Strangers to Lovers 2 : Meera & Catherine (side story) [WLW]

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Tangannya menjadi tongkat bagi kepalanya sambil mengusap - usap kepala dan mencium muka Meera berulang kali.

Meera mengeliat kesana dan kesini. Perlahan - lahan matanya dibuka. Catherine mengukir senyuman.

"My love, are you okay?"
"Hmm."
"I want hug! Please? Boleh?"

Suara Catherine.

Meera ketawa kecil dan mengangguk kecil. Depa tangannya dibuka. Catherine berada di dakapan hangat Meera.

"I never been here. This is so comfy, my love."
"Ha?"
"I mean your body. I miss your body and your lips for the looooooooonngg time!!!"
"Panjang nya."
"I rindu you, Ameera."

Kepala Catherine mendongak memandang Meera. Mereka saling berpandangan.

"Don't ever go again, okay? It hurts so much. I'm afraid that i will losing you again."
"Yes. That's what couple do."
"Ha? Betullah tu, betul!"

Keadaan yang serius jadi kelakar kerana Meera. Catherine hampir tertawa tapi menahan sahaja.

"Apa yang betul?"
"Tak ada apa - apa. Hahahahahahahaha."
"Cakap lah."
"Tak ada apa - apa. Betul!"

Dia baring semula ke Meera. Senyap sahaja keadaan mereka. Tangan Meera sempat mengusap helai demi helaian rambut Catherine.

"Ririn, you should get a haircut."
"Really? You dah ingat ke?"
"Tak. Tapi i rasa better rambut you pendek. Bukan wolfcut dah ni. Dah panjang sangat dah."
"Okay, we'll go together, okay?"
"Nope! Tak nak."
"Please?"

Sambil memegang muka Meera.

Meera cuma diam dan melihat Catherine. Catherine berulang kali memujuk Meera. Tewas juga Meera dengan Catherine.
"Okay."
"Thanks, my love."

Kening Meera dicium dan kembali memeluk badannya. Meera perlahan - lahan mencium kepala Catherine. Dia malu dengan perbuatan sendiri sambil menutup muka.

Catherine nampak Meera menutup muka, dia memegang tangannya dan letak di mukanya.

"There's nothing to be shame of. Because..."
"That's what couples do."
Sambung Meera.
"Yes. Hahahahahahahahahahah."

Catherine gelakkan Meera.

"Ririn."
"Yes."
"Kenapa tak pergi kerja?"
"Because i can. I'm the CEO. So, i can do whatever i want."
"I know. But, still your worker still need their boss. How about your document. Maybe ada nak kena sign ke apa ke."
"Hahahahahahahahahahah, I'm fine. I just want spend my time with you. I miss doing that."
"I'm sorry. I still can't recover our memories and troubling you to take care of me."
"No, no, my love. Don't ever say that. You're my responsibility, dear. So, don't ever say that. I'm fine as long my girl is fine."

Meera menangguk diam. Catherine bangun dari lipatan selimut dan memakai bathrobe. Dia balut badan Meera dengan tuala kecil. Meera didukung Catherine ke bilik air.

"Now, we have to take a bath."
"Tak nak! Tak nak! Tak nak!"

Meera menjerit - jerit untuk dilepaskan.

Catherine tidak mengendahkan Meera dan membuka paip untuk menadah bathtub. Meera duduk di atas penutup mangkuk tandas.

Catherine disebelah membasuh muka dan menggosok gigi. Catherine tersenyum melihat Meera monyok merajuk. Dia mengusap kepala Meera.

"My Love, wash your face and brush your teeth."

Diam sebagai jawapan Meera.

"Why? You don't want get shower with me?"

Meera menggeleng kepala. Catherine senyum dengan gelagat Meera.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry, okay."

Sambil ketawakan Meera.

"Okay, I'm done. Take your time. I'll wait you at the outside."
"Hmm."

Meera angguk lagi.

