My husband is not the CEO
Thirty
Caramel is looking at herself in front of the mirror, she is ready with her work clothes in the form of a knee-length sponge skirt and batik shirt and suit. Lastly he pinned the nametag on the right chest. Caramel noticed the part of her stomach, it was still flat unlike a pregnant person. When can Caramel see his stomach bulging?
If Caramel used to work hard to keep eating in order to get a slim waist and flat stomach, then now he is waiting for the fetus in there to develop and make his stomach pushed up to distended.
"Why is my stomach still flat?"
Rafka stopped the steps to hear Caramel's words, he turned to see his wife's reflection in the mirror. Rafka was still wearing a bathrobe while Caramel was done wearing work clothes and putting on makeup.
"Let's go to the doctor." Rafka moved to embrace Caramel from behind, her hands touching Caramel's stomach slowly.
"We haven't been to the doctor at all."
Caramel nodded, she felt Rafka's jaw feel smooth in her hand. Definitely Rafka just finished shaving fine hair there.
"Don't do that." Rafka lowers Caramel's hand.
"Why?" Caramel turned.
"You know in the morning, the man in his thirties was—"
"Stop!" Caramel covered Rafka's mouth with her hand.
"Fugitive change clothes, I wait outside."
Caramel knew what Rafka was thinking, why every touch he made could provoke the man's lust. Caramel became creepy if until he was scrambled by Rafka until finally they were late to work. Ahh, Caramel was horrified to imagine it. Behind that calm face Rafka hides his ferocious nature.
Rafka's face was flat according to Caramel's words to change clothes. Caramel has prepared a batik shirt and black pants on the bed for Rafka.
While waiting for Rafka, Caramel put the lunch box into a paper bag. Sometimes Caramel asks if Rafka wants to eat lunch outside then he will not make provisions but so far Rafka always asked to be made stock.
"Come on."
Caramel turns around, stunned to see Rafka wearing the same batik they first met. Caramel chose his batik shirt at random, he just remembered that it was the same outfit when he first met Rafka.
"You're such a good-looking guy." Ketus Caramel, he does not like Rafka look too handsome when in the office. It should be good looks just for her, Caramel thought.
Rafka was stunned to be called handsome, was that the first time Caramel said such a thing? But why Caramel's face looks upset, Rafka so confused.
"Why are you upset?" Rafka asked while taking the paper bag in Caramel's hands.
"Your stomach hurts?" He felt Caramel's stomach.
"No," Caramel put away Rafka's hand, "let's go."
"Is there anything wrong with my appearance that makes you angry?" Rafka follows Caramel into a private elevator.
"Later to buyin I'll be right next to your office." Caramel said as he pressed the bottom floor button.
"I don't know where the seller is." Rafka looked at the plain Caramel.
Caramel glared, after so long working why Rafka did not know when seblak is very famous, especially among teenagers. Although Caramel is not a teenager anymore, but he also likes to eat contemporary food.
"Ask Danu, he must know, say it's as good as Bu Rudi."
"Why is his name not foreign?"
"Bu Rudi is also the name of sambal."
Rafka. His wife was like Google who knew almost everything. Caramel becomes a complement to Rafka who does not know anything about the development of the world today. Rafka views the world from his own perspective by analyzing the weather. Maybe Rafka did not know there was Oreo x Supreme hunted by many people even though it was expensive, or there were donuts made from instant noodles but he knew how the climate was one year ahead. That's why Caramel is proud to be married to Rafka.
When they got out of the elevator they met with Rama who was about to enter his private elevator. Luckily Caramel is focusing on his phone, he does not know if Rama is in the same hallway.
Rama was flabbergasted to see the appearance of Caramel with his hair neatly rolled up. Although it used to be almost every day Rama saw Caramel wearing such clothes, but now everything looks different. How regret continues to haunt Rama every day especially when he saw Caramel with Rafka like now.
Rafka covers Caramel with his wide back after realizing Rama continues to watch over his wife. Even Rafka embraced Caramel's shoulder and accelerated the pace.
Why suddenly try? Caramel wonders in her heart, Rafka is indeed strange.
"Don't you smell girl perfume anyway?" Caramel sniffs Rafka's body scent. Signs of infidelity, ah impossible!
"Oh yeah? I'm wearing perfume in a pink bottle."
Oh it's not another woman's perfume, it's my own perfume why I can forget.
"Why are you wearing my perfume?" Disgusted Caramel, he has bought a new perfume specifically for men but why Rafka still often wear her perfume.
"Because I love the smell of Caramel."
Caramel was silent for a moment to hear Rafka's reply which made him freeze. That simple sentence made Caramel soar through the atmosphere. Tolooong! return me to earth.
