Gaun Sabrina

Di atas tempat tidur empuk gerbong kereta, aku ditindih pacar sahabatku sendiri hingga kulit kami bersentuhan erat. Seluruh tubuhku terasa lemas tak bertenaga dan aku hanya bisa pasrah membiarkan dia berbuat sesuka hati di atas tubuhku sambil menyulut gairah. Dari ranjang atas terdengar suara dengkuran berat suamiku, sementara telapak tangan besar dan kasar milik kekasih sahabatku menyelinap masuk ke dalam selimutku dan perlahan-lahan menyingkap gaun tidurku ke atas. "Kok kamu sudah basah banget begini ...."

Di hari mencoba gaun pengantin, Levi sekali lagi menunda hari pernikahan kami. Alasannya adalah adik angkatnya baru saja putus cinta dengan pacarnya. "Neina baru saja putus, dia sedang butuh penghiburan. Pernikahan kita hanya akan membuatnya semakin sedih." Aku mengangguk setuju dan menanggalkan gaun pengantin itu dalam diam. Demi adik angkat yang dia besarkan sendiri itu, Levi sudah berulang kali menunda pernikahan kami. Pertama kali, adik angkatnya bertanya dengan air mata berlinang, "Kak, kalau kamu menikah dengannya, apa kamu nggak akan mau punya adik sepertiku lagi?" Hati Levi luluh. Dia bersumpah akan menunggu hingga adiknya lulus kuliah baru akan menikah. Kedua kalinya, saat sang adik sudah lulus kuliah. Dia kabur dari rumah dan meninggalkan sepucuk surat perpisahan. [Kak, aku nggak sanggup berpisah denganmu.] Levi berjanji, dia baru akan menikah setelah adiknya menemukan pasangan yang sesuai. Tahun demi tahun berlalu, penantianku menjadikanku bahan tertawaan di lingkaran pergaulan kami. Kali ini, aku tidak ingin menunggu lagi. Aku mengirimkan pesan singkat kepada Levi. [Ayo kita putus. Semoga kamu dan adik kecilmu itu hidup bahagia selamanya.]

Sabrina se gabava de conseguir desarmar bombas de olhos fechados, por pura intuição. O resultado foi um erro de julgamento que ativou o programa de detonação secundária da bomba. Eu intervi em caráter de emergência, salvando todo o prédio com o perigoso método de condensação por nitrogênio líquido. Sabrina, por sua vez, foi afastada da linha de frente e suspensa para observação. Meu marido, Lindomar, quis defendê-la, mas eu o impedi com firmeza. — Se você a defender agora, não só não conseguirá salvá-la, como também será suspenso junto com ela! Sabrina não aguentou a pressão e forjou um acidente para se matar com uma explosão. Deixou apenas uma carta. Na carta, ela acusava Lindomar: [Quando eu mais precisei de você, você escolheu se proteger.] Lindomar não disse nada. Apenas guardou a carta como um tesouro em seu escritório. Anos depois, Lindomar já era um especialista em desarmamento de explosivos de renome nacional. Durante um ataque terrorista, fui capturada e equipada com uma bomba-relógio. Ele veio pessoalmente ao local para desarmá-la, mas, na minha frente, replicou a mesma técnica falha que Sabrina usara anos antes. Ele olhou para a contagem regressiva e sorriu para mim. — Veja, ela só estava nervosa. Se eu a tivesse ajudado naquele ano, agora ela seria uma heroína! Então a bomba explodiu, e não restou nada de mim. Quando abri os olhos novamente, eu havia retornado ao momento em que ele se preparava para defender Sabrina. Ele não sabia que, naquele prédio, estava guardado o servidor central com os maiores segredos de estado do país.

By our sixth year of marriage, Derrick hadn't touched me in three months. Said he was swamped at work. Always tired. After everything, I still believed him. Then on my birthday, I caught his friend talking in Garmenian—a language Derrick didn't think I understood. "You cut off the side piece yet? You were with her nonstop. Surprised you didn't drop dead. Your wife cool with that?" Derrick let out a smoke ring. "Haven't touched Audrey in months. Sabrina's insane in bed—I'm not over her yet. Sucks she got pregnant. Audrey doesn't want kids, so I gave Sabrina some cash. She'll have the baby overseas." My hands curled into fists. Silent tears streamed down my face. He glanced over, nervous. "What's wrong?" I smiled. "The cake you made is amazing. I'm really touched." It was sweet—but when you understand Garmenian, all you taste is betrayal.

