Maybe I Love You
33. Hope

Sena squeezes her stomach that feels like it's pulled, “akh, this hurts more than before.” Sena picked up her phone and looked at the calendar, “just right, it's near the date of menstruation. Akh my stomach!”

his face continued to grimace revealing pain.

Sena tried to massage her own waist even though it was difficult and the result did not feel better at all. But suddenly Sena felt another hand kneeling her waist, sena just straight on her stomach to make it more delicious.

“Aunt Hanmi understanding once, upwards a little.” The masseuse obeyed Sena's order “nah there, akh better.”

“Aibi, I want to eat Maeuntang for dinner.”

There's no answer.

“Bi?” because there was no response, Sena finally turned around, she immediately woke up when she knew that the one who was massaging her waist was not Aunt Hanmi but Jaeha!

“kau!”

“doesn't it still hurt?”

“no! Already, now it's better.” even though Sena actually still wants to massage because Jaeha's massage seems really good.

“why are you home?”

“this is my house, why are you asking like that?”

‘I thought you were going home to Helena.’

“no! It's nothing.”

“Sena.” Sena did not answer

“thank you for the meal yesterday.”

“no need to thank, I bought more food so I delivered it for you.”

They lowered their eyes, no one wanted to see each other.

“aku also apologise.”

Sena eyes move towards jaeha, “for what?”

‘what will he be honest with me?’

“because I've ignored you.”

Sena smiled wryly, she should know Jaeha would never tell her about Helena.

“already, anyway..we got married because we had to, it's only natural that you behave like that to me.” Sena moved down from the bed, with quick steps she went outside from the room but Jaeha also quickly followed Sena and stopped her from going downstairs.

“so you've forgiven me?”

“i was also wrong, no need to discuss anymore.”

Said without seeing Jaeha

“you mean?”

Sena thinks back, there is no way Jaeha is jealous of Minho he has Helena who has always been loved. Especially now that Helena is back with him, they have met, Sena should not think that Jaeha is really jealous, he is too confident that Jaeha loves her.

“no. Let's just say I've forgiven you.” Sena releases Jaeha's hand, then goes down to meet Aunt Hanmi but again Jaeha blocks Sena's path.

“why again?”

“you want to eat Maeuntangkan?” Sena did not answer

“you... want to have dinner with me? I know a restaurant with a nice maeuntang menu.” Jaeha said with a pleading look.

Sena really wanted to eat maeuntang somehow because, when imagining it alone had made her lips clap, she was completely drooling.

“hour?”

Jaeha smiled happily, “hours 7 nights I'll pick you up. I have to get back to the office now.”

“we make an appointment, I have to buy something first.”

“hm, okay. I'll send you the restaurant address.”

Sena nodded in understanding, Jaeha suddenly kissed Sena's cheek making Sena touch Jaeha's kiss marks with bulging eyes.

“till see you later tonight.” Sena was not angry, instead seen Sena holding her smile, she felt weak because she could be tempted to smile just because of a kiss on the cheek.

‘if I can't be with him forever, then allow me to be happy with him for a while until everything has to end.’

**

“you met Jaeha?”

Helena nodded, “that was unintentional, I couldn't avoid it either because I was dying to meet her, talk, even I wanted to hug her. I'm sorry for not following your plan.”

“actually it's not a big deal, I'll tell you the next plan so you get ready.”

“but Jaeha..” Minho looked at Helena, “I think Jaeha changed, he's not what he used to be. I feel like he's getting colder.”

“just fine, surely he was too shocked to suddenly meet you after such a long time. Moreover, he looked for you everywhere but there was no result and instead met you in Seoul. Don't think too much, now all you have to do is understand Jaeha, don't just think about yourself.”

“means I can't ask her to be with me last night?”

“can be,” Helena smiles happily “but you have to wait on my cue. You can't just ask for it.”

“i envy Sena, she must be proud to have a sister like you.” Minho only smiled, this was also for his sake. Selfish? Whatever, he just wants Sena.

**

“what's the matter with you?” suho asked Jaeha who looked very happy, since his Dongsaeng continued to smile himself like crazy.

“apanya?” Jaeha sent Sena a restaurant address

“seems like you are very happy.”

