The Love of the Culun

Surprised by Zain

Night has enveloped the city of Jakarta, after dusk drowned itself as the twang of time continued to step into the night.

Her slender body had been clad in a maroon-colored dress, which was perfectly attached to Ariana's body. Her long black hair was left uncoated, which added to the beauty of a famous fashion designer.

With grace both feet, stepping through each row of stairs, towards the bottom floor. A smile expands on the beautiful face of Ariana, when she finds her son looks so familiar with Rani.

Rani accidentally throws her eyes another collar, and finds Ariana who already looks beautiful, and smiles at them from afar. Moving away from her seat, stepped over to the black haired woman.

"You're so pretty Ariana? very different from the Ariana I used to know. One word for you, you're perfect."

Ariana framed a small smile on her face, hearing Rani's compliment to her.

"You're too smart to praise Rani? but thanks."

"I'm just telling the truth. And are you leaving now for that dinner?"

"Yes Rani, I'm leaving now. I'm taking Stefanie. It's just a dinner party, so it won't be long." At first glance he looked at his daughter, who was busy playing her barby doll.

"Well, is it okay, Ariana? your son is so adorable, and I'm so amused by being with him." Rani replied with a smile on her face.

Framing the small smile on her face, stepped foot over to her little girl.

"Stefanie..." Call him slow but heedless.

Stefanie..." Call Ariana once again, when her seemingly oblivious daughter comes.

The little girl looked at her head, and she was a little surprised to find that her mother already looked beautiful in a maroon dress.

"Mommy.. are you going..?"

Ariana smiled slightly, and aligned her height with the little girl.

"Dear, Mama will be gone for a while. Promise me you won't be naughty, as long as you're gone."

Wrinkling his lips, with a look of a bent face annoyed to hear that his mother was going to leave.

"Didn't Mommy promise me that when we get to Indonesia, Mommy and I will go see Opa David? but now Mommy's leaving?!"

A small laughing smile, seeing his daughter's pouting face. Staring at her little girl with a loving look, while her fingers fix the strands of Stefanie's hair that cover some of her eyebrows.

"After Mommy's work is done, Mommy promises to take you, meet Opa David."

The pair of eyes instantly sparkled, hearing what her Mommy had said.

"Certainly Mommy? you're not lying to me?"

"Yes my son, why would Mommy lie."

Instantly Stefanie seemed to be fondling, when the mind remembered something.

"Mommy-gates.."

"What's the matter, dear..."

"Did I also have Oma, like my friend Ketty? because Ketty not only has Opa, but also Oma. Do I have Oma too, just like Ketty, Mommy?" Both of his balls looked at Ariana deeply, looking forward to the answer he had so desperately hoped for.

Ariana's beautiful face immediately pale, when Stefanie's daughter asked a question that was difficult for her to answer. Ariana has a foster mother, Diana. And of course if Diana, her adoptive mother would accept the presence of Ariana, of course her little daughter has Oma. Diana never accepted it. Even the woman hated him so much. His gaze turned to look at Rani, with a blank smile there. Rani immediately took small steps, approaching Stefanie who continued to look at her mother who had not answered what she asked.

Grabbing Stefanie's tiny fingers, which shifted the little girl's instant gaze.

"Stefanie, let's go to the room. Aunt Rani will show you something."

His ball immediately sparkled, with a look of his face that seemed enthusiastic when Rani offered something to him.

"Show's Auntie..?"

"Secret dong...? in the new room you know." With a slow pull of Stefanie's hand, to get out of her seat.

"Aunty's okay?' Answer with a small nod.

While passing through Ariana, Rani stopped her footsteps staring at Ariana's sad face, and Rani knew her daughter's question was accidentally scraping her old wounds.

"Don't think too much about what Stefanie said. Go, and may the cooperation be successful." With a small smile, his fingers reached out to Ariana's shoulders to support her.

"Thank you, Rani.." By trying to smile, amidst the turmoil that struck.

