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Mahirap pala ang may magandang asawa, Gerard thought to himself as he watched his wife from the balcony of the theater venue.  He could see men checking out his wife and almost ogling at her. This is the first time that other men, including Rafa, had the audacity to approach his wife. He wasn't prepared for this kind of attention on his Honey.

Mabuti na lang at nasa balcony siya, kungdi ay nakasapak na siya ng mga lalakeng walang kamalay malay na naroon ang asawa ni Shayla.

Napahilamos siya ng mukha.  Hindi ba napapansin ng mga kolokoy na'to na may engagement ring at wedding ring na nga sa kamay si honey, or they're just  f*cking ignoring it?

He paced back and forth in the balcony trying to calm himself down, or he might just gate crash and make a scene. He ran his fingers through his hair and sighed, before he stopped pacing. He placed his knuckles on his waist as he watched another man approached Shayla. He knew that man was obviously hitting on Shayla.  He could feel his jealousy steaming through him. But he knew he should stop, so he closed his eyes and looked up.

In his 5 years of marriage with Shayla, it was the first time that his wife was exposed to a big crowd other than those very close to them as a family and those they've already know even before they started their life together. And those men in the International Non-Life Insurance Conference have no idea who Shayla is. All they know is that she is one of the representatives of Pizzo Group of Companies Non-Life Insurance business based in the Philippines.

Well, I probably have to take into consideration that it is only now that Shayla got exposed to these people.

Sa isip niya, dapat hindi siya nagseselos ng ganito dahil may tiwala naman siya kay Shayla. At isa pa, jealousy is a sign of weakness, of insecurity, and lack of trust toward one's spouse, kaya naman kinukumbinsi niya ang sarili na dapat hindi siya magselos. Bagkus ay maging proud pa nga siya dahil may naga-admire sa asawa niya, at ang masaklap na realization para sa mga kolokoy na iyon ay taken na ang bababeng hinahangaan ng mga ito.

And the lucky man is no other than Gerard Ponce! Yep, that's me! Naisip niya and smirked at his own realization.

Feeling triumphant, he smiled boyishly to himself, but he didn't forget to say a silent prayer, bago muling tumingin pababa mula sa balcony. 

Thank you Lord for that realization. You must probably know that I might do something irrational because of my jealousy. Thank you for that grace to remember that I should not feel insecure or threatened, and that love is not jealous. Love does not envy, does not boast, is not proud, does not delight in evil, and always trusts. Most of all, thank you for making me realize that I'm the lucky guy that those guys would never be in Shayla's life. Hehe!

As he watched from the balcony, he noticed Rori na isa sa mga best friends ng kanyang asawa, at spouse ng kanyang pinsan na si Percival, na nilapitan din ng isa pang lalaki. He looked familiar.

If he remembered correctly, it was Lee Yuchengco. He met Lee when he was still in high school. Lee used to be in Gerard's ex fiancee's jet set and spoiled friends that Gerard had to hang out with back in high school, because they were his fiancee's crowd. He lost contact with Lee though when he went to Canada for college, and his ex-fiancee, Bianca Sobel, followed him there. Gerard offered marriage to Bianca Sobel after his graduation, but she declined, and the rest was history.

He wondered bakit nito kilala si Rori at nakipag-beso pa ito. From his point of view, alam niya kung kailan ang isang lalaki ay simpleng bumebeso lamang sa isang babae o may kakaiba na sa kilos nito. At sa kanyang palagay, mashadong malapat at touchy si Lee kay Rori. Napansin niya ang pag-linger ng kamay nito sa kamay ni Rori. Kung narito lang ang pinsan niyang si Percival na asawa ni Rori, pihadong magre-reak yon.

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