66. Future Talk

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The glass of orange juice that was in his hand, Savannah was enjoying while looking at the beautiful view of the city in the morning from the restaurant rooftop hotel, where she spent the night after the wedding it's officially underway. The woman now has a last name McCarter, made her feel a little worried about going through with it his life because it feels quite heavy to bear such a big name in behind his name. However, this is the decision she has already made. And Savannah has to live with it.

"Here's your order," Duke said as he placed a plate of omelette right on before Savannah who had shifted her gaze to the plate.

"Why took so long?" Asked the woman while looking away towards the figure of a man sitting right beside her.

“It takes time to cook it.”

"You can tell the waitres and come back here again, can't you?"

"Starting can't stay away from me, huh?"

Hearing the words of Duke who sounded so confident, with Savannah quickly gave her a right punch in the man's hand and makes it a little chuckled.

“Just for your information, I made this omelette myself with my hands. So took me a while when you asked to take the omelette."

"Is that true? You really made this omelette using your hands alone?"

"Of course. I did it because I wanted to make good food the first time I cook in my life using these two hands myself, special for my beloved wife.

"Really?"

"Yes. It's only for you that I want to make my own food like this.”

“You are so sweet, Duke.” Reply Savannah who felt touched with the only intention that he wanted to do for her.

"I already know."

"I'm sorry to say something like that," She said and makd Duke immediately chuckled at that.

It's only been one day of their marriage, but Duke has started trying to show that he is really ready to be able to make the wife happy.

"Then give it a try. I want to know your reaction to the food I made myself."

"Okay."

After that Savannah also took a fork that was right at side of the omelette plate, and started to try the food. Without having any suspicions about the food Duke already made, with great confidence Savannah also cut the egg use a fork with a size large enough and quickly she started eating it eagerly. Wish the taste of eggs could resembles or at least is quite similar to the appearance of the omelette that looks neat and looks so appetizing. Apparently, the taste of eggs is being chewed it tasted so salty that Savannah didn't want to chew it further let alone to swallow the food which could actually make her have a history of the disease hypertension, if she choose to force herself to finish eating food made by Duke afterwards.

"How does it feel? Is it delicious? Or is there something missing?" Ask the man eagerly awaited comment from Savannah on his meal.

"Hmm...," muttered the woman who actually felt bad and became uncomfortable to tell the man that his food was anything but nice.

"Come on, just say it. Tell me the truth, because I really do appreciate something like that. So, how?"

“Hmm…, sorry, Duke. But your homemade omelette is really salty," said Savannah, still maintaining the egg she half chewed it in his mouth, and had absolutely no intention to swallow it.

"Really?" Asked Duke who made Savannah quickly directly nodded his head in guardianship of the answer.

Seeing Savannah's reaction to the food it became disaster, making Duke quickly grab the tissue that was above table and pointed it right in front of Savannah's mouth.

“Take it out. You don't have to swallow it."

"Hmm..., really?"

“Take it out or you will be poisoned, Savannah.”

Hearing Duke's words, Savannah quickly took out the whole egg that she had chewed right on the paper towel held by Duke to the salty taste that previously dominated his mouth little by little has begun to feel reduced. And after making sure Savannah has removed all the eggs from inside his mouth, Duke put the tissue on the still plate there was leftovers from her homemade omelette and quickly gave Savannah one a glass of orange juice for the woman to drink to neutralize the taste salty from the egg which could poison his beloved wife.

"I'm sorry that I almost poisoned you," said Duke that sounds so feel guilty.

“Hey, there's no need to feel so guilty like that. I don't take issue with it. This is just a normal thing and not a big deal,” replied Savannah after she quickly drank up the orange juice.

“But if I don't act stupid, I won't make you the one must try the food I made which is very unpleasant to eat."

"No problem. I'm fine, Duke. And I understand by intent well it's you who wants to give me a little surprise with you who make food with your own hands, right? And if you want to know, I really really appreciate your hard work and effort. I amazed with my husband doing this.” Savannah's smile widened along with Duke's too put out a smile.

"Amazed?"

"Hmm..., a little. Maybe if you manage to make a good omelette for me, I would be so amazed with you.”

"Really?"

"Yes. As long as you can make a good omelette for me.”

“If only because of that, from now on I want to study hard to make omelettes.” Said Duke who immediately rose from his seat, but had already been detained by Savannah.

"Where are you going?"

"Learn to make omelettes from now on like I said earlier," replied the man innocently and made Savannah who hear it instantly reflexively let out a laugh. "Why are you laughing?" Ask Duke who asked confused because he heard Savannah who suddenly laughed.

"No need now, okay. Later it doesn't matter, provided you have the intention to do. First omelette your creation this time already has a pretty satisfactory appearance. It's just a matter of fixing it."

"Just so you know, this is my fifth omelette."

"Is that true?" Asked Savannah who couldn't quite believe the confession of Duke.

"Yes."

"Wow..., I really didn't expect that."

“I really suck at stuff like that.”

“That means, your ability is only in the business field and not in cooking."

"That's right. But after this I will keep trying until I can made a perfect omelette just for you.”

