Love, Maybe
Chapter 9's

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The worried look was clearly visible on Jane's face.

He had put Aiden back in the baby box and was sitting on the living room carpet, applying the drug to both hands of Felix who were exposed to hot water. Jane blew Felix's hand while glancing at the man's face. Jane saw Felix's unceasing facial expression grimacing, and it made her feel sad and unbearable. Jane refocused her eyes on Felix's hand. In his heart he cursed and cursed at himself who was negligent when he knew that Felix was tired and not feeling well. How could he forget that he was cooking water and let Felix pick it up? Jane blicked her lips and felt really guilty.

Jane put the plaster on the bandage that wrapped Felix's hands together, and the wound-treating activity on the man's hand was completed. Jane tidied up the medicine that was strewn on the floor and neatly put it back in the medicine bag. After that he again blew on Felix's hand even though the entire surface of the man's hand had been wrapped in bandages. Jane's behavior even made Felix chuckle slowly.

Hearing Felix's naughtiness, Jane stopped her blowing activity and raised her head to look at Felix sitting on the sofa.

“Sorry yes,” clean Jane. Not yet Felix answered Jane's words, the girl suddenly got up and immediately sat down next to him.

“If there is anything you need just tell me. For example,” for a moment Jane seemed to think with a wrinkled forehead. “For example... What do you want to eat? Just tell me, I'll cook it for you.”

But a second later Jane patted her own forehead on realizing that her cooking ability was very far below Felix's. But the next second Jane's face again smiled brightly.

“Or want a massage? Tell me which part hurts?” Jane started massaging Felix's arms slowly. “Here? Or this one?”

Felix who had just been silent, or rather dumbfounded, finally could no longer hold back his laughter to see Jane's behavior. The man was now stretched quite hard, making him look uneasy and sick some time ago. Jane's turn was silent for a moment, before finally her face turned sullen.

“Ihh, I'm serious,” Jane said she didn't accept being laughed at.

Felix was seen trying to stop his laughter. Even now the man began to hold his stomach that hurt from laughing too much. For a moment the man took a deep breath before finally starting to speak.

“Sorry, the end of your behavior is very funny,” said Felix in a soft voice. “You don't have to bother doing everything. I'm okay.”

A big smile also seemed to adorn the handsome face of Felix. It felt very strange, just by looking at the smile it was all the annoyance and worry that lodged in Jane's mind immediately evaporated somewhere. Likewise with Felix who felt no longer tired after getting such treatment from Jane.

Felix's hand was raised and he gently stroked Jane's brown hair. It caused a smile and a slight red hue on the girl's cheeks, but it also caused pain in her injured hand.

After that Jane got up from the couch. Just now Felix wanted to stand up, but Jane immediately touched the man's shoulder softly. “You just sit down. Anyway you don't do anything just yet. Let today be my turn to take care of everything. I'll try cooking something.”

Jane immediately walked towards the kitchen, but her steps came to a halt when her phone lying on the TV table in the living room rang. The girl quickly turned around and pulled the phone off the TV table.

“Halo.”

“Jane! Where are you? The meeting will start in half an hour, and you still haven't shown up at the office,” her papa's loud voice immediately greeted Jane's hearing as soon as she raised the call.

A moment Jane was silent. He then leaned back slowly after glancing towards the wall clock in the living room. “Ah, today I can't go to the office, Pa.”

“What?” the other exclamations had to be heard by Jane's sense of hearing. Had it not been for Felix watching her, Jane would have protested against her papa. But it seems that today he should be more patient.

“Sorry, Pa. I forgot to tell Papa. But I can't go to the office today because my husband and son are sick.”

Felix who happened to be gulping water from his mug immediately choked. Fortunately Jane was busy with calls from her father so unaware of her husband's reaction to her words just now.

“What? Felix sa–”

Click!

Jane ends the call before the papa rambles back. He sighed softly. He could not protest but at least he could hang up from his papa, even though it was disrespectful. What Jane has to face at home alone has made it quite dizzy, especially if coupled with having to explain at length to her papa.

‘Again, how can I forget today's meeting?’ jane squeezed her hair in annoyance.

“A-What's up with Papa?” ask Felix at last.

Jane looked straight at Felix. For a moment he forgot that Felix was here with him. Sontak Jane immediately drove away her sense of annoyance. He immediately answered Felix while grinning widely. “No, it's okay. Just a small affair in the office, there will be no problems.”

Felix just nodded in response, then he yawned slowly. Seeing that, Jane realized something. The girl immediately walked back towards Felix and pulled his arm slowly. “Felix, you should rest first in the room.”

This time Felix did not refuse. She eventually lets Jane embrace him towards the master bedroom, or rather hug his waist because of Jane's much smaller posture than Felix. Jane helps Felix to lie on the bed and not to forget Jane also covers the man's body.

