“Sophia, you just wait for me here for a moment. Don’t go anywhere. I have to go around greeting the guests. After everything is done, I will come back to see you.”
Sophia kept her head down in shame while sitting in one of the guest chairs, waiting for Tristan. Sighing repeatedly, Sophia kept thinking about the reckless act she had done before. Significantly, Tristan even adds to the guests’ excitement by kissing him in front of the crowd. Of course, the feeling of shame was doubled.
While holding her hot cheeks, from a distance, Sophia could see her husband was busy greeting the guests, most of whom came from their own extended families. Turning to the left, Sophia’s net immediately caught the presence of Mario, who was walking toward her.
“Mrs. Sophia,” the man greeted when he sat right next to his boss’s wife.
“Hmmm…” Sophia cleared her throat lazily. Don’t be surprised why he behaves like this. Of course, he was still upset because Mario’s big hand made him embarrassed today. If the man hadn’t lied, maybe he wouldn’t have acted so stupidly that he ended up humiliating himself.
“I know you must be very angry.”
“It’s good that you’re awake,” Sophia snapped.
“But, madam. I actually only found out about who got married today when I arrived in Paris. That was Mr. Raphael who told him. As for me deliberately not providing further information, I’m really sorry. Mr. Tristan is back together. But maybe, the method I used was wrong,” said the man while looking down. From what he said, he was very sorry for what he had done.
“Forget it, Mario,” Sophia said later. “I know you mean well. I have to thank you too. Thanks to your help, I was able to easily fly to Paris following Tristan. So let’s forget about this matter.”
While continuing to talk, Tristan then came over. Not wanting to disturb him, Mario chose to get up and leave. Give space to his boss to speak to his wife without anyone bothering him.
“You have eaten?” Tristan asked. The man’s gaze did not move from the beautiful creature in front of him.
“Yes,” replied Sophia, nodding. “I ate when I was on the plane. And I’m not the least bit hungry right now.”
The two of them were silent for a moment until Tristan spoke again. “I miss you, Sophia. I never even dreamed of seeing you again today.”
Sophia cracked a smile. Similar to Tristan, he had never thought of meeting Tristan again at the moment like now.
“You think this was all planned? I still think this is a dream.”
Not satisfied with the two of them talking, suddenly Aurora came. The woman called out to Tristan, asking the man to catch up with Raphael as soon as there was a guest far away who wanted to meet him.
“I’m staying a while, Sophia,” Tristan said. “If you are tired, Aurora will take you to your room to rest. Later, I will follow you.”
Sophia nodded. Then invited Tristan to see Raphael. Meanwhile, she must be stuck in an awkward moment with a woman who has feelings of love for her husband.
“Can I sit here?” Aurora’s permission politely.
“Go ahead. No one’s stopping you from sitting next to me.”
Sophia then shifted slightly. She reached out, inviting Aurora to sit next to her. For a few moments, the two of them were both silents. Until not long ago, Aurora cleared her throat, turned her head, then spoke.
“How are you, Sophia? I hope you’re doing well.”
Sophia didn’t answer right away. I chose to smile at the greeting and the pleasantries Aurora asked. After what happened to the two, he understands that awkward feeling will remain.
“As you can see, I’m fine. Even very good after meeting my husband again.”
There was a tone full of emphasis when Sophia said the word ‘husband’ in front of Aurora. It is as if to affirm that they still have a relationship and that other people have no right to interfere.
“Thank God for that. Besides, I approached you here because I wanted to provide one piece of information as well as clarification,” said Aurora casually.
Sophia turned. Watching the face of his interlocutor then, he immediately answered. “What do you need to clarify?”
“About the marriage between myself and Tristan.”
“Aurora…” Sophia said quickly. “Please understand. After what you saw between the two of us before the wedding procession began, you should have realized that Tristan and I love each other. So, I beg you to just undo your intention to collect Tristan’s promise that he will marry you.”
Seeing how severe Sophia’s face was, Aurora laughed softly, which of these actions made Sophia so surprised.
“Is there anything funny about what I said or asked for?”
Aurora immediately shook her head. “That’s not it, Sophia. I just wanted to tell you that Tristan and I were never really going to get married.”
“You mean?” This time Aurora immediately nodded repeatedly. “Yes, as you heard. I’m not going to force Tristan to marry me. After all, he and I both agreed.”
