I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
63. Invited to Go Back to Gather

"Uhh, what is this noise, Bram?" ask Ariel.

"Ah, sorry, there's a party in my office" said Bram.

"What's wrong? Do you need anything?" ask Bram.

In her heart she was delighted by just hearing Ariel's voice through her phone, and how grateful she was to be able to talk to Ariel in her still fully conscious state.

"Is that so? I'm sorry I seemed to have interfered, "' said Ariel.

"No, please don't say that. You are not at all disturbing. After all, it's just a party that my employees are holding, and I'm just sitting there doing nothing" Bram said.

"Just tell me, what's wrong?" bram asked to distract.

"I_ah no, I mean we want to take you to dinner together, can you come?" ask Ariel.

"Eat dinner? We?" reset Bram. "You mean, with Joel?" coined.

'Of course with Joel! what was I expecting?' hiss Bram in heart.

"One of them" replied Ariel.

"You mean?" bram asked involuntarily frowning.

The voice of others was heard from Bram's phone, making the frown on his forehead more visible.

"Let me do the talking" he said.

"Akh,, stop! Give me back my phone, hey, Charliee,,!!"

A rowdy voice rang out for a moment, Bram stared at his phone for a while, wanting to make sure that the one who contacted him was indeed Ariel. When Bram brought the phone back to his ear, someone else's voice was heard.

"Hey, Bram,!! Come here,! We're together but it feels less because you're not with us" he exclaimed.

"Charlie? You're that?" asked Bram in doubt.

"Binggo, aren't you coming? We rarely get to have dinner together, and right now I'm off duty" Charlie said excitedly.

"He's having another party, Charlie. What would her friends say if Bram left the party so soon?" ariel.

Ariel's voice sounded a little faint, from her voice, Bram was sure Ariel was not far from Charlie. And of course Joel will be there.

"And you have also stolen my cell phone, Officer Charlie," Ariel said in a satirical tone.

"Hey, I'm on vacation. So now I'm just an ordinary woman, an ordinary resident not a police officer in uniform" Charlie replied in self-defense.

"You're such a bad officer" said Ariel.

"Did you call me just to make me hear your argument?" bram Syndir.

"So are you going to come here or not? To be honest we need someone else to bake the barbeque" Charlie said.

"Oh, are you asking me to come just to be an errand boy?" bram Syndir.

"Of course, what else?" welcome Charlie to joke along with a crisp laugh.

"What are you celebrating?" ask Bram curious.

"I'm in office" Charlie said.

"Actually this was already a few days ago, Ariel knew about it and wanted to celebrate. So I want you to join me because you're my friend, too" Charlie continued.

"Wow, congratulations, congratulations" said Bram.

"Pronounce that when you're here" Charlie replied.

"Hey,, be careful," cried Ariel in panic.

"SERVICE,,,!!"

The sound of Ariel's exclamation was heard again with the sound of falling objects followed by something breaking.

"What's that sound?" bram asked worriedly, worried if something happened to Ariel.

"Hahhh, Joel broke a couple of drinks" said Charlie.

"Just ignore it, so are you coming?" ask Charlie.

"You're so mean" Bram laughed.

"Well, where are you right now exactly?" ask Bram.

"In Joel's house. The bonfire is ready now, too" Charlie said.

"All right, I'll come. Give me some time to get there, " replied Bram.

"As much as you need, see you, Bram," welcome Charlie.

Bram was still staring at his phone for a while, then took a deep breath.

"Well anyway, Charlie has become a friend to me. Let's just say I came because I'm happy with this news" Bram murmured.

Bram finished the rest of his drink and put a few pieces of money under the glass before leaving.

Before reaching Joel's house, he took the time to buy snacks and a few cans of drinks and gifts for Charlie. Feeling that what he bought was enough, Bram again drove his car to Joel's house.

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Meanwhile, on the other side.

Joel had just come out of the house with a tray of drinks. As he went down the wooden stairs and intended to put the tray on the table, his foot accidentally stepped on a rock that made him slip and fall down, dropping a few glasses in his trunk.

"WOMAN,,,,!!"

Ariel rushed over to Joel to help him. A portion of the glass that did not fall spilled its contents onto Joel's body, making him wet and leaving a color stain on his back.

"I'm fine" replied Joel.

"Just, I need to clean up for a while" he added.

