LOGINFor Aurora, falling in love is an illusion. For Leo, it's not meant for him. They have been married for over five years but things come crashing down in a messy divorce. Aurora finds out she’s pregnant but for her there’s no going back. Leo misses her but he can’t even find her. It takes a few years and he finds out they have a child and not only that, he sees she’s much more different from what he remembers. Would it ever work out for them? You just have to find out in this thrilling, heartwarming, subtly steamy romance.
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Pertanyaan barusan dijawab oleh Feby lewat gelengan kepala. Lantas dia tersenyum kecut sembari menatap layar ponsel yang sudah menggelap. “Mas Ares mungkin …masih ada rapat. Jadi enggak bisa dihubungi dari tadi,” gumam Feby setelahnya. “Kau yakin??” tanya perempuan yang ada di hadapannya itu sekarang. “Bisa jadi ‘kan dia lagi sibuk sama—“ “Bu!” potong Feby cepat. Wanita paruh baya tersebut tak lagi melanjutkan kalimatnya. Terlebih begitu melihat Feby yang sudah memasang wajah masam. “Ya sudahlah. Sekali lagi ibu ingatin, kalau kau jangan terlalu banyak berharap.” Setelahnya suasana hening karena Feby memilih kabur ke kamar. Menumpahkan segala keresahan yang sedari tadi ia sembunyikan seorang diri. Jam sudah menunjukkan pukul sebelas malam. Itu artinya pria yang sejak lama dinantikan telah terbebas dari jadwal sibuknya. Membuat Feby yang masih terjaga lekas mendekat ke arah nakas. TING!! [Sudah tidur, Sayang?] Feby mengulum senyum usai membaca pesan barusan. Tak lama setelah itu ponselnya pun berdering. “Halo, Mas!” pekiknya kegirangan. “Ke mana aja sih? Satu harian aku nunggu kabar darimu.” Rengekan manja ke luar dari bibir manis Feby begitu saja. Mengungkapkan segala keluh kesah sebagai pelampiasan karena dirinya diabaikan oleh orang di seberang sana. Tidak lama. Hanya sekitar satu menit lantaran waktu mereka mengobrol memang cukup terbatas. [“Iya, Sayang. Maaf ya. Tadi aku pikir acaranya selesai sampai sore. Eh ternyata kata si Angga dilanjut sampai makan malam.”] Feby belum merespon penjelasan tersebut. Namun, dia mulai mengalihkan mode komunikasi mereka menjadi panggilan bervideo. Hingga dalam beberapa detik wajah tampan si pria muncul di layar gawainya. “Oke. Aku maafin deh.” [“Makasih. Oh ya. Ada kabar apa hari ini, hmm?”] Alih-alih menjawab pertanyaan barusan, Feby malah cekikikan sendiri. Tak pelak tangannya mengelus perut yang semakin membuncit. “Anak kita laki-laki, Mas.” Mata Feby berbinar cerah. Seolah mewakili bagaimana rasa senangnya mengungkapkan pengumuman tadi. Berharap respon yang sama akan terlihat dari wajah pria di depan layar sana. [“Oh ya??”] Sesuai dugaan semula. Suaminya itu terkejut sembari menampakkan senyuman ceria. Feby pun kemudian mengangguk-anggukkan kepala. Bahkan dengan semangat yang menggebu dia memamerkan hasil cetak foto sang calon bayi yang terlampir di lembaran buku pemeriksaannya. “Gimana? Mas senang?” [“Iyalah, Sayang. Pasti ganteng kayak aku.”] Feby pun menceritakan apa saja yang ia dengarkan dari dokter saat pemeriksaan sore tadi. Sementara suaminya masih setia menyimak sambil tersenyum. “Aku kangen, Mas.” Feby mulai merengek lagi. [“Iya. Sabar ya. Nanti kalau sudah ada jadwal yang cocok kita ketemuan. Kata Angga, Pak Gubernur mau ikut meresmikan proyek baru itu juga. Jadi kami masih sibuk.”] Feby menghela napas pasrah. Tahu sekali bahwa dia tak bisa memaksakan diri. Pun dia juga tidaklah mungkin menyusul karena kondisi yang memang harus dimaklumi pula. Pada akhirnya dia kembali mengalah entah untuk yang ke berapa kali. Lagi-lagi rasa rindu yang sudah menggunung harus dipendam seorang diri. *** Berita kehamilan seorang artis di layar kaca membuat Feby mengerucutkan bibir. Ada perasaan cemburu karena dia menginginkan kehadiran sang suami di sisi. Terlebih setelah seminggu yang lalu pria yang dicintainya itu belum memberikan kabar. Jadilah wanita hamil tersebut tampak murung. “Gimana rasanya, Feb? Hidup bergelimah harta tapi kesepian ‘kan?” Suara barusan membuat Feby memutar malas bola mata. Bukannya menghibur, sang ibu malah menyindir pula. “Ini pilihan aku, Bu,” kata Feby akhirya. Ibunya mengangguk pelan. “Ibu tahu, Feb. Menyesal pun enggak akan berguna. Toh kau sudah hamil begini.” Kalau terus dilanjutkan, bisa jadi obrolan mereka akan memanas. Feby yang tak mau terlibat adu mulut pun segera mengganti saluran televisi di depan mata. Sayangnya yang terpilih lagi-lagi berita serupa. “Ibu mau nonton? Aku udah ngantuk. Kalau iya, aku biarin TV-nya nyala,” ucap Feby yang sudah bangkit dari posisi duduknya. Sang ibu mengangguk. “Ngantuk apa …mau sembunyi di kamar?” “Terserah aku. Ngobrol sama ibu buat sakit hati terus!” ketus Feby yang mulai kesal. Beruntung pilihan tindakannya tadi berbuah manis. Tak berapa lama ponsel pun berdering. Layarnya menampilkan nama orang yang sangat dirindukan. [“Maaf ya, Sayang. Hape sengaja aku nonaktifkan untuk jaga-jaga supaya aman.”] “Hu um.” Feby yang masih sebal pun mengembuskan napas kasar. Perubahan hormon selama kehamilan menjadikan wanita cantik itu harus pandai mengatur suasana hatinya. Pun karena sang suami tidak ada di sisinya saat ini. [“Hei! Kenapa malah diam lagi?”] “Menurutmu gimana coba, Mas? Aku kangen tapi enggak ada obatnya!!” rengek Feby hampir menangis. [“Maaf ya. Kondisinya enggak memungkinkan, Sayang.”] “Kapan pulang, Mas?” Pada akhirnya pertanyaan yang tak pernah terpikirkan itu terlontar juga dari mulut Feby. Dia tak tahu entah mengapa tiba-tiba saja bisa mengucapkannya. Suasana mendadak hening. Feby bahkan sudah menumpahkan air matanya karena perasaan yang sangat menyulitkan saat ini. Sementara di seberang sana pria tersebut juga kehilangan suara. Hingga kemudian … [“Apa aku harus menjawab pertanyaanmu itu??”] “Maaf, Mas.” Tangis Feby semakin tak terbendung. “A-aku hanya kangen.” [“Seharusnya kau sadar diri, Feb!!”] “Apa katamu, Mas??”