Playboys
#2# Take 37
Hi, how are you guys? good luck, yes. Is anyone waiting for a playboy? I'm really sorry for being so nervous, because my work is much more and I also have to take care of parents. Since I miss you guys, I'm trying to let it go again, and routine. Sorry I asked for this much.
Happy reading!
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The cold war between Dimitri and Liliana is still ongoing until now, the Eagle who does not understand anything just do his playing activities as usual. What will a three-year-old understand? He only understands about playing and also playing, and eating maybe.
It's a weekend, and the three of them gather together in the family room to watch the Eagle's beloved cartoons, buses and cars that can talk and sing, cartoons from South Korea. The eagle cheerfully shook his body and laughed with great enthusiasm while watching the cartoon. While Dimitri and Liliana only fell silent by occasionally responding to the Eagle without any interaction from the two.
Already the fourth day of their cold war, Dimitri wanted to end it because indeed he was very unfamiliar with his position that silenced Liliana. One day it felt like a month, already, what about four days that feel like months?
“I have a job out of town for three days, you want to come?” tanya Dimitri opened the chat.
No answer for a minute. Dimitri was resigned when Liliana did not answer his invitation. This is indeed part of his apology, at least one of the words that came out of Liliana's mouth, not having to say yes. Maybe only with the word ‘iya’ is already able to melt the frozen wall between them.
“Where?”
It felt like Dimitri wanted to run around the living room of his house or maybe the entire yard of his house because of one word that came out of his wife's mouth. Just this time he felt so floral just because of that one word that came out of it.
“Bandung. I wish I could go home overnight, but my job and also ra—“
“I'm coming.”
“—pat the cu—What?”
Liliana turned her attention to the Eagle who was focusing on her favorite cartoon on television. “Elang want what snack?” ask Liliana.
Only the trousers that Eagle gave him, he did not look at his mother who was questioning him. Both also know very well if the Eagle will not care if you are watching a favorite cartoon.
“You want to come?” ask Dimitri.
Liliana pretended to be shocked by Dimitri's question. Why did she suddenly feel embarrassed just because of the question asked by her husband? Their cold squabbling factor may greatly affect that embarrassment. It feels like Liliana is back like her teenage years or college years that are able to make her cheeks red just because of one question.
“I can't come?”
“That's a big deal, the purpose I took you to is for you to come,” Dimitri replied.
“Three days aja?”
If the Eagle can ignore his parents because of his favorite cartoon, then Liliana and Dimitri can also ignore his son for a moment just because the two have started to return from their quarrel. Liliana always felt dejavu if it was like this. Countless had felt their cheeks blushing or butterflies crowding their bellies.
“You know what, we've had four days of diem-dieman?” ask Liliana.
“You know not, anyway, if I feel really tormented because we are diem-dieman?” ask Dimitri.
The two smiled again at each other's questions. Dimitri really couldn't get away from Liliana, he already loved her very, very much. The separation that had happened many times, had taught Dimitri to love Liliana more and not to let go of the woman for the umpteenth time.
Once the loss has almost made him crazy, the second time has been able to make his sanity almost lost, Dimitri never imagined if he had to lose his woman for the third time. To just appear in his mind was never. Small quarrels may not be avoided, but if they can go back to fix it, then there will be no big problem. The core problem of the couple is communication, a very crucial thing.
“Bu, Eagle wants French fries,” said the Eagle suddenly, which made the gaze of a couple was immediately cut off.
Eagles can sometimes break any atmosphere with all their innocent behavior and do not know anything.
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Nabila's heart raced fast, along with his big steps that ran along the hospital aisle. The last time Nabila visited the hospital and ran with such an overwhelming panic was when Aidan had a fever. This time it was the same, with a different problem. Aidan's accident.
Nabila did not know how it could happen, it should be this afternoon he picked up Aidan, but because the meeting went an hour longer, Nabila was late to pick up his eldest son. If only he wasn't late to pick up his son, maybe the accident wouldn't have happened.
When Nabila entered the ward where Aidan was lying, he immediately let out a rough sigh. There was a medium-sized bandage on Aidan's right temple, as well as his elbow on the bandage, as well as the wrist
a hand not missed by the bandage. Is that as bad as his son?
Without waiting twice, Nabila immediately ran up to his son's bed with tears that had soaked his cheeks. Seeing Aidan fever alone had made Nabila's heart feel in the crumb, then the bandages that adorned his son's body again squeezed his heart very strongly.
“Aidan, darling. Sorry mama for being late to pick you up,” said Nabila to her son who was still asleep.
There was no answer from the son, although the doctor said that there were no serious injuries suffered, but Nabila still could not calm down when watching her eldest son lying helpless like this.
A few minutes later, Aidan's outpatient room door opened featuring Reno with a facial look that is also not much different from Nabila. “Why can Aidan be like this?” ask Reno. He did not ask that question to Nabila, I don't know, he just felt panicked because he saw his son like this.
An awkward atmosphere was suddenly created in a room that was only limited by curtains with other patients. They were both worried, but they could not freely express their opinions to each other. Nabila even wiped her tears and chose to just hold the tiny fingers. No need to show her tears in front of her ex-husband.
A nurse managed to melt the atmosphere between the two, she went in to check on Aidan who was still asleep in the hospital bed.
“Sus, how is Aidan currently doing?” ask
“What is the guardian mother of this child?” ask the sister gently.
“Iya, I'm his mother. What wounds did Aidan experience badly?”