"Thank you for the effort you wanted to do."

"Of course, only for you." Duke replied while embracing Savannah's shoulder and pulled her body into his embrace. "This morning..., Dad text me that he had contacted the pilot of his private jet.”

"What for? You want to go on a business trip?”

"No. He wants me and you to go on our honeymoon.”

"Honeymoon?" Savannah asked while frowning with a frown confused.

"Yes. Dad told us to go on our honeymoon as soon as possible. What do you think?"

“Hmm...”

"If you don't want it, that's fine. Let me talk it over with Dad.”

"Can it?"

"I still don't know."

“If we go, what about work matters? Even though my name already adding up with McCarter behind me, but not me it can be as if there are no rules in the office.”

"But you are indeed the wife of the head of the company, right?"

"Don't teach me anything bad."

"What's bad?" Duke asked with a chuckle.

"That. You want to teach me to be ambitious inside company like you have done?”

"Ouchh..., you're quite teasing me, Savannah."

"Is that true? I like it when you become irritable because of me.”

"So you don't want to go on a honeymoon with me?"

"It's not that I don't want to. But you and I have obligations that must be in charge of the office, Duke. Indeed, yourself want to go honeymoon?"

“Actually, I want us to go on our honeymoon together. That way, we can become closer to each other. I want it for us get closer to each other again, Savannah. Even though I know you are you still can't accept all this situation, you still can't either accept me in your heart I understand and know it. But, this time we are married. I want the relationship between us not only because our current status is married. I want to be more than that. I want to be able to have you completely, calling you by calling My love, have future plans for this wedding of ours. I don't want this marriage to only last a few months, In a few years, I wish we could be together forever. Savannah, I really believed in myself that I could make you fall in love with me and if I have succeeded make you fall in love with me, i will be a very happy. I'm the lucky one to have you, the more I feel so happy because it has managed to make you fall in love with me, Savannah.”

Seeing the sincerity that Savannah could always see in every Duke conveying all of his heart like that, making that woman just always felt that she could not hurt a Duke's sincerity.

"Why do you want to be like that, Duke?"

"Of course it's because I love you so much, Savannah."

“I feel, this marriage is still like a dream. I'm always on convinced myself to be able to accept all of this. Say to myself, that I am happy for this marriage. But actually, I'm still having a hard time accepting and realizing myself that this marriage is real. I'm in it make a sacred promise that I cannot take lightly, but myself who just wants to break it all.”

“Do you hate me, Savannah?”

“I've never hated anyone who engages in being we're going through right now. I just really do not like and hate the situation who never help let alone support me in facing everything."

“And if I asked, could you fall in love with me? Either tomorrow, the next day, until it has turned into a week, month, or year. Can you love me, Savannah?”

"I don't know, Duke. Love can not be measured when more precisely anchored. If I say 'can' but in reality it's 'can't', you will be disappointed with me. And that's not good for you at all, Duke. You is a good man, and I can feel every the sincerity you gave me. But if I say 'can't'. At first, I didn't know what would happen to my feelings later on in front of you. I really can't predict all of this, Duke. Love comes like a mystery. So let all this flow together along the time. And, we will find out later.”

"One more question. Do you still love him?”

"Who? Dylan?"

"Yes. I asked that because I just wanted to make sure. But If you don't want to answer, that's fine."

“I'm trying to accept all of this reality, Duke. And a plan to forget the past and end things together with him, I'm preparing myself to go through it."

"So, you're currently in the process stage?"

"Yes. That's more precise."

“Then when you are currently in the process of getting up from the past. May I begin to enter your heart, maybe begin by knocking on the door first until the owner can be available open them wide and open arms?”

"Hmm ..., considering our status is married. Then, yes. Of course. Why not?"

“And maybe, then we can start by trying to create time alone to build chemistry between us by going on the honeymoon together.”

Savannah was silent for a moment when Duke spoke again about the honeymoon that actually she really didn't want to do.

"Can I think about it first?" asked Savannah with slowly intends not to make Duke ridiculed because of his decision.

"So, we still can go on our honeymoon if you say yes?"

"Yes. Can you?"

"Of course. Let me know whenever you're available for we could go for honeymoon together."

"Thank you for always wanting to understand me, Duke."

"Yes, of course. And after this, I'm going to talk to Dad that I want to postpone this honeymoon in advance for some time to come until our responsibilities at the office become at least a little more free.”

“But it was I who wanted to postponed it, Duke. Not you. So, preferably you told Dad the truth that it was me who wanted to postponing this honeymoon.”

"Hey, I'm your husband. So, I should have protected you from anything. Including the stubbornness that Dad has, okay?”

“Thank you,” Savannah said with a big smile on her face.

“Then, are you ready to coming home? You have to pack stuff in your apartment before we're going to live together in my apartment, right?”

"Yes, of course."

Savannah who has not been able to accept the marriage does not mean the woman to forget about her status which is now officially a wife of Duke McCarter. And with that, she must also be prepared to be able to live together with the man she still doesn't love, who knows how long time that can not be determined she must survive in it.

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To be continued . . .