“Isitemakerest. I'm in the kitchen if you need anything,” Jane said before disappearing behind the bedroom door.

Felix smiled faintly. After Jane came out, Felix slowly reached into his pants pocket. He pulled out his phone and called someone. After speaking for a while on the phone, Felix put his phone on the nightstand and closed his eyes.

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It's been twenty minutes Jane spent just walking back and forth in the kitchen. His hands were folded in front of his chest and his forehead looked wrinkled.

“What should I do now?” jane muttered after a long time of thought and contemplation. Yes, this girl was confused at the thought of what she should do at this moment. After Felix got up and rested, Jane was confused thinking about which thing she should do first.

Cook it?

Oh, Jane immediately cursed herself who could only cook instant noodles. But come to think of it, there was one other dish that Jane could make. Fried rice. But he hadn't cooked the food in a long time and he couldn't make Felix have a stomachache after eating his food at a time like this.

Jane walked back. He has to do something. Didn't he say he would take care of everything today? A good wife and mother should be able to take care of her husband and children while they are sick. Jane finally nodded steadily and headed towards her two-door refrigerator. He opened the refrigerator and tried to find what food he could cook at this time. When he was busy counting the number of potatoes and was weighing what should he try to cook kare, the sound of a bell rang loudly.

Jane immediately turned her body and raised her eyebrows.

‘Who came?’ inner Jane. He immediately ran small to the front door, wondering who came to his apartment this afternoon. The door opened, showing the figure of a man.

“Feli–” the man did not continue his sentence. Jane looked at this man before her with a questioning look.

“Whose you?”

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Jane and Henry were sitting in the main room sipping the chamomile tea that Jane was steeping. Luckily, Henry came before Jane made the groceries in her refrigerator wasted. Henry came with his wife's cooking, mushroom stir-fry and chicken soup. Henry also helped Jane bathe Aiden.

“Sorry to trouble you,” Jane put down her cup and smiled a little awkwardly to Henry.

The man put down his cup and wagged both his hands while smiling broadly. “Nothing, no problem kok.”

Henry's very familiar nature makes Jane feel easy and keep chatting with this man even though this is the first time they met. Felix has never told Jane about his friends, and Henry is the only friend Felix knows at this time.

“Actually I have been here several times, when I came you are working and not at home,” said Henry while pinching the fat cheek of the padlock Aiden who was playing in his baby carriage. Aiden smiled happily and shook the lion-shaped toy in his hand.

Jane saw him smiling. Especially when he saw Aiden who had returned cheerful as usual. If Henry had been here a few times, would he have helped Felix take care of Aiden?

Henry turned his gaze away from Aiden and shook his head slowly. “Not always, just once when Felix will first bathe Aiden. The rest of the most I just tell you this and that, mostly I came because I really want to meet with Felix alone.”

“How was the first time Felix bathed Aiden? Is he trouble?” jane asked enthusiastically, and Henry began to tell Jane. Jane laughed a few times when she heard Henry's story.

“I thought Felix had really learned all these things by himself, it turns out you helped him a lot. Thank you very much loh.” Jane said with a smile.

Henry shook his hand. “No problem. Besides, I'm glad to be able to help Felix take care of Aiden's cute baby,” again Henry pinched softly on Aiden's puffed cheek. Before long the man glanced at the circular watch in his hand and spoke, “It looks like I should go back now. My wife must be overwhelmed taking care of the child alone.”

Jane got up and drove Henry to the doorstep. “Greetings to your wife yes. Next time we all have to eat together.”

“That's a good idea,” Henry said with a friendly smile. “Tip my regards to Felix. Hope he recovers quickly.”

Jane nodded slowly, then she closed the door to her apartment after Henry's body disappeared behind the hallway to the elevator. After that Jane enters and rushes to the kitchen to prepare dinner for Felix. He was busy pouring food on the plate to be heated when he heard his name called.

“Jane.”

That familiar voice came out from the direction of the stairs. The figure of Felix wearing a white T-shirt and blue trousers is seen coming down the stairs.

“You're up?” Jane stopped her activities and walked over to Felix.

“You cooked the soup?” ask the man. Jane immediately wondered in her heart, does frequent cooking make Felix's nose like this? Jane hasn't even taken the soup out of the thermos Henry was carrying.

“No, your friend came. Henrys. He brought chicken soup and sauteed mushrooms cooked by his wife,” Jane explained. Felix looked slowly. He did not feel surprised because he was the one who called Henry to come here before going to bed. Felix certainly could not have let Jane overwhelmed take care of everything alone. Moreover, she knew that Jane could not cook at all. He was injured and could not help at all.

