Anara saw that Neo's eyes were swollen and red as if he had been crying all night. Anara feels guilty seeing Neo's condition like that, what's more that all night Anara can make sure that Neo doesn't sleep instead sitting in front of Anara's bedroom door.
"Where are you going, Anara?" asked Neo to cover his nervousness.
"I'm going to the kitchen to make milk for Belia, Brother! What are you doing sitting here, brother?" asked Anara feigning ignorance.
Anara's heart hurts when she has to lie to herself, as well as her feelings. It would be a lie if Anara didn't fall in love with Neo, it would be a lie if Anara didn't like a man as handsome and dashing as Neo.
Only Anara knows how afraid she is to fall in love with a handsome man who is a child of a conglomerate. While he is self-aware that his condition is very far from Neo's life.
The high gap between her and Neo made Anara refrain from falling in love with the handsome man who was now standing in front of her.
"Let me accompany Belia in your room! You just make milk for Belia." Neo took the baby Belia from Anara's hands.
"Okay!" Anara replied walking away from Neo after handing over Belia's baby.
Anara made milk for baby Belia, when she saw the clock on the wall Anara frowned. Suhoor time is still long, so Anara thinks she still has two more hours to cook sahur.
"I should just sleep first. It's still too late to prepare for breakfast." Anara said to herself.
Anara returned to her room to give milk to baby Belia. Outside the room, Anara heard Neo's laughter to Belia's baby.
"Unfortunately Big Daddy, are you happy when we unite as a family? You, Big Daddy, and Mom Nara?" asked Neo to baby Belia as if talking to a child who was already good at talking.
"Mamamamama… dadadadadada…" Belia's baby babbling made Neo chuckle happily.
"So, are you happy honey? Do you want us to be a family together? Would you be happy if Big Daddy became your adoptive Dad, and Mom Nara became your adoptive Mommy? Ah, Anara did you hear that? Belia and I are very happy when we can be together." Neo said in the room.
While Anara who heard outside the room could only sigh. Anara doesn't want to fall in love with the wrong man, even though she also loves Neo. But Anara knows the boundaries between herself and Neo.
"I'm just a nanny for your nephew, Brother! While Brother is my employer! How is it possible that Upik Abu can turn into a consort, sitting with the prince on the royal throne?" muttered Anara.
"Owekkk…owek… mamamamama… dadadadada…" Belia's baby voice was heard in the room, making Anara immediately open the door.
"Honey, here's the milk! Are you thirsty and hungry? I'm sorry Aunty took so long to make the milk, you have to boil the water first dear." said Anara reasoned when he was in the doorway.
Anara gave her milk bottle to Neo who was immediately greeted by baby Belia who couldn't wait to drink her milk.
When Anara was about to take a step, Belia's baby hand held the headscarf that Anara was wearing. Spontaneously, Anara froze.
"Honey, why did you pull Aunty's headscarf? Do you want to drink milk accompanied by Aunty?" asked Neo casually. Even though deep inside his heart, Neo was screaming with joy seeing the baby Belia's actions.
Anara slowly turned around while the baby Belia seemed to understand she took off Anara's headscarf from her hands. Young baby smiling with mouth still sucking on a bottle filled with milk.
"Belia is being spoiled, maybe she wants to be accompanied by the two of us to drink her milk. Do you mind accompanying us?" Neo asked making Anara silent and then sat next to Neo.
Belia's baby hand that didn't want to stay still grabbed Anara's hand. With her index finger, Anara let her baby hold the index finger in exasperation.
For almost thirty minutes, Anara and Neo accompanied their baby to drink milk. Both of them were silent in silence. Neither Anara nor Neo know what to talk about at this point.
For Anara herself, she rarely talks to Neo, unless it's absolutely necessary, she feels nervous about having to start talking. Meanwhile, Neo, who had only been staring at Anara, didn't want to talk, which would only make Anara embarrassed and then left her.
"Young is sleeping!" that's all Anara said.
"Could you help me put Belia on the bed? I'm afraid that Belia will wake up again, if you cry again then your eyes will bulge at me and I'm afraid to see you if you're like that." Neo chuckled. This was the first time Anara saw Neo laugh in front of her naturally.
"Give it to me!" Anara said half whispering to cover her nervousness.
Neo handed Belia's baby into Anara's arms. When Neo was about to put Belia's tiny body on Anara's lap, their eyes met for a moment and then locked for a long time.
Neo and Anara's hearts were both beating very fast. Neo can even feel his hands trembling slightly when he sees Milli's plump lips k Anara. Neo remembered when he was in the hospital, he once touched those lips.
"Here!" Anara broke the silence between them.
"Eh?" Neo immediately turned his face away pretending to find a pillow for Belia's baby.
"Where do you want to sleep?" This time Anara dared to speak out loud.
"I wants to accompany Belia tonight, is that okay?" asked Neo doubtfully.
"Of course! Belia is Brother's nephew, how could I forbid Brother from accompanying his own nephew." replied Anara.
