Mother To Daddy (Close)

eps 11's

After almost a week in the hospital, Aiden was finally discharged.

Stella had taken Aiden to the Van Houten residence, but not how long she agreed to go home, because of work that she could not stay.

For a few days, Stella struggled with her design papers, she was increasingly busy with her work, because the time she had was not long, she had to finish the job. He did not see Aiden for that long.

While on the other hand, more precisely finished the incident Stella who kissed him accidentally, making Sandy nervous, even she often daydreamed by imagining Stella's face asleep. Whether what feelings suddenly perched in his heart, he did not know.

The more here, Sandy felt doubtful about Fara, even in fact Fara was the cause of the damaged Stella design paper. He heard Aiden talking to Stella.

But when he wanted to ask the truth, Fara went out of town to do a photo shoot.

*Flashback

Aiden awoke from his sleep when he felt someone stroking and kissing his forehead.

"Mother?"

"Yes, honey. Sorry Mother came late," said Stella smiling.

Aiden rose from his sleep and hugged Stella's neck.

"I'm sorry Aiden, Mother. It's Aiden's fault" whispered Aiden in Stella's ear.

"Hey, why talk like that?" stella asked confusedly, stroking Aiden's back.

Aiden shook his head in his arms. "Aiden saw Aunty Fara dousing Mother's paper, but Aiden was afraid that Aiden would be angry with Aunty Fara."

Stella let go of Aiden's embrace, stroking the two chubby cheeks before her, she smiled. "Mother already knows, Aiden doesn't have to feel guilty anymore, okay."

Sandy who accidentally heard the conversation was both surprised, so Fara did it? Remind Sandy to scold Fara later.

Stella changed her sitting position, with Aiden leaning against her chest. "Aiden horrified Mother huh? Aiden can't be afraid that Aiden hasn't done anything wrong" Stella said, stroking Aiden's head.

"Aiden can't lie either, be honest, okay. If Aiden lies, God will be angry, if God is angry, whatever Aiden asks will not be granted" he said.

Aiden sat up staring at Stella. "Is that right, Mother?"

Stella nodded.

"Then, Aiden does not want to lie, Aiden wants to speak honestly Mother, let Aiden's prayer be granted with God," he said in earnest.

Stella smiles kissing Aiden's cheek. "Smart kid," he said stroking Aiden's head.

"If you may know, what does Aiden pray?" tanyanya.

Aiden smile. "Aiden prayed, may Mother be a real Mother for Aiden, so that she can stay with Aiden and Daddy," he replied happily.

Stella gasped, while Sandy who was still in a sleep position pretended to smile, as if her bath was in agreement with Aiden's prayer.

Flashback off*

Every day Stella was still struggling with the papers on her desk. Rarely sleep causes his eyes to blacken. Rarely returned home, she spent the day in the boutique. Even his diet was already very irregular.

Stella stretched her muscles, stared at some of the designs she had finished working on, sipping coffee beside her.

Glancing at the clock on the wall, it was time for lunch, he remembered when the last time lunch was on time, because usually the lunch schedule was missed until night, he said, and dinner's late until morning or noon.

Stella takes her cell phone to call Jery to meet.

"Hello, Jer."

"Hello, Ste. What's up?"

"Can we meet? I wanted to hand over some of my ready-made designs," he said staring at some of the paintings on his paper.

"We met at restaurant A."

"All right, I'll be leaving soon."

Tut's.

After the phone connection was cut off, Stella tidied up some paper and stuffed it into the bag.

***

"What happened to you, Ste?" cecar Jery welcomes Stella, noticing Stella's tired look.

"What's? I why?" stella was confused.

"You're like a mummy" Jery quipped. "Look at your big eye bags, you look even thinner now" Jery commented, watching Stella's body.

"I work for this, Jer. Don't overdo it," he said, putting a few sheets of paper on the table.

Jery frowning. "Just this way, Ste? Where are the others? Didn't you say yesterday it was over?" he picked up the paper Stella had brought. He still remembered his conversation with Stella, that the design was done.

