Two Faces One Love
the Dawson family version

"Etha...., don't run, fall down!" Joselin rebukes his uncle who is playing a chase with Ponny, Joselin's golden dog.

"Ponny's after aunty." Bernetha said as he continued to run.

"If Etha keeps running around, Ponny will chase." Joselin called his dog to go to his kennel at the back of the house.

"No, Etha was sweating. Opa's birthday has not yet begun." Joselin took the tissue and washed away the sweat on his face. Gabrian who saw it from the second floor, smiled to see his sisters loved his children very much.

The doorbell rings. Gabrian who was going down the stairs stared at the door. The hour hand was at half-four in the afternoon and Andrea had not yet arrived.

When the door was opened by Joselin, a beautiful face that had been awaited by Gabrian.

"Mommy.....!" Bernetha immediately hugged his mother and gave a kiss on Andrea's face.

"Welcome, brother." Joselin hugged Andrea after Bernetha came down from Andrea's embrace and ran outside again.

"thank you. Here, I brought a cake for daddy Jero." Andrea thrust out the plastic bag underneath.

"Thank you, brother." Joselin turned his head towards Gabrian who had already come near them.

"Well, the long-awaited one has finally come. Pleased...." Joselin teases her brother and runs straight into the kitchen as Gabrian glares at her.

"I don't think you're coming" Gabrian said, grabbing Andrea's hand and holding her tight.

"I stopped by the cake shop. When I was coming back, my gas supply was almost out. Be in line at the gas station."

"I've missed you." whispered Gabrian.

"Dian..." Andrea pushed Gabrian's body in shame.

"There's no one here. Can I kiss you a little, right?"

"Let's have some....." Andrea stopped when Gabrian kissed her lips.

"Mommy.....! Daddy...!"'s....!"

Andrea pushed Gabrian quickly upon hearing the voice. Both of them looked towards the voice that came. "Angelia?" andrea and Gabrian said together.

"Why do mommy and daddy kiss? I've seen aunty Joselin also kiss her boyfriend. The word aunty is not a problem because it is done by adults and they are dating. Mommy and daddy aren't dating. Said mommy, daddy and mommy were friends." Angelia's words made Gabrian look at Andrea with one eyebrow raised.

"Friends?" ask Gabrian.

"Eh....., we're friends, right?" Andrea asked back to make Gabrian become anxious.

"Daddy is not friends with mommy. But dating." Gabrian's words surprised Andrea but not Angelia.

"If dating, opa Jero said, will marry huh?"

Gabrian. Andrea's getting tense. He did not want Angelia to reject him.

The little girl smiled. "If Daddy is married mommy, I bought a wedding dress too? So as to kayak the princess in the fairy tale book. It's pretty!" Angelia ran from the room with a cheerful face.

"No, you're the one who's too scared. Children will not be surprised to see daddy and mommy together. They'll get bigger and finally understand that we have to live together." Gabrian said, then again holding Andrea's hand.

The two looked at each other again and no matter who started, they kissed again.

"Daddy same mommy again what?" asked Berntha who was passing by in the living room with Angelia.

"Daddy same mommy dating."

Bernetha simply nodded then walked back, heading to the beautifully decorated back garden.

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This is the most memorable birthday celebration for Jeronimo because he was accompanied by two of his grandchildren who are very beautiful and became the center of attention this afternoon.

Not much came. Only Beryl and Anggita happened to be in America, Joselin and his girlfriend Bisma, an Indonesian who also studied in America, Stevany, who is still single because she wants to like Alexa, whose first boyfriend must be her husband, Gabrian and Andrea, who since they were in the back garden never once apart, sticking to kayak stamps, Gabby, and Andrea, Gerry and Gabriel recorded this happy day with their camera.

"Good afternoon, sorry to be late." Eilaria finally appeared and made Giani look very happy. He who first approached Eilaria, held the woman who looked beautiful with a white dress.

"You're getting older and more beautiful." Giani.

"Thank you, mommy. Mommy also looks more beautiful."

Giani held Eilaria's hand towards the seat of Jero who was still accompanied by the twins whose mouths had been smitten with chocolate.

"Happy daddy's birthday, Jero!" eilaria said while giving a gift wrapped in dark blue paper.

"Thank you, son. Daddy's glad you came."

Gabby who noticed that from afar tried to suppress the pain that was in her heart.5 years had passed but the existence of Eilaria in the middle of the Dawson family still gave her own happiness for them.

"It.....!" Gerry thrust a sheet of tissue when he saw there was clear water ready to fall in the corner of Gabby's eye.

"Thank you." Gabby said as she accepted the tissue and wiped the corner of her already wet eyes.

Jero's birthday was followed by a dinner together.

"Where are you going?" ask Andrea.

"You're slicing fruit in the kitchen."

"Can I help you?"

"All right!"

The waiter who works at home is only working from 7 am to 7 pm. Giani deliberately did not take the servants who stayed in this house because the house is often empty if they return to Jakarta. There's only one housekeeper who lives alone behind this house.

In the kitchen, Andrea slices watermelon while Giani prepares ice cream for the twins.

"Andrea, Lia and Etha can eat ice cream right?"

"By, mother. Later after that they immediately brush their teeth because today it seems to eat a lot of sweets."

"alright. Mommy bring their ice cream first and if the fruit is ready, please take it to the park huh?"

Andrea nodded. Giani left Andrea alone there.

