Lost, Love of Two Hearts

One More Child?

Time continues. The harmony of Jasmine and Atha's household is getting closer and closer. Jasmine as the wife, was so devoted to Atha. She has become a better woman. Atha also provided her with good religious guidance to Jasmine, so Jasmine was able to be a good wife and mother for her husband and children.

One night, when Atha enters her room, she sees Jasmine lying down to put Sakha to sleep. Atha approached them. Sakha is getting bigger. Atha smiled seeing him.

"Jes..," said Atha who sat next to Sakha.

Jasmine turned to her husband.

"Yes, Mom!" Jasmine rose to her seat as she watched Atha climb into the bed next to Sakha who was in the middle of them.

Atha stroked Sakha's hair gently as she fell asleep.

"I didn't think Sakha was this big. Our marriage is also almost the same age as Sakha, only a few months apart," said Atha still staring fixedly and stroking Sakha's hair.

"I don't know how you're feeling right now. I also never mind your former status, let alone care about your past," continued Atha turned to look at Jasmine who was listening to it.

Silent for a moment, then Atha took a breath and threw it away slowly.

"May I ask you something?" asked Alicia a little doubtful.

"Yes of course you can" said Jasmine.

Atha began to circulate her eyes again looking at Sakha who was sleeping.

"I've never forced anything on you, have I?" atha asked seriously without looking at Jasmine.

"I-yes, then?" Jasmine began to be confused by Atha's question.

Atha was confused to say where to start. But this time he had to be honest to reveal all what had kept him from being calm all along.

"Now it's time. I don't want to be a hypocritical husband, and I don't want to be selfish, either" said Atha, who looked closely at Jasmine.

"I've never forced you to ask for my rights as a husband. That's because I don't think you've been able to do it yet, especially when Sakha was a baby" Atha said.

"I realized that I was wrong all along. I was wrong to always cover it up for you. Honestly, I really want it. Wanting my right as a husband," Atha told Jasmine very clearly.

Jasmine was shocked, her heart instantly beating quite hard. She knew what her husband said just now.

Jasmine admitted that all this time she had never given her rights to Atha, it was because Jasmine did not intentionally or not ready, but Jasmine was not confident in her condition at that time.

In fact, during their marriage, there was no husband and wife relationship with Jasmine and Atha. They were just sleeping together with Sakha. Even kissing they have not done, it is also Atha do only limited to kissing Jasmine's forehead when going to work. That was because Jasmine and Atha had their own thoughts.

Atha considers that Jasmine has not been able to have an intense relationship because of Sakha who has just been born. While Jasmine assumes that she is a woman who is not clear of her origin and does not deserve an Atha who she married at her request by force and Jasmine is afraid that Atha will even hate her.

Yet between the two both feel the turmoil of desire when close together. But in fact, all this time they resisted that desire. How lyrical.

"I'm sorry, because all this time I've always been." replied Jasmine who had not been resolved.

"Ssttttt, don't go on!" atha exclaimed instantly giving the code with her head and index finger raised to her mouth, for Jasmine to stop continuing the sentence she was about to say.

Jasmine lowered her head feeling guilty.

"Sakha's age has been a year, don't you want one more child?" asked Atha who was trying to melt the atmosphere.

Slowly Jasmine looked up at Atha in a misbehavior.

"One more child, how about?" atha asked back while playing her eyes and smiling sweetly.

Jasmine who was looking at it unceasingly closed her mouth restraining her laughter.

Atha switched positions next to Jasmine slowly so that there was no movement in the bed that would make Sakha wake up.

"What if we do it tonight, hem?" Atha cradled Jasmine into his arms there was no doubt at all.

Jasmine nodded her head.

"Alright," Jasmine said excitedly.