
“Lex, your wife is right – is sleeping?” ask Damian. “Irene curious about your wife.”
“Yes, Lex. We came here to say to you and your wife,” said Zavier.
“Oke, I'll introduce. But you can't comment,” said Alex.
“Indeed why? If your wife is beautiful, we can't comment.” This time Max is speaking.
Then, Alex turned to the back to make sure there was no Bilqis there. then he turned again towards his friend – friend. “He is similar to Tasya. But I swear, I like it open just because he looks like her.”
Instantly the atmosphere of the living room became serious. Damian, Zavier, and Max look at each other. Then Alex stood up. “I'll call my wife. A minute!”
Alex left his three guests and met Maya, then asked to make drinks for his three guests.
Alex entered the room, he saw Bilqis who had laid his body with a slanted position back to his back. Alex took a rough breath as he looked at the smooth shoulder that looked in contrast to the color of the shirt. Bilqis wore black knee-length dreses and a t-shirt with small tangtop straps on both shoulders.
Alex sat on the edge of the bed and put his head on the slanted shoulder. “Honey, you've slept?” his question whispered right in that ear.
Bilqis was not asleep. He closed his eyes forcefully when he heard Alex's footsteps about to enter this room. Apparently, Bilqis kept his distance only to hear that Alex was a former BadBoy. He was so afraid of heartache.
“Hey, have you slept?” ask Alex again gently. “Friends – my friend came from Singapore. They want to congratulate us.”
Both eyes of Bilqis also blinked. Alex smiled, the man knew that Bilqis was pretending – to be asleep, whereas he saw Bilqis' eyelids twitching, indicating that he was forced to close his eyes.
Bilqis turned her body back to her back while stretching her muscles as if she had fallen asleep for a long time. Alex also made room for the woman to move.
“You're already sound?”
“Hm ... You ask what?” Bilqis asked back without opening her eyes full.
“Basic women full drama,” says Alex.
“What drama?”
“I know you haven't slept.”
Bilqis opened her eyes full. “I've slept. You're the one who bullied me so I woke up.”
Alex laughs. “Ya. The point is you're awake, right? Come outside! Friends – my friend wants to know you.”
Bilqis. “No need. I'm shy.”
“Why shy?”
“Because they're your friends.”
“You I introduced to my friend – friends at the party, not shy. Why is she embarrassed now? C'mon!” Alex pulls his wife's arm.
Inevitably, Bilqis followed. “Wait! I haven't used sandals.”
Alex's steps stopped and waited for Bilqis to wear her home-made flip-flops. However, his legs are a bit difficult to enter the sandals because of the rush – and because his legs are still large by elastic bandages.
Alex immediately crouched down and slipped the flip flops on one leg. Bilqis holds Alex's shoulder so as not to fall when paired.
“Still sick?” alex asked with his head up.
Bilqis. “Still a little.”
The little things Alex does always make Bilqsi melt. Like what he's doing now. It seemed that Bilqis did not want to give this man any distance.
Alex finished putting those sandals perfectly at Bilqis' feet. Then, he put the outfit in the same color as the dres on Bilqis' body. He was not willing if the smooth shoulder was seen by both friends and cousins.
Damian, Zavier, and Max who were eating a small meal given by maya earlier, Sontak stopped when he saw Alex and Bilqis towards them from a distance.
“Tasha?” ask Max.
“What dead people can come back to life?” Zavier is also.
While Damian can not even say – words. He was silent for a moment until he finally made a sound. “Alex correct – true can never move on from Tasya."
“You want to know my wife, right?” alex asked his three friends when he was in the room.
Damian, Zavier, and Max just stared at Bilqis, making the woman feel embarrassed and awkward.
“Name Bilqis. She's my secretary. Because Aurel likes it. I did too.” Alex introduces Bilqis while looking into the woman's eyes.
Bilqis also turned her head towards Alex and her friend's – friends alternating with shy smiles.
“Hai, Bilqis. I'm Damian, Alex.”'s cousin Damian reached out his hand towards Bilqis who was immediately greeted by Alex's wife with a smile.
“I came as a representative of the Alex family because Irene was unable to attend. Because you guys got married too suddenly.” Damian said again.
Bilqis smiled and turned to look at Alex. “Yes, too sudden. I can't turn down her pushy request.”
“Forced nature is already ingrained with him,” Zavier chirped.
Bilqis laughed except for Alex who looked at his three friends coldly. Then it was Zavier's turn to reach out to Bilqis, and then change to Max.
“Do you have a twin brother?” ask Max. Alex gestured by shaking his head at his friend.
Fortunately, Alex was behind Bilqis' shoulder. The woman also nodded. “No. indeed why?”
“Nothing.just ask.” Zavier straightened out the question.
“Well, the introductory session is already right? So you have to go home,” said Alex made the three men boisterous and Bilqis just stared at the four men alternately in confusion.
“Do you want to eat? I'll prepare, we happen to eat with the family earlier.”
“No need, Dear.” Alex holds Bilqis' arm. “It's already night. They never eat dinner for fear of fat.”
Bilqis scrunched his forehead. Those who are male – men alone are afraid of being fat and not eating dinner. How are you doing that often makes instant noodles at eleven in the evening? OMG.
“Then, I'll peel the fruit. Want?” ask Bilqis kindly.
“Ah, you make them feel at home, Dear.”
The three men in front of Alex giggled.
“Ya, we want,” Zavier replied.
“They are guests, Mas and we should glorify the guests,” Bilqis replied making Alex roll his eyeballs lazily.
“Agree.”
“Good.”
“You were right once Bilqis.”
Zavier, Max, and Damian answered.
Bilqis turned to the kitchen and left her husband with her three guests. After Bilqis leaves, Damian approaches Alex, as do Zavier and Max.
“Lex, are we not mistaken see?” ask Max.
“What?” Alex asked back.
“Dia. She is very similar to ..” Almost Zavier mentioned the name Tasya.
“Ssssttt ..” Alex rests his index finger on his pursed lips. “Pelan – slowly, later he heard.”
“Don't tell me you haven't moved on until you find a wife who looks alike. Right - right like a betel on the two sides,” said Max.
“At first yes.” Alex nodded. “But now no. I was right – really liked it. They're different.”
“Don't you feel this is weird?” ask Damian. “Didn't you feel maybe they were twins?”
Alex scrunched his forehead. “Somehow, it was in my head like that, but I haven't found an answer.”
Alex tells the origin of Bilqis. He also told about Bilqis' father who disappeared until his tracks could not be found.
“What uncle Ronal is his missing father is one person?” ask Max seriously.
Alex shakes. “I don't know either. My search results haven't come to that yet. Yesterday I was still focused on wedding preparations and not focused on that.”
The three men nodded.
“If you need anything, say it! I'll help you find information about your wife's father and Om Ronal. Are they the same person or not? I'll browse,” said Zavier.
“Thank you, Zav. Yeah, I need that. Give me some information immediately if you find any irregularities.” Alex pats Zavier on the shoulder.
Zavier nodded.
“Means arrival us useful right?” ask Max.
“Ya.” Alex nodded lazily. “But not brarti you guys will be here long.”
The three men also went back to limp. Then, they saw Bilqis datan with a tray that contained peeled fruit and small cut –.
“Honey, don't offer them any more food! After this they will go home,” said Alex who still expelled his three friends.
“Yes. Yep. After this, we go home.”
Bilqis smile. It turns out that the forced nature is ingrained.