Love Worth Fighting For

87 Sleep together

“I’ll check my schedule in advance, Mom. If it’s not really important I’ll come over.”

Christian’s blue eyes immediately glanced at Elena who was still lying on his bed in a tilted position with her back to him. Five minutes ago Christian woke up from his sleep when he felt the vibration of his cellphone which had moved to the bed, near Elena’s hand.

Thirty minutes ago when Anne called Christian, Elena was confused. She didn’t dare to take the call and didn’t have the heart to wake Christian who had just fallen asleep, as a result Elena just let Christian’s phone keep ringing without doing anything. However, being carried away by the quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the woody and citrus scented room, Elena finally fell asleep beside Christian in a face-to-face position with Christian’s cell phone in the middle of them.

“Suri will be sad if you don’t come, Christ.” Anne’s voice returns to Christian’s ears.

Christian smiles. “Suri won’t be sad, she’s already with Mommy and Daddy.”

“Christ...”

“Yes Mom. I’ll try to come, but probably won’t be able to stay.”

Anne, who couldn’t wait to talk to Christian, immediately turned the call into a video call, realizing that if his mother wanted to see his face, Christian immediately received a video call from his mother who was in a luxury restaurant in the best hotel in Geneva, the place where the birthday party was held. Suri will do.

“Honey, are you still home?” asks Anne in surprise when she realizes where Christian is.

.....

Christian smiles. “I worked late last night, Mom. And just started sleeping actually,” Christian replies, lying slightly.

“Jesus...”

“There are some things that I can’t leave, Mom. That’s why I work until morning. But don’t worry, it’s all over now,” Christian’s smile widens as he speaks, although it seems exaggerated but what Christian says is true. He is busy dealing with matters of his heart.

“Please take care of your health, Christ. Don’t work too hard, Mommy knows you are very busy but that doesn’t mean you can ignore your lifestyle. Mommy doesn’t want you to get sick, honey,” said Anne worriedly.

“Yes Mom, I know. That’s why I didn’t come to the office today, I want to sleep all day to restore my energy.”

“Ok then, Mommy won’t bother you. Now you sleep and don’t forget to eat first,” said Anne again.

Christian purses his lips as he glances at the squirming Elena. “I’ll eat after my shower.”

“Okay honey, then have a good rest. Sorry Mommy for bothering you, I love you.”

“I love you, Mom.”

Anne smiled lovingly after giving Christian a long distance kiss, Anne then ended the call and resumed her work, coordinating with the hotel which would be the venue for Suri’s birthday.

Not wanting to be disturbed by anyone anymore, Christian then turns off his cell phone after sending a message to Kainer to take care of all his work today at the office. After gulping down the orange juice that was on the table, Christian then rushed to the bathroom. He had to refresh his body before continuing his activities with Elena. Seeing Elena who had dared to sleep on his bed made Christian even more challenged.

If Christian usually takes more than forty minutes to shower, this time Christian only showered for ten minutes. Using the warm water pouring from the top of the rain shower, Christian takes a quick shower.

“You sleepyhead,” Christian said quietly, commenting on Elena who didn’t change her sleeping position.

After finishing dressing, Christian then followed Elena back, climbed into bed. Christian carefully grabs Elena’s body and brings her to his chest. Elena just muttered a little without opening her eyes when her cheek touched Christian’s chest, lying on the bed made of goose feathers made Elena sleep very soundly.

Cup...

Christian lands a soft kiss on Elena’s forehead. “Today we sleep until late, Elena.”

Just like before, Elena just muttered incoherently in response to Christian’s words. And that makes Christian chuckle, realizing that even in her sleep Elena can get angry. Smelling the cherry blossom scent from Elena’s hair made Christian feel sleepy again, after yawning twice, Christian finally fell back into his dreamland. Having Elena by his side makes Christian fall asleep faster.

****

Berlin, Germany.

“Actually my uncle has an unused building in the city center,” Aldrich said quietly in between his time enjoying waffles. “But I’m pretty sure you’ll refuse.”

“If you already know why are you still discussing it with me?”

“Damn it... I just wanted to share it, who knows if you’re interested. We’ve been in Berlin for almost a month and you still haven’t decided where to go to the office, that’s why I told you about the whereabouts of the building,” said Aldrich again.

Areez wiped his lips with a handkerchief. “I still can’t focus, my mind is still in a blur at the moment.”

“Come on, Areez. Don’t be like this, how long are you going to waste your time like this, huh?”

“I also don’t want to be like this, it feels really torturous. I also want to go back to how it used to be, in the days before I met Suri.”

“Areez...

“Looks like God is punishing me right now.”

Aldrich immediately slammed the handkerchief in his hand onto the table with a bang. “Don’t say that again, you bastard. How long are you going to keep cursing past mistakes like this? Besides, I’m pretty sure that now Suri has moved on with her life again.”

“Continuing her life again?”

“Yeah, what else is she going to do?” asked Aldrich quickly.

Areez immediately fell silent.

“Come on Areez, forget about Suri. Come back to the Areez I used to know, you’re a man, Areez. There are millions of beautiful girls out there who are happy to open their hearts to you,” Aldrich said back. “Honestly, I miss that cold and heartless friend of mine.”

“Cold and heartless?” Areez’s voice rose two octaves

Aldrich raised his shoulders up. “Aren’t you like that, huh?”

“Damn!!!

Aldrich’s laughter sounded again, seeing Areez angry was a pleasure in itself.

“Never precede God’s will, Areez. God knows what is best for His servants and don’t ever think that God is punishing you,” said Aldrich wisely. “Wait here, I’ll pay for our food. After that we’ll continue our search for a new office.”

After saying that, Aldrich rushed to the cashier’s desk to make payment for the food they had ordered earlier.

“Are you really moving on with your life, Suri? Are you really happy now? Have you forgotten about me, Suri? You don’t hate me, do you?”