Look at Me, Elle
Chapter 10 Papa Abigail

Returning from work, precisely finished touring from four Mixture cafes in Badung, Leonathan took the time to clean up before looking at Abigail. The more days, the more time Leonathan went with the adorable baby girl. The man who suddenly liked the baby was also unable to cover his feelings when carrying Abigail, so happy and proud to be able to know, and participate in caring for a baby as beautiful as Abigail.

Now Leonathan is watching a beautiful baby who is busy staring at the ceiling of the room with two hands twitching. His two legs were also actively moved. The mother who was preparing dinner was still struggling with the chicken in the kitchen.

Leonathan himself occasionally menoel or kiss Abigail's cheeks. As of now, he lifted Abigail slowly from the baby bed netting the pony theme. When he was really there in his arms, Leonathan kissed the cheek filled with it, both the right and left cheek pollinated alternately.

Not crying or laughing, the pure white baby looked at Leonathan. Like an observer, Abigail looked at Leonathan with a full gaze, pointing at his face.

"Why? Is there something weird on my face?" leonathan asked with a smile that broadened so widely.

When asked Abigail just blinked as necessary without taking her eyes off. Totally stared at Leonathan's face in great detail like an observer of expression.

Still staring even though Leonathan had a little laugh. "Hey, Gail ... Why? You want something? Or am I too handsome?"

Leonathan chuckled to himself as the baby simply winked repeatedly while trying to reach Leonathan's cheeks using his two hands wrapped in long-sleeved clothes and gloves. "I'm handsome, huh?" He nodded and continued, "your father is more handsome, but his behavior is not as handsome as his face."

Alice, who had just walked out of the kitchen, ran over and protested a little, "stop, Nath!"

Standing beside Leonathan, he glanced at his son and poked one of the round meat, especially if not the cheeks of his son who was like Dorayaki, a pottery cake. "Abigail was just amazed, Uncle Nath."

Then looked at Leonathan with an annoyed look, and protested once again, "don't say what's bad about his papa. I don't want him to hate her."

"I didn't mean to."

"Yes already. Em ... Then let's eat! My cooking is ready," he asked who immediately took the right hand of the friend because his left hand was used to hold Abigail. Leonathan who is still understanding did not think far. He let Alice lead him to the dining room and let him sit down. "You want a lot or a little rice, Nath?"

"Two spoons" he replied after peeping Abigail's forehead. "He started yawning" she told Alice.

While taking the rice to Leonathan he replied, "it's time to drink ASI. You just eat first, I'll eat after he's full and sleep." Leonathan, who followed Alice's words, agreed to a short day of rest and then gave Abigail to her mother before she ate the fried chicken and vegetable soup made by the woman who had now passed from the kitchen.

Leonathan thought he would see Abigail sleeping with her beautiful calm face. But what was seen was inversely proportional, the baby actually did not want to sleep. Even when she was put to bed, Abigail cried. The full Leonathan offered to carry her, and told Alice to spend the dinner that Leonathan had prepared on the plate.

"Thank you for your concern all this time, Nath."

"Don't get me wrong" Leonathan retorted as he pulled the corner of his lips until a smile formed in the handsome blue-eyed man's expression. "I did it because I was thinking about Abigail, not just because of your concern" she continued, which made Alice not put a spoon filled with rice and chicken in her mouth. "

Alice, who had been shining, now the light in her eyes dimmed. "Didn't there be a sense of care for you for me?"

"Well or not, that's my right."

Alice grew increasingly wide-eyed to hear the answer from Leonathan who was very painful, slapping though without raising a palm on his cheek. His heart had to feel disappointment once again, even though he had always received Leonathan's treatment that seemed to care about him.

"If anything, it's just as a friend. I emphasize again, only a friend and can't be more than that."

"Nath, are you .. Are you sure you said something just now?" Indeed, Alice does not know when to fight to get Leonathan's love for her that has been lost because of the presence of Brielle. Until this second, Leonathan still locked his heart, and only Brielle can open the padlock. "You sure? Does your little heart not side with me at all?"

"Until when do we talk about the same thing constantly?" Exhaling his heavy breath, Leonathan glanced at Abigail who was busy biting at the glove he was wearing.

"My decision is well-rounded" said Leonathan emotionlessly as he was holding and cradling Abigail.

There was no way he would raise the volume or give Alice a knock if he didn't want the child to cry from shock and fear. "You're always talking about my feelings that are definitely not for you anymore. Understand and be aware, Alice."

"I'll keep trying to get those feelings back, Nath. I'm not giving up."

"Free, it won't work and your efforts will be in vain." Briefly kissing Abigail's forehead, he added in a pleading tone to Alice and the full gaze of her blue eyes looked at the woman, saying, "be aware."

"You know, I've reciprocated your feelings. But, why do you have to love another woman after I realize how I feel, Nath? Especially when that woman isn't around you keep your feelings for her."

"You're the one who realized too late, but why are you blaming me?"

"Because of ka—"

"Don't blame me for meeting Brielle or blame Brielle. It's all because you rejected me, Alice. You can't be selfish like this, understand the feelings of others," Leonathan said as he grew furious.

He is tired of always discussing feelings, especially the stubborn and selfish woman was his best friend for a long time. "If you keep talking about this, I'll really stay away from you. I will not think about your fate anymore. You can't be Alice."

"Not to be afraid, I'll still pay for all your needs if I leave. My love for you remains, Gail. Be a good boy" Leonathan said, rubbing the baby's tiny forehead and nose in his hand.

Alice, who was following Leonathan from behind, couldn't hold back her tears. He looked at Leonathan's back with sorrow. Even so, his mouth still muttered, "until whenever I keep trying to make you papa Abigail, Nath."