****

Black luxury car with a slow pace, entering the restaurant area.

Seen the figure of a man who still looks dashing, at his age that is not easy anymore. And he is Loard Davidson, a widower of one-man English, the father of Cintya Davidson, who is none other than Zain Pratama's lover.

The father and son got out of the car after the driver opened the door.

"Today you look so handsome Papa? even you shine your hair, and shave your mustache. When we're gonna have dinner tonight. Is all this because of Ariana?"

"Coming wrong? isn't Papa a widower?"

Puckered his lips, in a pinched tone what his Papa said.

"As far as you are Papa? but will he accept your love. Isn't Miss Mahesa a famous fashion designer?"

"There's no harm in Papa hoping. Who knows who knows?"

Cintya summed up the small smile on her face, and further tightened her arm against Loard, as the two entered the restaurant.

"Had Papa...? let's go inside. And is Miss Ariana already on her way here? I can't wait to meet him."

"So Papa called his assistant in July. And he said hello, that they were already on their way here. And what about Zain? is he on his way here?"

"Have Papa? and maybe a little bit more of him, and Adam's already up to this restored."

****

After being stuck in traffic in the heart of Jakarta, finally the car carrying handsome businessman Zain Pratama, arrived also restored, where he will pass his dinner with Cintya, and Loard Davidson's father tonight.

The handsome businessman fixed his unkempt tie in place, and then his fingers played over his hair that looked a little messy.

"Do I look good?" Zain asked Adam, who was sitting at the wheel.

Adam concluded the small smile on his face, seeing the behavior of his Master who was like an ABG.

"Very handsome sir? and I'm sure Miss Love will be fascinated by your appearance tonight. And is dinner this time, to discuss your relationship with Miss Cintya, for a more serious degree? because Mr. Loard is there too."

Jemari who had been dancing in her hair, stopped hearing what Adam said to her.

"You're always teasing me Adam?! are you tired of working with me?! and just so you know, it's just a regular dinner. And her father invited me to this dinner, just to ask my opinion, about his cooperation to be held with a famous designer. To this day, I have not thought about getting married again. Because I don't want to fail, the second time."

"I'm sorry, sir, and don't be taken for my words, they're just jokes." Adam answered with a small smile.

"Cihh..!! that's always the word you tell me. And let's get down. Can't we have dinner in this car?!" A seductive tone from the lips of the handsome businessman.

"Yes Sir..."

The two men set foot together, into the restaurant. While inside Adam immediately approached, one of his servants.

"Night Miss, in the room where Mr. Loard booked his place."

"Let's go between Gentlemen, Mr. Loard and his daughter are waiting." With a leg, followed by Zain and Adam.

The door of the room was wide open, and there was Cintya inside, and also her father Loard Davidson, who was talking there.

The young girl immediately got up from her seat, when she saw the existence of her lover who was stepping into the room.

"You've come, honey..? I'm assuming you won't come." With its powerful style, when his hands are perfectly circular on that sturdy arm.

"Don't I tell you, no matter what the situation is I'm coming." With a small smile, when answering his lover's words.

Zain's gaze turned to Loard, who was smiling at his affection, and also his daughter Cintya.

"Sorry Mr. Loard, I'm a little late."

"No problem Zain? we just came anyway. And Miss Mahesa too, just on this kerestorant trip."

Zain and his secretary immediately took a seat, and the four adults began to engage in small talk.

Sometimes Zain seems to laugh a little, amid serious discussions of those who discuss business issues. As they were in serious chatter, suddenly the door opened wide, and displayed a beautiful figure, which had made them wait a little longer. The four of them immediately moved from their seats, when the waiting was in front of their eyes.

A happy hue was clearly visible on Loard's face, as well as Cintya's. But not with Zain, and also Adam who was very surprised, even very, very surprised, when he saw the presence of the woman they had been looking for.

"Airina..." He muttered with a look without blinking.