A/N: How's this story so far, guys? There's a lot more to happen so stay tuned! From here on i'll update every other day (except weekends) if the comments reach 100 per chapter. 😘

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CHRISTINE's POV

I groaned and slowly opened my eyes when I felt someone plant a soft kiss on my lips. My sleepy state disappeared when I saw my handsome husband while staring at me lovingly.

"You're finally home." I said with a husky voice and then threw a glance at the clock. It was already 2:02 am.

"Sorry, mi amor. I didn't intend to wake you up. I just wanted to kiss you before I sleep." He said apologetically. I sat up with furrowed eyebrows. He looked weird.

"What happened? Is something bothering you?" I inquired worriedly. I could feel that something was off. He stared at me for a couple of seconds as if he was self-debating whether to tell me about it or not before he heaved a sigh and then sat next to me. He took my hand and then kissed it.

"Am I that obvious?" I rolled my eyes.

"Yes. You're too obvious. The expression on your face and the way you talk is giving you away. You know me, Jace. I can always tell when you're feeling down or something's bothering you." He chuckled mirthlessly.

"So, you're just calling me Jace now, huh?" He said, trying to be humorous. I gave him a sharp stare and he laughed.

"Fine. I'll be serious." He took a deep breath before continuing. "I talked to one of the bosses of the ET VINDEX before coming back here and he told me something unbelievable. I'm not sure if it's wise for me to tell you about this without confirming it yet because I don't want you to get hurt again." He looked like he was having a hard time. My eyebrows creased as my heart started racing.

"W-What do you mean? What's this all about?" For some reason, my heart started pounding as if he was about to throw a bomb. He drew a deep breath once again.

"Listen to carefully, mi amor." I swallowed hard.

"Jace, you're killing me! Just tell me already!" I hissed impatiently but it took him a couple of seconds before opening his mouth to answer.

"He said that our son is alive." I gasped in shock and I couldn't react right away. I felt like my body freeze for a couple of seconds as my breath got trapped in my lungs.

"W-What? JC is alive?" I then asked with trembling voice as my emotions begin to get out of control. My eyes started brimming with tears.

"Yes, mi amor. That's what he said." My heart leaped. Jace cupped my face and then stared into my eyes intently. "I know that we want nothing but for JC to be alive but please, don't get your hopes too high. Yes, I sound heartless right now telling you this but we're not sure about the validity of that information yet.

"I don't want you to get hurt again in case that's nothing but a lie. Believe me, I want to think that JC is alive too, but I'm just worried about you. I've witnessed what you've been through when JC died and I don't want to witness that again because I will not be able to take it for sure." I shook my head as tears eventually fell from my eyes.

"Where is he? Where's our son?" I asked as if I didn't hear the last two sentences that he said while shaking him on the shoulders.

"Mi amor—"

"Where is our son, Jace?! I want to see him now!" My voiced raised as I began to get hysterical. All I wanted to do was to see my son as soon as possible.

I couldn't believe it, but now, I finally understood why I felt like my son never died. Even though I've been mourning his death for years, in my heart, I felt like he's just nearby and didn't left me.

That night, when he 'died', the police couldn't retrieve any bodies from inside the burning car. According to the investigation, our son's body was blown apart because of the grenade that blew the car into pieces. Hearing those words was too much.

Just thinking how my son died and that we couldn't even retrieve his body tripled the pain. I felt like I was going crazy. It was too much that I thought, wouldn't be able to get up and live life again.

Because of so much sorrow and sadness of what happened to our son not to mention that our marriage began to be in haywire that time, we just let the police handle everything.

According to them, they were certain that there was only one person inside the car when that happened. The scene was so heartbreaking that I couldn't even look at it. I was so devastated that I lose consciousness a couple of times.

The next days after that horrific incident, everything was almost blurry that I couldn't almost recall it because I remained inside the room, staring into space for how many days and didn't allow anyone to approach me. Even if my family and my husband kept on trying to comfort me, I didn't let them. I pushed everyone away.

