Love Without Memory
Nathan's Problem

Nathan dropped himself in his work chair in annoyance. His hands were twitching his head which felt dizzy at that moment.

Somehow he felt the problems came to him since he married Aleea.

Tooookkkk tooookkk

Nathan takes his gaze towards the door of his room and finds Vina who opens the door and enters the room.

"This is a proposal from my team sir, me...."

"No need, the results of your work are very disappointing, just dissolve the team that you have made!" nathan cut Vina's words.

"But sir...."

"I'll take care of everything myself Vina, before things get worse!" nathan said, raising his voice and then moving from his seat and about to walk away.

But Vina quickly got up from her seat and held Nathan back.

"No Nathan, you can't do this to me, you know how I've been working all this time? I can always give the maximum results for the company, so please give me a chance and I will make it better!" vina pleaded.

"But this is not a small matter of Vina, I always entrust a lot of important things to you but this time you really disappointed me a lot!" reply Nathan.

"I know I was wrong, I was too busy thinking about other things the last few days, but I promise I'll refocus on my work!" vina.

"What makes you unable to focus Vina? do you still intend to resign?" ask Nathan.

"No, I just....."

"Have forgotten it, I'll step in to solve this problem myself and don't blame me if I'm going to find it hard to trust you again!" nathan cut Vina's words.

"What about Evan? isn't he responsible for this too? he hasn't even been seen in the office since yesterday!" ask Vina.

"She was completely unaware of the matter so never give her a hand" Nathan replied.

"Why? he also has to take Nathan's responsibility!"

"She's not doing well Vina, telling her the office problems will only make her worse!" said Nathan.

"You're so unfair Nathan, you're just mad at me and the team without even looking at Evan who's actually guilty!" vina.

"If Evan knew there was a problem for sure he would try to solve it and tell me to discuss the solution instead of letting it drag on until it ended up being a big problem like you and your team did!" reply Nathan.

"But....."

Vina stopped her speech when suddenly Nathan's door opened and papa Nathan entered Nathan's room.

"What's this about? are you guys fighting?" aryan asked who saw Nathan and Vina seem to be struggling.

"No pa, there's only a little problem" replied Nathan who was trying to control his emotions at the time.

"Get out Vina, let's talk about it later!" nathan asked Vina to leave his room.

"Alright sir, excuse me" said Vina with a slight bow of her head to Nathan and Aryan.

"What's the matter papa here? Nathan thinks papa is still off the island" Nathan asked the father, bringing himself back to his seat after Vina left the room.

"Papa's been home since yesterday and papa's here to give you some files you need to check, prove to papa that you can still trust Nathan!" replied Aryan.

"Nathan must have been trying to do Nathan's job well, didn't you know how Nathan worked, all this time" Nathan said.

"You know, but what you did yesterday was so disappointing, papa, how can you have fun there regardless of your job and responsibilities!" reply Aryan.

"I'm sorry Nathan pa, Nathan won't do it again" Nathan said.

"Papa saw you as if you were arguing with Vina, is there a big problem? is that related to your office or your personal problems?" ask Aryan.

"Why would papa ask like that, it's certain that what Nathan and Vina are talking about is an office matter, there's no reason to talk about personal matters with Vina!" reply Nathan.

"Don't make our family's good name tarnished to Nathan, you should think long before acting!" aryan said as he moved from his seat.

"Nathan understood pa" Nathan replied.

Aryan then exits Nathan's room, leaving Nathan still frustrated with all the problems he is facing.

**

In Evan's apartment, there is now a smell of cake that fills every corner of the room when Evan takes out brownies from the oven.

"Waaaahhh it smells so good, I can't wait to try it!" aelea said with her two sparkling eyes as she looked at the brownies that had just come out of the oven.

After a few minutes of waiting, Evan then decorated the fudgy brownies with melted chocolate and almonds in some parts, while others he left plain without any toppings.

"Can I try it?" asked Aleea impatiently.

"Of course, try it!" reply Evan.

With a smile, Alee took one piece of fudgy brownies and put it in her mouth without hesitation.

Instantly both of his eyes sparkled feeling a chocolate taste that spread throughout his mouth.

"Waaahhh... It's really amazing, you should try it Evan, hurry up!" said Aleea while giving one piece of fudgy brownies to Evan.

Evan simply opened his mouth, letting Aleea feed him the fudgy brownies they had just made.

"Hmmm......"

Evan nodded his head feeling the sweet taste of chocolate that filled his mouth.

"I think I want to spend it all!" aelea said with a face that looked so happy at the time.

"You can eat all of this Aleea, eat as much as you want" Evan replied.

Alee nodded his head with a smile, while Evan only smiled faintly looking at Aleea who was so happy at that time. In his heart he felt very happy about it.

Evan then took out a glass jar and put pieces of fudgy brownies into it.

"There's still a lot of cake left, do you want to help me learn how to make more cakes?" aelea asked at once.

"Actually I'm not very good at making Aleea either, I just remember what my mom used to do and occasionally saw recipes on the internet" Evan replied.

"But you made it very well Evan, come on help me, I beg you!" aelea pleaded with one hand of Evan.

As Evan fell silent, he froze for a while before Aleea raised her hand that was within Aleea's grasp.

"You're gonna help me, aren't you?" aelea asked with both eyes of Evan.

"Yes, we'll make it together" Evan replied with an awkward smile.

"Thank you Evan, you're so good!" aeleea said as she let go of Evan's hand and took the jar of fudgy brownies and brought it to the living room.

