In the BMW sedan car, Olivia's husband is driving while three girls were in the back seat, playing with the energetic baby. The chubby little cheek bouncing for every jump that she makes, her legs were strong, and happily bounce it on Rosa's lap. After an hour, they arrived at double story café.
Rosa nods her head looking at the good design café and the well strategic place. William, Olivia's husband, ask her to look first inside the café. She wears a baby carrier in her front, letting the baby facing in front. The baby sways her legs excitedly looking at the new place.
When she entered the cafe, she saw there is only one table was occupied by a couple. The interior design is deco with a modern style. The wall is painted white, and the chairs and table are black. Rosa walks towards the display cake, it has five different beautiful cakes, however, her eyes were looking sharp at the top of the display cake, it was very dusty. Then she walks to the side of the counter and rings a bell on the cashier table.
She rings twice but there are no people who come to greet her. She rings it again another three times, no one came, she looks around and the couple who is not so far from her said.
"You had to shout a little bit. They will come." The girl said with a helpless smile.
Rosa smile and shouts. "Helloooo. Hello!" her daughter's hand busily stretching, wanted to play the ring on the table. Seeing her daughter struggled, she let her daughter play with it and the annoying bell, echo loudly in the café.
"Hey! Stop it! It really annoying." A young man comes from the door of the staff room. He wears a black t-shirt and jeans with messy hair looks like he just had some nap before. The boy quickly pulls the bell from the baby to stop the noise and look at Rosa with an annoying face.
"Yes? Can I help you?" He said with a yawn without covering his mouth.
Rosa smile and nods three times. So, everything looks good, but the service is bad. Looks like he is the only worker here. "I would like to have a slice of every cake and an ice blended green tea."
"Take away?"
"Dine-in, please."
The boy lazily makes a bill to her and asks her to sit after she had paid the bill. Not so long, a young girl with a short boy haircut come out from the staff room, wearing a black t-shirt like the young man with jeans and sneakers.
"Sophia! You are late again!" The young man throws a kitchen towel towards the girl.
The girls laugh out loud and pat the young man's shoulder. "Relax, Zack! I'm here now, right?" Then she looks around the café. "Look, there are not many people, what are you angry for? Is not much hard to serve a few customers."
"Ice blended green tea" He put a cup on Sophia's hand, and he brings a tray of six plates with slice cakes.
"Would you like a baby chair?" The young ask after seeing the baby is sitting on the table, biting her hello kitty, while Rosa's hand supports her baby's body.
"Yes. Thank you."
After putting her baby into the baby chair, she looks at the cakes and tastes them one by one. The baby looks at the cakes eagerly with a biscuit baby in her mouth. The cake was very delicious but there was something missing from it. After a few bites, Olivia and her husband come and sit at the same table.
"Sir William." The young man greets William after saw them take a seat.
William nod. "Where's the document?"
"Oh! Wait, I will come back and bring it."
After some time, the young man put a lot of files and paper on the table. While William and Olivia playing with her baby, Rosa busily checks every file of it. The baby likes to see new people. Sophia which was one of the staff love to play with the baby, so, she approaches Damia and plays with her. After two hours straight, Rosa put down the last file with a sigh of relief.
"How is it?" William ask.
"This business has no problem at all."
Damia is in Olivia's arms, when she saw her mother already put the file away, she cries and waves her hand to her mother. She tired of playing and miss her mother. Rosa picks her up and patting her back gently.
"Then how this café didn't have any customers?" Olivia ask.
Rosa laughs, still patting her daughter, coax to sleep. "It just as you said, the big boss is a lazy bum."
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In the apartment, Olivia was busy sketching a baby dress, she was smiling but her smile was a sad smile. William had just back from work, he saw her sad eyes. Slowly he walks towards her wife and hugs her gently.
"Are you ok, darling?"
"I miss Damia. It had been three days since they move out. I feel lonely." She said with a low voice.
William kisses her head. "We can visit them."
Olivia nod and wipe the corner of her eyes which were wet with tears. She turns to look at her husband. "Do you think my sister will be angry if she knows I make up the story about the café?"
"You didn't make up the story. The café really needs help."
"But I made up about that house. It's Louis's house, will she be angry with me when she finds out that I want to match her with Louis? What about Louis? Have you told him? Am I making a bad plan? What should I do if my sister doesn't want me anymore???"
William chuckled looking at his wife's panicked face. "You are doing a good job. No need to worry."
Olivia makes a sad face with puppy eyes and open her arms, wanted a hug. "Honey, hug me. Give me more energy."
William chuckled again and hug her tightly.
When she feels her heart warm enough, she whispered to her husband's ear. "Honey, I want your baby."
William look at his wife's face with a shocked "Are you sure?"
Olivia nod with a blush on her face. "You just need to promise me you will pamper me a lot!"
William kisses her lips deeply until her legs turn weak. He lifts her up and carries her to their bedroom. "Let's work hard." William whispered in her ear before he put her wife on the bed.
