Beautiful Affair
BA #46 - The Dark Side

Since it was Alira and Daniel's last night in Paris, Ryan brought them to dinner outside but Aira refused, preferring to cook at home, she wants to cook for Ryan for the last time.

Ryan also helps Alira cook as well as Daniel, for a moment, the three have fun, even joking with each other and forgetting the problems they are saving.

"What if it's salty?" Ryan asked as he added a little salt to the pot containing the soup.

"If it's salty, it means excess salt" Daniel replied. "If it's tasteless, it means less salt" he continued, which made Ryan chuckle.

"The answer has always been that way" Alira said.

"Then what do you like, honey?" Ask Daniel. "Fresh or salty?"

"Of course I like the right taste" replied Alira.

"That's a stupid question, Daniel," Ryan said with a laugh.

"Yeah, that's right, too" murmured Daniel.

After all the food was ready, they arranged it on the dining table.

After which, the three of them sat on their respective seats as the three of them were already feeling extremely hungry.

"Hem, good," exclaimed Ryan as he tasted Alira's cooking. "It looks like I'm going to miss your cooking" he said as he looked at Alira meaningfully.

"Just go home to Indonesia if you miss your sister-in-law's cooking," continued Daniel who made the look of Alira changed, as well as Ryan. "Why silence?" Daniel asked because the two people in front of him were suddenly silent with an unusual look.

"It's okay," replied Ryan forcing his lips to smile.

Now that Daniel had changed his face, he looked at his wife who started to enjoy this dinner with great pleasure.

"Why?" Alira asked because Daniel was just staring at her.

"It's okay" replied Daniel who also forced himself to smile.

The three had dinner while talking about some things that were not important so that the atmosphere was not tense because the three kept the same lie, which would be disappointing when the lie was revealed.

After making sure the kitchen is clean, now they gather in the family room while in the wine place to warm their bodies, because the weather is so cold.

As the day began to get late, Daniel invited Alira to sleep, Ryan also rushed to his room because he felt sleepy.

"Al.." as usual, Daniel hugged Alira and kissed her head gently. "I'm sorry, because we have to go home suddenly like this" he said.

"It's okay" replied Alira briefly.

"Next time we'll plan another vacation, I promise," Daniel said reassuringly but that's not what Alira expected, because he wasn't sure there would be another time.

Without answering Daniel's words, Alira closed down and tried to sleep even though she was not really sleepy in the least. Too much of Alira's burden, too much of what she has to face, too much to sacrifice and do in her life that seems never to escape this suffering.

While Daniel slowly began to fall asleep, a soft snoring sounded from him.

.........

Ryan was very sleepy, especially when he felt tired after a long day at work. But somehow his eyes do not want to be closed. "ah! Shit.." - furious Ryan was upset.

Because he could not sleep, Ryan finally came out of his room, he returned to the family room, turned on the tv and enjoyed wine.

Ryan remembered what Daniel said, the man again deceived Alira, but now Alira also deceived him. And damn, Ryan is the key to the husband-and-wife lie.

"I have to how? Tell Alira?" ryan muttered confusedly, on the one hand, he did not have Alira in lying, but on the other hand, Alira and himself also lied to Daniel, even their lies were much bigger.

"Ryan...." Ryan looked up when he heard Alira's voice, he saw Alira walking towards him with her body wrapped in a blanket. "Why are you still here?" Alira asked and sat down next to Ryan.

"I can't sleep, Al. Why don't you sleep?" Ryan asked, he pulled the woman he loved to put his head on Ryan's lap.

"I can't sleep" replied Alira. "Tomorrow we will part," he said.

"Just for a minute" replied Ryan then he kissed Alira on the forehead. "Sleep with me tonight, Al. I will miss you so much."

Tbc.