I choose Your Heart

PHD (75)

Lanzi stopped the taxi, intending to return home after finding out that Yuliman had driven Triana home. Lanzi's phone vibrated in her suit pocket. Lanzi received a call from Surya.

"Hello," Lanzi replied as he received the call.

[Hello. I heard that Mr. Tom is going to marry Bu Fitri, is that true?]

"Hey, are you a woman? Why ask for news like an infotainment reporter. Instead of asking the news first, you son of a bitch."

[Haha, sorry. How are you guys doing?]

"Sur, the distance of my house and your house, not half a day's journey. It only takes half an hour, but you never visit. Do you not consider us anymore?" 

[Not so, but …. We're out of town. It's been two months, Cassy's health is in trouble. According to the Doctor, Cassy's lungs were infected, the doctor recommended taking him to a place where the air was clean. We have the top now.]

"May Cassy get well soon. Why don't you talk about it with us? Mr. Fitri and Mr. Tom are getting married next week. Just focus on Cassy's treatment" Lanzi said. He hung up his phone and watched the crowded streets. Taxis driven by Lanzi drove through the streets of the capital that was crowded. 

***

At home, Triana was sitting on the terrace waiting for Lanzi to come home. It was almost time for dinner, but Lanzi still hadn't come home.

"Tri, comein! It's getting dark outside." Fitri invited Triana in. Triana stood up but was heavy to step on. He still wanted to wait for Lanzi. Fitri pulled Triana's hand to enter immediately because the weather outside had begun to cool. As Triana's feet lifted and was ready to step, the sound of a car came closer. Triana turned her head and saw their security guard opening the gate. Triana smiled.

"Mama came in first" said Fitri.

Lanzi immediately got out of the taxi and approached Triana. Lanzi immediately hugged Triana tightly. He was already very frightened if Triana was brought back by another man like before, and separated from him. She was so grateful that Triana had returned home safely. Due to Lanzi's close embrace, Triana finally scolded him.

"Pity of our baby, Mas. You hugged too tightly" Triana said.

Lanzi was conscious with Triana's depressed stomach. He immediately released his embrace and rubbed Triana's stomach and kissed her.

"Sorry, Papa. Papa was too happy because your mother was not taken by anyone else anymore" Lanzi said.

"Yes, very lucky that I got into Yuliman's car otherwise …." Triana did not continue her words. 

"Here you go, let's go in!" Lanzi embraced Triana's shoulder and invited her into the house. They headed straight to the dining room as Fitri and Daren were already waiting for them there.

"Papa, how long, Daren same Grandma waiting for Mama and Papa." Daren pouted looking at Lanzi.

"Sorry, sweetheart. Papa is stuck in traffic, let's now Daren eat a lot to be healthy and quickly grow up," said Lanzi. He rubbed Daren's hair and sat down next to her.

After the meal, Lanzi and Triana also Fitri sat in the living room while drinking tea. They accompanied Daren who was playing cart-mapping. 

"Em, Tri, Lan, Mr. Tom is advancing the wedding day. The plan is tomorrow morning we'll get married, just so be it. We are old, so there is no need to register with KUA" Fitri said. 

"Yes, it's up to Mama. Tri agrees, what do you think of Mas?" ask Triana. 

"OKs. There is also no meeting tomorrow, so we can attend Mama's wedding" Lanzi replied.

The night is getting late. Daren falls asleep on the rug after playing tired. Lanzi held Daren and brought her to the room. Ever since Leonard died, Daren has been sleeping alone in Leonard's former room. After laying Daren down, Lanzi went to her room. Fitri also entered his room.

Triana hung up the phone call as Lanzi walked into the room.

"Why closed? Don't you wanna end up calling your affair, okay?" Lanzi teases Triana.

"Yes. I've called the person I love the most, other than in this house. I miss her so much, so I called her, "triana replied with a sparkling smile.

"You can't have an affair, beware if you dare to mess around!" threatening Lanzi with a grinning look and stepped slowly closer to Triana.

Triana who was sitting on the edge of the bed until cornered and lying down. Lanzi crawled over Triana's body. Triana smiled at her husband's behavior.

"Who is your affair? I'll chop his clothes off and then I'll burn them out" Lanzi said.

"Haha. You jealous?" 

"Of course, I want to crash it right now."

Lanzi rolled her body and lay down beside Triana. 

