Earth Without Dusk
46. Third Man

Flashback to Adrian's past.

Adrian opened his eyes which felt heavy that morning. His head was also very dizzy. Something forced him to open his eyes. He heard the sobbing of a woman next to him.

“Dance, are you crying, honey? Why are you crying?” adrian asked in a typical voice of a new person waking up. His gaze was still blurred, he wanted to reach the woman who was curled up next to him but he paused.

He was surprised when he saw the woman next to him having long shoulder-length hair, while Dance's hair extended to the waist.

“Sonya?” adrian mumbling.

“No! This is impossible!” sangkal Adrian's.

He remembered what happened last night. At that time Adrian was working out of town, and Sonya who played the secretary Adrian accompanied him. Last night they were together at an event made by their client in the city.

Adrian can't remember anything anymore. The last time he remembered was he invited Sonya to immediately return to the hotel where they were staying because Adrian felt his head was very dizzy.

And this morning, suddenly he found his secretary naked with him crying out to his back without a thread.

“Sonya, why are you here?!” adrian asked with emotion.

“Bu-not me who wants this, Sir. But it was you who forced me last night,” Sonya replied with sobs.

Adrian shook his head. He could not have betrayed Tari, his wife. Especially now that they have a beautiful daughter named Nesya. There was no way he could harass another woman.

“Cannot be! I can't possibly do that! I'm not that crazy!” refute Adrian.

Sonya wiped her tears in a position that still turned her back to Adrian. “Although I am a poor person, I still have pride, Sir. I can't possibly trap, Sir. If you don't admit it, I don't have a problem. Maybe this is already the fate of small people like me harassed by superiors like Mr.”

Adrian was stunned to hear Sonya's words. There was a sense of pity in his heart if it was true that he had done something indecent to his secretary. But he was also confused because at this time his position was the husband of a wife who had given birth to their daughter. How about Dance find out about this? He will be very disappointed.

After the incident Sonya is still working in Adrian's office even though they feel awkward with each other. Until the time comes when Sonya is declared pregnant and she holds Adrian accountable.

At first Adrian refused Sonya's request. They agreed to wait until the child was born and did a new DNA test Adrian willing to take responsibility if indeed the result is positive.

And it turns out that what Adrian was afraid of happened. The baby boy was a positive birth boy Adrian.

Since then the household Adrian and Tari began to crack because there was a third person among them.

Dusk shed tears hearing the story coming out of his uncle's mouth. He did not expect, for a dozen years they were very smart to cover the disgrace from their extended family. Even Dusk himself was convinced that his father did not know about this story either.

Dusk approached Tari and hugged her aunt. True what Nesya said yesterday, all this time they have suffered a lot, and their last happiness is when Nesya married to Earth. That meant, he had to bury deeply his love for the Earth that had just bloomed.

“Senja, forgive Om for disappointing you,” Adrian said sincerely.

“Do not apologize to Dusk, Om. Apologize to Aunt Tari and Sister Nesya. Because they're the victims here. Dusk just ask for one thing from Om, please stop playing hand again, Om. Whatever that's the problem. Never hit Aunt Tari or Sister Nesya again. If Om still does that, Dusk will never want to think of Om as Uncle Dusk again. Om Adrian the Twilight knows very affectionate, not a hitter.”

Adrian is like being slapped with the words Twilight. He, of course, accepted the request of his favorite nephew.

***

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry I've hurt you all this time,” Adrian said gently.

Adrian inhales the shampoo scent of the fragrant Dance's hair. It's been a long time since he's done this.

“Darling, I'm sorry to have hurt you so many times,” Adrian said again.

Dance still hasn't responded. She seems to be upset with her husband. But inevitably, Dari is actually happy Adrian hugged her so. It feels warm and soothing.

Seeing that Dance was silent, Adrian did not give up. He pulled up Tari's arm so that Dari would face him.

Now Tari has managed to turn to face her even though she just looked down not want to see her husband. Adrian can see the eyes of the wife who just finished crying. He felt so guilty for making Dance so.

Adrian also pulled the chin of Tari to want to see it. "I'm sorry, honey," said Adrian once again softly. Then unexpectedly he kissed his wife's lips very gently and lovingly. That kiss that Dance misses. Dance felt weak to get such treatment. She was happy to return the kiss of her husband so that made Adrian smile in between his kisses.

***

“Where are my Mom and Dad, Bi?” nesya asked her housekeeper when she got home.

“In the room, Miss,” replied Aunty.

“What are they fighting today again?” ask Nesya.

“I-iya, Miss. There was also Miss Dusk coming here. Looks like Miss Dusk saw the quarrel of Mr and Madam,” Aunt replied timidly.

“Price was here?” ask Nesya.

“Iya, Miss. Miss Dusk brought some meat soup here. Trus accidentally heard the Master and Madam quarrel,” Aunt replied again.

“Ya already, then I want to go up first.”

Nesya hurriedly stepped her feet towards her parents room. He had already imagined the face of his mother who was crying after a fight with her father. Nesya hurriedly opened the door of her parents' unlocked room.

Braaakkckk.

Nesya was surprised to see the sight she saw on the bed. Nesya quickly turned her body around.

“Ma-sorry. I was not intentionally. Continue,” said Nesya stammered.

He immediately shut the door and went into his own room.

“Tumben once they've had a fight. Where the door of the room is not locked anyway. There's just,” grumbled Nesya who accidentally saw her father was above her mother.

Seriate.....

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