MARRIED

S2 - Try

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Nadine breezed into Rayyan's room with a big smile. As usual, he did not pay attention to the existence of Zahra who was still in front of Rayyan's desk.

"Yesterday afternoon I confirmed today's meeting with your secretary, she said you were sick so you didn't go to the office. It's a pity that I just knew the news in the afternoon and I went shopping with my mom, so I can't nengokin you deh." Nadine put a brown paper bag on Rayyan's desk.

As if having known what the contents of the paper bag were, Rayyan and Zahra accidentally stared at each other.

"I tried to make brownies again tonight, which is so much better than yesterday. Yeah, though it's not as good as your mom's." Nadine took out her brownies.

"I'm still full, Nadine. I'll eat it later." Rayyan interjected so quickly that Nadine was about to take a piece of brownies for her.

"All right, I'll put it here. How are you doing Rayyan? Is the pain so severe that you have to rest?" Nadine asked as she wiped her hands with a tissue.

"No, I'm just tired and need some rest. Zahra took care of me yesterday."

"Zahra?" Nadine turned towards Zahra with a dislike look.

"Yes, I asked him to come to the house to bring some documents. Because mam's gone, so Zahra helped me take care of everything. We sit on the couch and start project talks now, come on."

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"Why is that pouting?" ask Meta when Zahra comes out of Rayyan's room.

The discussion of the project lasted quite short, only forty-five minutes. And after that Nadine was busy talking about her personal things to Rayyan.

"His guest he, always I was thrown out of Mr. Rayyan's room, ma'am." said Zahra with annoyance.

"Wild, maybe they'll be alone again."

"Aging what, ma'am? Two days ago when Nadine came here with brownies and the brownies were put in the pot of aunty Salma plant."

Ms. Meta who was busy sucking the juice was immediately choked. "Pulled dipot? Why?"

"Fear of being hit by kali hahahaha...."

Not even Zahra had landed her ass on her study chair, the door of Rayyan's room was open. Nadine looked at Zahra with an annoyed look, it seemed like the woman had just been subtly expelled by Rayyan.

"Zah, please go to the room now huh. We have to get ready for the meeting later this afternoon."

No, Rayyan must have lied to Nadine. As Zahra remembered today there was no scheduled meeting, but Rayyan had just said that they should prepare for the afternoon meeting.

Oh my God! Suddenly Zahra remembered Rayyan's words that invited her to watch and have dinner together after work. Is this the meeting Rayyan was referring to?

Zahra again took her laptop and entered Rayyan's room with a thump. Since Rayyan gave him tulips at the graduation ceremony, it seems that Zahra can no longer be calm when she is with her boss.

"What's up, sir?" zahra said as she stood in front of Rayyan's desk.

"Try you the chip, Zah. Not good?" Rayyan casually opened a cardboard box containing brownies made by Nadine.

"Do you mean my dad's a guinea pig?" Zahra said with annoyance. Rayyan may ask him to eat food that Rayyan himself is not sure the food is worth consuming or not.

"I ate the first try yesterday, Zah. If it is not suitable for human consumption. Well, if this has lightened its appearance. But look, Zah" Rayyan took a piece of brownie and showed it to Zahra.

"I'm not sure he's really worried about the flour." Rayyan deliberately squeezed the cake to show if it was hard-textured.

"You want to judge a food, this is how it really is, Mr. hehehehe...."

Rayyan took pains to chew and swallow the cake, then hurriedly grabbed the drink that had been provided by Ms. Meta this morning.

"It's still the same as yesterday, Zah. I'm curious, if he's making this cake so he can't taste it?" Rayyan pressed her drink.

"Mama's feeling of making cakes for people to love is always there for the family to eat."

"I should have asked directly to Brother Nadine, do not even ask me. Yes where do I know, sir? You can comment on that."

"I'm talking about what it is." Rayyan got up from her seat, then walked up to Zahra by narrowing the distance between them.

"We're getting ready for the afternoon, what do you want to watch?" rayyan asked while tucking Zahra's haircut behind her ear.

Zahra wavered, this distance is too close. He could even feel Rayyan's breath coming back through his skin.

"H-have to be this afternoon huh, sir?"

"Why indeed?"

"Yaa. e-nothing at all, sir. But... Is it comfortable for you to go see wearing a work shirt like this?"

Rayyan smiled at the reason given by Zahra. "I don't have a problem. Come, Zah. Time is just because of a shirt problem you don't want to go?" Rayyan whining. Unlike usual who always put on a flat facial expression, this time Rayyan looks sullen when Zahra indirectly refused his invitation.

"I'm having my period, sir. I'm not comfortable going for a walk because of the pain." Zahra spoke softly while looking down.

After hearing the reason for the rejection from Zahra, Rayyan felt so guilty.

"What... it hurts, Zah? Why didn't you have permission?" rayyan said while holding onto Zahra's arms.

Zahra shook her head. "It's normal, sir."

"But your face is pale, Zah. Want me to mintain Meta's mom to make some anget tea, hm?"

"Seriously sir, I've been in pain like this every month. Ask Eowyn if you don't believe." Zahra let go of Rayyan's two hands that were holding her arms. But with a quick movement, Rayyan immediately grabbed onto both of Zahra's palms and grasped them tightly.

"I have no problem if today we do not go, we can replace it when we go to Bali next week. Okay?"

"But sir...."

"You want to tell me that there's Nadine? Can't Zah not talk about him? Because with you always carrying Nadine between us, there are even more you keep a close distance with me."

"I-I mean Father?"

"I think I'm gonna be able to relax this feeling so much, Zah. It turns out this isn't easy. Please give me a chance to deket you, Zah. We can try it, think of this as the courtship phase. Where you can stop when you can't take it anymore, and you can move on to a more serious relationship once you feel comfortable with me. I know that you actually feel the same way about me, right?"

Zahra was silent, looking at Rayyan's face that was a short distance away from her.

"alright, Sir. Let's try."

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