Melvin invites Alexa to a cafe with black and white nuances. There they sat in a black chair with a white table, right in the very corner near the black rose painting. The man sat, opposite his girlfriend who was now busy playing on her smartphone.
"Honey," Melvin called.
Instantly Alexa, who was chatting with Gea, looked at Melvin. "Yes.."
"We're here to eat, not to play with the phone," said Melvin then grabbed Alexa's smartphone and looked at the screen, trying to see who his girlfriend was chatting with but it was locked."Why is it locked now when it wasn't?"
Alexa sighed then grabbed her smartphone from Melvin's hand saying, "We're just officially dating... There's no need to know each other's privacy because it makes me uncomfortable at all."
"Okay, I won't insist.".Marvin nodded resignedly and then reached for a catalog with pictures of the food menus available at the cafe. "Hurry up because I don't have much time. And maybe tonight I'll be leaving."
"Where?" asked Alexa.
"Thailand," said Melvin.
Alexa suddenly fell silent, felt an attack in her heart that suddenly seemed to hurt then looked at Melvin who was focusing on reading the catalog of the food menu. She felt sadly scared and helpless. the girl was worried if her lover left and would never see her again because their relationship seemed sudden, but she also didn't dare to stop because even now it was still awkward.
"What do you want to order?" Melvin asked when he realized that Alexa was daydreaming.
"It's up to you," Alexa replied languidly.
Melvin sighed, then called the waiter and ordered several types of Japanese and Korean food two servings each, then ordered lime juice.
"Why are you so lethargic?" Melvin asked when the waiter had left.
"It's okay," Alexa replied with a bend in her face.
"How much do you owe Mrs. Siska?" Melvin asked again.
Instantly Alexa straightened her head again and stared in surprise at Melvin who knew about her debt to Siska. "How did you find out about my debt?" she asked.
"I accidentally read your message from Gea earlier. Sorry for being presumptuous but presumptuous let me know that you are in financial trouble which is quite heavy for you," explained Melvin with a frown. "What happened that you have to owe so much to Mrs. Siska?" he asked.
"For the needs of the family," Alexa replied with a bend in her face.
"Okay." Melvin nodded his face looking at Alexa who didn't seem to want to say much. "I paid off your debt so you can get your full salary and then send it to your parents."
"That's not necessary, Melvin. I'll pay off the debt myself," Alexa exclaimed angrily.
"Why? you should be happy because I paid off your debt so you can receive your salary in full or you better resign from that company and move to my company ... it will feel better for you and your family." melvin asked and gave the best advice for Alexa.
Alexa sighed looking at Melvin who was so perfect and kind enough to pay off her debt but she still wondered why he wanted her so much and then be nice to her. the girl felt there was a hidden meaning behind all of this and she didn't want to be too indebted to her lover, or it would get her into a problem that would make her life even more difficult. oh, it turns out she's starting to be wary.
"Please don't interfere in my family matters and my matters too deeply. we just dated ... and all of that happened because it was like compulsion and I didn't want to be too indebted to you while our feelings were not clear," said Alexa without covering the doubts in her heart.
"You still doubt me?" Melvin confirmed.
"Yeah..." Alexa said languidly.
"Then, what will make you believe me that I seriously want to learn to love you, and make our relationship the first and last relationship in our lives?" Melvin asked with a surprised look.
"I don't know," Alexa answered, bending her face, playing with her hands that were on the table. "Everything feels fast. I don't want to receive too much anything from you. My debt problem, I can pay it off myself from my salary, you don't have to worry."
"Okay, I won't force it," said Melvin with a pitying look at Alexa who now looked gloomy. 'I know this is a burden for you, especially Mrs. Siska is very strict and treats you as she pleases. I will make you comfortable and slowly I will help you,' he thought with a serious look.
After a few minutes of waiting, the ordered food arrived. Alexa stared at the food menu ordered by Melvin, it turned out to be two servings of sushi and two servings of ramen and two lime juice drinks in a beautiful long transparent glass.
"Please eat," said Melvin with a smile then took the sushi with chopsticks, dipped it in the special sauce then devoured it in one bite.
Alexa looked at Melvin who was eating voraciously while she looked hesitant, lowering her head so close to the sushi in front of her like she was observing.
"Honey, what are you doing?" Melvin asked with my mouth bulging from just eating sushi
"Eh...is this meat was cooked?" Alexa asked, pointing at the sushi with chopsticks.
Melvin smirked when he saw Alexa's expression. "Yes ... it's cooked meat. I don't like raw meat so I ordered sushi with cooked stuffing," he said with a warm smile.
"I also don't like it when it's raw," said Alexa.
Melvin picked up the sushi with chopsticks then dipped it in the sauce and immediately fed it to Alexa. "The first bite of a boyfriend," he said.
"I can eat by myself," Alexa said with a shy smile and turned her face back.
"Please ... I've made you nervous because of the debt problem earlier. Now I want to reduce your burden by feeding you so you don't bother eating because you are not willing to help me lighten your light burden," said Melvin while still thrusting sushi towards her.
Alexa smiles shyly and shakes her head. she immediately opened her mouth and ate the sushi with some difficulty because the size of the pieces was too big for her. she immediately covered her mouth which was so bulging filled with sushi.
"You are so cute.".Melvin smiled at Alexa who was shy.
"Then I'll eat myself," said Alexa, still covering her mouth.
"You don't want to feed me first?" Melvin asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Has no one fed you before?" Alexa asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing but a mom. I remember the last time mom fed me when I was six years old," said Melvin, remembering his childhood. "Joey always taunts me if I still ask to be fed. So now I want to be fed by my girlfriend."
Alexa smiled and nodded. "Okay. The first bite of an impromptu girlfriend will be here soon," she said as she took the sushi with chopsticks then dipped it in the sauce and immediately fed it to Melvin.
Melvin smiled with relief seeing Alexa who was now able to smile again and was a bit cheerful again. "Finally... there is a ritual of our first fed."
Alexa chuckled and shook her head. "I never imagined it before."
"Me too ... and... I hope tonight you will have a moment for me before I leave," said Melvin looking at Alexa who immediately went silent and her smile faded when he said he would leave. 'Doesn't she want me to go?'
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