The Temptation of the Former
I'm Smiling Back

That warm embrace seemed to attract Alea's soul. Slowly Alea started to open his eyes.

"Mother.." Alea's slow voice that made Kevin immediately stand up and move from his place.

The hug felt like his mother's embrace.

"It's Papa, baby." Mr. Marko took off his embrace and smiled at Alea who had opened her eyes despite still breaking into tears.

"Papa?" Alea shook her head. "Well, is there anything, am I dead now?"

Mr. Marko shook his head and cupped Alea's cheeks together. "Papa's alive."

Alea looked at Mr. Marko confusedly. But his eyes turned to Kevin. Instantly the shadow before him fainted twisted back in his head. Then she felt her stomach that had deflated.

"Rania, Rania isn't papa, is she?" Alea removed the oxygen hose that covered her nose and mouth. He panicked and made his body move but in his stomach was very painful.

"Darling, Rania is not papa. Rania's healthy."

Hearing that Alea regained her composure despite still grimacing in pain.

Kevin pressed the emergency button to get the doctor to Alea's room.

I wanted Alea to ask a lot about someone who claimed to be her Papa. Is it true that his biological Papa is alive and now in front of him? But the doctor and nurse came to check on him.

"Dok, I want to meet my son" Alea said. He wanted to meet his little girl for the first time.

"Yes, let's take her with the sisters soon. Good, I've been through a critical period. Do not be too stressed so that the condition quickly recovers and still should not move too much because the incision is long enough."

Alea nodded slowly.

After the examination was completed, the Doctor and the nurse came out.

Alea was now staring at the two men standing not far from her place.

"Alea," Kevin walked over. "Thank God you're going through a critical period" Kevin's hand reached out to rub Alea's cheek but Alea threw out her face.

"You two talk first, although there's actually a lot that Papa wants to tell you. But your misunderstanding must be resolved soon." Mr. Marko turned his steps and walked out of Alea's room.

Kevin is now sitting near Alea's cage. "Darling, with my explanation."

Alea shook her head. "Della's own mother told me that Della is pregnant with your child."

"That's just Della's wits."

"If you knew that, why would you still want to help him and lie to me too."

Kevin let out a long sigh and grabbed Alea's cheek to look at him. "Yes, I'm a fool to believe in other people. Whatever the problem is, I'm honest with you. Sorry I am..."

Alea lowered his gaze. He did not dare look Kevin in the eye.

"I love you. No one can replace you in my life. You know, seeing you get as badly injured as yesterday, it feels like I want to die too. I should have been hurt, not you. Why don't you just let me get stabbed? Let me get hurt. Because seeing you in such helpless pain it's more painful than anything." Kevin rubbed the top of Alea's head because Alea just looked down unwilling to look into Kevin's pushy eyes.

"It hurts so much to see you walk with another woman. Especially hear the news..." Alea stopped her words. She came back crying. Just remembering that his heart felt pain.

"Ssttt, everything is not what you see. I can't cheat on you." Kevin rubbed the melted tears on Alea's cheek. "One more time, I'm sorry. From now on I'll never lie to you."

"But about brother and Papa?"

"Yes, Papa you're alive. Your father's name is Marko and your brother's name is Rendra."

Alea was still confused by that fact.

"First, your mother purposely hid about Papa and your brother because your mother was afraid you were in danger because your Papa was a mobster."

Hearing that, Alea was surprised.

"But whoever they are, they love you very much. All this time they've been trying to find you but because your identity was changed so they failed to find you and your mother."

Alea was silent and seemed to think. Yeah, whatever her Papa's background is, she can definitely take it.

Alea looked at Kevin and then cupped Kevin's cheeks. "But you don't ever lie to me again. I love you so much."

Kevin nodded and smiled. "I love you too." Kevin brought himself closer and gave a brief kiss to the still pale lips.

"Eh, sorry." said the nurse who was opening the door to Alea's room when she saw them approaching each other.

Kevin distanced himself then he grabbed the box that the nun pushed and brought her closer to Alea. Then the sister came out.

"Rania, it's kind of like you."

"really?" asked Alea with her sparkling eyes. He could not wait to see Rania.

Slowly Kevin took Rania from the box, the tiny baby weighing 2.8 kg was healthy even though not too fat because Alea was not even 9 months.

"Beautiful right?" slowly Kevin put Rania next to Alea with Alea's arm.

Alea nodded her head while smiling with tears still flowing. He rubbed Rania's cheek gently and kissed her small.

Rania was still asleep even though Alea was already eager to hear her crying voice.

"Goodbye, you've held out for Mama. Yesterday, Mama was scared to lose you. We'll see Brother at home."

Kevin smiled looking at Alea's happy face. The fear and sadness are over.

"Something looks the same as Mama." Alea turned to look at Kevin. "They and Raffa how's home?"

"They are Luna and Niko. We video call yuk, Raffa's same design must miss you."

Kevin took his cell phone and called Niko's number. A few moments later the video call was connected.

"Mama... Papa..." cried Reka, as well as Raffa who joined in smiling happily at his parents.

"Mama, Reka kangen with Mama. That's Rania's sister, right? The designer also wants to hold Rania's sister."

Alea smiled more and more at Reka's chattering. Raffa is also busy speaking her baby language.

"Can they go to the hospital? They want to see Mama with Rania's sister."

"Tomorrow to get here" said Kevin. "This is Raffa. Tomorrow morning Papa pick me up."

"Yee.." They spoke at length until Rania finally woke up and cried.

The sound of Rania's cry sounded very melodious in Alea's ears.

"I don't exist yet?"

Kevin turned off his video post after busting with them.

"Try it, I asked the nurse not papa. Here I help." Kevin helped hold Rania and brought her closer to Alea's half-opened chest.

Kevin smiled at Rania who had managed to find the source of her life.

"You will soon eat. Wait for the nurse between meals. But if you want something to say yes let me buy it."

Alea nodded. He continued to stare at his little daughter who was now starting to suck.

"May there be no more tragedies like yesterday..."

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