“WHAT’S GOT YOU frowning, baby girl

“WHAT’S GOT YOU frowning, baby girl?” Cary asked, his voice low and sleepy from the Dramamine he’d downed at takeoff.
Staring at the choices in the dropdown menu my cursor hovered over, I debated which to pick. Engaged or It’s complicated? Since Married also applied, I thought All of the above should’ve been an option.
Wouldn’t that be fun to explain?
Glancing across the luxurious cabin of Gideon’s private jet, I found my best friend sprawled along the white leather sofa with his hands tucked behind his head. Long and lean, he was a pretty picture with his shirt riding high and his cargo pants riding low, exposing the amazing abs that were helping Grey Isles to sell jeans, underwear, and other men’s clothing.
Cary had no problem whatsoever accustoming himself to the luxurious conveniences of Gideon’s immense wealth. He’d settled immediately and comfortably into the elegant appointments of the ultra-modern cabin. And somehow, even casually dressed, he looked perfectly at home amid the brushed steel and gray oak.
“I’m trying to set up some social media accounts,” I answered.
“Whoa.” He sat up with effortless grace, his posture surprisingly and instantly alert. “Big step.”
“Yeah.” Nathan had kept me hiding, afraid to put myself out there and risk making it easy for him to find me. “But it’s time. I feel like … Never mind. It’s just time.”
“All right.” He set his elbows on his knees and tapped his fingertips together. “Then why is your face all scrunched up like that?”
“Well, there’s a lot to consider. I mean, how much do I share out there? I don’t have to worry about Nathan anymore, but Gideon is under constant scrutiny.”
With my thoughts on Gideon, I ran a search for his profile. It popped up with the little blue check mark that told me it was verified as belonging to him. The sight of his picture, a shot of him in a black three-piece suit and the blue tie I loved, sent a pang of longing through me. He’d been photographed on a rooftop with the skyline of Manhattan fuzzily out of focus behind him, while he was sharply and vividly captured by the camera’s lens.
He was even sharper and more vibrant in reality. I stared into Gideon’s eyes, getting lost in that impossible blue. His black hair framed that perfect fallen-angel face in strands of glossy, inky silk.
Poetic? Yes. But then his looks could inspire sonnets. To say nothing of spur-of-the-moment marriage.
When had the photo been taken? Before we’d met? He had the implacable, remote look that made him seem like such an impossible dream.
“I’m married,” I blurted out, tearing my gaze away from the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen. “To Gideon, of course. Who else would I be married to?”
Cary froze while I rambled. “Come again?”
I rubbed my palms on my yoga pants. It was a cop-out telling him the news while motion sickness drugs lulled his brain, but I’d take any advantage I could get. “When we went away last weekend. We eloped.”
He was quiet for a long, weighted minute. Then he exploded to his feet. “Are you shitting me?”
Raúl’s head turned in our direction. The movement was casual and unhurried, but his gaze was vigilant and watchful. He sat in the far corner, being eerily unobtrusive for such a hard-to-miss guy.
“What’s the damned rush?” Cary snapped.
“It just … happened.” I couldn’t explain it. I’d thought it was too soon. Still did. But Gideon was the only man I would ever love so completely. When I considered that, I knew Gideon had been right; we’d only be postponing the inevitable. And Gideon needed my promise that I was his forever. My amazing husband who found it so hard to believe he could be loved. “I’m not sorry.”
“Not yet.” Cary shoved both hands into his hair. “Jesus, Eva. You don’t up and marry the first guy you have a serious relationship with.”
“It’s not like that,” I protested, awkwardly avoiding looking at Raúl. “You know how we feel about each other.”
“Sure. You two are whack jobs separately. Together, you’re a goddamn nut house.”
I flipped him the bird. “We’ll work on it. Wearing a ring doesn’t mean we stop figuring things out.”
He dropped into the chair across from me. “What incentive has he got to fix anything? He’s bagged and tagged the prize. You’re stuck with his psychotic dreams and Grand Canyon–sized mood swings.”
