Keith took off his anti-radiation goggles, massaged between his eyebrows that were tensed as he kept staring at the computer screen for most of the night to read the report documents of his men. The clock on the screen of his iMac was already three in the morning. That means, he had spent his time in the room for five hours in his room after taking care of the needs Larch needed after returning from the park. The female beagle herself was fast asleep on his bed after he struggled to get the dog to sleep in the room he had prepared (after asking Marie's approval, of course), and ended in failure. Fortunately, Larch was not an active type of dog. His attitude actually reminded him of a cat. So calm and calm. Not the type of dog who was too loud. It suited him. His intuition was never wrong.
Leaning his back on the chair, he looked up at the ceiling of his room. Talking about intuition made him remember the strange feeling he had earlier. As if someone was watching them. HisMarie walked out of her room when she smelled the aroma of coffee that spread to their house. Considering yesterday that she had moved all her schedules forward to have more free time with Keith, it did not take long for her to fall asleep as soon as her body touched the bed.Keith's figure, who stood with his back to her in the kitchen made her sleepiness disappear instantly. Slowly, as she tried hard not to make any sound that might be distracted him, she pulled out a chair at the dining table then sat down to support her head with her hands resting on the empty dining table. Her eyes watched all of Keith's movements, and it seemed that the man did not notice her presence as he was now busy measuring the Arabica coffee beans that had just been refined from the grinder using a digital scale.It was unusual for Keith to make coffee in their mansion for breakfast, although she had bought all the supplies the man would need to make coffee in their mansion a few
Alan played with his smartphone, could no longer hide his excitement as he read an email from Keith containing two flight tickets from Rose city to Bali and the villa they would stay in when they were in Bali a few minutes ago. He had thought that Keith was just kidding when he said it because it was unusual for Keith to bother himself preparing everything for him. "Really!? Thanks, Alan! I'm really happy!" His lips formed a smile, before chuckling at the thought of Tatius' reaction as he jumped with joy when he announced Keith had given him a week off. His boyfriend replied it with great enthusiasm. Even immediately asked for leave from his superior who immediately granted without asking further, considering the performance of Tatius at work—an Italian restaurant was known for their authentic c
Alan arrived in front of the Italian restaurant where Tatius was working in twenty minutes—ten minutes longer than he expected as he had to take a detour when he learned that his usual route was under construction and was stuck in traffic for ten minutes. Not wanting his boyfriend to find out that he had just had a lot of bad luck before arriving in front of the restaurant, he tidied up his appearance on the rear-view mirror of his car, then smiled with satisfaction at his reflection in the rear-view mirror of his car.Perfect.Whistling to raise the mood that had been lost earlier, he walked out of his car, then stood leaning against the side of the car. Sometimes, he flirted with a few passers-by who caught his eye, winking one eye. His charm succeeded in making everyone he flirted earlier shrieked with delight with their blushing fiercely. He whistled again, then stood up straight right away when he knew that his boyfriend was standing in front o
He shook his head while laughing softly when he saw Tatius running happily as soon as they arrived at Ngurah Rai Airport—one of the always busy international airports in Indonesia—while turning like a happy barking dog. His two hands pushed two large suitcases, following the speed of Tatius, who was already a little away from him. The man's eyes lit up."Where are we staying?" Tatius turned back to him, impatient for his answer. Actually, he wanted to tell his boyfriend the photo of the villa they were going to stay in for this week, but he postponed it as he wanted to give it as a surprise. Surely apart from the box containing the ring that was still tucked away in the pocket of his black trousers since they departed from Rose city.Seeing Tatius' enthusiasm made him a little relieved. His worries the day before yesterday did not happen. Tatius was fine. His boyfriend was just exhausted after he insisted on forcing his boyfriend to visit the doctor to check his
From Sunday morning until night, Keith spent his time watching random movies on the cable TV channel with Marie, and Larch, who was watching on his lap. They did not do other activities apart from that. Occasionally he rose from his chair to make new snacks when they were hungry and returned to his seat. Several times, he tried so hard to pretend not to notice Marie's gaze, who was not on their TV screen, but him. It was a look that made him a little uncomfortable about it. For reasons he did not understand, he found himself not bothering at all about Marie's strange look. And for the same reason, his heart pounded every time he noticed Marie's gaze.He did not understand at all the change in Marie's attitude since the day before yesterday, which had turned one hundred and eighty degrees. Suddenly it turned soft, not as stiff as usual. Taking the initiative to make breakfast that ends in a ruined kitchen (reminds her of her mother first, only so much better), then offers t
The morning sun in the Canggu area creates a strange new spirit that lured Alan out for some exercise this morning with a morning jog around the area of the villa they currently occupy. Things that had never crossed his mind before, because usually, he would spend two hours working out in a private gym during the day, on the sidelines of his busy life. Maybe because of the influence of the weather, which was more humid than the weather in Rose city, which tends to be dry, made his move to be in high spirit than usual. Tatius himself seemed to be still asleep in the room, even though the clock on his smartwatch was already seven in the morning as he has not received a call from Tatius. Usually, the man would call him if he suddenly left without the man's knowledge, asking him to tell him where his position was. Indeed, Tatius' possessiveness always looked so cute in his eyes.His eyebrows rose one side when he saw the arrival of Robert, who was standing in front of the fe
Thirty minutes later, he was already in the Gajah Mada area, staying at a local coffee shop near a row of textile shops that was already filling up with visitors from both local and foreign tourists. Tatius and Robert at the Kumbasari market, leaving him uninterested in shopping. For the business of souvenirs, he entrusted completely to Tatius. While sipping the second coffee he had just ordered, he stared at Gajah Mada street, which was getting busy with various vehicles. The new thing for him was when he saw a motorcyclist carrying three passengers casually as if it was normal. Then followed by the sound of a horn from an impatient vehicle when a car stopped for a moment because it was blocked by a randomly overtaking motorbike.What a busy morning, huh?Again he sipped the black coffee he ordered earlier, which
Keith ended the call with Alan with a deep sigh. In fact, he had told him many times to take a two-week vacation, but his best friend kept insisting that a week was more than enough for him. Considering that his best friend was a workaholic type person, he should not be surprised to hear Alan's refusal.It was just that he was worried. Because of his job, this man rarely spends time with his boyfriend, Tatius. Especially from their conversation on the phone earlier, he was sure there was something wrong with Tatius that made his friend consider his offer some time ago to recruit Tatius as a cafe employee. Maybe he should also use his power as Alan's boss to give them more time off once they get back from Bali.His mind twisted the memories when they were in high school. Alan, people could say, was the type of popular bad boy who always sought after by all the students in his school. His best friend always changing