Waiting for your Love to Grow

Streets

Denis went back into Nabila's room, after he had taken a bath and changed clothes. Last night Denis slept in Nabila's room, because Nabila did not want to be left alone.

He sat on the edge of the bed, next to Nabila who he saw from earlier just silent daydreaming. "Nab", call Denis while rubbing his wife's back. Denis' touch makes Nabila aware of his daydream.

Nabila looked at Denis with a slight forced smile. Nabila's face looked swollen from crying too much. "You, don't work, mas?", he asked softly. Denis simply replied with a shuffle.

Mas's? Denis felt alien to the call, because rarely even can be said almost never during this Nabila call just his name, suddenly he called the word mas. Stranger, but Denis likes that call.

"Why not work?", asked Nabila, while tying his hair original.

"I'll go to work, if you're better, I can leave" while slipping Nabila's hair covering her cheeks behind her ears.

"I'm okay, my mom. You don't have to worry. Go to work let me prepare lunch, yes.. ", nabila tried to convince.

Denis did not respond to Nabila's remarks. He stood up and pulled Nabila's hand "Let's have breakfast first, Bi Atik is ready for breakfast". Denis took Nabila to the dinner table. He pulled a chair for Nabila, after Nabila sat down he pulled a chair for himself to sit on.

They both enjoyed the breakfast made by Bi Atik. Several times Nabila still looked dreamy, and every time daydreaming Denis would reprimand him to return to eat.

"Come on Nab, let's go for a walk!", ask Denis. But Nabila did not answer, instead asked Denis, "You really do not work today?". Denis just shook his head.

After finishing his breakfast, Denis stood up from his seat. "Deplace your clothes, I'll wait downstairs, don't wait long" Denis stuffed both of his arms into his pants pocket and walked away from the dinner table.

Nabila who had changed clothes, opened the apartment door and stepped out, when he was about to close it again, he was surprised by the presence of Denis who was next to him. "Want to wait downstairs?" he was surprised to see Denis. Denis did not answer, he walked to the elevator followed by Nabila behind him.

They were already in the moving car. Suddenly Denis makes a sound, dissolving the Nabila reverie. "As long as you haven't fully recovered yet, Bi Atik will come every day to do homework".

Nabila who sat leaning on the back of the chair, tilted her body slightly so that facing Denis. "I'm okay, don't overdo it". Denis did not respond, he still focused forward with his steering wheel, making Nabila frown and pursed his lips.

They have reached their destination. Denis shuts down the car engine, after obtaining a parking space. When Nabila looked questioningly at Denis, "What do we want to do here?". Denis smilingly looked towards Nabila, "Let's get down", then he got out of the car.

When he got out of the car, he looked sullen. Denis who saw just smiled. He grabbed Nabila's wrist and then stepped into the counter. Nabila continued to grumble, but did not refuse to follow Denis' steps.

They immediately entered the place, after obtaining a ticket. After a few meters, Nabila suddenly sat his body on a long bench with annoyance. Nabila glanced at Denis, "What do we really want here? I'm not a kid anymore. Why also invited here", said Nabila with a rather loud tone.

Denis looked towards Nabila then smiled. He then sat down next to Nabila, "So I asked, where are we going, you said whatever, yes I've been here anyway, why are you even snacking" Denis said softly.

Nabila lowered her head, "yes whatever but also not gini-gini-gini save", said Nabila but can still be heard by Denis.

"Yes, we go back if so, we come again if you already have children", teased Denis who makes Nabila's face red with embarrassment. Denis stood up from his seat, then took Nabila's wrist to go with him.

Denis walked wherever his wife's footsteps led him. Sometimes they stop because Nabila wants to be photographed with certain animals. Nabila's smile emanated throughout his steps, making Denis' heart calm.

They arrived at the elephant cage. " Mas riding it yuk", pinta Nabila while pointing towards the Elephant.

"No ahh, you are" Denis then sat on the bench near the place. Nabila pulls Denis' hand, forcing Denis to ride with him. There was quite a discussion between them, until Denis finally gave up and followed Nabila's wishes.

Denis climbed onto the Elephant's back first, followed by Nabila who sat in front of him. Nabila really enjoy the moment, a happy smile can not be separated from his lips. Several times he asked Denis to capture the moment with a cellphone camera.

*****

Denis caught a glimpse of his watch. "It's almost 1 o'clock, we eat first huh?", Denis said while staying focused on the wheel. "He'em", Nabila answered briefly while nodding his head.

Denis took his car into the mall area. They entered a restaurant inside the mall. Shortly after ordering the food, the waiter delivered the food on their table.

When eating looks so greedy, Denis endlessly looks at him with a smile. Nabila who realized her husband was looking at her, raised her head "Why mas?you want to?", without hearing Denis's answer, Nabila took the spaghetti with chopsticks and pointed it at Denis' mouth. " Aaakkk", Nabil asked Denis to open his mouth, Denis said.

After lunch, Denis took Nabila for a walk in the mall. As he passed by the mobile phone shop, he remembered something, and he entered it. Nabila remained faithful following him from behind.

The shop staff greeted them kindly. "Which is the latest and most advanced phone?" Ask Denis to the officer. The employee also thrust the phone as requested Denis then explained the features of the phone.

Once deemed fit, Denis immediately asked the employee to wrap the phone and then pay for it.

As the afternoon progressed, they decided to go home. After a journey of almost an hour, they finally arrived at the apartment parking lot. After Denis turned off the car engine, Nabila held the car door handle, was about to get out. But, he locked it up. He turned his body to face Denis who was busy removing the safety belt.

"Mas, thank you for today", while smiling warmly.

Denis faced towards Nabila, grabbed his wife's fingers and placed them on his lap. "Sir, it's nothing, I still can't make amends, because I can't take good care of you, until someone else easily hurts you"

Nabila put her finger to Denis's lips. "Don't say so, it's not your fault. I'm less careful with myself"

"I promise I'll take care of you, I won't let anyone hurt you like that again" while Denis stroked Nabila's face gently. Then he kissed softly Nabila's forehead and both of her cheeks. Doesn't stop there. Seeing Nabila's soft lips he didn't want to miss it.

Denis kissed with warm lips Nabila. Unlike before, this time Nabila returned a kiss Denis no less warm. Their lips cling to each other, enjoying the sweetness of each other's lips. Until finally the voice of Denis' phone, disperse the romance between the two.

Nabila's face seemed to meet red, he did not dare to raise his head. He was in a hurry to get out of the car, and left Denis who just smiled at the behavior of his wife while still feeling the pleasure that had just been obtained from Nabila's lips.