Wife Interlude

Chapter.45 Adult due to circumstances

The star woke up when she heard a sobbing beside her, she knew that it was her mother, so without opening her eyes the Star just pretended to return Rina's embrace and then tightened it, so she could not help but, so that the woman who has given birth to him feels calm and stronger again. .

Yes, Bintang is used to having her mother hold her while crying like now, if she used to wake up often then wipe the tears on Rina's cheek and then say 'don't cry, Mah' then later Lina will pretend not to cry for various reasons.

Now, Bintang prefers to stay asleep and let her mother cry while hugging her until she is satisfied. The six-year-old boy, two months ago, understood that at that time his mother was facing something very heavy, even though she never understood what it was.

Long enough the Star pretended to sleep, so that she could hear her mother's sobs subsided with regular breathing, pounding her forehead, indicating that now Rina was asleep.

The star slowly opened one eye, peeking to make sure that his guess was not wrong. After seeing his mother's eyes tightly closed, the new Star completely opened its eyes and sat down next to him.

The little boy carried his tiny hand touching Rina's moist cheeks, he wiped away the traces of tears still remaining there.

"Best star darling, Mama. Don't cry anymore, Mah ... if the Star has grown up later, Bintang promises to protect Mama, until Mama can only doubt because she is happy," he said, saying a promise for himself.

I don't know since when the little boy became more mature than his age, but Rina always tried to give him happiness in order to enjoy his childhood. However, it seems that circumstances have taken the little boy's simple thoughts, to make him think older than his age.

Lina blinked as she felt a smooth movement on her cheek, she then looked at the Star that was already sitting in front of her.

"Darling," said Rina looking at the face of the son with a faint smile on her lips, for her to only see the Star when opening her eyes had become an extraordinary happiness.

However, his smile instantly disappeared and turned into panic as he turned his head towards the small clock that was above the nightstand.

"Astagfirullah, baby, Mama overslept!" Rina immediately moved to sit while tidying up her clothes and her hair were a little shoes.

"Mama must be tired yes, nemenin Bitang swam this afternoon, so Mama fell asleep," said the little boy, while looking at the panic of his mother, with a relaxed face. It happened so often that he got used to it.

"No, baby, Mama's not tired. It's half past seven, we're late for Maghrib prayers. Mama also has not cooked for dinner," said Rina while getting up from a small bed owned by the Star.

"You get ready for Maghrib prayer first, baby. Mama will also pray Maghrib in the room, then cook for our dinner," continued Rina again, she then kissed the forehead of the Star and passed away from the room of her favorite son.

The star only fell silent, seeing the furore made by his mother, he then exhaled softly as he climbed down from the bed.

"Yes, Mah" he answered, accompanied by a faint smile on his tiny lips.

"That's Mama's new hero." Lina smiled before closing the door.

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One week has passed, today is the day he has to give Anjas an answer about the man's desire to share custody of the Star.

This afternoon Rina had Heni guard the Star, because she had to meet with Anjas. Rina asks Anjas to come to the resto, so she feels calmer.

At first Heni refuses to let Rina meet Anjas alone, she is worried that Anjas could hurt Rina again.

However, Rina assures Heni, she is more unwilling if Bintang to know the problem of her and Anjas. Although Lina knew that gradually, she also had to tell the boy about his biological father.

Sure enough, as soon as lunchtime arrived the man who was Rina's ex-husband had already come to the restaurant. Rina tidied up her slightly messy desk by the scattered file, after one of her employees informed Anjas of his arrival.

The knock on the door rang out, making the already nervous Rina now grow even more panicked, she held her body up while taking a deep breath then exhaled it slowly, reducing the tightness inside the chest.

"Come in" he stood up and walked to his desk, welcoming guests he never wanted to see again.

Anjas entered while circulating his gaze, Rina's workspace looks spacious and neat, it seems like Rina has not changed since long ago, the woman is so concerned with cleanliness.

For a moment Anjas was transfixed, by the charm of the woman he once wasted. It turns out that now Rina is no less beautiful than Tari, this woman has even given birth to her biological child. One superior point that can not be obtained by Dance until now.

"Please sit down."

A resolute voice from the woman in front of him made Anjas aghast and aware of his crazy daydream.

"Ah, yes, thank you," Anjas replied with a happy smile.

Since long ago Rina was already quite sweet, even with her plain look. However, for some reason, ever since the woman found out about her marriage to Tari, Rina's attitude always made her angry, until she became bored for a long time.

What's more, the condition of those who married by force, without any introduction first, then underwent a long-distance relationship, which made Anjas unable to trust Rina completely. Love is hard to grow between the two.

Rina did not respond, the woman preferred to follow Anjas towards the sofa that was there. But they had not yet sat down the sound of greetings from someone surprising Rina and Anjas. The two seemed to turn their attention to the entrance, where a man seemed to come in with breaths up and down.

"Assalamualaikum," he said, as he approached Rina and Anjas with a calm look, although he seemed to have run out until a sweaty hair was seen on his forehead.

Yes, Arya had just been told by Heni about meeting Rina and Anjas, making her have to run from the hospital, and drive at high speed in order to get there soon. He even ran back from the restaurant parking lot.

Heni could not believe Anjas at all, he saw for himself how Rina was slumped because of the man, and he did not want it until it all happened again.

"Arya, why are you coming?" asked Rina, she looked questioningly at the man who was now standing next to her.

"Not good, men and women who are not mahrom sit together, so I am here as a third party," Arya replied as she stroked the top of Rina's head, then landed a kiss on the woman's forehead.

A gentle smile seemed to calm Rina's heart as she looked at Arya's eyes. The presence of the man who is now his lover, makes him feel calm and confident to face Anjas.

However, the look on Rina's happy face and Arya's gentle face, was very different from Anjas's. The man seemed to be clenching his hands, with a reddened face, holding back the anger as he saw the interaction between Rina and Arya that was so fond of affection in front of him.

It seems that Arya did do that on purpose, as if she was telling Anjas that Rina had now become hers.

"Why is he here?" anjas asked with a tone of speech that sounded unpleasant at all.

"I want to accompany my future wife" Arya replied casually.

Anjas seemed to disagree, he looked at Rina with a look of dislike, then turned to Arya with eyes that showed a hatred.

"But you have nothing to do with what we're going to talk about! I object to his being here!" reject Anjas directly.

"I raised the Star with Rina, I was also the one who had been the Papah for the Star, so I thought .. I have the right to know the conversation between the two of you," Arya denied directly, saying, the look of disdain was clearly visible from the look of this man's eyes.

"You're just taking care of him, but I'm his real father!" Anjas does not accept, he does not like to share anything with others, as well as the Stars.

"A biological father who has never even acknowledged a star since in the womb? Heh, it turns out that you still haven't changed, can't tell which is right and wrong." Arya grunts annoyed, she turns her eyes away, throwing her face away from her former best friend.

"What you're saying" Anjas almost got hooked on emotions, if Rina hadn't stopped him.

"After that, we better sit down first, or if you still want to continue fighting and reminiscing about the past, you two better get out of my room," said Rina who started to see the aura of hostility between the two men before her now.

His plan to meet with Anjas to talk about the Star, now feels chaotic due to an impromptu debate between Anjas and Arya. I don't know what problems they had before, until the aura of hostility so thick felt from the two men in front of him now.

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