Falling For You...Over and Over Again

SIX

Alden

"MamaTen nagi-guilty talaga ako sa ginawa ko."  I tell my assistant while tapping my fingers on the steering wheel.

We are sitting in traffic, waiting.  I am driving, and MamaTen is sitting shotgun.  My driver has taken the day off and we are on our way to a photoshoot.

"Hay naku RJ mabuti pang sabihin mo na sa kanya bago pa nya malaman sa iba."  He tells me.

"MamaTen kung may magsasabi man non, walang iba kundi ikaw. Ikaw lang naman ang pinagsabihan ko and ikaw lang ang nakaka-alam."

"Hoy RJ!  Alam mo na ipinangako ko na kay Maine na ever since ng mag-pakasal kayo, ang loyalty ko mas sa kanya na.  Aba sya ata ang nagdadala ng magiging apo ko!"  He said in a very high pitched voice.

"Uy! Parang wala naman akong ambag dun sa magiging apo mo, e ako kaya ang rason kung bakit nabuo yun!" I whined.

"Hay naku Ricardo! Kung ako talaga ang tatanungjn mo, sabihin mo na sa asawa mo yung nagawa mo, magalit man sya atleast nasabi mo na ng mas maaga pa."

"Pero paano ko sasabihin sa kanya?  Siguradong magagalit yun sa akin."  I said combing my fingers through my hair.   The car in front of me started moving.  I ease my way to  the left,  I need to get out of this road.

"Magagalit yun talaga pero pag sinabi mo naman ang reason mo kung bakit mo nagawa yun,  I'm sure maiintindihan ka nya.  Baka nga matawa pa yun e?" 

"You think MamaTen?  Sana nga matawa na lang sya.  Hay naku!  Hindi ko alam na ganito pala ako kaseloso.  Alam ko hindi yun ang gusto ni Maine e. And sabi ko di ba lahat ng gusto nya yun ang masusunod?"

"O?"

"I must admit na yung presentation nya is the most impressive,  pero I just can't stand the fact na my wife will see that guy every single day until the duration of this project.  May itsura sya, and did you see how he eyed my Maine?  Gusto ko ng sunggaban across the table e.  Ang kapal!"  I fumed, thinking how that designer looked at my wife.

And so yeah, I did the unthinkable, because of my jealousy and over protectiveness towards my wife, I choose the age and gender of our interior designer over an impressive portfolio of a young and good looking male designer.

Maine really love the latter's presentation and I do too, but for me one false move and you're out.  Eyeing my wife in front of me has cost him this really good project.  I am just glad that  Pia's recommendation is also good and trusted.  They are a married couple team and the wife is the one who is doing the management while the husband is operations.  My mind will be at ease knowing that my wife is having a meeting with a woman in her fifties rather than a man in his early thirties.

"I will tell her tonight,  but I will test the waters first, if she's in a good mood or not!"  I winked.  "And besides there's really nothing we can do about it.  The contract's been signed and they already finished two weeks of work and Maine is really pleased with all the work that's been done."

"E ayun naman pala, e anong nirereklamo mo dyan?

"I just feel guilty!"

"Sabihin mo na mamaya pag uwi natin! Para matapos na yan! Ang kulit mo e!"

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