Not Ordinary Love

Why Dodge?

Ethan returns home at about six in the afternoon, while Naina is waiting for him on the terrace. The girl who was sitting on one of the chairs on the porch of the house then got up as soon as she saw her car enter the gate and stopped in the spacious courtyard of the house.

Her relationship with Naina after the incident a few days ago is still the same. As well as his feelings, for Ethan nothing will change, especially his love that only Zoya can have.

It's just that, after what Naina said at the time, Ethan made more understanding and appreciative of Naina's feelings that he had often ignored. He also did not deserve to be rude and indifferent to the girl. After all, Naina is a stranger and Ethan can't be careless.

Before getting out of his car. Ethan first picked up the paper bag that he put in the passenger seat. Then hand it to Naina. "What's this?" Naina asked while looking at the contents of the paper bag which turned out to be a dress.

"Gaun for the show tonight." Ethan said briefly as he stepped foot into the house and opened the suit he was wearing. Naina tailed behind him while looking at the dress. "Randy who chose, I didn't know you'd like it or not" continued the man who then stopped the steps when they were already in the main room of the house.

"But yesterday Zoya's mother bought a lot of clothes for me." the girl spoke as if to herself while looking at the white A line dress. Then he distracts her from the dress and stares at Ethan.

"For a night out?" Naina frowned as soon as she realized what Ethan had said earlier was behind the reason for buying the dress. The man nodded. He had intended to take the girl to the event.

At least, Naina must accompany him once in an event so that the girl does not feel too much if Ethan ignores her.

"The Jabata handover ceremony at the Zeinn Hotel?" naina asked again so considering that some days Ethan is busy taking care of it.

Ethan nodded again and made Naina astonished. For maybe Ethan will hold him in public. Show it to the public. Naina will certainly not be able to walk alongside Ethan as Zoya is. What do people think later?

"Mas Ethan don't make a shit, you can't take me there. There must be a lot of people there. I can't." I refused quickly.

Ethan chuckles for a moment at the reaction the girl gives. "I'm not making a shit, Naina. I'll take you there." Ethan relaxed.

"You're right, there will be a lot of people. But most family colleagues are already at an age. After all, the show will not be covered by the media, so you do not have to worry." the man explained in detail to calm Naina down.

"But still, Mas. How will people react if Mas Ethan takes another woman to an official event like that?"

"Where will people respond if you care for both of us?"

Ethan frowned, almost laughing at how his wife's frustrated reaction was. "We're not both, there's Randy." Ethan said casually and made the girl shrink because she had talked a lot and worried about unnecessary things.

He should have known Ethan wouldn't have done anything reckless either.

Naina should have known that the man could not have taken her for granted without careful consideration of the situation and conditions.

"You can pretend to be my assistant so others don't suspect. Hows it? Doesn't it matter?" Ethan asks the girl's opinion. Naina nodded her head with a fluffy smile, agreeing with Ethan's proposal.

Etha smiled looking at the girl. At least he is also unlikely to leave Naina alone at home while he will be home late at night.

"Then you're ready, Randy'll be picking us up soon." tell the man then. Naina nodded as she passed from before Ethan.

***

Half an hour later, Randy came to pick up when Naina with Ethan was also ready and was waiting for him.

"Come,"

Naina nodded and got up from her seat. She turned to the sofa where her husband's cell phone lay there.

"Hp Mas Ethan." he said. "Oh," Ethan picks up the phone and puts it in the pocket behind his suit. Then the two men walked to the exit.

The car immediately went to the event location. Even before arriving at the venue, Naina's chest was already pounding considering she would meet a crowd that surely they all came from the upper middle class. His hands were even cold to recall that.

Ethan beside her just smiled looking at the girl who looked nervous. Until the car arrives at the hotel courtyard, Naina with Ethan gets out of the car, while Randy first parks the car and asks the two men to enter first because the event has already begun.

"Isn't it okay we're both in?" naina asked as the two were already in the elevator. "Randy will soon follow. You don't have to worry." Ethan relaxes. Nain was only able to smile thinly while adjusting his breath. He was already feeling nervous even before arriving at the event location.

And he really felt increasingly unkillful when his feet had really reached a hotel ballroom that was decorated so beautifully. The white color became a luxurious ornament that fascinated the girl as soon as it arrived.

The large number of attendants made him unable to wiggle. He also did not know what to do except to just stay in place and occasionally smile when his eyes met with other invited guests.

When Ethan replies to his colleagues or even chats about work, Naina stands behind the man exactly the assistant of Zeinb Ethan.

"Sir Ethan with–?" a middle-aged man with his rapeseed stelan set his sights on Naina. Making some of them also do the same thing because they realize that Ethan's presence is not alone.

