20 Lost To Iron Man

Luna stares at Raymond who was so absorbed sketching something on the sketchbook in front of her. They are now in the living room, doing some free activity.

While he was doing some drawing, she was doing some research on his illness. He always sticks to her. If she goes to the kitchen, he will follow her there. Just like a little puppy.

She stared at him because of the curious to how did she end up on the bed last night? She remembers they both watch the movie on the couch before she dozes off.

She also tries to find some information about the possibilities the autistic person could do such as to tending on the person they care, well, in some cases, there's a tiny possibility to do that, but...she still has a doubt to him to do so.

Feeling a bit distracted by her gazed, Raymond turns his body around with the book and the Sharpie color pen from the coffee table to the floor.

"W-what?" He asked with a low voice.

Seeing him suddenly turn his back around, she knew that he shy and hiding his face from her. That doesn't mean he avoided her, he just..shy. That's one thing she knows very well about his behavior.

"Raymond dear…I have a question. I keep wondering about this since last night, but I still can't figure it out." She starts fishing his interest.

"..." Raymond did not say anything, but his body stiffens a bit.

"I wake up last night, but I found myself on the bed with my beloved dear. I really give it a hard thought, but…em, do you know who is kind enough to carry me there, dear?" She keeps using the word 'dear' because it usually works on him to obediently listen to her.

Raymond shakes his head and continuing to scribble something on the sketchbook.

"So, you don't know who?" She peeks at him. Try to look at his cute face. Only on the daytime, she can see this side of him.

He lowered his head and shake his head. "I-I-Iron Man d-did It." He tries to give a reason to which make Luna almost burst into a laugh.

"Pfttt…" She then held her voice from bursting out of her mouth. She then put her palm on her chest and try to calm herself from the urges to laughs.

After a moment, she continues again. "Too bad, I thought it was a prince charming who carry me. And I would reaallly LOVE it if it were you, my dear. Guess I have to be thanking Iron Man then.."

Raymond eyes twinkling like a star, he smiles widely and turns his body to Luna's direction. But, then she pouted a bit when he already said it was Iron Man who carries his wife into the bed. He lost to Iron Man right now.

He thought he had a dream when he carries her into the bed, tuck her inside the blanket and caress her hair before he sleeps beside her, but all of that memory is pretty hazy to him.

Just when Luna want to tease him again, her phone's ringtone ringing and she took it out from his jeans pocket. She looks at the caller.

'Carla?'

Without any delay, she picks it up. "Hello."

"Luna!! why did you resign without telling me?" She's shrieking from the other line.

Luna snaps her finger, totally forgot about that. "Ah! I'm sorry...I forgot to inform you about that. Sorry." She said with an apologetic voice.

"Where are you? Let's hang out. I have some souvenir for you." Her voice turns happy again. A few weeks ago, she has been visiting her father's place on the east coast state. That is why she doesn't know what had happened to Luna at all.

It's not like she didn't try to contact her during that time, but Luna is very well informed that Carla father's place is quite secluded and the signal is pretty bad there.

Luna turns to look at her husband before she answers Carla's invitation. "Uh-"

"Come on! I have a story that I want to share with you! Like seriously, I want your advice on this matter!"

"O-Okay..let's meet up, then."

"I'll send you the location, bye~" She ended the call.

Luna put the phone on the coffee table and look at Raymond who seems a bit sad than before.

'Ah..he must be feeling dejected.'

"Raymond." She tries to use her gentle voice. Hoping that he would understand.

Mr. Carson at the corner of the room sigh a bit. He heard and he could guess what happened there. Before he wants to interrupt, Raymond opens his mouth first.

"I wanna go too."

"Huh??" Luna and the butler dumbfounded a moment. 'Wait! Did he want to go out? Wait! He? Want to, meet Carla?'

"I wanna go too." He said again without stuttering as before. Which means, he is really serious about it.

"Uh-" She looks at Mr.Carson, hoping that he could help her right now.

Knowing her meaning behind that gaze, Mr. Carson went to his Master's side.

"Master, your darling-"

"I wanna go! I wanna go! I wanna go!" He starts to throw his tantrum while kicking his feet on the floor. Not only that, he starts to rolling on the floor too.

Looking at this state, Luna starts remembering the day when she first encounters him under the marble table. It's no good. He will get sedate again if he continues like this and that the last thing she ever wants to happen to her dear husband.

"Alright! Alright! You can come with me. Now, please, stop." She immediately holds both of his hand from hitting his head.

Once he heard that he can go with her, he looked at her eyes with a bright, beautiful smile.

"I can?"

"Yes, yes..you can." She let out a sigh of relief when he finally stops.

"Yeay!!"

Looking at him so happy like that, she can help but to feel happy too.

'Well, Ray..you really know how to capture my heart with that smile of yours, huh?'