The Estuary of Desire Baruna
Eps. #78 Setting a New Life

The orange hue in the western horizon is no longer visible and the dark changes that begin to cover the city sky. The moon and the stars are now competing with each other to show the beautiful flickers of light as a decoration of the horizon.

The night is approaching, the activities of city life have now changed. Some people have started to go home to each other to gather with family, and rest tired after so tired of chasing rupiah.

The warm atmosphere of the family gathering was also seen in the Waradana Residence. At that time Arkha, Pearl, Ardila and Baruna were sitting together in the middle room.

Sumringah smiles seemed to decorate the faces there, a sign of happiness they were feeling at that time.

Ting! Tungs!

The sound of the house bell rang, the sign of the guest they were waiting for had arrived there.

"Let me open the door!" The overjoyed smile grew even more on Baruna's lips.

He hurried up from his seat and headed to the door.

"They've come. Come on, Dila, let's get the dining table ready!" bring Pearls.

"Yes, papa will also be waiting for them in the dining room." Arkha got up from the sofa, and they all rushed out of the living room.

Baruna's smile grew even more after opening the door. Diaz and Flo were standing in front of him and smiling sweetly at him.

"Hi...welcome home!" welcome the friendly Baruna. "Let's go straight to the dining room. Papa, Mama and Kak Dila are waiting!" bring him. Baruna takes Diaz with Flo to the dining room.

Diaz walked slowly with her legs healed, while Baruna held Flo's hands and they walked together.

"How are you, Flo?" While continuing to step into the dining room, Baruna stole asking Flo.

"Good, Bar."

"I miss you," Baruna whispered right in Flo's ear, and was replied with just a smile by Flo.

After the incident that happened to them, Flo with Diaz had returned to their home and during that time, they were also very rarely able to meet, because they were busy with their respective work.

Arriving at the dining room, Arkha's friendly smile, Pearl and Ardila also returned to greet them.

"What's the condition of your legs, Diaz? Is it better?" tanya Arkha started their conversation while enjoying the salad as an appetizer at the casual dinner.

"Alhamdulillah already, Om. I don't need a cane anymore to walk" Diaz said.

It has been a month since the accident on the ship. Getting good care, making the foot injury experienced by Diaz improved quickly.

Arkha also turned to look towards Flo. "And you, Flo. How's your health?" tanyakanya.

"I'm good too, Om." Flo simply nodded and smiled back.

"What about your workshop, Diaz? Is everything going normally?" Baruna asked along to create a familiar atmosphere between them.

"There are still a few more stages I need to work on, Bar. As a result of the fire back then, the loss I had to bear was quite great."

"You need to stay up, Diaz. Little by little, you will definitely be able to rebuild the workshop like before" said the Pearl.

"I've also assigned Rendy to take care of permission for Rivaldy's Company. Starting next month, you can start managing your papa's business again, Diaz."

"Really, Om?" Diaz smiled sumringah.

"Yes!" Arkha just nodded small.

"Dila...." Arkha turned to look at Ardila who was still busy bribing his food.

"Hmmm. Yeah, Pa." Ardila stopped her chewing while gulping water from the glass in front of her.

"Because you've finished your studies, Papa wants you to help Diaz manage her company. Well ... Let's just say, papa put you intern there."

Ardila immediately turned to Diaz after Arkha finished his sentence. Diaz seemed to smile and nod, then the two also threw meaningful smiles at each other.

"I don't know how else to thank you. This family has helped me a lot and I owe a lot to all of you, especially Om Arkha" Diaz said. He feels very sad. People who had been hated so far, it turned out to be very helpful when he was down. In fact, thanks to Arkha's cold hand, his hopes of rebuilding his papa company will be realized soon.

"You don't have to hesitate like that, Diaz," Arkha said. "You and Floretta, I've looked like family. Anyway, soon Baruna and Flo will be getting married. After that we will be a whole family" Arkha said, not wanting Diaz to be too affectionate with him.

Hearing Arkha's words, Baruna and Flo who sat facing each other, momentarily stared at each other and both smiled blushed.

"Actually, my purpose for inviting you to dinner here is to talk about Baruna and Flo's wedding. I want their marriage to be done immediately. After Flo had a miscarriage yesterday, I didn't want to until there was a sloping news about Baruna and Flo, scattered out there" Arkha said.

"Yes, Om. I agree with you." Diaz nodded back.

"How, Una? Are you two really ready to get married?" Pearl interjected and asked, just to be more convincing. He knew Flo's age and his son was very young. Living a household at their current age will certainly be quite a challenge.

"Sure, Ma!" sahut Baruna straightforwardly without the slightest hesitation was seen in his eyes.

The dinner was finally filled with more discussion of Baruna and Flo's wedding. They have agreed on the sacred event they will hold next month. Not wanting to be too dizzy, they prefer to give all the events to a wedding organizer that is quite famous in the city.

After eating, they all sat back together in the living room and talked about anything just to chat there. However, Baruna and Flo did not come, they both preferred to sit in a sunbed on the side of the pool in the house.

"What do you think of our wedding plans, Flo?"

Baruna gently rubbed Flo's hair which was sitting next to her while leaning her head on Baruna's shoulders.

"I'm so happy, Baruna. It's like a dream to me. I still can't believe we're gonna be a married couple soon."

"I'm also very happy, dear." Baruna kissed Flo's forehead fondly.

"I may not be the perfect man for you, Flo. I made a lot of mistakes in my life. My company has been too free all along. But, ever since meeting you, I felt that you were the only woman who could shake my heart. I love you so much, Flo."

"Yes, Bar. I love you too," Flo replied with a sweet smile that continued to linger on her lips.

Looking at those beautiful lips, Baruna really could not help herself. Baruna brought her lips closer to Flo's lips and the two kissed deeply.

Baruna swallowed his saliva. Spicing Flo's lips like that made a different taste burst out within his soul. His heart rate was racing very fast as if something was pumping him. However, something still has to be detained and stored deeply. He was trying to keep his promise to himself. Before justifying his relationship with the girl, he would try not to touch her again, as well as not wanting to commit the same error.