Mating Season

I woke up with a dizzy head. I dreamed about what happened 8 years ago!

"Hija, it's your morning." Manang Elsa said that she is the butler of this mansion. It's my first day at work so I have to work hard, it's not that I won't work hard next time but that's the way it is.

"Are our bosses gone?" I noticed yesterday that only maids and guards were here, even today.

"Today they came home from France so I woke up early, they were there for two years." I nodded because I couldn't relate to him. "Is your child still asleep?"

"Yes, that will wake up late for sure." He used to read before going to bed, he doesn't come in but I make sure my son doesn't miss anything. I buy him educational books and I also taught him to write and read, it's just the two of us in life so I do everything I can to provide for his needs.

I was the one who cleaned the second floor of the house, it took me a few hours before it was finished because it was very wide and it was all about the guest room. On the third floor is the bedroom of each part of their family and the butler along with many of the maids cleans there.

I caught Alexandrid fixing things inside our room.

"Nah, I'm over there." I approached him.

"No, mom! It's me." He snorted and continued to tidy up. "I'm hungry."

I laughed at his behavior so I helped him finish so I could feed him.

The maid's quarter is separated from the mansion and has its own equipment inside, it looks like a boarding house but it doesn't spoil the view of the mansion because it is also really beautiful.

I was busy washing my son's food when I panicked when Judy came in.

"What happened to you?" I asked him every now and then.

"Our masters, jusqo! They're already there, I'm nervous!" He was fanning his face with his hand while I almost stopped because I was also nervous.

"W-what about the morning?" I asked him stammering, 'I finished washing.

"My ghad, I saw Sir Alexander! He is handsome." He looked at me with tears in his eyes.

"You have eyes, what's the issue?" I asked, causing him to slightly pull my hair. Gaga!

"You're crazy! Of course I wonder how he can notice my beauty, duh!" He turned his back on me saying that I went there to introduce myself, because I was going to school and I wanted to question that right away.

"Mom, are your bosses already there? Maybe they'll be angry because there's a child?" It was obvious from my son's face that he was worried so I couldn't help but worry.

"If they don't agree, we'll leave! It's easier that way than just me being here, I can't leave you with my parents because they hate mom, do you understand, Xandrid?" I spoke gently to my son.

"Yes, Mom. I love you!"

I pinched his cheek and told him to take a shower and when I come back I will go with him to read the book we bought before we got stuck here.

I nervously entered the mansion and looked around until my eyes focused on the living room where I thought our bosses were.

"Oh hija come here." The butler suddenly called me when he saw me so I followed like a robot because of the shock especially when my bosses looked at me. "She is the new maid here, Ma'am Aleah."

I didn't look at her because of shame, I wasn't surrounded by the thickness of her face now.

"What's your name, Lady?" Asked what I think is the wife of the woman Manang Elsa talked to.

I cursed in my mind because I couldn't find my voice, I looked up at her and smiled but I was stunned again when our eyes met the lady. His face was very gentle and looked very young, he smiled slightly at me before looking over my whole body.

"My husband is asking for your name, Hija." I suddenly felt sleepy because of his voice, his pronunciation was so modest and refined.

"Uhm, my name is Chain Saavedra."

"Mom, Sister Roxan told me that she has a child and the kid is with her." I looked at the woman who called Ma'am Aleah Mom, she's a beauty! Ghad, I can't help but to admire her. I'm straight, anyway.

Before the lady could speak, a man came through the door into the living room and jumped on the single sofa. I stared at him and my face wrinkled slightly, is this what Judy was saying?

"What's up in here?" He asked with a smile before shaking the sight that suddenly hit him. I took a breath and swallowed a little when his smile disappeared and he looked at me seriously. "New maid, I see."

"Son, don't scare me!" His Mommy threatened him so he raised an eyebrow at me.

"I'm not scaring her in any way, Mom." He said that without taking his eyes off me. "Just make sure to do your job well, don't flirt with me then we're good."

I raised an eyebrow while looking at him. This man's face is too thick to think that I will flirt with him, over my deadly hot gorgeous body, and I already have a child. If I'm just going to flirt here, I won't come in to be an assistant! My boss is cool.

"What a confidence, brother of mine." The woman grinned and smiled at me. "I'm Roana Catherine Griego, please to meet you." He shook hands with me, I hesitated so he laughed.

"Rofino Greek." I nodded at him and did not shake his hand. "This is my beautiful wife, Aleah Griego. That's our son, Alexander Cage Griego."

