The two went home together but this time, Hades is the one driving the car. When Nina asked Hades why, he told her that Jerry supervised the arrangement of things they bought in her house.
Nina fell asleep on their way home and Hades doesn't have the heart to wake her up but he also knows that sleeping inside the car is uncomfortable so he went out of the car and carefully opened the passenger's seat where Nina and carefully picked Nina.
Nina felt a familiar warmth that suddenly enveloped her body.
"we're home?" Nina asked in a voice that almost made Hades' knees to buckle. Hades just took a deep breath to calm his now raging feelings.
"Yes, hold on to my neck properly"
Nina followed Hades' instruction but her head's light rubbing on Hades' chest made Hades' almost lose his reasons.
He is chasing Nina, he should not do anything excessive that would make Nina want to run away from him.
"You can actually put me down"
"I'll put you down on your bed"
"No, I don't like" She said pouting "I need to take a bath first, my bed would be dirty"
"You're already sleepy but you still want to take a bath? Besides it's cold, just wipe"
"can't be" Nina said firmly
"Then don't lock your bedroom's door" Hades said as he put Nina down in her room.
"Why?"
"I'll check you later"
Nina nodded then she turned to her bathroom to have her bath while Hades also went to his room before heading to the common bathroom at the end of the corridor to take a quick shower.
When Hades was done, he dried his hair first then he went to check Nina. He knocked first and when he heard Nina say that the door was open he went inside.
He saw Nina is already sitting on her bed and is about to sleep but what caught his attention is Nina's wet curly hair.
"Why don't you dry your hair?" Hades asked, he wanted to be mad because Nina is not taking herself properly but how can he be mad to this little woman?
"Hair blower might make me bald" Nina said, actually, she was just tired and lazy to dry her hair and even her mild OCD can't make her move now.
Hades just sighed after hearing her reason he looked for her hair blower and he found it in her bathroom. He then made the woman sit in between his legs and started drying her hair.
"Don't worry, even if you're bald, I won't dislike you"
"Who cares if you dislike me?" Nina snorted while she's enjoying the drying service of Hades
"Nina, if you are just too lazy to dry your hair you can call me and I will do it for you" Hades said while combing Nina's hair using his hand. He feels that Nina's hair is so soft and smooth that every strand can just slide through his fingers.
Hades didn't hear her answer but it's fine. If Nina will not call him, he will come by himself. He felt that he is already quite a professional in chasing her. He is really now beginning to understand why his dad always wants to stick with his mom.
Hades grew up looking at his parents' sticky relationship. He knew that his dad was considered one of the lions in the business industry. He was an unshakeable existence in his circle.
When Hades was 7 years old his father took him to a business conference where his father is one of the speakers. At a young age, he understood why his dad became who he is. His dad can make anybody believe and follow him with his words. But when they went home that day he saw his dad changing from a lion into a kitten he keeps on following his owner which is his mom.
Hades asked his dad why he was so different when he was standing on the podium and when he was standing in front of his mom his dad answered something that became a riddle for him until he met Nina.
"My son, until you find someone who can make you feel scared for no reason, you will never understand the reason why"
His father's words made him think until he thought that the reason why his father became a kitten with no backbone is his mom. He researched what would happen if a man is so intoxicated to a woman and there are a lot of things that Hades read which made him swear not to be with any woman.
He was so resolute in thinking that a woman would make him not think wisely, which will give him weakness then he found Nina. A girl he doesn't even know. A girl who just made him feel curious at first but now he just wanted to be with her all the time. As long as Nina is around he is already satisfied and just the thought of her running away again to somewhere he doesn't know makes him feel afraid and scared.
Maybe this is the answer to his dad's words.
When you are scared to lose a person, you will change your personality unconsciously.
Hades never knew that his life was actually monotonous, like a black and white movie until he met this woman. He only knew her for less than a month and he has only been with her for a day but she made him see life in a different light. She made him dream of a beautiful simple life with her and their future children.
When they were walking while looking at the stars and they were talking about how they would tell their children how they've been together, he started imagining himself as an old white haired guy who is still chasing Nina even if her hairs are also all white. Something he will never dare to think before because he doesn't want any weakness.
Hades suddenly felt Nina moving. He then realized that she's already leaning on his chest and she is like a cat who is rubbing her soft body to him with her eyes closed.
Hades turned off the hair blower and put it on the bedside table. Then he stared at the woman who is now sleeping peacefully on his arms.
Hades wanted to be greedy right now and just let Nina sleep like this and wake up while she is still on his arms and he would be the first person she will see, but he can't. They will have a lot of time in the future to sleep and wake up on the same bed.
Hades carefully put her on her bed then tucked her with her blanket. Before leaving the room, Hades kissed her cheek.
"you will be my weakness, but I don' t care because you are also my strength. The only color in my dull world so just let me stay by your side." Hades said then he went back to his room.
When the door was finally closed, Nina's eyes opened. She was already awake when Hades kissed her cheek but she didn't reveal herself. She was waiting if Hades would do something excessive but he did not and the words he left are still echoing on Nina's head.
In Nina's two lifetimes what she doesn't have are people who wanted to stay by her side but that man can say words she didn't even realize that she wanted to hear.
In her previous life, what she only wanted was something she can call her own. She just understood now that she wasn't really obsessed with her ex-husband. She was obsessed with the idea of someone she can call her own. Someone who can stay by her side. She grew up to an adoptive parents, not her own parents, who always says that what she has is not hers but theirs.
It was already late when she realized that she has a baby that she can call her own. She regrets not realizing that earlier but there is no cure for regrets.
Now all Nina can do is move on. She knew that the pain from her previous life will be her biggest weakness and fear but little by little, the people around her make her feel that she belongs. She's no longer the woman who needs to beg just to feel accepted and there is also someone who is willing to just stay by her side and not the other way around.
Nina hopes that Hades will not change because now she is slowly accepting him as a part of her life.