
Hanif and Kinan were sitting together in the garden beside his house. The two had just finished enjoying dinner. Papa Hadi and Mama Aisyah had gone to meet the invitation of one of her friends.
“Mas, sorry I came home late,” Kinan told her husband.
“So you've said it, now why repeat it again?”
“I just feel guilty.”
“Already, do not need to be discussed again. How's the new lecturer? Is it really as fierce as rumored?” hanif asked to distract and also look for answers from his curiosity.
“It can be said like that, but I think all lecturers should be. You are so old too,” replied Kinan.
He deliberately did not say what happened to him earlier. The woman knew that her husband was jealous. Kinan simply did not want his problem to affect Hanif's work.
Kinan put his head in the lap of the husband. “Mas, may I ask you something? I hope you answer it honestly.”
“Ask what? If I could, I would definitely answer him honestly,” Hanif replied as he rubbed Kinan's long hair.
“Is it true that you gave up your ambition to become a lecturer because of me? Or because it is papa's request?”
“Two."
“Kok, both?”
“I gave up everything for you, but that is also my duty as an only child in this house. There was nothing more they could hope for. I'm the only one left. Wh why? Are you disappointed with my answer?” hanif asked as he watched his wife fall silent.
“No, I'm glad you think about your parents. Very rarely are people like you. I always believed that if a man loved his parents, they would treat his wife and children well.
“Then about that don't doubt me. I will always love you under any circumstances. Promise not to leave me,” Hanif said as he clasped his wife's palm.
Kinan woke up from his sleep. She looked at her husband with her hands still clasping each other. That woman loves Hanif too. Whether from when, his feelings for the man grew bigger and flourished in his heart.
“Trust me, Mas. I'll never wish you, let alone leave you. My marriage was quite a one-time marriage. I love you so much too. I don't want any third, fourth or so on. If anything, they are our children.”
Hanif stretched out his hand. Kinan who understood also immediately entered into the arms of the husband. He smiled at the chest of the man's field. The most comfortable place for the woman to complain.
She had not expected to love Hanif like this. They used to be hostile. A soul mate no one knows.
“It's late, darling. We better get in. Night wind is not good for health,” take Hanif who is possessed by Kinan. The woman stood up and she was startled as Hanif carried her.
“Mas, get me down. You make me surprised.”
“Nothing let me carry you up to room.”
“In the house there is Bik Isa, I'm ashamed, Mas. I'm just down.”
“No need. Bik Isa was also once young, surely understood what we were doing.”
Kinan was still trying to escape. However, Hanif did not care about it and just continued to bring Kinan to the room. Even the man did not let the wife get to bed. The two joked and laughed together and spent a long night with the sweat wetting themselves.
*****
This morning Ayman and Zayna are getting ready to go to the hospital. Both are hoping that Baby Ars can come home today. They can't wait for the good news. Zayna has everything ready. She decides to take care of her own son's needs without the help of a baby sitter.
Mama Aisyah also wants to go to the hospital with her son and daughter-in-law. The middle-aged woman was also already impatient to carry her first grandchild. All this time he could only see it from afar. Baby Ars room is also available, but for now Ayman put a baby box in his room only. If it's time, the new Baby Ars occupies that room.
“Come, we'll have breakfast first, honey. His doctor was also at eight. Remember that you are also still breastfeeding, must eat a lot and nutritious," asked Ayman.
“Good, that means I managed to make you happy. People say that his wife is fat is happy, if thin usually pressure bathin.”
Zayna laughed at it. I don't know where her husband heard that. “Not necessarily! Theories of where it is. Sometimes there are also thin people who are deliberately dieting, not because they are not happy by their husbands. You are just-nothing.”
“Iya, Darling. I just want to talk. Come on, enjoy breakfast!”
While they were having breakfast, the bell rang Bik Ira who was in the kitchen, immediately came out to see who was coming. It was Hanif and his wife. Both also look very neat.
“Non Kinan, Mas Hanif!” exciting Bik Ira.
“Auntie, I already have a husband. I still call him Non" between Kinan.
“Keep I call what? I'm used to calling Non.”
“Means should start to replace his call.”
“Then what did Aunt call? Later if called ‘Neng’ one, both noleh. Is there no other call besides that?”
“Not there, Bik.”
“Alright, from now on Aunty call Neng only.”
“Yes, not pa-pa. Where are everyone, Bik?” ask Kinan while looking left and right.
“Breakfast, Neng. Want to have breakfast too?”
“No, Bik. We had breakfast at home before we got here. We wait in the living room only.”
“Iya, I will tell you both mother and father.” Bik Ira went back inside. When will tell about the whereabouts of Kinan
“Who's coming, Bik?” ask Ayman.
“Neng Kinan equals Den Hanif.”
“Tumben early in the morning they came here? Is Hanif not to the office?”
“I don't know, Den.”
“Iya, Bik. I am also not the same Aunty,” said Ayman with a chuckle.
“Oh, just like Bibi. Auntie excuse me.” Bik Ira, get back to the kitchen.
After everyone had finished their breakfast. They went to the living room to meet the son and daughter-in-law of this family. Hanif and Kinan kissed the back of Papa Hadi's and Mama Aisyah's hands alternately.
"Tumben you guys came here early in the morning. Aren't you going to Hanif's office?" ask Ayman.
"Yes, Brother. Go to the office. I'm gonna hang Kinan for a second. He said he wanted to go with Zayna and Baby Ars."
"Are you not in class?"
"There's, brother, but it's kind of a pity so, there's still plenty of time."
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