Just as Andrea was about to finish the last piece of watermelon, a burly hand suddenly had already coiled around her waist.

"I'm looking for you it's here." whispered Ian and kissed Andrea on the neck very gently.

"Dan, someone will see."

"The kitchen is empty."

Andrea washed her hands, took a rag and dried her hands, after which she turned her body which was still hugged by Gabrian from behind. The eyes of the two looked at each other.

"Tonight, don't go home? Just sleep here."

Andrea's face flushed. "What room am I sleeping in?"

"In my room."

"But the twins..."

"They certainly don't want to be separated from the opa Jero and Oma Giani."

"Say we're sleeping. What are we gonna do?"

"Let's....!" Andrea pinched Gabrian's stomach.

Gabrian chuckles. Then he lowered his head and kissed Andrea's lips which were now a palanquin to him.

Eilaria who had just come from the toilet accidentally saw Andrea and Gabrian kissing from the glass window. The woman's face was smiling. He was happy to see Andrea's happiness. There was no more jealousy when he saw Gabrian close to another woman.

As he turned his body, he almost shouted to see Gabriel standing behind him while putting his hands in his pants pocket. Gabriel looks very handsome, and macho because next to his ear wears earrings.

"What's a smile?" ask Gabriel.

"It's nice to see Gabrian and Andrea happy."

Gabriel stared at the glass window. His twin brother was still kissing.

"Then....?"

"Then what?" Eilaria was confused.

"Do you not want to be happy?"

Gabriel's sharp eyes pierced through Eilaria's heart so much that he felt her heart blossom. Eilaria could not help her smile.

"Why keep smiling?" Gabriel asked again and took a few steps forward so that their distance became even closer.

"Eh, you look cool wearing earrings." Eilaria directly addressed Gabriel's earring problem as she was at a loss for words.

"Oh...." Gabriel held the earring that was in his left ear. "It's purposely used so that the twins can distinguish where their daddy and where his uncle. Mommy Giani protested, but she finally agreed after the twins said I looked cool and they could tell when they called my name."

"Oh..that's it...." Eilaria grew more and more misbehaved as the distance between herself and Iel grew closer. He could again smell the fragrance oil of Iel.

"Thank you for coming?" Said Gabriel while removing the haircut Eilaria fell on his forehead.

"Together."

"Will I take you home? You didn't bring a car, did you?"

"My car, the tires are deflated. So I took a taxi." Eilaria felt her heartbeat get more erratic as Gabriel's hand now stroked her face.

Gabriel smiled. He wrapped his hands around Eilaria's waist, drawing the woman who was still his rightful wife closer to him. He then lowered his head, swiped his nose into Eilaria's nose, then slowly, fused their lips together in a soft but intoxicating kiss. Eilaria refused. He wrapped his hand around Iel's neck and returned the kiss.

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"Opa, does the courtship person always have to kiss?" Bernetha asked as she and Angelia were already on the bed with Jero and Giani.

"Why does Etha ask that?" Jero was astonished.

"I saw daddy and mommy kissing, Lia said they were dating. In the park earlier I also saw uncle Iel kissing with aunty Eil, meaning they were dating right?"

Jero and Giani looked at each other while holding back a laugh.

"Let them date. Now Lia and Etha are bobo?" Jero said while laying down his body. His two grandchildren slept on his left and right side.

"Opa, are opa and Oma also dating?" ask Angelia.

"Opa and Oma aren't dating." Jero.

"But, I've seen opa and Oma kiss." Angelia.

Jero looked at Giani who was still sitting on the bed.

"Yes, opa and Oma are dating" said Jero, puzzled by what to say.

"Opa is old. Time still dating kayak daddy and mommy." Angelia said again.

Giani saw her husband's forehead wrinkled. I know that opa Jero does not like to be said to be old.

"Opa is old. But opa feels young. That's why opa's dating Oma too."

Jero blinked his eyes as Giani nodded in agreement with her husband's answer.

1 hour later......

Giani who had fallen asleep immediately woke up when he felt that Jero had sat by the bed while holding his face.

"What's up?"

"Guide me in the shower, yuk!"

"It's 11 o'clock."

"I was sweating enough."

Giani understood the meaning of her husband's gaze. "Darling, you don't want us to..."

"I'm just asking for my birthday present. Every year you give a very special gift. No, tonight is not."

"But....." Giani woke up looking at their two grandchildren who were already asleep.

"I promise I won't make a fuss."

Giani got down slowly from the bed. It's true what Jero said. He is old, but still feels young. Basic Palo never feel old ,🤭🤭🤭😂😂🙏🙏.

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Gabriel escorts Eilaria to her apartment lobby.

"Thank you." said Eilaria.

"Either. Sweet dreams, huh?" Gabriel kissed Eilaria on the forehead and immediately stepped back into his car.

"Your....!" Eilaria suddenly held Gabriel's hand.

"Yes?" Gabriel turned his body without releasing the hand Eil was holding.

"You...., you wanna stop by for coffee?" eilaria asked with a hot face because she was ashamed to offer this to Gabriel.

"Can. But when it's late, can I stay here?"

Gabriel's question made Eilaria's heart seem to stop beating. His little heart cried out, wanting to agree with what Gabriel said.

"My apartment has only one room."

Gabriel smiled as he blinked one eye. "I think the bed's big enough for both of us."

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Well....

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