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midnight talking (part 2)

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Alex rattles Ayu's hair. "No need to answer, I'll show you!"

Not like her hair being bullied, Ayu hits Alex's hand.

"Yu, I actually want to apologize" Alex said, holding Ayu's hand in both hands.

"Deliver!" Ayu pulled her hand rough.

She doesn't like to have her hands held by Alex, it's just that there's something strange in her every time her skin touches Alex's skin. He knew that feeling was not a good sign and would only leave a disappointment in him.

Ayu must always be aware that Alex is not hers. He can't get used to the man's addictive touch. Alex is only temporary in his life, they will part ways sooner or later.

"I'm sorry? Can that change things?" ask Ayu sarcastically.

Apology is not important anymore for Ayu, because sorry can not bring back what Alex has taken from her.

"Don't misunderstand me! I will never apologize for the beautiful night we spent" Alex said, winking one eye at Ayu.

The woman shuddered in horror, and spontaneously grabbed the seat pad to throw at Alex's face.

"Basic jerk!"

"Fuck, you said?" alex asked in a heavy voice. "I could be more of a jerk, if I wanted to." Alex continued while bringing his face closer to Ayu's face.

Ayu's eyes grew bigger. The distance Alex's face is very close to his face makes him as if he lost oxygen. His chest rumbled against the crack of his heart. Alex's breathing messes with his senses. Hazel's eyes paralyze Ayu's nerves - making her calves look like jelly.

Unable to stand her sight, Ayu lowered a slight gaze. Unfortunately, he was glued to Alex's red lips so that it was getting squeezed. He still remembers a few nights ago, when he put his lips on those lips - very soft and honestly Ayu really liked it.

Ayu really felt that part of her tribe had floated after Alex placed both of her hands on her cheeks.

"What are you thinking, huh?" alex asked in a soft voice that could almost be called a whisper.

Ayu fell silent and tried to make her breathing normal again.

"Don't tell me you're thinking like a jerk like me?" Alex continues.

Although Ayu's mind was in turmoil because of Alex's charm, but he still had a little shield to defend. He quickly pushes Alex away, though his strength is not much.

"It's your dream!" bentak Ayu's.

Alex pulls away from Ayu. He leaned his head, one eyebrow raised to think for a moment.

"It looks like that jerk did haunt my dreams the last few nights" Alex said casually.

Ayu's mouth opened slightly, not expecting to listen to Alex's crazy confession.

"Euww, slovenly tau!"

Alex sneers. "What's orange? It's natural for a very normal man like me."

"normal? There's a pervert."

"Eh, I still remember that you really enjoyed that pervert thing, honey!" alex Goda.

Ayu began to growl with Alex's words. The man was truly something, having made a mistake without the slightest regret. He stood up and folded his hands.

"Never dare to approach me more than two meters!" Ayu.

Instead of continuing to argue with Alex, Ayu better rest considering that tomorrow she will be very busy - taking care of her work and also for her wedding that she has to do for the sake of her family. He stepped foot quickly, and stopped after hearing the footsteps that followed him.

Ayu turned around and stared intently at Alex who was standing with a smile before her. His index finger lifted up and swayed in the air. "Never set foot in my room! Or I'll kick you out of my house."

The house belonged to Ayu, she was in control. The man could not intimidate Ayu in her area of power.

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Alex smiled with satisfaction as he glanced at the pile of pillows as a boundary that Alex could not cross. At least he was in the same bed as Ayu. Turning around a little, he could see the woman's back. Ayu heart melt already, but it is not impossible. After a little effort with a little lie and plea, Alex manages to get on the woman's bed. Yes, even though it must accept the curse, even if only Ayu seemed to build a Chinese wall on the bed.

It's okay, sooner or later Ayu herself will throw herself to Alex.

"Yu, Ayu!"

"Dear Sweetheart!"

Alex kept calling and was ignored by Ayu. The woman just continued to curse herself who let Ayu sleep beside her.

"Well you asleep?"

Ayu growled in frustration inside her blanket.

"Are you really asleep?"

Alex doesn't give up, because he knows Ayu hasn't slept.

Ayu kicked the blanket. He wakes up and sits down after trying to close his eyes but continues to be haunted by Alex's voice.

"Where do you want to sleep if you keep babbling!"

"I want to talk" Alex said. "I'm not done with my apology yet."

Ayu gave a rough sigh. "No, sorry you're not important!" Then continued, "let me sleep, I'm tired."

"Listen to that, yeah. Just a minute, I won't be able to sleep because I keep thinking."

"Smuch stupid Alex! I'm sleepy," lamented Ayu.

"It's a matter of misunderstanding about you and Richard."

Kening Ayu shriveled. "Me and Richard?"

"At first I thought you and Richard had a special relationship. That night you kept complaining and calling me a traitorous jerk."

Ayu started to remember everything she said that night. Honey, there's nothing stuck in his memory.

"You think I betrayed Tamara, do you?"

Alex nodded. "Yes, once, after we met at the hotel that time."

Ayu shook her head in disbelief. "Really?"

"Friend eating friends is nothing new. I even dated my friend's boyfriend in college before" Alex said.

"Do I look that cheap?" ayu asked in a loud voice because he did not accept being equated with Aalex and the traitorous woman.

