(Not) The Substitute

Eps 52 - Believe in Me

"You jealous?"

The sudden question made the pupils of Arfan's eyes widen but then he smiled obliquely and looked at Elsa cynically.

"I'm jealous?" arfan asked as he pointed to himself "You're not ashamed to ask that question, Sa? To your sister-in-law?" arfan asked half mockingly.

"So far what's his name if not jealousy? You're angry because you're jealous, right?" ask Elsa again "I know you can't just forget me, Fan..."

"I can't forget you." sizzled Arfan interrupted Elsa's conversation "Can't forget how you selfishly left me on our wedding day and instead asked another woman to accompany me at the wedding.." Arfan sizzled with emotion.

"I'm sorry, Fan. And I'm just asking for my sitting position instead of your wife position." said Elsa also emotion.

"Do you think that's enough?" Arfan snapped at Elsa unintentionally, his chest rising up and down due to his emotions and his gaze so sharp

"Listen.." his his his his hisses then tried to restrain his emotions, what else was Arfan afraid of Elnaz hearing his such time as "I brought you here because of Om Malik's request, what more, and tomorrow morning you are told to go back to Surabaya. And remember one more thing..." Arfan pointed at Elsa with his finger, making Elsa feel also follow what other emotions when looking at Arfan's eyes full of anger

"Take care of your attitude in front of my wife." sizzled Arfan sharply and then he came out of Elsa's room. Making Elsa close the door with emotion, she looked visibly annoyed right now.

"Or gini I go with Jimmy.." grumbled Elsa with true emotions overflowing.

Arfan went to the kitchen because he saw the kitchen lights still on. Arfan opened the hood and saw a lot of food.

Arfan who was hungry also took an apple from the refrigerator, because now he was no longer appetite because of his debate with Elsa. When throwing the skin of the apple into the trash, Arfan saw there was food thrown into the trash.

At once Arfan understood that Elnaz was not eating his food.

Arfan put the apple back in the refrigerator, then he took the plate, took a lot of rice and side dishes.

After turning off the kitchen lights, Arfan rushed to his room and he saw Elnaz wrapping himself in a blanket.

While Elnaz who heard the door open immediately wiped his tears, what else when Arfan's footsteps came closer. Elnaz took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, trying to calm his raging feelings. Elnaz felt his bed move at Arfan's insistence.

"El, dear.." call Arfan soft but Elnaz pretends to sleep, what's more when Arfan opens the blanket Elnaz slowly "El, let's get up. You haven't eaten yet, have you?" arfan asked while shaking Elnaz's shoulder, making Elnaz inevitably open his eyes slowly.

"What?" elnaz asked without looking at Arfan.

"Your food was thrown away? Why?" ask Arfan.

"Just no appetite" replied Elnaz flatly and he turned his back to Arfan.

"Sir..." Arfan again shook the body of Elnaz "Let's dong wake up, El. Eat yes, I haven't eaten either. Here I bring a lot of food.." persuaded Arfan whine memelas. Then Elnaz got up and sat down with Arfan.

Elnaz glanced at the plate full of food on the table beside his bed.

"Wash your hands." pinta Arfan and she Elnaz nodded, then quickly rushed to the bathroom.

Elnaz tried to calm his own feelings before he finally came out of the room, Elnaz saw Arfan who was still sitting on the edge of the bed and he smiled at Elnaz.

Arfan patted the mattress beside her, asked Elnaz to sit there and Elnaz to take it.

"We eat both yes." pinta Arfan while taking a plate containing his food. Elnaz nodded back.

Arfan put the plate between himself and Elnaz, Arfan began to feed food into his mouth as well as Elnaz. But Elnaz looks very unappetizing, he looks very forced himself when swallowing the food until it successfully passes through his esophagus.

"I was full." said Elnaz when he had just eaten two bribes, Elnaz was going to the bathroom to wash his hands but Arfan immediately blocked Elnaz's wrist.

"What's up, honey?" tanya Arfan looked into the eyes of Elnaz while Elnaz tried to avoid Arfan's gaze.

"It's nothing, it's just full" replied Elnaz and forced his hand out of Arfan's grasp.

Arfan looked at the back of Elnaz who kept walking towards the bathroom.

Elnaz washed his hands, gargled his mouth and re-watered his face with water. As he stood upright, Arfan arrived behind him and Arfan immediately wrapped his hand in Elnaz's stomach, making Elnaz gasp. Arfan hooked his chin on Elnaz's shoulder and looked at Elnaz from the reflection of the mirror in front of him.

"Just one night, honey. Tomorrow he's home." said Arfan who seemed to know what made his wife look cold.

"Hmmm" replied Elnaz with tightly clenched lips, touching Arfan's hand which was still coiled in his abdomen. Elnaz rubbed her gently and returned Arfan's gaze from the mirror's reflection.

"I'm doing this for Om Malik and Grandma, I don't want to make them worry and worry, as you say, whether they are, and however Elsa is our family" arfan said softly, because he did this for the sake of his family alone.

"Hm..." Elnaz again only responded with a murmur but he still stroked Arfan's arm that was still wrapped around his stomach.

"What's wrong? You don't think weird anymore, do you?" asked Arfan with his sad gaze, Elnaz could not answer him, he just turned his face and avoided Arfan's gaze.

"El, you promised me, honey. You won't think strange anymore and will believe the same brother.." whine Arfan while increasingly tighten the circle of his hands in the stomach of Elnaz, even pulling Elnaz to stick perfectly with his body.

"El doesn't think strangely strange." said Elnaz flatly, making Arfan let out a long sigh. He kissed Elnaz's cheek, then turned Elnaz's body to his face. Arfan cupped Elnaz's cheek with both of his hands, forcing Elnaz to look him in the eye.

"Trust me, Love. I don't feel the same way as Elsa, now I just love you, yeah. All I'm doing now is for our family..."

Elnaz forced his lips to smile and he nodded, although the smile did not reach his eyes. Elnaz sees seriousness in Arfan's eyes, but Elsa's presence around them again makes Elnaz feel uncomfortable and doubt Arfan's feelings. Fear also covers his heart, fear Arfan back to the former who was loved so much.

"Now we go to bed." Arfan took him and led Elnaz back to bed.

Arfan threw himself into the bed and then he pulled Elnaz into his arms, peeping at Elnaz as usual.

"I love you, Love.." whispered Arfan softly, Elnaz did not answer him but he pressed his body to Arfan's body, close himself up, seeking more warmth from the husband's embrace.