Ayunda, Secret Wife of the President

Chapter 36 - What is Love?

"Darling.." Call Naren, because it's almost half an hour, but Ayunda doesn't come out of the bathroom either. 

"Yes, why?" Ask Ayunda. He came out using a big white bathrobe, it was clear that the bathrobe was not his but Naren's.

"Geez, his bathrobe is oversized, baby. You look even smaller if you use my bathrobe."

"There's nothing left, it's just in the bathroom." Answer Ayunda.

"But you look so adorable, baby. It's okay, tomorrow we'll get a bathrobe for you."

"Hmm, okay. You want to take a shower?"

"Yes, honey. My body feels so sticky." Naren replied, with a small smile. 

"But this is the bathrobe I wear.."

"What's wrong, there's a towel. I can use a towel, get dressed quickly." Ayunda nodded her head, then went to the dressing room. Naren also went into the bathroom, in there, the man immediately flushed his body with cold water to cool his body which was hot because he saw the back of Ayunda earlier. 

Shortly thereafter, Naren was done with his showers. She came out of the bathroom with a knee-length towel that was coiled around her waist. Coincidentally, Ayunda had also just come out of the dressing room. The two girls eyes were rounded when they saw the torn bread neatly lined up in Naren's stomach, looking very beautiful and tempting to touch. 

"Why, baby? Kok. Something surprising?" Narendra asked, making Ayunda come to her senses and shake her head quickly. 

"Not really, nothing." Ayunda answered, making Naren smile.

"Well, are you going to come down first or wait for me to finish?" Ask Narendra.

"Wait for you, I'm still awkward here anyway." 

"Why be awkward? Now this is your house too."

"But it still feels a little uncomfortable." Obviously Ayunda, Naren smiled slightly then nodded his head. He understood what Ayunda meant. After all, he is a new person here. She met Melisa and Arvin a few days ago, but got married and became part of this family, her daughter-in-law Sanjaya.

"All right, I get it. Then wait a minute, I won't take long."

"Yes, I've got the clothes ready." Ayunda said shortly before Naren entered the dressing room. 

The girl turned to the dresser with some skincare, she tried the cream on her face. 

"It turns out this cream is perfect for my dry face." Ayunda muttered, she patted her face that felt cold and moist after wearing the face cream. 

"Well, look at our newlyweds. Looks very harmonious huh.." Darren, Naren's grandfather. He lives here with Melisa and Arvin, because Arvin is the only child Darren has. 

Darren lives here also on the advice of Melisa, he won't have the heart to let Darren stay alone in his house. What if something goes wrong when she is alone? Isn't that very dangerous, given Darren's age who is no longer young. 

"Yes, they're very compatible." Arvin replied, he agreed with the father's opinion. Ayunda looks very worthy to be next to Narendra. 

"Good night, Mi, Pi, Grandpa." Sapa Narendra was friendly. His hand held Ayunda's hand tightly. 

"Night.." The third reply. While Ayunda, he seemed to guess who the old man who was sitting on the sofa faced with Arvin and Melisa. The girl looked up at Naren, as if asking for an explanation.

"Honey, that's Darren's grandfather. Papa's the papi." Clearly Naren who immediately understood the meaning of the gaze that his wife gave him. 

"Ohh, hello to Kek. I'm Ayunda." 

"Greetings too, dear. You're so beautiful, it's appropriate that Naren is in a hurry to marry you. It turns out that grandpa's granddaughter is good at picking women." Darren said with a small smile. Ayunda also returned the man's smile awkwardly. How not awkward? This is their first meeting, and the second meeting after Ayunda officially became the wife of her granddaughter, Naren. 

During this time, Darren was in the Netherlands with his traveling companions. He's on vacation for a while and enjoying his time together. She came home because her son told her that Naren was getting married today. But unfortunately, he did not get home in time because there was a little problem there. But yes, here he is now. 

"Darling, are we going to the kitchen?" Take Melisa. Ayunda nodded and followed in the footsteps of the mother-in-law to the kitchen. 

Narendra was sitting next to his grandfather, he also took a piece of sponge cake from the table and ate it voraciously.

"Hmm, grandpa said What, Ren. You will definitely be able to forget that woman named Trisa as time goes by." Darren's chirps made Narendra turn his head, looking at the smiling grandfather's face in his direction.

"I mean grandpa?"

"Nothing, Ren. Grandpa is just happy because you finally got over that woman and are now living a new life with another girl. Grandfather likes to see it, Grandfather pray that your household mawadah warahmah, only death separates you." 

"Aamiin, Cake. Naren also hopes so, Ayunda is a good girl. He was sent by God to accompany Naren."

"Grandpa's happy to hear that, you love him, don't you?" Ask Darren. Narendra was silent for a moment. What feelings did he have for Ayunda? He can't confirm it yet, though, she worries that this is not love but only because of a sense of responsibility Naren has on Ayunda because she has taken Ayunda's activities forcibly even though it is not her fault. 

"Surely Naren loves his dong, Pa. That's why he married Ayunda." Arvin answered, not Narendra. He was still speechless, thinking about whether he really loved Ayunda? Or just a sense of responsibility?

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