THE ALEXIS
MOMENT

It was a nice morning after the rain….

Sunlight infiltrates behind the thick curtains of this classic bali-style room. The warm rays that make this room feel a little brighter. Two men still faithfully lay on a very comfortable cotton island.

They hugged each other looking for warmth for each side of the body that felt cold. The scent of petrichor made one reluctant to open his eyes and pull back the blanket.

While Alex had been awake since dawn, he had even finished his morning routine. But the presence of a beautiful woman in his room, makes him tempted to go back to bed.

And when he came back, the woman pulled and hugged him tightly in her sleep. Alex could not help but smile on his lips. His heart felt very happy with Khiara's spontaneous treatment.

If he could stop time, he wanted to be in this moment for a long time. Unfortunately, he was not able to do so. And so, he made the best use of this precious time.

He continued to look at the innocent face that was still fast asleep. Even though he was aware, what he could do would lead him to commit a great sin on this woman. He had already restrained himself so as not to get out of control.

Alex still looked at him with a long adoring gaze, even if it passed for hours he would feel at home doing it. She gently stroked the straight hair that felt soft in her hands. Tuck it behind the ear with a little bit of a seductive touch there. And he managed to tease her.

Khiara squirmed as the jail finger tickled the sensitive area in her ear area. And Alex smiled at the smile that showed her rows of white teeth. Don't blame her, just blame Khiara for fishing her. The woman clasped him like a bolster and wrapped his body like a creeping plant.

The touches that made her hair bristling it made Khiara open her eyes for a moment. The sleepiness still lingered on him. In his hallucinations, he looks at Alex with his charming smile. Makes her feel like she wants to stay in a dream.

“Good morning, Dear.” Oh, even the sound sounds more real. And he could feel as if he was touching Alex's slightly wet front hair. Why do my dreams feel so real?

And finally he really realized that it was not a dream after Alex had kissed his forehead. His eyes were wide open, and Alex was completely in front of him.

“What are you doing here?” screech while pushing Alex's body to shift to the edge of the bed.

Alex grimaced at how hard Khiara's encouragement was. It was enough to make his burly chest tight as if he was punched.

“Akhh!” Khiara groaned as she felt her head hurt instead of playing. He who was then up and sat down now slammed his body back into the bed.

Not caring about his chest that was still painful, Alex swiftly grabbed Khiara's forehead, then pressed it with the thumb and ring finger of his right hand. He massaged the area slowly applying the right pressure to make it relax.

“What time is this?” khiara asked in the midst of her pain.

“Jam 8.” Khiara sighed. He missed his morning service. “Still sick?” Khiara nodded. “Stay lying down, I'll close the curtain. Make yourself relax!”

Alex got off the bed and closed the glass door and the curtain he had opened a little. The room is now back dimly.

“Do you rarely take sleeping pills?” Alex returns to the top of the bed and takes back Khiara's forehead after getting rid of Khiara's hand that keeps massaging her.

“Emh, this is my first time.”

“Then why did you drink it?”

“Because I can't sleep.”

“Why?” Khiara's face was slightly red.

“Because I'm afraid to be alone here!” Alex's forehead wrinkled. “This place is creepy at night.” Khiara admitted it while covering her face with both hands. He could hear Alex holding back a laugh. “Do not laugh!”

“Ok, okay. Here are a lot of floats who look after you 24 hours. What are you afraid of, hem?”

“They can't possibly accompany me to sleep, stupid!” Khiara opened both her hands in annoyance.

“They can accompany you while sleeping, dear. You can have the maid keep watch in the room while you sleep.”

“And I can't sleep if someone keeps looking.” Alex rolled both eyes.

“You just stayed asleep even though I've been staring at you for hours.”

“A-what? What are you looking at?”

“Only limited to your ileran face.” Khiara glared at hearing that. He immediately brushed off Alex's hand, which was still massaging his forehead, then hit Alex with a pillow next to him.

“I hate you, Lex!” with emphasis on every word.

“I know honey's. I know ...” Alex laughed a little.

“Again why are you here? What have you done to me?” Khira crossed both her hands protecting her chest. Alex grinned at hearing that.

“First, this is my room. It's your fault that you slept in my room.”

“Wait! It's your own fault you didn't say where I should sleep! And your waiter says I can choose whichever room I want. So I chose this room. Only this room is not scary because it is directly adjacent to the swimming pool. How do I know if this is your room.”

“Hahaha .. indeed if there is a ghost behind you you will run to the pool and throw yourself there?”

“Maybe .... ”

“Hahahha .. You are not afraid there will be water ghosts there?”

“At least the water ghost is more friendly, he will probably just drown me, not choke me.”

“I won't let a ghost hurt you dear.” Alex drew his face closer and spoke right in front of Khiara's face. It made Khiara's face heat up. He immediately pushed Alex's face with the pillow still in his hand.

“Is your brain shorted, huh? How can you protect me from ghosts when you are thousands of kilometers away from me? That's using brains, by the way! Not wearing a hunch" he said, pointing at his head and then turning to Alex's knee. Alex laughed amusedly.

“I can protect you if it's like this," Alex said then sneaking into the blanket hugging Khiara tightly. Makes Khiara squeal.

“What are you doing? Don't touch me, stupid!” Khiara thrashed in her arms.

“Why can't I? You even touched me while sleeping. Hugged me like a python who wouldn't let go of its prey.” Khiara stopped thrashing.

“You're kidding!”

“What am I kidding for? Don't you remember how you were when you woke up, hem?” Khiara's eyes smashed for a moment. Face blushing. He immediately pulled out a blanket to cover his face and turned his back on Alex.

“Go! Lex.” is slowly getting used to shame. Alex just teased her more. He hugged Khiara from behind.

“If I go, there will be no one to protect you from those ghosts, dear.”

“No ghosts during the day, Lex!”

“Really? You sure?”

“I'm sure, even if there is a ghost it must be you.”

“Where might this handsome guy be a ghost?”

“You're too confident.” Khiara shuddered as she felt Alex breathing down her neck. He immediately turned around and smothered Alex's mouth.

“Never do that again," he said with emphasis.

“You're always interesting to tease.” Khiara glared at Alex. “Hahahah ..” Alex pulls Khiara's nose in a fit of rage. “What dizziness is gone?”

Khira freezes. This was the first time he had seen Alex laughing at such a close distance. And she looks so adorable. Her narrow eyes that disappeared when she was stern as if she was laughing with her lips. Oh, he really likes that laugh. All the cold and dark in Alex was like he was never there.

“Khiara ..”

“Emh?” Khiara. “Ah, no longer.”

“Then get up! mnadi then we have breakfast. You can starve us if you keep lying here" Alex said, pulling Khiara to wake up, and Khira said.

Before long they were in the dining room and finished their breakfast. This day, Alex helps Khiara learn all the files that Khiara has to master.

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