*

"ARE YOU ACTUALLY WORKING OR SLEEPING?!" leonathan shouted as the sun was still hiding. Even he had already placed one hand on his waist, the other hand was holding a mobile phone in his left ear.

"IT'S BEEN MONTHS BUT YOU CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE! SEARCH ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU CAN! I COMMAND YOU TO GET NEW NEWS, BUT STILL NO RESULTS! NO FUCK!" he is not strong anymore. The old emotions that were not released exploded.

"IF THERE'S NO WORD FOR ANOTHER THREE MONTHS, I'LL FIRE YOU!" Then Leonathan turned off the call and threw it on the bed.

Ruffling her brown hair that had been a mess since last night, she stood in front of the window of the room where the curtains were blotted out. The still dark and silent atmosphere of the sky was just like his current mood. Although there are new members who make it a little cheerful, Leonathan still needs the presence of Brielle. Guilt continues to eat away at his heart, he can not be happy if Brielle can not be found.

"Actually where are you right now? Are you still on this earth or have you gone far and hard for me to meet?"

Exhaling, the well-built and muscular man chose to position himself on the floor with a pair of tight arms holding his own body, as well as straightened legs extending. Leonathan is ready to exercise, push up as much as thirty times, to refresh his body as well as his brain. Not only push-ups, he also does lifting weights to maintain the shape of his muscular and tight arms.

Finished exercising Leonathan immediately went to the amar bath. He was silent in there with a face that had been washed by the shower. Looking up, Leonathan closed his eyes while recalling the incident when he slept with Brielle in his private room.

"Why did you leave that night?" his murmured together with two hands clenched, until his veins were printed clearly. "I'm sure you're devastated, Elle. But can you talk to me first? Why would you rather go and disappear from my presence all this time?"

Leonathan's naked upper body was constantly bathed in water, making sweat fall out with the cold running water. His mind was still faithful considering the sweet face of Brielle who gave a smile to him. Even the face of Brielle who was so charming when sleeping still passed in her mind from the past until now.

"How come you're, Elle. Only you managed to keep me interested and busy thinking about the feeling of love."

Leonathan grabbed a bottle of shampoo and poured it over his hand. He rubbed the slippery fragrant liquid into his brown hair that has been alkaline since. Massaging her scalp slowly, Brielle's face allowed her to dance in the brain.

"Although not my first love, but you're the one who can make me this messy."

The time it took Leonathan in the restroom was no more than twenty minutes. He headed straight for the wardrobe with black wrapped around his lower body, leaving his abdominal muscles imprinted. Not yet had time to reach for the boss to change, Leonathan heard his phone ringing and immediately rushed to reach for it.

"Hello?" ask him without seeing who called. "Oh, yeah. I recall. I just took a shower. I'll pick you up in fifteen minutes." Exhaling disappointment from her mouth because the one who called her just now was Alice.

"If I don't love Abigail, I won't show my face in front of you anymore," lirih the man after throwing his gawai back on the bed before he turned around and looked again for a superior for him to do a photo shoot with Abigail and Alice.

Yes, right at the age of Abigail who stepped on ten days Alice wanted a newborn photoshoot that is usually done when the baby is five to fourteen days old. Before Abigail was two weeks old, she, Alice asked Leonathan and begged that her son had the fondest memories with her as well as Leonathan who had been taking very good care of Abigail like a father to his own children.

At six o'clock in the morning, Leonathan got out of his house in his usual favorite car, black. Deliberately not having breakfast because Alice must have provided food for him. Actually, he himself slightly objected if he had to go to Alice's house this early.

However, because again the strong reason is Abigail, the little one who always misses him. If not the adorable child, Leonathan prefers to lie in bed while monitoring the news of his men about Brielle.

Arriving at Alice's courtyard, the woman stood up and watched her get out of the car. Even he waved and almost hugged Leonathan if only the man did not rewind his body. "Hand, I'll take Abigail for a walk around here."

"You don't want breakfast first?"

"No" Leonathan took Abigail from her mother's hand and took her away from Alice. "Call me when you're done mand." Alice only nodded as Leonathan turned his head briefly towards her, letting the man take Abigail for a walk around her house.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the photographer Leonathan ordered finally arrived. The crew began arranging the items used for shooting such as lights, plain backgrounds, and some properties that Abigail would later use, for example, a furry photo mat, a round straw basket, and so on, and a special baby mini sofa.

"For the second session you and I have to go, Nath."

"Huh? What's for?" leonathan asked who immediately raised his chin, glancing at Alice who was standing before him. "This is Abigail's special photo shoot, if you want to come, come along. I'm not." Leonathan, who was trying to make Abigail laugh, did not want to be angry and upset, especially not just him and Alice who were in the family room. The crew that was busy observing and taking pictures of Abigail was also around the two of them.

"Come on, I've been taking you from yesterday. It's okay if it's just one photo?" persuade Alice who made Leonathan sigh long before nodding. "Thank you, Nath! I've also prepared matching costumes for the three of us." Leonathan who was already really upset finally just kept quiet. "I'll get you yours, wait a minute."

No kidding, Alice had indeed prepared for this day to arrive. He gave Leonathan a white shirt, just like his white dress. Abigail herself was ready with feather wings and white bando, just like Alice and Leonathan. Abigail was flanked by two adults who took her and kissed her simultaneously at the photographer's behest.

"You're a perfect fit to be Abigail's father, Nath."

"I may be his father, but not your husband" replied Leonathan, whispering behind Alice's right ear. After that he lifted his foot from there, wanting to immediately replace the white shirt with a milk chocolate shirt that was previously attached to his body. As his wife was already running away, Leonathan left the living room to calm down.