Time seems long without you

Time moves slower today, maybe the earth is getting old so it moves so long that even one second so long turns into minutes.

That's what Marve and Maya feel because who knows how much they look at the clock, the long hand on the clock doesn't move and just stays there.

Today Maya is getting tougher lessons because yesterday Veronica was forced to go home because Maya and Marve did not come out of their room even though the sun had climbed above the sky. Now Maya has to pay for it with a stack of vocabulary books that she has to memorize in no time, Veronica would test it every fifteen minutes for a hundred complete vocabulary words, it's torture. Maya complains all the time when Veronica punishes her adding twenty new vocabulary words if she can't memorize all the vocabulary given by Veronica before.

"Can we rest for a bit? My head is a little dizzy and also nauseous." Maya said reasoned, she was just fed up with all the lessons today which made her brain burn.

"No."

"You cruel!" Maya quietly even though Veronica can hear it but she just glanced without saying a word.

Maya's headache has not disappeared yet, now Veronica has told Maya to leave her duties and move places and then told him to wear shoes with high heels.

"My leg can break if I wear this!" Maya protests when the waitress puts on her 17 cm heels on Maya's feet.

"Have I broken my leg all this time?" Asked Veronica.

Maya just realized that Veronica is wearing high heels too and she looks very calm maybe she can run in those needle-like shoes because it has a sharp side. Now Maya can only keep quiet and obey Veronica's orders, who told her to walk straight along the line with her head held high.

Maya struggled to walk and even fell but Veronica was like a heartless robot because when the other servants were scared when Maya fell, she even told Maya to continue her steps without the slightest break.

***

Marve has just asked Bisma to replace the wall clock battery in his office because you feel that the clock there doesn't move even though there isn't any problem with the wall clock.

"Are you teasing me?"

Bisma frowned in fear when Marve opened his voice as Bisma had just come down the stairs.

"The clock is still moving slowly, you want to lie to me?" Marve asked as he walked over.

Bisma just looked down in fear now and answered softly "Time always feels long if you are not with the people you love, sir. "

Marve turned and glared at him now, Bisma felt that maybe he would be fired right now because Marve looked so unhappy.

"Really?" Marve asked innocently.

Bisma immediately looked back at Marve, of course, he felt surprised and confused. It had been a long time since he heard a low voice without emphasis coming from Marve's lips because usually Marve always spoke in an angry tone.

"Who do I love?" Marve thought and spoke to herself now.

"Of course your wife, sir." Said Daisy who had been standing next to Bisma, she was so scared but her mouth couldn't be controlled because she saw Marve was so curious now.

My wife?

Maya...

Marve can't understand it anymore, could it be that he has fallen in love with Maya or he just hasn't gotten back to work until it feels like a long time?

Is it possible? He and Maya will never fall in love with each other, they are just too immersed in their roles as husband and wife.

Yes .. they just got too into their roles until now even he missed Maya's cheerful smile.

Oh damn ...

Do I miss Maya now? Marve rubbed his face in a huff with both hands. He was frustrated thinking about what he felt for Maya, which made him feel nervous like this.

"Daisy."

"Yes Sir." Daisy is holding her breath now, she is really brave because she interferes with her boss's problems, maybe she will be fired right now.

"No, nothing." Marve wanted to ask Daisy what gifts a woman likes, but Marve realized again that maybe giving Maya a gift was too much and would only make her fall deeper into his role as Maya's husband.

"Tell me what's our next schedule."

***

It was getting late, it was nearly ten at night but Marve wasn't home yet.

"Is he always working this hard? No wonder he's rich. " Maya talks to herself without anyone else accompanying her while pensive in front of all her tasks, not even one of her brain cells.

"And all these papers are more tiring than selling all day." Maya laid her head on the papers and thought back to Marve.

What is he doing right now?

Is he eating well?

Does he spend his day happily or is he restless because he thinks about me too?

Maya raised her head again, she shouldn't have expected Marve to think about it. Who she dared to hope in Marve. It's better to give up before getting hurt, especially since Kana is likely to lose their marriage contract and it will only make her family suffer again.

"Focus Maya, you have less than one week left before your wedding reception! " Maya convinced herself and returned to memorize one by one the vocabulary that was written on the papers.

"If only at that time I wanted to study properly." Maya regretted her laziness when she was still in school.

But time will never turn back, regret will not change anything in the past.

Even so, Maya is still unable to study at the moment because her head is filled with thoughts of Marve.

Maya then decided to go to the kitchen and open the refrigerator. There are many ingredients there but Maya is not good at cooking other than making cakes, so instead of feeling bored, Maya intends to make cakes for her to eat as snacks.

Something sweet would make his brain a little nice to him and the lesson would be easy for him to understand. Oh, I hope.

Without wasting time, Maya put the ingredients one by one into the container and began to make a cake with a small baking sheet.

"It must be delicious .." Maya smiled as she put the dough into the oven.

Maya then waited patiently while singing.

"You look happy to be in this house without me."

Maya turned towards that deep voice, the voice she had been missing all day long.

When Maya turned around, Marve had already opened his suit and placed his briefcase on the kitchen table. Marve then walked over, unbuttoning his shirt and opening it.

"It's so hot in here!"

