PRISONERS END IN LOVE

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Grace rubbed her husband's dense jaws overgrown with mines. They had just finished performing a ritual of satisfying the couple. Although Rizal had to hold back until they performed Isya prayers an hour and a half later, but eventually the activity was completed.

" Dn ...."

" Hmmm …."

" Why can't Bella defend herself? Did Papih's childhood not tell him to learn martial arts?" Grace was actually somewhat astonished, and the question had actually long since arisen in her mind. Because she thinks for someone like Rizal, she should have a strong and independent daughter, unlike Isabella whom she values is too weak and spoiled.

" That's because the mother does not allow Bella to be injured let alone have to be injured if martial arts training. I used to argue with her mom about this. Mamihnya felt Bella did not need to participate in such exercises and I could only give in," replied Rizal explaining why Isabella did not master martial arts.

" Mamihnya always assume, if the Papihnya is enough to protect Bella,” he continued later

" If we have children later, whether it's a boy or a girl, they have to learn martial arts, huh, Pih!? Let them take care of themselves as well as their brothers and families." Grace had planned to educate her son to be able to master one of the martial arts.

Rizal smiled at the words of the wife who was very enthusiastic about talking about children. It seems his wife is already impatient to have a baby.

" How many kids do you want, honey?" Now it's Rizal's hand playing Grace's haircut.

" I want to have two boys and two girls. But, if you have five or six children, it's okay too! I'm still young. Give birth to six children, I think I can, deh!" Grace wanted to have a lot of kids. Because he feels bad not having a brother or sister.

Rizal laughed loudly at his wife's mention of the number of children Grace was expecting. And the numbers are beyond Rizal's expectations.

" There's a lot of our kids going on, Grace.” Rizal has not stopped his laughter.

" Let our house be crowded with children, Pih!” Grace reveals why she wants to have many children with her husband.

‘Oh yes, do you still feel dizzy and limp like yesterday?" ask Rizal then.” If so, you should just check with the obstetrician, who knows there are encouraging results." Rizal advised his wife to check directly with the obstetrician to determine whether the symptoms Grace felt yesterday due to pregnancy symptoms or not.

" Later, Pih! Feeling me, I haven't felt pregnant yet!" Grace was reluctant to have her husband see a gynecologist, because she did not want to jump up hope like yesterday, but the results were disappointing.

" There's no harm in trying to check the pregnancy, who knows it's sustenance, you're filling." Rizal wants his wife to keep checking. " Tomorrow I'll schedule you to see Ambar's doctor, okay!?" Rizal plans to schedule a check with an acquaintance obstetrician of his ex-wife first.

" I don't want to, Pih! I didn't want to hope but the results were disappointing. Later if I have started to feel nauseous, I promise to go straight to the obstetrician, deh!" Grace refused and promised to check the womb if she already felt clear signs of pregnancy.

" Oh yes, Pih. Does Vito know what happened to Bella?" Grace changed the subject.

" Vito I told you. He was very surprised and angry too. Vito is sorry for not being able to look after Bella." Vito loves Isabella so much, that Rizal can understand Vito's feelings when he hears of the tragedy that almost destroyed Isabella.

" Did Vito call Bella?" ask Grace back.

" It's been. but it looks like Bella hasn't opened her phone yet" Rizal replied. " Vito said he was ready to be assigned to escort Bella, but 'I need vito in the office" he continued. Even though his daughter's safety is more important than anything, he can't get Vito to do the job. Because he needs someone who can escort Isabella, not just deliver and pick up Isabella from campus.

" It's better not be Vito, Pih. Just find someone else. If it can be a woman who can defend herself so that Bella is safer," Grace suggested. " I'll help you find it, huh! In the meantime, let me escort Bella while looking for a suitable person to be Bella's bodyguard." continued Grace later.

" Thank you, you already care so much about Bella, honey." Rizal remembered, if he had not had time to express his gratitude for Grace's concern to Isabella, but his wife had acted quickly to pick up Isabella when the incident occurred.

" Papih doesn't need to say thank you like that. When I married Papih, Bella was my responsibility too, dong, Pih! I'm not a stepmom who only loves Bella's Papihnya." Grace was joking and laughing.

" How can I not fall in love with you, Grace? I hope Bella can see your kindness as soon as possible, so that Bella can understand, if this new mamih is not as bad as she expected." Rizal ends his sentence by giving a kiss on Grace's lips.

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Isabella is looking around for her old chat with Rivaldi on her phone. He wanted to express his gratitude, because Rivaldi had helped him also saved himself from the danger that had befallen him.

After finding Rivaldi's cell phone number. Isabella immediately typed a message for the man. He chose to write a message. Isabella did not dare to call Rivaldi, because she felt guilty, had to avoid Rivaldi.

