The Love of the Maharani

Ice Cream Tart Cake

Daffa and Anna got up and went back into the room. But, they had just set foot a few steps, when the lights suddenly went out. The darkness immediately ambushed their eyes.

"Ehh? Is this a light off?" Anna asked Daffa beside her.

"Hmm. maybe," answered Daffa doubtfully.

"Hotel turned out to be able to turn off the lights too yes," said Anna astonished.

"You just wait here. I want to check first," Daffa gave a suggestion.

Daffa then shifted the glass door and entered the room. Anna decided to stand waiting at the balcony door.

About ten minutes later, Anna grew impatient because Daffa had not returned. He called Daffa from the balcony door.

"Daff?" Call Anna.

Only silence and darkness answered Anna's call.

"Daaaff?" Anna called Daffa back.

Again Anna's call was answered by deserted.

Impatiently having to wait, Anna stepped into the bedroom. Thankfully the room was not too dark because there was still moonlight that illuminated the room through the glass door.

"Daff?" Anna called Daffa back.

When Anna felt confident that Daffa was not in the room, Anna continued her steps into the lounge. But, as soon as Anna opened the door separating the bedroom and lounge room, Anna was startled by what she saw.

As Anna recalled, the lounge had been similar to a mini bar consisting of several rotating benches along a long high table. Behind the long table was a small drink rack and a refrigerator. Not far from the bar table, there is a set of sofas arranged facing a large television set mounted on the wall. With aquarium decoration next to the bar table.

But when Anna entered the room relaxing at this time, she was taken aback because she was like going to a much different place. Because the previous relaxing room has now been transformed into a mini sea world.

Along the walls of the lounge room, there are now large aquariums half the body of Anna, which cover almost the entire length of the room. No more drink shelves. Only a refrigerator, a sofa, and a television that is larger than the television installed before. With the dim lighting, as well as the blue-colored light decoration of the aquarium, Anna felt she entered the world of the sea.

For a few seconds Anna was stunned to see the scene in the room relaxing at that moment. He was late to realize the existence of Daffa who had been sitting on the sofa, waiting for him.

When Anna realized the existence of Daffa, she immediately approached her husband.

"This.. this is what, Daff? How many aquariums? It was like there was only one," as long as Anna was curious.

Daffa grabbed Anna's hand, then pulled her slowly to sit next to him. When Anna was sitting next to Daffa, she realized the existence of a large tart cake on the front desk of the sofa. On top of the tart, there was a lit 21-year-old candle.

"Daff? What'sthis?" Anna again threw a questionable glance towards Daffa.

Daffa, who was still holding one hand, grabbed Anna's other. Lovingly, Daffa brought Anna's hands to her lips for her to kiss.

"Happy birthday, Anna" said Daffa, looking straight at Anna.

"But! But my birthday's over, Daff. My birthday was in November. Three months ago," Anna told me.

Daffa gave Anna a faint smile, before she replied.

"Yes. I know that you, Anna Maharania was born on November 11, 2001. But I want to celebrate your birthday today instead of 21 years I can't celebrate with you."

"...Thank you for being born into this world. Thank you for getting to know me. Thank you for accepting me as your husband. And sorry, because I was able to celebrate your birthday when you were 21 years old. You forgive me, don't you, An?" Daffa asked in a soft voice.

Anna couldn't talk. Daffa looked at him with a haru look. He felt that something was clogging his throat at this time, so it was difficult for Anna even if only to say one word.

After a while, Anna found her voice again.

"You're not wrong, Daff. We just met a few days ago" Anna said.

Daffa rubbed the back of Anna's hand. Then he spoke back.

"Stay, Anna. I owe you 21 years of your birthday celebration that I have passed. Either I can take it or not. Seiyya, on the first night we became husband and wife, I want to pay one of my debts to you" Daffa said again.

Anna looked like she was about to say something, but her lips felt gago. Anna's mouth seemed to gasp silently. After a while, he finally said.

"Then, what's all this, Daff? These aquariums? Is this not excessive?" Anna asked with a real looking anxiety on her face.