"Gosh, what happened to me? realize Evan, she's your best friend's wife!" evan said in his heart while trying to calm the thump in his chest.

**

Time passed, the clock had already shown at 5pm when Aleea had just finished taking a bath.

"You can wear my clothes for a while, Aleea, I forgot I haven't bought you a change of clothes" Evan said from the front of his room.

"No problem Evan, thank you," Aleea replied from inside Evan's closed room.

Evan then picks up his phone at the table, searches for women's clothes from his phone and buys some that he feels are suitable for Aleea.

Shortly after, the doorbell of his apartment sounded, making Evan frown.

"I just ordered it, it's impossible to come right away right?" ask Evan to himself.

As the doorbell kept ringing, Evanpun immediately opened the door and was shocked to see Nathan standing up with an annoyed look on his face.

"It's not usually that you're suddenly here, what's up?" ask Evan.

"Do I have to make an appointment before I get here?" nathan replied while taking his steps inside.

Nathan then sat down on the sofa and looked at some shopping bags nearby.

"Have you just been shopping?" nathan asked as he opened a nearby shopping bag, but Evan quickly picked it up and moved it somewhere else.

"No" answered Evan briefly.

"Then? all that?"

"I've bought it a long time ago and haven't had time to move it" Evan replied.

"You can always be neat, not usually you....."

"Stop grumbling Nathan, what are you doing here? are you still worried about me?" evan asked, cutting Nathan's words.

"No, I'm just!" replied Nathan.

"Is there a problem in the office?" ask Evan.

"Nothing, just a small matter that need not be thought about," Nathan replied lying so that Evan did not force to immediately go to the office if Evan knew the real problem.

Evan then took a drink and put it in front of Nathan and walked into his room as if Aleea was not there.

Inside the room, Aleea who heard Nathan's voice was silent on the edge of the bed. His mood that had improved since morning suddenly changed when he realized Nathan was there.

"You must know Nathan's here, don't you want to see him?" evan asked Aleea in a very slow voice.

Aleea simply shook her head without saying anything. Sadness and pain again filled every corner of his heart at that moment.

"Well, I understand" said Evan, then out of his room and taking his steps to sit next to Nathan.

"I'll stay tonight!" nathan said that made Evan immediately bring his eyes to Nathan.

"stay? why?" ask Evan

"At this time the office and the house became a very uncomfortable place for me, I want to stay away from both," Nathan replied as he opened the canned drink in front of him.

"Is it because Aleea isn't home?" ask Evan.

"Of course not, it has absolutely nothing to do with Aleea, I just feel like I need a different atmosphere" Nathan replied.

"But that doesn't mean you can stay here Nathan, there's only one room here and I can't sleep one bed with you!" said Evan.

"I can sleep here" Nathan replied as he patted the sofa he was sitting on.

"No, you have to go, I can't accept guests sleeping here!" evan refused.

"Guests? you treat me as a guest here? after all these years we've been friends?" nathan asked, not accepting immediately moved from his seat.

"Hahaha... Sit down!" evan said as he pulled Nathan's hand back to sit down.

"Don't you know if I'm used to being alone? after all, as long as we're friends, you never stay at my place!" continued Evan.

"Well if you can't accept me, I'd better go to the hotel!" nathan said with a sigh that made Evan chuckle.

Time passed, and the night was getting late. Nathan decides to leave Evan's apartment after a while.

When Nathan had just opened the door, along with that someone came to deliver Evan's order.

"When did you buy clothes at that boutique?" nathan asked Evan when Nathan read the name of the boutique on the shopping bag with the name of the boutique written there.

"Do I have to report to you wherever I buy clothes?" evan replies without answering Nathan's question.

"I know you're not the one who likes to shop" Nathan said.

"Once in a while shopping doesn't hurt, does it?" reply Evan.

"Yes.. yeah.. yeah, it's up to you, I go first!" said Nathan who only answered a nod of the head by Evan.

Evan closes the door after making sure Nathan leaves. Evan then knocked on the door of his room several times before he opened it.

"I've bought some clothes for you Aleea, you must be uncomfortable wearing my clothes!" said Evan.

"Thank you Evan, but maybe I should just get out of here, I can stay in the hotel for a while until I'm ready to meet Nathan" Aleea said.

"Nathan can track down your credit card Aleea and he can easily find you, what if he suddenly comes and forces you home?" ask Evan.

"It seems impossible, didn't you hear yourself if she doesn't care about me anymore" Aleea replied.

"That's because he didn't manage to find you Aleea, if he knows where you are, we don't know what he'll do to you later!" said Evan.

Aleea was silent with her head bowed. Hearing Nathan's voice has reopened the sadness in his heart, somehow if he has to meet Nathan before he is ready.

"You need to calm yourself down before you meet Nathan, Aleea" Evan said, holding Aleea's shoulders.

"I know, but it looks like I'm taking longer" Aleea replied.

"You can stay here whenever you want Aelea, I'll prepare whatever you need and I'll make sure Nathan doesn't know where you are before you're ready to meet him" Evan said.

Aleea then raised her head, bringing her gaze to Evan who was sitting beside her.

"Why are you so much with me Evan? why do you have to go so far as to act only for this nobody?" ask Aelea.

"Because I feel guilty for you Aleea, because I've put you in this sad situation and this is all I can do to ease my guilt for you" Evan replied inwardly.

Evan was certainly unable to answer Aleea's question honestly, he simply said it inwardly with both of his eyes staring at Aleea.