Before Nabila entered Aidan's nursery, he had already spoken to the doctor he had met outside. But, it feels like he is not satisfied and still wants to keep asking about the current state of Aidan to anyone he meets. He needs to be calmed down and the doctor who treated him will tell him that his son is fine.
“There are no severe injuries, only scratched in some parts. Maybe because of the influence of the infusion liquid earlier made the mother's son fall asleep at this time. Everything is fine, I don't need to worry.” The nurse smiled very calmly.
Furthermore, Nabila let the nurse earlier to check the state of her son. Two people have said that if Aidan is okay and he does not have to worry, he feels a little calm even though there is still panic in his heart. Nothing could make Nabila more panicked than this, he felt the responsibility that was on his shoulders in case something bad happened to his son.
“After this infusion runs out, your son can already be brought home. May I ask the representative of one of you to take care of the hospital administration?”
“I'll take care of it.”
Nabila did not protest at all when Reno offered to pay Aidan's hospital fees. There was no time to show his protest because Nabila was no longer able to think about anything else.
When there was only Nabila in the room, he again clasped the hand of Aidan who was very small. How this tiny son could have experienced such a terrible event. Surely Aidan was very frightened and shocked, if it was like this, only regret again created in his head. Regrets that can no longer be redeemed unless he can turn back time.
Even if time can be turned, it seems Nabila will still choose to divorce Reno, or maybe he will return at the time when Reno proposed to him and he did not accept it. This man who used to be so great because of all the goodness and innocence that there was, was no better than all the dickhead men Nabila had ever known.
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That kiss shouldn't mean anything to her, that night didn't mean anything to Elle. If only he could continue to suggest it in him, but could not. Enzo's shadow, which kissed her with all the gentleness Elle had ever felt, successfully froze her in a genuine feeling that was beginning to grow well in her heart. The feelings he had tried to lose, but never could.
Kissing is very common in countries as free as Europe, even Indonesia. Then why should he be so upset just because of a kiss? Because it was the longest and softest kiss Elle had ever felt, no other man had ever treated her that gently. Even Brian had never touched her.
It's been said that Brian is actually a good man who is cunning, right? He has decided to have Elle, like it or not. No matter if someone else or even Elle herself thought him crazy or obsessive, she had already ascertained if Elle would be hers. It only took a few more steps until he would have a complete Elle..
Only one thing Brian didn't do to Elle, touch that woman. That means, there is still a little good side that Brian has, to compensate for all the evil and cunning traits that he has.
One day after the kiss that night, Enzo just acts normal to Elle. As if nothing had happened. Elle was a little disappointed and also relieved, which made her even more careless. Let Elle explain what has made him so fond and also want to reject the touch of Enzo that night.
First, the kiss was very sudden. Second, the kiss provided an addictive substance to Elle because the next day she still consciously wanted the same thing to happen. Third, the kiss was very wrong and it should not happen. There is still guilt that Elle feels towards Enzo, because of Brian's request the other day.
“Do we have another schedule after this?” enzo asked without looking at Elle in front of him. He was busy signing the paper in front of him.
“Dining with Sir Nicholas from Gold Leave Industry.”
As soon as Enzo's graffiti on the paper stopped, he immediately looked at Elle tensely, or was it a look of dislike? No one can be sure.
“Tonight too?” ask Enzo.
“Ya, eight o'clock. Do you want to replace it on another day or cancel it?”
Sir Nicholas is another crafty old man who is also Enzo's competitor in the industry they are in. It wasn't just once that Enzo met the old man, which is why he really disliked the idea for this dinner. Who would recommend a schedule like this?
“I never felt like I would sign any work agreement with him,” Enzo continued.
“Mr Gioto asked for it, Sir.”
Enzo immediately stomped his temple. If his father has acted so far, it means there is no other choice to refuse or kink. Enzo hated this idea. “How, Sir?”
“Good. You should also get ready.”
There was no other sentence Elle said, nor did he want to reject it. Think of it as a part of him that still wants to get closer to Enzo. Ah, that thought bothered him a lot. Liking someone like this is so stifling, and Elle doesn't deserve to have this feeling for Enzo either, she can't. It was another forbidden thing he could not do.
At exactly eight o'clock in the evening, Enzo and Elle were already sitting in front of Sir Nicholas who smiled meaningfully at Enzo. Know that Enzo hates and is also fed up with that face and that smile.
“I thought I said if this is just a meeting between us, do you really need to bring beautiful women here,” said Sir Nicholas.
“If he comes home, then I will also go home.” Enzo raises his shoulders no matter what. Who is this man to be able to dictate what Enzo should and should not do.
Elle just sat on the chair nervously and also tensely. It doesn't seem like the usual business meetings. The aura created in the room of this restaurant is stuffy and all very negative. Elle should have just rejected the call from the start.
The sound of the phone ringing broke the awkward atmosphere that was there. It belonged to Sir Nicholas, and he immediately asked permission to raise the call.
“Just relax, I will protect you if this old man bothers you,” whispered Enzo in Elle's ear.
Again, there was no answer Elle was able to say, only hearing the man's voice at a very low volume, had managed to conduct an electric current that made the butterfly fly in his stomach. It's too much, right? Until Elle turned her head towards the man, all she saw was Enzo's beautiful eyes and the man's face that was very close in front of her.
He really needs an artificial heart to replace his current heart that is not ready to withstand all the attitude of himself on Enzo. This did hurt his pride a little because he was slowly starting to fall into those dark eyes, but he also could not resist. No woman would consciously reject this man. Enzo is just too perfect to miss.
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