Falling For The Man I Married

Chapter 29: Best Actress

Madi's POV:

"Hey! Who's cold and jerk?"

Nancy's eyes widened and she stiffened in her seat. We all turned to where the voice came from. It's Gabriel and all the boys and they're now walking towards our seats.

-'Uhuh.. here's the king himself'-

I smiled inwardly. -'Be ready love, Madi is coming.'-

"Nancy, I heard you. Who's that cold and jerk you're talking about?"

Nancy's face turned pale.

"Ohh... the jerk? It's nothing! We're just talking about Madi's favorite movie which happened to be my favorite too, right Madi?" she smiled at me, her eyes pleading silently.

I chuckled but I nodded later

"Hmm... the movie." Gabriel nodded and he turned to me.

"Hi, love." he kissed me on the forehead and I have no choice but to smile.

"Excuse me, Nancy. Can I sit with next to my girlfriend?"

"Argh! I hate you!"

She stomped her feet and walked to where Mrs Wilsons was sitting, but her dad immediately stopped her.

"Uhuh... little girl, where are you going? That's my seat." and Mr Wilsons took the vacant place alongside his wife.

We all laughed when Nancy pouted like a child.

"Argh! Dad? Mom?"

"What?" but her mom just asked innocently.

"You don't love me anymore!" she pouted again and sat down next to Aunt Morgan.

"Tsk.Tsk." I saw Gabriel shake his head.

"So, let's go back to the story!" Aunt Morgan took our attention by clapping her hands.

"What happened Madi after that?"

Gabriel looked at me after hearing Aunt Morgan's question. I smiled sweetly at him before I continued my story.

"And then when we met again after a month at a trade conference, he was one of the speakers. But at that time, the tables have turned because he accidentally spilt his wine on my dress. And guess what..." I looked at Gabriel to see him frowning. "...he didn't apologize. He just smirked at me."

I shook my head to make my act seem real.

"What?" all the girls asked in unison. And Gabriel's eyes widened.

"Yes. He didn't mention even a single sorry. Tsk.Tsk."

"He didn't?" Nancy's eyes widened in disbelief.

I shook my head. "He didn't."

-'Great Madi.'-

"My God, Gabriel! What a shame! We didn't raise you just to become rude and arrogant!" Mrs Wilsons snapped at her son.

"Huh? I - I... what?"

His mouth hung open for having no clue of what we were talking about.

I bit my lip to control my laughter. His face has a look of confusion and disapproval.

Priceless.

"Yes, love, you didn't apologize for spilling your drinks on my dress."

"I - I didn't apologize?"

"No." I acted hurt and disappointed.

"Gabriel, apologize to Madi now!" Mrs Wilsons narrowed her eyes on him.

"Ma?"

"I said, ask an apology to your girlfriend!"

He looked at me and I smiled.

"It's okay love, I know you're just tired because of your work---" but I was cut by his Dad.

"No, Madi, let Gabriel be responsible for his actions. Being a CEO doesn't mean you have to be rude towards other people."

"It's okay Mr Wilsons, it was in the past."

"Okay, but next time, don't let him make the same mistakes as before."

I just nodded and smiled. But what I didn't know was that the man sitting next to me with my hands on his had already planned a secret move against me.

He brought my hands to his lips and kissed each one of them.

"I'm sorry love, for being so rude to you the first time we met..." I smiled triumphantly. "...I promise not to be that jerk again even in the office, I love you."

My breath hitched for his last words. Not to mention we were in front of his parents and relatives.

He smirked after seeing my reaction.

"I love you to-----"

And again, he didn't let me finish my sentence. He kissed me in front of them. We both heard the gasp coming from the people around us, but he ignored them and continued to kiss me.

And since I wasn't expecting this blunt action from him, I was glued to my seat. I didn't move and couldn't even respond to his kiss.

But the jerk himself has another plan. He bit my bottom lip that caused me to gasp and he entered his tongue inside my mouth.

I felt that all my bones seemed to be melt inside, due to the sensations starting to grow inside me. And of course because of the embarrassment, so I grabbed his shirt and tried to push him. But he just tightened his grip on my waist and behind my neck to deepen the kiss.

-'My God! This man is going to be the death of me!'-

He just let me go when we're both gasping for air.

I wanted to throw him a death glare, but since we're in front of his parents, I tried to smile sweetly.

He used his thumb to wipe the smudged lipstick off my lips. He's grinning widely as if he won in a lottery jackpot.

"I love you, Madi." He kissed my forehead.

I thought I was the best actress in this act, but I was wrong because if there's a word that is greater than 'greatest' and better than 'best'... well, it was him.

"I love you too."

I can't look in his eyes after saying those words.

Somehow, it's starting to affect me inside.

"I'm sorry guys, I just couldn't control myself."

I rolled my eyes at his statement.

"Can I borrow my girlfriend for a few minutes? I just want her to see the whole house." he stood up and took my hand.

"Where are we going?" I asked him confused.

"We're just going for a walk around the house." and I gulped when he winked at me.

"Gabriel, just around the house and not in your room!" Mrs Wilsons warned him with a sharp look.

I blushed and gripped his hand, but he just laughed at his mother.

"Ma, don't worry. We're not doing it in my room. We're doing it outside."

"Gabriel Wilsons!" Mrs Wilsons face turned horrified. But her husband joined the laughing men in the room.

"Honey, they were both adults. Let them do what they want." he put his arm around his wife's shoulder.

"Okay, fine! On one condition! I want them to give us a grandchild before the end of this year."

-'Ah-ow!'-

Thank God, I caught my jaws before they hit the ground.

