The Grief of the Two Red Lines
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Brian hugged Zaira, pulled the blanket over their legs, crammed on a large sofa.

"Ah. so relieved it feels.." Said Brian while hugging Zaira.

"Love you." whispered Brian again, putting his chin over Zaira's head.

"So, you're off, aren't you, mas?" Ask Zaira. "How's Andre's brother?" He said as he wrapped his hands around Brian's waist.

"Well, I was scolded. Because this is the second time I've failed to go home."

"Both?"

"First of all, I helped you fix the car."

Zaira smile. "So because it failed to leave?"

"Yes. It's really hard to get out of here anyway." Brian patted Zaira on the back.

"Then, why haven't you contacted me in 3 years?"

Brian breathed his heavy breath. "I tried calling, but you changed all your numbers. Andre and the others also did not want to tell. After that, I realized that you really wanted me out of your life". He answered with a pane, recalling the pain of the years he passed.

Zaira tightened her embrace, and closed her eyes.

"Then, have you been in contact with another woman for 3 years?" Tanya Zaira was curious. There's no way Brian wasn't in a relationship with another woman, right? thought.

"Yes, ada".

Zaira's eyes opened upon hearing Brian's reply, she looked up at the man's face. "Ada?"

"Hm. I'm trying to open my heart so I can get rid of your face. The woman kept coming at me, then I thought there was no harm in trying a new relationship. But the more you remember them the more you remember them. Every time I saw him do this, I remembered the same treatment you did for me. Turns out, I can't get away from this you". He said, then gently kissed Zaira's forehead.

Zaira smiled proudly in her heart. "What only once?" Ask again, getting curious.

"Yes, just one time. There are no more attractive women in my eyes. My whole life is locked in your name". He told Zaira that he understood her nature, Zaira would not stop if she had not heard the answer that satisfied her heart.

The woman smiled with satisfaction. "That's it, if I..."

Brian peeped at Zaira's lips. "No need to explain, I didn't ask, didn't want to know, and didn't want to hear it!"

Zaira chuckled, though she also wanted to say that she had no contact with anyone after her departure. Zaira rejected many men because she did not want to remarry at that time.

"But I'm grateful we went through all that. I'm sure if you come in the first year, I probably won't want to see you because I can't forgive you". Zaira to Brian.

"After a few years, I realized that the mistake was also on me. I always run away from trouble. I also rarely tell my heart and prefer to be quiet so that you are happy, so that it all accumulates in my heart."

Brian stroked Zaira's hair. "Then from that point on, tell me if I made any mistakes then, yeah. We need to be honest with each other so that the heart is calmer." He then got a nod from Zaira. "Now sleep. You're working tomorrow, right?"

"No, Yara's coming home tomorrow."

"really? Then tomorrow I'll take care of the papers and re-register our marriage."

"Tomorrow?"

"Hm, the sooner the better" he said and closed his eyes and Zaira just smiled at him, looking at Brian's face which slowly paled with her lips slightly open.

Zaira touched Brian's firm jaw, once fine hairs grew around it. Now it's gone, so smooth and neat. Nothing has changed, Brian's face remains as handsome as it used to be. Even his chest is getting fielded and his body is somewhat filled.

For 3 years he knew nothing about Brian. Zaira had thought that Brian must have married again and that had frustrated him. But as it turns out, Brian still loves her, even that love grows and develops on its own.

Zaira kisses Brian's chin and opens Brian's eyes.

"Zaira, don't tease me. You know how hard I'm holding him now? You want this warm night to be a hot night?" Brian said in a voice that started to grow heavy.

Brian smiled then closed his eyes again when he heard Zaira's laughter buried in his chest.

~

Zaira tidied up the things to take home, she waited for Mbok Inah to come and they would be home soon.

He glanced at Brian, the man was still sound asleep, the soft snoring from his mouth made him hold back a laugh. A long view he did not see.

Zaira chose to go out, to her room to do something.

Outside, he meets Revi who is walking casually towards the hospital cafeteria.

"Rev.." said Zaira.

"Eh, Ra.." Revi's voice hummed and his nose turned red.

"You why? Crying out?" Ask Zaira.

"Crying what! I Flu, you know."

Zaira chuckled, just this time she saw Revi coming out in a nightgown.

"You staying over? What's wrong, just this time I saw you staying at the hospital."

Revi brought his head closer. "Treating Dinnara. I'll tell you later. I'm hungry, I'm gonna buy breakfast first." He said slowly and then left, then turned around again.

"Eh, how's your business with Brian's brother?"

The woman did not reply, but seeing Zaira's bright smile, Revi already knew the answer.

"Yes, yeah, congratulations." He said and left.

After his affairs were completed, Zaira returned to Yara's room and found Brian behind her without a shirt. The curves of his body from behind look better. It seems Brian did not miss his sport.

Brian put on his undershirt, then his black shirt.

"Mas, where are you going?"

Brian turned around, he buttoned his shirt. "I have to go back this afternoon, Ra. There's important business." He said as he tidied his shirt into his trousers.

"Important business?"

"Hm. Papa's business, now I'm holding. Branch in town D there's a constraint. So I have to fly there after registering our marriage." Brian approached Zaira, stretched out his hand asking Zaira to put a button in his hand.

"Maybe I'll be there for a few days until things get back to normal. I promise I'll be right back when it's all over."

Zaira just kept quiet, she tidied Brian's collar like he used to.

"It's okay, right?" Brian asked a little looking down at Zaira.

"Looks like you're gonna go around a lot."

"Possibly so, because the branches are everywhere. Actually I have a confidant, but in case of an emergency, it can't be represented." Brian then held onto Zaira's shoulders.

"I'll be right back, you trust me, right?"

Zaira nodded "yes, I believe." He then kissed Zaira.

The door opened, Mbok Inah was surprised to see two people in front of him, as well as Zaira and Brian who were immediately far apart and misbehaved because they were caught by Mbok Inah.