The Untouched Heart

Chapter 53 - Enjoy the Holidays

“Qiana, it is a no-kidding accusation,” Darla said as she held Qiana's hand on the table. “Are you sure of that or just your feelings?”

“Darla, no husband will be more on the side of other women than his wife, if there is nothing between the two of them,” Qiana said in self-defense. “Helmut defends me every time he argues with his mother. But he defends his best friend more than me?”

We were silent to hear it. What he said has a point. After finishing each of our cakes, we headed to the room. Even Darla lost her sense of humor. Usually he could help melt such an awkward atmosphere.

I fell asleep when I felt someone touch me. Whether it's reality or a dream. No one else will be able to enter this room, so I'm sure my husband is holding me. I let the sleepiness take over my consciousness.

The atmosphere of the hotel on Saturday is much different from the day before. There were so many guests who filled the dining room that morning. Me and my friends had no trouble getting a seat, but we had to queue longer to pick up food.

Hendra asked me to sit down and not come in line, but I refused. Guys can be suspicious if I sit more. I wasn't ready to tell them I was pregnant. We ate in silence and decided to enjoy dessert on the terrace.

We agreed to meet a few more minutes at the beach after picking up the things we needed. I've brought everything I need, as well as Hendra. So we both went to the beach first and sat in one of the umbrellas available. We asked the officers to mark the other four umbrellas for our friends.

“Before the day gets hotter, you want to walk touching water?” ask Hendra. I looked at his hand and then towards the sea.

“Come!” I accepted his hand and let him help me stand up.

Unlike a typical vacation trip where I always carry my camera and notes with me wherever I step, then this time I just want to enjoy the scenery around me. We walked hand in hand along the coastline.

“Have you thought about giving our child a name?” ask Hendra.

“Not yet. You?” I asked back.

“If he is a man, then you will give him a name. Let me name her if she's a girl,” she said.

“I don't have a special name that I prepared for her. And you know that I'm weak with names and dates. You better name our son.”

“You sure you won't regret this decision?” tanyanya. I laugh.

“It's not a big thing, Hendra. You should wait until she is born later to know what is more important than having a child other than giving her a name.”

“Early next month we can already tell our parents about him. How should we tell them?” Hendra seemed to be seriously thinking.

“You want to give them a surprise?”

“Of course. Do you think I would just say to them? Honey, where's your creativity gone? Aren't you a writer?” goda. I squinted my eyes at that sentence. “What's up? Why do you see me like that?”

I looked towards him, then towards the sea. Hm. I pulled his hand to follow me towards the deeper part of the water. He tried to hold me back to keep us on the edge, but I put all my strength in order to keep us on the deeper side. I knew he wouldn't want to see me hard, so he did.

Up to the inside of it touching the middle of my thigh, I doused it with water. He could have said I wasn't creative. At first, he only laughed before returning to splash water on my body. But only once, and he looked back. I looked at it in confusion without stopping to water it.

“Your body is shaded. People can see your body,” he said with annoyance. I looked up at my arm. And yes, I was wearing a dress with no other layers outside, so my underwear could be seen because my clothes were wet. But I couldn't check it because he was hugging me.

“Hendra, we're on the beach. People won't look strangely at me. You better let go of your embrace.” I laughed as if I understood what he was afraid of. He was so sweet when he behaved like this. “I wear special underwear to the beach. Just like when we were in Sabang. They can't see my body. You are overrated.”

“No. You better change your clothes, then you can join your friends,” he insisted. One hand was still holding me when the other hand unbuttoned his shirt. I laughed to see it. He took off his clothes and covered the front of my body with his shirt.

We walked back to the beach. My friends were astonished to see that we were not coming to them, but were walking straight towards the hotel. I just laughed. The eyes of the people around us were not on me at all. They would rather admire the athletic upper body of my husband that is not covered in his shirt anymore.

I don't know why I don't like the gazes of the women who look at my husband's chest without turning a little. Even some of them were like they were stripping it naked with their hungry eyes. I put my hand on Hendra's chest, covering his body as much as I could.

Arriving at the room, he took me straight to the bathroom. He told me to take a shower before I changed clothes. Even my own papa never took care of me that hard. I hugged him and kissed his chest. Her body was too tall for me to be able to kiss her lips. She wanted to get out of the bathroom, but I didn't allow it.

“You can get sick if you don't shower now, baby.” He tried to get himself off me.

“You can also get sick if you don't shower now,” I said I don't want to let go of my embrace.

“We can't possibly shower together, the shower room is only one.” He was still trying to open the link of both my hands. I raised my face and looked at him.

“We can shower together.” I smile. He was stunned to hear it.

“Are you drunk from drinking sea water?” tanyanya's confused. I laugh. He just stared at me for a moment. His attitude made me stay silent. What the hell is he thinking? Then he lowered his face and kissed my lips. I kissed her back.

He gave me what I asked for. We shower together and make love in the bathtub. The first experience that made me ask, why didn't we do this before. It's even more intimate than making love in bed.

We didn't rush back to the beach, so I hugged and kissed her as much as I did. He had a hard time helping me get dressed and dry my hair. I decided not to put any makeup on my face. We only wear sunscreen cream to protect the skin from the scorching sun.

“What the doctors say is true. Pregnant women have hormones that are often out of control.” Hendra kept his face away from me. “Stop teasing me, baby. We need to get back to your friends. We can continue this later.”

“I won't want to touch you again later,” threatened me in a joking tone. He took my hand and led me to the door.

“You won't be able to reject me later.” He opened the door, kissed my lips when we were close, then closed the door again.

“Don't be too confident, Mr. Mahendra Satya Mighty.” I let go of her hand and hugged her waist. He responded by embracing my shoulder.

We stood so close as we waited for the elevator to arrive. When the door opened, there were a few people in the elevator, so I was polite and did not attract the attention of those around us. Everyone's out on the ground floor. We walked back to the beach.

“It seems like it's not just me who can't take my hand off my husband.” I looked at the couple kissing affectionately behind the plants in the hotel's backyard, closed from the eyes of others. But from the corner where we walked, I could see them well.

“Isn't that Helmut?” ask Hendra slowly. I looked back at the couple. Oh. Yes, it's Helmut. But the woman he hugged and kissed was not Qiana.