Second Woman

The Freezing Thaw

Tiara is still in the hospital, she is still in front of Rafa's room with Maya. Tiara only fell silent as Maya told her how Rafa loved her so much.

"Be assured in your heart Tiara, if you can hear your inner voice you must know what path you should choose, I'm sure you won't regret it even though at this time you may still have doubts about the decision you're going to make" Maya said.

"How about Maya now? has sister Maya been following Maya's inner voice?" ask Tiara.

"Of course, I did fall in love with Rafa but the longer I realized that I didn't really love him and just wanted him to be mine" she replied.

"And now I realize who the man I deserve is, so I decided to leave here, to live my new life with Bagas in Singapore" she continued.

"Hopefully it was the best decision for Maya's sister" Tiara said.

"I'm sure with my decision Tiara, then I go first, I hope you won't hesitate to open your heart because I'm sure your heart also wants the same thing that Rafa wants," maya said with a smile and took her steps away from Tiara.

For a while Tiara was silent at the place where she stood, all the words of the Son and Maya were now clearly recorded in her head.

"What does my little heart really want? return with Rafa's brother or completely move away and forget him," inner Tiara asked inwardly.

Tiara then carried her gaze looking at Rafa from outside Rafa's room.

"For years I went and tried to forget Rafa's brother, but in reality I couldn't really forget him, I just tried to stay away and lie to myself if I'd gotten over him," tiara said in her heart.

Tiara then opened the door of Rafa's room and walked towards Rafa.

"What did Maya tell you Tiara? did he say anything bad to you?" rafa asks worried that Maya will say something bad to Tiara.

Tiara simply shook her head with a smile without saying anything. He can't possibly tell Rafa about what Maya told him.

"You smiling? you smiling at me? is this a dream?" rafa said in wonder as she saw Tiara smiling at her.

As Tiara's countenance turned back cold, she did not want to openly show her feelings for Rafa.

"Hmmm... I wonder what Maya told you, should I just call her!" rafa said then took her phone.

"Pak Rafa is just curious or does he want to contact Maya?" ask Tiara.

"Why are you asking like that? are you jealous?" rafa replied asking which made Tiara immediately shake her head.

"Hahaha, I'm just kidding" Rafa said, then took his phone to reply to Son's message, which he sent a message to him a few moments ago.

"How is your relationship with the Son? looks like you guys are still communicating a lot" Rafa asked.

"Not often, only occasionally," Tiara replied.

"Son is my best friend, I know him very well and as far as I know he's a very good man, but why did you reject him?" rafa asked Tiara.

"It seems like it's not something we should talk about, it's better for Tiara to just leave from here" said Tiara, who did not want to answer Rafa's question.

But before Tiara left, Rafa had already restrained Tiara's hand asking Tiara not to leave him.

"You don't have to answer if you don't want to answer, but don't go, I need you" Rafa said.

Tiarapun just speechless, inexplicably he let Rafa keep holding his hand even as Rafa's hands gradually came down and began to clasping his hands, Tiara just fell silent without any rejection.

**

Time passed, and days changed. Tiara continues to live her busy life as usual in the office. But there was something else he did when he got home from work.

If Tiara usually always returns home after her working hours are over, now Tiara takes herself to the hospital when her working hours are over.

Not because he was worried about Rafa, but because Rafa's mom asked him to accompany Rafa.

Although at first he was only forced to agree to Rafa's mother's request, but in the end Tiara brought her steps to Rafa with a smile on her lips.

Somehow there was a happiness tucked in his heart as he carried his steps down the hallway where Rafa was in the care.

With fruits that Tiara had bought before, Tiara was now in front of Rafa's room.

Tiara took a deep breath before she finally opened the door of Rafa's room. But Tiara was so surprised to not find Rafa on her bed.

"Sir Rafa!"

Tiara then walked towards the toilet in Rafa's room, intending to knock it but before Tiara knocked, the door opened.

"Tiara, you surprise me!" said Rafa who was so surprised to see Tiara standing before him.

"It was precisely Rafa's brother who made Tiara surprised because he was not in bed" Tiara replied

"Are you surprised or worried?" rafa asked with her demonic smile.

Tiara just shook her head slowly then grabbed Rafa's hand, helping Rafa walk back to his bed, making Rafa so shocked by Tiara's attitude.

"Tante Rossa asked Tiara to come here so don't think that Tiara thinks because Tiara is worried about Rafa's brother" Tiara said, taking an apple with her.

"Sir Rafa? you call me Rafa's sister? try again, it's nice to hear you call me that!"

"Sorry sir, Tiara misspoke" Tiara said as she peeled the apple.

"Hmmm. You're such a bitch," Rafa grumbled.

"Have you just come home from work?" rafa continued asking who only answered a nod of the head by Tiara.

"If you're tired you'd better just ignore my mother's request, you should get enough rest Tiara!" said Rafa.

"Did Mr. Rafa Tiara dare to refuse the request of the wife of the owner of the company where Tiara works?" tiara asked as she gave a piece of apple in Rafa's hand.

"Mama is not your boss Tiara, you are under no obligation to comply with my mother's request" Rafa said.

"Did Tiara's arrival here bother Rafa sir? if so, then Tiara will be going home right now!" tiara said as she moved from her seat.

"It's not like that I mean, sit down!" reply Rafa while holding Tiara's hand to get Tiara back to sit next to him.

"If Mr. Rafa nags again Tiara will leave right now" said Tiara who again gave a piece of apple in Rafa's hand.

"Good," said Tiara.

"But it seems like my hands are very sore, I can't eat the apple with my own hands" Rafa complained as a child.

