BUCIN STARLA'S HUSBAND

MISS

The twilight is changing the night. The atmosphere of his parents' house was quiet. Starla is alone at home, accompanied by a housekeeper named Mbak Novi.

Papa, Mom, and Omanya attend a dinner by one of Edward's business colleagues. Previously, Edward invited him to come along, and introduced Starla and her mother to several colleagues who would also attend the dinner invitation. Only, Starla refused. He doesn't want to go anywhere.

Starla sits in an electric wheelchair, enjoying a snack made by Novi Ma'am. Accompanied by a comedy genre film, which makes him endlessly laugh at the absurd behavior of the characters.

Starla lowered the volume of the television when she heard the roar of a car entering the courtyard.

"Papa's car?" starla Mummets.

He immediately approached the main door, continuing to run his wheelchair. The girl frowned, her gaze blurry due to the extremely dim light outside.

"Hello, Honey…,"

Starla's happy laughter was immediately heard as the man walked up to her, hugged her, and kissed her forehead for a moment.

Devandra.

The tattooed guy is still neat with a white shirt, and a black suit that he put on his arm. He also brought a small suitcase.

"Devan..," said Starla.

Devan crouched down before Starla, giving an overwhelming longing look to his wife.

"No kangen?" Devandra Goda.

"More?" Starla hits Devandra's arm, irritated by her husband's question.

However, he did not stop his heart to return Devan's kiss earlier.

"Say back to Jakarta tomorrow" said Starla.

"The hunger is overflowing" said Devandra.

Ah, kan.. Starla's face beamed hearing her husband's reckless chatter. However, unlucky, Starla does miss her Devandra.

"Come, in! I want to let go of longing," Devandra asked impatiently. He stood back up.

"Looking off?" Starla repeated a sentence that she thought sounded very ambiguous.

Devandra lowered her head, so that their faces could be aligned. His gaze felt shady in front of the wheelchair-bound girl.

"You want to make love, hm?" Not a tease, Devandra's gaze was very serious.

"My legs are sick, baby," Starla replied. Devandra smiled at him. Then, encourage Starla to enter her in-laws' house.

Devandra circulated the gaze throughout the central space. There was no sign of the houseman who would welcome his arrival that night.

"Papa, Mother, and Oma are again outside," said Starla, as if knowing her husband's thoughts.

"Have you eaten?" ask Devandra.

"Dev, you're too formal" Starla protested.

"I ate, I saw another movie. Now go to the room, because my husband has come home" said Starla teasing Devandra.

Devandra then pushes Starla into the room, then closes the door. The man kept his suit on the bed, and carried Starla sitting on the bed.

"Where are you going, Dev?"

"Mandi, Honey. Wait, yes, fifteen minutes" said Devandra.

Starla asks Devandra to come back, and stands before her.

"Slightly down. I want to take off the shirt button," Starla's pinta, and obviously Devandra's following.

The man missed this moment. And now, even though she's sick, Starla wants to do that. The girl did it, so that Devandra did not feel the least. Starla wants to, Devandra knows that she always pays attention to him.

"I miss seeing this." Starla touches the tattoo on Devandra's stomach, followed by a ringing by the owner, when Starla accidentally kisses her chest.

"There shower!" just throw Starla out of the blue.

Devandra belied, not accepting the treatment Starla had made her baper. If only his legs were not sick, Devandra was already caged when the door of his room was closed.

Since then, Starla just wanted to tease him. Because the girl knew, Devandra desperately held back the longing-shock lust.

"Honey, get well quickly" said Devandra, then followed by a brief kiss on the lips of her girl.

Devandra passed by leaving Starla who giggled at her blushing face. It was certain that fifteen minutes would turn into thirty minutes, because of his wife.

***

The muscular man's black singlets were already wet from his sweat. The gym has begun to fill the visitors. He then rested for a while, sitting on a brown bench.

His phone shook as he gulped water from his drinking bottle.

"Hallo" he answered.

"Kaden, tomorrow morning, you've started work. For the first assignment, you can pick up my wife and me tomorrow morning."

The man's smile came up with an official answer from the CEO who was ready to be his boss. Although for a while, at least a man named Ashraf Kaden Abimana was able to work.

The phone then died. Kaden prepares to return to the apartment, and prepares himself for tomorrow.

***

Since this afternoon, Helsa hasn't spoken much to Adryan. It was as if Adryan was wrong, for not telling her that her ex-lover was in the same restaurant as them.

The feeling of uneasiness kept the woman from touching her food tonight. What Helsa feared might happen.

"Helsa, Mas does not like, yes, you do not eat gini," said Adryan, directly mentioning his wife's name.

The man had already changed food twice, because it was already cold. Helsa refused to touch her plate.

"Why does he have to go back, Mom?" lirih Helsa's.

"That's none of our business" Adryan said upsetly.

He was angry that Helsa had not eaten. He hated when Helsa said diet. He hated when Helsa had to be like this, again.

"Who's Devandra forgotten?" Helsa looked at Adryan.

"Devandra's our son" Adryan replied. "Devandra, Mas's son since she was in your womb."

Shots from her husband, silencing her mouth. Helsa pulled the blanket, and covered her body. He slept on Adryan's back. The five-headed man put the plate back on the nightstand. He climbed into the bed and hugged Helsa from behind.

"Honey, if Devan someday knows the truth, let Mas alone bear it all. This may sound selfish, but I want you to never be hated by Devan" Adryan said.

