
That afternoon Maya and El sat facing each other on one of the city park chairs, occasionally seen telling each other stories to make a small smile attracted at both corners of each lip.
And Sam, still in the car. Observing both.
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"I have to El, come to the meeting today?" asked Maya with a frown in wonder.
El nodded slowly, "Yes May, because the new owner of the stock wants to meet with the marketing manager of this company."
Back Maya expression astonished, "New shareholder?"
"So my papah, build this company both fifty-fifty with om Andi, papah's best friend."
"Since Andi wants to move to London, he sells all his shares." Bright Elano. Maya just nodded slowly and rounded her oh-ria lips.
"Yes, I went back to my room first." Maya steps out of El's room.
Still staring at Maya's back which then disappeared behind the door, El took a rough breath.
Almost a year without seeing each other, now El feels the seeds of first love first. Trying to rest her heart for Freya.
Freya's charm once made El bend the knee, ignoring the figure of Maya who was still his lover.
But now somehow the first love is back in El's heart, the man hopes Maya feels the same way. Maya has no relationship with anyone at the moment.
"Sorry sir, the new shareholder is already in this office and waiting for the father" said the secretary, making El a little surprised and aware of his daydream.
"Take him to the meeting room, I'll be there soon." El replied, followed by a polite nod of the beautiful secretary's head.
Now El a little asked in his heart about the new shareholder figure, considering that yesterday the only person who negotiated was the shareholder.
El got up from his seat, confirmed the blezer he was wearing and walked out of his room.
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"Well are you ready? the new shareholder is already in the meeting room" El said as soon as he entered Maya's workspace. The girl nodded and smiled slightly. Stand up from his seat and walk after Elano. Suddenly Maya's heart felt something else, no matter what it was.
Elano opens the door knob of a room, next to El stands Maya and El's private secretary.
They entered the spacious room with several seats lined up neatly, greeted by a strapping man clad in grey blezer clad in a white Tshirt and slimfit gray jeans, a man with reddish curls. Thick eye brows as if making the brownish iris look very charming, sharp nose perched perfectly makes the jawed face of the box even more prepare the eyes to look.
Sam's thick lips now attracted a small smile. It looks relaxed yet still elegant for the way a CEO dresses a company.
"Welcome to our company, Mr. Samuel Perdana" said Elano, sticking his hand toward Sam with a slight smile at the corner of El's lips.
"I think more precisely, our company. Because I have become part of Wijaya Property." replied Sam, accepting the hand of El and showing his sweet smile.
Sam now glanced at Maya, looked fixedly at the girl and smiled.
The two Maya netra full-fledged look back at Samuel. He is unable to hide his shock and nervousness when Sam offers a hand job to Maya.
Only able to reach the back of Sam's hand, now their hands touch each other again. There was a strange sigh in Maya's chest, the girl half-down as Samuel kept looking at her.
"Please sit down, father Samuel."
A moment of Elano's speech disperse the daydreams of Sam and Maya.
Sam smiled at El, then started sitting in one of the chairs. "Call Sam alone, after all we are the same age" said Sam this time and only replied to a nod from Elano.
"And this is.." asked Sam, turning his gaze toward Maya who had just silently stared with a surprised expression.
"Oh yes this is Miss Maya Aulia, marketing manager at our company." replied Elano introducing Maya.
Still looking at Maya's face, Sam now smiled slightly at Maya.
The man really misses Maya, never getting tired of looking at the girl. In fact, he did not entirely listen to some of Elano's explanations about the property business that Sam will be in right now. Sam was secretly busy looking at Maya's face that was bowed deeply.
Maya still looks misbehaved, feeling very uncomfortable with the current situation. Samuel is suddenly back in his life. If he is also a shareholder here, of course Maya will meet with Sam more often. Maya took a heavy breath and tried to focus more on her current state.
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"So this is my workspace?" Rotating his two eyes, circling all corners of his workspace. Samuel seemed satisfied with the room that is now his work space. Slightly smaller than Sam's workspace at his Advertising firm, but it doesn't matter. Most importantly for Sam, he could see Maya at any time.
"How is there anything lacking?" Ask El. "Oh no, I like the design of this room.
"Good, welcome to Samuel's office" said El, again sticking his hand toward Sam.
"Oh can I know where Maya's room is? eemm.... I mean marketing manager?" samuel asked El to stop him from leaving Sam's room.
Sam nodded softly, thanked her then began to sit on the padded high-backed swivel chair. Letting Elano out of his study.
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Samuel's return leaves an awkward air between Maya and Sam. As the two were sitting in the meeting room, the more awkward one here was Maya. Seen from the movement that always plays the fingers of his hand.
And Sam? The man just stared straight ahead, glanced occasionally at Maya and smiled seeing the girl misbehaving.
"May..." Now Samuel is seen poking some of his head into Maya's room. Opening the door even wider and entering Maya's work space.
"I want to talk to you, May." said Sam.
Only silence filled the whole room.
"So soon, about..."
"What else? I don't think there's anything else for Sam to talk about." a little upset, Maya is now trying to distract him. Pretend to be busy with the laptop screen in front of him.
"I miss you May."
Said Sam, able to make Maya stop briefly the tap of his fingers on the laptop keyboard.
"What did Sam do? it's not important now."
"Make me important and will always be important to May."
"I still love you Maya."
Trying to get closer to Maya, but quickly the girl dodges.
"We're in Sam's office, and..."
Looking at Sam for a moment, the corner of the eye began to water a little.
"You're married Sam, I don't want your wife or your mama to think I'm a man's husband." Maya, try to get a little away from Samuel.
"But you've taken my heart for a long time, May."
Sam tries to get close to Maya, grabbing the girl's arm.
"Please Sam, I beg you."
"But dear." rejecting Maya's request, Sam pulls Maya's arm. Bringing Maya's body into his arms.
Drown his head into Maya's black hair. Increasingly tighten the circle of his hands to the waist of the girl.
For a moment Maya felt the same emotion, almost returning Sam's embrace, wrapping her arms around Samuel's waist. But a second later his common sense awakened Maya.
"Sam, take me off. I don't want any weird rumors about us." Trying to take off Sam's embrace, but Maya's energy is not that strong to stretch the body Samuel is now attached tightly to his body.
"Samuel!! or am I yelling?" Threatening Maya, making Samuel gradually stretch his embrace.
"What if I'm not okay, May? keep remembering you, thinking about you. Everything about you has always been an opium for me dear. " Samuel's whisper, right in Maya's ear. They are still close to each other, Sam is still reluctant to remove Maya's body. Keep tightly linking her arms around Maya's slender waist.
He put his lips on Maya's forehead, again feeling the smell of white lily scented out of the girl's body.
"I love you so much, dear."
"After the child is born, I will marry you dear. I promise you." Whisper Sam again.
Now Maya looks up for a moment, staring at the two brownish neutrals belonging to Sam. "The wedding wasn't a joke, Sam. Don't be crazy." Maya replied.
"This marriage is not my will May, I just want to marry you. Just you dear." murmured Sam again.
I also really wanted to marry you Sam, but now is that possible? inner Maya.
"Now I beg you to get out of here."
"But May...."
"I beg Sam, please...." As Maya turned her back and away from Samuel. Tears slowly unraveled out from all corners of her net, Maya hiding all of it from Samuel. His heart was broken, longing for the man but unable to vent the mounting longing.
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Stepping gontai from Maya's workspace, wiping her curls rough. But Samuel will not give up just like that to regain Maya's heart.
to be continue....