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50. Request

"I don't feel good about Mentari. He's gotta be craving again 'cause we're home late."

"Not to panic. At home there is a mother. If there's anything, Mama must be on the phone. It was only Nabila's wits that possessed us."

"Don't do it, Mas. Mentari wants a sister soon. Do not let him feel ignored and think we no longer love him. That little boy's feeling sensitive, Mom."

Tristan pulled both corners of her lips. His gaze was still straight on the Road in front of him.

"Sadly are you the same Mentari?" That question made Kirana frown.

"Should it be explained?" saith. "Maybe like my love for the child who is still in here" Kirana continued, wiping her stomach. Tristan replied to Kirana with a grip on her soft fingers.

The house was empty when they arrived. But all the lights are still on. Kitana opens the door first leaving Tristan who just got off the car. It was because of the impulse of guilt that knew it since waking up from his sleep earlier.

The Mentari Room was his first destination. Seen her mother-in-law was enveloping Mentari who was already asleep. Kirana felt guilty. Only a day after he returned home, he had been leaving Mentari all day.

Several calls from her mother-in-law on her phone and Tristan's phone went unanswered. Maybe that's why the woman called Nabila.

"Sorry, Ma. We were …."

Madam Ratih put her index finger in front of her lips. .

"It's okay. Mentari just went to sleep. I was so fussy asking you. But after getting tired and drinking milk, she fell asleep."

Kirana was bowed with guilt that still refused to leave her. Letting her mother-in-law in the fog persuade Mentari that she knew it was not easy. Motana even saw a white liquid spill on the floor. Spilled or possibly accidentally spilled milk. Maybe due to Mentari's annoyance because none of him and Tristan picked up the phone.

Kirana took a mop in the back to clean Mehtari's room.

"Sorry, Ma. We are troublesome Mama," he said again to Bu Ratih who was tidying up Mentari's toys.

Madam Ratih curled her lips. "Mama's happy enough to see you like you are now. And it would be even happier if you could stay in the main house. You and Tristan will be able to do many activities without having to worry about Mentari. There's Mama and Bi Elis who will take care of him. If you're here, you'll be tired of doing homework. Not to mention you can not be free to travel both to anywhere because you have to think about Mentari."

Kirana felt that her mother's words were an insinuation. Although Bu Ratih said it softly. Kirana's feelings are getting worse. He returned the mop and went back to Mentari's room.

"Let me, Ma." Kirana takes over Mentari's toy basket. I don't know what Mentari did while she was home. Two empty toy baskets and their contents moved to the floor.

Mrs Ratih kept the toy clean even though Kirana had prevented it. "Since the beginning, Tristan has never wanted to hire a domestic assistant, nor did his wife. But now things are different. Look Mentari if you have played, everything will definitely fall apart. Mama does not want you to grow tired if every day cleaning your own house. Moreover, your stomach will get bigger and limit your activities."

Kirana understood, in addition to the reason that was spoken long ago by her mother-in-law, the woman also felt lonely staying at home. Mrs Ratih is hopeful that she and Tristan will stay in the main house. Spending his old age living with his children and grandchildren.

Tristan then invited Kirana to leave the house and buy a new house. Kirana rejected it.

"I'll talk to Mas Tris first, Ma."

Madam Ratih breathed out slowly. "Tristan where to stay at Mama's house again. His gang is too big of guni with his own parents. Previously married and did not have a home only he prefers to contract even though it has been prevented by Papa."

Kirana could see a disappointed look on her mother-in-law's face. There was nothing she could do but calm down by promising to persuade her husband. Even though he wasn't sure it would work. Remembering the stubborn Tristan.

"Mama should rest first. The rest let me clean up," said kirana then saw fatigue on the face of her mother-in-law.

And tonight Kirana is eager to hold Mentari all night. Even he did not return to his room and chose to lay down beside his daughter with long hair that covered Mentari's face. Gently stroking the cheeks that increasingly look tapered. Kirana just realized that Mentari looks thinner and thinner. A kiss he landed on the forehead of the little girl who was sleeping.

"Mother!" The whimper was heard from Mentari's tiny mouth even with her eyes closed.

But he shifted his body docked at the adults nearby.

The sound of the door opening made Kirana turn her head. He also put his index finger on his lips asking Tristan not to make a sound.

"I'll wait in the room."

Kirana shakes. "Tonight I slept here, huh?"

Tristan sighed slowly. He approached the bed and carried Mentari's body. Without much to say, he brought Mentari upstairs. And it makes Mentari wake up.

"You're the same Mother, Pa," he whined in his father's arms.

"Yes. Tonight Mentari can sleep with Papa and Mommy."

Both round eyes were shining. So beautiful exuded countless happy. Tristan is not athu how ink can happen. The round eyes of her daughter that dropped from Elita could be very similar to Kirana's. The eyes that made Tristan bewitched the first time and made him fall in love..

Seaampai in the room, Mentari not back to close his eyes. Tetaoi chatted loudly revealing her frustration at being left all day by Kirana without news.

"I'm sorry, next time Mommy will tell you if you want to go. Sister Mentari don't be angry anymore, yes. So ugly, tuh!" Kirana pointed at the pursed tiny lips. He whovbarubsaja change clothes splashing also join anik on the bed.

Trivial things that are easy to do but give a tremendous effect. Hugging, the hugging made Mnetari no longer feel annoyed. He also wrapped his arms around Kirana's distended stomach. The movement he felt in his hand made him shocked and screeched.

"Mother! How does her stomach move?"

Kirana chuckled softly. "Yes. Sister again kicked Mother's stomach."

"Kok kicked? Her sister's naughty, dong."

"Not bad. But Sister is again a toy in the belly of Mother. Try swiping later on move him again."

Tristan who has been silent and busy with his salary does not want to lose. He put the flat bed on the nightstand and then slid towards Kirana. The race rubbed Kirana's belly.

"Praying for prayer, yes. Hopefully his brother's a boy," he said.

"No. Want a girl," Mentari argued.

"Cowok, huh? Make Papa's friend."

"Girl, Pa. Mentari wants to play cooking, salons, cashiers, casseroles. That guys aren't cool!"

The debate began because of a different request. Tristan is deliberately teasing her son, and a determined Mentari is expecting a baby girl. And the debate came to a halt as Kirana threw herself down and covered her entire body with a blanket. Keduamya also snuck under the blanket and scrambled to hug Kirana.

The phone call messed up their excitement. Tristan wanted to ignore the ringing of his phone but Kirana asked him to take the call as he was annoyed by the roaring sound.

The video call of the known number made Tristan frown. At ten o'clock who called? His finger slowly pressed the green button to make sure Daniel's photo was on the screen.

He snapped at someone on his phone screen. Not Daniel, but someone else.

"Crazy!" he muttered softly but was caught by Kirana's ears.

"Who, Mas?" ask Kirana then

"Huh?!. It's nobody. Unknown number," he said, turning off the phone and disabling the communication device.