I couldn't accept what happened to JC that I remained in my own little world. Even Jace couldn't talk to me properly.

I had the difficulty moving on with my life without my son after that but I somehow managed to even though I felt like I've been nothing but an empty shell this past three years. Now that I'm beginning to start accepting that JC would no longer come back, this happened.

"I don't know yet, mi amor, but I promise to find answers to our questions as soon as possible. This is supposed to be good news for both of us, but I can't help being worried of you, especially in your condition right now." He raked his fingers through his hair.

I bit my lower lip, trying to calm myself down but it was too hard to do so. "What do you mean?" I asked softly while my tears continued falling. He looked at me sullenly.

"I've been waiting for you to tell me about this but until now, you remained quiet about it. I can't help but to think that you're not happy about it." My forehead crinkled, couldn't follow what he was talking about until it finally dawned on me.

While still biting my lip, I looked down. "I've been trying to find the right time but you've been so busy these past few days. You always come home late at night too. I'm sorry if you felt like I didn't have any intention of telling you about it. But believe me when I tell you that I was the happiest when I confirmed it."

His eyes widened. "Y-You mean, I was right all along?" He asked in disbelief. A small smiled appeared on my face even though I was crying. Somehow, I felt so alive and happy thinking about our unborn child.

I took his hand and then placed it on my tummy. "Yes, mi amor. I'm pregnant. We're going to be parents again." I confessed. He remained quiet for a couple of seconds before he suddenly pulled me for a tight embrace.

"I'm so happy right now, mi amor. A while ago, I was full of doubt and worry because didn't want us to be heartbroken again in case that man was just telling lies, but now, I realized that I shouldn't be feeling that way because we still have a reason to be happy whatever happens.

"God, I just hope that our JC is really alive. These past three years, I was nothing but a walking empty shell. I kept on wishing for the stars to give back JC to us. I thought, that was impossible anymore but now, there's still a small chance that he'll be back to us. And there's another blessing too." He pulled away from me a little bit and then leaned down to kiss my tummy.

"Daddy and mommy love you so much, baby. Hang in there because daddy promise that the moment you come out of this world, our family is finally complete and happy." My heart swelled with joy upon hearing his promise.

Just thinking about that scenario; the possibility that JC will be with us by that time was making me so happy already.

"We're going to have another baby, mi amor. I can't believe that this day finally came." I wiped my tears as I chuckled softly.

"Yes. I can't believe how sharp-shooter you are." I answered, trying to sound humorous.

"Of course, I am!" He said so proudly and even pounded his fist on his chest. I shook my head and laughed.

"Thank God. I finally made you laugh. Seeing you cry like that hurt me, mi amor. I just wish that I am capable of making your wishes come true right now so that I would be able to give you all your wishes. But rest assured that I will investigate about what really happened to JC as soon as possible. I will look for him no matter what happens." He sighed.

"If that man was telling the truth, I won't be able to forgive myself for being so negligent that time. I could've handled the investigation myself back then but I was too consumed by grief and sorrow not to mention that you kept on pushing me away that time. I let all the emotions clouded my better judgement." He voiced out guiltily and full of regret. I caressed his face.

"Just like you, I'm to blame too because everything that happened was so hard for me that's why when the police told us the result of their investigation, I felt like I died too. I wallowed in sorrow and grief that i didn't think of the possibility that JC wasn't in that car before it exploded." My voice trembled again as my throat tightened.

"Shhh. It's useless to blame ourselves now. The only thing that we could do now is to find the truth. This time, we'll in this together. We well do anything to free our family from all these mess." He then gathered me into his arms once again and then kissed me full of love.

Jace is right. It's no use thinking of what we could've done that time because it already happened. The important thing now is for us to do our parts in finding the truth.

