Be Mine

14

Gary and Clara are on their way home from the wedding planning with Anton and Ella. Gary was just quiet behind the wheel as he can't even think of what to do now that Clara and Lianna met. He saw how Lianna reacted and he knows she is hurting. Gary sighs when he stepped on the brakes as the traffic is starting to build-up.

Clara noticed this and can't help but to ask her husband, "Gary.. are you okay?"

Gary looked at the person beside him. Clara gave him a smile in return.

"Yeah. Pagod lang.", he answers.

Clara nodded at him, but still could not help and ask, "Galit ka ba na dahil hindi ko sinabi sa'yo?", referring to the fact that she agreed to be the wedding planner of Anton and Ella.

Gary looked at her again before he stepped on the gas as the cars in front of them has started to move. He is thinking about it, too. Is he mad at her just because of that?

"Bakit naman ako magagalit?", he asks her back.

"I don't know. Sorry, Gary."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"Kasi I told you na I will focus on you di'ba? Pero I went back to work without telling you."

"Sanay na ako, Clara. It's fine.", he blurted out. He can never compete with Clara's work.

"Do you want me to back out?"

"Why would you do that?"

"Kasi parang ayaw mo naman eh."

"Wala akong sinabi na ayaw ko, Clara. I just thought..", Gary sighs. He doesn't like that they are starting to argue.

"Thought what?"

"Nevermind.", he says as he doesn't want to say words that he might regret in the end.

"Gary, tell me.."

"No use of explaining. You decided it on your own so there's no way of going back already."

"Sorry talaga. I could not say no lang kasi kay Anton. Besides, he's your best friend and I wanted to do this for him and Ella.. and for you.."

"For me? What does it have to do with me?", he's now confused.

"Because I want to show you what I do. I want to show you the things that you didn't see when I was in the States. I want you to be proud of what your wife is known for."

Gary felt a bit embarrassed for himself when she said that. It is true after all. He has never seen her plan or coordinate a wedding. He has only seen her thru articles in the magazines or write ups that he found on the internet or social media.

"Pero kung ayaw mo talaga, I will find someone else for them.."

"Clara, again, this has nothing to do with me. So just do it para hindi rin nakakahiya kila Anton.", as he said this, they arrived at home. He got down and went straight inside their room.

Lianna is in her office at the café when Bianca entered with a glass of water. She looked at her, maybe waiting for a sermon about the relationship she got herself into, but instead Bianca walked towards her to give her a hug. Then all she could do was to cry. She couldn't even remember the last time she cried like that except when her Mom passed away.

Bianca was just rubbing her back, "Ilabas mo lang, Lia.", she says. She knows that starting today, it won't get easy anymore. She needs to see Gary and talk to him. Bianca helped her sit up and made her drink some water to calm down.

"What's your plan, Lia?", she asks.

"I don't know. Kailangan ko siya maka-usap."

"Mas mahirap ngayon. Baka better if you stay away from Gary first."