Stella breathed a tired sigh. "There was a problem with my old design, I was forced to recreate it" he replied listlessly.

"Whattt?" pekik Jery was surprised. "What do you mean, Ste? The time is very tight, are you sure you can finish it?" tanyanya.

"I'm sure, Jer. Before the show starts I make sure everything is in order, you start looking for materials and you keep an eye on the process. Because I'm not sure I can keep an eye on everything" Stella replied firmly, sipping a drink that Jery had ordered.

"What's going on, Ste?" ask Jery curiously. He was absolutely certain that something happened with Stella.

Jery gasp. "That's not you at all, Ste?" the accusation was disbelief, he clearly knew that Stella was meticulous and careful in her work. Coffee splashed design paper? It's not Stella at all.

"That's it, you can help me, right?" tepis Stella did not want to bring up the problem of the destroyed design paper.

Jery rolled her eyeballs as Stella chose to hunch over the conversation.

"I must have helped you, Ste," he replied later.

Stella smiles. "Thank you, Jery."

Jery just nodded, looking at Stella concerned. For almost five years they have worked together. Jery even knows the worst moments of Stella who lost her husband and child.

"Take care of your health, Ste," said Jery stroking Stella's arm as the two were walking out of the restaurant.

Stella nodded. "You too."

"I go first, dahh," said Stella leaving Jery who was still standing in her place.

Jery took a deep breath, noticing Stella's car slowly disappearing into the distance.

"If you accept him to be your husband, you won't be like this, Ste, '" he murmured softly.

***

"Daddy," call Aiden into his father's office.

Sandy who was struggling in front of the laptop and the glasses perched on her nose looked up at her son.

"What's up, Aiden?"

Aiden hooked his two fingers nervously. "Daddy, can Aiden call Mommy? Um.. Aiden misses Mother Stella," her great-granddaughter lowered her head.

Sandy took off her glasses, walked over to her son, led him to sit on the sofa.

"Aiden misses Mother Stella?" ask Sandy to make sure.

Aiden nodded enthusiastically.

Sandy reached into her pants pocket, picking up a boxed object with an apple brand in the bite. "You want to call or video call Mommy?" bargained for.

"Video call, Daddy," replied Aiden excitedly.

"Okay," said Sandy smiling.

*

Stella, who was still struggling with paper and ink, stopped her activity as her phone rang.

Sandy's name on the screen of her phone, her forehead frowning in confusion.

'What did Sandy ask her for a video call?' bathinnya.

"Hallo, Mother," cried Aiden pleased.

"Oh, hi, baby," Stella replies, contracting Aiden's happy smile.

Sandy glanced slightly at the phone screen, revealing Stella's face with glasses perched on her nose.

Beautiful, that was the only word that flashed across her head as she looked at the face of the woman who was slowly beginning to tease her composure.

"Mother how are you? Aiden misses Mother," said Aiden bend his face.

"Mother's good, baby. Aiden himself how? Have you started school yet?"

"Aiden's good, Mother. Aiden's been in school, Aiden's friends say they miss Aiden."

"Oh yeah? Means Aiden's friends love Aiden."

"Yes, Mother."

"Mother, why do you rarely go to Aiden's house?"

Stella took off her glasses. "Mother is busy, baby. Forgive Mother?" the answer is to feel guilty.

Sandy gasped at the look on Stella's face that looked exhausted and faint. Even the black lines under his eyes were clearly visible.

After a long story, Sandy took the initiative to end the phone connection between Stella and Aiden. In fact, he did not have the heart to see the face of Stella who looked very tired, and several times yawn resisted sleepiness.

"Aiden, have the phone, let Mother rest, Mother looks tired," said Sandy stroked Aiden's head.

Stella gasped at Sandy's voice, which meant that, from the moment Sandy saw her.

Of course Sandy with Aiden, why she can be stupid, it is clear that the one who called earlier was Sandy, muttered Stella cursed.

"Mother, Aiden, hang up, call, Mother.." Aiden waved his hand.

"Guard of health, Ste?" Sandy chimed in, appearing on the phone screen.

Stella nodded. "Yes, thank you."

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