My husband is not the CEO
Twenty Three
"New bride pie, her face is so sharp!" Meli mentowel Caramel's cheeks while smiling flirtatiously.
"The aura's getting out!" Tymphal Sani's.
Caramel was just in a daze to see two fellow Teller friends who were very fond of teasing him. In the past when Caramel was not married they always teased him with sentences like marriage hunting dong, doomsday hunting! geez, Caramel is so at home. Move on dong Car, guys are not just one in this world.
"Your eye bags look really good, don't-don't stay up late ya." Caramel teased them back, "even the concealer can't close his panda eyes."
"She wants to make Shila Adek." Meli laughed, Shila is the name of her first child.
"Car, your husband hasn't unplugged it yet, emang semalem less ya kok still seein mulu." Sani pointed towards the page with his chin.
Caramel turned his head, Rafka looking smiling at him. Caramel snickered and winked, her head slightly tilted giving the code for Rafka to leave immediately. If not sure Meli and Sani will launch the act of tempting Caramel again.
Rafka eventually gets into the car and darts from the bank yard where Caramel works. Not because he was sensitive to the Caramel code, but because he was tired from standing too long to pay attention to his wife.
"Later afternoon love again." Bisik Meli's.
"What love?" Caramel glanced at Meli, as she remembered she had done her duty as a wife of course had previously been in holiness after the moon came.
Caramel hopes their efforts will succeed in producing a zygote that divides into an embryo and eventually becomes a fetus. Those are the terms that Caramel often hears when SMP first on IPA subjects.
"Love eats a lot so don't be thin like you." Sani breezed away from his two friends, preparing to stand behind the receptionist.
Caramel screeched in reply to Sani's words, he stood beside Sani followed by Meli.
Finally after a week off, Caramel again doing his activities struggling with hundreds of millions of money which unfortunately does not belong to him. Silence in the apartment makes Caramel bored because he does not know what to do without Rafka. Jane and Kayla can't visit every day. Out of the apartment, Caramel was afraid because he was worried about suddenly meeting with Rama. Caramel was glad he was back at work, smelling the smell of money that wasn't too good but strangely he liked it, probably because it was his job.
"Please number one." Caramel exclaimed looking at those who were sitting waiting for her queue number to be mentioned.
"My sweet caramel is finally back." A man in his 60s approached the table, he handed Caramel a passbook.
"Hello Grandpa, how's it going, breakfast yet?" Caramel spread a friendly smile to the grandfather named Sudin, they know well because grandfather routinely came to save or withdraw cash. Although Caramel had taught the grandfather to withdraw cash through an ATM machine but grandfather still came here.
"Your beloved grandfather, from two days ago came here to mourn because there is no you, he returned again." Lirih Meli near Caramel's ears.
Caramel held a smile hearing Meli's words, since the first time working here Sudin's brother did prefer to be served by him.
"Of course Grandpa had breakfast, Grandma cooked good this morning." Grandfather grinned to show a row of teeth that are still neat even though they are old enough.
"Oh yeah? Grandma is an expert." Caramel so remember that this morning only made fried eggs for breakfast, what it can be said to cook. Though Caramel had intended to cook a healthy meal for Rafka but .. wrong he made me tired.
"Grandfather heard you're married, congratulations."
"Love you, I wish I could last like Grandpa and Grandma." Caramel immediately processed the money his grandfather had calculated before entering the account number.
At the age of his old age, his grandfather was still diligent in working in the herbal concoction store he had pioneered since he was not married. Now his 3 children are still married and have children but no one lives with his grandfather, only occasionally return to Jakarta to see the condition of his parents.
"Thank you, next time Grandpa's here bring you some cooking." Grandpa received back his savings book.
"No need to bother with me." Not infrequently grandfather went here with his wife carrying various foods for Caramel and his two friends.
"No bother, Grandpa's gone first." Grandfather stepped slowly leaving the table, his body looking a little stooped due to age.
******
Caramel bought a lot of test packs at the pharmacy right next to the bank where she worked, she deliberately bought a lot in order to often do a pregnancy test. He did not know whether this could be called lebay or excessive, but it was not natural that someone who was just about to become a mother was too eager to prepare everything.
"Rain? the feeling just now is still bright." Caramel looked out the glass wall when he wanted to pay for all the test packs he bought, there were about 10 pieces with different types. "Hm? Rafka!" Caramel immediately takes the change and leaves the pharmacy to see Rafka get off the car carrying an umbrella.
"Rafka!" Shouted Caramel while waving to her husband, Rafka stopped stepping onto the bank terrace when she saw Caramel was in the pharmacy. She looked at the figure of Rafka who was now standing right in front of her with a flat face, she showed the sweetest smile to her husband. "Wet no?" He saw Rafka's entire body from top to bottom.
"No." Answer Rafka.
"Look, I bought a lot of test packs!" Caramel showed the plastic package she was carrying excitedly.
"For what?"
"Yes make preparations, who knows I'm suddenly late coming months can immediately test deh."
"Let's get in the car immediately." Rafka hugged Caramel's shoulder so that the not-so-big umbrella was enough for both of them.
"Did it rain?" Ask Caramel when they get to the car.
"Most likely yes." Rafka starts the engine of the car and runs it at moderate speed.
The mangosteen caramel looked out the window, noticing the water droplets hitting the glass. Isn't the rain pleasant for newly married couples, but Caramel does not feel it especially Rafka's face is still consistently flat like a glass surface.
Rafka clasps Caramel's hand as they reach the apartment lobby.
"Gee!" Caramel screeched as a small ball rolled down her leg, she picked it up and saw Ara running towards her.
"Sorry Auntie, Ara wasn't on purpose." Little Ara said, looking at Caramel with my eyes.
Caramel blinked, the eyes were indeed very similar to Rama's. He developed a smile and thrust the ball at Ara. Although angry with Rama, Caramel could not follow the anger of Ara who did not know anything. Caramel still likes any child including the children of Rama and Adena.
"This is your ball, next time be careful." Caramel's message to Ara, she rubbed the top of Ara's head for a moment.
"Ara, Mama told you to wait for Mama don't run first." Behind Ara, Adena caught up, she looked at Caramel with a sharp glare.
Caramel smiled obliquely, so she wondered what was behind the gaze? does Adena hate him? should not he hate Adena for being the third person in his relationship with Rama. But Caramel did not want to keep the hatred controlling his heart, it would only be a disease for himself after all it had been a very long time.
"Come on." Rafka pulls Caramel's hand to get out of there before Rama appears before her and recreates her emotions.
"Why did he see me like that?" Caramel grumbled as they got into the elevator, he was annoyed that Adena looked at him like that. It was fortunate that Caramel did not grab Adena's hair because it had taken Rama first.
"Because of your lipstick." Answer Rafka.
"Huh? seriously am! how come you just said it." Caramel took her phone to look in the mirror. She did polish the mirrorless lipstick before leaving her workplace. "Where, clean up dong." His request to Rafka.
"Lied." Rafka holds a smile seeing Caramel panicking just because of lipstick, now she knows what appearance means to a woman.
"Rafka!" Furious Caramel, he put in his phone and hit her husband's arm hard enough but instead of being in pain, Rafka could not help but laugh at Caramel's expression. "Udah learn ignorant yes you are now."
Rafka just put his shoulder on, at least it could make Caramel forget his regret for Adena.
