A Substitute
The Stevan

Florist

"Re.... " The voice of a man was clearly heard in Rea's ears at this time, making the girl turn her head and find the man she was so familiar with was smiling looking at her. "It's true you're Rea." Connect the man without letting go of the smile on his handsome face.

"It was a coincidence to meet you here. Is the world so small?" Rea's words made the smile on the handsome man's face grow fuller.

"Maybe it's God's destiny" said the man gently.

"Well, do you want to buy flowers?" rea asked started to shift her conversation, looking at the handsome man with a smile on her pretty face.

"Yes, there's no way I'm here to buy food, is there?" the man answered with his ruckus. "You bought flowers too? Who for? Is it for your husband?" he asked very curiously. His heart was hot, as if burning fire came from where it came from, the man himself did not know. Clearly, the man was jealous of the woman who had caught his attention.

Rea laughed softly, he looked at the flower that was already in his hand, then looked at the handsome man. "Stevens! Do you think a woman deserves to give flowers to a man? It doesn't seem to." Rea asked, but he himself answered the question making a handsome man who was none other than Stevan chuckled.

"Why are you laughing? Is there anything funny?" rea asked as she frowned confusedly.

"You ask, but you answer it yourself. Isn't that so funny?" stevan said as he picked up a red rose and gave it to Rea.

Rea looked speechless, his eyebrows clinging to a furrowed forehead, staring at the red rose, as well as the sparkling face of the handsome man. "Why did you give me that red rose?" rea asked confusedly.

"Can't really?" Stevan turned her back gently. The look in his eyes was so deep and soothing, making Rea a little misbehaved. "Take it, I want to buy you this red rose. Don't you like it?" Stevan handed the red rose back to Rea. However, the girl was still unmoved with no intention of picking up the red rose.

"Stevens! Do you know the meaning of this red rose?" tanya Rea sounded soft.

"Better, you give the red rose the same girl you love. Not the same as me." Rea said with her breath. Rea knows Stevan is interested in her, but she doesn't expect Stevan to give her the red rose, and Stevan expresses her feelings indirectly.

"The girl I love is you. So, I gave this red rose to you." Stevan looks so serious, staring at the wife of his best friend.

"Don't be crazy, Stevan! You know that I'm Teo's wife? Although I lost my memory, but I'm still Teo's wife, even though Teo's past hurt me a lot, but.... "

"I know that. But, this feeling came without me asking. And I can't avoid it anymore. Give me a chance, I'm sure, I can make you happy instead of Teo." Stevan interrupts Rea's unfinished speech. He was really in love with his best friend's wife, so he did not care anymore about his friendship with Teo. After all, when Teo used to waste the girl, even Teo always hurt her. So, it doesn't hurt if Stevan intends to take Rea from Teo?

Rea let out a rough sigh, facing a man like Stevan turned out to be enough to make his temples throb. "I can't, Stevan. L'm... I don't want your relationship with Teo to be ruined because of me. So, stop loving me, find a woman who really deserves you." Rea's words sounded so heart-piercing that Stevan's countenance changed in a split second.

Stevan stared at Rea wistfully, the red rose he held falling down, as if Stevan's hand was weak.

"I go first" Rea spoke again, before he finally decided to leave Stevan, who was still in his place.

Stevan could not say a word, he could only look at the girl he loved leaving a deep pain in his heart. Excessive indeed, but that's how Stevan feels today.

"Loving someone who doesn't love us is very painful. However, that does not mean we must be weak because of love, there are still many choices out there, maybe God is preparing someone to be your soul mate later." The soft voice of a woman made Stevan aware of his dormancy. He looked back and found a woman smiling sweetly at him.

Stevan sighed softly, he turned his body back and left without saying anything to the beautiful woman.