HATE Before LOVE
Casual chatter spend the night.

Ardan leads Elif to the bathroom. Actually Ardan was willing to hold Elif, but Elif threatened to hold his pee if Ardan carried him on the grounds that his body must be heavy. For Ardan, Elif's body is as light as chicken feathers. Of course the Elif's reason is just an alibi. He avoids strange feelings for himself that only exist when he comes into contact with Ardan. Don't ask what that taste is? Because Elif himself did not understand.

"You sure you can do it yourself?" ask Ardan to worry.

"What do you want?"

"Said the nurse earlier, if I could not leave you in the bathroom alone."

"I'll be careful."

"All right, but are you sure?"

Elif was already glaring ferociously.

"I mean, this morning it was like looking at Kinan in the mirror."

Elif was silent for a moment. Actually he was also hesitant, there was a little fear in him to go into the bathroom alone. Even though he knew Kinan wouldn't have gotten into that bathroom. But the incident in the office bathroom left little trauma for Elif.

"I can accompany you."

"Don't be weird!"

"I'll turn around, I'll close my eyes, and close my ears. I'll be invisible."

Elif clucked while shaking his head. They are forced to stop their long journey from the bed to the bathroom midway, while Ardan holds Elif as well as an infusion pole. If only there were office staff other than Teddy, Sonya and Gavin, the others would not believe that the man beside Elif was their CEO who had always performed elegantly and charismatically, it was cold with its myriad of annoying rules.

"While you're a man, I can't be in the bathroom with a man." Elif Protest.

"I could be a woman if you wish." Said Ardan while stylized like a woman who was wagging her long hair. Instead of being angry, it made Elif laugh.

"Don't make me laugh here, I can pee on the floor!"

"I'm afraid I'll do anything with you."

"Of course!" Elif sneering. "I'll go in by myself. You wait for me right at the door, lest anyone come in."

"Who will come in?"

"Kinan!"

"Look, there won't be any Kinan as long as I'm here, okay?" Said Ardan very gently coupled with an intense gaze.

"All right." Elif nodded. "Then you don't have to go in!"

"okay! Tell you what scared you this morning?"

"I'm like looking at Kinan in the mirror when I wash my hands."

"Then, don't lock the door, you finish your mission, then put your full attributes on and then call me, wash your hands with me, don't be alone. How's it?"

Elif weighed for a while, then agreed. They continued to go to the bathroom which felt very far away.

Elif closed the door after many times Ardan reminded not to lock the door and not to look in the mirror. Huh, why does it feel so horror? But Elif complies, knowing Ardan's pettiness is also for his own good. Slowly Elif headed to the closet and opened his pants slowly to be able to immediately complete the mission of his natural call and quickly get out of the bathroom.

When he finished, he put his pants back on and made sure his clothes were well worn, Elif called Ardan.

"Have you?" the question is still from outside the bathroom door.

"Yes. I'm gonna wash my hands."

"okay." Ardan opened the door and entered, as they agreed. Ardan helps Elif to walk slowly to the sink.

"Don't lift your head. Just stay down, just focus on washing your hands." Ardan's Word. He even raised his palm in front of Elif's face so that Elif could not see the mirror.

"When I want to reflect too." he lamented.

"For what? You're beautiful."

The spontaneous statement was not planned Ardan, also unexpectedly Elif made him blush.

"I know." Cetus to cover his geer feeling. "I just want to see if there's any celery left in my teeth."

"Just show me your teeth, there's no need to look in the mirror" Ardan said.

"Buck!" Suddenly Elif showed Ardan a row of his teeth in annoyance.

"Whoah!" So pretty! Hold Ardan! Hold it! "You rinsing or what, why are your teeth full of celery leaves?" Ledeknya to cover his desire to devour the Elif round.

"really?" Elif's eyes are rounded.

"Smoke!" Ardan chuckles. "Your teeth are clean like toddler teeth."

Both are laughing.

***

Dinner time came, Elif with the rest of the forced appetite still ate the hospital dinner menu that night, while Ardan ordered food online again. Not pizza, but rice paddies! Really sucks.

Even though Ardan ate while turning his back to Elif, still the man's gesture was very seen enjoying the rice field with the delicious grilled chicken side dish.

