The Day When Its Forever

Story 14

''Hmm, Eris, no, no."
She was still murmuring, begging not to take off her clothes but it's too late now. He put his own clothes on her, then surround her with a big blanket. While looking at the sleeping Hady, he was spacing out.
"So your a woman, and last night?"
( "Will I see you again?"
"You always see me.")
He stand up surprisingly.
"That was you all along, God, why didn't I notice a single Hint that you are a woman, or."
He look at him again.
"You we're hiding it from me, and don't want me to know about the truth?"
He remember when he went to her room to drink wine and she was very angry. And that she run away from home because her father was forcing her into marriage. A marriage that he force into her.
( "My father,  he wanted me to marry someone I did not even know.")
He look at her deeply, and caress her hair.
"You opened my very close door,  my exclusive door."
When the morning came, Hady wake up with a very aching head.
"Ahh, ahw, what happened to m--''
She notice that she's wearing clothes different from last night. She only remember drinking something from the pitcher. When she goes to the dining table  Eris and Mr. Graham are eating their breakfast.
"Good morning Sir Hady, you look, ahm."
Eris just look at her and smile.
"Hey, what happened last night, I can't remember what happened, and whose clothes are these?"
"That's, mine."
Graham suddenly choke in his food, they both shared the room together so he did not know what happened Eris saw that reaction while Hady was in daze.
" Then, why am I wearing your clothe--, Oh God! Did you change my clothes??! "
"Hey, don't shout, its early morning, you drunk some alcohol last night and change yourself with my clothes, i didn't  say anything since your badly drunk."
Graham automatically stand up.
"I'll check with the manager what kind of alcohol was that."   
When they are left alone, Hady without any energy left just sit down.
"Did I go wild or scream or dance or something, it's my first time getting drunk so I didn't  know what i did."
Eris look at her in the eyes and shook his head.
"Nope, you just sleep like a baby."
"I did? Really?"
"Hmmm."
Hady smile happily with her gums out, Eris just look at her, which she just notice.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Your beautiful."
A sudden burst of surprise filled Hadys system, why would he said that in this early morning.
"W-What?''
Eris stand and pat her head.
"Its fine to do all your first time with me."
Eris just left and left her alone asking.
"What did he just say?"
When they went back home, Eris became busy at work that he did not have the time to spend it together with Hady, even Hady was missing him, but she was also busy attending to her medications. She got sick due to some reaction to the new medicine she's taking. Graham was attending to her knowing that Eris was in a conference.
"Is Eris home?"
"Not yet Madame, he's been busy lately due to some inauguration of the new port."
She cough and cough again, Graham can't help but to help her drink water with lemonade.
"Are you sure you don't want me to call Dr. Bren."
"Yeah, he just came here a while ago, he needs to rest, you as well, Mr. Graham, thank you for taking care of me."
"My pleasure Madame."
Eris heard the coughing noise at Hadys room, he went there to see and notice that Hady was sick. He fix her blanket and stay for a little while. While holding her hand tightly, she's been a very sickly girl.
"I wasn't beside you for a while, you should have enjoyed yourself than being sick."
A heavy breath surrounds them, it was Hady.
"Nana, Nana,"
It must be her Granny or someone close to her, asking for her when she's sick.
He kissed her forehead.
"I'm sorry, I can't give her to you right now."
He felt so guilty, all of this was his fault.
"I'm a coward for doing this to you only when your asleep, but this is the only thing I want to do to you, let me be the first."
He gently kiss her lips, full of passion and sincerity.
The next morning,  Graham came out from his room when he saw Eris standing in front of his door.
"MY Lord, good morning?"
"Lets talk."
They were inside Eris private office while Graham was standing in front of him.
"Since when did you know that, Hady is a woman?"
Graham was speechless for a minute, but they had a promise with Madame that until he ask he will answer.
"Not too long ago My Lord, I'll accept what ever punishment you may give me for this act of dishonesty."
