로그인“We’ve run out of cream sir, what will you like to order?” “You.” *** Welcome to Las Vegas, home of nightlife and entertainment circling, luxurious lifestyles at every nook and cranny. And just in a teensy-weensy part lies Emma Starr, a 25-year-old single mom who refused to contact her baby’s daddy for personal reasons. In the spotlight, lies a Billionaire Nicholas Russell, newly divorced at 32. He is shooting a movie in Pyramid Lake when he meets Emma who is a work staff. They accidentally have a one-night stand in a mix-up and accidentally a baby is made! Nicholas turns up 3 years later, in the same town for a continuation of a movie series shoot for his debut movie, ‘Romancing a Spinster.’ He is entangled with Emma whose priorities have changed. She hides their son from him, only for him to find out in a spiral. Moreover, everyone is alarmed on finding out Jonathan is the billionaire’s long lost son. Nicholas comes up with a fake engagement so they are seen as the star couple, not otherwise. As if that isn’t enough, baby Jonathan brings them closer each day making them question their real bonding. With powerful secrets getting exposed everyday, will these couples go through the heated obstacles or will it go downhill?
더 보기Hujan turun ringan di luar jendela apartemen Varen. Langit kota Amsterdam yang kelabu tampak menggantung rendah, seolah tahu bahwa pagi ini bukan pagi yang biasa.
Ponselnya dari tadi bergetar beberapa kali namun ia tidak melihatnya segera. Tangannya masih sibuk merapikan dokumen dari kantornya yang sebentar lagi akan membuka pintu ke sebuah kontrak kerja permanen. Impian hidupnya perlahan hampir tergenggam. Ponselnya bergetar lagi. Ia mengangkat kepala. "Mama" Ia mengernyit. Ibunya tidak pernah menelepon sepagi ini. Beliau tidak terlalu akrab dengan perbedaan waktu. Lima jam lebih cepat dari Indonesia ke Belanda, biasanya ibunya baru menelepon saat petang di sana. Ia menjawab. “Halo Ma...?” Tidak ada suara. Hanya nafas tersendat. Seperti seseorang mencoba bicara, tapi ada sesuatu yang lebih berat dari kata-kata menahan di tenggorokan. “Ma?” Varen Kembali memanggil. “Ren, Thania...” suara itu akhirnya muncul. Parau. Rapuh. “Thania dan suaminya sudah nggak ada, Ren...” Deg. Dunia di sekitar Varen seperti berputar saat mendengar itu. Dia masih tak percaya apa yang didengar dari ibunya itu. “Thania kecelakaan waktu perjalanan pulang dengan suaminya.” Ibunya menangis. Tidak teratur, seperti napasnya diikat dan ditarik paksa keluar dari tubuh. “A..apa? bagaimana dengan Theo?” Tanya Varen panik. “Dia ditinggal dirumah, sekarang dia sendirian.” Jawab ibunya dengan isaknya yang tersendat. Pagi itu menjadi awal dari sesuatu yang lebih dari sekadar duka. Ia kehilangan kakaknya, satu-satunya orang yang selalu berkata bahwa Varen boleh memilih jalannya sendiri. Dia langsung bergegas, Kini, Theo tak punya siapa pun kecuali mereka. Varen memandang ke luar jendela. Amsterdam terasa semakin dingin. Dalam hatinya, ada suara kecil yang berbisik, “Apa yang kau kejar, Ren. Mereka membutuhkanmu sekarang.” Varen langsung mengajukan cuti panjang. Ia tahu hidupnya sedang bergeser, namun ia belum tahu bahwa semua ini bukan sekadar musibah. *** Disisi lain. Pagi itu, kabut tipis masih menggantung di perbukitan desa kecil di Jawa Barat. Viona berdiri di teras rumah dinas sederhana yang sudah tiga tahun ia tempati. Di sanalah ia belajar banyak hal, melayani pasien dengan peralatan seadanya, menenangkan ibu-ibu muda yang panik, sampai menertawakan tingkah anak-anak yang sering bermain di halaman klinik kecil itu. Di mejanya berkas-berkas perpindahan sudah tersusun rapi. Tangannya menutup map cokelat terakhir. “Sudah selesai,” gumamnya, meski hatinya terasa berat. “Bu Suster, beneran mau pergi?” suara seorang anak laki-laki memecah lamunannya. Rian, bocah kelas tiga SD yang sering membantunya mengantar obat, berdiri sambil menggaruk kepala. Viona tersenyum lembut. “Iya. Kakak harus pindah dekat sama orang tua. Di sini sudah ada bidan baru yang akan gantikan tugas Kakak.” Rian manyun. “Tapi Kakak beda. Kakak suka cerita sama kami, suka bawain permen dan roti juga.” Tiba-tiba beberapa anak lain ikut