A Sugar Baby
Signs
"Le, I'll be home late. Because there's a business client that I have to treat outside of business hours."
Daniel said as he and Lea ate breakfast.
"Oh yes, mas. Then I don't have to be ready to eat malem?"
"Yes, no need. But you don't eat."
Lea laughed a little.
"Yes, I didn't eat. Laper dong later."
Daniel almost choked with laughter.
"Oh yes, your tumben this morning nyiapin eat yogurt the same fruit. Regularly eat heavy." said Daniel.
"I don't know, my mouth wants something cool."
"It's okay, the important thing is not to eat a quick meal early in the morning."
"It's noon I think I want to poke."
Daniel finished his meal and drank water.
"Have rice, don't eat rice. Ntar vomited again." he said as he moved towards the bathroom.
The man then cleaned his teeth and returned near Lea to prepare.
"I go first." Daniel grabbed his laptop bag. Leah kissed the man's hand and Daniel kissed the wife on the forehead.
"Be careful on the road, mas." said Lea.
"Yes, you take care of yourself everywhere."
Daniel said without looking, he had now walked towards the elevator. Shortly after, he went down.
Lea finished her meal, then cleaned the table. He put all the dirty dishes in the sink. There was still time before going to campus, so Lea spent it washing dishes first.
"Aah"
Lea felt her head suddenly throb, as she rinsed off the last plate. But in a hurry he stopped all that and turned off the tap water. He wiped his hands with a napkin, until he felt his head spinning. Then the woman's vision was like blurring. Over time they disappear, and...
"Rubby."
Lea fell unconscious near the kitchen set sink.
***
That morning Daniel led the meeting as usual. There were some important things he had to talk about with his ranks. And as usual when the traffic goes by, Daniel always runs into Clarissa. Clarissa seemed to want to invite Daniel to speak, just as they had met in the previous days.
But not much different from yesterday, Daniel seemed not to give the slightest space for Clarissa to talk to him.
Despite having Lea, Daniel still harbors his heartache for Clarissa. He doesn't like people who lie to him. Especially to use what he has.
Seeing Clarissa's attitude to Daniel and vice versa, it certainly invited the attention of Marsha the secretary. Marsha herself felt suspicious of the boss and the new employee. But he chose to be silent and did not want to interfere, for fear of being wrong.
"And."
"Daniel."
Clarissa finally ventured to chase and talk to Daniel. When lunchtime arrived, the employees were in the cafeteria and the office was very quiet.
"What's up, Clarissa. If you want to talk about personal matters, you should not do it. Because this is your office, not your home."
Daniel said and then left the girl. But Clarissa did not stop there, she continued to follow Daniel.
"And, I want us to talk about the misunderstanding that's going on between us."
"I've forgotten all that." Daniel said.
"Why don't you want to talk and be silly when you see me."
"How do you expect me?" daniel didn't understand.
"It can be nice to me, I'm sick or I don't see you cuekin me."
"Clarissa, I've got a lot of work to do. You'd better have lunch soon, and take advantage of this short break."
Daniel turned.
"And I still love you."
Daniel paused, he paused for a moment and turned back to Clarissa.
"Do you love her?" clarissa asked as she looked deeply into Daniel's eyes.
"Of course, yes."
Clarissa was silent, there were embers of fire that suddenly grew in her heart. But he tried to cover it with a cynical smile.
"How could you love a kayak girl, just because of a new marriage for corn. It's not love, Dan. It's bulshit."
"You're that bulshit."
This time Daniel stared intently into Clarissa's eyes.
"You're that shit, Clarissa. Everything you say is nonsense, including your promise at that time. You said you liked me, you promised you'd be with me if you'd done this and that. But you joined the agency, to get a sugar daddy backup. Cheap you."
"Well, how different I am from Lea. We both come from the same place."
"For he did not lie to me, he was not a hypocrite like you. He's not pretending to be holy."
Daniel actually passed by this time and disappeared behind the door of his room. As Clarissa was about to catch up, several employees appeared to enter the room. They had finished their lunch, so Clarissa abandoned her intentions and went out.
***
"What pain do you have, hmm?"
Daniel asked Lea on the phone when she told him about her fainting at home.
"I don't know, it was suddenly so dark. I don't want anything."
"Hhhh." Daniel took a breath.
"Yes, you rest, otherwise you go to the doctor. Let me ask Richard who's cool, he's not doing anything at this hour."
"I'm on campus, mas." said Lea.
"She's sick."
"Yes, but today there's a course I have to go to. Males if it's a toast, the lecturer ngeselin. So if you're in, it's safe."
Again Daniel sighed, he was so worried about Leah that he could not do much. He also has to work and meet his clients.
"When you feel uncomfortable. Don't take a lot of alesan, go to the doctor. If you don't go home, rest at home."
"Yes, yes, I went in first. There's still one more class today."
"Well, if there's any news."
"Yes, bye."
"Bye."
Lea hung up the phone, Daniel sighed many times to ease his worries.
***
That night, Lea fell asleep on the couch. He spent time watching television, while waiting for the return of his husband.
But the sleepiness finally made the woman give up. When Daniel returned, he fell asleep.
Daniel smiled, he approached Leah and sat down with his wife. Gently dressed with Lea's cheeks. He pecked the woman's forehead until Lea was shocked and woke up.
Lea was initially frightened, thinking someone had entered. But when he realized that the person was Daniel, he smiled with relief.
"Have you come home?" ask her later.
"Dear, sorry you woke up because of me."
"It's okay koq, I'm just waiting for you to come home."
"Next time do not have to wait, if you sleep in the room."
"Yes, I'm afraid I need me to do that."
Daniel laughs.
"If it's bad, I won't trouble you anymore. Except for me again..."
This time Leah laughed, she understood what Daniel had said. Even though the man did not continue his words.
"If you want to eat, I can take it myself. If there is no food, I can cook it myself. I'm not a husband who needs to be served 24 hours."
Lea nodded, then they both smiled.