Falling For The Man I Married

Nancy's POV:
...I have a dream so loud...I jumped so high I touched the clouds...Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh...
"Fucking shit! Who is this crazy calling at this early hour?"
I reached for my phone and adjusted my eyes to the sudden light coming from it. It's Ferlix, my gay friend who owned an
exclusive bar.
"Hello, Ferlix? What do you want-----?"
"Oh, Nancy Wilsons! I want your fucking ass here in my bar right now!"
I scrunched my eyebrows. "Ferlix! You're calling me at two in the morning just to go to your nightclub?"
"Yes! Because FYI, your big brother punched my bar singer and created a huge scene here! There is a lot of paparazzi outside
of my bar!"
"Oh my God! You mean, Gabriel?"
I heard him chuckled sarcastically. "And who else? Why, do you have any other siblings or one of your parents had an affair
before and they-----"
"Oh, you silly-mouthed-fish! Shut up! I'm gonna fly right there!"
"Yeah, make sure to wear your wonder woman costume!"
"Haha, so funny!"
I ended the call and changed into a non-revealing outfit. I also dialed Greg's number to help me take my brother home. I don't
know what happened to him. He suddenly became a regular customer of the nightclubs and bars around the City since Madi left
him.
It's been a month since he called us, me, Greg, and all of Madi's friends and asked if we know where he can find her. But sad to
say, none of us know where she is. Gabriel has already explored all the avenues and has been chasing his tail for the whole
month just to find Madi. But every night... he goes home drunk and crying.

And I need to temporarily move into his house just to make sure he'll go to work every day and carry out his responsibilities as
the CEO of WEC. I have never seen him so devastated like this, not even when Stacey dumped him. I have never seen him cry,
even when he found out that Stacey aborted their baby.
He changed a lot since Madi left him. He looked so broken and shattered every night when he walked into Madi's room and her
bed. Nobody can talk to him, not even our parents. Well, only Greg who punched him because of his jerk actions lately. He has
fired almost a hundred of his employees, and Dad needs to get back to the company and support him until he's finally stable
mentally and emotionally.
"Tsk.tsk.tsk. Fuck you, dear brother!"
I mumbled to myself when I saw the bunches of paparazzi at the entrance of the bar. I texted Greg and Ferlix where I can enter
without interruptions from these shutterbugs, and they replied.. at the back entrance.
I saw them immediately when I stepped onto the dance floor. Gabriel was already asleep at the counter while Greg was trying to
wake him up. We can hear the noise from outside despite the loud music that booming around the club.
"What happened to him?" I asked Ferlix once I got in front of them.
"Well, sweetie, your dear brother punched my bar singer as he yelled at the poor guy to stop singing!"
"Huh? What did the singer do?"
"Nothing! He's just singing on the stage when your jerk of a brother pinned him to the wall and gave him his powerful punches.
What was his problem with the song 'when I was your man'? God! This is so frustrating!"
I frowned as I can't believe that for that simple Gabriel punched someone innocent.
"Okay, that's enough. Nancy, let's take him home." Greg said shaking his head.
"Ferlix, I'm sorry about this. Just charged all the damages to my account."
"I certainly will, princess Wilsons," he said rolling his eyes.
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"Hmm.. love..."

Greg and I shared a look when Gabriel stirred in his sleep. Greg was taking off his shoes while I wiped a damp cloth on his face.
"Love..."
"Love your ass! You're calling her love, now that she's gone? Now you learned to appreciate her efforts when she finally left you?
Huh!"
I huffed and can't help rolling my eyes. Greg just shook his head.
"I'm sorry, love. I didn't mean to hurt you." I bit my lip when I saw the tears in his eyes.
"Gabriel! Why did you punch the singer?" I asked while patting his cheek.
"Hmm.. singer? Hmm.. fuck him!"
And those were his last words before falling asleep. I just sighed and continue to wipe his face.
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Gabriel's POV:
"I fucking pay you to search for my wife! So, don't you ever get back to me without any pieces of information about her! Do you
understand? I don't care whether you turned your life upside down! Just go on looking for my wife or else I will make your life a
living hell!"
I didn't wait for my investigator to answer. I immediately ended the call because I don't want to hear more of his explanations. I
sighed and sat in my chair as I stared at Madi's picture on my phone. It was taken inside her restaurant when we paid a visit.
She's wearing a nude sundress and a beautiful smile on her face.
I smiled as I brought her picture to my lips. I closed my eyes and leaned back in my office chair as I reminisced some of our
happy moments together. I missed her smile, her laugh, her voice, and everything about her. I terribly missed her. It's been six
months since she left. And since then... it's been a fucking hell living in our house.
I moved some of my stuff in her old room and every night I wished to find her one of these days. I will be able to look at her
smiling face, her eyes, and able to kiss her lips again. I tried to search for her everywhere. I hired a lot of private investigators
just to find her, but they always failed.

