As I was sitting in one of the cottages in front of the resort and staring at the sea, someone suddenly covered my eyes with his two hands.

"Hey, we’re not okay so don't cover my eyes! Be with that Goddessa! When we get back to Manila, we will split up! Prepare the divorce paper right away!" I angrily said.

I was still annoyed with what happened even though Constance already explained that they were talking because of business. He also apologized to me.

However, the man who covered my eyes didn't seem to hear me. I tried to remove his hands, but I didn’t succeed.

"Why are you so hard-headed?! I'm going to punch you!"

"HAHAHA!"

Wait! That laugh?!

"Tux?"

"You guessed it right!" he said before showing up to me.

I hugged him because of too much joy. Yes, I hugged him and he hugged me back.

"You came just in time," I happily whispered to him. I could finally have someone to tell my rants.

I freed him from my hug. "Oh, how are you? How are Hots and Iwo?"

"I'm fine. We're fine," he replied with a smile as we both sat down inside the cottage.

We were facing each other, behind me was the resort buildings and the sea was behind him. "It’s nice to know that the three of you are fine! Why did you visit here? Why they aren't with you?"

"Hey, dude. Glad you're here," he said as he looked behind me. I didn’t realize he’s approaching.

I wasn’t able to look back yet when…
"Yeah, actually I've been watching the two of you from afar for a while."

"Tsk. Why does he seem angry?" I thought.

"Dude, you can sit down. Don't just stand there," Tux said.

When I was able to look back at him, I only saw his dark aura. He was very serious. In fact, he was like a statue, without any emotions. Troubled?

"No, thanks. You can talk to my WIFE," he really emphasized the last word.

"What’s his problem? He’s the one talking to that Goddessa without telling me. Tux is his brother so; he shouldn't be jealous. If he’s been watching the two of us from afar for a while, he surely saw that I hugged Tux," I thought.

"He still has someone to talk to, Tux, so let's just talk. Right, HUBBY?" I also emphasized the last word and stared at him for a moment. I also smiled after a few seconds.

"Yeah, I need to talk to Goddessa and I don't want her to wait. I need to go."

"Take care, dude."

"You too."

I didn't say a word until he left. Revenge. I felt like it’s his revenge against me. He even mentioned Goddessa’s name.

"Your brother is getting into my nerves. I caught him talking to another woman yesterday, then he has the urge to be mad. Unbelievable. Well, he’s lucky that I didn’t fight that woman. That woman is just a bit more beautiful than me." Constance even used business just to have an excuse.

"HAHAHA! Look who's jealous here."

"You’re just laughing, Tux, eh. I'm already pissed off, but you still laugh at me! How can I keep that woman away from Constance, huh? How can I keep that woman away from him? Help me, please!"

I was really frowning. I felt that my face got crumpled even more because of my frown. I was like a kid who lost her favorite lollipop because someone got it.

"You don't need to do something."

"Why? I have to do something, Tux. I don't want him to leave me. Please help me," I desperately said as if I was about to cry. "I want to do the right thing before it’s too late. I don't want to regret it later."

"Tsss. Yvo, if he really loves you, he won't leave you. But if you really want to do something for him to stay, then be honest about your feelings for him. It's no longer practical to hide feelings now. It's time for bravery. It's now or never. What if it's the end of the world later, but you haven't been true to how you feel? Do you think you'll be happy?"

"What you're saying puts pressure on me. I love your brother. It's just hard for me to admit and let him know. I feel shy."

"Shy? To whom?"

I never thought I would admit it to Tux. I just couldn’t really admit that I admired Constance to myself back then. He was my friend's ex-husband, so I didn't want to fall for him because it might be difficult for me to get up when I fell in love. I didn’t want Ivy to get mad at me.
"I love my friend so much. Even she is gone, I still respect her. Hopefully, she’ll give me a sign that will tell me that it’s okay with her that I continue to love Constance," I thought.
"Hey, do you have any plans to answer?" he asked with a laugh.

"I feel shy to his ex-wife. She might hate me."

"She wouldn't hate you," he seriously said.

