Refusing Matchmaking
Chapter 26

Today John is well dressed, but this time he is not wearing the all-white uniform that he always wears when going to work in the hospital. This time he only wore black hoodie and white jogger pants, plus he also wore black branded shoes.

The clock has shown at 6 pm, he also intends to go to Laura's apartment, because today he is off work. Intending to go to Laura because she wants to talk about Agatha's request to ask her and Laura to get married.

John's mind changed after he became closer to Laura, if previously he always thought not to get married in the near future, but now he is willing and does not mind if you have to marry Laura immediately. As she gets closer to Laura, she becomes aware of more about the woman. John believes that Laura is actually a very kind and loving woman, as seen from the way she treated Agatha very well.

John smiles at himself when he thinks of Laura, in the history of his life just this time he felt in love. It turns out that falling in love is not as bitter as he thinks, as long as the woman who became his partner can understand his condition as a doctor.

John ran down the stairs in the mansion, smiling very kindly at Agatha who was sitting on the sofa watching television. John approached Agatha and kissed the middle-aged woman on the cheek.

"You're so neat John. Where are you going?" Agatha asked as she held the face of her beloved granddaughter.

"To meet my lover is certainly no wonder" said John who eagerly answered Agatha's question, and made the middle-aged woman look happy when he heard John was going to meet his lover.

"Tell Laura that I miss her so much" said Agatha with sparkling eyes. John just nodded and immediately left Agatha who was still sitting on the sofa in front of the big television.

***

It didn't take long, John finally arrived right at the door of Laura's apartment. He quickly pressed the bell button on the brown door. There was a feeling of degdegan as he was about to meet the woman who became his pretend lover.

The door opened and showed Laura who seemed to not believe John's arrival in his apartment. John smiled very kindly at Laura and made the woman look wrong looking at the good looks created from John's face.

"Didn't you tell me to come in? I came to see you" said John, looking intently at Laura's still silent face blocking the entrance.

John went inside after Laura dodged the door. John walked up to the sofa and sat down without waiting for Laura to tell him. John smiled as Laura walked up to him after closing the door.

Laura was sitting right next to John, still looking disbelieving and confused at the intention of the man's arrival to his residence. The man came suddenly without giving any news first, usually if John would meet him the man would definitely contact him first. That's what John is, a man who's hard to guess. Think Laura.

John put his palm right on Laura's forehead and made Laura even more confused by John's attitude.

"How are you doing?" John's question made sure that Laura's condition was much better than before.

"It's much better than a few days ago. What's the matter you came here for?" Laura asked who was trying to ask her curiosity of the man.

Instead of answering, John grabbed onto Laura's slender body and hugged her very tightly. Making Laura who was in his arms was increasingly clueless with John's attitude this time.

Laura finally resigned and returned the man's embrace, Laura thought maybe the man was experiencing things that made him slump until the man sought calm through his embrace.

Laura felt her heart pounding in John's arms. He never hugged another man except his dead father and his older brother. And now he was embraced by a man who was none other than his pretended lover in some time back.

'Calm your heart Laura. You just feel nervous about hugging that guy, Laura said inwardly.

***

It's getting late, and John still looks very comfortable in the apartment owned by Laura. Laura who felt she had to welcome her guests well, finally struggled with some materials and equipment in the kitchen. He just made John dinner according to the ingredients available in his kitchen.

Laura smiled as she finished arranging the spaghetti carbonara she had made a few minutes ago. He made two portions for him and also for the man who was busy watching television there.

Laura gave a plate of spaghetti she had made to John, and the man accepted it with a face that did not stop smiling looking at Laura's pretty face.

"You should have treated me well. You have to remember I'm Laura's guest" John said as he devoured the spaghetti Laura had made.

Laura rolled her eyes because she was lazy to listen to John's words, "Yes.yes," Laura said as if mocking John and made the man instantly scramble Laura's hair.

The deg! The feeling came again, a feeling that was very difficult for Laura to describe. For some reason when he was close like that to John, it would definitely make his heart beat very fast. Plus John who ruffled his hair made Laura look more wrong behavior and her face began to redden.

"Enak" John said as he finished the last mouthful of spaghetti Laura had made for him and lifted the plate shown to Laura, looks like a little boy who reports to his mother that the food is up.

Laura just laughed a little at John's behavior that was even more funny when viewed. Laura had never imagined before that she would become close to a client who paid her to make her a pretend lover.

"My grandmother asked us to get married soon. He said that the longest time was only 3 months, and if within 3 months I don't marry you then I'll be reunited with the woman of grandmother's choice," John said as he leaned his back against the soft sofa in Laura's apartment.

Laura was silent and did not answer John's words. He had imagined if this would happen, Agatha would gradually ask if John and Laura to get married. Laura herself was confused as to what she should do now.

Laura took a deep breath, "Then you answer what? Anyway what's wrong if you have to marry your grandmother's choice?" Laura asked who actually felt pain in her heart when she asked the man in front of her.

"I don't know. Laura what if we stopped pretending, and you became my real lover. With that I will not be betrothed again by my grandmother," said John with sparkling eyes as if hoping that Laura would comply with his request.

Laura simply fell silent and tried to digest the words that were thrown from John's mouth. If he agrees to marry the man, then they do it by force not out of love. Laura only wanted to marry once in a lifetime with the man she loved and the man who loved her.