There's no trace of her leaving the country, so I am still hoping she's just in one of the corners of the busy streets of Chicago. I
also tried to fly to Florida to asked her mother, but she couldn't give me an answer. Even all of her friends and Greg have no idea
where she is.
And since then, Greg has become distant from me. I know deep inside him, he's blaming me for everything that happened. And I
can't take it from him, because I am also blaming myself for being such an idiot and irresponsible towards what we had before.
Every day, I tried to cheer up myself and forget all those fucking wrong decisions I made, which caused my life into this messy
and miserable situation and caused her to walk away from me and my life.
I was in that state when someone opened the door and walked into my office.
"So, is that all you wanted to do in your life, Gabriel? Stare at Madi's picture every second of every passing day?"
"Dad." I sighed and straightened my sit as I put my phone back into my pocket.
"What happened to your searching?" he asked sitting down in front of me.
"Apparently... nothing."
He smiled disapprovingly at me as he shook his head.
"Do you remember the day when you introduced her to us?"
I glanced at him as he gave me a stare that held different emotions and that I couldn't read.
"I told you that day to take care of her and try to love her, remember?"
I furrowed my eyebrows. "What do you mean, Dad?"
"Did you really think that you can fool everyone in your family, son?"
I gulped as I straightened my body. "You knew everything."
"Yes. Everything. I just wanted you to prove yourself at that time. To know your true feelings between your ex and the woman
who agreed to be with you without asking for anything in return. I also knew your plans for your ex, but I just kept my mouth
shut."

"H-How did you know about it?"
"It's not important son." he smiled bitterly and looked at me directly. "I like Madi, I told you about that before. She's strong and an
independent woman, Gabriel, but you're too blind to see her worth. Have you ever thanked her and gave her flowers before?
Even a single stem of her favorite flower? Or have you ever asked her what's her favorite flower?"
I was left speechless with my father's questions. Have I ever gave her flowers before?
"You don't really need to answer those questions, because I know for sure the answer is no. She stayed by your side and agreed
to marry you but you let her go. You're too much busy flirting and taking revenge on your ex. So, after your plans... what did you
get in return---nothing!"
I didn't say anything. I remained looking at my wedding ring, twirling it around my fingers.
"Do you know about the story of a king who has ten gold rings on his fingers?"
I glanced at him but remained silent.
"Once upon a time, there was a king who had ten golden rings on his fingers. One day, he lost one and ordered all his soldiers to
find it in all corners of the castle. The search took almost three months. And because he's too much busy searching for his one
lost ring, he didn't notice that he still has nine rings on his finger. He didn't realize to give importance to those rings that he still
holds. And one day when he woke up... he just found out that he lost all of them."
He got up and walked over to me. He patted my shoulder before he speaking again.
"Do you know what the story means and the moral lesson of it? Don't waste your time counting all the things that are lost and
gone, instead focus on the things and blessings that are still in your hands. Because in everything that is lost, my son, always
has a beautiful thing in return. But that was your big mistake. You've let yourself be occupied with your revenge and you haven't
noticed a beautiful, fine, and kind woman on your side."
He ruffled up my hair like I was still his little kid before walking towards the door.
"Get up, son. Find yourself. And when you're ready, start finding her again. And promise me you'll be waiting for her at the altar
next time and not in some cheap law firm."
I smiled as I shook my head when he winked at me before walking out the door.

-'I promise Dad. I will find her and correct all my mistakes. I will make her the happiest woman in the world. I will love her and
take care of her. And I promise at that time, I will never let her go again.'-