Ariel takes over the tray in Joel's hand and helps Joel stand up. He saw the rock that made joel fall, and then picked it up.

"How can this stone escape from its place?" mumbling Ariel.

A walkway consisting of a stone arrangement in front of Joel's house does look very long, but very well maintained. Where on one side is the hard ground and the other side of the wide beach sand.

"I never noticed, maybe some kids playing here did" Joel replied.

"I'll be inside for a second" said Joel.

"Alright, I'll prepare another drink" Ariel continued.

"Then, please yes," replied Joel.

Ariel nodded and stepped inside Joel's house into the kitchen, returning to make drinks.

When Ariel is finished with her drink, and puts it on the table outside the house, she goes back in and finds Joel still not out of his room.

"Joel,,, man,,,! Are you all right?" ariel asked, knocking on the door.

"Why is he so long?" mumbling Ariel. "Did something happen to her?" coined.

"Joel,,, man,,,!" call Ariel.

Silent,,,,

Ariel turned the door knob and opened it. Carefully, Ariel stuck her head into the room, but it was empty.

"Joel,,?" call Ariel again and step inside.

Ariel circulated her gaze, fascinated by the warm interior of Joel's room. Everything in the room is neat. The stuff also looks simple but has its own meaning.

A picture frame on the bedside table caught his attention, making Ariel approach the picture frame. And when Ariel saw the photo, she widened her eyes in disbelief as she looked at the photo.

Photos of him when he pulled his hair because it was blown by the wind, staring at the sunset and smiling to enjoy the view of the afternoon cliffs of stone. It was the first time Ariel was there with Joel.

"B-B-How can it? W-When is this photo,,?" hiss Ariel.

"Of course I stole it" whispered Joel.

Joel's voice suddenly whispered in Ariel's ear from behind. Making Ariel surprised and almost dropped the picture frame in his hand.

Ariel will only turn around when Joel's hand moves first around his waist, hugging him from behind and holding his movements.

"What are you thinking? Being in a grown man's room, don't you think it's dangerous?" goda Joel whispered in Ariel's ear.

"Uh,, that, that, I,, uhm, I just,,, akh, let go first,,!" pinta Ariel squirms trying to escape in panic.

"Hooo,, release you? It was hard" Joel replied.

Joel tightened his arms and placed his chin on Ariel's boat. With a long breath.

"If we are alone now" said Joel.

"Have we never spent time together? I mean, really spending time alone, not just eating lunch together or visiting each other" said Joel.

"We can do it while you're off work, Joel," Ariel said.

Joel just nodded slowly on Ariel's boat in response.

"How did you get this photo?" ask Ariel. "How could I not have noticed it?" coined.

Ariel placed the picture frame in her hand carefully.

"I got the moment, and took a picture of you using my phone" Joel said. "At that time, I saw you look really pretty, and I couldn't help but take a picture of you" she added.

"Isn't that illegal?" ariel Syndicates.

"I just keep it to myself, why is it illegal?" answer Joel.

Ariel slowly twisted her body to face Joel. However, Ariel was stuck when she saw Joel only wearing trousers without a top. Let the upper body open. Ariel encourages Joel to stay away from her.

"Ukh, aren't you wearing your clothes yet?" lamented Ariel.

"I'm just about to wear it, but I see you in my room" Joel replied without a burden.

"Then, finish it. I'm going out" Ariel said in a panic.

Ariel turned around and walked quickly towards the door. His face had been flushed with his heart suddenly beating faster.

When Ariel reaches the door and is about to open it, Joel's hand pushes the door from behind Ariel, leaving the door closed again.

"Joel, what does that mean now?" ariel asked, turning around.

Joel put his hand on the door, his one hand free to turn the door lock, locking Ariel between his hands.

"Do you think you can just run away after entering without permission?" sindir Joel's.

A wide grin appeared on Joel's face. His eyes looked at Ariel's face that was locked between his hands, and was looking up at him.

"I, just, I'm just, I'm just worried because you're not coming out" Ariel replied.

"Your efforts to evade are very bad" Joel said.

Ariel gulped her saliva nervously, a feeling she had not felt before even when Joel was not wearing a top when he first met, now felt different.

Slowly Joel leaned over and brought her face closer, locking her eyes on Ariel so as not to turn away. The distance of their faces was thinning, so Joel could see Ariel's eyelashes moving because of her breathing. Ariel closed both her eyes.

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