Olivia doesn't want any children before because same like Rosa, she is afraid she will be abandoned as her father did to her mother. She had been married to William for ten years, and her husband never stops care for her and love her. When she found out about her sister's miserable life, the big 'NO' giving birth to a child imprinted on her mind. But with only a week, her heart melted when she takes care of Damia.
She knows she can't compare her husband with her father and Rosa's husband. His husband is very sincere and loves her so much. Even though he never plead for her to have a child for him, she knows, he will be very happy and he will be a good father to their children.
They play until sunset, the length of the beach and their rented chalet is not far but Damia seems to be very tired of playing with the sand. She falls asleep in Rosa's arms after a few steps. Louis holding a lot of things in his hands. He follows Rosa's small steps one by one. Usually, he doesn't like to walk with shorter people than him, it is because his neck sore from looking down. Sometimes it makes him feel dizzy. But, he never felt that kind of thing when he looks down to see Rosa. He even likes how small Rosa is. If he can he wanted her to be small as his palm so that he can put her in his pocket and bring her everywhere he wants. When they arrived at their chalet, Rosa give a quick shower for Damia and change into clean clothes. They ate before returning to the chalet, so, Rosa let her sleep again after her daughter wear the clothes. After making sure Damia slept deeply
After a few hours, the temperature drops a little, Louis walk along with Rosa and Damia towards the beach. The sand here is so fine, it didn't feel the heat like regular sand which makes people doesn't hesitate to walk barefoot along the beach in hot weather. The wide ocean is blue and clear. You can see many small fish swimming around and you could also see corals and plants over it. There are people swimming in the water, snorkeling along the reefs, and laying lazily on the sand while admiring the view of this beautiful nature. It's Damia's first time visiting such a place, when Damia put her down, she was so scared when her leg touch the soft sand. She screams and quickly curls her leg on Rosa. Its their first time seeing Damia refusing on doing something, usually, Damia love to explore things that she doesn't know. Rosa and Louis couldn't help but laugh at Damia's reaction. Louis and
The Guilty Pleasure Cafe had five branches and all of the cafe become famous as it is. Jessica's business also started to become popular after so many up and down that they had to face. Just at a glimpse, it is already a year of the day Rosa lives in this country. Damia also had turned one and a half years old girl. She can pronounce many words and understand more words when someone talks to her. Damia also seems to love learning so much. She will always pinpoint something that she was curious about and will only be satisfied when she understands it fully. The most patient to explain to her is Louis. Even sometimes Damia doesn't need to ask and Louis already shows her something and explains it to her patiently. He seems to be very happy doing it and very happy whenever Damia remembers all his teaching. Rosa and Louis also had become much closer. They are not awkward with each other now and
After two more days, the doctor finally discharge them after he had confirmed Damia didn't suffer any serious virus. When they return to their house, Damia was running around in the house and giggling all the way. She looks like a little duckling that was very happy finally to return to her comfort nest. Rosa has a smile on her face watching Damia running and Louis following behind her daughter. It was lunchtime, so, Rosa immediately enter the kitchen and started to cook for them. After half an hour, Rosa serve the table and call them to eat together. The awkwardness between Rosa and Louis had finally gone. The days they were in the hospital, taking turns to take care of Damia had made Rosa able to treat Louis like normal again. However, Louis notices something different from the way Rosa has treated him for these few days. She seems to be gentler when talking to him. He also notice that Rosa had a gentle
It didn't take a long time for Louis to return and bring food for Rosa. Damia is sleeping in Rosa's arms. She seems to be very clingy even though she was sleeping. Her face was still frowning feeling uncomfortable, her little hand was holding tightly to Rosa's dress. Rosa can't help but has to accept Louis's offer to feed her. She was quite hungry and her daughter will need to have her milk, so, she have to eat no matter what. She was frowning whenever she have to open her mouth and let Louis feed her but she can't hide her face that has turned red from embarrassment. She is a tough and independent woman, she never had someone else feeding her like this. This is humiliating to her, but for her baby, she tries her best to accept it. Louis knows Rosa is embarrassed but he can't help but feel happy to feed her. Rosa's face that was blushing makes him become bolder to lean closer and f
The registration and admission into the private's rooms are smooth and quick. When Damia was being inserted the needle into her hands, Rosa and Louis were being chased out of the room. Damia who was sick become stickier with her mommy. As soon her mommy left her with the nurses, Damia cry loudly. It’s making Rosa and Louis's hearts ache even more. Louis feels the worst and he even refused to get out of the room, making Rosa have no choice but to pull him out of the room. Rosa can’t help but laugh inside, Louis acts more like Damia's parents than she did. “Louis. Calm down. The nurses know what they need to do.” Rosa pushes Louis and forces him to sit on nearby sofas. “Waaaaaa!” Louis and Rosa turn their head toward the private room at the same time. The room is a very high-quality room, but they still could hear Damia crying from here. This time, Rosa couldn’t hold Louis anymor