It's sad, JD...
You learned all these even before we could have coffee.
Hurry! You 'll be late for school.
- Watch your step! - What's taking you so long?
Get in now, hurry!
Are you sure you 're free today?
Yes.
You must be so curious about my Thursdays.
I can 't deny that. But I'm surprised you said yes.
I'm just as surprised.
Perhaps after last night...
I just felt so tired having this... secret life.
I have been a liar for five years, JD.
Yesterday was the first time I wasn 't afraid to be honest.
With you.
Come in,
Rico was the first client who trusted me with his suit.
Sit down.
You said you 've been together five years?
Yes.
This house must be around 2 or 3 years, right?
Yes. We've been here for 2 years.
We stayed in a condominium in Roxas Boulevard before.
I didn 't like it there. You know, lots of people.
So he bought this house for you.
No. He bought this for us.
Have you asked for the title?
I'm sorry.
I already have a place to live in.
I don 't need another house.
Two years ago his eldest son died,
He didn 't want to go home because he couldn 't cry to his wife.
His other son went abroad,,,
He was angry at him,
He felt alone,
He needed someone to mourn with him,
And I was there,
You know about his family?
Not really.
We only talk about them when he wants to.
I can 't ask. That's one of the rules.
Rules?
Is that the kind of relationship you have?
Governed by rules?
Why does it sound awful when you say it?
Like something's wrong.
But I don't feel that way.
- Rico is kind to me. - And he's smart.
First, he tied you down to a debt of gratitude.
Then he imprisoned you in his loneliness.
He's using you and abusing your kindness.
Rico is a good man, JD.
I just think you deserve better, Sari.
I'll go ahead.
Dude, you're a masochist.
I thought you wanted to be away from her.
I have to save her, dude.
Are you for real?
Save her from what?
From Rico Torres.
Her life will be wasted on that man.
And with you, it's going to be different?
JD, don 't tell me you just wanted to free her from your dad.
You want her to love you.
You want her to choose you instead.
Have you ever been in love Bri?
You 're just going to get hurt.
Back out while you still can.
I think it's too late for that.
You again?
You 're the king of bad timing. We're about to close-
Forgive my son, Architect. He's really a joker.
Brian 's gone. You 're still here?
It's raining. The taxi's here. Let's avoid the traffic.
- We'll go ahead, Architect. Let's go. - Take care!
You look like models for a toothpaste. Your smiles are priceless.
Bye...
Can I give you a ride home?
Thank you.
You 're welcome.
Good night.
I will court you.
- JD, you know that- - Yup, I know.
There's a Mr. Thursday.
So what?
I'll be Mr. Monday...
Tuesday... Wednesday...
Friday...
Saturday... Sunday!
And then there'll be one Thursday...
that you will miss.
And you will tell yourself,
"l wish JD could be my Mr. Everyday."
You 're cornier than Mamon.
ouch!
Let's go out tomorrow.
Sorry, I can 't.
I'm not giving up, you know.
Good night.
Good night, Sari.
I can 't take you out, right?
Then let's have our date here.
I'm not giving up until I'm Mr. Everyday.
In fact, I brought food for everyone.
Since we have a lot of chaperones on this date.
You 've got competition, Mamon.
Mr. Arthur, your hot coffee is ready.
Yes Sir, definitely! Definitely!
This tastes better and is more nutritious.
I won first place, Ms. Sari.
You 're so cute in your Barong Tagalog.
Seven times seven?
Forty-nine!
- Correct! - Yes!
Just wait! We'll beat you.
If we win, we will take everything you have.
Sure! But if we win, you 'll kiss me.
No way! Are you crazy? Why will I do that?
okay. Sorry... Sorry.
Grandmother, the game is over. We won.
- No! - Alright. Fine!
You will kiss me?
I said alright! Game!
Seven times nine...
Plus three times four...
Minus six plus two...
All over sixty seven...
Equals...
one.
one!
- Correct! - Yes!
- Kiss! Kiss! - We had a deal!
A deal is a deal.
- okay! - Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
- I said okay! - okay.
Stand in the corner!
Kissing without permission!
Stand in the corner!
Kissing without permission!
oh my God! Are you implying I'm fat?
- The truth is your measurements are off! - Please don 't act like you own the shop!
- We'll be in trouble! - I don 't care!
He can 't treat Sari that way!
Take responsibility for your incompetence!
