AMONG HIM

I Refuse

Dee was giving Shadow a bottle of milk in the living room when she heard a special cheerful greeting from one of the house's occupants.

"Shadow.." -...." Ricchi made Dee turn around and look at the tired look of the handsome actor. Despite experiencing a lack of sleep supply, but his deadly smile still expands beautifully.

"Hello papi, finally go home too." said Dee who followed Ricchi's body movements from the room divider until the handsome man dropped his butt slowly beside him

Ricchi looked at Shadow who was sucking on his pacifier, he went down the bakpao cheek with his index finger. The little girl had time to look at Ricchi's face but returned indifferent to continue the mission of filling his stomach.

"Papi's beautiful girl.. Is she sleepy, baby?" Ricchi raised his head and got the nod along with the smile he had missed for days

"Wake up early in the morning, so 11 o'clock should be bobo again, son. Papi Ricchi also seemed not to sleep how many days."

Ricchi sighed and raised his body after tucking Shadow's cheek "Sleep... Just not much, 2 weeks of filming. It's a 3-day holiday. Enough to restore a tired body." Kesah Ricchi while leaning his body on the sofa tried to close his eyes

"Spirited brother ! The vitamins are in the drink, right? Had breakfast?" exclaim Dee

"So stopped for breakfast at the diner with Mike before heading home. Vitamins of course, baby. You should sleep if Shadow is bobo, too, Dee. The dark circles under your eyes are very visible." Ricchi opened his eyes slightly and raised his hand to touch Dee's cheek, right on the part of the protest.

"How else, brother. Shadow likes to wake up at night. Love bobo long and day, night he'll stay up."

"You go pat on, son." Ricchi chuckled with his crisp laugh

Seeing Shadow asleep, Dee took off her milk bottle and put it on the table

"Sister, can you please wash the bottle of Shadow, I want to take her to the room."

While poking at the smile Ricchi nodded his head. Dee took her daughter slowly to the bedroom.

Dee silently watched as her son lay in his baby box. Shadow's bed was made of black-painted wood which was Ricchi's choice, beating Liam's choice of course light pink.

"Dee, get some sleep too." Ricchi suddenly was beside him.

Ricchi pulled Dee's hand, onto the bed.

"We sleep... Until Shadow awakens." Ricchi took his place on the left while Dee on the right, the closest access to Shadow's bed.

"I don't see Kak Liam's car means he's out again." Ricchi murmured at the ceiling of the room with dimmed eyes

Dee turned his head to the left observing Ricchi's facial structure, his jaw carved sharply downward and his nose towering.

"Sister Liam is meeting in preparation for the launch party of his film."

"That means soon Brother Liam's promotional tour of the film. You'll be alone, uh alone with Shadow. But I'll work my way home if there's a holiday schedule."

Ricchi turned his body and found Dee looking at him, they looked at each other, deeply.

Ricchi took a deep breath, closed his eyes for 2 seconds and then pulled Dee's body in a hug.

"I missed you... I miss you, baby..." Ricchi said softly while peeping the top of the head of the woman who did not refuse to do so.

"I love you, Belviyah Dawn Ragala, and forever will be.."

Ricchi again kissed Dee's head, this time deeper with his hands tightening the embrace.

...

Liam stared fixedly at the sleeping position of Ricchi and his wife who were linking fingers, the actor's head was on Dee's shoulder. Just turning his head, he then walked to Shadow's bed, apparently his daughter was busy with her pacifier.

"It's waking up unfortunately dad." Liam's soft speech grabbed the body of his son who was beaming at the sight of his familiar figure.

The narrow-eyed man carried Shadow out of the room, with his feet as slow as possible.

Liam chose to play with his son, after replacing the diapers that had been full.

Ricchi said, Shadow did not inherit his face. The girl's eyes are not narrow even have deep, shady eyes like Dee's. But his nose is absolute from Liam.

"Mom must be tired of taking care of you, son, all night."

Liam awakens as Shadow cries, wanting to replace his wife, but Dee asks him to go back to sleep while reminding him of his morning meeting.

"Dad's gone home, brother Shadow." Dee walked over while tying her hair

"Away awake?"

With a smile, Dee sat her body next to her husband.

"Sister Liam didn't wake me up."

"You should sleep, Wifey. Ricchi's up too?"

Dee shook her head "It seems like she's sleep-deprived and very tired, brother Ricchi complained that the dark circles under my eyes, she didn't look at her face. Her eyes are swollen and red."

Liam laughed and rubbed his wife's cheek

"Do we need to hire a babysitter, Wifey? Just noon. Let you rest. Especially in the next weeks, when you're home alone taking care of Shadow."

Dee leaned against her husband's arm while exhaling a light breath.

"I can sis. moreover I don't like it if our child is touched by someone else."

Liam chuckled "Hei Wifey, inevitably our child will be touched by others when taken out. If in Indonesia surely people have alternated carrying it."

