Womb of Titipan

Stay Again..

"Geez, what have I done? Hopefully he doesn't know if I hugged him just now"

Deg. Naina's heart rippled when suddenly it was Aaric's hand that was holding her, she slowly saw that her husband's hand had been coiled around her waist.

Naina immediately took the initiative to move Aaric's hand, with one of her hands she tried to raise her husband's hand so as not to hug him anymore, but just now she was holding that hand, Aaric shifted his body closer to Naina and tightened his embrace.

Naina's heart pounded even more, her hands squeezing the sides of the pillow tightly when she realized that their bodies had now stuck together, even Naina could feel Aaric's breath in the tops of her head.

Naina seems to think she should wake Aaric up to let go of his embrace or let him.

"But if I wake up, she'll be embarrassed to have hugged me, while she does it unconsciously, like I hugged her earlier," Naina thought.

So Naina makes up her mind if she's going to let it go, even though it's actually very uncomfortable for her because it's the first time Naina has been this close to a man, but waking up Aaric would make both of them ashamed.

Aaric who was waiting for Naina's reaction smelled a smile as it turned out that Naina had allowed herself to be hugged like that.

***

Naina was busy giving dishes to the children who were waiting in line for breakfast, suddenly she was surprised by someone who was also waiting in line to eat.

"I also want to eat" Aaric said with a smile.

Naina is surprised that her husband is in line, she thinks that if Aaric is still asleep in the room because that is the plan she will bring breakfast for him in a moment.

Naina gave him one plate.

"Sit on that bench, I'll get you some rice and side dishes."

"No, I'll just take it myself like them." Aaric stayed in line following the children's line.

"Alright then," answered Naina without seeing her husband's face because she remembered the incident last night, and it made her feel ashamed of herself, even though she was sure that Aaric did not realize he was sleeping while hugging her.

Aaric was seen waiting in line to pick up his rice and side dishes, after which he sat down on the bench with the other child, Farida who saw directly approaching Naina and told her to come along to eat with her husband.

Inevitably Naina had to obey her mother's orders, so she also took her plate and food, hesitatingly she approached Aaric and sat down in front of him.

Aaric smiled seeing Naina sit down and eat with him.

"I thought you had eaten?"

"No, yet" replied Naina lowered her head.

Aaric ate while continuing to stare at Naina's face.

"Did I sleep snoring last night?"

Naina immediately choked on hearing Aaric's question.

"Slowly." Aaric gives Naina some drinking water.

Naina immediately drank quickly.

"Why can you choke?" aaric asked with a smile.

"It's okay," Naina replied misbehaving, making Aaric hold back his smile.

Both of them seem to be eating again.

"You haven't answered my question." Aaric looked at Naina.

"No," Naina replied quickly.

"Oh yeah? I guess I snore when I sleep."

Naina shook her head as she continued to eat her food.

"It's cold, it's cool and if it's cold at night, but last night I slept well and didn't get cold when I wasn't wearing a blanket, were you like that?" ask Aaric again.

Naina seemed to swallow her food in distress, she immediately took a glass to drink, making Aaric again hold back his smile.

"Night is not so cold."

"Oh yeah? It's weird, when it's supposed to be cold we're in a hilly area, but last night I felt really warm like someone was hugging me."

Naina's speechless. He then ventured to see Aaric.

"Don't eat while talking, the kids will imitate it." Naina pointed at the children around them.

"Oh. Sorry." Aaric refocused on his food with a smile.

Naina is now aware that Aaric apparently hugged her on purpose last night, and that makes her both upset and sorry for letting her go, as if she is happy if Aaric hugs her.

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Aaric walked out of the parlour for a walk, enjoying the cool and cold morning air, he also seemed to enjoy the view around the house that looked beautiful with pine trees around him.

Aaric then walked towards the green grassy field where some of the children were gathered, surrounding Naina who was sitting in the middle of them, with a small whiteboard beside her, Naina is apparently teaching early childhood to know numbers and letters.

Aaric then sat in a chair under the shade of a tree, looking at the face of his wife who was busy teaching until he did not realize if he was being stared at by Aaric. Busy looking at Naina's face, Aaric also did not realize that Farida's mother had been sitting next to him.

"Now I'm sure you love Naina." Farida smiled and caught Aaric staring at Naina with love.

Of course Aaric was surprised and immediately felt embarrassed to the wrong behavior, he then smiled embarrassedly.

"Mom called Ms. Winda last night, asking about your marriage."

Aaric smiled.

"Your mother is a very good person, besides her benefactor also turned out not to be a person who differentiates social status, Naina is lucky to get in-laws like her." Farida looked happy.

"But I want to ask you something."

"What Mom?"

"Please take care and be happy Naina, she is a kind and gentle woman, we all love her very much." Farida sees Naina who is still busy teaching. From her eyes Aaric could see that Farida was holding back her tears.

Aaric fell silent then lowered his head.

"Mother pray that your marriage is always happy, lasting until death separates. Hopefully you are also quickly given offspring, Naina is very fond and loving of small children, I can't wait to see her take care of her own children," said Farida this time seemed radiant.

Hearing that made Aaric flinch until he raised his head to look at Mother Farida.

"Naina takes care of all her sisters in the parlour with patience and affection, then if she has her own biological child later, Naina will definitely love her very much." Farida saw Aaric.

Aaric again lowered his head to think and felt if he had been very selfish because he had intended to separate Naina with their child later without ever thinking how Naina would feel if separated from her own child.

"It's over?"

Aaric was surprised to hear Farida's mother ask someone, he saw that Naina was walking closer to the two of them.

"Already Ma'am," Naina replied as she continued to approach her mother and husband.

"What time are we going home? I'll get ready," asked Naina looking at Aaric.

Aaric smiled.

"I'm still at home, we'll stay again tonight." replied Aaric smiling.

Naina was stunned, then a shadow where the two of them had to go back to sleep on the small bed was reflected in her mind.