A Heart Bond
Standby Husband

A quiet morning at the residence of Diedrich. As always. Not much noise and noise. Jonathan was sipping morning coffee made by Lita.

"Where's Pa? Tumben's not looking at it yet." Lita glanced at the watch in her right hand.

"Still in the room maybe Ma. It's Sunday." It's Sunday." Jonathan relaxed

"Dean if Sundays never wake up. He jogs around the complex in the morning when he doesn't go to the park." Ketus Diana's.

"That's Mama already memorized. Why do you still ask?"

"Sir, please prepare breakfast! Make Dean later if Dean has gone home jogging." Pinta Lita on her housekeeper who happens to pass her by.

"Oh yes, Madam. But Madam, Mr. Dean doesn't seem to be jogging." Replied the middle-aged woman who had been Lita's domestic assistant since Dean was a child.

"Not jogging? She still sleeps in Bik's room? Tumbens."

"So early in the morning, Mr. Dean was gone. Her clothes are neat."

"Huh? Dean left early in the morning?"

"Yes, Madam."

"Where's the kid? Want to help deketin Naina even say." Grunts Lita.

"Yes on Ma's phone! Can do. Why use sewot early in the morning?" Jonathan relaxed.

"Oh yes Pa. My mother forgot."

Lita immediately took her phone. Sumi, the housekeeper, resumed her work after Lita and Jonathan chatted.

"Where are you De? Didn't Mom say goodbye in the morning?" Lita grumbled when her call was connected with her beloved son.

"... ..."

"At Naina's house?"

"... ..."

"Oh, so. If you go there. Greetings to Naina and Rissa!"

"... ..."

"Be careful!"

"... ..."

"Wa'alaikumussalam."

The call ended. Lita sat down with Jonathan and enjoyed the morning. Lita also tells Dean who turned out to have left for Naina's house early in the morning.

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Ceklek, the door is open.

"Doctor Juan? Dean?" Naina looked at the two men who were at her doorstep.

"What are you doing here so early in the morning?" Naina asked in confusion.

"I, uh,,"

Dean and Juan were at a loss to speak their little intentions truthfully. Moreover, there were suspicious rivals beside each other.

Naina is still waiting for the answers of two different men of that generation. Naina had actually been used to receiving Juan's visits if she had just called him home for her profession as a doctor. Juan will reason to make sure his patients take their medicine well. It's weird, but that's it.

Juan did put his heart on Naina. The man, who had just turned five, was attracted to Naina after the departure of his wife ten years ago. After being left for dead by his wife, he was never once interested in any woman. Although his daughter repeatedly introduced him to many women.

But when Juan met Naina two years ago at her hospital, he felt a strange tremor in his heart when he was near Naina. And he'll miss Naina if he doesn't see her for a long time. And that made Juan try to get close to Naina.

Juan tried very hard to get close to Rissa. It took Juan more than a year to get close to Rissa. But for Juan, it doesn't matter and it's been quite a relief. Because it means, only to melt the heart of the woman who has stolen his attention.

Naina actually knew Juan's heart. He also tried to be normal and ordinary to the man who was more worthy of being his father. He has very often rejected various forms of Juan's attention. Even Naina once rejected Juan raw when he began to be romantic. Juan never gave up.

"As usual Na, I want to make sure you take the medicine. Otherwise, I'll take you to the hospital right now." Juan replied casually while glancing cynically at Dean.

"I want to make sure you eat regularly Na. As Dr. Juan ordered yesterday, you must eat regularly." Dean replied no less relaxed.

"I," Naina had not finished her sentence, and suddenly the two men's phones rang together.

Dean and Juan answered each other's calls a little further away from the door and the rival.

Naina just let out a long sigh looking at the two men. He shook his head in a doldrums. He waited for the two men to receive a phone call.

Dean and Juan ended the call. Dean's face looked bright. Not with Juan. He looked a little panicked and disappointed.

"What's the Doctor? Are there any patients?" Ask Naina who is quite familiar with Juan habits that can be needed at any time by patients in a special VVIP room in her hospital.

Dean looked at Juan with a proud look. He feels like he won if it is true what Naina guessed.

"Yes Na." Juan replied a little lethargic.

Juan used to leave Naina for patient affairs. But not at the moment. There are rivals who look really hard to beat. From any point of view.

"Wait for what else, Doctor? Your patient will be waiting. It would be very bad if you were late." Dean said excitedly.

"Yes! Bye Doctor Ganjen!" Shouted Dean in his heart.

"I go first Na. You have to promise, take the medicine regularly and until it runs out. Don't get tired, because it will make your condition worse!" Juan's message was attentive.

"Of course Doctors. Thank you." Thank you." Naina's heart is relaxed.

"All right! Excuse me!" Said Juan then stepped foot toward his car parked in front of Naina's house.

Naina and Dean look at Juan's departure. "Why did you come here? Alone?"

"I want to be your driver today." Honest Dean with his handsome smile.

"I don't need a driver. I can bring my own car." Naina's heart is relaxed.

