To Mutia

Sharing secrets

"Well, here it is. Fucking naughty wife. You left the kids and went across the island without asking your husband for permission."

It was a sentence that greeted Arumi and Mutia, when they had just entered the living room. The Sultan stood with a ruffled waist, as his black bead stared intently at Arumi who was grinning wide beside Mutia.

"Ah... Mas husband, you arrived sooner than I expected." without feeling guilty Arumi approached the Sultan, hugged her husband briefly, then gave a kiss on both cheeks of the man.

The Sultan who initially wanted to ignore Arumi, immediately collapsed with just a hug and kiss that the wife gave. Well, the Sultan is indeed that all when dealing with his wife.

"Mami," Karalo's voice managed to attract Arumi's attention. The twenty-three-year-old woman also directed attention to her second child, then raised the tiny body of Karalo.

"No, you're pregnant." stop Sultan while taking over his little son. "Remember you can't lift heavy."

"Arumi's pregnant?" chirps Mutia, attracting the attention of Sultan and Arumi.

The man who would soon have three children nodded while smiling enthusiastically at Mutia. "Six weeks. That's why I was so worried when my aunt told me that Arumi was going to Bali. Without permission and even leave the children with Mama Rena." now the black bead Sultan moved to look at his second child.

"Alo didn't even stop crying, after realizing that Arumi was gone too long, so Mama called me. And in the end I'm the same Papi was forced to follow soon here. Otherwise, Alo will not stop crying. He even had trouble breathing, from crying too long."

"Geez," rubbing Karalo's hair, Arumi looked on with a guilty look. "I'm sorry Mami ya, honey." then his attention turned to the Sultan. "I'm sorry, Mas. At that time I was too excited when Mami took me to Bali. All I have in mind is that I just want to meet my best friend and my future brother-in-law."

"You don't know, if Mami is impatient. You should have arrested Mami, not followed. What if something happens to you and Mami? Everyone will be worried."

"Yes, yes, sorry. Promise, no longer, deh." as a child, Arumi scoffed while pointing her index finger and middle finger, which the Sultan responded with a soft coil, then patted twice the top of his wife's head.

"Mutia." not only the name selector who turned his head when Sekar called, but also a couple who were making out as if they had not met for years. "Here, sweetie."

And Mutia stepped her feet toward Sekar, then sat down beside her future mother-in-law.

"This is Yudha's candidate, Pa." said Sekar while patting the back of Mutia's hand on the woman's lap.

"Loh, this is Mutia, right? Rumi's best friend?"

"Yes, um." slightly lifting up the body, Mutia grabbed Apsel's hand for her to kiss the back of her hand. "How are you, om?" he said, after returning to sit his body.

"Well, as you can see, Mut. It could still breathe well." his cluck made Mutia smile. "But.. By the way, you've graduated from school, Mut?"

Mutia grimaced faintly.

"Don, Papi. Still love the tease of Mutia." scolded Sekar, before turning to look at Yudha. "But you really like to tease Mutia because of her tiny body. In the past, the first time to come home, Arumi was thought by Papi to be the son of Junior High."

Sekar's explanation only Yudha responded with a thin smile, then he was again busy inviting Joseph to interact.

"How else, everyone who had met Mutia for the first time, would definitely think the same. Papi did not expect, if Yudha's wife type is adorable little like this Mutia." said Apsel, staring at Mutia with a amused look.

"Bapi, that's it. Little-little gini, Mutia already can be born in small children, youh." Sekar smiled ignorantly, making Mutia want to drown herself in the swamp.

Aunty Sekar actually wants to believe me or not, anyway?

Then Deheman Apsel attracted all attention, except Yudha who was still indifferent and Gem and Karalo who were still focused on playing with toys brought along by their father.

"About your former husband, does he mind that Joseph will be with you? It's nothing, om just don't want this to be a problem in the future."

