
Dea placed her handbag on a table, then sat down on a long sofa while watching the look in this room. There was not a single thing different here, except for one thing: the status of the two of them.
“Your wife is not angry if you often nginep here?” ask Dea curiously, when the owner of the apartment was in the kitchen and appeared not long later by bringing some cakes— ordered during the trip to here—and drinks that were already in the glass.
“No,” replied Elvan, without interest. “We got married just to get a child. The rest, we don't even know each other, De. Boro-boro cares or cares for me, she just seems to have a husband fitting there is a family event aja.”
Dea secretly regretted it. The relationship between Elvan and his wife is much worse than that of Dea-Ben. But if given Ben's annoying nature, it seems better Elvan-wives who do not care about each other than having a chatty partner.
“Drink?” Elvan offered, pointing at the long, legless glass in front of Dea.
The girl without any burden directly reached out to pick it up.
“For many years, I tried to accept my wife, De, changed what she wanted, but the result was still good. I feel really messy lately, my life is chaotic, and I can't stop regretting why not wait for you to be ready just yet.”
Dea still quietly listened to everything, while continuing to digest what Elvan wanted to say. Occasionally sipping a drink as he felt nervous as Elvan's relentless gaze toward him.
“Before you get married, I have often thought of this, De, but since I was afraid to be mistaken for using you, so now I think the time is right,” continued Elvan. This time—because he sat across the sofa Dea— in a row leaning forward so that their conversation more intense. “I also see you are not in love and depressed with your husband, why can't we be together again, De?”
The woman clearly frowned. Not because he did not understand the purpose of Elvan's speech, but questioned the seriousness of the man over his sentence.
“We get married just to fulfill what each of our families wants, and have achieved, De. Satisfying and making them happy, it is. Why don't we go after our happiness too, De?”
“But ...” Dea was willing to argue, it was difficult to accept the idea that the man expressed. However, before Dea could find a sentence to do a reply, Elvan had already moved his seat to his side.
“Dea, are you happy with your husband? I've only met him a few times, and I can immediately tell that he is far from your criteria. I can imagine how miserable you are living with men like him.”
Dea was still unmoved on the spot, busy thinking about what Elvan was saying. He looked agitated and confused, clearly visible from the way he played the glass.
“Dea?” Elvan called out in a soft voice. He even placed his hand on one side of Dea's face to make her feel even more desperate. “You can think of this later. I will be patient waiting for your answer.”
Dea nodded quickly, not just saying what Elvan said. But so that the man's hand can get away from his skin.
“OK, I'll thinkin.” Dea glanced around, and realized something.
That he was now both in a dimly lit room where only one light was turned on, in a silent and intense condition. In fact, their agreement was to eat at the restaurant. Not to a place like this.
Dea put down her glass that was still half left, then stood up. He also took his bag off the table.
“I want to go home.”
“I anter,” says Elvan, fast. Reluctant to accept objections.
Dea did not reply. Just silently watching the man pick up his car keys, then get out together like when he entered: hand in hand.
The comfort that Dea felt first, was still left now. Even accompanied by a feeling of longing, because for a long time he did not get this kind of treatment from the man he liked. Having a partner like Elvan is something that Dea craves a long time ago, especially after marriage.
If at the time of breaking up, Dea may be ordinary because he is busy pursuing a career, having married a noisy figure like Ben—Dea now feels the difficulty of moving on from a figure like Elvan.
Both of them were in the elevator, when Dea was thinking about all her feelings all along. Until it does not matter if Elvan now not only holds his hands, but embraces to close their bodies.
“Kayak pas we date, De.”
Dea shakes. “I don't want to miss. Yes, yes, udah.”
Elvan took a deep breath. His embrace on Dea's shoulders grew stronger. “Oke.”
*
Choosing to be driven home until he forgot his own car in the restaurant parking lot, Dea had to ask Elvan to stop the vehicle in front of the housing. The rest will walk to get home.
Dea thought, using that idea he would survive the various questions of the house people. Everything was normal at first: enter the house without anyone seeing it, and arrive at the room to put all the items in place before going into the bathroom to clean the body before going down to dinner.
However, after he came out of the bathroom, he was immediately greeted by Ben who was sitting on the edge of the bed facing the bathroom door. Dea was only surprised for a moment, then ignored the man.
“Temen house or former apartment, De?”
Dea who had just closed the bathroom door, immediately turned her head with a glare towards Ben.
“Dea hurriedly told me if you want to go to the temen house. I haven't been too far to read that, De. So, I can see where Dea went with that guy.”
Dea pecked in place. It's still hard to figure out an idea to fight the man for now. Only Dea's fingers can move now, to choose the tip of her bath kimono to reduce nervousness when Ben starts to leave his seat.
The man walked almost without making a sound, making Dea feel an aura of intimidation that was too strong that her legs spontaneously moved backwards in order to dodge.
“I just want to press one thing here, De, if Dea forgets. I ... still .. Dea's husband. Even if it's only been for a year, please appreciate our relationship, De. I don't even sleepurin Dea if you don't allow— as a way I make Dea.” appreciate
Dea immediately found the right reply for her husband.
“Cih, even though you yourself do not dare to hold women! Sok-sok an say appreciate.” Dea sneered amusedly. He brushes Ben out of front of him so Dea can get past him and get away from the man's bullying. “I'm the same Elvan just chat ordinary—“
“Must be in the apartment? Both?”
“Let's not be disturbed by people like you!”
“But I do not bother at all, De, even though I can just direct you two grebek earlier.”
Dea fell silent.
“I hope Dea had a guilty feeling earlier so I did not go in, but it turned out not,” said Ben. “So, from now on, I decided to be possessive with Dea whether Dea likes it or not! As if for a year, Dea must obey the same rules of our marriage—got to be deket same sex without any important reason.”
Dea sneered with an amused grunt, then turned towards Ben. “So look now, if you really want to benefit in one year of our marriage?”
“Clearly,” Reply Ben. He once stepped towards Dea. This time not only intimidated the woman, but also trapped her in an embrace on a very tight waist. “I want to benefit the opportunity well, let alone my possession to Dea's body. I want the best possible benefits, for the next year.”