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I slowly stepped inside our house as if my feet weighed a couple of kilos. I then looked around and couldn't hold back my tears again upon seeing all the things that reminded me of my son. His big portrait was still in its place.

All the picture frames consisting his pictures were still there too. Nothing was changed since I left the house. I took one of his pictures which was displayed near the big television and then stared at it emotionally. I traced the small figure of my son on the picture as my heart clenched tightly.

"JC..." I sobbed softly and then hugged the picture to my chest. The longing that I was feeling was indescribable. I felt a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.

"Shhh. That's enough, mi amor. Everything will be alright. I promise you that." He whispered to me, trying to comfort me.

"JC is alive, right? Tell me that our son is really alive." I begged.

"I hope so too, mi amor. Let's pray that that man wasn't lying." He sounded like he was having a hard time seeing me like that. He then kissed the top of my head.

Two days ago, we decided to come home to New York to be with our family and share the good news about my pregnancy. When Jace asked me where we should stay while we were in New York, I was the one who volunteered for us to go home to our house.

He was undeniably surprised but then smiled at me upon hearing my willingness to finally go home. Before I heard about the possibility that JC was still alive, just thinking of going back home to our house was already making me breakdown with so much grief.

I didn't want to see the house because it would surely make me miss my son even more and the pain would surely double. But now, I finally gathered enough strength to come back home with the hope that JC would eventually come home with us soon.

We stayed in that position until I finally calmed down. I could tell that Jace was affected as well but he was trying to toughen himself up just for me.

When I finally felt calmer, we ate our dinner together. I didn't have the appetite but for the sake of my baby, I still ate some. After that, we went upstairs and then cleaned ourselves.

When we went to bed, we talked about the past. Reminiscing those times when JC was still with us and our family was happy. We were both so emotional remembering those times but we chose to be in each other's arms to ease the pain.

Every corner of the house was full of memories of him and it was so hard. The only consolation I had was the possibility that he's still alive. I kept on praying every night, pleading Him to bring back my son to us.

Then, Saturday night came, and my family came over. We invited them for a family dinner. My father came home too because it was weekend.

When my parents arrived, my mother embraced me so tightly. I could tell that she was still worried about me.

"Are you okay now, darling? Staying in this house is surely hard for you." Her voice was full of concern. I smiled and then nodded my head.

"You don't have to worry about me, mommy. Yes, it was hard, but I am trying my best to be okay. Jace's presence is enough for me to be okay." It was her turn to smile.

"I'm glad you're finally beginning to live life again. This is what I've been wishing for. To see you smile and be happy again."

"Your mother is right. We want nothing but for you to be happy. I hope that this time, everything's going to be fine." It was my father. I hugged them both.

"Thank you, mommy and daddy. I love you both."

"Auntie Tin, what about me? Didn't you see me?" I pulled away from my mom and dad when I heard the complain of my cute nephew. I didn't see them arriving.

"Oh, hello, Marky boy. Come. Give Auntie Tin a hug." I coaxed him and then opened my arms for him. He ran to my arms and then gave me a kiss on the cheek. He was holding one of the Rubik's cube that I gave him before. I hugged me tightly.

"Auntie Tin missed you so much." I kissed him on the forehead, and he giggled. I took him onto my arms and then greeted Maggie and Marco who were looking at us with a smile on their faces. Then, Jace joined us too.

He just finished taking a bath. To my amusement, Marky's eyebrows furrowed when he saw him.

"Auntie, why's that man here?" He voiced out in displeasure with his not so clear words.

"Son, don't be rude. He is your Auntie Tin's husband. Call him uncle Jace." Marco rebuked softly. Marky looked at me confusedly.

"Husband? Why him, Auntie Tin?" Everyone couldn't hold back our laugh because of his answer. I looked at Jace who was shaking his head in amusement.

"Did you hear that, mi amor? Our little Marky boy here is curious why I chose you to be my husband." I asked him teasingly. He came closer to us before answering.