"Mas Adryan!" screams Helsa. Crying broke.

Adryan has always been like that, risking himself for Helsa. Since the beginning of their marriage twenty-seven years ago, Adryan always thought about his feelings.

Helsa got up and sat down facing the man. "This time I thought about the feelings of Mas. Don't always Helsa. I'm ashamed of myself, who always andelin my husband."

Adryan, who was lying down, sat back down. "Why? You don't love Mas until you talk like that?”"

"Not about that! I ask, Mas don't always protect me for things like this."

"As for Devandra, don't always cover up my ugliness as her. I know how I used to be with him" Helsa added.

His crying voice was barely heard.

"Past time. Always remind you not to mention that again. Devan is sorry for you" replied Adryan.

"Devan is sorry Mami. Papi said, Devan should love Mami more. Because Mommy is Heaven."

Helsa said that she was the worst mother in the world. Perhaps true, seeing all his treatment of Devandra in childhood. Surprisingly, Devandra did not hate him.

***

Starla notices Devandra who has been contacting someone since.

A kaden? Who is the owner of the name? Starla had never heard of that name before.

Devandra had already decided on the call, and approached her.

“Kaden is a guy or girl?” ask Starla.

“Chick.”

“Ihs, Babe!” starla Decak.

“She guy. Who will replace Juna for a while,” honest Devandra finally.

Starla just replies with a nod, then turns off the macbook and asks Devandra to carry it to bed.

“I want to see Juna yes, later. How is he, Dev, doing better like me?” ask Starla.

“Tomorrow, all of us to the house of Papi,” said Devandra.

***

Devita and her in-laws drove the couple to the front of the house. Edward's been gone since eight in the morning. Today Starla is back home, because Devandra is back.

Outside, a tall man like Devandra was already waiting for them.

His name is Kaden. That man Devandra told me about. Kaden will replace Juna for a while, until Juna is completely healed.

"Good Morning, Mr. Devan," said Kaden, then his gaze turned to Starla. "Good morning Mother---"

"Starlas. Call me Starla. I'm still twenty-three years old, getting married is too easy because of this guy," Starla.

Kaden chuckled, this girl dares to insinuate her husband.

"You took us to my parents' house" said Devandra.

Kaden obeyed him, then opened the door for both.

For the address, all Devandra had given to Kaden. The man was driving pretty much wherever Devandra asked.

That morning the streets of Jakarta were clear. Devandra deliberately went to her Papi's house first to give her travel report to Helsa, as well as to visit the woman. Adryan said his wife needs the affection of her children. Maybe Helsa felt lonely again, even though there was Adryan with her.

"But lunch with Papi Mami?" ask Devandra.

"Yes, but Mami is sad again, Dev," Devan replied.

"Sad?"

"I don't understand why? Ask Mami later" said Starla.

Thirty minutes of time they took to get to the mansion. Adryan's car is still visible in the garage, surely the man is still at home.

Kaden took out a wheelchair from the trunk, then Devandra carried his wife and sat her down.

"Assalamualaikum," greetings Devandra and Starla together.

"Devan.," Helsa went down the stairs, followed by Adryan.

"Mami kangen Devan" said Helsa.

Feeling something strange with her Mami, Devandra returned the woman's embrace. His view with Adryan pounded. Without even making a sound, Adryan knew the gaze was hinting at a question. What happened to Helsa?

"Mommy, not usually gini," said Devandra.

Helsa stretches a hug. "Have you had breakfast?"

"Udah Mami" said Starla. The girl bows the back of Adryan's hand, and turns to Helsa

"But not to the hospital?" ask Devandra.

"Bapi wants to take a leave of absence. Go to Jogja with your Mami" replied Adryan.

"Sick fir?"

"No, he said he missed his daughter there," said Adryan.

Helsa glanced cynically at Adryan. "Emang Mas don't miss? Every night, his son's called."

***

"Oh my God, I miss this room" cried Starla.

Devandra kept the origin of the suitcase, and immediately laid her body on the bed. While Starla, looking at him was annoyed.

"I'm dicuekin!" insinuations.

"I'm getting teased" replied Devandra.

"Devan! I'm going to fall there, too" Starla cried. Devandra did not want to carry him to bed.

"There's a condition" said Devandra.

Starla clucked violently, she threw the book at the man. With his wheelchair, he approached Devandra.

"You're so mean, anyway," said Starla, who nearly cried.

Devandra changed her position to sit up, staring at Starla who was still sitting on her wheelchair.

"If you cry, the beauty is doubled," seduced Devandra. He went down and put his wife in bed.

Devandra also lay down beside him, placing her head on her palm as a pedestal. His position was tilted facing Starla.

"Have you been doing this for a few days?" ask Devandra.

"Kangen."

"Kangen?" Devandra repeated the sentence.

"Yes, miss you."

His finger touched the tip of Starla's not-so-steady nose, turning to her girl's rancid lips.

"I'm more absent" whispered Devandra, she kissed Starla on the neck.

"-kangen is in you. I heard your screams. I miss you so bad, baby."

The girl shakes. The heavy hand rolled his shirt to his chest. Touching that flat stomach, then slightly teasing the peak of her chest from outside the bra.

Starla moans.

"I miss you" whispered Devandra. The fog of passion had already enveloped his jet-black eyes.

"I want to, Starla." Devandra removed the bra link of the girl.

"Dev, my leg," Starla recalls.

As if deaf, Devandra did not speak to Starla. He'll play it safe, without hurting Starla.