Stealing The Wife's First Kiss

"Don't hide. I'll help you choose clothes".

"Tidy up your pants first".

Aruna was horrified that the man in front of her hadn't buttoned his pants.

"If we get caught like this by someone else, I'm sure we look like a couple that just…" He hadn't finished speaking yet but his mouth was covered by Aruna's shivering fingers.

"My shirt hasn't been buttoned perfectly yet and you're wrapped in towel pajamas.. Ah, isn't this interesting?". Hendra smiled.

"I'm sure you haven't used anything inside yet". The blue-eyed man teased bolder.

"BUTTON YOUR SHIRT AND YOUR PANTS!!". Aruna glared, scolding the brat.

"I don't want to.. I want you to button it". The boy was spoiled, showing his dimples.

"Ugh.. Move.. Move aside, you're disturbing".

"Okay then, I'll let my clothes to be like this.. Hehe". Hendra didn't bother. He disturbed, making sure Aruna's eyes saw him. Really uncomfortable.

"Oh my God.. This human.." Finally, this girl gave up. She started grabbing Hendra's shirt buttons and tidying them up one by one. The man blushed, enjoying what his wife was doing.

"Can you guys be faster? Oops! What are you guys doing??". Surya ran away seeing Aruna's hands holding the button of his boss' pants.

"HA HA HA!". The husband and wife laughed out loud when they saw Surya running away. The behavior of this sorrowful bachelor could be enjoyed from the stretched mirror.

Even though he was wrong, but the next shout from Mahendra's private secretary was quite annoying : "Stop your pervert activities! We're already late!!".

"What?? He said we're perverts??"

The newlyweds laughed out loud.

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The Bentley Continental drove by in a difficulty. The woman brought her minimal make-up because that was all she had and she couldn't really apply it perfectly. While the guy's tie was still on his hand.

Not to mention the breakfast that Grandma Sukma forced to bring.

Instead of eating casually like Aruna (even though she was still bare-faced, no intention to apply her make-up), Hendra immersed himself in his iPhone. He was moving his fingers around the Trello application seriously.

_Eat first to calm down my heart_ The girl was casually enjoying the morning traffic jam with a sandwich made by the Wenceslas family's grandmother.

After a long time, she was disturbed by a serious face on the side. His collar and hair weren't perfectly arranged yet.

Hendra never looked like this. If anyone saw Hendra being messy after marrying her, it meant that she was a bad influence. Like her mother said 'a wife who can't take care of her husband'.

The face of Lesmana's daughter seemed to be slapped suddenly.

_I never took care of him, he's already grown up. Older than me, too_ Making excuses as a fake wife.

_Huh, it's not fake, but bound by a marriage agreement_

_But?! Others will consider it a real marriage_

_Ugh. How complicated my life is_

Lesmana's daughter gave up. She grabbed the tie in his pocket and started styling it.

"Hendra, look here". Aruna asked.

"Wait. Don't disturb me. Please!". The CEO of the Wenceslas Group was totally in focus.

"Okay..". This girl gave up, leaning closer to the blue-eyed man from the front side. She started tying his tie, tidying up his collar and coat.

"Thanks, Honey". He said spontaneously because he was still busy with his cellphone.

"Surya, why is the library design not finished yet?". He called his secretary who was sitting in the front seat.

"Riswan isn't satisfied yet. He still feels unsuitable, even though our architects have proposed 4 different designs". Surya replied briefly.

"Oh. It means this is a matter of taste, it's not a part of…". His mouth was stuffed by sandwiches by the girl beside him.

"Aruna, don't be like this. I can choke! Honey". He almost wanted to get angry. If only it'd been his old self. But that smile had become cocaine, diverting all emotions in the soul.

"Hehe… Sorry".

"I've asked you several times but you don't care". Aruna voiced her reason.

"Aa…". He opened his mouth, asking to be fed again.

"Can we continue our discussion?!". Surya was neglected again and again.

He looked back at the two of them.

"Mr. Surya, do you want??". This friendly girl also fed the secretary who hadn't had breakfast.

