Maybe I Love You
75. The Ring

After drinking with Leon until midnight Rico can only sleep at three in the morning, he really can not sleep because he recalls his past when he married Mera. The event that had been tense because Mera never said the word agreed finally ended happily too, Rico also remembered the most important scene at that time, namely a kiss after being passed into a husband and wife, Rico also remembered the most important scene at that time, where Mera asks him to kiss on the forehead instead of the lips but Rico does not care about the ridiculous request and instead kisses Mera's lips. It was their first kiss, sheet after sheet of memory in his head opened, making Rico sometimes cry, laugh, a night that felt very long.

In the morning, the dark circles were clearly visible under the eyes of Rico, he took the initiative to make coffee to eliminate the drowsiness that was still felt, black coffee.

“You like black coffee?” Tanya Mera who was taking orange juice from the refrigerator

“Not really, just as a drowsiness remover.”

“Oh yes, eight o'clock I will go to the airport. Sujin asked me to take her to Brazil, so you can take care of Arthur, right?”

“Honey month?” Mera nodded. “Then how did you?”

“I'll get you a driver, you keep Arthur at home. Her body was a little warm so I couldn't take her away.”

“Have been compressed?”

“Already, I just take medicine.”

“Alright, I'll accompany Arthur. Don't need to see a doctor?”

“We just see the condition, if the heat does not go down we have to take him to the doctor.” A waiter came to say that breakfast was ready, and Mera asked the waiter to go and wake Leon up.

After escorting Mera and Leon to the door of the house Rico returns to Mera's room to look after Arthur, after drinking the milk Arthur back to sleep. Rico approached to check his body temperature, “Thank God, the heat dropped. You must be tired from being outside all day. Sleep tight, Nak.”

Rico yawned again, he did not feel any effect from the coffee he drank this morning. His eyes felt so heavy after seeing Arthur who was soundly asleep, Rico chose to give up he laid his body on the sofa, his eyes were focused staring at the ceiling of the room.

“I have to prepare myself again. When should I say it? I really hope that you'll give me a second chance Mera. I can't live without you, I want us to live together happily. I'm really sorry.” His eyelids closed, Rico's consciousness gradually disappeared. He just didn't want to dream of getting back together, which he wanted to make a dream come true. A prayer that he always said in his day, praying to be back together as a whole and happy family.

“Sena!” Sujin waved her hand as soon as she saw Mera enter the airport.

“You still call me Sena!”

“I don't care! Where's Arthur?”

“She's a little feverish, so I didn't ask her to come.”

“Surely he is tired because yesterday, may our little hero quickly recover.”

“Hyunjae where? Your parents too why aren't there?”

“Hyunjae is going to exchange money, Daddy Mom has returned to Korea. They say I'm not a kid anymore to have to be delivered, really!” Mera laughed amusedly at hearing that, a difference that was really far away.

“Eh, pain not?” Bisik Sujin with embarrassment

“Before?” Sujin nodded in embarrassment, Mera laughed in disbelief, “I thought you would attack Hyunjae first! Why not?”

“From morning to afternoon the show was so tiring. My energy seemed to be in all heat, we immediately fell asleep without thinking about anything. So how, no pain? He said he cried too, did he?”

“Sick. Aih, you'll feel it yourself later. Pain it... different pain.”

“Different how?” Sujin became even more curious

“You why so plain this anyway?”

Hyunjae comes to rescue Mera from her next question, Hyunjae thanks Mera for being willing to come to deliver their departure. He also apologized for having to leave Arthur to fulfill Sujin's request.

“Be careful! Hope your libura is fun!” After Sujin and hyunjae have not been seen mera choose to go home soon, he can not go too long let alone Arthur is in an unhealthy condition. “Back to home!”

As soon as Mera's house hurriedly went upstairs to her room, she did believe in Rico but still Mera was not calm, this is also the first time Arthur is sick Mera feels it is only natural for a mother to feel constantly worried when their child is sick.

