Falling For The Man I Married

"Bye, Sandy."
I smiled as I kiss her cheek.
"Bitch!"
I laughed at her reaction.
I know how she feels right now. And I'm sure she's going to cut all my hair after this.
I followed Mr Wilsons to the elevator and as usual, I need to use my athletic side just to match his giant strides.
"So, where is this meeting, Sir?"
He glanced at me with a serious expression but said nothing.
-'Okay, Thank you. Got it Madi. He's not in the mood, so don't waste your saliva by talking to this grumpy man.'-
I just spoke silently to myself.
Until we stepped out of the elevator and even we reached his car, I didn't hear any comments or words from him.
"Passenger side."
"Huh?" I asked him confused.
"I said the passenger side. Hop in!"
Wow! what happened to him this time? He couldn't even form a complete sentence? What happened to his mood? He was just
playful this morning and suddenly became cold and grumpy again? Tsk.tsk.tsk. old habits are hard to die.
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It's been twenty minutes that I'm in the car with him on the driver side, but he just kept driving. I feel really bored and hungry. I
wanted to ask him and form any conversation but he seemed so serious, so I just focussed my eyes on the front.
But five minutes have passed, I noticed a red car not far in front of us. What's this, we have the same way?
When it turned right at the traffic light, we also turned in the same direction. I glanced at him and went back to the car.

"Are you following that red car?"
I couldn't help but voiced out. Why? Because I can feel my friends inside my stomach, they were growling and crying...
-'feed us Madi'-
But as like earlier, I got no response.
"It's a simple question answerable by a yes or a no. Are you following that------"
"Yes! We're following that car! Happy?" he shouted annoyed.
I didn't expect that kind of response from him. Does he really need to yell at me? And what did he ask---happy? How could I be
happy... I'm so hungry!
I took a deep breath.
-'Come on, Madi, relax. Maybe he's just suffering from his mental illness or dysmenorrhea.
Haha.. since when has a man suffered from dysmenorrhea? Well, not all of them, only this one who's sitting in the driver seat. I
rolled my eyes. If only I could chop this man and put him on my stomach, I swear I have done it from the first time my stomach
growled.
-'Oh thank God!'-
I prayed silently when the freaking red car pulled over in front of the restaurant.
-'Maybe it's Mr Enriquez.'-
I sighed at my thought, but my eyes widened after seeing who that freaking person--- no, it's persons exited the car. His ex and
her boyfriend.
I couldn't believe all this time, we're just following none other than his 'great ex-fiancée and her super great boyfriend'.
"Wow! I thought it's a lunch meeting---" I stopped myself when I saw how much he's throwing invisible daggers at the two.
-'Tsk.tsk.tsk. You're so lucky. If ever his looks could chop you into pieces, you will not able to enter that restaurant.'-

I set aside the sudden pinch in my heart as I watched how he became affected by the scene in front of him. But I tried to be the
'Madi' again. You know what it means to be Madi, always strong and confident.
"So, were they the ones you've been following all this time?"
"Yes, I followed them! Can you just shut up for a while?"
Huh! He shouted at me again! We're not in the office, that means he's not my boss right now.
"You want me to shut up? Gabriel, how could I? I'm so hungry! You said it's a lunch meeting. How can a lunch meeting turn into
spying on your ex? Oh, God! I wish I could eat my lunch now with Sandy!"
See? I also know how to raise my voice.
"I'm sorry." he softened his voice as he looked at me.
I arched an eyebrow and rolled my eyes on him. I don't care. My babies are now crying inside.
"I promise I'll feed you, just this once, please?"
My whole body instantly turned to him.
Did I hear it right? Did he just mention the word 'please'?
"Did... did you just..."
"What?" he asked waiting for my next word.
But I remember the last time when he smiled at me for the first time and I asked him about it, he turned back into being an
iceman and zombie again, so this time I held my tongue.
"Nothing. I mean, don't you feel hungry? They just entered the restaurant, for sure they're going to eat. Maybe you also want to
go inside and sit on the table while you watch them and while I feed my babies."
"Feed your babies?"
"Oh, I mean, my intestines! You know, the large and small intestines." and I smiled at him. Bingo! He also smiled.
-'Oh God!'-

"Hmm.. what should I call this day? A miracle or a miracle or another miracle?" I said dreamily.
I didn't notice I asked it aloud.
He was about to open the door when he heard me.
"What? What miracle?"
"Huh? Miracle?"
"You said miracle, miracle and another miracle. What's that?"
-'Ohh shit! Madi!'-
"Uhm..." I giggled nervously. "Don't mind me, Sir. I'm just hungry." I waved my right hand in the air before opening the car door.
I didn't hear the words he muttered after getting out of the car.
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"Madi," he called my name when we were about to enter the restaurant.
I looked at him and was about to speak...
"Love."
"Ohh.. yes love." I smiled as I remembered our situation. Yeah, the real reason for this 'love' thing.
But a shiver went through all my nerves when he held my hand and closed the distance between our fingers as we walked
inside.
We were greeted by the waiters and they guided us into the vacant space. We spotted the table where his ex--- what was her
name again? Ahh, Stacey and her boyfriend Ray.
We sat on the table which was just a few steps away from them.
He continued to watch them while I tried my very best to choose the best food from the menu.
"Good afternoon Ma'am, good afternoon Sir, can I take your order, please?"

"Hi, Ezra," I said smiling at the waiter. His name was written on his nameplate. He also smiled at me. And wow-wow he has two
cute dimples on his cheeks. I don't know, but I'm very attracted to people who have dimples.
I continued to smile as I gave him my orders, but when I looked at the person who caused my stomach growl, I realized that he's
no longer staring at the two lovebirds but to me. He's now glaring at me.
"Love, are you done?" I asked with a double meaning, but just frowned. I turned back to the waiter who's just watching us. "Ahm,
Ezra, you can now get my orders, we'll just call you if my boyfriend is ready to order." I smiled again.
"Wait!" Gabriel's frown deepened as he gave his order to the confused waiter. Why? Is it because I was in my all-out-smile, while
the grumpy head in front of me almost ate him alive?
When the poor waiter had already left, he started his grumpy speech.
"What was that?" his eyebrows almost touched.
"What?"
"What did you mean by I'm done?"
"If you're done! If you're done glaring at the two or done picking your orders. But since you're done with both, just ignore it."
"And what was that smile? You're flirting with the waiter!" he whispered-yelled at me while his eyes looked like boring holes all
over my whole.
-'flirting? What is this... déjà vu?'-
"Flirting? Excuse me, 'love', but I didn't flirt with that waiter." I emphasized the word love.
"Why did you know his name?"
And with that, I really laughed at his question.
"Is there anything funny about my question?" He asked seriously, but I just shook my head and continued laughing.
"Déjà vu, love. Do you know what déjà vu is? This scene has already happened before. You said I was flirting with the waiter and
you asked me how I knew his name and I will answer you, 'it's because his name was written on his nameplate."

I noticed that his lips curled into a smile and after a while, he also laughed with me. I wanted to stop and seize the moment
because this is the first time he laughed with me. But I know if I do, he will stop too and keep being cold again, especially that
we're in the same restaurant as his ex.
And as we laughed, we didn't notice that some people were now watching us, some with amusement in their eyes, but others
with irritation including the two people which was the reason why we're here.