Behind the Rain and Memories

28. You Are My Everything

" If you really like Gladys do not have to bother asking for my blessing," said Alina. Trying to show freshness behind the wound that the man had just created next to him.

Alina threw her face and looked out the window. He expected a lot from this closeness. Max has raised his mind as high as the clouds, in fact the man likes his own best friend. Miris.

One clear grain escaped the girl's beautiful eyes. He tried to neutralize the feeling, his hands movingly wiping the corners of his wet eyes. She can't cry. Sooner or later he will rise again from the slump that back whack. Hasn't he ever experienced anything worse? time will heal his wounds.

Max stopped the car on the side of the road. The deserted road from the traffic did not dampen his steps to express his feelings for Alina. Her decision is already unanimous, tonight Alina must know the contents of her heart.

Max clasped Alina's hand, the girl flinched and turned her head. He was flabbergasted as Max slapped the back of his hand. Low volume electric shock back felt.

"I was just joking about Gladys, " Max smiled

" Seriously also not papa," said Alina to pull her hand back, but Max held back and clasped the fingers tighter.

" I just want to know how you feel and honestly I'm happy that you're jealous but I don't like it when a tear falls over my words that hurt you,"

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Alina surprised. What is he in the meantime, how can under the dim lighting Max see his baldness. Don't tell me Max has indigo talent and can read other people's minds.

"No need to ge-er, I'm not jealous," Alina insisted but her head lowered and did not dare to look into the eyes of the man who was now shifting his body. Alina was stuck because Max was very close to her. Even Max's breath was clear.

Max raised Alina's chin.

" Let's hear how my heartbeat sounds now" Max placed Alina's hand he held toward his chest. The girl felt a very strong pounding there.

" He beats very fast and it happens every time he's near you,"

Alina ventured back to Max's gaze, the two looked at each other closely, trying to dive into the feeling they both had.

" I love you Alina, from the first time I saw you" Max said.

Alina feels disbelief in what she hears, but Max's eyes imply sincerity without any lies in them.

Alina's face blushed, thousands of confetti tickled her abdominal cavity as Max kissed her forehead after saying the sacred phrase.

Alina closed her eyes permeating Max's gentle touch. Is this a dream?

" I know you may be surprised, because all this time I tried to hold back, I don't want you to be shocked especially with what you're going through. But the more here it feels it can't be contained anymore. I'm ready for whatever answer you'll give me,"

Despite the suddenness, Alina couldn't lie her heart was so happy to know how Max really felt. But is this what he really wants?

" I'm not asking you to answer now, you can think about it again. I won't promise anything. I will try to make you happy with the love that I have," said Max as if to know Alina's worries.

Max again fixed his sitting position, he let go of the grip and resumed holding the steering wheel, preparing to continue the journey.

That fast? what else could he say. Max can indeed string words into poetry, a little he learned from some literary books he had read. But reality is not that easy. His tongue is a mute, successfully declaring love alone is more than enough.

Alina held Max's hand on the wheel.

" If I can answer now why wait" said Alina

Max didn't start the car. His heart returned without waiting for the girl's answer,

" Honestly, I can't forget Bryan, however, he already occupies my heart, but I can't deny it either, the presence of the father began to disturb his place" said Alina.

Alina grabbed Max's hand and linked the fingers of the two of them,

" For sure I can't keep dodging, the sense of it growing beyond preventability although it still has to be shared with my late fiancee, I promise I will learn to love the whole father,"

There was relief in Max's heart, he was peeling back Alina's hands full of feeling.

" I understand, I don't care if I have to share with your past, I'm sure one day I'm the owner of your heart completely" concluded the man convinced.

Alina brought her body closer, kissing Max's left cheek gently.

"Thank you for being present in my life" whispered Alina. Max did the same

kissing Alina's forehead and both cheeks. Both cuddle. It dissolves in the romance created when two hearts make room for a taste called Love.

***

After spending breakfast at Alina's house, the two lovebirds who were drunk with romance agreed to skip. Not without reason Max wants to spend time with his lover, besides his eyes are still very sleepy. How not after delivering Alina to the house, she only had two hours of sleep in her apartment and was back awake as soon as Alina called and took her to breakfast together.

Max certainly did not want to make Alina disappointed on the first day they were a couple and thankfully Alina did not reject the idea of not going to work even though the girl was neat with an office suit. Here they are now, in Max's apartment.

Eits don't think weird just yet.