"Tiara will then eat it herself, Rafa took a break, "Tiara replied and put the apple into her mouth.

"Hmmm .... that sucks," Rafa grumbled that made Tiara chuckle.

Rafapun smiled happily because he could see Tiara laughing in front of him. The freezing of Tiara's heart that made her attitude cold towards Rafa now seemed to have melted away.

Tiara who realized that she had just laughed immediately turned her eyes away from Rafa, he was embarrassed because all this time he had always been cold to Rafa and suddenly he easily laughed in front of Rafa.

"I want to tell you the secret that the Son is hiding from you, you will be very surprised to hear it" said Rafa, trying to get Tiara's attention again.

"What secret is the Son's brother hiding from the Tiara?" tiara asked curiously.

"Originally you know since the Son has always been close to many women, even in one month he can introduce me to more than two different women" Rafa explained.

"Introducing Mr. Rafa to be close to Mr. Rafa?" ask Tiara.

"Of course not, they are the boyfriends of the Son, in one month he can change girlfriends more than twice, you can imagine not how many women he has been dating to date!" clearly Rafa's.

"really? it seems like Brother Son is not such a person!" tiara didn't believe it.

"But you know it's not that she gets so close to women easily?"

"As far as Tiara knew the Son's brother was only close as a friend because it was indeed the Son's brother who was easily familiar with the people around him, Mr. Rafa must have just made up a story to demonize the Son's brother in front of Tiara, isn't that right?"

"Don't be so bad-minded about me Tiara, I'm telling you the truth, nor do I mean to demonize Son, I just want you to know how Son was in school" Rafa replied.

"But it seems that now the Son's brother is not like that, he does like to seduce women and sometimes prick him but Tiara is sure the Son's brother never intended to play tricks on the women close to him," tiara.

"You've only known him Tiara, so there's only good things he's shown you!" clearly Rafa's.

"Tiara did know Rafa first rather than Putra's brother, but as far as Tiara knew Putra's brother never hid anything from Tiara, even without hesitation he told her about his personal life to Tiara," tiara said that made Rafa speechless.

Rafa feels Tiara's words are like she's on him who once hid great things about her from Tiara.

"Didn't everyone have their own past? according to Tiara, it's unfair to judge someone based on their past" Tiara said.

"You're right, just like I've regretted my bad past that hid my life from you" Rafa replied.

"Sorry sir, Tiara is not talking about it" Tiara said.

"As you said Tiara, it's not fair to judge someone based on their past, so now can you judge me by what you see now?" rafa asked which made Tiara speechless.

"I'm sorry for all the things that hurt you because of me Tiara, I really regret it, I...."

"Sorry sir, Tiara has to leave now" Tiara said, cutting off Rafa's remarks.

But when Tiara had just moved from her seat arrived the door of Rafa's room was open, seen Mama Rafa who walked in with a smile.

"Tiara, Auntie it's so good to see you here!" said Mama Rafa to Tiara.

Tiara simply smiled without saying anything, Tiara then returned to her seat after mama Rafa asked Tiara to sit down.

"Sit down Tiara, Auntie came here just to deliver the files that Rafa needs, after this Auntie must leave immediately," said Rafa's mother to Tiara and then gave some maps to Rafa.

"Take care of yourself, baby, don't get too tired, mama go first!" mama Rafa said to Rafa.

"Thank you ma" said Rafa who was only greeted with a smile by the mother who then walked out of Rafa's room.

"What would Rafa do with those files?" tiara asked Rafa.

"Torturing it," answered Rafa who opened one of the maps on his lap.

But suddenly Tiara took the map from Rafa's hands and took another map that was still in Rafa's lap.

"What are you doing Tiara?" rafa asked Tiara, who had piled the map on a sofa far enough away from Rafa's bed.

"I'm sorry if Tiara has to be disrespectful like this, but Mr. Rafa has not really healed yet, the doctor will definitely also prohibit Mr. Rafa from reading the file before Mr. Rafa recovers!" tiara clearly.

"But I need to check it before signing it Tiara, it's a cooperation file with an important client who....."

"The health of Rafa sir is more important than anything, so Tiara hope that Rafa sir is not childish like this!" tiara cut off Rafa's speech.

"You're worried about me?" rafa asked with a smile on both corners of her lips.

"No..... Tiara's.... Tiara simply did not want Tiara's work to pile up because Rafa's sir was sick," Tiara reasoned by taking her eyes off Rafa.

"How could your work pile up because I'm sick with Tiara? that doesn't make any sense!" said Rafa who was happy to see Tiara seemed worried about him.

"The bottom is that Rafa sir should not work before Rafa sir is really healthy, period!" reply Tiara.

"Then I'll check the file after you get home, what time are you coming home?" rafa asked at once.

"Tiara will not go home," Tiara replied without hesitation.

"Not coming home? what do you mean you're gonna keep me here all night?" asked Rafa expectantly.

"Don't accompany Mr. Rafa, just keep watch so that Mr. Rafa doesn't use the opportunity to check the file!" reply Tiara reasoned.

Rafapun just nodded his head without saying anything. He felt so happy that Tiara would be with him all night.

As time passed, Tiara, who had been sitting on the sofa, began to fall asleep and in a matter of minutes, she looked good.

At first he chose to sit on the chair so that he could keep the file to be read by Rafa, he did so so that Rafa did not force to read it but instead he fell asleep there.

Rafa who saw it immediately took his steps toward Tiara and covered Tiara's body with his blanket.

"Thank you for giving me Tiara's chance, I know it's not easy for you, I promise I won't let you down again" said Rafa, stroking Tiara's hair slowly .