
Arjuna pensively remembered Rega's words. He looked at Melati who was asleep. In his view long ayu's face, occasionally he kissed his wife's forehead. In his heart he prayed that he might be united with the special woman before him. Arjuna tucked his hand under his wife's body, then pulled the body to the deck. He was really afraid of losing.
'If we are to be parted, may only death separate us, O Allah.' His mind was praying before he was completely asleep.
***
The next day, Gilsa brings Melati's family to shop at the mall. Like a man who has never shopped a rose takes everything he wants greedily, his eyes dart at the branded and expensive items that are there. Gilsa just shook her head looking at it. Her mother chose a lot of jewelry shopping. He just took a few pieces of clothes.
"Sir, please take whatever you want to buy" Gilsa said.
"I don't want to buy anything, Miss. Seeing my children and my wife happy is enough" he said with my eyes.
"Is Dad okay?" gilsa asked because he saw Mr. Fikri's face was a bit pale.
"I'm fine, Miss. Thank you for helping so many of my children."
Gilsa smiles.
"It's my job, sir. Then you rest here first, yeah! I'll pay for everything." Mr. Fikri nodded weakly.
While Rose and her mother never end try all the clothes they bought in the dressing room.
"Mom, is it good?" Ask the mother who is also busy trying on clothes. "I deliberately bought this for me to wear when Mr. Arjuna came to the house. So my sexy body can be seen all by her."
Bu Fikri turned his head, then glared at the Rose.
"You think a cat wears a shirt like this?" Her daughter chose a tacky super dress patterned leopard. "Sir Arjuna was a calm like Melati, if you wear plain clothes. I don't like women with thick make-up. You should learn from her dong!" Ms. Fikri was again busy circling in front of the mirror after lecturing her son.
"Ihh mother! So this is ugly?" ask the Rose with pouting lips.
"Devicious use TOP BGT!" his mother was upset.
"Gee! I like it!" he said he stomped his feet on the floor, then immediately tried the other clothes. Until the changing room was full of their clothes.
***
"Son, so when can you meet Melati's family?" ask Ms. Hertini to Arjuna by phone.
"Fastly, Ma. Arjuna wants to have an official meeting, and have a family dinner."
"Well, then Mama has to buy a new dress. Mama's clothes are all old models, embarrassed dong if you wear that shirt."
"Mama, just normal. I want to see the president."
"It has to be prepared, son. I'll meet you. Especially this is the first time." Arjuna was heard laughing. "Aren't you laughing?" Mother's protest.
"It's okay, Ma. Mama is beautiful no matter what."
"Gee! You could have, if Mama was the same beautiful Melati who?" Mom seduces.
"It can't be the same, Ma. Your numbers are different. But, if a few years ago must have been beautiful Mama because Melati was still snot, or even not born into the world, if now clearly beautiful Melati, Ma. Haha." Again his son was out.
"ah! You can make Mama flower." Ms. Hertini smiled.
"Yes, Arjuna matiin first phone yes, Ma. Don't forget to get enough rest." Arjuna's Message.
"You know, don't forget to pray and eat."
"Therefore, Mama loved him very much, because we had a lot in common" said Ms. Hertini.
Arjuna was silent, could it be that his mother was still behaving the same way if she knew the truth.The smile on her face faded away instantly changing the restless roar that was getting thickened.
"Ma, I hung up, yeah!" he said after being silent for quite a while, busy with his own feelings.
"Okay, baby."
"Assalamu'alaikum's chat. Juna is closed, yes! "
"Getishalight." The phone was turned off, Ms. Hertini put her back on the headboard. She opened an online shopping app to look at clothes.
Meanwhile, Arjuna looked back at his wife who had been listening to him talk. Now he is at home, leaning on the lap of the wife while being bribed by grapes by Melati.
"Mas, how come you don't work anyway?" ask Melati. Arjuna was silent, still busy checking his phone. "Mas!"
"What a darling." he said without taking his eyes off the phone screen. "I reduce my shaming activity dear. I don't want to lack time with you." Arjuna turned off the phone and put it on the table.
For Arjuna, Melati is now the top priority. He was willing to reduce his filming schedule for the sake of the woman. Melati returned to feed a grape to her husband's mouth.
"Mas."
"Emm."
"When are our family meetings?"
"Next week InshaAllah, dear. Why?"
Melati only smiled faintly.
"What if one day you know everything?" The woman dared to ask. She was afraid to ask her husband.
Arjuna looked at the old face of Melati, while the woman continued to try to smile, even though she had to. The man inched to sit facing his wife, then grabbed his fingers and clasped the hand tightly.
"You just hold my hand like this and never let go of it no matter what," he said.
His eyes looked at the woman before him with hope. Melati was silent, she just lowered her head with her eyebrows intertwined, agitated.
"Honey .. " call Arjuna soft, and Melati looks back at him.
Arjuna drew his face closer to Melati and stared into the two clear eyeballs alternately, for quite a while. While their hands still clasped each other tightly.
"promise, Honey. I beg .. "he whispered softly with his eyes constantly staring at Melati's eyes. "Whatever happens, don't ever let go of this hand. Stay by my side without ever thinking of leaving. Please promise me ... "
Melati was silent. Arjuna squeezed his wife's hand and nodded weakly, gesturing for her to promise him. The woman took a deep breath, to be honest anxiety was also haunting her heart.
"Darling." call Arjuna one more time.
"Yes, Mas. I promise," said the woman smiling as she exhaled.
Arjuna smiled with relief, hoping that Melati would continue to be by his side, continue to accompany him to age, have children and grandchildren together, until death separated them. Arjuna framed his wife's face and kissed Melati's forehead full of passion.
"That's all, baby, I'm not asking for anything. Youunderstand?" arjuna said after kissing the forehead for a long time.