Then Aurora remembered the conversation that night. When Tristan, who had just returned from nowhere, suddenly approached him in the room. Forced to speak, who turned out to want to discuss marriage?
“Who will speak first?” Tristan asked. He knew the woman in front of him also wanted to tell him something.
“You go first,” said Aurora.
Tristan nodded. He took a deep breath while mustering up his courage and confidence. He hoped that what he said after this would not provoke the anger of the woman he had known for more than 15 years.
“About our marriage…”
“Yes?”
“Looks like I can’t do what I promised you.”
From his eye, Tristan could see how Aurora was glaring at him. Like he wanted to be angry but tried his best not to explode right then and there.
“Go on,” ordered Aurora. “Finish what you want to tell me first.”
“So…” Tristan continued. “After thinking carefully, I can’t marry you without the slightest love. I don’t want to hurt you in the future. You deserve to be happy, Aurora. You deserve happiness from the right man. One who sincerely loves and can protect you. And that, of course not me. Besides, after I look closely, I love you more as a brother than a partner. So, it’s better for us to have a close relationship as brother and sister rather than husband and wife.”
Aurora just kept staring intensely at Tristan. Once convinced that the man in front of him was no longer speaking, it was his turn to take the opportunity.
“I can already read this situation, Tristan. I can already guess we are not meant to be together,” the woman said with teary eyes.
“Aurora—-”
Aurora raised her hand. Israyat asked Tristan not to interrupt his unfinished speech.
“I realize that I never had a special place in your heart. It’s okay. You don’t need to worry. I’ve been thinking about this for the past few days too. It seems that it’s not easy to marry a man who doesn’t love us. That’s why, today I am too. I wanted to tell you to just end the ridiculous agreement you made in the past. I surrender. I will no longer demand that you grant it.”
“That means you agree that we end the marriage agreement?”
Aurora nodded confidently. “Enjoy your freedom, Tristan. I pray that you find a woman who truly loves you.”
Tristan then approached, grabbed Aurora’s body, and hugged her tightly, which prevented this beautiful woman from holding back tears.
“Aurora. Don’t be like this. You make me feel really guilty,” said Tristan as he continued to gently stroke Aurora’s hair that was flowing freely.
“What should I do to make you feel better?” Aurora loosened her grip. Lifting her head, the woman tried to smile. “You don’t have to worry about me, Tristan. I’m fine. Just pray that I can find a man who truly loves me.”
Tristan, of course, immediately nodded. How hard is it to say a prayer so that the woman in front of her is happy?
“No need to worry. I would have done that without you asking.”
Since that night, Aurora and Tristan agreed to have a relationship like brother and sister. There is no more coercion or drama about marriage that they used to talk about often. Also, Aurora promised herself that if there were a chance, she would help Tristan find a woman who sincerely loves him and can make him happy.
Since there are signs of Tristan and Sophia returning, Aurora thought there was nothing wrong with supporting this. Let the two of them get back together as they should be.
“Tristan loves you very much, Sophia. Nothing can replace your place in his heart. For that, I on behalf of the woman who once loved him so much, beg you to come back with him.”
Sophia kept looking at Aurora’s face; seeing how they looked in the woman’s eyes was very pleading. As if lowering the ego, asking desperately for what he asked to be granted.
“I’ve really thought about going back to Tristan, Aurora. Don’t worry. I won’t be stupid anymore by letting him go.”
Aurora smiled with relief. At least one problem has been resolved. Now, it’s just his problem that he must immediately find a way out.
“Thank you, Sophia. From now on, can we be friends?” she asked as she held her hand, inviting Sophia to shake hands.
Sophia nodded in agreement. After all, there’s nothing wrong with making friends with Aurora. Isn’t it better in this world to make friends than enemies?
“Of course,” Sophia said confidently. “I hope, after this we can be friends and also cooperate with each other.”
Without awkwardness, Aurora embraced Sophia. She was hugging the woman, erasing any feelings of irritation that used to exist. Promise yourself, from this second, and you will be much friendlier.
***
Sophia looked around with a very nervous feeling. After talking with Aurora, he led the woman to the room so that she could rest. At first, everything went smoothly as it should.
After cleaning herself and changing into her nightgown, Tristan suddenly entered the room. Sophia was, of course, shocked. Even more astonishing, it turned out that the room she was currently in was the room her husband had stayed in for a while in Paris. And now, the man was leisurely taking a bath. She is presently sitting alone, leaving him with a feeling of uncertainty.