- Tell Emil. Tell him! - Hey! Hey!
What do you want?
You pig face!
- Do you want water? - No!
- Softdrinks, sir! - No!
- Coffee? You want coffee? - Coffee?
Hey, don 't run. Move slowly.
Be careful.
Best coffee in the world.
Yeah right. It's just instant coffee.
You 've had three cups already. That's enough.
Let's go. Hey, give me that.
Let's go home. The kids have homework.
You talk as if we're already married.
Married? You wish!
Seven hours...
I still have seven hours until Thursday.
What?
Have I told you how much I hate Thursdays?
You know what I can do,,,
that your Mr. Thursday can 't?
I can marry you, Sari.
And you won 't have to share me with anyone.
But you will have to share me...
With him, with her, with all of them who depend on me.
I will not leave them the way our mom just left us.
So, do you still want to marry me?
You 'll have a lot to consider.
A lot to worry about.
You 've just given me more reason to love you.
Let's pretend that ring is real.
of course, it can 't be real.
Close your eyes.
Go ahead. Come on. Close your eyes. This will be good.
Come on close your eyes. Indulge me.
Imagine us married.
We live in a house that I designed...
Has to be a big house.
- We'd all have to fit in there. - of course.
Grandma will have her own room at the ground floor.
I like that. She won't have to use the stairs.
And the two of us... we'll be at the second floor.
We'll have three... no, four kids.
- Four? Four kids? What? - Let's make it five.
Five? That's too many!
Can we really afford to send five kids to school?
I'll take care of that, don 't worry.
Just close your eyes. There.
Every morning our kids will see me go to work...
Wearing my favorite suit which you made for me.
And every morning,
you won 't let me leave the house until you've kissed me and told me...
"l love you JD."
I love you Sari.
And that is not pretend.
I'm not expecting you to say it back.
I just want you to know that I love you.
Sir, this is for the field floor and this is for the accent floor,
Is this alright?
Yes, dude. Let's keep it neutral.
Sari? You called?
Hi.
Is this the Thursday I have been waiting for?
What?
The Thursday when you 'll finally tell me you want me to be Mr. Everyday.
No. I just wanted to ask when you 'll go to the shop.
So, you miss me.
Your suit is finished. When will you pick it up?
So you won 't miss me too much, tomorrow.
I'll be there tomorrow.
- Alright. Bye. - Bye Sari.
Bro.
She's worth it, Bri. She's worth it.
How's your suitor?
Relentless.
Be gentle with the boy.
Remember, you're his first love, He could get hurt,
I doubt it. I think JD has had several girlfriends.
JD?
I thought Mamon is your only admirer.
And who is this JD?
How long has he been courting you?
Be honest. Do you like him?
Can I like him?
Let me know when he becomes your boyfriend.
You know what Sari,
I just realized I cannot share you with any man.
Sari?
Dine out? Why?
Rico, that's a Monday, not a Thursday.
Sari.
I still have a client.
Sari...
I love it, Sari.
I can wear this everyday.
You 're doing that head to foot look again.
I told you, when a woman looks at me that way...
I'm just making sure it fits you perfectly.
Why so serious?
oh no. Did Mr. Thursday ruin your day?
Have you eaten? Let's have dinner.
This will just ruin our day.
And besides, I'm better company.
There. We can have dinner in peace.
So tell me, what do you want?
You want pasta? Sandwich? Steak? Ice scramble?
I want you to leave me alone.
So we're back to that...
I told you already Sari. I'm not giving up.
Because I want this. I want you-
You can 't always get what you want.
You know that line's a load of bull, right?
If you want it, you can get it.
If you want it, you 'll find a way.
- If you don 't, you find a way out. - I can 't do this anymore.
What's your excuse?
Are you falling in love with me?
Yes.
Five years.
For five years, what I have with Rico seemed enough.
I never complained. I never asked for more.
I've already accepted my fate.
Then you came.
I started to question.
Sari...
You 'll never know what's lacking until someone comes along and fills it.
I won 't leave Rico.
Why? Why can 't you leave him?
Please leave...
Is it because of money?
If it's money, Sari, I have money too.
You know where I live.
You know where I work.
- Do I look like I'm after his money? - Fine!
I don't care about his money! And I don't care if you have money!
If it's not money, then what?
Sex? Is that it?
If I say yes, will you leave me alone?
