Our Story: The Sudden Chancellery
62. Happy Together

Try singing a song

Adele – Make You Feel My Love

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“You sure you want to stay here alone? If you want, we can move the apartment to be away from Indra. We can stay together.”

“Enak! Ntar counted as kebo!” gemma said as she patted Gala's shoulder so irritatedly.

Currently, they are in a house, in a housing that is quite occupied by people, and also quite crowded because it is very close to densely populated residential areas.

That afternoon, Gala finished watching the man who cleaned and repainted the house on the outside.

Fortunately, the house was still in tip-top shape after half a year of being unoccupied because the person who used to contract there had moved away.

The simple house with 3 bedrooms and each bathroom inside was Mitha's legacy asset.

When there are people who want to contract, Gemma did not set a high rental price at that time, only 20 million per year. He only wanted someone to keep the house.

So actually, Indra's guess at the time wasn't entirely correct. In his account, the money was still intact untouched, he still had enough money reserves.

Not to mention the collection of musical instruments that Mitha had during her life. If calculated, the price of these tools can reach hundreds of millions of rupiah. It was Diverto who kept all the assets in their warehouse, of course, at the behest of Gala when he was still a career in Australia.

So much to take care of, Gala and Gemma barely had time to relax while moving all of them one by one.

But Indra is not entirely wrong either. If this time Viani were to come with him, he might still be able to support the two of them for at most 6 months. After that, Gemma will have financial difficulties if she does not also get a decent job. He could also sell Mitha's assets, but there's no way Gemma wouldn't work?

Gala menoel waist Gemma who was struggling in the kitchen, cooking dinner for them. “Gem.”

“Don't toel-toel ah! Amused!”

“Kalo kiss, can you? If calculated, as long as we just made it, we just kissed once yesterday!”

“We're not official yet, tauk! I also have not officially separated from Mas Indra.. Not good to see people.”.

“Yes if we live in an apartment, who wants to see? We can be free to date, free to do anything together. I want to repeat that time where I saw you wearing my white shirt that fell down until sepaha—aarrghh!”

The painful pinch was cast by Gemma on Gala's solid stomach. He looked at the man with annoyance. “Do not be weird! Inget yes, we have not bonded anything!” Gemma's light was so firm.

"Don't sell expensive," Gala ledek.

"No, about 5 thousand aja," replied Gemma origin.

Gala's laughter exploded. Shortly thereafter, Gala moved into serious mode. “Until any time, I will wait for you. If I can pass 15 years, what's wrong with another year or two?”

“Elah, Bucin! Why have you endured your own feelings for these 15 years? Isn't there Leticia who always keeps you?”

Gala's body behind him stiffened. “Where do you know about him?”

“Infotainment news,” replied Gemma calmly.

“Whatever happens between me is with him, it doesn't involve my feelings at all. We are just partner—“

“with benefits right?”

Now the whole body of Gala is stiff. She didn't expect that Gemma would bring Leticia's thing now. That cold, fucking face he liked was almost unpredictable to Gala. Inevitably, Gala had to ask what was inside the woman's head.

“You don't need to be surprised. I'm not gonna trouble that. I believe that you and he have nothing to do. But I think he really loves you. How did you react when you wanted to stay in Aussie?”

Gala exhaled with relief. “She chased me all the way here..”

“Oh yes? Then?”

“Barusan yesterday, I returned him to his country.”

“Hah? How's the story?”

Gala recounts that she deliberately paid a lot to Leticia's mother to pretend to be sick. Leticia immediately received an order to return home from the agency after she heard the news.

“Ih! Lying is not good, tau!”

“From on him here, hayo? Are we together, why is he here?”

“But I can't be more than this. I can't think of anything until our business is sorted out.”

“I understand... I'm sincere with you, no intentions of sorts. Whereas, if I want, I can do more than this.”

“Eh!”

“Kanda! Am I I just want your body? I need more than that, Baby! I need your heart.”

