Not the Ideal Husband

Don't Banish Me Again

"You stopped by to buy food or...?"

"Go home to mom."  Iris cut in a soft tone, the offer that Damar had just made.

Damar sighed softly. "Remember the doctor, speak slowly and don't scare her." Inner Damar reminded himself.

Damar then pulled his car over and stopped by the roadside. The incident made Iris paled.

"M..want what are you??" Iris asked worriedly while holding tightly the peg belt that encircled her body.

Damar didn't care about Iris's question. He actually released his own naming belt, and rotated 180° until now his body faced Iris completely.

The man's hand stretched out stroked Iris' cheek while tidying up the strands of hair that fell on the girl's cheek.

"Why hm?" Ask Damar with a possible concubine tone. Trying to keep things calm.

But instead of being calm Iris actually looks trembling with Damar's treatment.

"A.I.I.., I want to go home."

The girl was scared.

"Iris, look at me for a second." Damar tried to raise Iris's head by holding her jaw.

Unfortunately, Damar's actions only add to the fear in Iris. The girl's entire body instantly shook as Damar held her jaw.

"A.I want to go home! Please let me go home!!"

The girl suddenly thrashed while looking to and fro, looking for a gap to escape.

Panicked Damar reflexively restrained Iris' shoulder and gripped her.

"Hey..., why are you? Did I scare you? Or is there something that scares you?"

Iris shook her head. "I can explain!"

"I'm not cheating!"

"He didn't touch me! Please don't throw me out!!"

"He didn't touch me!! He didn't touch me!!"

Iris looked frightened while covering her head with her hands, several times the girl grabbed her own hair, then after she turned to and fro as if scared and anticipating someone approaching her.

Seeing the condition of Iris who was not conducive to talk. Damar took off Iris' seat belt by force and jerked the girl's body into his arms.

"Hey, relax!" Damar Pinta.

"I'm Damar, your husband! I will not throw you out again. I'm sorry." Damar rubbed Iris's head fondly.

The girl began to calm down due to Damar's touch and rubbing on her head.

But not long after, he spoke again.

"D..he didn't touch me? You.., do you trust?" Asked the girl with a trembling voice.

"Sttsss..," Damar further tightened his embrace.

"I believe he didn't touch you and if he dared to touch you. I'll finish him off with my hands!"

"Now you see me.." Damar slightly loosened his embrace and tried to make Iris want to look at him.

"See me and look me in the eye."

Iris followed Damar's direction, and the girls raised their heads and looked up to see Damar's face.

"Have you?" Asked Damar again in a much softer tone than before.

Iris nodded slowly.

"Am I still scary in your eyes?" Ask Damar again."

Iris shook her head.

Getting a comforting answer from the Wife made Damar calm again.

One hand he used to hold the body of his wife again until entering into his embrace.

"We go home first, right?" Ask Damar a second time.

Iris's scalp felt on the chest of the girl.

"Go home to mom." Iris nodded with fear.

Afraid of Damar scolding her again like yesterday.

Damar breathed heavily. But then he nodded as well.

"alright. We're going home to your parents."

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Damar lied.

"K..why are we here?" Asked Iris with a quivering tone.

Damar looked over while smiling faintly.

"Why really? Isn't this our home?"

"But, I want to go home to mom and dad."

Damar let out his smile. "Iris, this is our home. You said you'd stay by my side no matter what."

"T.but, I.."

"You're still afraid of me?" Ask Damar to the point.

Iris was immediately bowed and that was enough to be the answer to all of Damar's questions just now.

The corner of Damar's lips suddenly lifted showing a line of wry smiles.

"So your decision to go back to your mom's house and papa's done?" Ask Damar again.

This time Iris did not answer. Either because it is still afraid or it is true if he just wants to go home and does not need to be confirmed again the answer.

Damar sighed before finally the man's hand landed back at the wheel, ready to drive again.

"You want to go home to your parents, right?"

Silence, no answer.

Damar who had become desperate immediately took the initiative by starting the car engine and began to step on the gas pedal.

The car that had stopped was back and almost turned back out of the gate.

"Wait a minute.."

Iris suddenly lifted her head and held the back of Damar's hand making the man step on the brake slowly and finally returned to dismiss the car that had almost turned back.

"Why again?" Ask Damar without looking.

"J..if I go home to my mom and dad, will you stay there?"

Damar looked up while raising his eyebrows.

"Why is that?"

Iris raised her head slightly and dared herself to look at Damar's face.

"A. I, I'm just making sure." Answer the girl again.

"Kdk.." Damar's pissed. "So you mean you're anticipating that I won't come with you? That so?"

There was no reaction from Iris and it managed to make Damar upset for the umpteenth time.

"Listen Iris Maharani Bagaskara! My only job after this is to get you home to both of your parents safely and then I'll go home if that's what you want."

"I won't bother you anymore if my presence scares you. You take it easy, love after this we don't need to see each other again. That you want?"

"But.."

"What else is Miss Iris? Not that I told you. I'll be.."

"But I want to come with me to my parents' house." Iris immediately cut off Damar's words before the man could finish his words.

Of course Iris's sentence just managed to silence Damar. The man reopened the seatbelt he was wearing and turned 180° again to see the seriousness on Iris' face.

Unfortunately the girl lowered her head, avoiding Damar's gaze.

"Ck.., what the hell are you, miss? I asked you to stay here with me, you wanted to go home to your parents. When I was ready to take you to your parents' house you asked me to come with you. So what exactly do you want? Stay with me? Or go home to your parents?"

"Both." Iris replied quietly but sounded confident.

Damar rubbed his hair rough.

"Give me patience." His mind while doing the rules of breathing for several times.

After feeling relaxed enough, Damar turned his head back towards Iris while slowly raising the girl's chin.

"Iris, listen to me. If you want to stay with me then you have to stay in this house. Because this is my home, but if you want to keep going back to your parents' house, then I'll take you there and leave me here."

"That's two absolute choices for you and all the decisions are on you. You just think about it again."

After saying that, Damar opened the car door and passed down without closing the car door.

Before leaving, Damar spoke again to Iris.

"I'll give you ten minutes. Once you get the answer, meet me inside. I'm waiting for you."

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