KAYLA, The Substitute
Dilemmas

"Bang Dev?" lirih Kayla walked over.

The man was still smiling, in a neat suit adorned with a handsome Dev bow tie welcoming Kayla's arrival with a flowering feeling.

Kayla felt disbelief, apparently she was being bullied at the moment. Not to the wedding reception friend as Dev promised yesterday turned out to be a round table that awaits him with the face of the ex-husband who stands ready to propose now.

Kayla knows the point of the sight, a romantic dinner especially if not to persuade her back to Dev. Kayla could only shake her head in disbelief that Dev was doing all that for her.

Her dress was beautiful like Cinderella, sweeping the beautiful rose petals she passed towards a Devano.

The twenty-five-year-old woman received a helping hand from her ex-husband when she reached the round table.

"I can't believe you did all this!" kayla looked around.

Dev chuckled, he led Kayla to sit on the chair that had been prepared.

"All this was done by some hotel clerk, I just paid them."

Kayla glanced at Dev while shaking her head.

"I guess we did attend the reception, it just so happened that someone got married at this hotel. Oh I was fooled," Kayla replied with a small laugh.

The woman seemed to be acting ordinary, she glanced at all the food on the table.

"Do you like this surprise?" dev asked with a hopeful face.

Kayla nodded, "I like it, it looks like this food is delicious and expensive. I'm so hungry" answered Kayla again.

Dev breathed a rough sigh, "You don't like the one that surprises him?"

"You're bothered just to please me, thanks Bang Dev!"

"Whatever to you, dear" said Dev, as he kissed Kayla's cheek without shame.

Kayla was surprised, she looked at Dev sharply. Dev laughed while raising his two fingers.

"Let's eat!" invite Kayla to refuse to speak stale.

Kayla was about to take a spoon but her hand stopped when Dev's hand first touched her hand.

"Kylas."

"Yes Bang Dev?"

"I did this there must have been another intent."

Dev is getting serious. Hearing that was as if Kayla was unprepared, yet she could not dodge the man's gaze now.

"Can we eat first, I'm hungry!" elak Kayla keeps Dev's hand away from hers.

Devano looked frustrated, knowing she was avoiding his feelings.

"All right, let's eat!" take Dev to surrender.

While they were silent, Kayla who was trying to chew food as usual could not hide the nervousness in her chest as she glanced at Dev's face which was now focused on the plate in front of them.

Her taste now disappeared somewhere, to swallow just one mouthful of Kayla was very difficult to taste. He has to behave like what he will if Dev starts talking seriously again.

He was in a huge love dilemma. He knew Dev meant to bring her here tonight if not to seduce her again, a romantic dinner that should have belonged to a lover or husband and wife.

Dev captures Kayla's uncomfortable look, he sees Kayla's plate which is still not eaten when the woman complains of hunger.

"What's wrong? Is the food bad?" tanya Dev breaks Kayla's daydream.

"Enak, it's just me.." said Kayla hanging.

Dev smiled, he grabbed Kayla's hand again.

"I know you're nervous."

"Kylas."

The woman did not answer but her gaze was not interrupted.

"I know that maybe a thousand sorry I can't heal your heartache I hurt before. But I have borne his regret until now" Dev said, starting to speak seriously again.

Kayla just silently stared at Dev not blinking.

"I love you, like I used to.... Nothing has changed from how I felt even though we were separated for so long, I know not to express any regrets that you might be sick of hearing. But now, I'm here you're also here in our ever-improving destiny."

The woman looked teary.

"I really want you to come back to me, let alone have a son who should feel the affection of parents who don't live apart. Not only was it Kayla, not just Adrian but I really needed you, you made me fall in love so many times. But you're really hard to have, you're getting older, you're more in principle, not easy to seduce even if you were the first to want me."

"I even lost my mind to draw your attention again, come on Kayla..... We can fix everything together, I love you Kayla really," Dev said with a hopeful look.

Kayla was silent, she was down now. Not Dev's words but rather the shadow of Nikayla and Khanza's current face makes it harder to accept Dev's feelings again.

I don't know, Kayla can't express any of that in words.

Dev pulls something out of his pocket, a ring he pinned on the ring finger of Kayla's pretty hand he is holding right now. Kayla was still silent, she did not refuse but did not answer.

He noticed Dev's face looking hopeful to him.

"I propose to you with all my feelings and love, if we were bound by a made-up destiny, but now I want to bind you for the rest of my life. I'm serious Kayla Khanzaniah, marry me!!"

Kayla was silent.

"Not marry a contract or play around like you used to, marry me.... Accompanying me for the rest of our lives with the children, I promise nothing but to affirm that what has happened before will not be repeated."

Dev kissed Kayla's hand with the diamond ring she had prepared.

But who would have thought, Kayla answered nothing but her gloomy-looking face with a mind that glared somewhere.

Dev grabbed the face of Kayla who was looking down without words.

Their gazes re-integrated, silent. Long enough to stare at each other in their feelings.

Until Dev brought his lips closer to Kayla's face, the man immediately wanted to kiss the woman's lips which he could not bear since.

But Kayla quickly dodged, she turned the other way until the kiss did not dock.

Dev looked disappointed. He did not expect to get a rejection when Kayla did not refuse as far as her feelings and words were.

"I'm sorry" Kayla said slowly.

Dev did not want to make the atmosphere so awkward, he understood if Kayla was embarrassed by him.

Kayla seemed to be squeezing her sweaty hands, I don't know what made her like this. Kayla is uncomfortable now.

"Oh baby, I'm sorry if you feel uncomfortable" Dev said.

"Sorry Bang Dev, can you take me home? I feel dizzy now."

Dev is surprised to get that answer from Kayla's mouth which he hopes to answer as he dreams.

"Kaila?"

The woman stood up, Dev soon followed.

"I'm sorry Bang Dev, I'm really dizzy. I want to go home!"

Devano looked frustrated. But he cannot force it for now.

"All right, let's go home."

Dev looked lethargic, he immediately grabbed Kayla's hand, at least his heart warmed up when the woman did not pull his hand away. They walked hand in hand in silence past the rose petals towards the exit.