"Ma! In an instant? What do you think of Madi's womb, a super womb?" I swear Nancy's face couldn't be painted even by the best painter in Belleville.

"Why? Since they started doing it, so let them be. I gave you my permission to sleep in one room! Just remember my condition!"

-'Great! Nice Gabriel, good job!'-

I just smiled at them, but deep inside, I really wanted to kill the man holding my hand at the moment.

-'Oh dear God, help me!"

We left the group with our hands intertwined with each other. He pulled me to the kitchen where there's a backdoor that sent us to the huge mango shaped pool.

"Whoa! So cute!" I said in awe, referring to the pool.

We stopped at the bench near the swimming pool.

"What did you tell them?" the first question he asked me once we were seated. I can't figure out if he's mad or what, because his face looks so serious.

"You heard the last part, right? Why do you want to hear it again?" I replied but my eyes weren't on him but to the small glass garden house on the other side of the pool.

"What's with your 'I didn't apologize' to you and we met at a trade conference?"

"You said it's up to me on how would I make a story, right? You gave me a ball, and I threw it. What's your problem with that?"

"The problem is, I didn't any trade conference in the past. My dad will know if you're just lying!" he whispered-yelled at me brushing his hair with his hand.

-'ohh'- I gulped and composed myself.

"So it's now become my problem? You left me alone with your Mom and your Aunts! They asked me how we met, what would I suppose to say? That we just met three months ago in the office because I am your assistant?"

"You should've said anything other than a trade conference!"

"Then tell me what I should've said! Gabriel, how could I know those important details about your family and your personal life when you haven't told me anything!"

"You should at least ask me!"

"Wow! So you mean to say, the time when they asked me how we met, I should've run to you at the bar and ask you what I should have answered, is that it?" my voice laced with sarcasm.

He didn't say anything after that, he just formed his fists.

"Come on, Gabi-----"

"Don't call me that!"

I was a bit shocked when he shouted at me this time.

-'What's with this man?'-

"Why do you need to shout? I just called you Gabi---"

"I said don't call me that!" the look on his eyes sent goosebumps all over my skin.

-'Why is he so mad?'-

"What's wrong with that name? I heard Nancy and your mom called you that!"

"Just don't Madi! You can call me anything, but not that nickname!"

"Oh, fucking shit, Gabriel!"

I said stomping my feet away from him when I realized the reason why he doesn't want me to call him that nickname. Because that reminds him of his beloved ex. I remembered Stacey called him by that name when we had a 'lunch meeting' as he said, but the truth was we only followed them inside the restaurant.

"Madi, where are you going?" I heard him scream behind me.

"I'm walking around alone! Just find someone to talk to!"

"Madi, let's go back inside!"

But I didn't listen to him.

-'Then go back with yourself!'- I murmured but only I can hear. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

I continued to walk along the edge of the pool and to where the garden house located.

But he followed me and kept shouting my name.

"Madi!"

"Wow!" I stopped in front of the glasshouse. There were lots of flowers outside and a long bench inside.

"This is mom's favorite place when she feels bored inside the house. She likes to plant whenever she doesn't feel like cooking."

"Hmm..." I nodded, giving him a sideways glance and found him smiling. I also smiled. Maybe that's how he appreciates his mom and her works.

"Can I ask you something?" I opened my mouth after a moment of silence.

He exhaled loudly before nodding.

"Why is mentioning Stacey's name off-limits to your family?"

The moment that question came out of my mouth, his mood changed.

"Ask another question. I can't answer that."

He said clenching his jaws.

"Huh!" I sneered. "You can't or you won't? Because 'can't' implies that you do not have the ability to answer that question, while 'won't' implies that you are choosing not to answer that question. So, which one?"

"Madi, just drop it!"

And he started to raise his voice again.

"Fine! Then why don't you want me to call you Gabi?"

Being persistent is sometimes not that good and can put you in harm and danger. Because at that very moment, if only the look on his eyes could swallow me, I'm sure my family can find my whole body in his large intestine.

He didn't answer me again. But he still has clenched jaws and balled fists.

"Is it so difficult to answer?"

I asked myself slowly, but I was surprised that he has a wolf's ear.

"It's not that hard to answer, I just don't want to!"

"Ohh... so you won't," I concluded.

"Can you just drop this topic, Madi? You're talking too much!"

"Huh!" I gasped and pointed my myself. "I, do t-talk too much? Well, if you think I talk too much, just let me know and we can talk about it." I raised an eyebrow. "And yeah, sometimes I even talk to myself if I need expert advice," I added to annoy him and rolled my eyes.

"Do you remember what parents teach their children when they're still young?"

I turned to look at him. I got intrigued by what he had just asked.

"What?"

"Parents spend the first part of their children's lives teaching them how to walk and talk. And the rest of it is telling them to sit down and 'shut up!"

"Huh!" My eyes widened in shock and my mouth hung open with his last words.

"Close that mouth of yours, I won't ever kiss you if flies get inside on that."

I gulped and immediately closed my mouth. I moistened my dried lips with my tongue and I missed how his eyes darkened with my action.

"Let's go back." he took my hand and started to pull me again.

"But you know what...." he stopped and turned around. "... I prefer those flies to touch my mouth than to be touch by yours!"

He raised an eyebrow and then smirked.

"Okay, with what you said, I'll kiss you more often just to shut you up."

"Gabriel!" my eyes widened again.

But he just laughed at me. "Madi, if don't shut that sweet mouth of yours, I swear I'm gonna kiss you right here, right now. And I won't stop until you beg me."

And with that, I chose not to speak again. Even when I heard him laughing, I remained quiet until we reached the backdoor and saw Nancy in the kitchen.