I Can Without You

37. First Kiss

"Mother, Papa is very hot," cried Keinan as he ran over to Shofi who is currently cooking with Wulan and Bik Sani in the kitchen.

Shofi, Wulan, and Bik Sani immediately turned their bodies in shock at the sound of Keinan's scream.

"Come, Mother. Papa is very hot," Keinan said again by pulling Shofi's right hand.

"Why are you, baby?" ask Wulan to worry.

"So after the dawn prayer Mas Awan said that his head was a bit dizzy, Ma. Keep saying he wants to sleep again when Shofi permission to go down earlier," said Shofi explained to Wulan.

"Let's go up, let's see the cloud. Continue cooking first yes, Bik," said Wulan later.

"Okay, Madam," replied Bik Sani.

Shofi nodded his head. Shofi and Keinan then followed in the footsteps of Wulan who had first walked out of the kitchen. The three then climbed the stairs and headed to Cloud and Shofi's room.

Wulan opened the door of the room then immediately rushed inside.

"What's wrong with you, Wan?" asked Wulan by walking up to the Clouds who were still lying on the bed with a blanket covering up to her neck.

The clouds slowly opened both of his eyes.

"Hm. Clouds are not pa-pa, Ma," replied Cloud painstakingly.

Wulan sat himself on the edge of the Cloud bed. He touched his son's forehead with his right hand.

"Oh Allah, it's hot, Wan," complained Wulan worriedly.

Shofi immediately opened the nightstand drawer beside the bed then took the thermometer from inside the medicine box.

"It used to be hot, Mas" said Shofi.

Shofi then pulled down the Cloud blanket plan. Open a little nightgown Clouds then put the thermometer in the armpit of the Clouds.

Tit. Tit. Tit.

Not long after that the thermometer sounded. Shofi immediately took it back.

"Astaghfirullah's. Three eight point five, Ma," Shofi told Wulan.

"Oh Allah," complained Wulan again.

"Pick up the medicine first, yeah. Let the heat drop" said Shofi, who then put the thermometer back into the medicine box and took paracetamol tablets to lower the heat.

"Not to take medication. It also goes down by itself. I've been drinking your homemade hot tea too" Clouds declined.

"Ck, you're a habit, Wan. It's really hard to be told to take medicine," upset Wulan.

"Come, Mas" said Shofi, helping Awan to wake up from his sleep.

"No need, Shofi," The clouds still tried to resist.

"Let the heat drop, Mas," Shofi persuaded.

"Yes, Papa. Papa's taking medicine, yeah. Let it not be hot anymore," persuaded Keinan as well.

"No shame on your son" said Wulan.

Shofi gave a small smile looking at the Clouds pursing his lips. Shofi then poured one grain of medicine into Awan and also a glass of water. Reluctantly, the cloud finally took the drug.

Shofi again helped Awan to lie down and then again covered him.

"Just take a break, yeah. I'm going to take a shower with Keinan and get him to go to school" Shofi said.

The clouds nodded their heads slowly.

"Mama also came out first. You're well rested, let the spit heal," Wulan said.

"Yes, Ma. Thanks," replied Cloud quietly.

"Cepet healed yes, Papa," Keinan said as well.

"Yes, dear," Cloud replied with a light smile.

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"Well, you don't work, Shofi? How do you still wear those clothes?" surya asked astonished as soon as Shofi came with Keinan approaching the dining table.

"No, Pa. Today Shofi permission to work holiday first. Shofi had called Om Azril as well as personnel for the application of impromptu leave," replied Shofi by helping Keinan to sit in his chair.

"The cloud is sick, Pa. The body was very hot earlier," Wulan said as well, telling Surya.

"Oh yeah?" ask Surya.

"Yes, Mama checked herself. So this morning Keinan let the two of us go to school. Shofi let's take care of Awan," replied Wulan and told her husband.

"Oh that, okay-okay, no problem. You calm down, Shofi. Keinan let Papa be with Mama who wants to go to school."

"Yes, Pa. Thank you very much, Pa, Ma" said Shofi.

"Hm. Take good care of the clouds. He was sick if he was sick again can make more children," Wulan told Shofi.

"Eh, i-iya, Ma," Shofi replied.

So that morning Keinan left for school with ushered by Surya and Wulan.

Shofi brought breakfast to Awan and then also fed her ailing husband. But Awan only ate a little on the grounds that his tongue was bitter. Shofi was already pushy and coaxing, but the Clouds still remained unwilling to eat any more.

Finished feeding the Clouds, Awan asked Shofi to accompany him to sleep and rest. As much as possible, Shofi tried to comply with her husband's wishes. As a result of that morning the Clouds fell into a deep sleep in Shofi's lap.

In the afternoon Shofi returned to feed the Clouds for lunch. And again the clouds only eat a few tablespoons of food.

"Mas, take the medicine again yuk. I've eaten too" said Shofi, who has a medicine and a glass of water in both hands.

"No way," said Awan, shaking his head several times.

"Mas, let the spit heal," Shofi persuaded.

"No need to take any more medication. It will heal itself."

"Don't dong, Mas. Mas must take medicine, let the heat drop. Come, Mas. Just a drug. Cook yes have to wait Keinan home from school first new Mas want to take medicine. Like this morning, Mas just wanted to take medicine after being told by Keinan. Does this time have to be like that again? Nungguin Keinan was just about to take medicine, is that it?"

And,

Cup.

Cloud suddenly landed his lips as fast as lightning on Shofi's lips, making Shofi instantly silent in surprise.

"Whispering" Cloud grumbled after stealing a lightning kiss on Shofi's lips.

The clouds then take over the medicine and the glass that Shofi is holding. Shofi who was still sculpting even to the point of not reacting anything when the medicine and glass he was holding had already moved into the hands of the Clouds.

The clouds then took the medicine.

"Mmmhhh, paittt," the cloud grumbled furiously and narrowed his eyes.

Shofi was struck by her shock upon hearing the grunts from her husband.

"Emh, Mas---"

And Shofi had not yet continued his words, Awan then put the glass he brought to the nightstand and then returned to face Shofi.

"You have to take responsibility" said Awan.

After saying so, Awan then reunited his lips with Shofi's. This time is long enough. The clouds even melu mat and sucked softly on Shofi's lips.

Shofi who had not fully realized from his shock could only follow her husband's play without being able to resist. Even Shofi seemed to be swept away in the tenderness of his first kiss with the Clouds.

After a while, the clouds kissed both of them. He gently brushed Shofi's lips using his thumb. Both breaths hunted a little. They then try to normalize the roar of each other's breath.

"Sugary. I love it," praised Awan with a gentle smile.

Shofi's face instantly flushed to hear the words from the Cloud. The clouds then pulled Shofi into his arms. Shofi immediately hid her face in the chest of her husband's field because she felt embarrassed.

Shofi can clearly hear the heartbeat Clouds are pounding quite fast. Not much different from what is being felt by Shofi himself at this time.