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Reincarnated as a Fisherman and a Dad
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Reincarnated as a Fisherman and a Dad Chapter 32
Karlos was smiling the whole time he returned to the beach, his steps light but swift. He even gave the young men 30 pesos. It was 10 pesos more than he usually tipped them, something that made them happy.
His pace quickened as he carried his belongings with excitement. When he reached the house, the twins giggled while Maya tickled them on their soft, chubby bellies.
"Wife!"
Karlos was so excited that he dropped his belongings under the Kubo without even glancing at them and entered the house without restraint.
"Did something happen?" Maya was confused by his sudden entrance and burst of energy.
"I earned 18,000 pesos today." Karlos lowered his voice, but it was obvious he was excited. His blue eyes shone, mesmerizing Maya.
"You earned what!?"
Maya was so surprised that she stopped cuddling with the twins and sat upright.
"Here."
Karlos handed her the stack of money, proud of his accomplishment. Maya accepted it, surprised to find the cash crisp and new. So new it still had the distinct scent of freshly printed paper. Each bill was a crisp 1,000-peso note, fresh from the bank.
She counted them with growing disbelief and wide eyes.
Eighteen pieces of 1,000-peso bills.
18,000 pesos!
"How did you earn this? You caught a Leopard Coral Grouper and Yellowfin Tuna or something?" she asked curiously, clutching the bills, still unsure whether to be happy or suspicious.
She recalled how when she was young, her father had to spend two days at sea just to earn the same amount. And even then, it was a brutal process filled with risk and exhaustion. He also had to spend money on food and water to survive those two days.
But Karlos was different. His only expense was the fuel. He didn't even like eating the crackers Maya prepared for him every night because he was too focused on the sea to think about snacking. In that regard, Karlos had better profits and clearly much better luck.
"That's right! I caught two Leopard Coral Groupers and a Yellowfin Tuna! Then I sold them to a rich boss from a big yacht I encountered on my way back. He didn't even blink when I told him the price."
"... Tell me honestly, Karlos, you're not doing something illegal like trafficking drugs, right?"
Maya stared at him seriously, her eyes filled with equal parts concern and disbelief. Earning 5,000 pesos per sail was already overwhelming for someone like her, who had grown up by the sea and seen all kinds of "miracles." And now, her husband had brought home 18,000 pesos, something even more shocking.
"What are you talking about? Maya, do I look like I'm crazy!? I'm a law-abiding citizen." Karlos was offended by the accusation. He even frowned at her for accusing him wrongly.
"Alright, alright. I'm sorry, I just want to make sure."
Maya realized she had said something hurtful. To fix it, she hugged Karlos... intentionally rubbing her breasts against his shoulder in a way she knew always melted him. It usually worked.
"I'm sowwy, you're not mad at me, right?" she said in the most adorable way she could muster, complete with a pout and teary eyes that made Karlos' feelings melt quickly.
He sighed and hugged her back as if all his frustrations were washed away in that single embrace.
"I'm not mad at you. How can I be? I love you too much."
Maya bit her lip slightly to hide her smile, her heart fluttering from the warmth of his words. She tried to control her lips from curling up. She really liked it whenever her husband professed his love for her. However, she knew the situation was quite sensitive to smile openly.
"I'm sorry, babe. I'm just worried that you're doing something that could endanger you. I was just so shocked when you said you earned 18,000 pesos. You also didn't bring a receipt. Besides, catching a Yellowfin Tuna is a very hard thing to do. I don't think your fishing rod can handle that kind of fish."
"I'm not lying. I really caught a Yellowfin Tuna and two Leopard Coral Groupers," Karlos replied with a serious expression, as if defending his honor in court.
"I believe you," Maya answered sincerely after a few seconds of quiet internal debate.
"You're a guy who's not good at lying," she added, poking his chest with a gentle finger.
"I'm sorry. You'll forgive your wife, right?" she gave Karlos the teary eyes again, just in case.
"I forgave you." Karlos sighed with a mix of surrender and amusement. He couldn't hold a grudge against his wife, not when she looked that adorable.
They stared into each other's eyes for a moment that felt like the world had paused for them alone. The tension between them was heavy. They shared a passionate kiss filled with forgiveness and lingering desire. If not for the daylight and the lack of condoms, the couple might have shaboinked right then and there without hesitation.
Still, they shared a deeply intimate kiss and skinship that would linger in their memories all day.
They only stopped when they found Iñigo peeing his diaper, and Arabella followed suit in a synchronized sibling moment. The couple giggled at their kids' innocent expressions despite their dirty deeds.
Maya put the money in the secret compartment inside the cabinet.
"I believe you. I'm sorry for doubting you. I know you caught two Leopard Coral Groupers and a Yellowfin Tuna."
