Because, I Love You
#BILYS3 262

It's been three days, Joe hasn't regained consciousness. Abel could only cry, and once in a while Ammar came to see him. Seen Abel's husband is so loving and caring for Joe, making Ammar choose to hold him back. He doesn't want to look too flashy, if it's the moment... Ammar also has rights over Joe who is now known is his son as well.

Likewise with Exelle, almost every day come to visit Joe accompanied by his two friends. Abel no longer forbade him to visit Joe at Ammar's request, as they were nevertheless one father's brothers. This fact cannot be denied even though Exelle and Joe do not know it yet.

Abel deliberately keeps a secret about what happened to Joe from the knowledge of Fanny and Rainbow. While Ammar was still wandering around coming to the hospital, Abel did not want to make things worse if only until they met. It's gonna get fucked up later. As for Exelle, Abel has made a deal not to tell Rainbow.

This afternoon, after school Exelle came back to see Joe accompanied by his two friends again. He had promised to meet Ammar in hospital to avoid any suspicion.

"Ex... Papa wants to talk, son. Do you have any free time?" Ammar asked him while glancing at his two friends on Exelle's side.

"Aah, okay. You can find a comfortable place, I'll just wait for you outside, Ex." Said his two friends, they immediately understood that Ammar needed alone time with his son.

"Uuh, you are very understanding friends. I love it, thank you for being such a good friend to Ex." Hana said to them.

"Sama-sama aunty, yes already om. We go first, you can talk three." Their answers then passed away first and waved at Exelle.

"Come, let's talk at a restaurant near here. Papa see there's a restaurant across the street." Invite Ammar to embrace his son's shoulder.

"Ehm, dad. Go first, I'll catch up."

"What's up, son?"

"Ehm... I'll explain."

Ammar and Hana stared at each other for a moment and left first with a steady nod.

Exelle was still trying to trick some people who were watching her from afar. Luckily one of the bodyguards watching her managed to get Exelle to approach and side with her. Because Exelle once helped her family's finances.

Arriving at the restaurant where Ammar and Hana are waiting for him, Exelle smiles warmly to see Ammar and Hana welcomes him with a smile.

"What do you want to order, Ex? Or do you have the same appetite as Mr Ammar?"

"Ehm, no. Thanks, I'd like some strawberry juice. I'm trying to like that fruit right now." Exelle replied awkwardly to Hana.

"Ciye... Are you in love with a girl now?" Hana tries to tease him and is more familiar with Exelle. Ammar frowned at those who were talking.

Hana always tries to get closer to my children, Exelle is still a little awkward, whether she will accept it or not if I tell her who Hana is at the moment, because Lucky did not like it so much to this day.

Ammar murmured in his heart.

Then Exelle blushed in shame when Hana teased her so. Ammar smiled amusedly at the sight of his son.

"Ex, he... She's Hana. Papa's wife at the moment." Ammar explained it with doubt.

Exelle was surprised with glaring eyes.

"Hey... From now on, don't call me aunty again. Just call me, mama. Mom, mom or... Whatever. Hihi," replied Hana with a big smile.

"And you, have one brother in LN who lived with papa since childhood. Papa thinks of him as his own biological son, he's Lucky. He's only been a few months different from you, son. You'll be happy to meet him."

"Is he not your son? Where is he now?" Lucky asked in confusion.

"No. He's your papa's foster son, Ex. But he, um... She, never was this familiar with me. Therefore he did not come here because he always felt uncomfortable near me." Obviously Hana later.

"Hana!!!" Benak Ammar's. Joe was surprised again.

"Curtain, what? I'm just telling the truth." Reply Hana denied.

It turns out that papa is married again and has not had a child from this woman, thank God. He's too over and spoiled, I don't like that. And Lucky? What's he like? Looks like he's a fun kid. Our reaction to papa's new wife is the same. Well, I wanted to meet him.

"The excelle... You all right, son? Are you mad to know all this about papa?"

"D, Eh... No, pa, it's okay. I'm not angry, being able to meet papa back I'm already very happy. At the very least, I don't really live alone without the parents in this world."

"Then what about me? Are you happy and happy that I'm your mama, Ex? Haha, I'm sure you must have accepted me happily too, right?" Ask Hana confidently.

"D, Eh... Yep, yeah. L'm... I like it too, aunt. Uh, ma-ma." Exelle replied clumsily.

"Yeah... I expected it. I love that, I love that you call me mama."

Exelle grimaced at Ammar and Hana.

"Thank you, my son. You're so good that you've been separated for so long with papa, and this attitude of yours. It's like papa's reunited with your late mama."

Exelle only smiled faintly without much words. Then Hana said goodbye to go to the toilet. Exelle felt this was an opportunity for her to ask a lot of questions although not everything she could convey.

"Pa, what does loving stepmom love?"

Ammar stared at his son's face.

"What's wrong, why are you asking that question, son?"

"Then with my mom, did you love your mom?"

Ammar took a deep breath, he did not want to misspoke in front of his son at this time. He doesn't want to repeat the same thing and makes it far back with Exelle.

"You're still papa's best wife, son. Your mom is your first love, and so are you right now. You're so important to papa, would you like to stay with papa in LN? We'll live happily there."

"No, Pa." Answer Exelle briefly.

"Why? Have you been looking forward to this for a long time?"

"Pa, I really hope that papa's alive. Can meet and hug papa back until I can stare at the real face of papa like this, although not every second. That's enough to make me happy pa, but to stay with papa in LN... That's not possible."

"Ex..."

"I don't know why and why oma and opa are preventing me from knowing papa and mama. I don't want to know even if I want to, all I know is that my mom and dad are still my parents, who gave birth to me, which is best for me. But pa, I still want to stay with opa and oma. They only have me now, after my mother's departure. Isn't that right, pa?"

"Son... Papa's..."

"It's okay, Pa. I will not demand the affection and whereabouts of the father I have longed for. Seeing you live happily with the good people on your side is already the most wonderful bonus for me, Pa."

How noble your heart is, son. Eliez, look. Our son has grown up, you would be proud to see him, right?

Ammar muttered back in his heart, unconsciously his tears came back.

"Live well and be happy with your family today, I promise you. I will always be there for you, no matter what. I'm also coming to see papa at LN, I want to meet my new brother there, Lucky. I'm sure he's a good boy, so papa's behind him, right?" Javan Exelle returns with Ammar's hand on the table.

"Exelle, papa's proud of you. Your mom Eliez would be so happy to see you like this, you're so proud of us. Your heart's so big, you were afraid you'd reject this fact, you'd hate papa."

"Pa, as a child do I have the right to hate the father who let me be born into this world? See all the beauty and meet the people who love me in this world?"

Ammar was crying. As bad as it felt, his regret all this time made him want to cry screaming.