After dinner, Ardan was busy with his work on his laptop, several times he also contacted Teddy and some of his clients where Ardan apologized for having to do meetings via online. There is a feeling of guilt for Ardan because he takes care of himself.

"Why not sleep? Are you distracted because I'm too noisy?" asked Ardan while closing the screen of his laptop.

Elif shaking. "Sorry to trouble you."

"Hmmm, I'll forgive you for buying me steak at the restaurant we used to go to after the meeting."

"Which restaurant?" Ardan.

"The restaurant you met with was a beautiful woman, while I sat with Mr. Teddy at a separate table with you."

"Oh, hahahaha!" Ardan chuckles. "Why do you look so upset now? Were you jealous at the time?"

"Jealous from where? I was upset that it was the most delicious steak I've ever eaten, and you told us to leave when my food wasn't finished. Huh!"

Ardan was back laughing. "Alright, well, if you're gonna forgive me by eating that steak, I'll-"

"Buying the restaurant is for sure." Cut Elif.

"I'm so good to know this lady." Cibir Ardan's. "I'm going to recruit his chef to work for me and always make good steaks for you. How's it?"

"Deal!" Elif.

"okay! I'll call Teddy now."

"Eh, what for?" Elif.

"Recruiting that chef."

"God! I'm just kidding!" Elif glaring.

"Hahah, I know you're just kidding, I just want to see your expression." Because it's so adorable! Oh my God, save me!

"That sucks a lot." Elif. But just for a second. After that, his face returned to normal. "Well, by the way, about sucks, why were you so annoying? Even now it still sucks. But you used to be more of a bitch."

"So in your eyes I'm a shitty guy, right?"

"It seems not in my eyes but in the eyes of all your employees. Haha."

"really?" Ardan raised his eyebrows.

Elif nodded.

"I think my employees all like me. I see they always praise me every time I pass them, especially the female employees." Ardan. "Oh, except for you and Sonya, somehow you guys are not affected by my charm."

Elif chuckles. "Because not all women love a nice case but it's a real bitch" she says. "So tell me why you used to be so annoying to make rules that also sucks, give me a job desk that makes no sense, why?"

"Hem, if I told you why, you'd laugh."

"The reason doesn't make sense."

"It can be said that, because at that time Teddy looked astonished to read the contents of the jobdesk."

"What's your reason? Is it because you have a grudge against me because I mentioned the kidnapper and kicked your leg shin?"

Ardan chuckled again while scratching the back of his neck. "That's not my main reason."

"Then?"

"Because your sweet scent makes me want you to stay longer with me. Because, um. how do I explain it. The sweet smell of your hair is like a therapeutic scent that makes my mind calm and more relaxed."

The Elif's laughter exploded. He had to hold the part of his stomach that hurt because he could not help himself not to laugh.

"You really can smell this sweet scent of hair? This blazing lion hair? Really? Or maybe you have an impaired sense of smell?"

"Huh, I told you you'd laugh and you wouldn't believe my reasons either."

"Of course." Elif laughed again. "I have this hair I don't smell anything sweet, all I smell is musty smell and the smell of the sun but you smell sweet? How strange!"

Ardan shrugged his shoulders. "I don't understand it myself either. I told you no, no one smelled that scent but me, not even Teddy until I told him to check into ENT because he couldn't smell that sweet."

"Did you smell that sweet scent right now?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"really."

Ardan nodded.

"For what?"

"For God's sake!"

"Well! Whoa!" Elif took a pinch of her hair and kissed her herself. "I swear, I haven't had two days of shampooing, my hair is limp, and it smells, but you're saying it smells sweet? Holy jeez!"

"I don't understand either. I can even smell it within a few meters."

Elif was surprised to hear it. Can't believe. Then he laughed, remembering something.

"Himply, at that time Mr. Teddy had asked me what brand of perfume, shampoo, bath soap, hair tonic, body lotion, laundry soap, clothes spray for ironing. Don't tell me that's all you're asking for?"

Ardan rubbed his neck again while laughing in embarrassment.

"God! It's really amazing the hidden wonder of this megar hair."

That night they went through with casual chats interspersed with laughter, grumbling, nagging, and more laughter that filled the time between them.

It had never occurred to the two of them that one day they would be able to sit face to face and talk casually without any hatred.