Sweetest Scandal
Haircut

Amee looks so happy. He kept looking at the USG photos. "Mas, I think his nose looks like yours!" Amee showed the photo to Randu, the man just smiled faintly and hugged Amee.

"I'm so happy, at least he'll look like us. So no one will doubt it, even if I'm not pregnant!"

"Are you that happy?" Amee nodded.

"I should've come, baby I should've met the manufacturer to discuss the stuff." Amee regretted not being able to see her baby on the monitor this morning. "What was Aileen's reaction, Mas?" Amee raised her face to look at Randu.

"He's fine. He said he was grateful he was healthy!" Amee cleared her throat and looked back at the photo.

Randu recalled Aileen's reaction when she heard her baby's heartbeat. The woman could not even stop her cries, even the questions thrown in the car continued to ring in Randu's ears.

"I've prepared a good name for our baby, Mas. But, this is still my secret!" Amee chuckled as she looked at the Radu who was annoyed at being played with.

Despite Aileen's changes, Randu is so happy when Amee is excited about their baby-to-be, though not born from her womb.

Randu continues to hope that Amee continues to love baby Aileen even though she is ready to give birth to her own baby.

***

Aileen opened the door of her room after several knocks. His face was flushed with a red nose. He frowned when he saw that aunt was still in the apartment.

"Auntie hasn't come home yet?" aileen asked, she let the middle-aged woman into her slightly messy room.

"Mas Randu asked Aunt to stay here!" Aileen nodded. In the doorway she only noticed aunty putting a tray filled with food for her dinner and putting it on the nightstand.

"Neng Aileen must be hungry, Auntie made honey-baked chicken. Mas Randu said Neng really liked the food!" Aileen only smiled faintly returning the aunt's gaze to him.

The woman approached Aileen who was unmoved and invited her to sit on the bed. "Now Neng is eating. Don't keep yourself locked up in the room, pity him!" aunty said as she rubbed Aileen's stomach.

Aileen received her plate of food, she just stared at the food in front of her. "You want another one? Auntie make it!"

Aileen shakes. Instead of answering, she came back crying. His heart was really fragile that day. Almost a day he kept crying, blaming his stupidity for just agreeing with the agreement that Randu made.

Aunt sighed softly, she took the plate in Aileen's hand and placed it back on the tray. The woman sat down beside Aileen and hugged her without being asked.

"Mas Randu used to hug Aunty when she was sad." Aileen returned the embrace, feeling warm and soothing.

"Thank you, Bi!"

Aunty let go of her embrace, she rubbed Aileen's face wet with tears. "Auntie doesn't know what's really going on between you. As Auntie knew, Mas Randu requested that Auntie take care of Neng and keep your relationship a secret from anyone!"

Aileen nodded. He's looking down deep. "Mas Randu was gone when he looked so sad! Aunt felt sorry for him. It's like he's bearing a heavy burden on his shoulders."

"Auntie must be mad at me, right?" guess Aileen. He lifted his face and looked at the woman's eyes.

"Neng, Bibi has no right to be angry or interfere in your problems, Bibi just feel sorry for Mas Randu who sincerely loves Neng. Auntie hope Neng Aileen can understand Mas Randu's position who also has Neng Amee!"

Aileen sighed softly. It turned out that aunt thought she was crying because she didn't like sharing with Amee.

"Did Auntie think I locked myself up for a few hours because of that?" ask Aileen to make sure. Auntie nodded.

"Is Aunt wrong?" Aileen shakes.

"Auntie is not wrong. One of the things that made me sad was probably because of what Aunt said earlier, but there was something else that kept me locked up!"

Aunt looks surprised to hear Aileen's words. "But why did Neng Aileen have to part from this baby?"

Aileen bit her lower lip strongly. "Guidelines! I got married to Kak Randu because of this baby. Kak Randu wanted it, whereas I didn't .. at first, but it was. I agreed to the agreement because at first I felt I would never love him, so without thinking I agreed with the same content of the agreement. Honey, I was wrong."

Aunt sighed softly. His hand rubbed Aileen's shoulders gently. "Then what does Neng Aileen want to do?"

Aileen shakes. "I don't know, Bi. It's all over!"

"The patient gang. Every decision has consequences and Neng has to accept that!"

Aileen nodded weakly. "I know, Bi. But is there no other way I can be this baby?" Aunty did not answer anything because she did not have an answer to Aileen's question.

***

The stretcher came back in the morning. He was already impatient to meet with Aileen and ascertain the condition of the woman after yesterday's incident.

Randu rushed to Aileen's room and found the pregnant woman asleep.

Randu felt unbearable to wake her up and chose to get out of the room.

"He ate yesterday, didn't he, Bi?" ask Randu to the aunt who was preparing breakfast for him.

Aunt nodded. He stared fixedly at Randu and sighed softly. "Is there anything you want to say? Just say it," said Randu while sitting on the dining table chair.

"Neng Aileen looked very sad, she only ate a little food!"

Randu nodded. "He must be sad. Sure did!"

"Can I ask you something?" Randu nodded. "Neng Aileen said last night that she won't be separated from her baby!" Actually Aileen forbids for aunt to say it to Randu, but the woman feels that Randu needs to know to find a way out of their problems.

Randu let out a rough breath. "What else did he say?"

Auntie shook her head. "Nothing. She only felt afraid to be separated from her baby and Auntie hoped Mas Randu would not say what Auntie said this was the same Neng Aileen!"

Randu. He forced his smile to rise, even though he was beginning to get confused. "I promise!"

"If Mas Randu has breakfast first, Auntie to the kitchen!"

Randu just stared at the food in front of him. He had no appetite at all and chose to return to Aileen's room.

"Sister, when is it coming?" aileen asked kindly, as if nothing had ever happened.

Randu approached Aileen who had just woken up. She looks beautiful even though her hair is a little messy. "Is your sleep good?"

"Sure!" Aileen then effectively hugged Randu. "I miss Big Brother, for yesterday I apologized for going straight to the room after the hospital!"

Sandu did not answer. He gently rubbed Aileen's hair and inhaled the fragrance of her hair. "So you want a haircut?"

Aileen let go of her embrace. He noticed the tired looking face of Randu. "Hey, you're sleep-deprived? Ish, his eye bags are big!" She chuckled then got off the bed to the dresser to pick up something.

"I'm going to rub this around Brother's eyes, after that Brother help me get a haircut, yeah!"

Kening Randu shriveled. "I want my sister to cut my hair!" aileen said so cheerfully.