"You forgot what Dr. Juan said? You can't be exhausted. Rissa had her first shoot today right at the top? Yesterday he told me himself."

"Yes. Continues to?" Naina was still quite sniffy in responding to Dean.

"I'll take you to the top. You can't drive alone in such a situation. It's gonna be dangerous for you and Rissa." Sahut Dean's friendly.

"No need De, I can still drive myself to the top."

"Come Na! You don't feel sorry for Rissa if you're gonna do anything there?" Dean leaned his body against the closed door while looking at Naina softly.

Naina thought about Dean's words. He was not sure of his current body condition. But, he also did not want to trouble others especially if that person was Dean.

"All right! Thank you in advance. Come on in, let's have breakfast!"

Naina finally defeats her ego. He also does not want to happen to Rissa if later his body is not strong when filming is not finished.

Dean smiled at her beautiful smile. Naina returned the smile sincerely. Aahh, Dean's heart seemed to get a supply of energy from his Fairy Godmother's magic wand Cinderella, just because of Naina's sincere smile.

Dean follows Naina into the house for breakfast. By the time they arrived, Rissa and Atun had finished breakfast.

"Sir, please get me a plate for Dean!" Naina Pinta. Atun immediately got the plate for Dean.

"Hi Om!" Sapa Rissa friendly.

"Hi's beautiful! Wow, really beautiful today?" Praise Dean while sitting right next to Rissa.

"Yes dong Om! I'm going to meet her idol." Chirps Rissa.

"Eat De! After that we leave." Naina said trying to cut off Rissa's conversation.

Naina knew, if Rissa continued her words, it would definitely change the mood of that handsome man for the worse. Might as well.

"Om Dean want to join Rissa's filming?" Ask Rissa enthusiastically.

Dean nodded then brought his face closer to Rissa's face. "Maybe?"

"By Om." Rissa replied with a big smile.

"Thank you pretty. Om today will be your personal chauffeur and Mommy. Okay?" Dean said as he filled his plate.

"OK Om!" Rissa again.

Rissa immediately ran to the tv to watch her favorite morning cartoon show. Naina and Dean end up eating together at the dinner table. Not much is talking. Dean only occasionally glanced at Naina who was focused on her food. He did the same thing as Naina.

"Have you taken your medicine?" Dean asked Naina as they were leaving.

"It." Naina's voice is short.

"You've got the medicine?" Ask Dean again.

"Yes, I've got it in my bag." Naina's a little upset.

"OKAY. We'll just use my car!" Dean's Advice.

Naina who is lazy to argue, just silence does not rub. He just followed Dean and Rissa who looked so light in his eyes. Dean helps Naina put some of Rissa's needs in the trunk of her car.

Dean's black luxury SUV finally drove after Naina sat right next to Dean and Rissa sat in the back seat.

Rissa was busy with Naina's tab in the back seat. He checked out some of the stock prices he missed yesterday, even though it was Sunday. That's Rissa's busyness behind her still childish nature.

Not much conversation in the car. Only Dean and Rissa talked to each other about many things. Naina chose to be quiet, because actually her stomach was painful since earlier.

"Are you okay Na?" Dean asked when he saw Naina grimacing a little in pain beside him after almost forty-five minutes of driving.

"No papa, just a little pain in my stomach." Sahut Naina.

"Are you okay Mom?" Ask Rissa worried.

"Mommy isn't papa dear." Naina tries to cover it up so Rissa doesn't worry.

Naina smiled at Rissa as she rubbed Rissa's head which slightly looked towards Naina.

"You go to sleep first! It's still pretty far away." Naina's advice to Rissa. He knew, the daughter looked sleepy and began to saturate because it never arrived.

"Okay, Mom, Rissa's going to bed."

Rissa finally handed over the tab she had brought to Naina. He began to position his body while listening to music through his favorite blue headphones. Rissa began to fall asleep quickly. Naina was still grimacing in pain next to Dean.

"You sleep too! I'll wake up when I get there! Maybe your pain will decrease." Dean's Advice.

Dean glanced at Naina. A clear circle appears past Naina's right cheek. Dean pulled the car over immediately.

"Is it really painful?" Dean asked in panic.

Naina just nodded. "Where's your medicine?"

"Continue per, the way! Later we can ter, slow down. Rissa's gonna get scolded by the director if ter, slow." Naina said softly and stammeredly.

"You can still think about that when you're like this?" Angry Dean.

Dean immediately took his phone. He contacted Juan to ask how to relieve Naina's pain.

Dean takes Naina's medicine as Juan suggests. He helps Naina take her medicine.

"Sorry," Dean said, gently rubbing Naina's stomach.

Naina just resigned because of her pain that was completely unbearable. Cold sweat had already soaked his hands and body from enduring the pain. The water continues to flow.

After a while, Naina fell asleep due to the influence of the drug as Juan said. Dean took a long breath.

"You lied to me earlier." Dean muttered after Naina fell asleep.

Dean drove his car back to the set of Rissa. With two women sleeping in her passenger seat. He smiled a little considering his current situation.

"I'm like a husband on standby."

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