The Fate Or Destiny

Chapters. 36. You Dear Me?

Early in the morning...

"Mommy Thethe..."

Keke had just finished making a glass of hot chocolate and was sitting on a dining chair near the small pantry upstairs.

"Dede.. good morning... Have you woken up in the morning?"

"Mommy... Yica wants tue bedey.(birthday cake). Yica wants a mana-bana..."

Keke laughed, waking up this early because he wanted to eat a birthday cake. Maybe get carried away in this little boy's dream.

"Yes..here to the bathroom first, rinse your face and brush your teeth first yes..."

"Look... 🎶 tue bedey, tue bedey tu yu..."

Lisya precedes Keke to the bathroom. After cleaning up, the two of them returned to the dining table. Keke took out the birthday cake that Rommel had bought from the refrigerator. Yesterday, during the day there was still papa Ramly they celebrated with a simple, candle-blow same brownie eating it everyone one piece. Lisya ate the most, and today was already in the morning.

"Dede.. may eat cake but later drink milk also yes..."

"Yes.. yes..iya.... 🎶 bedey tu yu..."

Why are kids so excited about candles, balloons and birthday cakes? Si Yica skipped around a little when she saw Keke cutting the cake.

"It's dede..."

"Yeccc tue bedey.. 🎶 bedey bedey tu yu..."

Lisya sang though in an improper tone. Keke helped Lisya sit beside him.

"Mirror..."

Benaiah appeared on the stairs.

"Eh?? When's coming??"

"New from the airport..."

"Eh?? Is there a dawn flight?"

"There's Rens, proof I'm here now..."

Ben smiled broadly then approached Keke, standing behind Keke's chair, hands up to Keke's shoulders lowered and a kiss landed on the cheek of another one on the head, kangen has been so great to touch the lover of heart when only four days did not meet.

"Happy birthday, sweety. sorry late love greeting..."

"Thank you Bens. There's Dede..."

Keke pushed Benaya's body slowly away.

"He didn't see, he was eating..."

"Bipi Cows..mami Thethe bedey, ni tue bedey..."

"Bapi Bipi asks, can you?"

"Mami Thethe, marshy in the tutas (still a lot in the fridge)?"

"No more. That's a lot, right?"

Keke pointed at the cake at the table. Lisya stared at the brownies on her plate and then moved to the large pieces of cake in the tupper*re container, from the look of the face to the reluctance to split the cake she liked. And...

"Bipi Beyi ja cendiyi (buy it yourself)."

"Haha..."

Ben laughed as Lisya pulled the two cookie spots closer to him.

"Dede, it's still a lot. divided ya papi Bipi, brother Via too, he hasn't eaten the cake..."

Keke also smiled, only once did Yica like that.

"Make Yica all, but papi Bipi borrow mami Keke to the terrace for a while can ya?"

"Luck..."

Lisya's face instantly brightened again like Benaya's face as well. Keke pounding, to the terrace what would it be?

"Dede.. don't go down by yourself, just sit there..."

"Yes... Yica matan tue cini. nati oma Ice mita (Lisya eat cake here, later on Ima Wisye ask)."

Benaya's hand had already pulled itself towards the door. While outside did not forget Ben pulled the door.

"Sister?"

Keke's body immediately Ben took into his arms.

"Sorry. yesterday there was no time for your birthday..."

When Ben was in the warm embrace, Keke knew what felt lacking all day yesterday.

"Sorry I didn't congratulate you earlier either, but last night I called you unanswered..."

"Hp I'm in the kitchen cabinet downstairs..."

"Pantes aja.. but you're really lazy to explain if I call.. not change deh..."

"Yes. if it's work I do not hold hp..."

"If you don't work together, you like it..."

"Hehehe, habit..."

Ben still hugs Keke, it's a pity, has been given permission also to hug. Keke is also comfortable with Ben's treatment.

"When you know your birthday I don't take time off."

"Son Bens doesn't know?"

"Yes..."

"Say I remember all the things about me..."

Ben grinned, remember his own words -- that time again pdkt Keke.

"Yes, your favorite food I remember, but really your birthday I forgot, but the same birthday. Sorry, my dear..."

Ben held Keke even tighter, a few kisses anchored to Keke's head.

"Kangin..."

"..."

"Do I not?"

A nod felt on Ben's chest.

"Truly miss eh...?"

"Yes..."

"I love You. my Rens..."

