Lies
A Difficult Explanation

Karan was surprised to hear it. At such a large place Karan thought he was in a place so small and narrow that all eyes seemed to be looking at him. Karan felt as if he was in the limelight which of course gave him such a great sense of emphasis. He did not expect. How could he have known Raya would say such an important sentence when they were about to pick up their son? Especially now that they were standing in the middle between the parks leading to the parking lot. When referring to something romantic, obviously this is not a romantic thing. Applying to someone in the parking lot is not a good thing to do.

The most important thing is that the statement is too sudden. Describing that Raya made him very hasty. The woman seemed to be being chased after something so she needed to do it now so that everything was back to normal, including inviting Karan to reconnect with her. Raya seems to think that Karan would have disappeared had he not moved quickly. It was as if there would be a woman seizing the ex-husband in the near future.

Women who want Karan is a lot even though the age of Karan Reviano is administratively 35 years. Though Karan may one day announce Luca as his biological son and part of the Reviano family, Karan does not think it will lessen their desire to approach him. Unfortunately Karan did not think the same. The man has always been steadfast in his commitment to love Raya. For him there was no woman who deserved to accompany him other than the ex-wife. So, Raya doesn't have to do this. There is no need to rush everything.

It seemed like what Karan was thinking was not up to the Kingdom. Instead of stopping what he is doing now, he continues his desire. “Are you surprised? Oh, yes, you must be surprised because I said it all of a sudden. But I'm serious Karan. I really want to come back with you. I want us to refer. If necessary, we can do a wedding here. It won't be long. I'll ask Edgar to help me take care of everything. You just stay—”

“Raya!” Karan stopped Raya's speech by speaking once. When Raya had completely stopped his words, Karan then continued his sentence. “Stop all this huh? Don't say anything like that again now.” That means it's a very important thing for them. Marriage is not an easy thing to express in the open like this. They need a private place so that the conversation can be well received. Moreover, they had experienced a failure to build a household once because of their rash actions who hurriedly held a wedding.

However, Karan's good intentions seem to be misinterpreted by Raya. “Why? Don't you want to be with me anymore? You don't want to marry me?”

Karan's breath was tight to hear the words of his ex-wife. He grabbed the woman's hand and held it. “Raya, that's impossible. You know how I feel about you. Of course I want us to go back to what we used to be. I'm gonna marry you. But Raya, we should talk about this well in a good place as well. After all, are you marrying me again because you really love me or is this all just because of Luca? You have to think about it slowly.”

“What if it's for Luca? Luca is our son, of course I think of his kindness.”

“Yes, that's for sure. But Raya, I don't want us to remarry just for Luca's sake because with or without marriage, no one can separate me from my son. I'll take responsibility for him. To you too. Luca will still be my only child even if we are not married.” Karan's speech made Raya jerk instead of playing. The woman even cried to hear it. Karan quickly wiped away the woman's tears.

“Don't cry Raya. It's really not what you think it is. I am willing to marry you anytime even in this place is also no problem. But I married you purely because of my love for you, not just because of Luca's presence. We have been married and divorced. Raya. We need a very strong reason for our marriage so that what happened in the past does not happen again. You don't want to part with me twice anymore, do you? So please think about this slowly and with a clear mind. Until that happens, I will always accompany you,” Karan said.

Raya did feel disappointed, but there was something that made her feel relieved. That's right what Karan said. Marriage is not a game. He could not do the same as in the past when he decided he wanted to get married just for the sake of popularity. Even back then Raya had no problem marrying anyone as long as the man had power and wealth. For the same reason, Raya decided to accept Karan's proposal and marry the man exactly a week when she decided to cancel her marriage to Varen. Because marriage is as weak as that which makes them unable to maintain their marriage.

“Yes, I understand. I will think about it again,” Raya said at the end.

Karan smiles. He rubbed Raya's hand gently. “I'm glad you understand, Raya. Now we also have a very difficult task, which is to explain my position to Luca. There's no way we can remarry without telling Luca the truth ‘ right? You know I'm a possessive man. I don't want Luca to think of anyone else as his real father when I'm alive.”

“Now, let's follow Luca. Don't let him wait long because I think he'll be mad at us.” Karan takes his ex-wife. Without letting go of his hand, the man took Raya to where Luca was. But while actually being near Luca, Karan releases his hand from Luca's. Luca thought Raya and Edgar were his biological parents. The child will not be able to accept easily when he sees a foreign man in the middle of his small family. “Can't you find Uncle's car?” karan asked Luca who looked confused in the parking lot.

Luca was surprised, he immediately turned his body towards Raya and Karan. “Iya, I don't know which car Uncle.” is

Karan pulled out his ignition key and pressed a button that made his car sound. “That's it!” exciting Karan.

“Oh yes it!” yell Luca again. “Come Uncle! I'll sit next to Uncle to accompany Uncle driving.”

“Wah, you're so nice. Thank you for accompanying Uncle,” Karan replied while patting the top of Luca's head affectionately.

*****

After lunch, Raya invites Karan to their residence in Milan. They live in an apartment in the city center. Not too big, but comfortable enough for them. Only that place can Raya pay rent every month because the cost is quite affordable with mediocre conditions. But when he has regained his popularity and can pay for a better apartment, Raya still does not want to move from there. He was too comfortable living there, Luca felt the same way. So they decided they would always be there during their stay in Milan.

Karan was in the apartment for the first time, but he felt as if he had lived there for years. He was familiar with the place from the way Raya arranged the furniture that was there. Raya has a unique habit, the woman always composes everything based on its size. That is why the books on the shelf are arranged not in alphabetical order like in the library, but based on the size and size of the book. The same thing with the atmosphere of Karan's house now because the man had never moved a single item since Raya left his house.

Not only once Karan visited Raya's apartment. After returning to Jakarta to take care of all his work, Karan returns again to Milan to meet with Raya and Luca. This time he has prepared everything so he can be in Milan much longer than before.

Until the time comes when Karan and Raya will explain their true situation to Luca. After thinking about it carefully, Raya finally understood the reason for wanting to marry Karan. Not only because of Luca, he really wants to marry Karan again because he loves the man. He can't let Karan disappear from his life because imagining him again makes him so miserable. After saying this to Karan, they decided to get married again. After explaining it to their son.

“Luca, actually Uncle Karan is your father. Your birth father.” As soon as Raya started her speech. It turns out that conveying it is very difficult. He even invited Edgar to his house to help him explain to Luca. But when the sentence just came out of the lips of Raya, the look on Luca's face immediately changed. He doesn't seem happy to hear it.

“Look, Daddy is your father, but Daddy is not your real father. Uncle Karan and Mommy were married once, then they split up for a while. You know that Uncle has a problem with his wife ‘ right? Mommy is the wife of Uncle Karan.” Edgar tries to help explain to Luca. Unfortunately the boy still showed his dislike. His eyes slowly turned red and he finally cried sadly.