“Wait a minute,” I said tightly, feeling the sting of truth in his words. “You didn’t get upset when I told you we were engaged.”
“Because I figured it’d be a year, at the very least, before Monica got the wedding worked out. Maybe a year and a half. At least some time for you two to try living together.”
I let him rant. Better that he did it at thirty thousand feet than in some public venue where the whole world could hear.
He leaned closer, his green eyes fierce. “I’m having a baby and I’m not getting married. You know why? Because I’m too fucked up and I know it. I’ve got no business hitching a passenger on this wild ride. If he loved you, he’d be thinking about you and what’s best for you.”
“I’m so glad you’re happy for me, Cary. That means a lot.”
The words dripped with sarcasm, but they were honest in their own way. There were girlfriends I could call who would tell me what an amazingly lucky bitch I was. Cary was my closest friend because he always gave it to me straight, even when I desperately wanted sugarcoating.
But Cary was thinking only about the darkness. He didn’t understand the light Gideon brought into my life. The acceptance and the love. The safety. Gideon had given me my freedom back, a life without terror. Giving him vows in return was too simple a repayment for that.
I turned my attention back to Gideon’s profile, scrolling down to see that the most recent post was a link to an article about our engagement. I doubted he’d posted it himself; he was too busy to bother with something like that. But I figured he’d approved it. If not, he had somehow already made it clear that I was important enough to become the one bit of personal news that was okay to be shared on an otherwise business-focused profile.
Gideon was proud of me. Proud to be marrying me, a hot mess with a history of bad choices. Whatever anyone else thought, I knew I was the one who’d bagged and tagged the prize.
“Fuck.” Cary slouched into the chair. “Make me feel like an ass.”
“If the shoe fits …” I muttered, clicking on the link to view other photos of Gideon.
It was a mistake.
All the pictures posted by his social media admin were business-related, but the unofficial pictures he’d been tagged in weren’t. There, in living color, were images of him with beautiful women. And they hit me hard. Jealousy clawed and twisted my stomach.
God, he looked amazing in a tuxedo. Dark and dangerous. His face savagely beautiful, his cheekbones and mouth chiseled perfection, his posture confident and more than a little arrogant. An alpha male in his prime.
I knew the photos weren’t recent. I knew the women in them didn’t have firsthand knowledge of his insanely mad skills in bed; he had a rule about that. Neither of which stopped the images from making me twitchy.
“Am I the last to know?” Cary asked.
“You’re the only one.” I glanced at Raúl. “At least on my side. Gideon wants to tell the world, but we’re going to keep it under wraps.”
He studied me. “For how long?”
“Forever. The next wedding we have will be our first as far as anyone else is concerned.”
“You having second thoughts?”
It killed me that Cary didn’t care that we had an audience. I was hyperaware that every move I made, every word I said was being witnessed.
Not that Raúl’s presence had any effect on my answer. “No. I’m glad we’re married. I love him, Cary.”
I was glad Gideon was mine. And I missed him. Worse after seeing those pictures.
“I know you do,” Cary said with a sigh.
Unable to help myself, I opened the messaging app on my laptop and sent Gideon a text. I miss you.
He texted back almost instantly. Turn the plane around.

