ONE SUMMER NIGHT'S

You have a lover?

"Are you flirting with me now?"

"Hmm, I really want to tease you. But this time I was serious. I'm glad to be by your side for so long. Don't you realize you've talked to me a lot today? Usually you'll just nod and smile, without any intention of talking to me, and that's sad enough for me, I think you don't like me."

Sea smiled again, he also did not realize that he had spoken much to Ruel today, because he felt quite pleasant talking to the man, as he was, although almost all of Ruel's words are absurd and ridiculous according to him. But that makes him happy.

"How could I not like you. You're pretty fun" Sea replied, grabbing his bag before stepping away.

"You finally admit it?"

Not answering, Sea continued to walk away.

"You're going home now?" tanya Ruel walked beside Sea.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Didn't you want to talk to me for a minute?"

"You need to get into class, Ruel."

"But ...."

Sea stopped his footsteps. Staring at Ruel who also stopped.

"Company."

"Well, I'll just take you to the front of the gate and go back to class."

"Ruel's."

"I promise, just get to the gate."

Sea could only take a deep breath and let go slowly, before nodding and continuing his footsteps slowly, as if he was enjoying his short journey with Ruel looking back at his face.

"Stop looking at me."

"Just ignore me."

"Are you not bored?"

"You're glazed? You're so pretty."

Sea stared back at Ruel, albeit only briefly. The guy was pretty good at making her nervous.

"When are we going to start teaching together?" ruel asked looking enthusiastic.

"Next week."

"What if tomorrow?"

"I can't if it's on the weekend."

"Come on, Brother Sea. I think the weekend is the right time." persuaded Ruel.

We can date at once.

"alright. Tomorrow," Sea nodded after thinking for a while, it was hard to believe that he could not refuse the man.

"Do I have to go to your house?"

"No need, we can study in the library."

"Agree," Ruel nodded, before his footsteps came to a halt upon seeing a man there.

"He who?"

"Charlos, who always drove me anywhere," Sea stared back at Charlos who was seen waiting next to his car.

"Oh. I thought I could take you home."

"You're not gonna ditch, Ruel."

Ruel smiled widely as he rubbed the nape of his neck.

"All right."

"I'm leaving."

"Yes, I'll see you in the library tomorrow."

Not answering, Sea simply nodded with his smile before stepping away, leaving Ruel still waving until the car in Sea moved away and disappeared from his sight.

"Should I go to class now?"

Without thinking long, Ruel immediately ran into his class, entering secretly so as not to be caught by the teacher who had first entered his class. What a surprise to Gray and Jeane.

"What's wrong? Forgetting something?" jeane asked in a slow tone, observing Ruel who was now sitting sweetly in his chair.

"Shut up and focus on the front."

"This motherfucker."

"Have something happened?" gray asked no less surprised when he saw Ruel who for the first time took out his books and writing instruments before focusing on the front of the class, even though his head began to dizzy with various formulas.

"Is Ruel possessed of something, Gray?"

"Sshhh," Ruel replied with his index finger pressed against his lips, looking at Gray and Jeane alternately before returning to focus ahead, looking back at the two of them, although it only lasted for a few minutes before he finally fell asleep very soundly.

"Ah, hard to believe. I think he'll hold on till the end. Look at him, should I ask for help Brother Eden to wake him up?"

"Then he'll be over" Gray replied. 

He knew enough that Ruel would never like the lesson. However, even so he thought it would not be a big problem for the value of Ruel who just did not like one math lesson but was quite good at other lessons.

While in a different place, precisely in a car that was driving across a large road, Sea was staring at the screen of his phone that rang. However, let it go over and over again.

"Sorry, won't Miss answer?" tanya Charlos buy Sea reverie.

"Should it?"

"Just answer me, miss. It's possible that the call was very important."

"Emm," nodded Sea who immediately answered the call.

"Good day, Sea."

Greet someone from there. Along with one long breath from the Sea who was quite familiar with the sound.

"Yes, Brother Dex."

"Is your class over?"

"Class? You know about that?"

"Sure, did that surprise you?"

"Sorry, I just accidentally heard it from Vincent if you're a temporary substitute teacher at a school."

"Ah, yeah. Just a month."

"Emm, have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet."

"What about lunch with me?"

"Now?"

"Yes. I just had free time after meetings for hours, and I'm pretty hungry now. I really want to eat something with you."

Sea was speechless not answering, and only biting his lips strongly. It's very difficult to say 'no', even though he's very tired and doesn't want to do it. However, as if he did not have the choice to refuse, especially the father had said that he should always be nice to Dex, even Vincent always warned him.

"How's it?"

"Yes, sure."

"Alright, I'll pick you up ...."

"No need, Brother just needs to send me the location of his restaurant alone, I'll be there with Charlos."

"You sure?"

"Yes, Brother."

"All right, I'm waiting for you."

Phone calls disconnected. Even within seconds, Sea had already received one notification message from Dex.

"Charlus."

"Yes. Young miss."

"We're going to Euthoria."

"You have an appointment?"

"Hmm, Brother Dex is waiting there for lunch. You just need to drive me before you get back to the mansion."

"Okay, young lady."

The car turned at a crossroads, before driving back to the location mentioned Sea, precisely in a luxury restaurant. Even Sea could see Dex's car parked there. The man was always enthusiastic and on time, and never made him wait.

The charming smile that adorned Dex's face was seen welcoming the arrival of Sea who was now sitting in front of him. And one other surprise, all the dishes were even neatly arranged there.

"Sister ordered everything?"

"Yes. Eat it."

"Where do you know that I like all these foods?"

"Emm, let's just say it's the result of my efforts to know more about you."

Sea smiled thinly. Dex was something, the man looked very serious and it was enough to make him both scared and anxious.

"What's wrong?" dex asked when he found the Sea that was silent.

"I shouldn't ask you this simple question, Brother even knows everything about me" Sea replied before taking out a glass of mineral water to drink.

"But, I want fries and soda ...."

"You can't keep consuming that, Sea."

"Why not? I want it."

"But, your condition ...."

Dex's sentence was stuck in the throat. Staring at Sea who was quite surprised at his reply.

"Sir .. know it?" tanya Sea was hard to suppress her shock. 

Dex really knows all about him, both what food he should consume and can not consume, even with his condition now. In contrast to Ruel who doesn't even know anything about him.

"Sorry, Sea. Am I making you uncomfortable?"

Sea was silent and did not answer and just shook his head slowly.

"I am sick."

"Sea, you'll be fine."

"Thank you, Brother Dex. I don't know why, I always feel happy when I hear that word."

Dex held onto Sea's palm to hold it tightly with a smile as if strengthening the girl.

"Eat."

"Hmm," nodded Sea before he started eating, as he continued to think about what Vincent said about the match between himself and the man who was now looking at him with a smile that never faded on his face.

"Don't you say you're very hungry? Why don't you eat?"

"Come on, I feel full right now because I keep looking at you."

"Since when did Big Brother turn out to be so childish? With a fight like that."

Dex was stunned to hear Sea's reply.

"What sounds so childish?"

"Hm."

"But do you know that being childish can be fun."

"How old is Brother?"

Dex laughed again, rubbing Sea's head, before starting to eat with a view that did not escape Sea's face that focused on his food.

"Sea."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Don't you mind if I ask you one thing?"

Sea raised his face. Staring Dex.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"Do you have a lover?"

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