No! Because I bet you, I'm a damn better lover!
This is not right! This is not right-
And what you're doing with him is the one right?
JD, stop it! Please.
Your debt of gratitude? Is that it?
You'll spend the rest of your life repaying his twisted kindness?
I can't hurt him!
So you're okay with that?
You'll be a mistress all your life?
or maybe... maybe Sari you enjoy that.
You enjoy that... being some old man's dirty little secret.
No woman ever dreams of becoming a mistress!
- Then get out! - I love him! And he loves me!
Is that how he loves you? You're a kept woman!
You're deprived of his time! You don't have all of him!
Why can't he give you what you deserve?
- Enough, JD. That hurts. - Fuck! You're hurt?!
You tell me you love me...
in the same breath you tell me you care for another man!
You think I want this?
Like a dog who follows you around...
Begging for scraps...
Going crazy every Thursday knowing you 're with another man.
But still I fucking choose to stay!
Because I know what it's like to keep secrets.
And be kept a secret.
You suffer in silence,
you live your life defined by that secret.
And when people look at you, sometimes, it's all they see.
You 're this... horrible, shameful little secret.
And worse, even you believe that about yourself,
and that's all you see...
You forget that you 're a good person.
You forget that you deserve to be loved.
You forget that you 're free.
And that you can change your life, Sari.
That's what I want you to see.
That's what I want to give you.
If only you will let me, if only you will choose me.
Elsie, the fruits!
Here they are, Ma'am,
Leave that to them. Come sit. Have breakfast with me.
- okay. - Wait.
- Are you okay? Are you comfortable? - Yes.
I'll talk to Eric again. Just be patient.
I can convince your son to work in the company again. okay?
- okay. Thank you. - Sure.
Why are you looking at me like that?
So how long will you be gone?
Two weeks.
And where will you go?
To Singapore.
Singapore?
Rico, you know very well I can't just leave.
Don't you worry, I already talked to Emil.
You told Master Emil?
Come on, Sari, do you think Emil doesn 't know?
What about my family? What reason will I give them?
Tell them you 're with me.
Rico...
Stop fidgeting.
- Ana told me that's the trend. - You could have asked me first.
This way ma'am, sir.
Thank you.
Maybe we can start with cream of...
- Hello husband. - Regina...
Aren 't you going to introduce me to your latest caregiver?
I'm assuming that's what you are child, right?
By the way your dress,
you look more like a prostitute than a caregiver.
My God, Rico, your secretary still has a poor taste!
Stop it!
- You're drunk again, - You turned me into an alcoholic Rico,
By the way, I am his wife.
- Come on! - Wait!
- I'm not done yet! - You are done!
Eric!
Eric, come here.
This is interesting.
I want you to meet somebody, come on!
I want you to meet your father's mistress!
- Say hello! - Take her!
- Mom. - Look at her. Look at her!
She's beautiful, isn 't she?
She must remind your dad of how I used to be...
when I was young and stupidly in love with him.
You must be quite a performer in bed if he is willing to leave you millions.
That's enough!
Don't get your hopes up,
As long as I am alive, you will never, never be promoted to wife!
- Stop it! This is embarrassing, - You're embarrassing!
- You and your mistress! - Come on, mom,
Let's go!
Sari.
I'm sorry...
Sari, stop it!
Sari, what the-
Isn 't this what you want?
You 're a better lover than your father, aren 't you?
You 're better than him, right?
Sari.
This is what you want!
Stop it!
Stop.
I'm not a whore, JD.
Sari, I'm sorry, Please believe me,
I already set a meeting with Master Emil on Tuesday...
so we can present the plans.
It's been over a week, Brian.
She still won 't talk to me.
You actually think she will?
Dude, you didn 't really think...
you were going to get a happy ending with her, did you?
How can you make a mistake as grave as this?
I've been your regular client. Where is Emil?
He brought his wife to the hospital.
What happened?
There was a mistake in the swatches attached to the order slip.
I specifically stated jusi or jusi pina for the Barong Tagalog.
This is linen! This is so cheap!
I'm a wedding sponsor, not a security guard!
I will make a new one.
The wedding's tomorrow, right?
Yes, but it's in Tuguegarao!
I'm heading to the airport right now for my flight!
I will personally deliver your Barong Tagalog in Tuguegarao tomorrow morning.
Fine! Since you want to be a smart-ass.
