Paper Dove

THE DECISION TO STAY TOGETHER

I rubbed my head slowly. Jeni was sitting with me in the car, of course, arguing with me about the decision to move house. 

“ Why should we stay together?”, Jeni asked stubbornly. 

“ Married people should stay with Jeni. Journalists out there will someday find out about you. I don't want any news tomorrow A Great Ceo abandoned his wife”, I explained patiently. Even though that's not why I'm real, I just want her to be around me and under my watch.

“ But I prefer to stay alone, I do not like your hotel it”, he said again. “ And again we can make an excuse right to reporters”, Jeni is still stubborn. 

I saw a fleeting smile emanating from Doni's lips behind the wheel, seeing that I became annoyed. He must be happy because the first time he saw someone who dared to refute every word that came out of my mouth. Especially a woman. 

“ Anyway I don't want to stay with you”, he said again ending our conversation. 

How dizzy I am facing this stubborn woman. His stubbornness completely defeated the river stone. The car arrived in front of Jeni's shop. I saw three Jeni employees gathered outside the store. Quickly Jeni opened the car door and approached her employees, I followed behind.

“ What is it?”, asked Jeni. 

“ Ma'am, shop in obrak abrik thugs this morning dawn”, one of the female employees replied.

I immediately realized what was going on, but I just kept listening to the employee's story. 

“ Drunken thugs? Did they steal anything? You guys are okay right?”, Jeni is starting to panic.

“ We are okay ma'am. It's just that our sales are all broken, many store glass is broken. Looks like we lost a lot”, the employee who looks like Jeni's confidant spoke. 

“ No problem. What matters is that none of you are hurt. Let's see how many losses there are”, Jeni calms her employees. 

“ Good bu”. The employees began to enter the store and clean up various items. While Jeni let out a long sigh, I walked up to her and held onto her shoulder. 

“ Jenni. What happened?”, I pretended to ask. 

“ I don't know. Maybe someone wants to rob a store. It's okay”, he calms me down. 

“ I'll help find out”, I said. 

“ Thank you Juan”, He grips my hand slowly. “ go to the office. Later you are late, let me take care of my shop”, he said again.

“ Alright, I'll go to the office. Jeni listen to me”, I hold both her hands. “ If anything suspicious or happens again, call me right away. As much as possible I'll pick him up or you can call Doni. This is my rule, you have to obey it. Remember that contract”, I immediately confirmed at the end of the sentence because I saw Jeni like she wanted to argue. 

“ Alright. I will call you as the first person”, he said obediently.

“ Good. If you obey like this I will not get migraines every day because of your babble”, I said.

“ iss.. already there. “, jeni kicked me out. 

“ Yes.. Bye dear”, I said goodbye when I saw his employees approaching. 

Jeni glared but realized if anyone approached “ Bye also dear”, she replied while pinching my cheek. 

I laughed and turned around and got into the car. As the car drove out of the store's parking lot, I spoke to Doni.

“ Find out who did it”, I told Doni.

“ Good sir. I've had people find out”, Doni replied quickly.

I stared out the window of the car “ Hartanto, dare he touch my wife I will finish his family”, I said cold .

***

Akh knocks on the door of his apartment "Jeni... Jeni it's me Juan. Let's open the door... It's me", I screamed to get her right-hand neighbor out of their apartment.

Jeni opened the door, she was holding tightly to a baseball bat she knew where she was coming from. I entered the apartment door, when I saw Jeni immediately running to hug me. Whether she was conscious or not, but all I know is that she was trembling in fear in my arms.

" Juan, I don't know what they're looking for from me" she said in a trembling voice. " They've been working on my door all night, leaving a dead rat on my doorstep... I. I. ", her body is trembling.

I held my arms until her body stopped trembling. " Let's calm I'm here. I came to pick you up", I said calmly.

He quickly agreed to my words. He took off his wound on me. " Sit down, I'll make you some tea. Don't worry Doni is investigating and beyond the many bodyguards on guard" I said calming him down.

Jeni nodded, as I was about to make Jeni's tea pull on the edge of my shirt. His eyes were like asking not to be left alone.

I smiled and held her hand tightly, taking her with me to her small kitchen. Put it on the chair. I then mukain mneyadeh tea for him.

" Juan, I think is it da customer who doesn't like me?", he asked innocently.

Hearing that plain question, I stopped stirring the tea in front of me. With the treatment of his family like that, how could he not think of the bad possibilities that his family did. Whether I marry a plain or stupid woman, I don't know.

" I don't know for sure. Doni is finding out. Let's see what the result will be", I said as I placed the teacup in front of him.

He nodded, then sipped the tea slowly. " Are we going to stay at your hotel?", he asked.

" Yes.. That's myhouse. I built the hotel with a special floor for my house" he said.

Jeni nodded as if she was calmer than before. " If you really get married and have children, will you stay there?" he asked.

I sighed, inwardly wishing my marriage was only this once with her. Don't want to know anyone else anymore.

" I will follow what my wife wants" I said, holding my own heart.

He looked at me smiling "I guess you'll be selfish and stay there. It turns out you are very wise" he said again making me blush.

"If you feel better. Take what you need now the rest I'll have people carry it tomorrow" I said gently.

" yes. Wait, I'll take my clothes off" he said, then stood up from his chair.

" Jeni ", I called to make her step stop. "do I need to accompany you?", I asked.

He looked at me and smiled "No Juan. I'm calmer now. Thank you for helping me" she said with a very sweet smile and her eyes were so seductive in the light of the kitchen lights.

He then walked away leaving me who was sitting staring at his back disappearing from behind the door. I tapped slowly on the dining table, as if I was almost mired in my feelings.

My phone's vibrating. " Yes", I took it slow.

" Mister, we caught one of them" Doni spoke softly.

" Take it to the usual place. Any way to get him to open his mouth with his own intentions ", I said cruelly as always.

" Good sir", Doni replied obediently.

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