"Digendong wants to but taken care of by others, I don't want to. As long as I can, Shadow is in my care, brother."

Liam showed off his rows of teeth with both ends of his lips rising up.

"You're a possessive mother, Dawn."

"Not possessive sister, I enjoy my role as a full-time mother. When giving up my career, for the sake of being with Brother Liam at that time I was determined to be a wife and mother completely." debunked Dee quickly

Liam glanced at his wife's face that was focused on Shadow, his son who was laughing while holding Dee's fingers.

Dee pulled her head from Liam's armrest

"What kind of question is that, brother? Of course I love you. You are my husband."

Dee grunted angrily looking at her husband's face, her lips pouting.

"Dad, weird Brother Shadow... The question period is what the mother loves the father.." Dee confided to his son, Liam embraced his wife's body while sighing deeply.

...

Liam looked at the two people who were busy in the kitchen preparing breakfast, while he held Shadow.

His wife's laughter sounded cheerful when Ricchi told him something funny, but it was not uncommon for the actor to get a sharp tone from Dee when not focusing on his work.

What harmony, inner Liam

Since Ricchi's return, the mansion has been full of jokes and laughter. Dee's face was again radiant, not much pensive as when Ricchi was not at home.

"How was my cooking, bang?" Ricchi asked when they had finished eating the opor rice breakfast menu. The three then decided to relax in the living room while enjoying pieces of fruit as dessert.

"Nob." Briefly Liam

Ricchi furrowed his brows not accepting "That's all? I'm trying so hard, you bang."

Liam hissing stared intently at the handsome man

"Because Dawn is still helping you so judgment is also short and solid." Liam is sarcastic

Dee laughed with her husband's words that made Ricchi snatch. The handsome man did not chim in anymore, Ricchi then chose to eat the fruit in front of him with a gaze to the television screen.

The three fell silent, busy with their respective jobs. Dee is busy with her phone, Liam scissors reading the newspaper but occasionally he glances at the actions of Ricchi who feeds pieces of fruit to his wife.

While beating Liam put a fold of newspaper on the table.

"I want to talk." His words made Ricchi and Dee turn their gazes at Liam

"What?" Ricchi Sahut

Liam let out a long sigh and alternately looked at Ricchi and Dee.

"My next word will only be said once in your life. This means your chance is just this, and then there's no more." Liam said in a serious tone

"What the hell is it?" Sahut Ricchi is confused

Liam took a deep breath again, staring at the bewildered faces of Ricchi and his wife

"Dawn, I'll divorce you so you can be with Ricchi."

Liam's words were flat but the effect was like lightning in broad daylight, making Dee's heart seem to stop beating.

"Sister Liam ! What does it mean to talk like that?" Pekik Dee who suddenly pias with eyeballs dancing furiously, his hand dropped the phone into the lap

"Bang !"

"I see you are so happy with laughter, and Dawn is even more cheerful with you, Ricchi. So this is your only chance if you want to take Dawn from me. If you ask me why, since I already have Shadow, I've been married until my focus in the future is only on Farubun Pictures and my son." Liam said with his hoarse voice, uttering the words while hurting his own heart

Ricchi turned his gaze to the woman he loved most, Dee who was dropping tears looked at Liam.

"No !" Shouted Dee loudly echoing the entire house, the beautiful woman got up and ran out of the house.

Liam quickly chased after his wife "Where are you going ?" His words caught Dee's wrist just as he was about to open the door knob

The beautiful woman also fell in bed with her body shaken by the roar of a poignant cry.

"Why did Brother Liam say such an evil thing? Why ! I'm not something you can give to people when you're bored! I have a heart."

Liam attempts to hug Dee's body but is rejected.

"Don't !" Sergeah Dee refused to let Liam touch him

"Dawn, I'm sorry. I'm not bored of you, wife. But I see you're happier with Ricchi."

Dee's watery eyes stared angrily at her husband "To divorce me? When you say that, does your sister still have feelings of love for me? Huh uh?"

"Till this second I love you, Dawn. Loves you so much. But I want you to be happy."

Dee bowed growling, wounded by Liam's words.

"I love you Brother Liam, you are my husband. If you want to divorce me to be with Brother Ricchi... Sorry I can't, I don't want to..! If big brother divorces me, I will go far away from the lives of the two of you and bring along Shadow !" Shouted Dee in frustration, her body shaking violently

"Dawn ! Don't do that, don't ever separate me from my son." Liam tears down and pulls his wife's body tightly around him, though Dee initially rebelled but eventually succumbed to the power difference between them

Ricchi stood not far from where the two were, his eyes watering with his heart slashed either because of Dee's refusal or he could not bear to be the separation of the two people.

The handsome actor also walked over to Liam and Dee who were still hugging, the beautiful woman was still as eager, bitter.

Ricchi crouched down and Liam immediately turned his head to look at him. He shook his head and looked at Liam

"I also refused, bang" Ricchi said with a chest that felt pain as he gently rubbed Dee's head.

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