Just A Professional Relationship
S2 - Episode Three
Axel stepped gontai along the way. Several times he took a deep breath and exhaled. He still couldn't get rid of the silver-haired man who hugged Nadin the other day.
‘Why are you such a coward, Dion?’ ask him to yourself. It had been two days, but he had not dared to ask Nadin. He was too afraid that discussing it would only make things worse between them.
Again Axel exhaled when he had just arrived in front of Nadin's house. He tried to get rid of all the bad thoughts and act as usual.
Axel went to the door and knocked. Put on a big smile as usual, to welcome Nadin who will open the door.
After a few minutes, the door opened. It's just, Axel should be surprised because it's not Nadin who opened it. Except the silver-haired man who was there.
“Wah.. there are guests yes,” said the man. With a friendly face, as if nothing was wrong.
While Axel himself had already lost a smile on his lips. He looked upset, and suddenly rose in blood.
“Who yes? What is it gonna take?”
Without answering anything, Axel immediately pushed the man until both of them were inside the house. “Lo who is it?” snapped it. “Why is it here?”
“Wow, calm down, Dude,” reply long hair guy calmly. There was not the slightest expression of fear from his face. And just a little bit full of ridicule.
Seeing that, Axel could not bear to not deliver a punch. His fist was already clenched in front of the face of the unknown man.
“Dion! Stop!” Nadin cried out in panic. She comes up with apron and gloves for cooking.
Soon Nadin walked over and separated the two men who were there. He stood in front of the silver-haired man who was still smiling faintly. While blocking Axel who was almost consumed by emotion.
“Gue asked, lo who?!”
“It looks like you don't know yet. I'm Nadin's girlfriend.”
“Hah?!”
“And now stay together here.”
Nadin saw things getting worse. He didn't even get a chance to talk. Now, he was worried that he could not hold Axel who was impatient to take a hit.
“Kak, don't joke around, ah!” nadin Protest. “Dion, please. Calm down!”
The blonde guy laughed. He could not bear to see Axel's reaction matching his shadow.
Axel no longer wants to attack. But he was still upset at being confused about what was happening, as well as about who he saw.
Nadin breathed. “Dion.. It's Brother Stefan. She's the older sister of Juna,”.
Axel was silent for a moment. Looks like his brain is processing what he just heard. “Hah? Juna's sister?”
“Hai...” Stefan said with a smile.
“But I immediately annoyed to squirm.”
The more you see, the more clearly the resemblance between Juna and Stefan. From the start of appearances, they looked like royalty. Lengthen the hair, in a quirky style. Only, Juna was more quiet. While Stefan seemed to prefer interacting with others, and was a bit of a whimper. Both are four years old.
Stefan grew up in France. Living with one of her uncles there, she works as a fashion designer and has a salon there. Sometimes she takes a job as a model.
Stefan rarely goes back to Indonesia. In fact, Nadin had only met a few times. But the nature of Stefan who is easily close to others makes Nadin feel familiar with him.
“Your boyfriend really looks the same as what you said. Easy to be cheated and quick to emotion,” comments Stefa. He walked and sat on the sofa. It was as if the house belonged to him.
“He really lives here?” axel asked with a serious face.
“No, coke. Just stopped by for a while because I told you you want to come.”
Nadin also invited Axel into the middle room. While he continued his cooking activities that had been disrupted. “Wait for ya, briefly again I finished.”
Axel stepped slowly while looking at Stefan sitting on the sofa while watching tv. He looked relaxed as he chewed the beans from inside the jar.
“No! Don't come in here! Just a moment to finish!” nadin replied with a slight shout.
Inevitably, Axel had to sit on the same sofa as Stefan. Then both are silent.
Stefan leaned against the back of the chair. Then glanced at Axel who looked uncomfortable. “So you're a boyband member yes,” ask. Still busy chewing the beans.
“I've been out from a year ago,” reply. Still reluctant to look back at the questioner.
“Hm... And now you're trying to snatch Nadin?”
“Huh,” Axel grunts. “Captured from whom?”
“From my sister.”
“She herself asked me to look after her.”
“Wah... turned out to be true.”
Stefan caught Axel's attention. The brown-haired man immediately glanced questioningly. “You heard what from Juna?”
“He is not a person who easily trusts others. Especially about finding a replacement to keep Nadin. You know, if only Juna were still around, you wouldn't even have the slightest chance to take Nadin.”
“Actually what do you want to say?”
“If even Juna entrusts Nadin to someone else, the only one he will trust is me,”. “But at that time I felt strange when I saw him sending a letter to your home address. And so curious, what kind of person does he trust to keep Nadin.”
“Then?”
“I'm still confused why.”
The conversation stopped. The two of them were silent again with their eyes fixed on the television screen. When Nadin came with a tray of food, they still looked like that. “You guys don't chat?” tanyakanya.
“Wah, I miss Indonesian cuisine!” exciting Stefan. His face was sumringah as he looked at the food Nadin was serving on the table.
Axel was still watching the strange-looking man in his eyes.It felt like when he saw Juna. It could not be judged at a glance from its outer appearance alone. And people like that Axel thinks are very dangerous.
The three started eating, and continued chatting. For a moment, Nadin looked towards the potato patio he had made. Then glanced at the glass cabinet not far from there.
‘I cook Kak Juna's favorite pedal,’ he said in his heart.
Her and Juna's picture is still plastered, next to her parents' photo, as well as a container containing a pair of rings.
“Kak Stefan until when in Indonesia?”
“Hm... Don't know yet.”
“Although there is more work here.”
“Iya, important work.”
“Wah, what job? Do you not-don't you open a salon also here?”
“Good idea. But, it's not that. I just wanted to make sure of something as a replacement for Juna.”
Nadin immediately put on a curious face. Similarly, Axel—though trying hard to cover it. For a while, the two did not speak. Just waiting for Stefan to finish chewing.
“I have to make sure that the person you are with now can make you happy.”
Nadin laughed. “That's really important, Brother,” he said. “I'm happy, really now. No need to worry.” He glanced at Axel and gave a sweet smile.
The man looked back, replying with a similar smile.
'I will definitely protect and make you happy.'