Bitter Wedding
Wobbly

Ana was putting some food plates on the table when Bastian got home.

"Loh, your tumben is home. Usually late at night?" ana asked as she glanced at the clock that showed seven o'clock at night passing by a bit.

"Today it closed early because the owner had an accident earlier. Her husband asked her to immediately close the cafe," Bastian replied as he sat down and snatched a fried tempe from a plate.

"Hurry to shower first. We want guests."

"Guests?" bastian murmured. She did not know if the people who would come to her house were Eliza and her husband. He went to his room to take a shower.

***

Meanwhile at Reino's house, Eliza was combing her hair in front of the mirror when her husband came out of the bathroom already complete with his clothes.

"From tomorrow you go home in the afternoon. I'll find some more employees for your cafe. And I told Hilma to take care of everything when you got home" Reino said.

"Huh? Home afternoon? That means I can't see Bastian singing at night? How'this?" inner Eliza. He looked empty.

"Let's go" said Reino, leaving Eliza still silent. He then followed behind Reino towards Ana's house.

Because it was just across the house so they were just walking there.

TING TONG'S

"Welcome to my house. Please come in" said Ana, inviting Reino and Eliza into her house. Bastian has just come out of his room and runs into Reino and Eliza. They headed straight for the dining room.

"You two?" reino asked as he sat down.

"Dad's still working, nine o'clock tonight just came home," replied Ana.

"Oh so, what a pity," muttered Reino.

"Where's your sister going to college or work?" ask Reino then.

"Yes, oh Bastian he's a cafe singer," Ana says proudly introducing Bastian to Reino and Eliza.

"What the hell, brother!" Bastian nudged Ana's arm.

"Oh yeah? In which cafe? My wife is also now running a cafe" Reino said.

"What's Basl called?" ask Ana to Bastian.

"Laliza cafe" replied Bastian.

"Laliza c.." Ana hung up her sentence. As familiar with the name of the cafe.

"Isn't that Eliza's cafe?" ask Ana later.

"It's true it's my wife's cafe." Reino and Ana's eyes are now on Eliza who has been silent ever since.

"Yes, he does work in my cafe" said Eliza.

"Geez, what a coincidence," said Ana, happy to hear that her sister worked in the cafe of her boss' wife.

"Huh, why didn't you ever say that? Big sister's going to be embarrassed" Ana whispered to Bastian.

"Never ask," replied Bastian lightly.

"Basic this boy!" Ana pinched Bastian's waist making the man grimace in pain.

"Sick brother!" bastian.

They started enjoying dinner in a relaxed manner. Not much conversation came out of each other's lips. Only the sound of spoons and forks clashing.

"Thank you for the food, Ana" Reino said as she finished her meal.

"Yes, I am grateful that Mr. Reino has come to my house. Oh yeah, anything I want to show Mr. Reino can we go to my study for a minute?"

"Oh well."

Reino and Ana finally go to Ana's study not far from where they eat. They seemed to be talking about something serious while watching Ana's computer.

"How's your hand? Does it still hurt?" bastian asked a little to Eliza's surprise. He lifted his face and looked at Bastian who was sitting in front of him.

"It's okay" Eliza replied with a faint smile.

Then silence returned between them.

"Hmm.. Do you like spongebob?"

"Huh?" Eliza was astonished by the random question from Bastian.

"Ah don't forget it. I just just wanted to talk."

"If I say this can you just assume I'm just talking?"

Bastian looked in wonder at Eliza. He had no idea what Eliza meant to say to him.

"I love watching you sing. I love it when you worry about me when my hands hurt. I love your gift flowers even though I know you took them from the hospital garden."

"So you know," muttered Bastian. He smiled knowing what he had done.

"Whenever I remember it, it makes me smile. I must have been out of my mind" Eliza said and looked back at the food on her plate.

"All day. I can't stop thinking about you. Every day I feel like I can go crazy if I don't see you" Bastian said.

Laura glanced at the room where Reino and Ana were. Make sure they don't hear crazy expressions from the two of them.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said this." Bastian regrets that he made Eliza uncomfortable.

"Your bracelet is good, where did you get it?" eliza asked trying to shift the conversation.

"You like her?" Bastian took off his black anchor bracelet and put it on Eliza's hand.

"Ah, no. I'm just.." Eliza hasn't dodged the bracelet that's been coiled around her wrist.

Soon Ana and Reino are out of Ana's office and heading to the dinner table.

Eliza immediately hid her hands under the table.

"Let's go home" asked Reino.

"Yes" answered Eliza.

"We want to go home first, yes" said Reino.

Ana nodded and led the two of them to the front door.

***

Her night..

Eliza looked at the sleeping Reino next to her. She turned her back and turned her husband. His hand he put in front of the dim light of the lamp in his nightstand. Paying attention to the bracelet that Bastian gives that looks ordinary but feels special.

"I just realized. Love can exist without knowing it. Slowly but surely. Into this soul.

This feeling I will never understand. For a moment, I forget he has me.

When love touches the heart. I also have no power to avoid. Even though I've been together, I'm in love again."

__Eliza_

"Turn off the lights if you sleep" Reino said, breaking Eliza's daydreams.

"Ah yes," answered Eliza and turned off the light. He tried to sleep in order to digest all the events that happened to him today. He is not yet sure how he feels about Bastian going to act temporarily or longer.

At first he thought all of this was because he got all the things he could not get from Reino. But what if this feeling is deepening? What if Reino finds out about this?

Ah no matter what Eliza refuses to think about it for now. Inevitably he should be prepared to accept the consequences later on, even if that was not what he wanted.