Only a Substitute Wife
14. Sleep Together

“Ihh, I can clean it myself tau,” complained Clara who rubbed her lips.

Agler ruffled Clara's hair. “Measuring him don't kayak little kids eat it,” timpal Agler

“Agler, don't mess up my hair. So messy tau,” protests Clara who wants to hit Agler, but the man has avoided first.

Agler stuck his tongue out at Clara.

“Wlee, if you can here hit me!” agler's cheer that even mocked Clara.

“Hei! Here you are!” clara's cheers turned straight after Agler.

Eventually, the two chased each other inside the house. Of course it was still seen by Keenan who felt his chest getting hot.

Keenan let out a rough breath. “For what do I care about him? It's good that he didn't stay away from me,” muttered Keenan as he walked into his room.

While the two people below were still chasing each other until Clara stopped running because she was exhausted.

“Stop! I'm really tired right now,” Clara said

Agler walked up to Clara who was panting with a sweat visible on her forehead. He took a handkerchief in his jacket pocket and wiped the sweat away. Clara again gasped with the sudden treatment from Agler.

“Ehm, I'm going to the room first. It's already night. Good night,” Clara said as she passed in front of Agler.

Seeing that made Agler chuckle softly.

“Is Clara wrong?” murmuring Agler

Clara ran up the stairs and stopped right in front of Keenan's room. He neutralized his heartbeat.

“Do I have to go inside well? Keenan doesn't want a room with me. So, what should I do? If I slept in another room, Mama Maya and the others would be suspicious. Duhh, dizzy I thought,” complained Clara who bit her finger while thinking hard about what she should do.

A voice surprised him.

“Clara?”

Clara immediately turned around and saw Mama Maya who was behind her. Mama Maya walks up to Clara.

“Mama Maya, haven't slept?” asked Clara who was trying to get rid of her nervousness.

“Mama should have asked about that. Why haven't you slept?” ask Maya back.

Clara thought of the most appropriate answer. Until the moment he wanted to say, suddenly the door to the room opened and expanded the figure of Keenan there.

“Why did you go to the kitchen so long?” ask Keenan suddenly.

Clara became confused because Keenan suddenly said that.

“Oh, so you go to the kitchen. Yes, you are now in the room. Poor husband of yours who has waited a long time. Mama and the others won't eavesdrop. You can scream as loud as possible. There will be no horror,” explained Maya

Clara scrunched her forehead. “Means Mama?” clara asked with a confused face.

Keenan who understood the meaning of his mother's words, immediately pulled Clara's hand to enter the room.

“Come in!” keenan

“Eh?! But ... Good night Mama!”

Maya chuckles softly at that.

“My son turned out to be embarrassed as well. Play with happiness!” maya shouted as she passed from Keenan's room.

While in the room, Keenan was still holding Clara's hand with his face that looked faintly reddened.

“What did Mama say? I don't understand,” says Clara

Keenan immediately looked towards Clara who was like waiting for an answer from her.

Does this woman not understand what Mama said earlier? Mama hinted for us to do a relationship ‘itu’. This mama! Why am I remembering that night?! Akh! ~ Inner Keenan

“You don't think too much about it. Mama just wants us to sleep well,” Keenan replied

Clara nodded in understanding. He just remembered that he was in Keenan's room at this time. From then on, he did not want to come here.

“Ehm, I-I'll sleep on the couch alone. You can sleep in bed,” great-grandson Clara while walking towards the sofa.

Suddenly, his hand was pulled by Keenan and he stared at the man.

“Do you like Agler?” ask Keenan suddenly.

Clara slightly widened her eyes hearing the question. “Why did you suddenly ask that?” ask Clara back.

“Jawab only,” said Keenan

“Of course not! I just think of Agler as a brother. She is my sister-in-law at the moment,” explained Clara

Keenan nodded in understanding. Somehow when he heard the answer made him feel relieved. “But your attitude shows that you like it,” said Keenan

“I don't like it! If that's true, is there a problem with you? We promised not to take care of each other's personal affairs, didn't we?” reply Clara

Keenan was stunned by the words of Clara. Clara's words are true. He was the one who set the boundaries first.

Clara looked at Keenan who was silent.

“Are you jealous?” ask Clara

Keenan widened his eyes at what his wife asked. “What?! Of jealousy?! Cih, you look too high on yourself. I'm saying this because I don't want my sister to have a relationship with a surrogate,” circus Keenan

Clara was stunned to hear what Keenan said. He already knew if Keenan could possibly be jealous of him.

“Yes already, then you do not take care of what I do,” Clara said as she entered the bathroom.

Keenan let out a rough breath. “Why am I even asking that question anyway?! The woman thought I liked her. Basic!” keenan broke his hair.

“Yeah! I didn't bring clothes here. Then I have to use what yah?” clara muttered after she cleaned her body.