After dinner, Gala finds Gemma staring at the window. In his hand was a glass of clear alcohol.

“Alcohol is not good for women..” He said while taking the glass from Gemma's hand and putting it on the nightstand. “Since when can you drink?”

“Perhaps three years after giving birth. I like to keep alcohol at home. Yeah I drink sometimes. Uh, so a hiccup. But rarely either. I drink more thoughts."

“Emang, what are you thinking now?”

Gemma sighed and exhaled slowly. “Mirikin Viani.”

“You've tried contacting him?”

“Already. But none of my messages were answered..”.

Amidst all the outpouring of heart that Gemma had said, Gala stood beside him, listening to him patiently and not interrupting anything.

Gemma recounts everything from her broken marriage from day one, Indra's affair with her secretary, to her suspicions of a new apartment purchased by her husband.

There was a tear drop on Gemma's cheek that she hurriedly removed before Gala could reach it. “Don't love me! I look so stupid now,”.

“Who loves you?” Gala extended her hand, and Gemma received her hand grip without hesitation. “I want to say something to you..”.

“By what?” ask the woman.

Gala smiled, she then pulled Gemma towards a room that they had conjured up as a storage area for all the tools left over from Mitha's relics. Tell Gemma to sit in a stool bar not far from the position of a digital piano.

“Sound I play first.” Gala took a sitting position right in front of a black digital piano and pressed her keys on the key she wanted. Gives a beautiful melody to Gemma's ears.

Gemma was stunned when she saw how beautiful Gala was to play the instrumental piano with an elaborate key. He recalled that this instrumental came from a fantasy drama film. And the movie is too romantic!

Gala fingers look so sexy when dancing on that thing. Even with the melody that is heard. Really lovely. Gemma almost lost concentration.

“It..”.

“Secret*,” reply Gala. He twisted his body so that it was now facing Gemma. “Have you heard?”

“Yes, I watched that movie. But of the many, why did you choose this song?”

“I like the travel time part.”

Gemma's turn was silent for a moment. He remembered exactly the scene when this song was played, how Xiao Yu could travel between the past and the present.

But they don't live in such a fantasy world. They live in a real world with a very different reality. Gemma knows exactly that the man still feels so guilty about what happened in the past.

Really, he did not want Gala to discuss what had already passed. Gemma turned it to another chat that still had something to do. “I just found out if I can play the piano..”.

“At Aussie, I learned a lot. While working in a band, I learned a lot from my friends at Black Ruby. I also did not expect to be able to.”

“Then why did you quit the band?”

“Of all the personnel, I am the most fan. Since I still don't have a boyfriend, I'm gay. I quit because I wanted to escape from the media. Eh, the news is getting smoother. Maybe because I'm handsome and the best guitar player.”.

Gemma seduces. “What are you now again showing off, Mr Gala?”

Gala also displayed her trademark smile that made her dimples stick out even more. “Truely, Miss... You are impressed?”

“Very...” says Gemma with a fluffy smile.

Gala turned around and looked at Gemma with a serious face.

“I know you are still in doubt.. I also know that in your heart there is still Indra. But one thing you should know, if my feelings for you still haven't changed... If you want to use me as your shoulder to cry on, or even use me to forget Indra, I will…

"I don't care what people say. I just want to be by your side, so back up when you need to be strengthened. That's all I can offer you so you can know that I really love you. Because I know that my money is not at all an attraction in your eyes.”

And at that moment, Gemma no longer held back her feelings. He looked at Gala so deeply with teary eyes.

“One wish only... Don't go again..”.

Although Gemma was silent at this time with her own face, Gala knew that Gemma had now opened her heart to Gala. Gala herself never questioned how big the door was open for her. Provided there was a slight gap, Gala could accept that.

He doesn't care how his status is now, for him, being close to Gemma is enough.

Because from a long time ago, Gala has given herself to belong to Gemma.

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*Secret: Taiwanese fantasy drama film (2007)