Eris sigh, he knew that it was Graham who help her during the party, who would have given Hady a dress and other stuff that night. He can only think of him and the maids also told him that only Graham is allowed to enter Hadys room when she was boiling sick.
"Does she knew you know?"
Graham nodded.
"Isn't it hard for her to keep pretending as a man all this time?"
"My Lord?"
Eris sigh.
"I saw that padded thing that helps conceal her breast, isn't it uncomfortable to wear for a woman like her, she was suppressing it until now."
Graham saw Eris not as he was angry but he was worried towards the Madame.
"I must let her go."
Graham was puzzled.
"It was my fault why she run away from home, why she disobey her father, why she was away from her family and friends, why she was here in Gracilli, why she was disguising herself as a woman, it was all because of me, that damn inheritance and marriage."
"My Lord, it's not your fault, even the Madame wouldn't think like that."
"I know what she thinks, she was honest to me during that night, she said that she will never marry someone who favors his inheritance than a woman's feelings, she hated me Graham and I deserve that."
Graham don't know what to say in this situation,  he can't just slip the fact that she was also staying here due to her illness and trying all the possibility of being cured.
"What are you planning to do now?"
"Give me some days to properly say goodbye to her."
The next day she was fully energized especially when she heard that they are having a golf play together with Dr. Bren.
The both of them were walking on the golf course while Eris was already there and golfing.
"How are you, your body must have reacted badly for the new formula."
"I'm fine now, it seems that somebody took my illness away. As long as i get cured faster, I don't really think about the effects of the new medicines."
"You really have a strong will."
She just smile at him, that smile was witness by Eris who was walking towards them. Bren wave his hand but Eris did not respond to it and snub it.
"OOPS he's totally on a bad mood."
"Who, Eris?"
"Yeah, he's always the sports maniac."
Because she don't know how to play golf, she just watch them play. But Bren came near here and offered to teach her.
"Me, really?"
"Yeah, come on."
She was excited to know it, while Bren was teaching her, Eris saw how they were close to each other, his body was near her because  he needs to teach her how to swing the golf club strongly. Eris was pissed off watching them and snatch Hady away.
"He's a bad student Bren, let me, instead."
"Ah, well, okay."
Graham also help to divert Bren's attention.
"I prepared the refreshments Sir."
"Thank you Graham."
Hady was left alone with Eris.
"Wait, whose a bad student?"
"Shhh, just listen to me and nothing else."
While he was teaching her, he was more closer than the first  teacher. His cheeks were on hers and his hand was on her hands.
"Isn't this a little too close."
"Its not, were both men so why worry?"
"Ahm, ok."
Eris just smile, they walk into the golf course and pick the ball that she just thrown a while ago, it was a wide field and she can barely saw Dr. And Graham in the Rest house.
A wind blow through them and it makes Hady smile.
" What a gentle breeze, isn't it?"
"Yeah,"
She look at him, something is wrong with him lately. He notice it so he asked.  
"Aren't you staring too much?"
"I just notice, that there's something new in you, is there something bothering you.''
"Nope, I'm  perfectly fine."
She just nod and believe him, while walking on the wide land they talk for something else.
"Tell me Eris, what was your dream when you were a child?"
"Me?, well there's a book that I've read and it was from unknown, when I read it, it fill up my curiosity in life."
"What does it say?"
"It say that, "Live your life the way you like to--"
" To live it. Your journey is yours alone and no one else."
They both recite the sane verse.
"Wow, I can't believe you also read it, that was also my favorite quote."
Even Eris was surprised.
"Really, that was really unexpected."
"Its a fate, we both believe in the same thing and we are now together while believing it, that is amazing."
Hady was really happy to know about it, but Eris was glad too.
"That quote was really brilliant and --"
Eris embrace her without any notice, that makes her heart jump for surprise. She was really shock because of the sudden hug.
" Eris?"
"Lets just stay like this for now, I'm savoring this moment of finding fate in us."
Hady was silent but she did not hate the idea of being hug by this man.
"Okay."