Clara walked back and forth in the bathroom thinking about what she should do.

Outside the bathroom, Keenan is focusing on the book he is reading.

He took off the reading glasses he was wearing and put the book on the table. He walked towards the bathroom. He knocked on the bathroom door.

“Hey, are you dead? Why haven't you come out of the bathroom yet?” get Keenan

Clara in the bathroom gasped with a knock and a sound from Keenan. He cursed in his heart as the man prayed for him to die.

“A-I don't bring a change of clothes. So I can't get out!” clara answered with a shout.

Keenan let out a rough breath. “Why didn't you tell me from earlier anyway?! Waita minute! I'll get you a change of clothes!” reply Keenan

Shortly after, Keenan returned with a shirt in his hand. He knocked on the bathroom door again.

“Open! I brought you a change of clothes,” Keenan said

The bathroom door opened slightly and only showed Clara's hand. “Mana?”

Keenan gave me the shirt and the bathroom door closed. After giving her the change, Keenan walked over to sit on the bed. Shortly after, the bathroom door opened and displayed the figure of Clara there.

Keenan was suddenly fixated with Clara who had just come out with the hoodie he had given her earlier. The hoodie covered only half the woman's thigh. Keenan instantly averted his gaze with a faint reddened face.

“I have wrongly given the hoodie to her,” muttered Keenan

“Hoodie is great with me. But it's very comfortable. Thanks,” said Clara with a big smile.

Keenan nodded his head slowly.

Clara walked to the side of the sofa, but her steps came to a halt when Keenan's voice sounded.

“You want to do something there?” ask Keenan

Clara looked at Keenan. “I want to sleep,” replied Clara

Keenan let out a rough breath. “Do you want Mama to know the truth?” ask Keenan back.

“But, door locked. How can Mama Maya know later?” clara asked with a confused face.

“Do you think Mama doesn't have a spare key? Mama can still enter this room,” Keenan replied

Clara was surprised to hear that. “Te-Keep what should we do?” ask Clara who seems worried.

“There is only one way. You sleep in bed with me,” Keenan replied

Clara was stunned because of that. “Are you okay if I sleep with you?” ask Clara carefully.

“What am I telling you to sleep here if I don't want to? Come here!” keenan

Clara slowly walked towards the bed. But due to not carefully walking, suddenly Clara's leg hit the leg of the dresser chair.

“Auh!” shouted Clara

Keenan quickly approached the crouching Clara holding onto her stumbling leg.

“What's up? What happened to you?” asked Keenan with a worried-looking face.

“My feet stumbled with the chair. Uhh! It hurts so much!” clara

Keenan immediately held Clara ala bridal style and sat her on the bed.

“This is very sick!” clara complains with tears coming out.

Seeing Clara crying makes Keenan so heartless. “Wait a minute well. I'll take the medicine first. Patience well,” said Keenan while running to take the medicine box.

After obtaining the medicine box, Keenan crouched down in front of Clara. He slowly lifted Clara's injured leg.

“Sick!”

“Daddy, I know. I will treat it,” Keenan said

He saw Clara's slightly bleeding big toe.

“Sabar well. It's gonna hurt a little. Patience well,” said Keenan who started treating Clara's legs.

“Ahh! Brother Keenan is sick! Slow down dong!” shouted Clara

“Sabar Clara! It hurts, but it won't take long. I'll slow down well,” replied Keenan who was treating slowly with that leg.

“Plan-slow!” clara's Protest

“Dad, it's me slowly tau. I'll do slowly okey,” timpal Keenan

Truly, his whole life has never done anything like this. Except for his own parents, he would never touch anyone else's feet. But right now Clara broke all that. Clara became the first person to make him have to throw away his prestige.

“Well, it's done. How's it feel? Does it still hurt?” ask Keenan

Clara shook her head slowly. “Udah does not hurt. Ma-Makasih,” replied Clara

“Don't cry again well,” timpal Keenan who rubbed with a soft tear on Clara's face.

Clara was stunned by Keenan's treatment which suddenly became gentle on her. Is this a dream? If this is a dream, please don't wake her up. He was very happy if Keenan was being gentle with him.

“Come, we sleep,” chirps Keenan

Clara lay in bed. Just as Keenan wanted to turn his body around, Clara opened her voice.

“Can you hug me?” pinta Clara's

Keenan instantly turned his body and saw Clara who lowered her face. Keenan pulled Clara's hand and immediately hugged tightly. Clara was quite stunned with that sudden hug. The hug was very warm.

“Sleep”

“He’em!”

Clara comforts herself in Keenan's arms. Can he say it was a beautiful night for him?

Keenan doesn't know what he's doing right now. He feels like he is not as usual right now. He followed everything Clara wanted. But, at this time somehow even comfortable just hugging Clara. Unknowingly a smile appeared on his face.