The Substitute Mother for Zahra
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This morning Dion left earlier than usual, Laras who had just woken up was surprised to see Dion was tidy with his office shirt.

"Mas sure you want to leave now?" tanya Laras sees this is still at 5 am.

"Yes, I have to go to bandung now, I have something to take care of." Dion explained.

Laras rushes up "Nginep dong mas?"

"No, why? scared to miss that I'm nginep?" ask Dion who made Laras sit in shame.

"I want to change clothes if mas want to nginep." explained Laras.

"Hmm, no need, I don't nginep kok at most ntar return a bit malem so don't have to wait ya." explained Dion.

"Yes, I prepared breakfast first" said Laras.

"Hoo late dear."

Deg, Laras' heart was racing when Dion called him Darling.

"Cu-free toast the same coffee kok mas, bentar doang" said Laras.

"Oh yes, I'm resigned if forced." seduced Dion saw Laras nervous and embarrassed cat.

The barrel immediately came out of the room not caring about Dion's teasing.

Dion went downstairs and saw that Laras had prepared toast and coffee for him.

Cup, Dion kisses Laras' cheek as Laras is busy stirring coffee.

"Morning kiss" said Dion, while Laras just looked down embarrassed and his face was warming up.

"I haven't washed my face yet."

"Pantes still stinks" said Dion, chuckling.

"Mas uh, nyebelin." The barrel pouted making Dion chuckle.

"Eh Non Laras the same Mr kok tumben morning gini already below?" ask Bik Inah who interfered with the interaction of the two.

"Yes bik, mas Dion left in the morning because, this is me making coffee with toast" said Laras.

"Duh Non, I don't wake up Bibik anyway" said Bik Inah feeling bad.

"No matter what else bi, just toast the same bread makes coffee" explained Laras.

"I want some chocolate jam" said Dion, feeling neglected.

"Yes, um." The barrel immediately applied chocolate jam to the bread that had just come out of the toaster.

Bik Inah immediately went from there, leaving both of his masters alone.

"Later malem do not have to wait for me to go home," said Dion again as he chewed his toast.

"Yes yes, I said it too, right?" laras.

"Hmm, who knows if you're reckless waiting for me."

"It's okay, it's the duty of the wife to wait for her husband to come home." either Laras realized or could not usually say the word clearly.

"I've been called a husband?" god Dion makes Laras sit in shame.

"What about Zahra nanyain?" The barrel diverting the conversation made Dion smile amusedly.

"Later let me video call if it's up to bandung." explained Dion, who is only subscribed to Laras.

The sound of the roar of the car entered the yard of Dion's house.

"It was like Reno had come" said Dion immediately sipping his warm coffee.

"Slowly slow down" said Laras seeing Dion in a hurry.

"Dear, yes, I have left first, if there is anything at home immediately tell me mas ya" said Dion peeked Laras' forehead and sauntered out.

Laras took a breath, set his heart that had been in a hurry because of Dion's treatment even though Dion was used to doing this to him but I don't know Laras was still nervous.

...

"Lho, where's papa?" ask Zahra while she is clinging.

"Papa has left for work, baby."

"Papa's not saying goodbye to Yaya" said Zahra sounding sad.

The barrel immediately carried Zahra's tiny body into her lap.

"Honey, papa was hunting for fear of missing the plane, but Papa said later will video call Yaya if it has arrived" explained Laras who made Zahra smile sumringah.

"Yey, it's Ma now, the videocall." Zahra's pinta.

"Later yes dear, right if now Papa is still on a plane so can not hold a mobile phone."

"Why get on a plane, will Malem come home?" ask Zahra again.

"Say Papa will be coming home really late so Yaya met Papa tomorrow morning huh?" the word Laras which is just a plain Zahra.

Laras began to feed Zahra breakfast, patiently listening to the babble and question Zahra asked Laras.

Right at 10, the Barrel Phone rang and displayed a photo of whatsapp Dion who was about to make a video call.

"Honey, this is my phone" said Laras to Zahra who sat next to him and looked focused on watching his favorite cartoon.

The barrel swiped the green button to start the conversation and pointed the phone at Zahra.

"Papa." call Zahra sumringah when he sees Dion waving his hand towards Zahra.

"Duh, princess papa really pretty." praise Dion.

"Yes dong pa, Yaya has taken a shower."

"Yes yes, oh yes yaya nangis not fit to know papa has gone to work?" god Dion's.

"Get up dong pa."

"Nangis denk Pa." Laras chimed in to make Zahra protest.

"Geve Ma, yaya ndak nangis." Zahra protested irritably to make laughter Dion and Laras.

"Papa cepet home, Yaya does not want to be the same Mama, naughty... Mama Naughty." said the boy with a sullen face.

"Duh crooked, yes yes no cry kok Pa, right Yaya pinter!" laras said while stroking Zahra.

"Bad mama, son? let me give you punishment for Mama" said Dion made Zahra smile amusedly.

"Yes Pa, Mama will be angry."

"You know what Mama is sorry for" said Laras still chuckling.

"But Yaya is still sprained by Mama" said Zahra indifferently making Laras gauntlet kiss the cheek of the puffer Zahra.

"Whose phone is it?" tanya The voice of the woman near Dion makes Laras surprised and then away from the phone so as not to be highlighted.

"It's my son's phone." replied Dion who just said the child is not with the wife making Laras not considered.

"Zahra's? here I also want to talk." said the woman who could still be heard by Laras.

"Haloo Zahra dear, still want not the same aunt?" the woman asked while Zahra just silently looked at the woman on the mobile screen.

"You're really jolly, son, this aunt Sella forgot she just met yesterday" said the woman named Sella.

Yesterday? when did Zahra ever meet him? and who exactly is Sella? he looked close to Dion Inner Laras becoming curious.

"Oo ante Sella, Papa where's Ante? Yaya still wants to talk to Papa" said Zahra in a dislike tone.

"Okay, my Zahra won't talk to me" Sella said.

"Yes there you took a shower first." the sound of Dion's conversation with Sella was heard making Laras more and more of an assessment.

What are they actually doing there? and how close are they? batin Laras became confused.

TB