids like he was solving a math problem.
"Four years?"
I nodded.