Authors: Gigi Aceves
Unmistakable (41 page)
I don’t know what to say at this point. I’m shocked, though, probably I shouldn’t be because my Jake will be Jake.
I want to laugh out loud, because he’s mumbling crazy stuff. I probably should expect this type of behavior from my husband.
He lost me once he said we’ll move out of the city. I shouldn’t be surprised because my Jake is extreme most times.
I’m speechless, replaying everything he just said though probably I shouldn’t be. He’s left me in this state more often than I can count.
Calming my husband is important, because if I leave him in this state, our mothers would want to kill him. I’d prefer to have someone to help me raise our kids.
“Kiss me, Jake.” He does, and just like always, I forget everything when he kisses me. Pulling strength from somewhere, I reluctantly end our kissing fest.
“Listen, Jake. You will always be
our one
. The
one
who will love us, unconditionally, at all times. The
one
who will provide a good life for us. The
one
who will protect us against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” I laugh out loud saying this, because truly he will. “The
one
who will sacrifice anything and everything to give us more. The
one
who will be the last to take and the first to give. You are just ‘
our one
’. So, don’t think for a second, someone will ever take your place. In my heart and in theirs, they know who their one is without me telling them. So, do me a favor, check on my children, and give me a sit rep, okay?”
Then, he gifts me with his smile only meant for me. “But, we didn’t finish our fast five, babe.”
“Oh, um….heart?”
Holding my face tenderly in his hands, he answers, and my heart explodes into many fragments of love, contentment, joy, completeness, satisfaction, and a whole lot of gratitude to our family’s ‘ONE’.
“My heart is full, Trish, full of you and our children. It’s happy, because of your smile and theirs. It’s satisfied, because of your love and theirs. It’s excited to face life with you on one side and them on the other. It’s lacking nothing, because of your love and theirs. It’s not searching for anything, because I already found my ‘
one
’, and my ‘
all
’, they just arrived. Thank you for you and for them. I love you, Tricia Ann Oliver. I’m glad I waited, and I’m glad you accepted, but more than anything, I’m glad we made a family so beautiful that my
unbreakable
became my
forevermore
.
After growing up in the Philippines, I now live in California with my husband and two girls. My husband survived two bouts of cancer, AML Leukemia and Mucoid Carcinoma; hence, the inspiration for Unbreakable. I thank the good Lord for healing my husband, twice. It can't get any better than that.
Our oldest, Andrea is a junior in APU. When she looks at my computer, the first thing out of her mouth is “Mom! What are you looking at? Dad!” Our youngest, Allysa is a freshman in high school. The few times she passed by me and looked over my shoulder when I was writing, her reaction was, “Mom! I'm telling dad!” There you have it; I have two double agents in my house. What happened to loyalty?
If my husband is the ying to my yang, Andrea is the Marlin to my Dory while Allysa is the Buzz Lightyear to my Woody. I love the beach, but I hate the sand; I love to travel, but I hate to fly; I love to eat but, I hate gaining weight (all women can relate to this); and so goes my little quirks in life.
Am I crazy? Well, the jury is still out on that one; however, I'd like to think if I can make one person smile with my craziness, it's all worth it.
Connect with me on:
Hunter Hayes ~ “Wild Card”
Matt White ~ “Love and Affection”
Michael Bublè ~ “Crazy Love”
Sara Bareilles ~ “Brave”
Nickelback ~ “Gotta Love Somebody”
The Corrs ~ “Breathless”
Andy Grammar ~ “Crazy Beautiful”
Nickelback ~ “I'd Come For You”
U2 ~ “With or Without You”
Pat Benatar ~ “We Belong”
Billy Joel ~ “A Matter Of Trust”
John Mayer ~ “Daughters”
John Mayer ~ “Say”
Griffin House ~ “Let Me In”
John Legend ~ “All Of Me”
James Morrisson ~ “You Make It Real”
Capital Cities ~ “Safe and Sound”
Pittbul, Keisha ~ “Timber”
Daughtry ~ “Start Of Something Good”
The Lumineers ~ “Ho Hey”
Griffin House ~ “Better Than Love”
Josh Groban ~ “You Raise Me Up”
Bo Bice ~ “Vehicle”
Nickelback ~ “Trying Not To Love You”
Bo Bice ~ “Inside Your Heaven”
Coldplay ~ “Fix You”
Guns N' Roses ~ “Patience”
Rascal Flatts ~ “Rewind”
Shakira ~ “The One Thing”
Macy Gray ~ “I Try”
Bon Jovi ~ “I'll Be There For You”
Kate Bush ~ “This Woman's Work”
Saliva ~ “Click Click Boom”
Mark Harris ~ “Find Your Wings”
Tag Team ~ “Whoop” (There It Is)
Third Day ~ “Your Love Oh Lord”
Richard Marx ~ “Like The World Is Ending”
Hunter Hayes ~ “When Did You Stop Loving Me”
Journey ~ “Open Arms”
Stevie Wonder ~ “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”
Kathleen Ross ~ “In The Arms Of An Angel”
Kip Moore ~ “Lead Me”