Ayu stroked her chest to calm herself down, as she was currently thinking of how to eliminate Alex from the face of the earth.

"After you've captured my first experience, you dare to equate me with a cheap woman willing to crawl on your bed!" angered Ayu with a grin on her lips.

"That's why I feel like I should apologize, Ayu." Obviously Alex. "I took you out of Tamara's party thinking you'd ruin Tamara and Richard's beautiful night."

Ayu closed her eyes and started hugging her knees. He should not drink alcohol, so as not to babble recklessly. If only time could be replayed.

"Oh, yeah, that was in Arya's supermarket, your future husband, right?" ask Alex.

Ayu fell silent and still hugged her knees while clasping her curses in her heart.

"Good thing you didn't marry him. You almost don't get a perfect guy like me." Alex continued with confidence.

Ayu lifted her head and gave Alex a look of horror. Alex's stringing seems so acute, that he's saying nonsense.

"Perfect your skin!"

"I'm talking facts, Yu. Tell me what my face and body are lacking!" challenge Alex.

Ayu looked away. He doesn't want to waste time and gives Alex another reason to be proud.

"But, I wonder how long you've been dating Arya?"

"It's none of your business!"

"A year? Two years?" Alex kept asking.

"Almost seven years," Ayu finally replied.

"Wow, we should thank me then."

Ayu looked at Alex with both eyebrows raised. I don't know what reason Ayu needs to thank someone who ruined her life.

"If you marry Arya, chances are you'll never conceive."

"meaning?"

"Come on! You know what I mean," Alex said. "You've been virgin for seven years."

"Arya's not a jerk like you're Alex!" bela Ayu's.

"How much do you do, Yang!" alex said in a voice made to look like a child. "How can you defend your ex-lover rather than your own husband."

"His husband? Wake Alex! I'll never consider you my husband."

Alex laughed a little. "In fact I'm your husband and father of the fetus you're carrying. Considered or not!"

Ayu. He just looked at Alex with an angry look.

"He may not be as much of a jerk as I am, but he's definitely a coward who runs away from responsibility." Alex continued in a voice that started to get rough.

"He has a reason" bela Ayu.

Ayu has absolutely no intention of defending Arya. To him Arya was just a past that had been buried deep in his memories. He continues to defend Arya because he does not want to succumb easily to Alex.

"He's a broken home kid" Ayu said "and he's traumatized by the failure of his parents' marriage."

Ayu recalls Arya's story of her father's frequent rude behavior toward her and her mother - about how her father betrayed her and her mother. How Arya was afraid that she would end up like her father.

Alex sneered, "You think I come from a family that's how Ayu is?"

Ayu gulped heavily. It seems he's brought up the wrong topic.

"I have a very complicated family bond, and it doesn't scare me. Instead I was determined to prove that I could have a happy family, unlike my parents."

Ayu could see the determination in every word that came out of Alex's lips. He could feel that the man was not playing around.

"Just say that I am an*******, player or whatever! But im not a coward like your Ex."

"I know," said Ayu slowly while bowed.

They were silent for a moment and created an atmosphere of silence. They were drifting in each other's minds.

Alex began to open the question again, eliminating the silence in the room. "Seeing you keep defending her, don't you still love her so much?"

Alex tries not to care about Ayu's feelings of still loving Arya or not, but there is a feeling of unwillingness if Ayu is still thinking about another man. Ayu is his wife, and Alex has promised himself to make Ayu the first and only one in his life. He wants to realize his ultimate dream with Ayu, a whole happy family.

While Ayu who heard Alex's question thought for a moment. Since two years ago, he had always avoided all possibilities to meet with Arya. He still felt claustrophobic every time he heard the name of the man. Until this morning, Ayu still thought she loved Arya. After meeting at the supermarket earlier, Ayu hesitated.

"En-tah," Ayu replied hesitantly.

"Are you still angry or hateful for abandoning you?"

There was no sense of tightness, all very ordinary, as if meeting with an old acquaintance. Ayu did not feel angry or hate when she met Arya again.

Ayu answered with a slit.

"Absolutely not hateful?" ask Alex to be more convincing Ayu's answer.

"No, it's normal. It feels so good to see you again. Is it because I still love Arya so I can't hate her?"

Alex started to smile. "I don't think you love him anymore."

Ayu's eyes grew and looked at Alex questioningly.

"Love and hate are not opposite words, they are in line. That's why I like you to hate me, because you might start to sympathize and turn to love me." Alex explains with both corners of the lips pulled to the side.

"Enough! You're starting to talk nonsense again." Ayu lay down again and covered her entire body with a blanket.

Ayu closed her eyes, with one hand on her left chest. He could feel his heart beating like never before. He hates Alex a lot, and the last few have begun to show sympathy for him. Is it possible that he's starting to drop his heart on Alex? No, that can't happen.

Alex stared at the blanket covering Ayu's body with a big smile. Without love it is okay, it is not an important thing in marriage. According to Alex, love is only one of the ornaments that adorn a marriage, without which the bond can remain beautiful and sturdy.

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Finally, I can UP even if I have to stay up until 3am. Hopefully not disappointing because it is so short. Hopefully it can be given strength and health so that it can UP faster.

Honestly, I'm also sometimes resentful of myself who is always not on time UP this story.

Thank you for your support and loyalty waiting for the presence of Babang Alex and Ayu. 🤗