- Brian. - You 're here again?
You don 't give up, do you?
Who knows? She might talk to me now.
okay. Maybe you could help them.
What's the problem?
I packed you a change of clothes.
When will you be back?
Right after I deliver this to Mr. Zarate.
Don 't forget grandma's medication, Abby.
I can 't get a cab! It's raining hard and-
- It's late- - Sari, I already told Architect...
You 're going to Tuguegarao?
Want me to drive you there?
Sari, it's 9:.45PM. You 'll miss the bus!
Where's a cab when you need one?
I can drive you to the bus station.
- No! Bring her to Tuguegarao! - No! Bring her to Tuguegarao!
Sari, if you can't get a cab, you 'll miss the bus!
Ms. Sari, why not take JD's offer?
If you don 't get there in time, Mr. Zarate will be angry with you.
If you want to eat, we can stop over somewhere.
It's a long drive, you might get hungry.
Sari, I'm sorry.
Even before I knew the truth, I already liked you.
When I learned who you are in Rico Torres's life...
I wanted to punish you.
It's crazy.
I wanted to hate you. I wanted to stay away from you.
But I couldn 't,
I wanted to see what he saw in you.
What you saw in him.
Until I wanted you to see me instead.
There are many reasons why I shouldn 't love you...
but only one reason why I can 't do that.
I love you. That's it.
Will the parents and godparents approach the altar,,,
to give lvy and Jerome their blessing,
Let us pray for lvy and Jerome...
who come to God's altar at the beginning of their married life,
Are you really an architect?
Why does Brian call you JD?
That's the name I've been using since I resigned from Liberty Telecom.
JD, Juancho Diego.
The name of my real father.
I was 22 when I found out.
Mom accidentally told me when she got so drunk.
She tells me the same story, everytime she gets drunk.
The funny thing is,
she doesn't remember saying them when she's sober.
I don't ask about it.
I love her too much to make her suffer telling the truth.
When I learned about it, everything made sense.
It's the reason why I felt Daddy seemed to love only my brother Henry.
Your dad loves you.
He'll be heartbroken if he finds out...
you 'd rather be known as another man 's son.
Yes... he is my father.
That's why we can't be together.
What if JD were my real name?
What if Rico Torres weren't my father?
What if nothing happened between the two of you?
Let's pretend, Sari...
that everything were right in the world...
What do you see?
Why?
Let's go.
- What did you see? - Nothing. Let's go.
- Sari, what did you-- - Let's go.
We're here to wish lvy and Jerome a good life.
Let's help them achieve that.
Let these lanterns take away their fears...
their worries, their doubts,,,
and all the reasons that hinder them from being happy,,,
Let us send the lanterns to the skies,
Release the lanterns! Let them go!
You asked me to pretend. Can it be real?
If you want it to be.
I'm afraid to believe.
Release your fears, Sari.
You want me to go with you?
No, I have to talk to him myself,
Are you sure?
I love you, Sari.
I love you.
Go home. I'll just call you.
Finally...
I've been calling your cell phone, I couldn 't get through,
Emil told me the wedding was yesterday. Why did you only arrive just now?
What excuse do you have?
Were you with your suitor?
Yes.
This... JD?
Eric.
Eric?
I met him as JD.
But Eric Torres is his real name.
Frederico Torres Jr,
Goddamn...
Rico, I'm sorry...
Rico, forgive me! Rico!
Rico. Please.
What right have you, Sari? You 're just my mistress.
Eric?!
Get out! Get out of the car!
Get out!
Rico! JD!
JD!
You bastard!
You knew, didn't you? You knew all along!
I told you!
What are you trying to prove?
You want to get even with me?
By stealing my woman?
Rico, please...
Rico? Rico, what's wrong?
JD, help me!
Rico! Rico! JD!
- Rico! My God! - Let's go!
He suffered a severe heart attack,
Based on the angiogram, he had a lot of blocked vessels,
So we had to perform stenting to clear all the blockages.
You cut the crap Chris. Tell me the truth.
He's in critical condition, Regina.
He could go anytime,
There were many complications,
He is suffering from pulmonary congestion,
His kidney was affected so his creatinine level went up,
You do everything. You make him live.
We'll do everything. We'll have to go now.
Mom, I'm so sorry.
How dare you?
You knew Eric. You knew everything.
How can you do this to me, son?
Mom...
She is your father's mistress.