The speech of Apsel made Mutia deathly pale. His tongue was instantly dumb, making it difficult to make a sound. When he regained his voice, Yudha answered first.

"Yusha!" reprimanding Sekar while throwing a sharp gaze, which Yudha did not care at all.

Instantly the warm atmosphere in the living room, replaced with an aura of tension. Mutia was well aware that Yudha and her father's relationship was not very good.

On one side Mutia was relieved, because of the tension that Yudha created, making everyone forget about her ex-husband. But on the other hand Mutia was concerned, because she had seen bitter melancholy in the black bead of her future father-in-law when she heard Yudha's words.

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Intentions want to stay for two days, in fact Arumi and Sekar just be in Bali for one day. The reason is because the Sultan has a job that cannot be left behind and the Gem must go to school. Because too rushed to catch up with his wife, the Sultan forgot to send a permit to his daughter's school.

Similarly, Sekar, a woman who still looks beautiful at her age also decided to go home early, because she did not want to make Yudha feel uncomfortable because of the existence of Apsel. Sekar knew clearly Yudha's decision to settle in Bali after graduating S1, the reason for wanting to keep a distance with his father. I don't know until when his youngest son will continue to avoid Apsel. If only they had not focused only on the Sultan, then now Yudha would not be antipathy to his father.

"Another week you're taking time off work, yeah. We have to go back to Prabu, because Mami wants to meet your family to talk about our wedding date."

Yudha's words successfully stopped Mutia's hand stirring the coffee. The woman turned to Yudha, left the pantry with a cup of coffee, and walked up to her future husband who was playing with Joseph. A four-month-old baby with a body that looks contained Yudha sitting on the dining table.

"A week away?" simultaneously Mutia gave Yudha a cup of coffee. "But yesterday aunt nobody said it to me."

"Aunty?" Yudha immediately looked at Mutia with glaring eyes. Makes the mother of one child grimace and put on a grin. Forgetting that Sekar had asked her to call Mami.

"Sorry, Mas. Not used to."

"Yes, get used to it then."

Mutia pursed her lips, then dropped her buttocks on the chair opposite Yudha.

Early in the morning Yudha had visited his house occupied by Mutia to invite his future wife to breakfast outside, but upon arrival at the destination, Yudha found Mutia making breakfast, so he decided to have breakfast at home.

Its presence of course makes all residents of the house decide to leave early. Whether directly to work or looking for breakfast outside, the most important thing is that they immediately leave the house because they do not want to feel supervised by the boss, so that now only left Mbah Sriti with Yudha and Mutia.

"Here, let Joseph be with me." stretched out his hands, asking Joseph, who was given by Yudha. "Breakfast, gih."

Yudha nodded obediently, then copied the fried rice into her plate. The man ate deliciously, unaware of Mutia who was looking at him fixedly.

"Mas," Mutia's call did not attract Yudha's attention at all. The man simply responded with deheman quietly, without turning his gaze to Mutia.

"I want nanya, can I?"

This time Yudha raised her gaze while smiling seductively. "What do you want, honey?"

Mutia felt her cheeks heating up, as this was the first time Yudha had called her that intimate since they decided to get into a relationship. But Mutia tried hard to ignore the shame, misbehavior and red hue that must have adorned her cheeks, staying focused on the question she wanted to get the answer to.

"Semalem I saw Mas chatting with Mas Sultan and... Papi." Mutia's speech made Yudha's appetite disappear immediately. "From what I noticed, Mas and Papi's interaction seemed awkward, even as there was an aura of tension that always enveloped you. I just want to know what happened."

Turning away for a moment his face, Yudha gave a rough breath. And the response that Yudha gave made Mutia want to slap her mouth, because she had been presumptuous to ask that question.

"Sorry, Mas. I'm..."

"You'll soon be my wife, so I should have told you what happened. A secret in my family kept so tightly shut that all that seemed on the surface was just a harmonious happy family."