"Alright, I get your point. I'm not mad anymore." Karlos sighed. He might have been angry earlier, but Maya's kiss had erased his anger like waves smoothing the sand.
Maya stood up and changed the kids' diapers with practiced grace, humming softly.
As he watched his family, Karlos had an idea that made him raise his eyebrows in sudden realization.
"Babe, how about we buy strollers for the twins? They're getting bigger and harder to carry. If we had strollers for both of them, we wouldn't need to carry them anymore whenever we go to church. I went to the market a few days ago and saw a stroller that cost around 2,000 pesos. Do you think we should buy one or two?"
"Strollers?"
Maya paused and then looked at Iñigo, who was also staring at her with his usual curious expression, waiting for his diaper so he could get back to crawling.
"What do you think, Iñigo? Do you want a stroller?"
"Ma!"
Iñigo replied, causing the couple to freeze as if time had stopped.
Maya and Karlos stared at each other before looking at Iñigo, who was still waiting for his diaper.
"Iñigo? Did I hear that right? You called me Ma?" Maya's excitement bloomed with a growing smile she couldn't contain.
"Call me Mama again." She leaned down, waiting for her son's next word.
Iñigo frowned and slapped her face.
"Ga!"
"..."
Maya was disappointed and decided to change his diaper without holding out hope for another "Ma" today.
"I heard he called you Ma," Karlos said as he approached and stared at Iñigo, who was now back to crawling as if nothing monumental had just happened.
"Yeah, I heard it too." Maya changed Arabella's diaper with a sigh.
"Arabella, call me Mama," she tried with her daughter instead, hoping for a better response.
"Gu!" The little girl didn't even bother to entertain her mother and crawled away with an attitude that screamed independence.
Watching all this, Karlos decided to carry Iñigo and make the same request.
"Iñigo, call me Papa."
"Pa!"
"Haha, that's great. Papa loves you!" Karlos laughed out loud as his son answered correctly and lifted him into the air.
"My son can speak now! Say my name again," Karlos requested, gently holding him up.
Iñigo stared at his father and opened his mouth.
"Pa... Pa."
"My son..." Karlos grinned and showered Iñigo with kisses. The little boy giggled loudly, slapping his father's cheeks in delight.
"That's unfair." Maya witnessed the whole scene. She was jealous yet filled with warmth as she watched the two men in her life bond.
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Karlos was smiling the whole time he returned to the beach, his steps light but swift. He even gave the young men 30 pesos. It was 10 pesos more than he usually tipped them, something that made them happy.
His pace quickened as he carried his belongings with excitement. When he reached the house, the twins giggled while Maya tickled them on their soft, chubby bellies.
"Wife!"
Karlos was so excited that he dropped his belongings under the Kubo without even glancing at them and entered the house without restraint.
"Did something happen?" Maya was confused by his sudden entrance and burst of energy.
"I earned 18,000 pesos today." Karlos lowered his voice, but it was obvious he was excited. His blue eyes shone, mesmerizing Maya.
"You earned what!?"
Maya was so surprised that she stopped cuddling with the twins and sat upright.
"Here."
Karlos handed her the stack of money, proud of his accomplishment. Maya accepted it, surprised to find the cash crisp and new. So new it still had the distinct scent of freshly printed paper. Each bill was a crisp 1,000-peso note, fresh from the bank.
She counted them with growing disbelief and wide eyes.
Eighteen pieces of 1,000-peso bills.
18,000 pesos!
"How did you earn this? You caught a Leopard Coral Grouper and Yellowfin Tuna or something?" she asked curiously, clutching the bills, still unsure whether to be happy or suspicious.
She recalled how when she was young, her father had to spend two days at sea just to earn the same amount. And even then, it was a brutal process filled with risk and exhaustion. He also had to spend money on food and water to survive those two days.
But Karlos was different. His only expense was the fuel. He didn't even like eating the crackers Maya prepared for him every night because he was too focused on the sea to think about snacking. In that regard, Karlos had better profits and clearly much better luck.
"That's right! I caught two Leopard Coral Groupers and a Yellowfin Tuna! Then I sold them to a rich boss from a big yacht I encountered on my way back. He didn't even blink when I told him the price."
"... Tell me honestly, Karlos, you're not doing something illegal like trafficking drugs, right?"
Maya stared at him seriously, her eyes filled with equal parts concern and disbelief. Earning 5,000 pesos per sail was already overwhelming for someone like her, who had grown up by the sea and seen all kinds of "miracles." And now, her husband had brought home 18,000 pesos, something even more shocking.
"What are you talking about? Maya, do I look like I'm crazy!? I'm a law-abiding citizen." Karlos was offended by the accusation. He even frowned at her for accusing him wrongly.