“seems right.” Suho followed Jaeha into his private room, Jaeha chose clothes for dinner with Sena.

“Hyung which is good no?”

“where are you going?”

“Sena wants to eat Maeuntang,” Jaeha said while opening his tie intending to take a shower first

“so... have you chosen Sena?”

Jaeha did not reply, “you must decide from now on.” Jaeha ignored Suho he immediately went to take a bath to get ready.

Sena chose some of the dresses in her closet, there are 3 clothes that became Sena's choice and somehow Sena tried to go to the three while looking at her and muttering to herself.

“this one is not!” Sena got rid of the number 3 shirt, she is now dizzy with two clothes on her left and right hands.

“plain black border with brown color skirt, or baby pink color dress?” the look on Sena's face turned sullen, she threw both dresses on the bed.

“what the hell?! It's just a Maeuntang meal! Why are you this late, Sena?”

Sena's phone rang, she saw Minho contacting her. He hesitated when he would lift it, but if not...

“hallo!”

“Sena, I thought you wouldn't lift it.”

“hmm what's up?”

“you forgot?” Sena confused “today what date, do you remember?”

Sena asserted, "we usually go to Myeongdong, we will explore the culinary there, and one of the important things to eat Pat-bingsu in our pavorite restaurant."

Sena glanced towards the sitting calendar that was on the table, “ah, sorry I completely forgot our ritual event first.”

“we can go right? as usual you can eat as much as you there I treat.”

“mmmhh, sorry. But it seems I can't go.”

Minho's face turned unhappy, “why? could it be that you have an appointment with Jaeha?”

“eung, we'll have dinner. I'm sorry for not being able to leave, but we can meet there I'll take Jaeha, how?”

“no need, I suddenly remember no other business.” Connection disconnected

Minho smiled obliquely, “so Jaeha didn't tell Sena about Helena? And again you want me to see you two together? Never will be.”

Sena arrived first at the Maeuntang restaurant, Sena sat in the place that Jaeha had ordered before.Sena occasionally took out a small mirror that is now often carried, she said, but there was never a mirror in his bag, no matter how small it was. She stared at her reflection in the mirror, pulled out the bangs and added a little powder on her face, she really dressed up pretty for Jaeha tonight.

Although initially said 'it's just a Maeuntang dinner.'

Sena saw her watch, “18.45, 15 minutes more.”

In his room, Jaeha also saw his watch “fifteen minutes away, I have to leave now.”

As she was about to enter the car, Jaeha's phone rang, Helena's name made Jaeha's happy face change, he hesitated to answer but if not...

“helena.”

“Jae..”.

“Helena, what's wrong with you? Why is your voice like this?” Jaeha heard Helena's voice whimpering like pain

“can you come to the hospital?”

“hospital? Why are you in the hospital?” Jaeha started to worry, he rushed into the car

“i accidentally ate expired food,”

Jaeha looked at his watch, soon at seven o'clock he could not renege on his promise to Sena, “but I—“

“I have no one here besides you Jae.” Jaeha realized that, Jaeha did not have the heart to also abandon Helena, because she was still Helena's husband.

“let me know which hospital you are now in?”

Helena kept her phone back after telling Jaeha her hospital address, then looked at Minho who was sitting on the chair while looking at her.

“dia will come?”

Helena nodded, “she is on the road.”

Minho smiled satisfied, “I apologize in advance for making you like this,”

“if he is willing to come, I am willing to do it anyway I also miss him maybe with me sick he will be longer with me.”

“then I go first, I'm afraid he finds me here.”

“why be afraid? You helped me and Jaeha to get back together.”

“not now.”

Sena glanced back at her watch, “jam 19.05, why hasn't she come yet?” he looked towards the entrance,

“what do you want to order now?” ask a waiter

“not now, I'm still waiting for someone.”

“good.”

Sena's phone shook, she saw a message coming from Jaeha.

‘Sena, maybe I'm a little late. I have a sudden business, it won't be long. Wait for me.’

Although a little disappointed but Sena will wait for Jaeha, actually he was drooling to see people eating maeuntang, but he held it he wanted to eat it with Jaeha. Just be patient, in a moment.