"Huh. You can't. Eat by yourself". The blue-eyed exaggerated. He picked up the sandwiches on his wife's hand and handed them over to the secretary.

"Here.. Eat by yourself". He couldn't accept Aruna feeding other people.

"Ugh. You're too much". Surya felt that his boss was a follower of the mega Bollywood's male community. He often found his mother watching Bollywood cinema whose episodes were really smooth since one scene could take minutes. Not to mention the scene about a seductive man or a man making out in exaggerated ways. Like the one he just saw.

"Read the progress of the project again". Surya suggested, reminding him.

"Find a girl, annoying!". Hendra preferred to take a bite from Aruna's tiny hands. His first breakfast which was very humane. A special morning.

***

Clap clap clap. The second floor of Bay's music studio was filled with foster children who were curious about the music producer's golden boy's new song.

His lyrics were known to be very touching and had deep meaning. Even more surprising, this time it wasn't only about love. But it was a kind of verse that gave reminders, encouragement, and a way to get back on track.

He, who was in the studio, was still strumming his guitar. There was a tone that didn't fit in his heart yet.

"What's wrong, Danu?". Bay interrupted his enjoyment as he enjoyed his new song in his heart.

"The last verse.. I'm not satisfied yet".

"Have a break first.. Come out now". The musician walked through the studio and opened the door. Somehow his face didn't look as bright as his friends who were amazed by Danu Umar's new work.

This young man ignored various expressions of admiration and chose to leave. He asked permission to leave the room.

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*Look. Pretty, isn't it? Dea sent a photo of a flower bed on the WhatsApp group chat.

*Wow. Crazy.. It's crazy.. (Lili)

*Whose order are you working on? (Agus)

*Secret. (Dea)

*Today is Aruna's birthday. What surprise are we gonna give? (Lili)

*Late surprise is okay. Today she'll get a great surprise. We'd better not interfere. (Dea)

*The roses are that much. Looks like it's a premium one, huh? It must be really expensive? The one who gets a surprise.. Aww.. Melting. (Laras came with tons of love stickers)

*This kid is so noisy. (Kick sticker from Agus)

Next, they fought each other with stickers.

Somehow that simple conversation was able to tear the heart of the silent reader. He fell on the bed in his room and looked back at the photo that Dea sent.

The landscape photo was right on the birthday of the girl of his dream, the reddish hue. There was something odd when observed by others. There were letters that were cropped. The letters on the bed indicated the suspicion that those were the letters A R U N A.

_How could that strange human (Aruna's husband) be this far_

_Does Aruna already know if that person loves her??_

That was what the owner of the pen name 'bestfortress' feared the most. If she already knows, is he late? Will she, who has been desperately waited for, melt?

The fear began to come back to stab him. 'Bestfortress' began to open his memories with the founder of Magic Letter. So many photos of their togetherness that filled the cellphone gallery made him smile bitterly.

*Aruna, why do you let me feel one-sided love?

*Even though you also enjoy each of our time together.

*How can I replace you?

*If you also stare in the same way.

*The way I look at you.

*Even if you have a hidden problem, which makes me unacceptable.

*But why did it end up like this?

*Is this the end? Or the beginning?

"Ah.. Why is it so painful?".

_I definitely can.. Can take you back to where you came from_

This man grabbed his cellphone. He couldn't possibly contact the reddish hue through WhatsApp. Agus told him that Aruna's cellphone had likely been tapped by her possessive husband.

This man observed his social media account. He thought for a long time.

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*Miss you too, Aruna

Finally, he sent this sentence consisting of 4 words as a reply from a while ago when the reddish hue inserted 3 words that were so effective in healing his wound.

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Those words were :

Miss you, Damar (Chapter 94, The Opposite)

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Initially, this Minangnese young man wanted to appear and gave an unreasonable surprise. A surprise on the most painful day. Aruna's wedding party which would take place the day after tomorrow.

It turned out that the 'BestFortress' chose to send it now. Aruna needed to know that he was still here and still in the same place. The place he promised every time, the place to return to whenever he used to run.