Hate You, Love You
How ?

Amara actually finished the fried noodles that Gio made. After not being left with one bit and Gio became happy because of it. Several times Gio smiled thinly just because he saw Amara eating a lot.

"I'm full," des*h Amara sounded spoiled. And again it made Gio smile happily because of it.

"You like it ? If so, I will be sure again. Next time I add the crab," said Gio.

"That's fine" replied Amara. She was too embarrassed to admit that her husband's fried noodles were the best she had ever tasted. Gio would definitely be a big head because of it.

Gio looked at Amara's face while commenting on his smile. Makes Amara wrong because of it. "What ?" ask Amara. He felt the heat on both of his cheeks as Gio looked at him warmly and softly like this.

"Mmmhhh good but how did it run out anyway ?" seductive Gio while holding back his laughter.

Amara did not reply, all she did was open her eyes to Gio. Makes Gio laugh at it. "Yes, yeah... It's delicious. I like it so much. Satisfied ?" amara asked while poking her lips in annoyance.

"Not satisfied... But like it," replied Gio. "Like it because you like my cooking. I'll do it again, will ya ?" ask Gio. Her cheerful face and gentle eyes made Amara misbehave.

Amara nodded slowly in response. Even she could not bear to say "yes" because Amara was sure her lips would tremble as she took the words out of her mouth.

"alright... On Sunday night, I'm sure again" promised Gio.

Amara nodded slowly. Gio's soft eyes hypnotized him to the point that he was unable to speak.

All the two of them did was exchange eyes without speaking. Amara gulped her saliva forcefully as Gio's face approached slowly. Amara could not imagine what would happen next because Gio's gentle eyes now turned full of desire.

"Booooommm !!!"

Suddenly the sound of an explosion on the TV made the two flinch. Both Gio and Amara were shocked, leading Gio to move away from Amara. The atmosphere became awkward between the two of them.

"The evilness of the red shirt is bad" said Gio. He tried to melt the atmosphere that suddenly changed because of the almost kissing moment earlier.

"Ehem," Amara cleared her throat. Neutralizing his hoarse-sounding voice. "Se-it seems to be yes," said Amara.

"Kirain me he's one of the agents as well," said Gio. Really he wanted to get rid of the awkward atmosphere with Amara. Gio was afraid that Amara would leave because of what he was about to do.

"A-I thought so too," still Amara answered him stammeringly. Then Gio expressed his opinion again. Until the clunky atmosphere that was created was lost by itself.

The movie goes on and Gio really enjoys it. He continued to focus on the screen until he felt the weight on his arm all of a sudden. Gio turned his head and found Amara had fallen asleep beside him. His wife's head rested on him.

The remaining 45 minutes of the film are still. Although Gio continued to watch it but really he no longer concentrated on what he saw. Moreover, Amara unconsciously dropped down and now fell asleep in Gio's lap. This makes the man lose his focus.

"Why is it so fast ?" lamented Gio when the film he watched was finished as well. Inevitably Gio had to move Amara to the room. Taka there's another reason to keep him there.

Slowly Gio moved, he did not want to wake his wife. Gio observed Amara's face for a while before he hugged her into the room. "It's very dear to you" Gio said in his heart. The man smiled looking at Amara's deeply asleep face. His chest warmed and was filled with a growing love. To the extent that Gio forgets that Amara will soon leave him.

"If I had kissed you earlier, would you have rejected it?" gio's inner self in heart. He wondered how their faces approached each other.

"Mmhhh," muttered Amara while slightly writhing her body.

"Stttt... Go to sleep, dear..,"/gio said as he carried Amara like a bride and brought her into the room.

Amara was half-conscious as she felt her body float in the air. Amara wanted to open her eyes, but Gio's embrace and smell made her comfortable so that her eyes felt so heavy to open.

Gio pushed open the door of Amara's room with his shoulder. He stepped in and slowly put Amara's body on the bed. Then Gio covered Amara's body up to his shoulders.

"Good sleep and good dreams" said Gio gently as he looked at Amara's face with love. He wanted to gently caress Amara, but Gio did not have the courage to do so. All Gio did was stand up and walk away. He turned off Amara's room lights before completely leaving her.

***

Amara woke up with the warmth of a blanket on her body. He had been sleeping well all night. Comfort makes it that way.

Amara was shocked when she woke up in her room. As he recalled, last night he and Gio watched a movie together in the living room. Why was he in the room this morning.

"so last night wasn't a dream ?" ask Amara to herself. He recalled the moment his body floated in the air and the warm embrace of Gio's arm made him feel unusually comfortable. Both of Amara's cheeks were hot as she imagined them.

Amara also felt a strange rumble in her heart. He knew Gio was a good man. The proof last night, Gio didn't take a chance when Amara fell asleep. The man did not vent his nafs* like he used to when he was drunk with alcohol.

"Mara, are you awake ? Let's have breakfast together. Evan also asked you to continue from earlier," said someone from behind the door and he knew who it was.

It was Gio who had been inside his head. "Yes God... How am I supposed to face Gio now ?" amara muttered slowly. Her feelings became unreasonable just because she was going to meet her husband.

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don't forget to leave a trace...