At five o'clock in the afternoon, Alexa was back from work. She entered the apartment with slow steps and stopped in the living room. The girl plopped down on the sofa, then started checking her smartphone.
"Maybe now he's not busy," she said then tried to contact Melvin. Yes, it turned out that she had been sluggish since her boyfriend did not give news or answer her calls.
Just about to make a call via WhatsApp, Melvin called her. She immediately answered the call.
"Hello," said Alexa languidly, her gaze fixed on an empty table with an only white oval-shaped cloth.
"Hello, honey. What are you doing?" Melvin asked over the phone.
"Thinking of you," Alexa replied languidly. "You shouldn't pay off all my debts. I don't want to be more indebted to you, I don't want people to say that I used my rich boyfriend to make my life easier," she continued, expressing her anxiety since earlier.
"So? That's what you were going to talk about when I called?" Melvin asked sounding disappointed.
"Yeah... Honestly, I don't like all this. I'm even like you controlling it without me being to choose my path," said Alexa angrily.
"Alexa. I care about you. I don't want you in any more trouble. I know my attitude is too possessive, sorry... I'll try to restrain myself. So, now what do you want?" Melvin asked after saying patiently.
"No need to ask Robi to drop me off or pick me up..stop helping my finances because our relationship is still very new. I don't want people to have a bad opinion of me. I don't want to be thought of as materialistic," Alexa answered firmly.
"Alright... If that's your wish. I can't refuse. Most importantly, take care of yourself for me...I miss you ... don't be angry anymore," Melvin cried, sounding so pleading.
"Yes ... I'm not angry anymore," Alexa said turning into a smile remembering Melvin's face which she missed too.
"Is it true that you're not angry anymore?"
"Yeah..." Alexa turned to lie down. Melvin suddenly turned the call into a video call. The girl straightened her hair for a while then accepted the video call connection and immediately reached out her hand so the picture wasn't too close.
"Hi ... It turns out that you are not angry," said Melvin with a smile. he was seen lying on the white sofa, still wearing the blue suit. Ugh, he looks so handsome and neat.
Alexa smiled shyly, covering her lips. "I can't be mad for too long."
"Don't cover your lips, honey. I want to see your sweet smile."
Alexa was even more embarrassed, covering her face with her left palm even though it wasn't completely covered. "Don't look at me like that."
Melvin chuckled at the awkward Alexa. "Why? I'm in the mood to let go...I'm a little out of focus here because I'm thinking about you."
"You scumbag!"
"Really. Don't you realize that you are beautiful, attractive? You are very sweet, honey. Start to believe in yourself and you deserve to be with me. Don't doubt me, OK?" Melvin was getting bossy again.
"Yes .. yes ..." Alexa nodded her head and was not covering her face anymore. She turned to glance at Gea who came from the living room carrying two servings of mini burgers with no vegetables placed on a large plate.
"Eh, there's Gea...We should continue later," she said.
"Okay then. I'll call you again. I love you," said Melvin, waving his hand.
Alexa was silent, felt butterflies flying above her head due to what she just heard so she didn't realize Melvin had turned off the video call connection. 'He said he loves me? This is the first time I've heard it... could it be true?'
Gea sat down next to Alexa and placed a plate of burgers on the table. She glanced at Alexa who was blooming and put a smile on her lips.
"Hey, what are you doing?" asked Gea with a strange glance.
"It's okay," Alexa replied, blushing. she took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly, changing his position to sit back down... "I don't know what happened but I just heard it," she continued.
"Listen to what?" asked Gea before opening her mouth wide to take a bite of her burger.
"He said he loves me," Alexa replied smiling
Instantly Gea rolled her eyes and placed her bitten burger onto the plate. She ate in a hurry while looking at Alexa in amazement.
"Did I hear it wrong?" Gea asked enthusiastically.
"I don't think I heard wrong. he said that earlier," Alexa replied by biting her own lower lip.
"Ughh... That means he already loves you!" Gea looked enthusiastic even reflexively patted Alexa's thigh.
"I don't know... He's very considerate even..."
"Even what?" asked Gea impatiently.
"He has paid off my debt to Mrs. Siska," replied Alexa.
"Huh, seriously??" Gea rolled her eyes and then hugged Alexa tightly until she tilted to the right and left. "Alexa! I feel like your story is like in a romantic movie!"
"Ugh!!"
Alexa felt breathless and let go of Gea's arms. she sighed and bent her face again when she remembered the words of Siska and Lisa who thought she was taking advantage of her status as Melvin's girlfriend.
"But for me, this is too much, Gea. In our very new relationship, they gave me too much material..even this morning gave me a new laptop that costs tens of millions rupiah," she said languidly.
"Huh!" Gea glanced at Alexa who was getting gloomy. she went back to her burger. "Don't care what people say. A man like him will have no problem just buying a laptop or paying off your debt..m as Bastian gave this apartment, this is proof of his seriousness. Men are not stingy when it comes to love. We as women, don't be shy. Most importantly, respect him as a lover and don't try to be ambiguous."
"So I should just relax?" Alexa asked quietly.
"Yeah... just accept whatever he gives. Don't care what people say because it will only make you dizzy," replied Gea then devoured her burger again.
Alexa was silent for a while like she was thinking until she nodded her head then immediately took the burger that Gea had made for her. she ate leisurely, remembering every sweet moment between herself and Melvin...The love message made her feel like he was already loved, not just trying to love. ..