"Because your uncle Jace and Auntie Tin love each other so much. Just like your mommy and daddy. They love each other that's why they got married. Then, you came. You're the fruit of their love." He explained with a friendly tone and I couldn't help but to remember those times when he was talking to JC. He had the same gentle tone.

Marky looked at his parents as if he was in shock. "Mommy, daddy, I'm your fruit?" He shook his head vigorously. "I don't want to be a fruit." Everyone laughed again. He's such an adorable kid.

Later on, everyone went to the dining room. I looked at the time. It was already 7 pm. I was about to ask my husband a question when the doorbell rang. Jace was the one who opened the door but then, it was already a couple of minutes have passed but he hasn't returned yet so I decided to check on him.

I didn't get surprise when I saw him with his mom at the living room. We invited her too because we wanted her to hear the good news. I walked towards them. When my mother in law noticed me, I smiled and then greeted her.

"Good evening, mom. I'm glad you came." I uttered with an uncomfortable smile when I noticed the way he stares at me. He had a serious look on her face as she faced me.

"I want you to be honest with me at this instant, Christine. Are you going to stay with my son for good this time or are you going to run away again when a problem arises because if you're just going to leave him again, just leave him now before it's too late." I was stunned.

"Mom, what are you saying?!" Jace rebuked in disbelief.

"I just don't want to see you give up on life once again because of her. Now that you two are together again, I'm worried that she might give up on your marriage and leave you in pain again." Her eyes watered upon saying that.

"Mom—" Jace was about to answer when I decided to talk.

"I'm sorry of what I did in the past, mom, but I just did what I thought was right back then. I almost went insane because of what happened to our JC and if I didn't go away, I maybe didn't survive. It was too much for me to stay back then. But it's different now.

"I realized that no matter what I do, Jace is still the one for me. I accepted him into my life again because I love him so much. Now, we're slowly trying our best to be happy again and we're hoping for your support. I just hope that you can give that to us." I said with clear determination. Jace snaked his arm around my waist and then pulled me closer to him.

"You know how much I love my wife, mom. Please, can you just be happy for us?" Jace's voice was pleading. His mother's face softened while staring at the both of us before eventually sighing.

"I actually felt relieved when you told me that you got back together but at the same time, I can't help getting worried. I don't want the past to happen again because—"

"That won't happen again, mom. I'll make sure of it." Jace interrupted. His mother sighed again.

"I hope so, son. I hope so." Her gaze shifted on me. "Christine, promise me that whatever happens, you will never leave my son again. I'm begging you."

I smiled and then held her by the hand. "You don't have to beg, mom, because this time, I'll stay no matter what. I promise you that." She finally smiled and then hugged me. Finally, everything's falling into place.

Soon after that, we joined the others in the dining room. My family was happy when they saw my mother in law and greeted her cheerfully.

We then ate dinner together. For the first time in a long time, our families were together and happy. After our dinner, while drinking coffee, Jace and I stood up in front of everyone with a smile on our faces.

"Thank you for coming, everyone. This means a lot to us." We intertwined our fingers together and smile to each other before Jace continued. "We have a very good news to share with you all that's why we invited you over." He then kissed my cheek before he finally revealed the good news. "We're happy to announce that...we're pregnant!" Everyone was so surprised but excited at the same time.

"Oh, my God! Congratulations to the both of you!" My mother said emotionally. I hugged her, feeling emotional yet happy at the same time. The others congratulated us too and we couldn't be any happier. But that happiness wasn't complete because our first born wasn't with us.

Please, come home to us soon, sweetheart. Mommy and daddy are waiting for you...

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What do you think of this chapter?

Christine is pregnant again. Jace is really a sharp-shooter. LOL

What do you think? Is it wise for Jace and Tin to believe the possibility that their son is alive even if they will get hurt double in case it isn't true?

Who finds Marky cute? 

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