"Why should I stay at Mr Tom's house? Though if Mama lives at home with Mr. Tom is also not a problem," said Lanzi.

Triana did not reply, she tilted her body and looked at Lanzi beside her. Lanzi followed Triana lying on her side and facing each other. Triana walked down Lanzi's face with her index finger. Triana smiled considering the beginning of their marriage. Triana married Lanzi without knowing each other's faces. 

But the destiny of their soul mate still brings together. Triana attended the college where Lanzi was a substitute lecturer and they fell in love and were tempted by the physical touch they did. Triana continued to smile, making Lanzi curious. 

"Why smile like that? You're imagining the no-no?" 

"Yes. I'm reimagining our meeting, Mas. At first I was afraid to admit that I loved you. Because I've been the legal wife of a man I don't know what she looks like. Apparently, the perverted lecturer who always touched me and made me lulled with his touch was my own husband. It's funny" Triana said as she rubbed Lanzi's lips with her plump fingers.

"If I hadn't been your husband, would you still have run to me?" lanzi asked as she grabbed Triana's fingers playing on her lips and gently grasped and kissed her.

"Eitherway. Because I don't know, if you weren't my husband. I almost went as far as I could, because my heart was in a dilemma. On the one hand, I started falling in love with you. On the other hand, I am a wife" Triana said. 

"It's night. Enough of his past stories, you have to sleep. Let's lie down and rest" Lanzi said. He raises Triana's feet dangling to the floor. Lanzi enveloped Triana and kissed her forehead. Lanzi took her sleeping pajamas and took them to the bathroom. He washed his body under a hot water shower faucet before going to bed. He was tired after being stuck in traffic for a long time. After taking a bath, he put on his pajamas and followed Triana to the bed, then Lanzi lay hugging Triana and fell asleep not long after. 

***

The next day, early in the morning Lanzi told Mr. Sam to pick up Lanzi's car in the hospital parking lot. 

Fitri and Tom's wedding day at the nearby church of Tom's house. Fitri and Daren are waiting for Lanzi and Triana to get dressed. 

Tong Ting!

The house bell rings. Daren runs to open the door and their guests are Aurel and Fariz. 

"Tante, Daren kangen." Daren immediately hugged Aurel's leg.

"Tante also misses Daren" said Aurel. He crouched down and held Daren. But Fariz immediately seized Daren from Aurel's sling.

"Daren's carrying the same om, huh? You see, in the stomach of Aunt Aurel there is a grandpa," said Fariz gave understanding to Daren. 

"Yeyy, Daren wants to have a double cut." Daren cheered happily.

 Aurel greeted Fitri and sat down to wait for Triana and Lanzi with Fitri. Aurel saw nervousness on Fitri's face. Aurel said, "I think I'm the only one who's nervous about getting married. It turns out that Bu Fitri is also the same, even though he was married. Hum, the moment of the wedding always makes the bride nervous."

Triana and Lanzi came down from upstairs. Triana walked slowly because her body was getting heavier, because her gestational age had reached a count of seven months. The growing belly made Triana start to heavy to step. After arriving at the first rung of the stairs, Triana stood up for a moment before stepping back.

"Let's go! Aurel, Fariz's been waiting?" ask Triana. 

"Not yet, Mom. We just came" Aurel replied.

They then set off in two cars to the church to be Fitri and Tom used to say the sacred promise of marriage.

***

At Tom's house.

The dishes are neatly arranged in the dining room. Tom immediately went to the church and waited for Fitri and the others there. Tom sat on the front row and filled the time with a conversation. Tom spoke to the pastor who will marry Tom and Fitri today.

"I did not expect, I will marry Mr. Tom back," said the pastor.

"really. I didn't know if I could get married again. You're still the same as Mr. Willy, you are" Tom said.

Not long after, Fitri and the troupe had arrived. They immediately performed a wedding ceremony. The sacred promise of the two middle-aged lovebirds has been going on smoothly and solemnly. Tom was about to wrap the ring around Fitri's ring finger, but there was still a wedding ring from his father Triana.

"Can I keep wearing it?" asked Fitri with an unpleasant feeling. 

Tom nodded and smiled understandingly. Fitri moves the ring from her father Triana to her right ring finger, and Tom wears the ring on Fitri's left ring finger. Tom doesn't care if Fitri keeps wearing it, it's just a ring.