My Rens. mmh.heard Ben's claims of ownership of him coolly felt, like the air this morning. Beautiful words always have a happy effect on the heart.

"Do you love me?"

Ben parsed a hug and looked at Keke's black-eyed bead, asking for an answer...

"..."

Keke shook his head.

"Ok baby, close your eyes if you want to know how you feel for me..."

"Close... eyes?"

"Yes.do..."

Keke closed his eyes slowly, hesitating a little and a little bit of conjecture flashed, but Keke obeyed Ben's request, wanting to dive into Ben with all his attitudes all along, not wanting to refuse again. Slowly Keke felt his body warm up, Ben was so close now and there was a breath that seeped into the skin of his face... something he had once felt but in a different way and taste. Keke's body stiffened, it seemed like his heart was beating faster, he had indeed almost forgotten the first kiss that Marlon had taken so painfully, that he remembered the pain left behind. But now, Ben kissed her in a gentle way, a catch that bristled her skin, something flowing through her body, Keke couldn't define what it was, but all he knows now is that he also wants this intimacy.

"Sweety..."

Keke opened his eyes, staring with a dim gaze, Benaya's gentle smile welcoming him.

"You're not rejecting me Rens. Maybe love is already here...."

Ben pointed softly at Keke's chest with his index finger.

"Let that love add up for me huh...?"

Keke had no words, but his heart was full, his mind was shady. There may be love now. And that kiss still stuck.

"You're adorable when you're quiet like this..."

Keke's nose was gently pinched, and a light peck followed on his lips again.

"Sorry I didn't bring a gift, last night when I found out your birthday was looking for a ticket, directly to the airport as well..."

"No, I'm sorry if there's Bens now..."

Ben laughed, Keke smoothly voiced his heart, it was something for Ben.

"Just in..."

Keke broke away and went inside, his face still feeling warm. Ben stared for a moment at the porch where he was standing, ever chesty kiss Keke here night-night uh delivery, today, at six in the morning. It was a cloudy morning but Ben's heart was bright.

"Jeez Dede. eat a lot of cake..."

Lisya was not going anywhere, the pieces that Keke put aside to his plate were quite large had run out and Lisya had already taken another bigger one himself than before, crumbs of brownies splattered on the dining table.

"This is Yica's pun... Yica biyang wants to eat rice-banana (punya Lisya, said she wanted to eat a lot)"

"Yes, but this one is for Via's sister..."

"Tata Pia ndak ucah.. (brother Via do not need)."

"Eh... can't do that, later if brother Via has ice cream Dede can't ask... how?"

"You're ecim..."

"Well. for the cake means..."

"Yes boyeh... papi Bipi want to?"

"So, make Yica the same Via... Via where?"

"Boboys is her (Still bobo)..."

Benaya sat in front of Lisya while Keke cleaned the table.

"Drink what?"

"Tea is sweet, it's hot..."

"Yes.. just a second..."

"The aunts live here now? I see them below, it's a free day, right, no cooking?"

"Yes.the room below is empty. Those who want it..."

"Keke..this is the sound of you earlier..."

Aunt Lenda riding with Keke's phone.

"Oh. thanks tan..."

"Tante is making roa fried rice, sir Benaya wants to?"

"Eh. can auntie, call Ben aja..."

"Oh.. okay. Just a minute, auntie, get me..."

Keke puts in front of Ben a tall glass filled with hot tea Ben requests.

"There's no cake this time, then there's no time to make a cake."

"It's okay to eat fried rice too..."

Keke checked his phone, there were over ten misscalls of Benaya's number last night, he smiled knotingly looking at it. The latest call from papa. Papa Ramly really wants their closeness again. Keke called back...

.

"Papa... Did you call Ike?"

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Ben looked and listened to Keke, papa?

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"Papa wants to take Ike here to papa's place, Ike wants to?"

"Yes.. Can you, when?"

"As for Ike, Ike's vacant time..."

"Today anyway.Sunday Ike did not cook..."

"If Ike wants to come today can be. Papa happy, Lody will invite..."

"Mmh... pa... how many hours drive to papa's?"

"From Manado not for an hour..."

"Oh. Ike went alone but later after lunch. Papa sent me the address..."

"Oh well. It's easy to find papa's place. Papa wait a minute.. bye baby..."

"Bye bye papa..."

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Keke smiled. Papa was warm. It's nice to have papa again.

"Report?"

Benaya stared questioningly...

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Hii....

Happy weekend 😁👋👍