Marrying the Doctor's Widow

Part 87's. Dinner

Jo stepped up with a thumping heart. Shame is more dominating, self-confidence was lost when he would meet with his future in-laws.

Pt ... Pt ... Pace ....

Footsteps swayed to the dining room.

There was already a middle-aged woman and a female girl who only looked back at them.

“Ma? Na?" greet Rey.

Nadin and Rhiena looked over.

“Night, Auntie? Nana?” greet Jovanka with a smile.

Nadin scrunched his forehead. He remembered this girl. But where is it? That was what he was thinking for a few seconds when he saw that beautiful face.

“Nak Jovanka?”

Jo squinting, “Bu Nadin?”

Nadin smiles. He got up from his seat and approached Jovanka who was standing next to his son.

“You already know each other?” rey was astonished.

Nadin smiled, “This is you, the one Mama said used to be with you, Rey.”

Rey smiled.

“Say what, Bu?” jovanka was curious.

“Ah ... Never mind, I'm glad to see you, son. Come, we eat!” take Nadin.

Although curious heart, Jovanka decided to keep a moment of curiosity.

They enjoyed dinner very intensely. Especially, Nadin who had met with Jovanka earlier, making the atmosphere not too awkward. Rhiena also warmly welcomed the arrival of her future sister-in-law.

Time shows at nine o'clock. Rey decides to drive Jovanka home.

“Bu, Jo go home first, yes?” pamit Jovanka's.

“Iya, Son. Careful Honey. Come here often, huh?”

“Yah ... Mama, really nanggung ranting often? Tell me to stay here, Ma!” rhiena Goda.

“Ish!” said Rey.

While Jovanka, bowed and blushed embarrassed to hear the teasing of her future sister-in-law.

Nadin also smiled, “Iya, later if it's legal yes, darling?” god to Jovanka.

Again, Jo just smiled in a downcast face. He was already very embarrassed by the temptations of the Rey family. Temptation that makes his heart happy, he is happy to get warm treatment from the Reynand family.

“Udah-upped! Look, Jo's face is like a tomato, kasian!” rey answered while nudging Jovanka's hand.

Jo raises her gaze, her eyes rounded as she is called her face red like a tomato by Rey.

While Nadin and Rhiena chuckled at the behavior of the two of them.

Jo kissed Nadin's hand and splashed with Rhiena, he was finally delivered home by Reynand.

*

Rey and Jo board a car and dart under the dark sky. The road is pretty good too. Rey drove her vehicle at moderate speed.

Every now and then Rey hummed a love song, her hand starting to hit the steering wheel a little as she hummed.

“Rey?” Jovanka.

“Hem?”

At first glance, Rey's gaze was fixed on Jovanka. But, he quickly returned to focus on driving control of the car.

“I'm still curious,” said Jovanka.

“What's market?”

“That, which Mama said you said.”

“Which one, Honey?”

“That's it, loh!”

Jo was embarrassed to repeat the question from Nadin.

Rey pretends not to remember, “Which one?”

Jo mimicked Nadin's talk earlier, "This is what Mama said used to be you, Rey. What did your mom say about me?”

Jo stared intently at the face of the man who was focusing on driving.

“Ohh ...”

Rey replied that made Jovanka upset.

“REYNAND!”

Jo's eyes were upset.

Rey smiled. Seen from the corner of his eye, if Jo's lips pursed, maybe because of annoyance. He pulled his car over on the side of the road and noticed Jovanka's irritated face.

Rey clasped Jovanka's hand with one hand and the other hand raised Jovanka's chin. Now, their views are intertwined.

“Honey, Mama used to say. Mama's dream daughter-in-law was like the girl who gave her a maroon scarf. You ‘kan, who gave a maroon color scarf engraved the name ReyAbadi?”

Rey looked calmly at the eyes of the beautiful woman sitting beside her.

Jo nodded, “Masa, Madam Nadin said like that?”

Rey nodded.

“Gak bo’ong?”

“Now!”

“Totally?”

Jo still does not believe, although it is undeniable that his heart is happy to hear that word.

“Yes God, JO! Original, not bo’ong, serious, suer, realy, if Mama did say like that.”

Jovanka's cheeks are back.

“Tuh, right start tomato cheek!” reynand Goda.

“REYNAND! WICKED!”

Jo's lips pursed.

“But dear ‘kan?” tease Rey by playing her eyebrows up and down.

“Banget!”

Pork! My heart fell to hear that from your lips, dear! Take Reynand's heart.

Silent.

“We want to stay here? Fifteen minutes you've looked at my face, Rey.”

“Hah?” Rey aghast, “Sorry!” Rey is back on gas.

The car sped up pretty fast to the Jovanka boarding house. Until finally, they had arrived at that simple boarding house.

“Jo, I'm straight home, huh? Not good with your neighbor. It was late at night,” said Rey who was still in the car.

“Gak papa's. Oh, aye. Is your Mama going to bless our relationship, Rey?” ask Jovanka.

“Why are you asking like that?”

“Because I was too afraid of getting rejected, Rey. Like my Papa who has not given our blessing.”

“That will never happen, dear. Even if it happens, I will always try to convince Mama, only you are the best for me. Enough once I've let you go with someone else and it makes me feel sick,” Reynand said.

Jo stared at haru. Apparently, he had a lover who loved him very much. The night was getting late and Jo entered the simple boarding house.

