Waiting for your Love to Grow

My Wife

"*How about Mr Denis, just marry my son? Looks like you guys fit in"

"How is Shei*?", said Joseph, rubbing his son's back. Sheila seemed so pleased with her daddy's words.

"Uhhuuukk...uhhuuukkk.", suddenly Denis chokes at Joseph's words. His eyes also appear red.

Sheila quickly stood up and handed Denis a glass of water on the table. "Drink" he said. Denis accepted it, without being able to say thank you, he immediately drank the water until only half.

"Are you okay, Mr Denis?", asked Yusuf.

After wiping his mouth with a napkin, Denis nodded his head slowly and smiled at Joseph. "Oh yes, Mr. Yusuf, are we going to be in the afternoon to survey the location?", asked Denis. He immediately turned Joseph's attention away from talking about an arranged marriage with his son.

Sheila who realized Denis was avoiding her daddy questions about the marriage, pouted. But he convinced his heart not to give up. He'll use his father's hand to smooth his way to Denis.

Nabila had entered the hotel restaurant without Denis knowing. Nabila walked past Denis' desk, but she did not rebuke her husband who was busy with his food at the time. Since marriage, every time in public places Nabila always positioned herself as if she did not know her husband. It only applies as husband and wife when alone with her husband or when in the middle of their family. And that was Denis' wish.

When Denis turned his face to the right, he accidentally saw his wife walking away from him. Reflex he stood up and called Nabila's name. Nabila who felt familiar with the voice of the person who called her, stopped her steps and turned to look at the person.

"Sorry Mr. Yusuf, I stayed a while" Denis said. He then accelerated his pace towards Nabila. He immediately grabbed Nabila's waist and spread his hands there, when he was very close to his wife.

Denis whispered something to Nabila's ear, so Nabila wanted to come with him. Denis went to the table, where he had been eating while still wrapping his hands around his wife's waist. He stopped right behind the chair he was sitting in.

Yusuf and Sheila looked at each other, they seemed confused by what Denis was doing. Sheila's face showed great dislike for the woman beside the man she was beginning to admire.

"This is my wife, her name is Nabila" Denis said with a warm smile to the two people who were sitting facing her. Of course Denis' words made both people shocked.

"Honey, this is Mr. Yusuf and this is Ms. Sheila, the daughter of Mr. Yusuf" Denis said softly.

Nabila stretched out her hand towards Yusuf and got a welcome. "It's nice to meet you, Miss Nabila", said Yusuf who then let go of his hand and returned to his seat.

After shaking hands with Yusuf, Nabila extended her hand to Sheila, but Sheila did not welcome the hand. Sheila pretended not to look while eating the bread in front of her. Nabila pulled back his hand in disappointment.

Denis pulls a chair for Nabila. " You're here first, let me get you some breakfast". Nabila just nodded at Denis's words, then sat down in his chair.

"What do you want to eat?", Denis said very gently.

"Whatever mas, aja", answered Nabila accompanied by a sincere smile.

After agreeing with the others, Denis stepped in to get his wife some food for breakfast.

"Dad, I'll grab a drink first. My drink is too sweet, I don't like it", said Sheila who was later confirmed by Yusuf.

Now at the dinner table there is only Joseph and Nabila. Yusuf, try to observe Nabila. He frowned, as if remembering something. "Miss Nabila, weren't you Sheila's friend at Junior High?" said Yusuf doubtfully.

Nabila smiled, then said "Right, Mr. Yusuf".

"Hmmmm...if it is not wrong you are the son of Mr Dahlankan?", asked Yusuf who answered a smile and nod by Nabila.

While Denis is choosing food for his wife, shocked by the sudden presence of Sheila who is already next to him. She was about to get away from Sheila, but Sheila tried to hold her back, and succeeded.

"Wait for Mr. Denis!", Sheila orders Denis, making the man stop his steps but still not want to look at Sheila.

"I didn't expect a nice guy like you to have a wife like Nabila" Sheila said, pulling one end of her lips.

Denis looked at Sheila with a dislike look. "What do you mean?"

"I know even more about Nabila than you do Mr. Denis" Sheila said.

"Look over there!", Sheila ordered. Denis complied to look in the direction Sheila pointed. He saw his wife talking to Joseph. Nabila looks familiar and several times seen smiling with his interlocutor.

"That's how it is, it's never changed before. Basic teaser!", said Sheila. Hearing what Sheila said, Denis actually wanted to get angry but she tried to hold back.

Denis immediately took the food that could be reached with his hands, regardless of whether his wife was happy or not with his choice. He hurried back to where his wife was sitting

Sheila smiled wickedly, when she saw Denis walking hurriedly leaving her with a face that she thought was holding back anger. What he did earlier he considered successful. Denis seems to be eaten up with his shit. He then followed Denis, returning to the dining table he had left with the food he had chosen.

Arriving at Nabila's place, Denis put the food he brought right in front of Nabila. He tried not to ignore what had been said Sheila, so that his anger could be muted.

"Thank you, mas", said Nabila while smiling sincerely to her husband.

"Together, dear", Denis smiled then sat down in his chair. "Talking what seems exciting" he added.

I looked towards Denis. "Sir Joseph was actually a good friend of papi before he moved here. I didn't think she remembered that I was Sheila's Junior High School friend"

"Well Miss Nabila used to be very close to me Mr. Denis. It's like a brother himself. But, because I am here and our respective busyness finally cut off communication" Yusuf said with enthusiasm and replied with a smile by Denis.

Denis grabbed his wife's shoulder so that Nabila's body approached him, then gently kissed his wife's temple. "Hurry and eat, and let's go back to the room!" Denis said and only answered nods by Nabila.

Sheila who had sat back in her chair, was very unhappy to see the scenery presented by the husband and wife. He squeezed his own hand under the table.

"When do you remember not being with Rendra?" Sheila said suddenly.

Hearing Sheila's words, Nabila reflexively stopped her food. He looked towards Sheila, making their eyes meet each other.

But soon he resumed his eating activities. He had no interest in answering Sheila's question. Denis looked at Nabila, trying to guess what his wife would think.

"You know, Nabila, after the events on the basketball court, Rendra searched for you, asked around because you never showed up again. Ahh Rendra is so sweet" said Sheila with a face made cute.

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