"So, where is your son?" I looked at Sir Cage in shock when he asked that. Can't the child be here?

"N-it's in the maid's quarters, Sir Cage." I held my uniform tightly. "Can't he be with me, Ma'am?" I dare to ask Ma'am Aleah. Miss Roana said goodbye to go to her room.

"Actually not, but if you can promise that he won't be a hindrance to your work, there will be no problem." The sky lit up because of what I heard made me smile widely.

"Yes, you can count on it. Thank you so much!" I also bowed several times because of happiness.

"How old is he? Does he go to school?" Sir Rofino asked.

I don't know how I will feel because of the number of questions they ask, but who am I not to answer them? I own them so maybe it should be.

"He is six years old, he is not studying now but I will enroll him next year." My answer. I need to pay the tuition fee of the school my son wants to enter.

"Why not? Shouldn't he be in primary?" The lady asked.

So I told them that I don't have enough money yet to pay the tuition fee of the school that my son wants, it's too expensive but because he wants it, I'll really work hard.

They asked me a few more times before sending me back to work. I also breathed a sigh of relief because I knew that the eyes watching me were gone.

Phew! That's intense!

I've been busy working and teaching my son for the past few days but I can't miss Sir Cage's presence that I always feel. I think he hates me, he always commands me and only me. The other two maids I work with, Vic and Jiya, are annoyed with me because they say I feel close to Sir Cage but it's not true! In fact, I am still thankful and he has work in the office today.

"Mom." Xandrid called me while I was watering the plant.

"Does my baby need anything?"

"I'm hungry." Huh? We just finished breakfast earlier, huh?

"But, kid, the food will be later, you'll just eat it. That's why you're getting fat because of your gluttony." I laughed teasingly which made him frown.

I sighed and wiped the sweat from my forehead. Manang told me not to let Xandrid enter the mansion because he might break things there, I felt a little bad because of that but I agreed.

I watched Xandrid holding the book while sitting on one of the table sets in the garden.

"That plant is going to drown, Chain!"

Roxan grabbed the sprinkler and turned it off.

"You're crazy, Chain! If the two of you see you out of control, you're sure to get a report, do you have a problem?" He preached to me.

I looked at him before shaking my head.

"Nothing. But look at my daughter, Roxan." I hid the sadness in my voice. "He's hungry but still reading." In fact I want to make Roxan feel guilty for taking my son's food.

I'm kinda manipulative sometimes.

"I guess you just want me to take that food," he tormented me. "Just a moment."

I smiled because he couldn't leave my son.

I continued working. When my son finished eating, he went into the quarter to manhood, so I let him go.

I'm still not used to housework, for the past few years I've been working as a waiter or cashier, I just thought about becoming a helper when we were kicked out of the apartment where my mother and I were staying. It was hard to earn money back then so my earnings were not enough to pay our rent.

I had just come out of the bathroom because I had finished taking a shower when I heard a knock on our door.

"Nah, take a look at that." I ordered Xandrid.

"Okay."

I heard our bedroom door open. I stopped drying my hair when I heard Cath's familiar voice.

"Ate, Chain, can you wash my clothes for tomorrow —omyghad! Sino ka?!"

I hurried out because of Cath's sudden stop when she saw Xandrid.

"Ah, Cath, I'm sorry. I was drying my hair so I only opened it for my daughter." I apologize.

The shock on his face was obvious but it was immediately replaced by a smile. He put down the tray he was carrying and stopped Xandrid.

"I didn't know you were so cute," he squeezed Xandrid's cheek, causing the latter to wince.

"Ouchy! That hurts!" My son's natural cheek came out. Cath laughed as if this was not her fault.

"'Nak! That's my boss." Xandrid frowned at me.

"Whatever." He shrugged and turned his back on us.

"I'm sorry, Cath–" He cut me off.

"Omyghad! He's a cutie! Why did I just see him now? Huhu!" He never took his eyes off Xandrid.

"Uhmm..." I can't say that it was forbidden. "Not really what... What do you need again?" I'm different from the conversation.

He seemed to have come to his senses so I breathed a sigh of relief.

"My clothes," he handed me the tray of clothes that I thought were new. "Sister, can you wash it? I mean, right now? I need those tomorrow."

I nodded and smiled. "Alright, I'll take care of it."

"Can I get inside?" I was surprised by his question.

"Of course." I went in first, I might get messy because it's embarrassing. But because my son is left here, our place is definitely clean. My son is a clean freak.