CHECKMATE

Dinner Together

The clock was eight o'clock the night Amanda left her study, to go home. The last few hours of his phone have been silent. Some of the company's projects he had to deal with, making him not want to be disturbed by yasapu. She picked up her phone in the bag, apparently a lot of missed calls and some messages from her husband. Amanda took a deep breath, how lacking her husband was. She chose to read her husband's last message

Manda, it's night, where are you, why haven't you gone home~Bastian

Amanda smiled a little at the message. There was a warmth filling his heart. This is what it's like to have a family, someone worries about you when you come home late, someone asks where you are. Honestly Amanda really never felt that. Is she too evil to please her husband. It kept circling in his head.

"Where will I take you?" ask Amanda's personal driver, throw the girl's lamuyan away

"To address this morning, sir," he said.

Without asking again Mr. Driver drove the car at medium speed, splitting the highway brightly lit by the light of the lamp. Amanda set her eyes out the car window, enjoying the beauty of the city tonight.

Unintentionally, he recalls a time when he and Def enjoyed the beauty of the night, when they were still together. Without permission the clear liquid fell on his eye sockets, wetting his cheeks. If Def had not betrayed him, maybe now they are happy. It is impossible to get caught up in this complicated problem. Long enough she daydreamed, until she had unknowingly arrived at the parking lot of her husband's apartment

"Mom, our mother has arrived" the driver reminded Amanda

"Well, sir, I'm sorry to daydream. Thank you sir, be careful on the way," said Amanda lowered her head in salute.

It is what he used to do. Amanda always appreciates people older than her, making her always reluctant and appreciated by anyone who already knows her.

***

On the living room couch Bastian was waiting for his wife. Seeing the apartment door open with a smile he threw at his wife. Such a sincere smile, Amanda could feel it. Amanda was silent for a moment, what she had to do. She smiled at her husband.

"I'm sorry I came home late, there was a little bit of work that took me home a little longer" he said hesitantly

"It's okay Manda, next time tell me yes, so I don't think anything" Bastian smiled

"L-yes, then I'll go inside first yeah,"

"Later to have dinner together, yes, I have prepared dinner for you" said Bastian still with a smile on his lips

***

"Let me just Bas" Amanda said stiffly

Amanda placed a plate of food in front of Bastian. They fell silent again, enjoying dinner in silence.

"How's my cooking, good? Sorry if it's not as good as restaurant cooking. I wanted to take you out to eat, but since you haven't come home, I chose to cook at home" Bastian said

"Eem is good, your cooking is good. Thank you for dinner" Amanda said.

He still looks awkward. She did not know that her husband would act like this

"Oiya, this afternoon why did you run away from me. You want to have lunch at that restaurant, or what?" ask Bastian then

As Amanda fell silent, she thought hard to find the right reason for her husband

"Eeeemmm sorry I didn't mean to run away from you. It's just,--"

"What only?"

"I'm just ashamed of you. I went to that restaurant to take the boss' order in my office, sorry," Amanda said.

Apologize a lot, so that her husband does not suspect.

Bastian did not want to ask any further, although he was still a little curious but he chose to understand his wife's feelings. Even he felt a little guilty, because all this time he always accused his wife of no-no

"I'm sorry Manda, if all this time, I've been talking rudely to you. I was completely unintentional" Bastian said sincerely

"It's okay Bas" said Amanda, looking down, she didn't want to see her husband's face. I hope Bastian believes his words.