There's a woman behind him while Randy hasn't arrived yet.

Ethan looks behind him where Naina smiles awkwardly. "Ohh, he's my assistant. I was also with my scheduler but he's still down." Ethan calmly replied.

"Mister Ethan's wife is still busy?"

"I often follow his activities on social media. Looks like the movie he starred in that will air at the end of the year will be amazing, well sir." the wife of the middle-aged man nenimbrung.

Naina can see if she is a high-class woman at her age who is no longer young. His appearance of fashionablle and luxury accessories he wears shows it if he is the upper class who never miss the trend.

Including not to miss the updates of the celebrities of the country.

Ethan smiled and nodded in response. "Great wife of Mr. Ethan." others praised.

While Naina did not understand at all what was discussed. They talk about business, connections. All the things he doesn't understand except money.

"Mas, I think I should go to the toilet first." the girl touched Ethan's arm listening to the speech.

"Randy, you take Naina with you." tell her to the scretary because Naina won't know where the toilet is. Randy nodded and soon passed followed by Naina behind him. Ethan stays there.

Naian wanted to wash her hands, tidy up her appearance, stretch her facial muscles and breathe calmly in the toilet later. There, in public he was even careful just to breathe, he was not able to freely and it really made him uncomfortable.

"Sir Randy got here. Show me where the toilet is. I can do it myself." said Naina as she stepped quite far from the crowd of people.

"You sure?" ask Randy. Naina nodded with such confidence that Randy had no other choice and pointed the toilet at the girl.

"Can you go back to the show by yourself?" randy asks to confirm when the girl asks him to come back and leave the girl alone.

"Can, Mr. Randy, just calm down. Mr. Randy can come right back." Naina's convinced. Randy then nodded faintly and returned to the location of the event.

While Naina goes to the toilet and does what she intended. He stared long enough at his reflection in the mirror after smoothing out his appearance. He then took a breath and looked carefully at himself.

Does he deserve to be with Ethan at a time when he deserves to stand behind the man as an assistant. Not next to Ethan as the man's companion.

He didn't even deserve to just stand next to the man.

Naina returns to the show after being in the toilet for a long time. The show looks unfinished, Naina steps in by accident she collides with a man.

"Sorry, sorry." Naian said because it was his fault, he walked with his head down and did not pay attention to the road.

"No papa, I was wrong too. I walk too hastily. I'm sorry." the man didn't blame Naina either. But as soon as the eyes of the two met, Naina momentarily pegged.

Same is the case with the man who was hit by him who also took a peck and looked at him full of wonder as if wondering. Naina also felt familiar to the man.

"Sir Rayn?" Naina tries to remember. The man in front of him nodded.

"You–" Rayb does not recognize Naina but he remembers if they have met several times.

"Well, is Papa okay?" someone asked from behind and took Rayn, followed by another man who touched Rayn to make sure Rayn was okay.

As Naina's eyes with one of the two newly arrived men sat down, the girl carved out a faint smile but Rival turned their gazes flat upon seeing her.

"It's okay, Mom. Papa is fine." Rayn had her first son. He told his two sons to go to the toilet.

"Oh, yeah. Kamu–" Rayn recalled Naina again and asked the girl.

"Aren't you Zoya's and Ethan's housekeeping assistants?" rain asked, smilingly remembering that if they did know each other. Rayn remembers seeing Nain at family events several times.

"Yes sir, right. I'm Mr. Ethan's domestic assistant and Ms. Zoya." Nain replied with a smile.

"Yes, yeah. My pantesan feels familiar. How are you?" its bases.

"Good Sir."

"Who are you here with?"

"I was asked to accompany Mr. Ethan because Ms. Zoya was out of town." Naina replied with a very careful speech, afraid of speaking wrongly. Rayn nodded her head.

"Then please enjoy the event, I go to the toilet for a while." said Rayn who then excused and passed to the toilet after Naina nodded her head.

There was only Naina and Rival there, and Rafa who was willing to attend the event that night.

"Come Mas." he invited Rival to pass even when the man had not greeted Naina who looked astonished by his attitude.

Rival is learning to ignore the girl. Rival is testing himself whether or not he can eliminate Naina in his heart and memory.

"Mas," Rafa called out when the man was just pecking. "Ohh," Rival regained his senses from his daydream and nodded.

"Mom, first yeah." Rafa says goodbye to Naina. The girl simply nodded faintly and let Rafa take Rival away. Naina nailed in her place with a bitter feeling.

What happened to Rival?

What's with that man's can't attitude?

Didn't they already agree to regard yesterday's events as if they never happened?

So why did the man avoid it?

TB