Love in a Rush II (LR 2)

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"HON, let me introduce to you Katniss." Aniya sa asawa habang pinalupot niya ang kanyang kamay sa may baywang nito. "Katniss, this is my wife, Shayla." Pag-introduce pa niya kay Shayla, bago inilahad ni Katniss ang kamay.

"Hello Ma'am Shayla." Nakangiting sabi ni Katniss habang naghihintay na ilahad din ni Shayla ang kamay nito.

Nahihiya man, inilahad ni Shayla ang kamay at nakipag-shake hands kay Katniss.

"Hi, Katniss. Shayla na lang ang itawag mo sa akin. Kamusta?" Shayla initiated, which he was so thankful for. He appreciated Shayla's gesture to be friendly to his campaign manager.

"Oh, I'm good. Gerard also said the same to me earlier- that I call him Ardy." Ngiti ni Katniss. "Well, Ardy hired me to be campaign manager, and EA in contractual basis to manage his life for him while the campaign is happening. After that, we'll see what we can explore next. Right, Ardy?" Confident na sabi ni Katniss kay Shayla. "By the way," baling nito kay Gerard. "I brought a photographer and makeup artist. I hope you don't mind me that I took the initiative to coordinate that, too, for a mini-photo shoot to start your twitter, instagram, and facebook accounts."

He got lost with Katniss' earlier statement about 'what we can explore next'. Una niyang naisip si Shayla dahil baka kung ano naman ang isipin ng asawa. At, nagulat din siya sa desisyon nito na mag-photoshoot.

Napatingin sa kanya si Shayla na may pagtataka.

"Uhm, sa hospital ang photo shoot?" nalito niyang tanong kay Katniss.

"Yes. We will post this in all your accounts to give the potential voters a preview to the life of the son of the head of the state. We will give them a glimpse of how you are as a husband, as a father, a family man, and post updates on the progress of all your community work, including the Ponce Group of Companies' corporate responsibility events." Katniss enthused. "So, let's start." She clapped her hands and gave a sign to one of the body guards to open the door, and let the photographer to set up, while the makeup artist prepped both he and Shayla up for the photo shoot.

"K-kailangan ba talaga ng ganito?" bulong ni Shayla, bago ito inalalayan ng makeup assistant na maupo sa harap ng sinet up na mirror at makeup table.

He scratched his nose, while he was thinking. His hand automatically intertwining with his wife. "I guess," he said as it made sense to him that Katniss' plan was brilliant.

He agreed that he should probably show a glimpse of who he is to the people as part of the campaign strategies.

"I'll leave you for a sec, hon." He said and kissed his wife on the lips before he spoke again. "I'll just go see what Katniss plans to post in Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about us. I will just clear with her about the security and privacy of our family."

"Okay," maikling sabi ni Shayla dahil bahagya na itong pinapatingala ng makeup artist. Pinahiran ng makeup artist ng powder ang leeg ni Shayla gamit ang sponge para pantay ang powder sa mukha at leeg nito.

Siya naman ay nilapitan si Katniss na busy na ngayon makipag-usap sa assistant nito upang sa mga susunod pang mga plano. Para namang alam na ni Katniss ang kanyang sasabihin kaya ngumiti ito at sinalubong siya.

"Don't worry, Ardy. We will limit out posts to protect the family. No posting of photos where it will give clues as to your private locations." She assured.

Tumango tango na lang siya habang nag-iisip, at ngumiti kay Katniss. "Okay," kibit balikat niya.

"Oh, you are really a charmer, sweetie." Katniss beamed at him. He wasn't sure how to react to her compliment, but he just smiled at nodded his head. "And you're shy too. So cute." Nakatitig pa rin sa kanya si Katniss.