“You’re awake?” Tristan asked as soon as he came out of the bathroom. Wearing a towel only to the waist, the man’s chest was automatically exposed to Sophia’s eyes. He could see how his biceps were tight and muscular, indicating that the body owner took good care of him.
“Soon,” Sophia said a little awkwardly.
“Sleep,” Tristan replied. “I know, you must be very tired because you haven’t rested a bit. Don’t worry, when you sleep, I won’t disturb you, let alone pounce on you,” said the man, deliberately teasing to break up the awkward atmosphere between them.
Sophia smiled at Tristan’s words. It couldn’t be helped. That was all he could do now.
“It’s not like that. I just wanted to have a serious talk with you. And I don’t think this discussion can be postponed until tomorrow.”
Tristan, about to walk towards the walk-in closet, immediately turned around. Carrying his feet, the man stepped closer to Sophia’s position. Then without much thought immediately sat side by side with his wife.
“Then what do you want to talk to me about?”
Sophia raised an eyebrow when she saw the appearance of Tristan, who was only wearing a towel. It was uncomfortable to see the man bare-chested.
“You don’t want to get dressed first?”
“No need,” said Tristan casually. “Don’t you want to tell me something very urgent? To the point that it can’t be postponed until tomorrow?”
“But if you just put your clothes on first, it doesn’t seem like a problem,” Sophia said.
“My clothes don’t matter, Sophia. Now, tell me quickly. What do you want to ask or maybe you want to tell me. Let me hear everything you have to say.”
Sophia nodded. For a moment, the woman chose to look at Tristan’s face intently. In her heart, she kept composing what words would be appropriate for him to convey to the man who had recently done unexpected things to him.
“In the first place…” Sophia finally spoke up and started her conversation. “I want to thank you for what you did for me. Thank you for the flowers and the various kinds of gifts that you send every day. Thank you for visiting Papa. Trying to win his heart, return his company and even unexpectedly pay for all his needs. and the needs of my family.”
“I’m just doing what I can, Sophia. There’s no need to overdo it,” Tristan said casually.
“No, Tristan.” Sophia immediately shook her head. Disagree with what the man said. “What you’re doing is making me feel like an ignorant woman.”
“Oh my God.” Tristan immediately shouted. Mana would have guessed that Sophia thought like that. What he did was sole because he wanted to make Sophia happy and didn’t want to see her suffer. “Don’t think like that. I did it because I truly love you. Not for any particular purpose. I’m sorry if you feel offended.”
“Not.” Sophia shook her head. “I’m not the slightest bit offended. But more of a stupid feeling. Even though, before doing all this, I had rejected you many times, right? How stubborn I was, Tristan. I don’t know what was on my mind at that time to keep rejecting you. No give you the slightest chance, even though you’ve been begging so many times.”
Tristan took his hand. Boldly, he gently stroked the top of Sophia’s head as well as Sophia’s loose hair. Giving a sweet smile, the man replied quietly.
“I understand that. What I did to you in the past was outrageous and must have left a deep mark on your day. That’s why you hesitated to take me back. I’m really sorry, Sophia.”
Sophia nodded. She grabbed Tristan’s wrist and held it tightly.
“I should be apologizing to you too, Tristan. Sorry for being so stubborn. Sorry for not giving you the slightest chance. And I’m also sorry that I messed up your cousin’s wedding party.”
At first, Tristan was so serious about what Sophia had to say. But, hearing the last sentence, he couldn’t help but laugh. The incident last night will certainly not be forgotten by him.
“There’s nothing to apologize for, Sophia. Most importantly, I want to make sure to you, are you seriously wanting to get back into a relationship with me from the start?”
Sophia nodded. “I don’t want to lie to myself, Tristan.”
“Then what about Edward?” Tristan asked back.
“Our relationship is over. Now that I think about it, what we had before was nothing more than an obsession with each other. Instead of lying to myself and ending up regretting it for the rest of my life, it’s better to just end it and come back to you.”
Sophia’s words made Tristan smile widely. However, the smile didn’t last long as Tristan consciously grabbed Sophia’s chin and devoured her lips. Squeeze it firmly. Not to give the woman in front of her an opportunity to refuse. Their lips were pressed against each other in a deep and passionate kiss. Reciprocate. Give and take each other. It was as if the kiss reflected the longing held back for so long, and that moment could only be channeled.
