Long River

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"Thank you sir."

"Yes, be careful, son." The man rode in his car dressed in a raincoat while Aska had no preparation in the car.

The responsibility is too late and the house is still far away until Aska drives a little speeding car. He then heard his phone ring and saw who was calling. The leka? He lifted. "Hello."

"Well, why so long? From that Leka phone."

"Yes, sorry. Brother just came home overtime from out of town but his car was mired in a pool of water, so long ago. This is all that can help, then you can go home. Brother went straight home."

"Be careful Bang."

"Yes, yes." Aska turned off the phone and started focusing on driving.

Leka placed her cellphone beside her. He was sitting on the bed and breathing. Today was a confusing day for him. She just wants to be loved by her husband. It was as easy as his wish but it was not easy to reach him. Aska is the type of man who has no clear desire, so Leka is also confused to follow her. While his status was unclear with Aska, there was another man who offered his heart. He can't tell Kenzo his status is due to Aska's request, and he's still worried. What if Kenzo knew he was married? Will he continue to pursue himself? Tucked in guilt for lying to Kenzo, but what? It was the wish of her husband who became the head of her family.

Elsewhere in front of Lydia's room, Zack stands. He slowly opened the door of the girl's room. Lydia was asleep. Lydia sleeps hugging a teddy bear she gave Zack a year ago, which he gave her on her tenth birthday.

Zack smile. Their age is only one year, but Zack loves him like a brother. From childhood they always go everywhere together, doing mischief and playing together, also when helping Zack's parents. Reina and Chris never discriminated against them, like their biological parents, they were treated the same by Zack's parents. That's why Lydia lives in this family, also has a sister who loves her.

Zack tidied up Lydia's blanket and then went back to her room.

In his room Chris was pensive. He was sitting on the bed staring at the laptop screen on his lap, but his mind was not there.

"Well, I haven't slept yet." Reina woke up and saw her husband was still not sleeping.

"Oh honey, I'm thinking about our kids."

"Mmd? Why?"

"Mc ... I was thinking about Aska. Are we gonna fuck him up with someone?"

"Mmh?" Reina immediately sat down. "Why are you suddenly thinking about matchmaking? Where there are children today who are obedient about matchmaking Da ...."

"The power is still as it used to be, less responsible."

"Yes but it has nothing to do Da ... When it comes to a soul mate, let him decide for himself. That makes her more responsible than she married by our choice. Remember Da, marrying our children to others because of our request is also a responsibility that we must bear because because because they are married may be forced and the bad effects can spread everywhere. I've seen it's a fellow socialite whose son's life is ruined to keep a prestige."

"Yes honey, but this is a different case. I want to marry Aska so that her personality develops for the better, more responsible."

"But that's not a good way, we're partly responsible for marrying her to someone else's child. If the attitude is still the same how, our relationship with a family of women can be bad."

Chris quiet. Reina doesn't approve of this, but it's just a lure. How do I get his permission? "Eh, how about I just introduce her to some girls. Maybe he'd like to date them?"

Reina looked at her husband. "Whatever it is, as long as he doesn't feel compelled." He returned to self-deprecate.

Okay, Chris snapped his finger. He folded his laptop and put it on the nightstand, then lay down next to his wife. "I also thought of Salwa."

Reina turned her head to face her husband. "What's up baby ... Why are you suddenly so worried about the children's lives?"

"No, I just don't like her boyfriend right now."

"Evans? Why?"

"No, just him ... Ah, why does Salwa always have a boyfriend?"

"Well, her husband's a Caucasian." Reina touched her husband's twisted jaw.

"That's not what I meant. Indonesian culture is better than Caucasian, that's my opinion."

"You're a bule yourself."

"But my mother is Indonesian, I would rather be Indonesian than Caucasian."

"Mh, my opinion is different." Reina stroked the fine hair that grew around her husband's jaw.

"What?"

"I love you because of you." Reina looked at Chris, spoiled.

"Mmh, you're interrupting my concentration of speech." Chris touched his wife's nose.

"Surely he idolizes you."

"meaning?"

"Yes, he's looking for someone who looks like you. Good and dear to his wife. Like me. He wants to be like me."

"That's ridiculous.(That's ridiculous)" Chris can hardly believe it.

"But Salwa was sure he could find it. I feel lucky to have found her first" said the spoiled Reina. She rubbed the back of her husband's head.

"Hey, don't do that!(Hey, don't be!)"

"Why?(Why?)"

"I can't stand it.(I can't stand it.)" Chris grabbed his wife's waist.