" Assalamualaikum, Brother Aldi. Brother I want to thank you for your help Aldi yesterday. I don't know what it would be like if Aldi wasn't there yesterday. Thank you very much, brother. Sorry if I've been troubling Aldi."

It was the contents of the message typed by Isabella that she wanted to send to Rivaldi's number. Isabella reread the words she had prepared to send. There was a doubt that suddenly seethed in his heart. Whether he sent that message or not.

After five minutes of consideration, the message was actually sent with a pounding heart, waiting for Rivaldi's reaction to the message he sent.

Until thirty minutes later, it turns out that the message he sent still shows a check mark of two and is still black. This means that the message has not been read by Rivaldi, making Isabella decide to delete the message. She was so embarrassed that Rivaldi had read the message.

Isabella guessed, maybe Rivaldi was angry with her, because he used to ignore Rivaldi. At that time he was forced to stay away from Rivaldi who was approaching him, because his Papih forbade him to be close to the man. Also because Vito told him about Rivaldi's ugliness.

Not long after Isabella deleted the message she sent, suddenly a message entered her phone and it turned out to be from Rivaldi.

Isabella gasped, as it turned out that Rivaldi had read the message he had deleted. Isabella bit her lips, confused to say what to reply to the incoming message from Rivaldi earlier.

" I'm sorry, sister." Finally only that word was sent from him.

" It’s OK." The short answer was given by Rivaldi.

" Thank you that Aldi saved me yesterday." Isabella repeated the message she sent.

" OK." OKAY." Rivaldi's answer this time is shorter than the first answer, so that makes Isabella again confused, what to type the sentence again

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After three days of resting at home to calm his heart and mind after experiencing a scary event, today Isabella has returned to college activities.

As promised by Grace. The woman, who is now a mother, continued Isabella, will be in charge of dropping off and picking up Isabella to college, until Rizal gets a suitable person to do the task.

" Later Grace will take you to campus, Bella." When Rizal and his family eat breakfast together, Rizal again tells Isabella, he hopes that his daughter can be kind to Grace, because Grace has tried to be kind to Isabella.

" Yes, Pih." Isabella glanced at Grace who was looking at her.

" If you want to stop by somewhere, you just say that Grace doesn't have to hesitate. Grace will definitely take you." Rizal now glanced at his wife. " Aren't you, Grace?" tanyanya.

" Yes, Pih." The same answer was given by Grace to Rizal.

" I hope that with this incident, you can become close and familiar. Your age is only a year away, there must be many things that you can do together." Rizal really wants to see his wife and child can be close to each other.

" Yes, you know, Non Bella. Auntie see Non Zie alone can be familiar with Non Grace. I can laugh, I can joke. If Non Bella is the same Non Grace can be like that, surely the atmosphere in this house becomes more alive." Unexpectedly, Bi Tinah who was serving melons that she had peeled, joined the Rizal family chat.

The words of Bi Tinah made the three people who gathered at one dining table focus on Bi Tinah. They did not expect that Bi Tinah would dare to express her opinion.

For both Rizal and Grace, what Bi Tinah said was not a problem. Unlike Isabella who actually feels uncomfortable. He felt that everyone closest to him was no longer on his side. From Papihnya, Fauziah, his best friend, to Bi Tinah who was once an ally in opposing Rizal's marriage with Grace has now turned to support Grace.

" I'm sorry, Sir. I was talking." Realizing that he had spoken, Bi Tinah immediately expressed her apology to Rizal, Grace, especially Isabella.

" It's okay, Bi." Rizal then turned to his daughter. " Oh, Bella. Listen to what Bi Tinah said! The atmosphere of this house is more alive if you and Grace can get along. Papih is also happy that you can make peace with each other. Is peace not beautiful?" Rizal seemed to complete Bi Tinah's opinion about the impact if his wife and child get along.

" Shih ..." Bi Tinah suddenly giggled to see Rizal like a father who was trying to reconcile his two girls who were struggling.

" What's the matter Aunt laughing?" Rizap turned back to Bi Tinah and was astonished.

" I'm sorry, Sir. Aunty so imagine that you are advising her children who are fighting." Bi Tinah gave a reason why she laughed.

" Oh, that's the risk of having a young wife, Bi." Instead of being angry, Rizal chimed in Bi Tinah's words with a laugh.

" It's been, huh, Pih! Don't keep getting sucked! Maybe it's not time we got close. Later too long we can be familiar, really, Pih! Isn't that right, Bel?" Relaxed, Grace responded to the husband's words.

" See you later! When we get along, we often go out together and have fun. Hmmm .. it could be even Papih that I cuekin!" Grace continued her sentence by teasing the husband. Grace felt that Isabella was uncomfortable because everyone was making peace with her.

" Just try if you dare ignore your husband, Grace!" Rizal immediately glared at Grace's words, making Grace and Bi Tinah chuckle, while Isabella only smiled inwardly at the warm interaction between her Papih and Grace.

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