My husband is not the CEO
Twenty Eight
After three days in hospital, Rafka was able to return to her apartment. Even so Caramel asked Rafka to take a few days off for recovery. Caramel does not want Rafka to work in a state that is not healthy right.
Caramel opens the curtains so that sunlight can enter illuminate the family room as well as the living room that becomes one in the apartment. Caramel exited through a glass door that connects the living room with a balcony, she witnessed the view of Jakarta during this sunny day. Caramel inhales the air so deep as if he was on a hill with a cool atmosphere when in reality ... you know, the atmosphere of the middle of the city—away from the word cool. You can get coolness from AC/air conditioner.
"I want to eat noodles."
Caramel immediately turned to hear the voice of his beloved robot, he saw Rafka standing in front of the door.
"What noodles?" Ciyus what noodles!
"The noodles in the kitchen drawer."
Caramel's eyebrows shot up, didn't he hear wrong? maybe the wind on this balcony is too strong that Caramel is a little deaf.
Caramel stepped past Rafka, "what did you say?"
"I want to eat noodles in the kitchen drawer, if Caramel is tired then I'll cook it myself."
"Not wrong? isn't it that you can't eat instant noodles?"
"So then," Rafka spread her shoulders, "all of a sudden I want to eat it, my saliva to the brim of imagining the noodles."
Caramel sees Rafka suspicious because he feels that the man is very strange suddenly wants to eat instant noodles even though his in-laws say Rafka can not eat instant noodles. Did Rafka get weird from just getting out of the hospital? Caramel wondered.
"Yes you've been waiting here, let me cook the noodles." Caramel stepped into the kitchen. He chose one instant fried noodles because the taste is not too spicy so it is safe for Rafka.
Caramel turns on the stove after filling the pan with water. While waiting for the water to boil, Caramel opened the condiment wrapper and poured it onto the plate.
"Rafka, don't you have eggs?" Caramel half shouted from the kitchen.
Caramel pursed her mouth because no answer was heard from Rafka. If Caramel was asked that of course he would not refuse, eggs and instant noodles are a good combination.
"Not to."
Caramel was surprised to hear Rafka's voice right behind him. Caramel stroked his chest and turned around. It seemed like Rafka could not scream so she preferred to approach Caramel. During the marriage Caramel had never heard Rafka shout, what a polite man.
Suddenly Caramel felt nauseous when the scent of instant noodles smelled by his nose and into his throat. Caramel closed her nose and ran to the toilet.
Rafka turns off the stove and chases Caramel. There is no way Caramel catch a cold again, after sleeping so long yesterday Caramel has improved even can spend two— ah one and a half hotdogs at once—don't forget the incident of yesterday's hotdog.
"There's no way you're catching a cold anymore." Rafka massages Caramel's nape slowly.
Caramel washed his mouth and moved, he saw Rafka behind him.
"You'll have a lot of test packs why not just use one."
Dilute also the robot's brain, already diluted fried banana dough.
"You cooked the noodles yourself."
"I'll just eat noodles outside later, I don't want you to puke anymore for smelling the scent of instant noodles."
Caramel smiled thinly, again he was touched by the treatment of Rafka— even though it was trivial but somehow it made Caramel touched.
Caramel's heart was pounding as she unwrapped one of the test packs she kept in the dresser drawer. It was like going out with the coolest guy on campus, tense and nervous but also happy. I hope you are worried about the outcome later.
Caramel should remember the last time menstruation but so enthusiastic about his activities as a wife he forgot. After all, before marriage, the last date of menstruation is not important.
Caramel's mouth gaping, his hands trembling to see the plus sign on the test pack that he dipped in the urine on the cup. Caramel's hands trembled, was this a dream? he wanted to jump and fly into space so happy.
"Rafka!" Caramel takes the test pack out of the bathroom, finding Rafka sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for the results.
"How's it?" Rafka looked at Caramel.
"Positive!" Caramel.
Rafka was speechless, between being surprised, happy and moved into one. Happiness that can not be described with speech, it feels happier than when Rafka was accepted at STMKG, more than that.
Caramel closed her eyes, it was like this when a woman first found out she was pregnant. Happy and in disbelief and a little feeling not ready—but this is what he wants since he first decided to get married. Imagining something in her stomach, other than food and digestive organs, makes Caramel feel like she is in a dream.
Rafka cupped Caramel's face and landed a friendly kiss on the forehead.
"Thank you, we'll keep it together."
Caramel nodded, always praying that Rafka's handsome face would drop on their child later. Wherever Caramel went after so many years, ignoring Rafka's good looks because he had been blinded by Rama.
******
After hearing the news that Caramel was pregnant, her in-laws immediately visited their apartment carrying various foods and fruits. Actually, Caramel's parents also want to see his son immediately, but Caramel asked them to postpone it.
Although their apartment is quite spacious but Caramel does not want to meet his parents and in-laws at once, it will cause an awkward atmosphere.
Mama Caramel came with Febi and also Zico who had just visited the luxury apartment for the first time.
"Take your favorite vegetable with you, and one package of Caramel's favorite KFC chicken." Mama Rafka put a pretty big package on the dining table.
"Every lunch with yuk."
"I've had lunch." Rafka said, about 30 minutes ago he went to eat noodles at one of the roadside vendors.
"When? what a mop, usually you haven't eaten at this hour." Mom saw her son didn't believe it.
"Yes, after coming home from the hospital I suddenly wanted to eat right away."
"Hospital?" Repeat mom.
Caramel pleaded with Rafka because he was exhausted even though he himself asked not to tell his mother.
"Whether you go to the hospital, who's sick?"
"Umm .. We went to the hospital to confirm my pregnancy Ma." Timpal Caramel, fortunately the idea appeared just in time, it turns out his brain is very diluted more than fried banana dough.
"Oh." Mama Rafka was silent for a moment as if in disbelief but there was no reason for her not to believe, anyway for what they both lied.
"If so Mama put here first yes later if you want to eat stay hot, there is also meat rendang nih."
"Yes, thank you Ma." Caramel commented with a big smile and waddled towards Zico and Febi who were looking at the view on the balcony.
"So, why aren't there chairs?" Febi turned around when she knew Caramel was approaching her.
"The chair?" Caramel's eyebrows shot up, he lowered his body to hold Zico.
"I saranin is still a small chair over here with the same table, surely Kak Caramel and Abang feel at home there." Febi pointed to one side of the empty balcony.
"May also." Caramel mangosteen.
Febi smiled, the woman with blonde curls was indeed easily familiar with new people including Caramel— who very rarely met him. The nature of Febi and Rafka is indeed inversely proportional, maybe that's why he married first than Rafka.
"Caramel, here's your mama's got fruit salad!"
Caramel heard her in-laws screaming from inside. Caramel and Febi looked at each other and laughed briefly before entering to join mama and Rafka.
"Because now you're eating for two people, so eat more." Tukas mama as Caramel sits beside her.
Caramel smiled, she often heard the phrase.
"Although pregnant but we still eat for one person kok Ma." Reply Caramel while chewing pieces of watermelon wrapped in mayonnaise and cheese sauce and a little sour from yogurt.
"You're saying that experienced people don't believe." Mama hit Caramel's arm softly making the woman laugh in between her chews.
"Yes in aja Kak." Tymphal Febi.
Caramel rolled her eyes at Febi while holding back a laugh. Since getting married in addition to the hobby of looking at baby clothes in online shops, Caramel also often read the facts about pregnancy so quite a lot that he knows although in fact later will not be as easy as writing on the internet.