"Don't you like the perfume I bought?"
"I like it." Rafka opens the car door for Caramel.
"Why not dipake?"
"I wear it when I sleep." Rafka sits in the steering wheel and starts the engine of the car.
"That means I'm the only one who smells her perfume."
"That's my purpose." Rafka steps on the gas and starts running her car out of the basement of the apartment.
Caramel was silent, only two words that Rafka said but managed to make him silent immediately and then misbehaved and did not know what to answer. She was like the first girl to go out on a date.
Caramel chose to contact Kayla via video call, long enough since she visited Kayla in the postpartum hospital. Caramel misses Kayla and Jane.
"Oh, I just woke up yet to take a shower." Kayla looks still in her pajamas with her hair ruffled over the bed.
"Gue has good news." Caramel placed the phone on the phone holder in front of her.
"Gue's pregnant."
"Huh impregnated who are you?" Kayla glared in disbelief.
Rafka glanced at Caramel, what kind of answer Kayla gave of course Caramel was pregnant with her—who else if not her husband.
"Oh Kay, your life hasn't been collected yet." Caramel rolled the irritated eyeballs.
Kayla was silent for a long time looking at her phone screen.
"God I forgot you got married."
Caramel clucked, "it's all gone mengahirin people can lose memory huh?"
"Somewhat, I'm dead first." Kayla shuts down the connection.
Caramel shook his head in wonder, he put the phone into his bag. They're almost at Caramel's place of work.
"Rafka, don't forget about it later this afternoon."
Rafka nods, seeing the rearview mirror make sure the road is safe for his car to move across the street where the bank where Caramel works is located.
"You've got to know that girl likes to be cool."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yes, Jessica Jane said."
"Who is that?"
"That's the story that went viral on Instagram, who cheated on him as a guy, you never open Instagram? I created his account."
"I don't know how to use it."
Caramel snorted realizing how innocent Rafka was. The man is indeed rare and worth preserving, today almost all humans on earth are familiar with social media but Rafka just does not know how to use it. Looks like Caramel has to do private tutoring on how to use social media with Rafka.
"It's the same as Facebook." Tukas Caramel's.
"I don't have Facebook either."
"Keep what your expensive iPhone if it's not made for toys medsos?"
"I need it to work." Rafka's tone was still flat not realizing that Caramel's countenance had turned upset.
"Yes yes!" Spray Caramel while getting out of the car when Rafka just about to open the door for him.
"I'm leaving, don't forget as bad as the worst." Caramel's message before stepping away from Rafka.
Rafka's car did not immediately leave the bank area waiting until Caramel entered and was not reached by his vision.
******
"Is that better for you?" Danu immediately welcomed the arrival of Rafka with the question.
"It." Rafka sat in his chair after putting down his briefcase and lunchbox.
"Instant coconut milk doesn't poison you anymore, right?"
"He never poisoned me." Reply Rafka without seeing Danu, he focused on the computer screen in front of him. Rafka must complete a report on weather forecasts by early 2021. Piling up work always haunts anyone after the holidays even if only a few days.
"Lu want not our time at Starbucks, you drink coffee because who? yes because of Cara, now you're doing the same thing." Danu began to carry like a mother who scolded her husband for coming home late.
Rafka does not respond to Danu's nagging, rather than listening to the barrage of sentences it is better to complete the report requested by his superior.
"Elu always just give up, used to lose the same Rama now same wife also miss mulu, my gemes." Danu ruffled her hair in frustration.
"Is there a seller around?" Rafka finally looks at Danu.
"Much." Answer Danu quickly.
"Sublak Bu Rudi."
"So big sire beside us, would you like to eat and treat me? wah happened to be the Indi asked to be brought seblak fitting home later."
"No."
"It's okay?"
"Caramel who wants it, she says all girls like it, she warns me that I must not forget to bring it as good as Bu Rudi when I go home."
"Why is it, how to get pregnant?" Danu's expression turned bland because it failed to get a treaty from Rafka.
"Yes." Yeah."
"Huh? How pregnant?"
Rafka nodded, "i'll be Papa." The corner of Rafka's lips lifted, her heart feeling warm considering the first time they knew that Caramel was pregnant.
"High waves will occur in most areas of Java waters." Tio, one of Rafka's coworkers pointed at Rafka's computer screen.
"Yes." Yeah." Rafka nodded, he had already analyzed the matter since one month ago.
"Send the report immediately." Tio said before stepping up and sitting in his own chair.
"That's great, a month so." Danu's whisper in Rafka's ear, still not finished talking about Caramel's pregnancy.