~One year later~Settling into married life had been not much of a hassle. Lucas and I had become a team and were working on big projects together so we put childbearing on hold and focused on raising Dante as well as our various businesses.It was a year later. It had been a whole year of bliss being married to the best man God could ever give me. I had no regrets whatsoever.I looked at my son and grinned. My fast growing three year old who kept making a raucous at school. Being a boy mom to a hyperactive toddler was no easy feat."Mommy!" He ran to me, looking more disheveled than I remembered him being that morning. This was the story everyday. I drop off a prim and proper child and at the end of the school day, I was met with the exact opposite. Today was even more special because there were missing buttons on his shirt. I sighed. "My baby." I said, picking up his heavy self as I placed a kiss on his left cheek. "How was school today?""Fun." He showed off his little teeth with w
~Aurora~Exhausted after a hectic wedding day? Nah, not me. I had been celibate for as long as I could remember. There was no way I was going to miss out on any action that night.Lucas was just as energetic as me as we made out in the elevator, hardly waiting till we got to the penthouse suite where we would be staying for the night before flying out for our honeymoon.As intentional as he was, he had the whole place decorated for us. Oh it was about to a be a night!He had taken it upon himself to take out the many bobby pins that held up my updo hairstyle while I unbuttoned his shirt and pants in one swift move.At the tap of a button, the mood lights changed and the song played at our first dance came up, slowing things down. I leaned into his touch as we made it into the shower, briefly washing ourselves up from all the sweat and grime the busy day had brought with us. He carried me out of the bathroom after toweling me dry and gently placed me on the bed, caressing every side o
~Three months later ~"I'm so happy for you Aurora. No I'm not trying to make you cry but girl you did that! Look at you. You're so happy. Aurora of a few years ago would be so proud."I grinned, ready to appreciate her for her kind words but she was not done yet. "I feel like a proud mom," she hiccupped, fighting back tears. "You are so strong, so resilient. Seeing how far you've come and you finally getting the love you deserve, makes me so happy.""Oh my God I'm going to ruin my make up.""Girl come on, you can hold it in." River immediately said, fanning me frantically.I looked up at the ceiling, the bulbs on the chandelier right in my gaze as I tried to chase the tears that were fighting to fall from my eyes back in."Okay, okay I'm good." I sighed. "Thank you River. I don't know what I'd have done without you throughout this journey. You've helped me become this version of myself. You've been here since day one, cheering me on and now we're here. You never got tired of me, neve
~Lucas POV~"Lucas!" I heard the all too familiar voice I had grown accustomed to. How did she know how to find me? I wondered. Then it clicked. She had obviously spoken to my mother."I know you're in there. I just want to talk please." I heard her voice from downstairs while I was stuck in my bedroom in my mother's house. I shut my eyes and groaned. I ached to see her but then again, I did not want get my heart broken yet again. What if she was here to return my ring and tell me she had chosen to go back to her ex? That would kill me."Lucas please!" I heard her yell again.Letting out a sigh of resignation, I decided to step out of my room only to be met face to face in the hallway as she found her way to me."Lucas." She breathed a sigh of relief as she fell into my arms. I held her tight and sniffed her hair. At least if she was here to break my heart, I would hold on to this tender moment."I'm so sorry." She said, breaking down in tears. "I'm sorry that I made you feel like a
"There's the newest husband in town."Rick was at my office the moment I walked in. I grunted at his tease. He was my best man and he never missed out on the opportunity to tease me about my unexpected union. "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be on your honeymoon.""What honeymoon? We b
Our wedding night was a disaster. I had waited and waited for Leo in our 'matrimonial' bedroom, draped in a robe covering the scandalous lingerie my mother had picked up for me. I sat there, fidgeting the moment he walked in. How was I supposed to seduce a godlike man in such an unattractive body
"We are choosing a classic wedding theme." "That is too basic Lauren." Mother disagreed with a vigorous head shake.Leo's mother scoffed, "Rose Gold is childish. We have people of caliber attending." My mother's face contorted into a deep frown, "So do we."I sat still, eyes darting between both
"He did what? He's an asshole." River said furiously when I told her about how dinner went the previous night."I agree." I said. "But then it's not his fault."She shook her head vehemently, "Oh no, you're not going to blame yourself for being set up to marry a disrespectful jerk.""Maybe I'm bein






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