“Tristan,” Sophia said between kisses. “What about our ongoing divorce proceedings?”
At times, in the urge of the woman’s passion, she thought far to that point.
“To hell with our divorce proceedings,” Tristan said breathlessly. “Tomorrow, I’ll call a lawyer to cancel everything. I don’t want to lose you, Sophia.”
Sophia smiled. She cupped Tristan’s cheeks gently. Then she bit the man’s lips back, carefully but demandingly. She stuck her tongue out, then took a sip to her heart’s content. While their lips were teasing each other, Tristan’s hands seemed to have an initiative of their own. Move swiftly. Without hesitation, he caressed every inch of Sophia’s body. Enjoy it. Feel how smooth and soft the woman’s skin is. Sophia didn’t want to lose either. I don’t know what was going through the woman’s mind when she took revenge on everything Tristan did to her.
She didn’t hesitate to bring her fingers to rub her back and down her husband’s chest. She was stroking there in a circular motion. Then cupped and squeezed one side of Tristan’s chest as if he was excited.
Sophia slowly pushed Tristan’s body to lie on the bed, breaking their lips together for a moment. Meanwhile, she quickly took a position right above her husband’s body. Crisp laughter immediately escaped from the white man’s lips.
He is a little surprised by the aggressive action that his wife did on purpose. Wildly when Sophia looked down, in the next second, she kissed every inch of Tristan’s body again. From the neck, slowly down to the chest. Then slow down, then stop below the center. Tristan’s eyes were only able to close.
Trying to enjoy whatever Sophia did to him. Even without much calculation, the wife sitting beside him was acting up again. Taking his hand, he pulled off the towel wrapped around Tristan’s body. When it opened, he tried to touch something under there, but Tristan quickly held it back. Shaking his head, Tristan pulled Sophia’s body, so she fell on top of him. So at the exact second, the man changed position with one motion. Now he was on top of the woman’s body.
“I won’t let you lead, Sophia. This time, I’ll make you feel what you should have felt long ago.”
A teasing grin appeared on Tristan’s face. Meanwhile, Sophia responded to her husband’s words with laughter. Especially after the next, Tristan pulled the knot from the nightgown he was wearing until it was completely open without a trace. Throw it anywhere, then kiss every inch of Sophia’s skin. It gives off a tingling feeling, which is getting more and more passionate and passionate for both of them. Sophia’s eyes squeezed shut as Tristan’s kiss deepened and stopped at the core of her stomach. Play there. It made Sophia’s body swell, mainly when her husband’s hands played under.
“Tristan…” Sophia sighed. Her face looked so restless, as if he was waiting for something. “Yes?” said Tristan, lifting his face.
“Please stop messing with me. You’re driving me almost crazy,” she groaned in frustration.
“It’s not much, honey. There’s still another pleasure you will feel after this.”
Sophia gulped. Waiting anxiously, he realized how the mischievous look was plastered on Tristan’s blue bead. Then unexpectedly, the man returned to touch Sophia’s sensitive points.
And now, Tristan straightened up for a moment, ended the game, and then took a position between Sophia’s bodies. As if picking up a horse, the man drew closer again, scraping the distance and rejoining himself very slowly and carefully. Sophia’s eyes could only close. The two women’s hands seemed to squeeze Tristan’s back when he felt something full under. When she opened her eyes, she saw how her husband smiled with satisfaction while speaking softly.
“You’re mine, Sophia. I’ll never let you go.”
Then the next second, the man moved very slowly. With a gentle rhythm. Deliberately not in a hurry. He wanted to adore and shove hers at the core of Sophia’s body with great care. I hope his wife can enjoy and be satisfied with their love this time.
“Tristan…” Sophia’s sigh sounded again. She made Tristan realize that his wife was lost with everything he gave her until Tristan felt how her body responded naturally-even moving along, trying to keep up. Sweat was dripping down their bare bodies. At one point, Tristan and Sophia felt the same sensation. The intoxicating sense made the two’s souls drift so far away. Then, Tristan’s body after that just collapsed on top of Sophia. Slowly trying to shift to the side, the man again embraced his wife’s body as if not the least bit willing to part for a moment. Holding his breath, Tristan whispered.
“I love you, Sophia. Really love you.”
THE END