The atmosphere of the room was quiet, Arthur was still asleep Mera also saw Rico who fell asleep on the sofa. He did not know what Rico had done last night until he had to stay up late and make him very sleepy today, but Mera did not want to disturb the man. The important thing is that Arthur is safe and nothing happens.

‘Cannot be! This must be just my hallucination, right?’ The curiosity made Mera get closer, when the object was really clearly visible Mera's mind began to mess up.

‘Cannot be! This ring... why does it look the same as Jaeha's?’ Mera's eyes began to glaze over, her feelings so unreasonable. Everything so closely related, facts and feelings that he felt during his time near Rico and also this ring, ‘What the fuck?’ Mera could not explain her chaotic feelings.

Mera looked at Rico's sleeping face, ‘But this is someone else's face! It must be just the same ring, Rico was also once married. But..’

“*Through your ring is my name, and behind my ring is your name.”

“Really? Let me see!”

“There's a right*?”

Mera's tears had flowed, she did not want her conjecture to be the truth. But his feelings are already fucked up! He must know the truth, he must take off the ring and see the inside. If true, if his conjecture is indeed true, I don't know what he should do.

When the afternoon dawn Rico just woke up, he was shocked himself because it turns out he slept for so long. Rico immediately saw Arthur but it was not in his bed, “Mera must have gone home.”

Rico was shocked again because he saw his wedding ring. He remembers wearing the ring when he was drunk! “What did Mera realize? My feelings are not good.”

“Arhtur~ Om buy new clothes for—, Arthur and Mera where?” Leon asks because he only saw Rico in Mera's room.

“I don't know, when I wake up they're gone. Are they not below?”

“I definitely won't go to the room. Arthur was having a fever but where was he taken? Quickly find them, I'll change my clothes first.”

Just coming out the back door Rico saw Mera who was walking back home, Rico was relieved but also worried because the weather was still very cold. “Is Arthur okay? The weather's getting cold, why are you taking Arthur out?” Rico said as he walked over to Mera.

The woman just remained silent as she continued to stare at Rico who was walking towards her. “Are you worried about Arthur?”

“Of course, he has not healed properly, the heat has also just dropped.” Rico check Arthur's body temperature, “Hopefully the heat does not rise again, let's go inside!” Mera stay silent, “Mera, come on in!”

“Do you love Arthur so much?”

“Why are you asking like that? Of course I love him.”

“Then, does it keep playing me, lying to me, making you feel happy?!”

Rico was surprised, the feeling of unease that he felt turned out to be because of this. Mera must have been conscious with the ring in her hand as she fell asleep, Rico was like he was hit by a huge blow to his chest, he felt tight to hear Sena say such a word. Rico didn't mean to play him, there was never such an intention from the start.

“You're happy with this pretense right? From the past even now you've always enjoyed pretending and hiding things! Wh why? Are you still not satisfied that you have to pretend to be Rico?!!” Mera pulls the face mask of Rico until now Mera actually sees Jaeha. Her cries could not be contained once Jaeha's real face was so close to her. His emotions felt overflowing.

Leon hurriedly approached as soon as he heard Mera's voice, now he saw Mera crying, as well as Arthur who was crying in Mera's arms.

“I didn't mean to play you, never! Both then and now I never had the intention to play you Mera. You have to trust me, I just want to come back with you so I chose this path.”

Mera wanted to get angry, mera wanted to let out her pent-up irritation for a very long time but she could not. The feeling itself is so confusing, Arthur's loud cry makes Jaeha worried as well as Leon.

“Mera, Big brother who told jaeha to pretend to be rico. Don't blame Jaeha! Look, Arthur is crying. We go back inside and solve this problem. Don't overflow your emotions like this, Arthur gets scared.”

“Go from here... leave this house!”

“Mera... Why are you like this? Jaeha just wants to come back to you, let him tell you how he really feels about you. You also have to tell me how you really feel. Jaeha is well-intentioned, he didn't mean to play you, he—“

Mera did not want to listen to any more words, she was already unable to deal with it.

“Mera!” Even though Leon still called her name Mera would not turn back.