***

“Spirit, Pa!” meli said she provided support from the kitchen.

Rendy continues to train in her apartment and is also still undergoing therapy from the hospital. Her days of passion for practicing walking.

“Papa?”

Jovanka was surprised to see her Papa who was able to stand alone, even able to walk even if only one to two steps.

Rendy smiled.

“Papa can already walk?” ask Jovanka.

Rendy smiled and nodded.

Jo hugged her father. Gratitude is expressed in the heart. His feelings are happier because his Papa's condition is now getting better.

“Jo, Papa will be back to work. Papa will help our living economy,” said Rendy.

“Work? Where is it, Pa?”

“New company. Papa can't wait to walk. Papa's been longing to work again, Jo. Moreover, there are people who already trust Papa as the person in charge of the new company,”, Rendy explained.

“Waaahhh ... Congratulations, Pa? And keep the passion to learn how to walk. Jo is sure, Papa will heal and be as healthy as ever.”

Rendy smiled.

“Mama to where, Pa? From earlier, Jo did not see Mama.”

“In the kitchen, make dinner menu,” said Rendy.

“Then, Jo went to the kitchen to help Mama huh, Pa?”

Rendy nodded.

Jo stepped into the kitchen to meet her mother. For a few days, he had not met Meli. A child's longing for the mother who led her feet came to this apartment.

I miss talking. Like friends. Longs to complain to the mother, the person who can best understand her feelings.

It looks like Meli is busy cooking in the kitchen. Every now and then, Meli was seen wiping the forehead that had flooded with sweat.

There was pain, when he saw his mother had to return to take care of the house alone. Not to mention the Papa he had to take care of because he had not healed. But he can't help anything. Once, Jovanka wanted to give a housekeeper. But, Meli refused him on the grounds of wanting to save money.

“Mama?” call Jo with the eyes glazed.

“Jo?” meli replied when she saw her beloved daughter coming.

Jeglex!

Meli turned off the stove and approached her beloved daughter.

“Why are you, honey?” ask Meli.

The test!

The tears fell and Jo hugged Meli.

“Hey ... What's the matter, honey? Don't worry Ma, boy!”

“Excuse me, Jo, Ma?”

“For what?”

“Jo can't help Mama.”

“Loh ... Said who? Jo has helped Mom and Dad a lot. In fact, Mama is proud of Mama's daughter who can get through her bitter times and rise to her happiness without our help. Mama's sorry, huh? Mama can only pray that this beautiful Mama's daughter gets happiness.”

Jo was crying in the warm arms of her mother.

They continued cooking in the kitchen together. Until finally Jo tells about Rey's proposal and her meeting with Nadin who get a warm welcome from him.

“Nadin?”

Meli's eyes widened upon hearing that name.

“Mama know there Miss Nadin?” ask Jovanka.

“Eng-not, Jo,” lied Meli.

Is Nadin the one that Papa's co-worker is referring to? If so, then Rey is Nadin's son? Wealthy businessmen in this city, Meli thought.

But, it seems impossible. Rey is very simple. But, it could also be the son of Madam Nadin, in a car that he rides is not a simple car. At most, only a handful of people are able to buy a car as expensive as it is, Meli is still struggling in her mind that is an inner war between assuring and denying.

“Ma? How to daydream?” Jovanka.

“No, Son. Yes, please put the vegetables in the container, dear? Mama wants to take a shower first,” said Meli.

Jo also prepared dinner, then cleaned the kitchen that was quite a mess of Mama's former cook.

Meli, meanwhile, is still busy with her own thoughts.

***

On the other hand, there is Rey who is enjoying dinner with her sister. Because Nadin is having needs outside the house.

“Bang?” rhiena asked while chewing her food.

“Hem ...”

Rey cleared her throat without looking at her sister.

“Kak Jovanka is the son of a person whose father did not approve Abang ‘kan?”

“Iya.”

“Then? How now? You guys got your blessing?”

Rey shakes.

“Times anyway?”

“Iya. In fact, his father seemed to hate when he saw the face of Brother,” Rey replied while imagining a face that did not like, Papa Jovanka when he saw it.

“What if Mama knows? if his father Kak Jo did not approve of your relationship. In fact, my brother used to be hurt by his Papa treatment?”

“Ssttt ... Jan was fussing, afraid that something might happen! Let it all remain a secret.”

“So big dear Brother to Kak Jo, so that it covers the ugliness of his Papa in front of Mama. Nana salut with Brother. Hope you get the best.”

Rey smiled, “Still yes, Na?”

Rhiena smile, “Oh, yes, Bang. Nana asks to take a cake order at our subscription store, yes?”

“Iya. When's? After eating?”

“Iya.”

.

Rey and Rhiena rush to the cake shop.

“Ayok, log in!” pinta Rhiena's.

“Malays. You go!”

“Ihhh ... Swing around! Nana is lazy to wait if the message is not finished.”

“You did not contact first through the phone earlier?”

“Neg. Number is, I think it's erased.” Rhiena smiled.

Finally Rey followed her sister, entered the cake shop which was quite crowded.

“Na, Brother wait here, yes?” said Reynand who sat on the sofa waiting.

“OK!”

Rhiena passed away to ask her order.

Ting!

The door bells of the cake shop clink. Marking the door was open, there was a customer who opened the door.

“Princess? Alexy?” rey said as she glanced at the door with wide eyes.