"Weh? How could you say that? Did you talk to her? Did she appear in your dream?" I felt better because of the things I thought, while Tux spoke in a very serious manner.
"She wouldn't hate you because you could take care of the man she loved when she was still alive. Her loved ones would be in good hands with you. She trusts you. I hope you wouldn't disappoint her."

Tux's words seemed to touch my heart. I thought that it might be the sign I was asking for. He was able to make me understand how important Constance and Magdalen were to Ivy. I must not disappoint my friend. I would not neglect or leave them. I would do everything just to make sure they would be happy. I wouldn't hinder myself from being happy together with Constance. I knew it was not too late for us to get along well.

"Thank you, Tux."

"You're welcome," he said before smiling.

Then, his smile widened. "They're already here."

"Huh? Who?" I asked with a frown.

I turned around since I was so curious.

"Hots! Iwo!" I even waved at them and I couldn’t help but smile. I felt complete after seeing them.

I immediately stood up and greeted them because they were still quite a distance away. "I thought Tux came here alone, but here you are!"
"Of course, we need to be here. We’re the three eggs, right?" Hots said before he slightly laughed.

"Asus. Give me something to carry. Looks like you're having a hard time carrying those."

"Don't. We can do it," Iwo said with a smile even though it seemed like he was having a hard time carrying some spaghetti and a box of cake.

"Ah, whatever. I'll carry that box."

I held the box he was carrying until he gave it to me. I was really happy especially when we got to the cottage.

"Did you like pizza?" Tux asked me when we finished eating the food they brought.

"Of course! I love food. As long as it comes from the three you, automatically approved," I said before doing a ‘thumbs up’.

"That's Margherita Pizza. It's made with basil, fresh mozzarella, and tomatoes. Simple yet yummy," Iwo explained.

"More foods to come," I joked to them. "Happy Friendsarry! You thought I forgot, didn't you?"

"Happy Friendsarry!" they happily said.

"It's saddening that I can't cook for you. I'll really cook on our next friendsarry."

"No problem," Tux said.

"We really followed you here in Palawan to celebrate our friendsarry even in a simple way possible," Hots said.

"I’m really lucky," I said. "I'm so lucky to have met you. You always make me feel special. I don't even know what I did to have friends like you."

"Just think that He gave us as a gift to you," Iwo said before smiling. Iwo was next to me while Hots and Tux were next to each other in the other seat.

"Yes, you’re right. Let's have a group hug!"

We hugged each other and the four of us didn’t lose our smiles.

"Thank you, Ivy. You are the reason why I met them. Thanks a lot," I thought.

Tux reminded me something after we had a group hug, "You're going to fix something, ah."

"Yes, boss!"

"What is needed to be fixed?" Hots was obviously curious.

"Constance and I are not okay."

"Oh, you should get along right away," Hots said before slightly scratching his head. "I have a news that he is considering to get to know Goddessa Petery."

"What?! Yeah, I guessed it right. Your brother is really getting into my nerves."

"Chill, he'll just try to get to know her. HAHAHA."

"Oh, Tux, I don't buy it. Sometimes, that's where it starts."

"Will you allow them to develop their feelings for each other?" Iwo seriously asked.

"Of course not, most especially now that I have the courage to tell the truth."

"That's our flower!"

"Flower?" I asked. I got confused.

"You're our flower. We're the bees, always ready to sting the people who will harm you and that's because you are important to us."

I actually smiled because of Hots’ explanation. "Thank you, ah!"

"You're always welcome and you know that," Tux seriously said before smiling at me.

The universe would be really shy because I was so lucky to have the ‘bees’… I meant my three friends who really cared for me.

I immediately looked for Constance after I was able to bond with the three of them. I thought that maybe he was just behind the Kasoy Building again since he was not in our room, but I was disappointed when I didn’t find him in that place.

"Ma'am, are you looking for Sir Constance?" a female staff of the resort who was about my age asked me.

"Yes, I am looking for him. Do you know where he is?"

"Oh, ma'am. He’s going somewhere else and the boat he is on has left already. It’s going to town as far as I know. He’s with a beautiful woman."

"Goddessa..."

I wasn’t able to thank the staff because I went straight to the shore. She was right. The boat was already far away.

Sadness began to creep through my whole body until my knees fell on the sand and my tears never stopped escaping from my eyes.

"Y-you didn't even say goodbye."