HATE Before LOVE
The adorable jealousy.

"When do you want to hide here?" asked the tall man while brewing two cups of coffee, one black for him, the other mixed with milk for his cousin. A kitchen that is not too big from a house that is also not too big.

"Until what they do to me I can pay the price." replied the woman in a cold tone.

"Why don't we just do it yesterday why wait this long for revenge. What are you planning to do exactly?"

"My handsome cousin, revenge should have its own art." The woman sipped her milk coffee slowly, enjoying each sip. "You see, it's been a few months that they've considered themselves great, but couldn't find me."

"I have to admit, I'm good at hiding people." Said the man.

"You've got to help me, we'll have a minute."

"Of course, I'll be by your side." Said the man grinning.

***

"You're opening a secretary's vacancy to replace Sonya's sister, again?" elif asked one afternoon when they, Elif and Ardan, were spending some leisure time in a city park. Ardan just explained about the job vacancy that was opened to become his secretary.

"Yes, of course. I need a masterful secretary, like Sonya, or like you. But there's no way you're my secretary anymore, right?" Ardan chuckles. "I can no longer force Sonya to survive either, because she is also her life choice."

"Then, is there a candidate?"

"It's already started working. His ability impressed me enough."

"Impressed?" Elif looked at Ardan full of probes. "I mean impressed?"

"It works great." Ardan still answered him casually, not realizing the suspicious change in Elif's face the moment he heard Ardan was so impressed by his new secretary.

Elif realized having a handsome and very well-established lover would make him have many fierce rivals, who compete of course not to mess with his appearance to steal the young CEO's attention. While Elif? To tame his hair is so difficult, Ardan can turn away if the beginning of work only his new secretary has impressed him!

"Are you sure you're just impressed with how it works?"

"You mean?" Ardan raised his eyebrows next to him while looking at Elif. He began to realize the jealousy his lover was hiding. But he pretended not to know.

"Yaaah..perhaps from the appearance, the way he accompanies you to the meeting, the way he talks, walks, well that's how it is." said Elif while raising his shoulders, as if he did not care.

"Oh that.. yes it can be said that his appearance is enough, what yes..mm good."

"Good?" Elif.

"Yes, great. There's nothing wrong with her looks, everything's perfectly fitting."

Elif frowned, "Very fit?" He repeats.

Ardan nodded. "If the way to accompany me during the meeting is also very deft. His language skills are the same as yours, he can speak several languages as well" said Ardan, not forgetting to be peppered with a light laugh with eyes glaring at the sky, as if imagining his new secretarial visual.

"The way he walks, talks, even while drinking leaves many people stunned. It's perfect."

"Sem-perfect?!" Elif widens eyes.

"Yes... uh, what's wrong with you, why glare like that?"

"It's okay! I'm flickering!" Tukas Eliph.

"I just found out that anyone can glare like that at a glance."

Elif. Turned face. Eating the leather nuts they bought from the street vendors in the park was upset.

"You okay, honey?"

"Did Mona have a boyfriend?" asked Ardan then, holding back a laugh seeing how adorable Elif was when jealous.

"Why is that?" ask Elif.

"I intend to introduce this new secretary of mine to Mona, it looks like they'll fit in."

"Huh?" Elif gawked, then immediately regained consciousness. "What do you mean Mona's gonna fit in with your new female secretary?"

"Lho's? Who said my new secretary was a girl?"

"You...." Elif realized it at last. He exhaled while closing his eyes for a moment, then opened his eyes again and looked at his lover with a piercing look. "Are you pranking me, Ardan Mahesa Demir?"

"Ng."

"Ih! So annoying! So sucks! You're infuriating!" Maki Elif while beating and pinching Ardan's arm mercilessly, while Ardan laughed out loud, while trying to avoid without getting up from his seat then he managed to stop the action of Elif by hugging the woman tightly.

"Sorry baby, you end up being so adorable when jealous like that. I feel like I'd like to keep working on you all day."

"Try it if you dare!" Threaten Elif while pinching Ardan's flat stomach.

The man even laughed. "Why should you be jealous?"

"Because I'm afraid, use all questions!" elif replied still in an upset mood.

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid you'll turn away from me, you'll leave me."

"Go to leave you because I'm fascinated with other women, so you mean?"

Elif nodded his head in Ardan's arms in response. "I'm afraid you're in love with another woman."

Ardan was even chuckling. He let go of his embrace without releasing his hands from Elif's arms. His eyes stared deeply and intensely into the Elif's eyes, one hand moving away the strands of Elif's hair that were blown off the wind covering the woman's cheeks.

"How can I fall in love with another woman if you make me fall in love every day?"

"Buck!"

"I'm telling you the truth, baby." said Ardan.

"Then if your secretary is a man, who is all that captivated?"

"Of course the female staff. I'm the most handsome man in the office, admit that my secretary is enough.what yes."

Elif snorted dejectedly, "Why not just say it from the beginning, annoying."

"I told you, you're adorable when you're jealous like that." Ardan couldn't bear to not pinch Elif's cheek.

"It's as good as what he is to the point that you can take it?"

"Ehm. arguably how it works he's like a blend of you and Sonya, right make me salute. And if the appearance, many female staff say she is similar to a Korean actor, her name is.. um.. sun jo.. so jon... son ju.. ah! Park Soe Joon's. I don't know, but what I hear is like that. Is Park Soe Joon really that handsome?"

"I don't know, I've never watched any Korean dramas. You know, don't have time to watch." Elif puts his shoulders back on the beans, no longer filled with jealousy or curiosity though Ardan says his new secretary looks like a handsome Korean actor. Of course it makes Ardan fall more and more in love with Elif.

Yeah, she was earnest when she said Elif made her fall in love every day.