The Love That Is Taken

Peace

"I know what Theresia's asking of you, Karin. He wants you to marry me after he's gone. Then we and Valentina went down the clinics in China according to the data she collected. I'm sure you won't be able to resist. My wife's terrible condition makes anyone who still has a conscience must grant any request. I understand if you are too. But if you mind being my wife, don't push yourself. Enough in front of There you promise. You don't have to sacrifice your future to marry an old man like me."

"Enough!" the girl closed Jonathan's mouth with her palm. "I did promise Mama There. But not because of force. I. I. am willing to do it with all my heart."

"Certainly that?" ask the man to make sure. His facial expression began to soften.

Karin nodded. "I am not happy at the suffering of Mother Theresia, Mas. My heart also watched his current condition. He's so skinny and.ehm.sorry. Her hair isn't real, is it?"

Jonathan nodded. "There purposely wears a wig so Valentina is not afraid to see him with a bald head. And he himself also became more confident meeting other people."

Karin mangosteen understood. "Mbak There is a strong woman. He never complained about his illness. Valentina's future is all she thinks about. I now feel so grateful to have given my son to him."

"Our son," interrupted Jonathan to correct.

The girl smiled. "Yes, our son...."

The feelings of both men are now equally relieved. There is no suspicion or disbelief in each other anymore. Jonathan's car didn't seem to reach Karin's house.

"You're still living alone in Miss Rosa's house, Rin?" ask the man to know.

"Yes. This house just got contracted out a month ago, Mas. His tenants took good care of him, so his condition was ready for habitation once he came out. I was immediately asked by Aunt Rosa to take it."

"Oh, deserved."

"Why, Mom?"

"About two months ago There asked so much that I could find you. Miss Rosa and Mina said you were still in Beijing and didn't want to be disturbed. But little heart There says that you have returned to Indonesia. He forced me to look for you here. Unfortunately I saw a young family with two young children occupying this house. When I asked, they said they've been contracted to Miss Rosa's house for a long time...."

Karin grimaces. "Maybe the time was considered by God is not yet right to bring us together, Mas," he concluded.

"Yes," Jonathan agreed. "Eventually everything was beautiful in his time."

Both looking. A sincere smile on each other's lips.

"Thank you for driving me home, Mas Jon," said Karin, getting ready to get off.

"Good night."

Then Karin opened the door and got out of the car. He stepped lightly towards the gate of his house. It was as light as his heart having made peace with Theresia and Jonathan.  The people from the past he had previously avoided were desperately.

***

Arriving at his own house, Jonathan went straight into his room. He saw his wife sleeping on the bed. Her nurse reported the good news.

"Bu There looks very excited after meeting his guest earlier, sir. The dinner quickly ran out, even ask to add up a few times. I fed him little by little so as not to vomit. But he could not wait until he finally took the initiative to eat himself," the woman told him with a beaming face.

Jonathan smiled happily. "Thank God, then" he answered briefly. "I'm gonna take a shower, Sus. Keep looking at Valentina. Take care of my wife for a second, yeah."

"Ready, Mr. Jon."

The man took a change of clothes in the closet. He took her into a bathroom with his bedroom. After cleaning her body and wearing casual clothes, she came out of the bathroom. His wife approached him for a moment. Theresa is still sleeping. His breathing sounded so regular.

Hopefully his sleep is long this time, hope the man. Usually he likes to wake up because of the pain that hit his head and all over his body.

Jonathan then went out of the room. He walked slowly towards his daughter's bedroom. Valentina's door opened slowly. In the dimness appeared the figure of his daughter's body lying on the bed. Near him was his only child. He pecked softly on his smooth forehead. The little girl groaned slowly but remained asleep.

Jonathan smiled. It was so peaceful to see the two women he loved fall asleep tonight. He looked under his daughter's bed. Bi Sum had apparently also slept, he said in his heart. Since Theresa was intensively treated in her room six months ago, their daughter has been forced to sleep in her own room. Bi Sum asked Jonathan to accompany her every night. Valentina used to sleep with her parents.

The father nodded. Those times were so beautiful. Every night her beloved daughter slept in the middle between herself and Theresia. Valentina seems to be very peaceful in the protection of both parents. After he fell asleep, Jonathan and his wife would sometimes flickering on the couch or in the bathroom. Theresia was not as severe as it is now. They can still have a husband-wife relationship even though it is not as hot as it used to be.

The man did not complain. He often felt unbearable. But his rejection actually makes the wife feel inferior and sad. Finally the passing of the desire of Theresa and they were swept away in an intimate relationship full of affection.

Jonathan smiled remembering those wonderful memories. How finally he realized his love for his wife was so deep. Sometimes he wondered to himself how he could love Theresia and Karin at the same time. Perhaps that was his weakness as a man. But it was never in his heart to have those two women at once. One is enough.

After looking at Valentina, the man returned to his own room. He asked his wife's private nurse to rest in the back room. He's going to sleep with Theresa. That's his habit every night. I don't want to miss the moment of hugging his wife all night.

"I love you, There" he whispered softly at the side of his wife's ear. He then lay down next to the woman and hugged her waist from behind. The touch kept the wife awake. She turned her body to face her beloved husband and asked, "You're back, Mas Jon?"

Jonathan smiled. Stroked cheeks Theresia friendly. I don't know why his wife is so pretty in his eyes right now. Although his head was bald pelontos. Her fake hair is always removed during sleep. In the morning after bathing, he used it again just in case Valentina suddenly went into the room looking for her mother. Theresa did not want her child to be frightened to see her hairless head due to the negative effects of chemotherapy. Valentina was only told her mother was ill and needed a lot of rest. That'sthat's all.