"Alright, alright. I'm sorry, I just want to make sure."
Maya realized she had said something hurtful. To fix it, she hugged Karlos... intentionally rubbing her breasts against his shoulder in a way she knew always melted him. It usually worked.
"I'm sowwy, you're not mad at me, right?" she said in the most adorable way she could muster, complete with a pout and teary eyes that made Karlos' feelings melt quickly.
He sighed and hugged her back as if all his frustrations were washed away in that single embrace.
"I'm not mad at you. How can I be? I love you too much."
Maya bit her lip slightly to hide her smile, her heart fluttering from the warmth of his words. She tried to control her lips from curling up. She really liked it whenever her husband professed his love for her. However, she knew the situation was quite sensitive to smile openly.
"I'm sorry, babe. I'm just worried that you're doing something that could endanger you. I was just so shocked when you said you earned 18,000 pesos. You also didn't bring a receipt. Besides, catching a Yellowfin Tuna is a very hard thing to do. I don't think your fishing rod can handle that kind of fish."
"I'm not lying. I really caught a Yellowfin Tuna and two Leopard Coral Groupers," Karlos replied with a serious expression, as if defending his honor in court.
"I believe you," Maya answered sincerely after a few seconds of quiet internal debate.
"You're a guy who's not good at lying," she added, poking his chest with a gentle finger.
"I'm sorry. You'll forgive your wife, right?" she gave Karlos the teary eyes again, just in case.
"I forgave you." Karlos sighed with a mix of surrender and amusement. He couldn't hold a grudge against his wife, not when she looked that adorable.
They stared into each other's eyes for a moment that felt like the world had paused for them alone. The tension between them was heavy. They shared a passionate kiss filled with forgiveness and lingering desire. If not for the daylight and the lack of condoms, the couple might have shaboinked right then and there without hesitation.
Still, they shared a deeply intimate kiss and skinship that would linger in their memories all day.
They only stopped when they found Iñigo peeing his diaper, and Arabella followed suit in a synchronized sibling moment. The couple giggled at their kids' innocent expressions despite their dirty deeds.
Maya put the money in the secret compartment inside the cabinet.
"I believe you. I'm sorry for doubting you. I know you caught two Leopard Coral Groupers and a Yellowfin Tuna."
"Alright, I get your point. I'm not mad anymore." Karlos sighed. He might have been angry earlier, but Maya's kiss had erased his anger like waves smoothing the sand.
Maya stood up and changed the kids' diapers with practiced grace, humming softly.
As he watched his family, Karlos had an idea that made him raise his eyebrows in sudden realization.
"Babe, how about we buy strollers for the twins? They're getting bigger and harder to carry. If we had strollers for both of them, we wouldn't need to carry them anymore whenever we go to church. I went to the market a few days ago and saw a stroller that cost around 2,000 pesos. Do you think we should buy one or two?"
"Strollers?"
Maya paused and then looked at Iñigo, who was also staring at her with his usual curious expression, waiting for his diaper so he could get back to crawling.
"What do you think, Iñigo? Do you want a stroller?"
"Ma!"
Iñigo replied, causing the couple to freeze as if time had stopped.
Maya and Karlos stared at each other before looking at Iñigo, who was still waiting for his diaper.
"Iñigo? Did I hear that right? You called me Ma?" Maya's excitement bloomed with a growing smile she couldn't contain.
"Call me Mama again." She leaned down, waiting for her son's next word.
Iñigo frowned and slapped her face.
"Ga!"
"..."
Maya was disappointed and decided to change his diaper without holding out hope for another "Ma" today.
"I heard he called you Ma," Karlos said as he approached and stared at Iñigo, who was now back to crawling as if nothing monumental had just happened.
"Yeah, I heard it too." Maya changed Arabella's diaper with a sigh.
"Arabella, call me Mama," she tried with her daughter instead, hoping for a better response.
"Gu!" The little girl didn't even bother to entertain her mother and crawled away with an attitude that screamed independence.
Watching all this, Karlos decided to carry Iñigo and make the same request.
"Iñigo, call me Papa."
"Pa!"
"Haha, that's great. Papa loves you!" Karlos laughed out loud as his son answered correctly and lifted him into the air.
"My son can speak now! Say my name again," Karlos requested, gently holding him up.
Iñigo stared at his father and opened his mouth.
"Pa... Pa."
"My son..." Karlos grinned and showered Iñigo with kisses. The little boy giggled loudly, slapping his father's cheeks in delight.
"That's unfair." Maya witnessed the whole scene. She was jealous yet filled with warmth as she watched the two men in her life bond.
...
[There are remaining 8 slots for the 50% discount. You can check out my Patreon if you're interested.]