Hannah yang berprofesi sebagai perancang gaun pengantin dipaksa Sebastian menjadi pengantin pengganti demi menjaga harga diri pria itu. Keadaan semakin rumit saat kekasih Sebastian kembali muncul dengan sebuah misi dan Hannah menemukan dirinya bertarung melawan wanita itu demi menyelamatkan Sebastian. Yang tidak diduga Hannah adalah misi ini mungkin akan melibatkan perasaannya dan saat semua rahasia akhirnya terbongkar Hannah mungkin telah menghancurkan apa yang paling penting dalam hidupnya.

Suamiku menyewa seorang pengasuh pria untukku, tapi entah kenapa aku selalu merasa dia diam-diam mengintipku. Aku terus waspada padanya, tapi sebagai ibu menyusui yang sedang bengkak ASI, aku terpaksa memintanya membantu. Aku gugup, takut dia akan berlaku tak senonoh padaku. Namun dia terlihat sangat sopan dan profesional. Sampai perlahan, semuanya mulai terasa tidak beres. Awalnya dia hanya menggunakan tangan, lalu mulai dengan mulutnya, dan akhirnya, tanpa peringatan, dia menyibakkan gaun tidurku...

"Why did you do this? Answer me!" Josh an easygoing guy who was immune to love because of how his father was being treated by his mother, decided not to fall for any woman. But, fate had its own cruel way of making him find love. "I don't care Josh, no matter what, i'm not like all women. I will still wait for you because i love you." Sabrina couldn't stop crying. Sabrina who fell in love with Josh after a crazy night in her car, meeting him for the first time couldn't stop loving him no matter how much red lights he showed about women. Will she succeed in breaking fully breaking down all the walls, he had already built, because of his past? Josh gritted his teeth in anger. "Why?...." Find out how Josh will have his revenge on the woman who took his life from him. His father. A story about betrayal, and a quest to win your lover's heart.

Saat Crystal Liara mengenakan gaun bermodel sama sepertiku di acara pertunanganku dengan Jeffrey Tamora, aku tahu pertunanganku dengan Jeffrey tidak akan berlangsung lagi. Crystal, si putri dari pelakor itu, pasti akan merebut Jeffrey dari tanganku, sama seperti ibunya merebut ayahku dari ibuku. Hanya saja, aku tidak mungkin membiarkannya berhasil. Aku menghancurkan acara pertunangan yang kupersiapkan dengan susah payah, kemudian meninggalkan Kota Arman dengan secepat mungkin. Aku pamit dulu.

In my tenth year of marriage, my old childhood friend, Joshua Sears, posts a photo on social media. Both Joshua and my wife, Sabrina Lawson, are hugging his son, Andy Sears, and my daughter, Tiana Jenkins, in it. The four of them look very close to each other. The caption accompanying the post says, "Blessed to have the perfect son and daughter." I leave a comment below the post, saying, "Looking good together." A few seconds later, the post is deleted. The next morning, Sabrina rushes home and yells at me. "Ashton Jenkins! Joshua was finally feeling better for once. Why did you have to trigger him again?" Tiana shoves me hard and snaps in an accusatory tone, "It's all your fault that Andy's crying now!" I take out a copy of the divorce agreement and slam it down before them. "Yes, it's all my fault. That's why I'm stepping out of the picture now. Then, the four of you can form the wholesome family you've always wanted."

Aku menggugurkan bayiku yang usianya belum genap tiga bulan tanpa sepengetahuan tunanganku. Dia sedang menjalin hubungan penuh gairah dengan cinta pertamanya. Agar cinta pertamanya itu merasa betah, dia langsung menyuruhku mengosongkan kamar tidur utamaku untuk cinta pertamanya. Dia bahkan mengubah pesta pertunangan kami menjadi pesta penyambutan untuk cinta pertamanya, juga membiarkanku menjadi bahan tertawaan semua orang. Aku pun berbalik, memotong gaun pertunanganku, dan setuju untuk menikahi pasangan kencan butaku.