The Friend With Benefit (FWB)

dusk

Leon smiled at Eris who had fallen asleep on the weeds. His mind was stupefied, a sense of pain surfaced as a shadow 14 years ago flashed before him.

In front of him, two families that looked very happy.

A boy laughed as his mother's arm tickled him, making him dodge and run up to one of his peers.

Not yet had he reached the boy, his feet tripped over a stone that made him lose his balance, the boy left while carrying the drawing paper regardless of Leon staring at the wound on his knee.

"Darling, my mom said slow down."

"But,ma. Leon wants to see the picture of the brother. Her pictures are nice ma, she's drawing the building." Leon replied excitedly as he occasionally whimpered as his mother pressed down gently on the wound with betadine.

"Darling, don't you want her to be your sister? you can play every day."

"if anyone says Leon's a monster he's gonna defend Leon,ma?"

The woman could see the sad and lonely sirat that appeared on her son's face. Making him immediately nod and bring Leon into a warm embrace.

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Leon endured his cries with all his might, although it was inevitable when he saw his most beloved woman sleeping on the hospital bed.

"Ma, Leon promises the bad gabakal again, Leon promises the gabakal fight again. Mama's awake, yes. It's been a week more mama sleeps on."

Adrian approached his son, holding Leon, although the boy struggled.

"Pa, mama why didn't Leon respond? Papa wakes up mom, yeah. Leon's going to the Maldives again with mom."

***

Leon closed his eyes, with all his might holding back tears which added to the feeling of tightness in his heart.

Eris moved, furrowed her brows then opened her eyes as dazzling sunlight hit her eyes.

"Leon"

Eris squinted, as the men did not respond. Leon still closed his eyes, with both clenched hands hugging his knees.

"Dear."

Eris' second call and a warm touch in her hand made Leon immediately open his eyes and look at Eris.

"why?"

"Just have a nightmare." Leon answered, turning his eyes to the front with a smile.

Eris looked at the sorrow syrup and a speck of clear liquid in Leon's eyes.

"Gausah. Sadness is natural ko, crying is natural, crying is also human."

Leon pulls Eris into a hug. Drowned her face on the woman's shoulder with a sigh of restraint and a drop of water that managed to pop her cheek.

"Say people, the more we hoard our own grief, the more our hearts are claustrophobic. Not the same as the wedding? stay and share when happy or sad. You can explode, you can cry because you are also human, you deserve it." Eris rubbed Leon's hair, hugging the vulnerable man in front of her.

This is the first time Leon has shown vulnerability in a woman.

Eris pressed her eel against Leon's forehead, clasping Leon's hand which finally made the man look back on his face.

"here." Leon stood up, clasped Eris's hand and set foot far away near the abyss. Along with the sun that began to sink, it emits a dimming orange light.

"Ris, do you want to be my sky? who always with steadfast acceptance wherever the weather is in the prediction."

Eris held back her laughter, then turned her gaze at Leon while furrowing her brows.

"what does this mean? you want to munchalin me?"

"Leon, I'm here. I don't have a family problem or a temperament lo, because I'm a gaberhak to interfere about it, I can only mastiin myself there whenever you need."

"That color is the definition of a couple, right?" Follow the woman with a warm smile that adorns her face.

"Formerly, Maldives was my favorite destination. So papa bought this villa for mama's wedding gift, and the garden you see is the most must-visit place with mama."

The man's smile was faint. Leon hugged Eris closer, then sat back down to lay his head on Eris's shoulder.

"But mama often sick, I gorai what cause, which obviously papa as far away as me mama, mama, I, papa often takes me out of town or vacation to the maldives when the condition of the mother again sick hard-"

" Papa also more often take Hana home, even I several times pergokin Hana out of the room mama."

Leon stiffened his jaw, his hands slightly clenched to hold back the anger that had burst back in his brain.

"And what I hate the most. Belom a week mama died, papa married Hana."

Eris wrapped her hands around Leon's shoulders, smiling faintly as she felt a sense of tightness also filling the space of her heart.

"Back to villa,yu. It's malem." Leon moved, taking out two headlamps in his small bag. Wear one for her and one for Eris.

"Yon, when are we here again?"

"lo like?"

Eris nodded making Leon think briefly and then looked at him.

"Ok, tomorrow I ask Tyo - the master of Leon's estate - to move this into our garden."

"Huh? ngaco dih, what move? how's the move." Eris laughed in response to Leon who changed as usual again.

"Yes mikuin. The fountain, the flower. Oh keep the bird let the impression of his nature feel-" Dictation Leon while pointing his finger counting.

"Eh, but. It's got gausaha birds, it's got."

Leon continued his answer which immediately made Eris glare, while the men had already run away a little.

"Leon! lo tuh ya already jokes his ngeres, ninggalin his own wife dalem forest, bener - really husband macem what. Gosh." Shouted Eris while walking by stomping her feet.

In front of him Leon cursed behind a tree, laughing amusedly at Eris who kept cursing her and scolding the wind.

Mother of pregnant. The wind is not wrong what - what is punched, the ground is also injected.

"Leon swears by galucu! If I stray how?huhuu" The woman seemed to stop. He immediately bent his body and closed his eyes with both hands.

Her shoulders were shaking indicating the woman was crying.

Just now Leon stepped out of where he was hiding. Someone already before her hugging Eris' shoulder makes Leon more boiling knowing the enemy in the blanket in front of him.

"Damn it! what are you doing here, huh? you're following us?" With one punch Leon hit Rey's cheek, making the man slightly bounced and grimaced because of surprise.

"Rey? what are you doing here?" Eris asked with a sigh of excitement turned her face and opened her eyes to the noise of two men.

"Lo gaberhak is angry. Papa asked me to be your guardian. Especially Mastiin Eris survived."

"Chuck. Who is the gol,b******k. Eris my wife and papa especially you gaberhak meddle in family affairs!"

"Lo can take care of the real one? Rich little thing just now lo play mainin. Do you think Eris is afraid of the dark? especially this in the middle of the woods."

"Lo!-"

"Yon. Hitherto. I'm going back to the villa now." Lerai Eris immediately held the hand of Leon who was preparing to hit again. Then pulled her away leaving Rey who was smiling thinly behind them