The Friend With Benefit (FWB)
momy ell
A satisfied smile was imprinted from Eris' lips as the woman hugged the 3 puppets that Mak im won.
"home now? " Leon walked beside Eris, embracing Eris' waist which still looked slender.
"Yuk. I also keep laughing."
Mak im next to him also nodded in agreement, his slightly old face looking tired.
Leon smiled, then nodded. Following Eris who took off her embrace and walked first into the car.
The distance from the night market to Eris apart is only a few minutes away. It looks like the woman has been holding back her sleepiness, in contrast to Mak im who is engrossed in seeing - see the tall building around the road they pass.
Until Leon's car gets into the basement of Eris' apartment, the woman is instantly refreshed and prepared.
Mak im looks dizzy and flicks his arms face to face as they get out of the car.
"Hot his pisan Jakarta tea. " Eris came out first, opened the door for Mak im and took him to walk towards the elevator, followed by Leon who continued to follow behind them.
Eris looks happy today, and it calms Leon's mind to get back to work with Rey's job reports and thoughts about the fate of his future hero.
Mak im squinted his eyes, drew closer to someone who hugged his knees and drowned his face while leaning in front of the Eris apartment.
Leon immediately glanced at Eris who looked lazy and was about to go back into the elevator.
"Riss?"
"Gue males met him. Move over"
"Eris. " The voice of the woman adrift not far behind him made Eris peck, feelings of hate and disappointment arise along with mastering her feelings of pleasure today.
"Mama kangen is with you. "
Leon nodded politely at El, then held Eris' hand as she walked back to the elevator.
"Whenever here? if you want to talk outside, Eris apart is a mess. " Without turning back, Eris answered El with a cold tone of speech, but a warm smile was answered by El.
"Udah dirapiin ko same officer here. "
Leon who followed along answered to make Eris glare and then melapakannya check.
"why here? " Eris repeats her question with the body that finally faces El who looks smaller than a year ago when they last met.
"Well, let's have a chat, shall we?"
Breathing sounds from Eris, the woman walks first, inserts fingerprints on the small screen in front of her apartment door and then enters, finding the apartment room is neat.
"Mak im coming with Eris yu, Mak rest first. Bobo in Eris's room. " Eris smiled at Mak im, brought her a bag and drove her to the room. Leaving the same Leon and El quiet on the sofa.
"Ohiyaa. Leon ,tante." Leon put his hand out while nodding politely at El who returned Leon's hand with a smile.
"You're a rich friend of Eris's? Thank you, take care of my son. " El smiled at Leon then sighed, thinking of his son who turned that cold.
Eris sat on the small sofa after storing juice and water on the table in front of them. His gaze could not be separated from the cup in his grasp that contained hot chocolate, he had no interest in staring at anyone now.
"Ris, mama's moving in. Do you want to anterin mama find apartments around here? "
El clasped his hands together, smiling at Eris and hoping that her son would accompany her.
"Jude." Eris. Making the two people next to him knit eyebrows.
"lo sure you want to find a gini mallem apartment, Ris? You need to rest." Leon stood up, approached Eris and rubbed his arm.
"Gue back, there's still a lot of work. Tomorrow I look for apart. "
Leon smiled at Eris and nodded at El. Making Eris again sigh as Leon left the space.
"Rest in Eris's room is the same Mak im. Eris is gonna take a shower. "
"You're still mad at me, Ris? about papa-'s accident"
"Doesn't talk about that."
Eris averted her eyes, moving into the room to pick up her own blanket and pillow. Then back in the guest room, his steps stopped to see El who lowered his head.
The heartache of Eris knowing her mama cheated on her until she was accused of her papa accident made Eris's feelings of hatred rise again. The feeling of longing as well as tightness makes the air around it feel stuffy.
"Ris, mama is close to the other men because papa's mama is not suitable, you must understand right now? "
"ga fits? but why do you still survive if it doesn't fit? should mom cheat and make papa an accident? "
"We've been divorced for a long time, but we both agree to keep you together. So you can understand.
Marriage is complicated, baby. The responsibility is great, especially if our emotions are still not stable. Mama married because at that time mama.. "
El lowered his head, making Eris blink her eyes knowing the reason why her parents were always bickering.
***
Eris couldn't sleep last night because her mother's words were in harmony with what she was going through.
Eris knows Leon is not ready to start a relationship let alone be a father. He is too.
Even Eris took a sleeping pill so she could close her eyes immediately, but the medicine seemed to have no effect on her tonight.
Eris looked at the clock that had shown at 6am, then sighed while closing her eyes.
stay, go, stay, go. Two choices overnight kept his eyes in check. Until the ringing of his phone made Eris sigh.
4 missed calls
Leon
inco**ing call
Leon**
"hello Ris? Are you ok? // are you good? // "
"hm"
Leon furrowed his brows hearing his interlocutor.
"Gue must be quiet again, yes. "
"Whatever." Eris looked at the slow-moving clockwork. Then closed his eyes, listening to Leon's long hospitality which reminded him of this and that.
"ye, huby. "
Leon closed the phone one-sidedly, immediately preparing after typing some messages on his partner.
***
"Mommy im, want to come and look for an apartment for mama. " Eris greeted Mak im who prepared the food in his kitchen.
"By neng, Mak also wanted to meet aa casep // handsome // "
Mak im seemed to think for a while while keeping a plate and a bowl of soup, while El arranged the food that had been cooked in the pantry.
"Neng, the aa casep tea neng husband? Naha you slept in the dieu? // why don't you sleep here? //"
"uhuk. " El who joined choked on his drink and immediately blinked his eyes.
"Riss? so that's your husband? You hate her so much as mama until marriage no news? "
Eris blinked her eyes. Shut up for a minute to find an alibi how to explain it to El, and Mak im who had already heard his talk with the doctor.
"He-He's not really Eris' husband. Not yet, we marry 3 more days."
Mak im nodded slowly, no longer asking much because he understood what happened. So did El who still seemed silent to think while arranging food.
Leon joined after hitting the bell several times, long waiting until finally entering his own password that has been told by Eris.
"Ma, Mama's in Leon's apartment."
"Yeah, Yon! " Just as Eris scoops the rice and prepares to bribe, Eris immediately chokes as Leon lightly offers her a place to stay.
"Father. I'm going back to Ris's house. From an empty apartment."
"Engga, Le. Mama wants to find an apartment here." El smiled, keeping his question looking at Eris who was showing her a veiled face.