Nothing you say will ever make this right, Eric.
oh, God. Mom, I'm so sorry...
No!
JD, how is he?
He's not good, Sari,
The doctor said he's in critical condition,
JD, I'd like to...
Can I see him?
Can I see him even just for a while, please?
JD please...
I hope you understand, Sari,
I'm sorry,
I understand.
Yes, it's ready for pick up.
I'd like to speak to Sari Alfonso.
May I know who you are, Ma'am?
Mrs. Torres.
- So you 're Emil. - Yes.
Pleased to meet you.
Now can you have that adulterous woman called?
Ma'am...
Sari,,,
- Mrs. Torres... - Yes, I am Mrs. Torres.
The wife and the mother of the two men...
willing to kill each other over this bitch!
Mrs. Torres...
Emil, did you know that the father of Architect Torres...
is Frederico Torres?
- Ma'am, let's talk outside please- - Why, are you ashamed?
Where did your shame go when you went out with both my husband and son?
Ma'am, I beg you...
You are assuming I want to talk to you, right? I don 't.
I just have one thing to say. Stay away from my family.
Even a moron should understand that.
What right do we have to judge?
I, least of all...
It was my fault that you-
No, Mom.
This is all my fault.
This is my life.
I knew what I was getting myself into.
Even if I tell myself that I am a good person,
that this is my only sin, it's still wrong.
I allowed myself to fall in love even if I knew I would hurt other people.
It just hurts, Mom.
It hurts so much.
Grandma, I'm sorry.
Sari is a bad girl.
Just stand in the corner, my child.
Accept your punishment.
Rico?
You want me to call the doctor?
Stay here.
I've hurt you over and over.
But you know I love you, right?
Yes.
But I also know I was never enough.
Maybe that is why...
I have to die.
So I won 't hurt you anymore.
No. Don 't say that. I'll kill you.
If I will live again, I will look for you.
And then I'll make sure I will never hurt you again.
Rico, I hate you.
I really, really hate you.
Because I can't really hate you.
I hate you.
And I love you.
Son...
Your dad is looking for you.
Eric...
open it.
I am appointing you my deputy CEo.
- Tomorrow, Alex is going to... - No, dad. You should be resting.
No, Eric. I won 't live long.
I can 't do this, Dad.
This is such a big responsibility. I can 't.
Eric, this is not about what you can or cannot do.
It's about,,,
what you should do.
For the people who depend on the company and their families.
You have to do it.
Forgive me.
I'm sorry, my son.
No, Dad...
I should be the one to apologize.
I don't know...
where to start.
I don 't know how to explain...
I'm really sorry.
In my life, I fell in love twice.
That's why I understand you.
You really are my son.
I loved you the moment you were born.
Since the first time you looked at me with those...
with those big, big eyes.
And then...
you smiled at me.
That moment...
I knew...
You're mine.
That's why I gave you my name.
I love you.
Please forgive me.
No, Dad...
No...
I'm sorry.
He asked to be buried in his favorite suit.
That's the first suit I made for him.
Did you ask him to forgive me?
Thank you.
- His other things are upstairs. - Sari...
He wants you to have this place.
Everything in this house is yours.
No...
I don't need anything in this house.
The cab is here.
I love you so much, Sari.
I love you so much.
Maybe...
we can love each other only in make-believe.
No.
My father died a year and a half ago,
And I would like to believe he died a happy man,
He wasn 't perfect but he was a good man,
And the best way for me to honor my father is to,,,
do my best in this job that he did so well,,,
so perfectly,
To serve this company, all of you,,,
and the rest of my family as best as I can,
But I guess I will never measure up to him,
But I am the one standing in front of you now as president and CEo.
And I am working so hard to be good at this,
I'm working hard not to be the perfect man...
but just to be a good man the way my father was.
Mamon, have you finished your homework?
Yes, Miss Sari! You 're my only unfinished business.
You're so cute!
You can court her once you grow a waist!
But Sari's heart belongs to someone else.
Sari, I've already talked to Atty. Mona...
to iron out the details of our new business venture.
Thank you.
- Anytime. I'll go ahead. - Take care.
Sari, I'll go head. Do you need any help?
- No, I'm fine. - Bye.
Take care.
What if JD were my real name,,,
What if Rico Torres weren 't my father,,,
Let's pretend, Sari,,,
That everything were right in the world.
What do you see?