Trapped On The Bride's Night
34. Still free

Rayyan never thought if this morning their activities repeated. If last night Aura was unconscious and only Rayyan was aware of the situation, it was different from now where Aura voluntarily surrendered herself to her.

It seemed, Aura was already hooked on Rayyan's game that was earnestly adoring her as it went on.

Both of them finished bathing with the drooping Aura growing limp.

Rayyan even put on clothes for his wife because Aura looked completely exhausted.

"I'm laper."

Rayyan was glad Aura started to soften at him, even being able to say such spoiled words.

"I made you food. Bentar yeah.".

Aura nodded her head.

Although he had been married to Aura for almost two months, this time Rayyan felt the biases of taste as a newlywed. He would pamper his wife so that Aura could open her heart to him. Rayyan had heard that Aura would appreciate someone if she already thought that person was a part of her. For example, family, friends and maybe now Aura already considers Rayyan really as a husband after what happened between the two of them.

"The food is ready, now you eat, yes." Rayyan gently damaged Aura's hair, she began to feed the woman she was eating.

Aura looked a henchman being fed by Rayyan and Rayyan was glad Aura did not reject that.

"Where are you going? It's Sunday, shall we go for a walk?"

"I'm so tired, I'm going to sleep."

"Yes, you rest. Sorry, I'm tired of you."

"Hmm ... That's what you want, right?" said Aura with a cynical smile.

Rayyan knew she had too much hope for this woman even though their relationship had gone beyond a further stage.

"I don't just want that, Ra," Rayyan said softly.

"Keep, what else? S-e-k-s must also be a need for you especially have ever done it. And it also applies to me who already felt it," Aura admitted frankly.

Rayyan did not reply, as if waiting for what else Aura would say next.

"... so, from now on we can do it any time. Just have fun! To remove the needs of each but more than that ..." Aura shook her head firmly. "Don't expect more about feelings" he said.

"If we can do it with feelings, it's much better" Rayyan said.

"Yes, but do you have that feeling? Didn't you do it on the basis of n-afs-u doang?"

"Is that how you judge me, Ra?"

Aura relaxed her shoulders, she did not want to wish more on Rayyan. Especially to expect if the man has a taste for her.

"I love you, Aurora."

Aura was stunned, he threw away the gaze from the glare of Rayyan's eyes that felt intimidating to him.

"You love me? Not wrong? Am I not really cool? Always tussle with you, always angry and do not know yourself. I don't think all the attitudes I've shown you are good. Why should you love me? I'm stubborn and selfish. You shouldn't have to choose a woman like me!"

"I loved you before and after we got married, Ra."

Aura would definitely not believe it if Rayyan had loved her for so long. Even before the woman knew Rayyan officially.

"I ate it. I'm going to sleep now."

Rayyan nodded to Aura's audible speech avoiding this conversation. Rayyan knows that women have a hard time opening their hearts, and it is difficult to trust men, but Rayyan will continue to fight as she was determined to defend Aura.

...***...

On Monday, Aura returned to work as usual. He met Wilow and thanked him for driving him home that night.

"Ehm. Your brother's not mad, is he?"

"Sister? Getting angry?" Aura was confused by Wilow's question.

"Yes, that night you came home drunk, so Darren helped carry you to the apartment unit. I'm afraid it's making your brother even more angry."

Actually Aura had forgotten if she introduced Rayyan as an older sister to Wilow. But Aura finally understood Wilow's words now.

"Ah, no. My brother's not mad."

Aura himself did not know about this, it was possible that Rayyan was really angry at that time but not once Rayyan discussed it, even that night they were busy with hot activities that were done repeatedly.

"Hi ..."

Aura and Wilow turned to look at the man approaching their room. The man stood in front of Aura's cubicle with a friendly smile.

"Oh, Darren, it's still working hours!" wilow's protest was that he could see his cousin because of his cubicle position with Aura next to each other.

"Oh, hi. It just so happens you're here. I want to say thank you, I hear you helped Wilow to take me that night? I'm sorry, but the party must have been a mess because of me."

"its okay, Aura. I'm sincere in helping you."

"Thank, Darren."

"Woa, you know my name as well."

Aura nodded her head.

"Darren, we're busy working. Please go back to your division" Wilow said as he rolled his eyeballs. Wilow knew Darren intended to approach Aura because the man said he was challenged to conquer the friend.

