Best Defense

Seven Years of Marriage

Dear all readers, this is my first work and the writing may be a little messy at first. From chapter 1 to chapter 65 it contains the opening story that tells the past of Franda and her ex-husband, Nino. The original story begins with the chapter "A New Life". So, if you want to read the original, please skip to the chapter, from there the writing is better and neater because I just found a comfortable and cool writing formula. Or if you want to know more details, it does not matter also if you read from chapter 1 until it runs out, so you better understand the flow. So, enjoy!

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"Darling, please help me!" Franda who had trouble opening the back of her dress hook yelled for help to her husband, Elnino.

"Yes, a little darling." Nino who was closing the window curtain came to Franda and helped her.

"Here you go, honey" said Nino, hugging his wife from behind.

"Thankyou, Baby!" Franda kissed Nino's cheek. "You've always been my angel in this, hahaha!" Franda continued to open her dress.

"Just when I help you open your dress?" Nino teases Franda with her question, followed by her nosy hand that has moved to comb Franda's smooth body.

"Ahh, no, dear! You're my angel in every circumstance. The one and only, Elnino Wirawan!" Franda smiled broadly reassuringly, turning to look at Nino and draping her hands around her husband's neck. Her hand was playing with her husband.

"Are you sure?" asked Nino while stealing a quick kiss on his wife.

"Yes, Honey. Who else is it? You're all I have in the world, I feel like you've had enough. I don't need anything else." Franda gently pulled on her husband's head and kissed his lips lovingly, which was certainly reciprocated in the same way by her husband.

Franda always bounces with her husband's touch. The age of their marriage has entered the seventh year, but the warmth of their marriage remains the same as the newlyweds, not infrequently warmer. The only thing that triggers a fight is the child's problems. Franda and Nino have no children.

Actually Nino did not mind that, not even though Nino talked about having children with his wife. He did not want to make his wife feel burdened with the discussion. For him, his wife was enough. Yet another thing with Franda, she was eager to feel how to be a mother. Franda wants to be the perfect woman by giving a child to Nino. Franda is also often disturbed by the questions of her in-laws, who are none other than Mama Nino.

Every time they meet, it's what his in-laws ask him. Franda and Nino have been doing fertility checks repeatedly, and there have never been any problems at all, doctors always say they just need to be patient. Various ways they have tried before, from starting to improve lifestyle, techniques and good sex time to get pregnant immediately, following a pregnancy program, to consuming a variety of drugs and vitamins, both herbal and medical. But it never even succeeded.

"Honey, I'm on my period!" Franda knew her husband was playing around to torment her, but she was soon broken with his words. The woman smiled wryly, satisfied with her victory.

"Why didn't you say that from earlier?" nino's protest was upset, he had to delay doing so until next week, at the earliest six days.

Franda immediately sat down, kissing her husband's cheek many times. "I'm sorry, I'll pay you later, don't get angry anymore" she said with a face that was as clear as possible.

Nino loves Franda, in addition to her above average beautiful face, Franda is also very good at pleasing her husband. Franda is able to do whatever makes Nino happy, she has graduated from home school and her husband. Everything is done by Franda, except cooking.

"You angry, honey?" Franda asked, still with her husband's buttoned shirt, her lips pursed when Nino did not respond.

"Hm." Nino answered briefly, persisting with her sense of regret.

Franda forced Nino's face to face her, "Don't be angry anymore, I love you!" she said her lips kissed her husband's cheek many times.

"Don't seduce me, I'm really upset right now! You push me when I'm right at the top, you know what it's like? Ah, I'm going crazy!" Nino rubbed her hair rough, something that was ready to fly down there had to be delayed until a week made her so frustrated.

"Sorry..." Franda said briefly, then went down from the bed to her dresser.

Nino just stared at Franda. Watching his wife cleaning her face at the dresser. He knew something must be bothering his wife. Nino is very familiar with all his wife's behavior. For nearly seven years of their marriage, Nino knew his wife well. He got out of bed and took off his shirt, approached Franda and hugged her directly from behind.

"Did Mama tell you something, honey?" While looking at his wife in the mirror, he noticed her face. Franda stopped her movements, turned around and hugged Nino while drowning her face in her husband's stomach. Take a deep breath, then exhale violently.

"I'm tired, honey! Every time Mom blames me. You know Mama does it a lot, but I don't think I can anymore. I was always patient with her, trying to give in by forgetting all of Mama's words, hoping that one day I would get pregnant and Mama would stop blaming me, but until now I was still not pregnant. Don't know how much longer it's gonna be like this. I'm not strong if I have to hear Mom's words constantly! I'm not strong anymore." Franda spoke expressing her feelings. There are many things that he has kept so far. Every time I met Mama Rossa, there were never good words for her, always blaming Franda who had not been pregnant for almost 7 years of marriage with Nino.

"Darling, I don't know what Mama told you, but I'm sure it must have hurt. I'm sorry for her. My mom just wants a grandchild from me. Even though he was wrong, we have to understand his point, dear." Nino said as she rubbed Franda's back, trying to calm her down.

"I know that, I know very well that Mama wants to have grandchildren. I also want to have a child, can't she stop cornering me as if I can't get pregnant? We've done the test many times, and there's nothing wrong. The doctor said I'm fine, you are too. Can't you just stop blaming me?" Franda looked at Nino with a sad face, trying to convey what she had in her heart.

Nino wiped away the tears that had been spilling on Franda's cheeks, pulled his wife up and hugged her tightly as if kissing her forehead.

"Forget it now, I'll talk to Mama tomorrow. You don't have to think about anything, I'll always be with you. Nothing will change. We'll face this together." Nino then pushed his wife gently into the bed, laid her down and covered her body with a blanket.

"Rest, think nothing of it" said Nino, then kissed his wife again. A little longer this time.