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 1:

"Apa adalah mendapat Anda mengerutkan kening, bayi perempuan?" Cary bertanya, suaranya rendah dan mengantuk dari Dramamine yang dia telah menurunkan lepas landas.Menatap pilihan dalam menu dropdown kursor saya melayang di atas, aku berdebat yang untuk memilih. Terlibat atau itu rumit? Sejak menikah juga diterapkan, saya pikir semua hal di atas seharusnya sudah pilihan.Bukankah itu akan menyenangkan untuk menjelaskan?Melirik di kabin mewah dari jet pribadi Gideon, saya menemukan sahabatku tergeletak di sofa kulit putih dengan tangannya terselip di balik kepalanya. Panjang dan ramping, ia adalah gambar cantik dengan kemeja naik tinggi dan celana kargo naik rendah, mengekspos abs menakjubkan yang membantu Isles abu-abu untuk menjual celana jeans, pakaian, dan orang lain pakaian.Cary tidak punya masalah apa pun pembiasaan dirinya untuk kenyamanan mewah kekayaan besar Gideon. Dia telah diselesaikan segera dan nyaman ke janji elegan kabin ultra modern. Dan entah bagaimana, bahkan dengan santai berpakaian, dia tampak sempurna di rumah di tengah baja Disikat dan abu-abu kayu ek."Saya mencoba untuk membuat beberapa account media sosial," jawabku."Wah." Dia duduk dengan rahmat usaha, posturnya mengejutkan dan langsung waspada. "Besar langkah.""ya." Nathan telah membuat saya bersembunyi, takut untuk menempatkan diri di luar sana dan risiko yang membuatnya mudah bagi dia untuk menemukan saya. "Namun saatnya. Aku merasa seperti... Lupakan saja. Ini adalah hanya waktu.""Baiklah." Dia mengatur siku nya berlutut dan mengetuk jari nya bersama-sama. "Maka mengapa adalah wajah Anda semua mengernyitkan seperti itu?""Yah, ada banyak untuk mempertimbangkan. Maksudku, berapa banyak berbagi luar sana? Saya tidak perlu khawatir tentang Nathan lagi, tapi Gideon adalah di bawah pengawasan konstan."Dengan pikiran saya pada Gideon, aku berlari mencari profilnya. Itu muncul dengan tanda centang biru kecil yang mengatakan kepada saya itu adalah diverifikasi sebagai milik kepadanya. Melihat gambar, menembak dirinya dalam setelan jas tiga potong hitam dan dasi biru yang saya cintai, dikirim pang kerinduan melalui saya. Dia telah difoto di puncak gedung dengan pemandangan Manhattan samar dari fokus belakangnya, sementara ia tajam dan jelas ditangkap oleh kamera lensa.Ia adalah bahkan lebih tajam dan lebih bersemangat dalam realitas. Aku menatap ke dalam mata Gideon, tersesat di biru yang mustahil. Rambut hitam dibingkai wajah jatuh-malaikat itu sempurna dalam helai sutra mengkilap, tinta.Puitis? Ya. Tapi kemudian tampak bisa menginspirasi Soneta. Untuk mengatakan apa-apa spur-of-the-moment perkawinan.Kapan foto telah diambil? Sebelum kita temui? Ia berkeras, remote tampilan yang membuatnya tampak seperti sebuah impian mustahil."Saya sudah menikah," saya marah, merobek pandangan dari orang paling cantik yang pernah kulihat. "Kepada Gideon, tentu saja. Siapa lagi akan aku akan menikah dengan?"Cary membeku sementara saya melantur. "Datang lagi?"Aku menggosok palms saya pada saya yoga Celana. Itu adalah polisi-Out menceritakan Berita sementara obat mabuk terbuai otaknya, tapi aku akan mengambil keuntungan yang aku bisa. "Ketika kami pergi akhir pekan lalu. Kami kawin lari."Ia adalah tenang selama satu menit panjang, berbobot. Kemudian dia meledak kakinya. "Apakah Anda bercanda?"Raúl's kepala menoleh ke arah kami. Gerakan adalah santai dan tidak tergesa-gesa, tapi dengan tatapan waspada dan waspada. Dia duduk di sudut yang jauh, menjadi menakutkan tidak mengganggu untuk seperti seorang pria keras-untuk-miss."Apa itu terburu-buru terkutuk?" Cary tersentak."Itu hanya... terjadi." Aku tidak bisa menjelaskannya. Aku berpikir itu terlalu cepat. Masih melakukan. Tapi Gideon satu-satunya pria yang saya akan pernah senang sehingga benar-benar. Ketika saya menganggap bahwa, aku tahu Gideon telah benar; kita akan hanya akan menunda yang tak terelakkan. Dan Gideon diperlukan janji saya bahwa saya tidak selamanya nya. Suamiku menakjubkan yang menemukan hal itu begitu sulit untuk percaya ia bisa mengasihi. "Saya tidak menyesal.""Belum." Cary mendorong kedua tangan ke rambutnya. "Yesus, Eva. Anda jangan sampai dan menikah orang pertama yang Anda memiliki hubungan serius dengan.""Ini tidak seperti itu," Aku protes, canggung menghindari memandang Raúl. "Kau tahu bagaimana kita rasakan tentang satu sama lain.""Pasti. Dua yang mendera pekerjaan secara terpisah. Bersama-sama, Anda rumah kacang goddamn."Aku membalik burung. "Kami akan bekerja di atasnya. Mengenakan cincin tidak berarti kita berhenti mencari hal-hal tahu."He dropped into the chair across from me. “What incentive has he got to fix anything? He’s bagged and tagged the prize. You’re stuck with his psychotic dreams and Grand Canyon–sized mood swings.”