"Thank You." Neo said.
"For?" Anara asked.
"You have allowed me to sleep here with Belia." Neo said smiling sweetly.
Deg…!
Deg…!
Deg…!
Neo's and Anara's hearts were racing fast again, this time both of their faces were red and hot. An interaction that makes a heart sport for both of them, but they really really want it.
"Where are you going?" asked Neo when Anara stepped towards the door.
"I sleep in front only. There's a couch over there." Reply Anara.
"Then I'll just sleep in Alif and Alfi's room! You sleep here accompanying Belia. I can't possibly let you sleep outside." Neo held Anara's hand after getting up from her bed.
"It doesn't matter! I'll just accompany Belia tonight." said Anara.
"No! We'd better sleep together here accompanying Belia." Neo asked.
"Haaah? sleep together? Here? Where can I!" protested Anara.
"Can!" Neo exclaimed.
Neo then closed the door to Anara's room and locked it making Anara not move. Neo looked at Anara's face at a very close distance. Behind her headscarf, Neo can see that right now Anara is really nervous, just like he is also nervous.
"You sleep on the bed accompanying Belia. Let you sleep downstairs." Neo said covering his nervousness.
"Do not be afraid! I will not eat you! I only will take care of my niece, also take care of an angel as beautiful as you. I won't do anything to you, Anara. Unless you want it and that is after I marry you, if you are willing." No matter where the power came from that prompted Neo to say such a sentence.
Don't ask how Anara feels right now. Embarrassed, chest pounding increasingly erratic, lips trembling, even his face was blushing with embarrassment.
"Sleep!" Neo stroked the top of Anara's head which was covered with a headscarf.
This was the first time Anara felt Neo's gentle touch. Anara closed her eyes before finally climbing onto her bed to accompany Belia's baby, while Neo slept downstairs on the carpet.
The night was getting late until in the end Anara and Neo fell asleep in their sleep, heading to dreamland.
"Dawn…! Sahur…! Sahur…!" sound from the loudspeaker coming from the mosque.
Anara opened her eyes when the sound of the dawn call came from the loudspeaker. Anara sat down before finally getting up from her bed.
"You want to cook for breakfast?" asked Neo, who had woken up first, surprising Anara.
"Eh? Yes Brother, are you awake?" asked Anara casually.
"I wants to help you cook for breakfast, is that okay?" asked Neo with a pitiful face.
"What about Belia?" Anara glanced at the baby Belia who was still sleeping.
"If Belia wakes up, her voice is loud, it will definitely be heard in the kitchen." Neo said reasoned.
In fact, Neo always wants to be close to Anara. Neo can't be far from Anara, like a love magnet Anara always makes him comfortable when he's around this beautiful girl in a headscarf.
"Whatever, Brother!" Anara replied with a long sigh.
Anara came out of her room followed by Neo who followed behind Anara. Neo was fascinated when he saw Anara, with agile hands, cooking the grilled fish that Neo had brought her this afternoon.
The smell of cooking makes Neo's appetite aroused. Neo continues to sniff the aroma of the food Anara is making.
"If I had a wife who was good at cooking like you, I would feel at home for a long time. The habit of eating out may eventually disappear because the wife's cooking is more appetizing." Neo's chirps made Anara's hand movements stop.
"Who is your future wife? Come here, let me teach you how to cook!" said Anara making Neo silent.
Neo's heart hurt a little when he heard Anara asking about his future wife. In his heart, there is no other girl besides Anara, whom Neo wants to make as his wife as well as the mother who will give birth to his children someday.
"Why are you silent? What is Florencia? Or Sarah?" she asked.
"Not both!" answered Neo flatly.
"Who is it, then?" Anara raised an eyebrow at Neo.
"You, Anara!" said Neo spontaneously.
Anara was silent by holding tightness in her chest. Anara doesn't know whether to be happy or sad to hear Neo's honesty about her feelings. It could be that Neo just makes her happy for a moment after that only sadness remains.
"Why are you crying?" Neo helped wipe Anara's tears.
"Food is ready! I will wake Grandma, Alif and Alfi. Sit down first." Anara goes to call Grandma Azizah, Alif, and also Alfi leaving Neo who is still terrific egun alone in the kitchen.
"Anara, why are you crying?" asked Neo to himself.
Without Neo knowing, there is fear in Anara when she imagines a marriage with a different position. Can Anara imagine sitting side by side with a handsome boy, the son of a rich conglomerate, while she is just a poor orphan girl.
How insults, insults, and ridicule from other people to him when it happened. Then Neo's family will say that he married Neo not because of love, but because of wealth. That's what made Anara bury her love for Neo.
"I'm sorry, Brother! I must erase your dreams and hopes! I don't want to get married and ruin your life! Let our relationship be limited to employer and babysitter only. When the cooperation agreement contract is completed, then I will leave my brother's life. I hope you can meet a girl who is better than me, and has everything unlike me, who is just a poor girl who is also an orphan." Anara thought softly.