mendekat. Lala, gadis kecil berambut kepang, memeluk kaki Viona. “Kakak jangan pergi. Kalau sakit, siapa yang kasih obat?” Viona berjongkok, merangkul mereka. Matanya berkaca-kaca. “Tenang, ada Bu Rini nanti. Beliau baik, kan? Dan Kakak janji, kalau libur, Kakak akan mampir. Kalian harus tetap semangat sekolah, jangan malas belajar, ya?” “Janji ya Kak? Jangan lupa!” seru anak-anak hampir bersamaan. Viona mengangguk sambil tertawa kecil. “Janji.” Tak lama, beberapa ibu datang.Mereka ingin makan siang bersama sebelum Viona benar-benar berangkat. “Suster, maaf kalau selama ini suka cerewet ya,” kata Bu Wati sambil menyodorkan piring. “Tapi kami semua berterima kasih. Suster sabar banget menghadapi kami, walau kadang suka panik berlebihan.” “Betul, Sus,” sambung yang lain. “Saya tidak akan lupa waktu anak saya demam tinggi tengah malam, Suster langsung datang tanpa mengeluh. Padahal hujan deras.” Viona tersenyum, menahan haru. “Itu memang sudah tugas saya, Bu. Saya justru belajar banyak dari ibu-ibu semua. Kalian kuat, saling bantu, saling dukung. Saya kagum.” Suasana makin hangat ketika kepala desa ikut hadir. Lelaki tua berpeci hitam itu berkata. “Kamu sudah jadi bagian dari desa ini, Nak. Jangan pernah merasa sendiri. Kalau kapan-kapan butuh tempat pulang, desa ini rumahmu juga.” Viona menunduk hormat. “Terima kasih banyak, Pak. Saya tidak akan pernah melupakan kebaikan bapak dan warga desa.” Azan dzuhur berkumandang dari mushola kecil di ujung jalan. Semua orang terdiam sejenak, lalu tersenyum tipis. Seolah suara itu menjadi tanda perpisahan. Setelah shalat, saat mobil jemputan dari puskesmas kecamatan tiba, Viona berdiri di depan rumah dinas untuk terakhir kalinya. Anak-anak melambai, beberapa ibu menyeka air mata. “Selamat jalan, Suster Viona! Jangan lupakan kami!” teriak mereka bersamaan.Viona membalas dengan senyum lebar dan mata yang berkaca-kaca. “Jaga diri kalian baik-baik, ya. Kakak sayang kalian semua.” Mobil perlahan melaju meninggalkan desa menuju stasiun. Dari kaca belakang, Viona melihat wajah-wajah yang sudah menjadi keluarganya selama bertahun-tahun. Hatinya berdesir berat, tapi juga penuh syukur. Di kepalanya, satu kalimat berulang-ulang, ini bukan akhir, hanya babak baru. Dan babak itu akan dimulai. Berkumpul dengan orang tuanya, tempat ia menata ulang hidupnya dari awal. Kereta melaju dengan kecepatan sedang, sesekali berguncang ringan di atas rel. Viona duduk dekat jendela, dagunya bertumpu pada telapak tangan. Matanya menatap keluar, mengikuti pemandangan yang terus berganti. Ponsel Viona berdering pelan dan bergetar di genggamannya. Ia segera menggeser layar, terdengar suara ibunya dari seberang. “Nak, sudah di kereta? Kami di rumah sudah menunggu. Ayahmu sebentar lagi berangkat ke stasiun.” “Iya, Ma. Baru saja kereta berangkat. Mungkin satu jam lagi sampai. Rasanya aneh ya, akhirnya benar-benar pulang.” “Pulanglah. Rumah ini terasa sepi tanpamu.” Viona tersenyum, “Aku juga rindu sekali. Nanti kita makan malam bersama ya. Aku rindu masakan rumah.” “Tentu. Semua sudah Mam siapkan. Hati-hati di perjalanan, ya. Jangan tertidur sampai kelewatan stasiun.” sahut ibunya. “Hehe, siap. Sampai ketemu sebentar lagi, Ma.” Sambungan telepon terputus, menyisakan rasa hangat di dada Viona. Kereta melewati jembatan, sungai di bawahnya berkilau terkena cahaya matahari. Perjalanan ini seperti garis penutup sebuah tugas, sekaligus pembuka kisah baru dalam hidupnya.Nicholas Russell “Hello, yeah, speak.” I took a phone call as I drove the car down Nevada town. “Sir we just spotted your ex-wife in Nevada’s airport, from her coordination she seems to be making her way to you.” One of my movie crew members, said to me leaving me wide-eyed, “What? How’s that, are you... sure about what you saw?” I asked with a fierce grip on the steering wheel bringing Emma’s attention, she stared at me curiously at what was happening. “Yes sir, I thought to inform you so there won’t be surprises.” “Okay, thanks for the information,” I said. “One more thing sir- her luggage it seemed she’ll be staying for a while.” “Really? That’s strange. Thanks for the call, Reuben.” “It’s nothing, sir, one more thing though, she seemed-“ I hung up so I didn’t leave Emma curious any longer. The last thing I needed was her worrying about her state. “Everything okay?” She asked, from her seat only for me to nod a ‘yes’. “Just business call on the movie ratings and some othe
