
Malik was alone in the guest room. From now on, maybe he will sleep there for the comfort of his wife. In his right hand held a silver necklace with the initials A as the pendulum.
The handsome man turned the thing he was holding. Researching whether the necklace is indeed something that was lost from him when he was a child. As he remembered, he lost the thing after helping a little girl who drowned in the lake.
"True, this necklace is mine. But how can this necklace be in Kayla's closet?"
The shadows of the pretty face of a boy in a drenched outfit danced in his memory, creating thin arches in both corners of those slightly thick lips.
"Thank you for helping me, brother!" those words were beautiful in his hearing.
The knocking of the door draws Malik's consciousness from memories of the past. When an accidental encounter with a little girl who managed to attract his attention back then. His net twitched before he finally stared at the room door which was getting louder and harder to knock.
Malik hurriedly kept the thing that had reminded him of someone in his past into his pants pocket. He immediately got up and walked quickly to the door, before the door made of teak wood was broken because of the impetuous knocker.
When the door opened, from there appeared a middle-aged woman who was staring in annoyance at the man who had already dared to test her patience. Malik knitted his eyebrows when he saw the expression on his mother's face.
"Why, Mam?" tanyanya's confused.
"What are you doing here?" ask the mother in a high tone.
"From now on Malik will sleep here, Mam."
"Based on crazy husband! Your wife is pregnant, she's splitting the bed." Riani cursed the son.
"What's wrong, Mama? We've been used to sleeping in different rooms all this time" he replied without a burden.
Riani glared sharply at the son as the man she had worked so hard to raise dared to answer all his words in a disrespectful manner. Aware of his mistake, Malik gulped his saliva rough. He was sure that in a moment, a ferocious wolf would rise from its long slumber.
"You're really asking to get beat up, Dad! My mom never taught me to be a coward. Rihanna's pregnancy happened because of what you did, and now you're avoiding her!"
"That's because of the messiness of mami," muttered Malik lirih.
Those sharp eyes were getting perfectly rounded. His son is now more and more brave to answer even though still with a soft tone. Riani put away the sturdy body of the son then swung a step into the room. The woman who was still beautiful despite her age was no longer young was sitting on a long sofa.
"Keep answering. Mami told you to move to the mansion because mom wanted to make sure your marriage relationship would improve. If you alone as a priest cannot serve your duty, how can your wife fall in love, Malik!" his tirade is long.
Malik silently listened to every word his mother said. In retrospect, there is a point as well. If he as the head of the household does not try to show attention, then how will the wife be interested in him. Love, it's just a dream if it's never fought for.
"Then Malik should how, Mam?" tanyanya asked for advice.
The charismatic man walked to the sofa to catch up with his mother. He dropped his butt on the same sofa as the one occupied by Riani. His left hand pulled his hair back.
Malik was silent again. Maybe he will be happy about it. How Rihanna feels. The woman who was carrying her seed had not opened a gap so that she could get closer.
"If you doubt, ask your Lord. Pray istikharah to ask for guidance from Him. Didn't Rihanna's pregnancy happen by her will? Mami believes that the presence of a fetus in Rihanna's womb is also one of the ways God brings you closer to your wife."
Riani understood, her son was indeed very minimal in terms of approaching the opposite sex. Naturally, the man had never had closeness with any woman so far. It's just that Malik once poured out his heart that was interested in a small child when he was still entering the early stages of adolescence.
From that story, Riani thought it was just a normal interest due to her young age. It is impossible to grow love for children the age of Malik at that time. Moreover, they only met once in an incident that almost claimed the life of the little girl.
"Alright, Mam. Malik will ask for his guidance first before making a decision. Honestly, Malik does not want to make Kayla depressed if she has to be close to Malik" he said frankly.
Hearing for himself the complaint of the son who really looked frustrated made him punch his son's burly arm. The woman who was soon to be the future grandmother chuckled with a slight shake of her head.
"Rihanna's a woman, Malik. She needs more attention from her partner, what else is she currently pregnant. You should be more sensitive and try to show that you care about him very much" Riani said.
"But ... If he hates me, how, Mam?"
"Think about that lately. Now most importantly, be a husband and father-to-be on standby! Mami was sure, her heart would slowly melt."
After receiving advice from his mother, Malik returned to his room to see his wife. From now on, she is determined to change all her attitude to Rihanna, the wife who has not loved her.
Malik knocked on the door again when he was in front of his room with his wife. Sahutan from within made him dare to go inside. As soon as the door was opened, Rihanna stared at him. The gaze was only reciprocated with a faint smile by Malik.
"Kayla, can I talk to you about something?" he asked when he was at a very close distance to Rihanna who was sitting on the bed.
"Speak what?" ask Rihanna back and close the book she read.
"Do you mind if I sleep in this room? In the same bed with you."
Rihanna hasn't answered, she seems to be thinking. Malik is still faithfully waiting for an answer from his wife with a heartbeat that is racing so fast. Actually Malik was afraid, if it turned out Rihanna would refuse his request.
"This is your room, why ask permission from me, Malik?"
Rihanna's question immediately made Malik round his eyes with a view that could not be separated from the beautiful face of the wife. His gaze stopped on the little pink lips of the wife who looked so seductive. Malik kissed those lips without fear. However, he was still self-conscious that the love he had not managed to get.
"So you agree if we sleep together?"