“Wait a minute,” I said tightly, feeling the sting of truth in his words. “You didn’t get upset when I told you we were engaged.”“Because I figured it’d be a year, at the very least, before Monica got the wedding worked out. Maybe a year and a half. At least some time for you two to try living together.”I let him rant. Better that he did it at thirty thousand feet than in some public venue where the whole world could hear.He leaned closer, his green eyes fierce. “I’m having a baby and I’m not getting married. You know why? Because I’m too fucked up and I know it. I’ve got no business hitching a passenger on this wild ride. If he loved you, he’d be thinking about you and what’s best for you.”“I’m so glad you’re happy for me, Cary. That means a lot.”The words dripped with sarcasm, but they were honest in their own way. There were girlfriends I could call who would tell me what an amazingly lucky bitch I was. Cary was my closest friend because he always gave it to me straight, even when I desperately wanted sugarcoating.But Cary was thinking only about the darkness. He didn’t understand the light Gideon brought into my life. The acceptance and the love. The safety. Gideon had given me my freedom back, a life without terror. Giving him vows in return was too simple a repayment for that.I turned my attention back to Gideon’s profile, scrolling down to see that the most recent post was a link to an article about our engagement. I doubted he’d posted it himself; he was too busy to bother with something like that. But I figured he’d approved it. If not, he had somehow already made it clear that I was important enough to become the one bit of personal news that was okay to be shared on an otherwise business-focused profile.Gideon was proud of me. Proud to be marrying me, a hot mess with a history of bad choices. Whatever anyone else thought, I knew I was the one who’d bagged and tagged the prize.“Fuck.” Cary slouched into the chair. “Make me feel like an ass.”“If the shoe fits …” I muttered, clicking on the link to view other photos of Gideon.It was a mistake.All the pictures posted by his social media admin were business-related, but the unofficial pictures he’d been tagged in weren’t. There, in living color, were images of him with beautiful women. And they hit me hard. Jealousy clawed and twisted my stomach.God, he looked amazing in a tuxedo. Dark and dangerous. His face savagely beautiful, his cheekbones and mouth chiseled perfection, his posture confident and more than a little arrogant. An alpha male in his prime.I knew the photos weren’t recent. I knew the women in them didn’t have firsthand knowledge of his insanely mad skills in bed; he had a rule about that. Neither of which stopped the images from making me twitchy.“Am I the last to know?” Cary asked.“You’re the only one.” I glanced at Raúl. “At least on my side. Gideon wants to tell the world, but we’re going to keep it under wraps.”He studied me. “For how long?”“Forever. The next wedding we have will be our first as far as anyone else is concerned.”“You having second thoughts?”It killed me that Cary didn’t care that we had an audience. I was hyperaware that every move I made, every word I said was being witnessed.Not that Raúl’s presence had any effect on my answer. “No. I’m glad we’re married. I love him, Cary.”I was glad Gideon was mine. And I missed him. Worse after seeing those pictures.“I know you do,” Cary said with a sigh.Unable to help myself, I opened the messaging app on my laptop and sent Gideon a text. I miss you.He texted back almost instantly. Turn the plane around.