Catherine keluar dari bilik air dan baring di katil. Meera cepat - cepat bangun dari mangkuk tandas dan melihat dirinya di cermin.

"Kau sebenarnya dah ingat kan? Kau main - main kan dia, Meera."

Dia bercakap sendiri.

Meera menarik nafas lega dan mula bercakap lagi.

"Tak boleh jadi ni. Aku kena teruskan lagi aku punya plan ni. Dah lah tinggalkan aku. Biar dia rasa apa yang aku rasa. Hihihi. Padan muka! "

Meera mula mengisi baththub dengan paip air. Sambil menunggu air penuh, dia mencuci muka dan menggosok gigi. Rasa air sudah penuh, dia masuk dalam keadaan tidak berpakaian.

Dia masuk sambil merehatkan dirinya. Dia masih teringat kata - kata Catherine yang membuatkan dia malu. Walaupun sudah lama hubungan mereka bersama, Meera masih malu - malu dengan Catherine. Seperti pertama kali baru bertemu.

Dalam malu - malu dan rehatkan badan. Pintu tandas terbuka. Catherine masuk dan berdiri di depan Meera.

"Ooo, patutlah tak nak shower. Nak bath ya. Lama i tunggu, you."
"Ooo, ye ke? Sorry."
"No need, my love.
"Then? Keluar lah. Nak mandi."
"I bosan lah. Let me get with you."

Catherine mengikat rambutnya dan membuka bathrobe. Meera pejamkan mata ketika Catherine membuka bathrobe.

Kocakan air kedengaran memberi maksud Catherine sudah masuk ke dalam tub mandi. Dia menunggu Meera membuka mata.

"Wargh!"

Meera menjerit terkejut. Catherine betul - betul di depan mukanya sambil senyum seperti tiada apa berlaku.

"Hey, hey, my love. This is me. Catherine."
"I know. Terkejut je. You tiba - tiba depan muka I macam hantu."
"I buruk sangat ke?"
"Tak. Maksudnya...."
"What?"
"Tak ada apa lah."
"Ye ke?"
"Yelah!"

Keadaan menjadi tegang dan senyap. Catherine menarik tangan Meera dengan perlahan. Secara automatik badan Meera terikut dan dia berada dia pelukan Catherine.

"My love, this feelings after you've got into my arms again i cannot explain to you but this is the happiest things ever happened to me. I miss this body."

Dia bisik ke telinga Meera.

"Hmm."

Jawab Meera.

Meera mula merapatkan badannya ke badan Catherine. Kepalanya berada dia bahu Catherine. Dia mengusap dan menyapu air ke badan Catherine perlahan - lahan.
"This tattoo..."

Meera memegang permukaan kulit Catherine.

"Yes, you remember it? Let me tell you a story. There's a time when we were hanging out at the weekend. You're out of nowhere telling me to get couples tattoo."
"I said i don't you get hurt because the process really hurting you."
"You said I'm fine. As long as people know you're mine and orang takkan kacau you dekat office sebab I you punya."

Meera ketawa terdengar cerita Catherine.

"Yes, it's funny, is it? That's you. I miss my jokers."
"Who's the joker?"
"You. You're the one who make me smile not even trying."
"Then? What happened?"

Meera sengaja mengalihkan perhatian dengan menukar topik perbualan.

"My love, I'm talking about other things. Why you always change it?"

Dia memegang muka Meera.

"Tak nak cerita sudah. I nak keluar."
"Wait. Hahahahahahahahahahah. That's my girl."

Dia menarik Meera semula ke pangkuan dia.

"My love, you still merajuk macam dulu. Hahahahahahahahahahah I'm missing you."
"I dulu macam tu ke?"
"Yes......"

Mereka ketawa seperti dulu.

"My love, kaki you dah okay? Sakit lagi?"
"Hmm, tak sangat ok je. Dah tuam ais dah 2 hari masa tu."
"That's my girl."
"Get off your hand of me! I tak nak basahkan rambut i!!!"
"Hahahahahahahahahahah. "

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