Maya looked away quickly as Marve took off all his shirts and revealed his muscular build.

"Don't pretend to be innocent even though you saw it all on the first day of our wedding," Marve said, the man shamelessly walked over to the refrigerator and got some cool water to drink.

The water droplets he drank flowed past his neck and his burly cleavage made Maya unable to miss the extraordinary sight that made Maya tense up at once. Oh God, if this marriage weren't a contract marriage would they have every night be a hot night?

And when Marve realized Maya's gaze he immediately approached Maya and sat opposite her.

Maya immediately turned away her face which now definitely turned red. "Damn I got caught." Maya cursed in her heart, regretting her stupidity and of course the lecherous thoughts that came from nowhere because previously Maya had never thought about romance and Marve were the only man who had ever kissed her but now her mind has turned dirty, wish she were an experienced woman thirsty for touch.

Oh, Maya, you are so disgusting. Maya once again cursed herself.

Marve smiled. He was just teasing Maya about the heat and her thirst. Marve just missed Maya's cute facial expression.

"Put on your clothes, you will catch a cold!" Said Maya hiding her nervousness.

Maya then went to the oven and took out her homemade cake from the oven while Marve just turned around and followed where Maya moved.

"At this rate, I won't catch a cold." Marve hugged Maya from behind and leaned his head on Maya's curved shoulder.

"Why are you so short!"

"Already know I'm short, why hug me? Let me go!" Maya rebels but Marve doesn't pay attention. "No way. I miss my wife!" Marve replied casually.

"Perverted man!" Maya then put the hot cake pan on the table and after that, with all her might she stepped on Marve's feet.

"Ouch!" A grimace was heard but it wasn't Marve who was grimacing in pain but Maya.

Maya forgot that she sprained her leg when she was learning to walk in high heels.

"You are torturing me, but you are in pain." Marve smiled and took his hug from Maya's body, he then grabbed his shirt and put it on again.

But after realizing that Maya was walking with a little limp, Marve's face immediately turned anxious.

"Are my feet that hard?" Marve asked.

"No, my leg hurts from falling. Look!" Maya replied she showed a little bruise on her ankle.

Marve immediately crouched down and touched Maya's blue feet. "What happened?" Marve asked, he looked very anxious.

"Just a little strained when I learned to wear high heels, and then I fell," Maya replied she pulled her leg because she felt bad for Merve who was willing to squat and touch her leg. "I'm grateful you were working because you would have laughed at me when I fell earlier. " Maya continued, who just wanted to break the awkwardness between them because Marve suddenly fell silent.

Marve did not say any more at that time, he got up and immediately carried Maya's body.

"What are you doing Marve? Get off me!" Pinta Maya struggled when Marve brought her to the sofa and placed it gently. His handsome face was visible when he lowered Maya's body slowly, making Maya's heart flutter again.

"Wait here."

Marve walked quickly to get the medicine box and returned to Maya, he slowly rubbed the pain relief ointment on Maya's ankle. and wrapping it with a bandage. "My leg is fine Marve, I'm not breaking a bone!" Maya said but Marve didn't listen and just stared at Maya, making her a little afraid, and chose to remain silent, especially when the bandage was tightened, her leg hurt again.

"Should we go to the hospital?" Marve asked, his eyes still restless.

"No need Marve, I'm really fine. Tomorrow my leg will heal because my husband has treated it very well. "

Marve's anxiety slowly disappeared and her heart warmed when Maya said that he had treated her well.

"Look at your face turning red, what are you thinking about now?" Maya supported her chin and looked at Marve closely.

"Thinking about you ..." Marve replied sounding serious, Maya pulled her face away because her heart was pounding again.

Marve then got up and sat next to Maya, he then approached and stretched his hand behind Maya's back slowly and surely but now Maya became upset and pulled her body.

"Marve .. this is not funny." Said Maya, she tried to calm down but Marve continued to approach with his sharp gaze.

"Should I scream for help?" Maya wondered and now that her eyes were closed with fear, Marve's gaze might get her killed right now.

"Huu..." Marve blew a little air from his lips making Maya slowly open her eyes again and after that Marve laughed.

"You are adorable!" He said as he stroked Maya's hair gently and then walked into the kitchen to get Maya's cake.

"Not bad!" Marve's comments when he tasted Maya's cake, which tasted good.

Maya looked annoyed and immediately grabbed the cake held by Marve. "This is mine, one bite a million dollars!" Said Maya, Marve smiled and brought his face back closer.

"How about one bite, one kiss," Marve said teasingly, Maya glared, wow, what's on Marve's mind is just a kiss? Who used to say that my lips are bitter?

Crazy bastard ...

"Just eat for you for free!" Maya said, she returned the layer cake to Marve and Marve happily ate it while continuing to comment "not bad .." made Maya even more annoyed.

"If it's good, you don't need to eat it! "Maya shouted irritably trying to take the cake from Marve's hand but Marve raised his hand high.

"MARVE!"

"Maya, why don't you put cream on top of the cake?"

"Oh my God! It's 'lapis legit' cake, not a birthday cake. You were stupid! Have you lived on the planet Mars all this time? How can you not know your own country's traditional cake? "

"It's because you guys lack promotion."

"Oh God give me more patience. "

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