17Nicholas RussellEmma buried her head in my chest, making me smirk.She wasn’t the kind to be shy thus, making her like this was quite rare. This was cute however, thinking of the fact that she kept something so delicate from me was scary.When the doctor told me those words, it made me feel lost. It reminded me of the familiar feeling that passed my chest when my wife left me... I abhorred every inch of that feeling because there was nothing for me, in it.So painful...Unnerving and heart wrenching...Her yawn brought me from my thoughts. The sun in the bright sky was starting to set. And it looked like it was going to rain anytime soon. Walking with her in the hospital arena wasn’t something I planned.I wanted the opposite of this for her. Especially with knowing that she might not be here soon.“Gosh, I’m so tired.” she said, stretching while I arched a brow at her.“So,” I started, “Will you tell me the reason you kept something big as this from me?”“What was I meant
16Emma StarrThere was Mrs. Elton from the supermarket. By her side was Morticia and a few familiar faces, Mr. Henry didn’t exclude himself, as he was just right at the front.To my surprise, they brought themselves down here to the hospital making my heart flutter with so much appreciation held in them.“I’m so sorry, Emma. I should have listened to you when you said you couldn’t manage the party. Who knew this was what you meant? Oh, this is so hard to take in...”Mr. Henry sounded sober, bringing out some hanky to clean his eyes. “We agreed not to make her feel sad.”Someone whispered, but I could hear making me smile a bit watching an elderly woman come forward,“Whatever this is, we are fighting it together, Emma, don’t you worry child.”I nodded, as she hugged me in comfort. My hands moved to return the hug, feeling extremely foreign. There was a reason I didn’t want any of them to know about my condition. I didn’t want them to worry so much about me.We were like a family. Any
15Nicholas RussellThe Doctor removed his glasses, standing up and walking towards me to place a hand on my shoulder.“…After that,” he continued. “A section of her skull will be removed to access her brain underneath and get to the tumor. Typically, it takes 6 hours to complete and there are risks but in Miss Emma’s case, a skilled neurosurgeon will be performing the surgery due to the complexity and number of years we had to wait for it. It will therefore reduce the possibility of bleeding, infection or any loss of mental functions but we will have to dissuade the use of anesthesia so it’s completely favorable.”“Anesthesia? Isn’t that to relieve pains and induce sleep?”“Yes... but,”I stared at him in disbelief as he said those words, with an apologetic expression. It meant she will have to go through pain. The thought irked me. I wished I could do something.“Impossible!”I banged my hand on the table angrily, staring at the Doctor. Brain tumor? Smears of tears covered my eyes.
14Nicholas RussellI moved nearer to her with a smirk on my lips.Staring at me like she was astonished on spot, she took a step back but I was quick. My hands snaked around her waist, stabilizing her from falling in tune with the pink flats she was wearing.“Y-You want me to kiss me or it?”She said, r
13Nicholas RussellI held the script for the next part of Romancing a Spinster in my hands, studying it carefully and re-reading the roles to be played. I desired to know what else Emma was going to act with the lead actor.Not that I hadn’t gone through it in the past. I forgot some basic parts but k
12Emma StarrI searched for what to say only for a certain thought to imprint my mind at his words. It was a flashback of what he said in the past:“I don’t take a woman twice. I don’t fall in love, neither am I looking for a happy-ever-after.”Narrowing my eyes, I thought of how those were entirely se






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