"Mc ...." Reina looked at Chris gently.

"Your eyes, your lips ..(.Your eyes, your lips ...)"

"Mk."

"Ok, let's start it.(Ok, let's get started.)"

"OK."

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Leka opened the door. "Wet wet rain?" She saw that her husband was soaking wet in the house.

Aska did not answer. He immediately went in and went up to the second floor.

"Will I cook you some hot water to take a shower?" Leka followed her husband.

"Eh, yes sorry." A little disappointed but on the edge. Leka immediately cooked hot water to make a warm drink for her husband. He then took her to the room.

Arriving at the room, her husband had not yet come out of the bathroom. Leka put the drink on the nightstand. Before long her husband came out of the bathroom clad only in a towel around the waist, as usual. His stout body looked fresh after the bath, but his face was a little pale.

"Will I eat?"

"I don't taste."

"It's Leka make a warm drink."

"What drink?" Aska rubbed her wet head with a small towel.

"Ginger drink."

"What was that time?"

"Mmd? Oh .. yes."

"Oh, yeah."

Leka was a little embarrassed because her husband must have changed his clothes in the room. He immediately went into the blanket and covered his body with a blanket up to the head. He tried to get to sleep quickly.

Before long he felt his bed sway and Aska seemed to start climbing onto the bed and into the blanket. Then calm down. Leka almost fell asleep if not for a pair of hands that touched her body from behind suddenly and not only that, he said, the hand was also trying to pull Leka's body into a warm embrace of the burly man she knew. Leka's surprised.

He opened the blanket that covered his face. "Bang, you ...."

"Leka, I'm cold."

"Mmh?" Leka looked to the side.

"I'm really cold."

At the touch of Aska's warm forehead. "Have you had your ginger tea?"

"Not yet but I want to be like this. Hugged you. It's warmer."

The woman touched her husband's neck. "You're hot Bang."

"But I'm cold Leka ...."

"You should drink the tea first, the cold will be gone."

"I don't want to ...." Aska whining. He began to feel unwell and wanted to depend on his wife.

"Eh, just drink a little, let's get well tomorrow."

"But I'll sleep and hug you, right?" Whine the guy again.

"Yes, yeah. Drink first." Leka sat down followed by her husband and she helped him drink. "Didn't you? Let's spend it," gently persuade him.

"Mh, uh ah!" Whine again, but then Leka managed to persuade him. "It ...."

The woman placed the empty glass on the nightstand. Aska was lying down and he pulled his wife's arm closer. "Come ...." He's still whining.

Leka slowly returned to her husband's arms. Aska pulled out her blanket and put her arms around his wife. In addition to his stomach began to warm, his body was also warmed in his wife's arms so that Aska was briefly asleep. Maybe also tired because of a day of work and overtime in addition to hard work running a car in the rush of rain to a long trip makes him tired and quickly fall asleep.

Leka felt her peace alive while in Aska's embrace like that. It was as if all the problems that had occurred earlier had been erased with her husband's warm embrace. She hoped her husband could be as warm as her embrace. Always was.

Morning's approaching. Leka cooked as usual, but her husband did not come down. He went upstairs and looked at her in the room. Her husband was still sleeping on his bed.

"Oh Allah, have not prayed Bang?"

"Mmh, what?" Aska's awake. "I'm still not feeling well .." he said lazily while pulling again the blanket.

"But you have to pray."

The man looked at Leka. "But I'm not at the office?"

"Yes, whatever."

"I'm still not feeling well."

"Yes already."

Aska got off her bed. "I want to eat in my room."

"Yes, yes."

Aska immediately to the bathroom while Leka went down to the first floor. Before long the woman returned with a tray of food for her husband. Aska was still praying, he put his food on the nightstand, then came back down.

He examined Runi who had finished her milk and handed the bottle to Leka. " Duh, Mother's smart son." He's carrying.

"Knekk."

"Eh," Leka turned her head towards her room and rushed over there. "What's the Bang?"

"Booking."

"Oh God Bang, what do I think."

"I'm your husband, I'm sick. Teach if you ask for bribery."

Leka placed Runi on the bed, but as Leka sat down, the little girl moved to sit on Leka's lap. Runi is still unfamiliar with Aska.

The man called out to Runi. "Here sit by Om." He patted the bed beside him but Runi was unmoved. Aska thrust her hand to grab Runi but the little girl was scared to hug her mother.

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Author Kumi Kimut's recommendation with his novel Love One Night Mafia Boss. It's called greget, yuk!