Love Story of Alex And Desi

Gratitude

Alex blinked his eyes as he felt that someone was kissing his cheek. He was surprised when his wife kissed him repeatedly. He also saw the baby lying next to him. "Hey baby..." Cheek rubbing baby Alessia.

"Good morning dad..." Desi said, imitating the voice of a child while raising his daughter's hand to greet the father who had just woken up from his sleep.

"You guys up?" Alex asked in a typical waking voice. Kiss all the baby faces of Alessia. And hold her in his arms.

"It's noon. Let's wake. Didn't you go to the office?" Tanya Desi who was beside the husband while lying on her stomach. He supported his chin with both hands.

"I'm going on holiday today. I want to spend some time with you both" said Alex, who kissed her cheek again.

"really? Is it okay if you take the day off?" Instantly enthusiastic when hearing her husband off work and will spend time with her and her daughter.

"of course. I'm the owner of the company. Who's going to stop me from going to work?" Alex asked, pinching his wife's right cheek.

"Well take a quick shower. I'm going to send Alessia to mama. And I'll cook your favorite dishes." He had gone out of bed and was holding Alessia.

*

Forty-five minutes later Alex walked down the stairs. Wearing casual clothes home. He was planning to take a day off from the office. He will spend the whole day with his family. Once he was downstairs, he hurriedly walked towards the dining table. Research all the dishes that his wife serves on the dining table. "You cooked all this?" Ask Alex who is still staring hungry favorite cuisine, namely seafood.

"of course. But..." Pause the sentence for a moment. "I got help from the head of the housekeeper," already pointed at the person who had been busy preparing breakfast at the dinner table.

"Head of the housekeeper?" Alex asked as he frowned. Looking at the middle-aged woman appointed by the wife. The middle-aged woman was standing not far from him. He remembered the head of the housekeeper first, Bu Dina. "You..."

"I'm Ratna, young master." Said the middle-aged woman, introducing herself to her employer. Bending down, paying respect to the man he should have respected.

"Before marriage Maya recruits a new chief domestic assistant. He himself intervened," Desi explained.

"But he didn't tell me at all."

"You're too busy preparing for Maya's wedding" said Desi, now walking towards her husband. Embracing Alex's arm and resting her head on her husband's shoulder. "Maya said she should immediately recruit a new head of household assistant. So that someone helps me take care of baby Alessia. That's what he said."

Alex's eyes were still fixed on the new head of the housekeeper. Still distrusting the middle-aged woman who was still bowing her head to him. He's been traumatized by Bu Dina's attitude towards him. "But he..."

"I can guarantee that Ms. Ratna is a good person sir."

The sentence managed to grab the attention of all Alex's family who were in the dining room.

"May you..."

"Good morning everyone..." Greet Maya while bowing her body. Then he stood up straight in front of his boss.

"Why are you here?" Ask Alex who did not expect the arrival of his personal assistant who suddenly in the morning already at his home. "Wait..." Alex looks back at the clothes Maya wears. The clothes Maya used to wear when going to the office. "Where are you going to dress like this?" ask Alex again. He had already talked about what Maya and Bima would do after marriage. Alex had this all planned out. On the second day after marriage Maya and Bima will go on a honeymoon to the Maldives. The place Alex has reserved for this new pair of brides. But Alex is shocked by Maya's arrival this morning.

"I'm going to go to work, sir" replied Maya, who made Alex round her eyes.

"But you..."

"What?" The brief explanation from Maya really made Alex's family distrustful. They don't know who Ms Ratna really is. They also never asked who the family of Bu Ratna really was. They only knew that Ms. Ratna was the domestic assistant Maya brought in after passing the selection.

"Daddy..." Alex rolled his eyes across the room. Looking for one of his confidants besides Rafi. And now his eyes were on two men, Adi and Rafi, who were standing to the right of Maya.

Adi and Rafi bowed. "I'm sorry young master. I still haven't told you if Ms. Ratna is my mother. Maya says she's looking for a woman who can be trusted for your family. So I thought..."

"I understand." Alex says cut Adi's words. "Mr Ratna, we look forward to your hard work." Alex continued again, whose view now leads to a middle-aged woman who is known to be the mother of Adi.

"Thank you young master," said Ms. Ratna, bowing her head. "I will definitely work hard on your family."

"Then explain with your clothes. Where are you going, huh?" already caught Maya gelagat who seems to be going to the office. Both hands have ruffled the waist so that Maya feels that she is really angry about Maya's behavior at this time.

"Today I have to go to the office. There's work I need to finish."

"Then what about your honeymoon. I've prepared..."

"Bima and I can put it off next time" said Maya who cut Alex's words. Like there is no fear when he has repeatedly cut the words of his superiors. But this was already the plan. Plans that he had arranged even before his marriage and Bima was carried out. Then he walked a few steps forward. "I want you and Miss Desi to go on a honeymoon today."

"What?" Alex and Desi said at the same time. I still can't believe what Maya is saying right now.

"really. You better go on your honeymoon. Haven't you guys not been married at all?" Sandra who was sitting at the dining table opened her voice.

"You..." Alex's index finger has pointed at Sandra to stop all her nonsense.

"True, hurry up and go on your honeymoon. Mama will definitely take good care of Alessia," now Marisa who from earlier carried her granddaughter is also opening her voice.

"But..." Desi was eager to protest Maya's plan that came suddenly. He doesn't even want to leave baby Alessia stuff for an hour.

"Mama doesn't want to know. You should go on your honeymoon soon. Alessia's gonna be okay with Mama here, of course."

"Are you guys in cahoots?" Alex asked who made everyone currently look at him. "Have you guys made plans for me and Desi..."

"No!" Shouted Sandra while shaking her hands. Trying to refute all the accusations Alex has made to his family.

Alex smiled wryly at the screams from Sandra. "His mood is right" he smiled as he lowered his head. "Why are you doing this to me?" I can read what his family had planned. "Is this you?" Staring at his personal assistant with a sharp look.

"Take this a thank you note from me" Maya replied, smiling meaningfully. "You've worked hard in my marriage. Prepare everything and intervene directly in all matters." Maya paused her sentence for a moment. Trying not to shed tears that had already soaked the corner of his eyes. "I thank you for everything. For all you gave me."

The atmosphere was momentarily silent. No one dared to open their voice or move. The look Alex gave Maya made everyone stiff in her place.

"Are you trying to make me cry?" Alex asked with teary eyes. "Come here..." Calling Maya with her hand gesture. And without being asked for the second time Maya is now in his arms. He rubbed the back of the woman he considered his own sister. "You deserve everything..." Alex said as he shed his tears. "Because you're my sister" she continued, which made Maya cry even more in her arms.

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