"You don't like it?" Ask Daffa back with an anxiety that also seems real.

Anna blinked her eyes once. Confused, he shook his head. But then Anna caught the grief in her husband's eyes. Anna immediately tried to explain.

"It's all good..it's beautiful. but.. isn't this too much of a hassle for you to do it, Daff?"

"You.. Don't like this aquarium decoration, Ann?" Ask Daffa back.

"I. I like it,"

"But?" Ask Daffa again when he sees the doubt on Anna's face.

"But I don't think you need to take all this. I'm quite happy to be your wife. No need to bother with something like this anymore, because I don't want to bother you, Daff," said Anna at length.

Daffa patted Anna's hand gently to her knee. He said again, "Anna, I don't feel bothered. I prepared all this because as far as I know you love the sea. I also know that you like ice cream and tarts. That's why I ordered this ice cream tart specifically for you. Or am I wrong? Don't you like tarts or ice cream?"

"Where do you know that I... Oh!" Just now Anna was about to ask Daffa where the man knew what he liked. When he caught Daffa's view of him. At once Anna got her own answer to her question.

'Surely he knew all my favorites from the results of his investigation of me, ' Anna said.

"OKAY. Ja. I really like sea world. I also love ice cream and tarts." Anna said.

"And this is Molan loh's ice cream, your favorite ice cream shop. Strawberry taste too," Daffa cut off Anna's speech.

"Yes.. Mollans. Me too.. ehh? Is this Molan's ice cream? You bought this tart at that Molan Ice Cream store?" Anna asked in shock.

Daffa smiled winning. "Yes. You go to that ice cream shop a lot, right?" Daffa asked to make sure.

"Yes anyway. But I've never tried the ice cream tart menu. It's very expensive. Up to a million more per serving of her medium size, if not wrong," Anna thought.

"Well. Goody. Now you can use your favorite ice cream. Guaranteed satisfaction, because one cake for all of you," bargained Daffa.

Immediately Anna's eyes sparkled brilliantly. "This is really for me, Daff?" Anna made sure to Daffa again about the status of the ice cream tart in front of her.

Furthermore, Anna muttered softly, "Karina would definitely be jealous if she found out I ate Molan's ice cream tart tonight."

Anna then cut a small portion of the strawberry-flavored ice cream tart in front of her.

Not hearing Anna's murmur, Daffa asked. "What, Ann?"

"Oh. It'sit's okay. That's. My friend's at college. He's the one who used to take me to Molan's shop. If he finds out about the ice cream tarts I'm having tonight, he'll be so jealous."

"Ooh.. Who did you just call back?" Ask Daffa to make sure.

"Yep. Dia. mmm... Daff! It's real good." Anna's words stopped when she had tasted a spoonful of ice cream tarts. So enjoying it, Anna was not even aware when there was a white cream tart cake attached to the top end of the right side of her mouth.

Daffa, who saw Anna, was moved to clean her mouth with his hand.

"Thank you. Would you like to taste jni, Daff?" Anna offered him the piece of cake she was holding.

Seeing Anna enjoying her ice cream tart so much made Daffa want to taste her. But a flash of ideas passed through his mind.

With an ignorant smile, Daffa nodded, confirming Anna's offer, "Yes. I want to go with the cake. But.."

As quickly as lightning Daffa licked the remaining white cream that was still stuck on top of Anna's mouth. To make the woman shocked half to death to the point that she became like a statue.

Anxious, Daffa chalked the white cream into Anna's mouth back with his finger.

"What the hell, Daff!" Anna protested with a face that began to meet red. The girl lowered her head in embarrassment and was about to clean the cream that Daffa had placed in her mouth with her own hands.

But Anna lost fast. Because a second later, Daffa grabbed his chin and licked the cream of the tart cake in his mouth back to clean.

Anna, now completely frozen, could only look at Daffa with her eyes wide. And the next second, it was Daffa's turn to pout Anna's lips with a crazed movement of her tongue. Until Anna made him unwittingly fall back into the trap of foreign flavors that ambush both of them just like at dusk this afternoon.

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