Jane and Felix walk into the kitchen. Felix sat himself down at the dinner table, while Jane was again busy pouring food on plates and bowls and putting it in the microwave to heat up. After the heat is done, Jane arranges all the food on the dining table.

“You want to eat now? You haven't had lunch yet,” asked Jane.

“No, I want to take a shower first,” Felix replied slowly.

“Ah, okay. You take a shower first, only after that we have dinner,” replied Jane while busy putting two glasses and a glass kettle filled with water on the table.

Felix immediately stood up and walked towards the stairs towards the second floor. Just reaching the third step, Felix stopped and turned his body. “Jane..”

“Iya?” Jane stopped her activity for a moment and looked up at Felix.

“I want shampooing.”

“Hm? Then?” jane asked as she looked at Felix with a puzzled look.

Felix held up his hands wrapped in bandages. “It looks like you have to help me.”

Jane momentarily pegged. But then inevitably Jane must come upstairs to help Felix. His heart was beating uncharacteristically. He was in the bathroom with Felix in it. Jane was still trying to digest her current situation when Felix turned around and spoke.

“Can you please take off my shirt too?” ask Felix. Jane's heart that had been beating was not because it immediately became more chaotic after hearing Felix's words.

Take off her shirt? Oh, naw. But it looks like Jane has to think more rationally because of course it is necessary to take off the shirt if you want to shampoo, right? Because if not, Felix's shirt will get wet.

“O-oke.”

Both of Felix's hands have been raised up, so Jane can help take off her shirt. With a slight hold of breath and subconsciously closing her eyes as well, Jane's hands grabbed the edge of Felix's shirt. Jane was trying to pull her shirt up when Felix's voice ruffled.

“How can you help take off your shirt while brushing so?” felix asked still while chuckling. Both of Jane's eyelids open. His position right in front of Felix with his hands on the edge of the shirt that had been lifted in half made Jane able to see clearly the checkered muscles lodged in Felix's stomach.

Jane could not hide the red hue that caused the heat on her cheek, which inexplicably made Felix feel awkward too. They were both in such a position. Tell you what, Jane's already embarrassed, how could she help this man to shampoo?

It is impossible to continue to stay with a position like this, finally Jane quickly pulled Felix's shirt until it was released, despite being stuck in the head of the tall man. Felix subdues her body to help Jane.

Now Felix is sitting on a wooden bench facing a mirror in the bathroom. Jane stood behind him preparing to incubate Felix. After Felix wet his own hair, Jane now poured shampoo over his palm and rubbed it on Felix's hair. Slowly, Jane slowly damaged Felix's hair while massaging his head. Occasionally Felix observed his reflection in the mirror even though he looked down more.

Jane secretly cursed the mirror. This position is really not in his favor because he can see clearly the reflection of Felix who does not wear a shirt. Ten minutes long Jane incubated Felix, until when Jane was about to rinse her hair, Felix prevented her.

“Let me just. If this I can be alone,” said Felix.

Jane nodded her head clumsily and moved towards the sink to rinse the shampoo foam in her hands. After that his body turned around and he looked at Felix. The tall man frowned, he was just about to lower his trousers but stopped because he saw Jane who was still there.

“Why? You want to bathe me too?”

“H-Hah?”

“Then why didn't you come out?”

“I'll be out now.”

Jane immediately rushed out of the bathroom. After the girl disappeared behind the door, Felix immediately laughed softly while shaking his head.

Jane went straight downstairs with her heart still pounding. While waiting for Felix to finish taking a bath, Jane sits on her beige sofa with Aiden on her lap. The little baby was now drinking his milk voraciously. Jane occasionally stroked Aiden's back, trying to put him to sleep.

Soon enough, the milk Aiden drank ran out. Jane took off the bottle, her index finger placed in front of Aiden's mouth as the tiny baby yawned. Aiden's clear eyes seemed to blink, as if they would be closed in a moment.

“Sleepy Mom's son huh?” jane said with a smile.

Again Aiden opened his eyes. Her pair of clear eyes reflected the shadow of her beautiful mother. Jane kissed Aiden's forehead. The baby yawned again then slowly his eyes began to shut. Jane swung Aiden's body in her arms slowly while her other hand rubbed the baby's hair slowly.

“Jane,” sounds Felix calling from upstairs. “Can you please help me wear clothes?”

“Iya, briefly,” says Jane. The girl put the sleeping Aiden into the baby carriage. Just now Jane was about to step towards the second floor when a loud bell sounded. Jane abandoned her intention to go upstairs and turned to the front door of her apartment.

As soon as the door was opened, Jane's eyes immediately rounded perfectly looking at the two middle-aged figures standing there.

“Who came?” ask Felix who suddenly appeared behind Jane with the state of not wearing his shirt. That instant also Felix's eyes rounded in shock.

“Mama? Papa?”

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