Darren chuckled a little, then he leaned slightly to whisper so that only Aura could hear his words.

"I have an appointment with Wilow."

"Ah, cancel it. He won't be mad."

"And the reason I canceled it was because of you?" kekeh Aura's.

"Come on. Consider this my greeting."

"Then take Wilow too, don't I know you from him."

Darren re-enforced his body then raised both his hands a sign of surrender.

"Okay, you two are going to have lunch with me" he said resignedly.

Aura and Wilow giggled because of the response Darren gave. The man looked witty and Aura liked Darren's quite entertaining behavior and broke the awkwardness even though they were new to know.

By noon, the three were actually having lunch together. From that, Darren learned a glimpse of Aura as they engaged in a conversation about each other.

"Don't be interested in him, Ra. She's a female player!" said Wilow who suddenly warned Aura.

"Hey, I'm not playing women but I'm just picking the best."

Aura responds to Darren's words with a faint smile, suddenly remembering her playboy-Cean twin brother also often saying the same thing as Darren said.

"You won't grow up if you keep playing with women, Darren."

And Aura's words made Wilow and Darren stop the debate between them.

"You've been stuck with playboys, haven't you?" guess Wilow.

"No, Darren reminds me of my sister. He likes to play around with a lot of girls."

"Well, that means he's as handsome as I am" said Darren confidently.

Wilow and Aura agreed to cluck their tongues as a result of Darren's words.

After working hours, Rayyan was standing in front of the car and waiting for Aura in his wife's office.

"You've been picked up by your brother?" ask Wilow. He was the first to notice Rayyan's presence, while Aura was still busy chatting with Darren all the way to the parking area.

"Ah, is he here?" Aura looked at Rayyan there. The gazes of their eyes met and Aura immediately said goodbye to the two comrades. "I go first, yes," he said.

"Wait a minute." Wilow pulled Aura's arm, stopping her movement that was about to pass. "When, can you arrange a blind date for me with your brother?" tanyakanya.

Aura gawked, but a moment later she was able to master the circumstances.

"We'll see, I'll ask him if he's interested in it or not."

"really?" Wilow looks sparkling. "Your brother is on my list of targeted men. He's so hot!" pekiknya enthusiastic.

Ah, you're right Wilow. She's really hot! For that I cannot share it with you.

Such was the whisper of Aura's heart, but she immediately brushed it aside and hurriedly approached Rayyan there.

Aura just wanted to say hello to Rayyan when she arrived before the man, but it turned out that Rayyan had entered the car just like that with a flat face and looked angry. What was?

Aura also entered the car, there Rayyan looked busy installing a seatbelt.

"Why did you pick me up?"

"You don't like it?" Rayyan asked coldly.

"No, that's it." Aura felt something strange to Rayyan who used to be warm to her.

"Who is he?"

"Him?"

"Yes, the guy you were talking to? He's the same guy who took you home that night."

"Oh, Darren."

"I don't know what his name is, Ra."

"What was the point of your question?" Aura began to look at Rayyan's strange attitude, even though she had tried to be kind to the man, because she remembered Rayyan's words last night saying she loved him.

Slowly, Aura did start to accept Rayyan's words. Aura digests if Rayyan is the one who will enter into being one part of her life, but she still cannot accept Rayyan as a husband because she is still confused by her own feelings.

"I don't like you being around other men besides me, Ra. I'm jealous" admits Rayyan.

"He's just my office friend. Nothing is wrong. You are overreacting!"

"Okay, I'm overreacting." Rayyan relented.

"Listen, Ray. Don't worry about our relationship until the stage of sleep together you become possessive with me. I told you, we are not bound by feelings. So I'm still free to be friends with anyone while I'm at my fair level."

Rayyan was silent and focused on driving, but she heard Aura's words very clearly. Maybe for Aura they are not bound by feelings, but for Rayyan it is not like that. The two of them are not just tied to taste, they are even tied to marriage. Why did Aura forbid her from being jealous?

Not wanting to argue, Rayyan finally chose to hold it all in her heart. He also said resigned,

"Okay, if you really feel that way. I set you free, and that means you also set me free" he said with a bitter smile.

Aura was instantly silent. He digested Rayyan's words and somehow it upset him when he heard the man's last sentence.

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