(Not) The Substitute

Eps 29 - PDKT Seriously

Elnaz cooks cheerfully, there is a foreign feeling that just infiltrates his heart. The feeling is like a flower blooming in the garden, beautiful, colorful.

"Ish, what the hell am I? Why is this weird?" Elnaz asked himself while holding both cheeks that feel hot when remembering in 24 hours Arfan has peeked his forehead. What about 18 years of kissing? Why does it feel so different?

"Tau ah.." grumbled Elnaz alone. After he finished cooking, Elnaz started putting some menus into the lunchbox and then he called a taxi to take him to the hospital.

.........

Arfan is in a state not much different from Elnaz, since he decided to commit to Elnaz. The smile never disappeared from his lips, his eyes sparkled and he was more eager to do everything.

As of right now, he is examining a patient who has just had a major accident. Yesterday while examining the patient, Arfan put on his serious face but now he continues to smile himself like a madman. Make the patient and those around him feel astonished. Unless Sister Jessy must have known why Arfan went crazy.

"Did the counseling work?" ask Sister Jessy who accompanied Arfan to check on the patient.

"The chances are very big this works" replied Arfan sparkling happy.

"I don't think you're a heartbroken man living on your wedding day, where's your grief?" tease sister Jessy.

"Of course I was very hurt and angry at Elsa, but somehow the existence of Elnaz like making all the pain evaporate just like that" he said honestly.

"So it's true that Liam said, you really love Elnaz?"

"I did love her even since she was in the womb" replied Arfan then he rushed back to his room after finishing examining his patients. Sister Jessy followed him from behind because she was still curious about Arfan's true feelings.

Her psychiatrist boyfriend is convinced that Arfan loves Elnaz more than his older sister, but Arfan has not realized what else he is when he is close to the same adult Elsa. So that the feeling of love for Elnaz is buried and the feeling of love as a sister is getting to the surface. Sister Jessy between believe and do not believe it, but after seeing for herself how Arfan and Elnaz during in Jakarta, Jakarta, slowly sister Jessy began to believe in what her psychiatrist was saying. Because there is no way someone can move on just like that from his lover who for 8 years always together.

"Sister." the soft voice caught the attention of Arfan and Sister Jessy.

"Hey, Princess. Already coming" cried Arfan and he immediately approached Elnaz who was walking towards his "What cooking is today, dear?" arfan asked as he took Elnaz into his room and left Sister Jessy alone.

"Basic ABG" grumbled Sister Jessy then she returned to duty.

"El cook the same fish as clear vegetables, there are corn empal as well"

"Hem must be good, there's a sambal?" arfan asked as he impatiently opened the lunch box.

"There's dong" replied Elnaz while helping Arfan arrange the food on the table.

Elnaz and Arfan also had lunch together, occasionally the two glanced at each other like teenagers who had just been kasmaran.

"Let's go home together, Dek. I have two more patients"

"He'em" replied Elnaz still enjoying his meal.

"Later tonight, dinner outside yuk?" invite Arfan and somehow the invitation even makes Elnaz nervous, like a misbehavior.

"By" answered Elnaz ashamed of his shame.

"Son Elsa is going to Japan? Does Elsa want to be a model there?" Elnaz asked himself about it. And as soon as she remembered the video call with Arfan, Elnaz was still wondering what Elsa was doing in Arfan's room?

The memory even made Elnaz's heart feel so sore. A feeling of fear just entered into her heart, fearing if Elsa regained her current position.

While Arfan is now back in his room and he finds a dreamy Elnaz.

"What's up, Deck?" arfan asked as he approached Elnaz.

"It's nothing" replied Elnaz. Of course Arfan couldn't believe seeing Elnaz's expression like that. Arfan picked up Elnaz's phone and frowned while reading Elsa's post.

"Will we go to Japan?" ask her.

"Indeed, Arfan doesn't know?" elnaz and Arfan asked, "So what was Elsa doing in Arfan's room at the time?" elnaz asked half a whisper. Arfan who heard his wife's question even chuckled.

"Join' jealous?" arfan Goda

"It's not like that, it's just nanya. His kayak Elsa was used to go in and out of Kak Arfan's room" said Elnaz and somehow he said in a choked voice. It was as if he felt pain if what he said was true.

"That's no ordinary thing, honey. Brother has often reprimanded him to be polite a little, since long ago. What's more now that this brother is your husband, brother has made it clear that he has ethics"

"Oh" Elnaz responded briefly, as if in disbelief with Arfan's confession. It made Arfan feel angry at Elnaz. He moved to sit next to Elnaz and pinched Elnaz's cheek with anxiety.

"Why is his expression that? You don't believe in brother, hm?" ask Arfan gently.

"Believe" replied Elnaz coldly.

"If you believe, try to kiss here" seduced Arfan while pointing his own cheek which of course makes Elnaz wide and then shook his head.

"Say dr. Claire we have to trust each other and be open" Arfan said again.

"But you don't have to kiss either, do you?" ask Elnaz irritatedly.

"Yes must, from last night only brother kissed" replied Arfan as he looked at Elnaz so deeply, in the face as deep as it made Elnaz's heart pound and his cheeks felt hot "You don't want to kiss your husband, Elnaz?" asked Arfan in a hoarse voice. His gaze grew more and more different, as if he wanted to drown Elnaz.

Elnaz became nervous, what else when Arfan leaned his body. Close his face to Elnaz "Kiss here." exclaimed Arfan as he gave his cheek closer to Elnaz.

Elnaz was silent with turbulent feelings, while Arfan faithfully waited.

Elnaz had no other choice, and he and Arfan were equally committed to moving forward in their marriage.

Elnaz drew his face closer to Arfan's face and he briefly kissed Arfan's cheek.

Where it even makes Arfan feelings also churned incoherently, his heart pounding violently, his heart flowering flowers. And the big smile on his lips he couldn't hide.

Arfan seemed to float just because of a brief peck on his cheek "You're crazy, Fan. It's just a peck on the cheek. Elnaz's been doing it a lot, so what's got you now?"