Only in the apartment is a quiet place to share stories without being disturbed by others, he can also rest. Max and Alina both hold the principle of no sex before marriage. So there's nothing to worry about. Except khilaf.hehe

" Now tell me, since when did you start feeling the same way about me," Max asked as he laid his head on Alina's lap.

Alina is a little nervous about Max's treatment, before finally realizing that Max is her current lover.

His hand unhesitatingly stroked the man's pitch-black hair.

" I don't know for sure, which is clear since you started paying attention," replied Alina laughed. The girl has changed her call to Max, it's funny that she still calls Max by the name of father except in the office.

And Max is very happy with the change, signaling Alina is serious about her feelings.

" Mmh, means you baperan dong," Max teased

Max pinches Alina's cheeks gaunty "Bagging darling,"

" You're alone, since when do you have the same feelings as me," Alina asked.

Max sighed, it was about time he confessed to Alina about who she really was. Last night they promised to be open to each other.

Max wakes up from sleep and sits next to the girl. Alina stared in surprise at Max's suddenly serious look. His outstretched hand tidied Max's messy hair while waiting for the man to speak. Alina's small attention makes Max happy, and wishes they would be together forever.

" Al, as you said, doesn't want any lies between us, so I'll make a confession,"

Acknowledgments. Alina smiled amusedly hearing him, Max is too heavy to choose a word, as if the man had already done a big lie.

"Of course, because a relationship won't work if there's a lie in it, and I don't want to be suspicious of you at all times,"

Max understood, he was trying to gather strength to tell the truth about himself, he didn't know how Alina reacted, which was clearly today the beginning of everything.

" You remember two years ago Mega Buana opened a branch in Kalimantan?"

Alina could not possibly forget, it was the first time she set foot on the island of Borneo.

" Are you there?"

Max nodded, "I was there at the invitation of Mr. Leo, as one of his colleagues,"

"Kolega?"

Max nodded again "I saw you for the first time, and strangely I immediately liked, I am falling in love in the first sight but dear you are already with Bryan," Obviously Max.

Alina watched Max carefully, there was a sense of urgency in her heart to hear Max's speech.

" I was even more disappointed when Adrian informed me that you were getting married, I decided to forget about you and refocus my business. But your face always adorns my dreams almost every night, I'm desperate,"

Alina could not imagine how tortured Max was. Two years is not a short time.

" Until I get word of what happened to Bryan. I'm sorry but on the other hand my hopes are shattering for a moment."

Max paused for a moment, taking a mineral drink that was always on his living room table. His throat was thirsty as he continued to speak. Alina wasted no opportunity to check the notifications on her phone, five missed calls from Tasya and a message asking her where she was. Want to avenge him fear of getting caught Max. There's no cell phone between us, Max said earlier and he was just about to put it back in the bag, Max was already wheezing.

Alina blushed embarrassed her action caught, she put up her flagship puppy eyes. Makes Max not so nagging.

" Not to go on,"

"Advanced dear dong, " said spoiled Alina.

" Kiss first" Max pointed to his lips.

" Just kiss, continue the story" Elak Alina.

" Yes promise"

" Yes dear," hearing Max's affectionate words impatiently wanted to pack Alina in his arms but realized there was still something she had to finish.

" I kept pecking at you during the pilgrimage at Bryan's grave, but I didn't dare to approach, just looking at it from a distance" the man continued.

And Alina just remembered, the mysterious figure she saw at the funeral.

" So the guy who watches me near the tree and uses the motor sport is you?"

Max nodded, Alina spontaneously hitting Max's arm so hard that the man grimaced.

" Why can you be that close, I thought you were a bad guy and thought about reporting you to the police,"

"You don't know what to say, anyway" said Max, wiping his arm and chuckling.

Yes, after working at Mega Buana, he was busy and forgot about his wishes.

Max continues the story, how he made a drama with a temple working as an architect in Mega Buana. He also forced Mr. Leo to convince Alina to work for the company.

Not forgetting Max told me his real identity. Alina was of course flabbergasted when she found out who Max was, the figure sitting next to him was not an arbitrary person, he was the CEO of Mulia Jaya who was none other than an international-scale company that dominated business in Indonesia.

The girl was even more shocked when Max told her that Om Hardi and also Aunt Widyawati whom they met that night were her biological parents, and Orion was her brother.

Alina is confused as to how now, Max's sacrifice for her is so great, she herself can't imagine how devastated Max feels, if she rejected the man last night.

" Am I valuable to you?" ask Alina again.

Max summarized the face of the girl who had mastered his heart while fusing their eyebrows.

" It's a pity, you are my everything,"

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