Young Widow Pursued Om Bule
After 2 weeks
Today Riani entered work as usual. With his red matic motorbike, he arrived at the office.
"Good morning, beautiful!" greet Haris. The head of the OB in this office. Haris is friendly and a little flirtatious but his behavior is not tacky.
"Good morning, Mr. Haris."
"Kok sir, anyway? Wong call me brother or mas that."
"Let his wife be angry."
"My wife is not jealous."
Riani could only shake her head. He walked in and greeted everyone who met him. Riani is known as a kind and friendly person.
"Hallo beautiful...!" Dessy was waiting for her best friend at the door with a red rose in her hand.
"Who else?" riani asked as she stepped into her room without taking the flowers that Dessy had handed out.
"Jeez, the flowers are dicuekin. What the hell is it?" ask Dessy while coming in.
"I was lazy to respond to the flowers of those men."
"Certainly?" Dessy opened the card that was there. "The sender is Jack Almond."
"What?" Riani immediately jumped out of her chair and took the card in Dessy's hand.
Good morning beautiful. Keep up the spirit, Oldius.
"Ih...Dessy, you really can lie to me." Riani was disappointed.
"You expect news from him? Did he ever call you again?" ask Dessy and put the flower in a vase.
"No. Who's expecting any news from him?" Riani pretended to be careless then sat down while turning on her flowers.
"So right, after the bule left, there was no news from him?"
"Only once. When he arrived in London, he sent me a message and said they had arrived safely. There was no more message."
"You never send a message first?"
"Lazy, ah. Is he all I have to think about?"
Dessy smiled. He picked up another bouquet of flowers from behind the door. A bouquet of colorful lilies.
"Now!"
"flowers again? From whom?"
"Read it yourself." Dessy immediately left Riani's room.
Riani lazily opened the card on the flower."
You give color to my life. Who miss you so much. Jacks.
Riani could not help her smile. He was so happy. It had been two weeks since they parted that night and he really missed him.
"So happy right?" Dessy turned back. Riani's face instantly turned red.
"Who brought you these flowers?" ask Riani.
"Linkers. It is almost the same with the flower of Oldius."
"Did he call directly from London or how?"
Dessy smiled in mystery. "Eitherway. I want to work first. You also have to work today. The boss had already come and it seemed that he was getting angry again. I don't know why."
Riani just shrugged her shoulders. To be sure today he became more eager to work because of getting flowers from Jack.
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At half-time six in the afternoon, as usual Riani had already arrived at her house. A simple but loving home of his father and mother.
"Mrs.....!" Arma immediately ran from inside the house welcoming him.
"The pretty mama's son." Riani hugged her daughter and gave kisses on her right and left cheeks.
"Inside there are guests."
"Who?"
"Om bule's. Mom and dad are confused because they don't speak English. Arma knows a little what om bule said. He said he was a friend of mama's." Arma, who was taught English since childhood by Riani, can speak English even though Riani has not surfed.
Arma calls her grandparents father and mother.
"Bule?" Don't-don't......
Riani's heart immediately beat very fast. He rushed inside and almost fainted when he saw Jack sitting there smiling when he saw Riani coming.
"Jack....!"
"Hi baby....!" Sapa Jack's. He approached and wanted to hug Riani because of the longing he felt but Riani gestured with her eyes while glancing at her parents who looked confused. Jack sat down again. Riani breathed a sigh of relief as Jack understood with his eye gesture.
"Son, who is this?" ask Arya.
"It's Jack. He's Riani's friend. We were acquaintances in Bali 2 weeks ago." Riani. Honestly, Riani's heart was so happy to see Jack coming to his house but he had to refrain from being hugged by the man because it would make father, mother and Arma can faint.
"Oh, are you acquaintances in Bali?" Sulastri looks happy.
"Mama's boyfriend?" ask Arma.
"Mom...no darling....!" Riani hurriedly shook her head.
Jack who did not understand the conversation between them seemed to scratch his head. He took something in his pants pocket. And unexpectedly, he knelt before Riani, while opening the small red box. There was a ring.
Riani surprised. "Jack.....!"
"Will you marry me?" jack asked with a look of hope.
"I....!" Riani had yet to recover from her shock.
"Arma, what's this bule talking about?" ask Arya.
"It seems, om bule asked mama to marry him" said Arma who looks pretentious as well.
"What?" Sulastri.
Seeing Riani who was still dumb, Jack approached Riani's parents who were sitting in front of Riani. Still kneeling, he asked Arya and Sulastri for permission.
"Uncle, aunt, let me marry your daughter."
Arya looked at Arma.
"Eh. That is, uncle, aunt let me marry your daughter." Arma looked at her mother. "That means that, doesn't it?"
Riani just nodded. He didn't think Jack would propose to him.
"tell him, I agree." Sulastri said with a happy smile.
"No! You disagree!" exclaim Arya.
Arma was confused. "Which "translated arts, ma? Arma doesn't know what to say either."
Riani took a deep breath. He patted his chest for a while, took a deep breath for a few times then looked at his parents.
"Dad, mom, let me talk to Jack" Riani said.
Sulastri immediately pulled her husband's hand. Arma followed her grandparents.
"Jack..., let's sit on a chair" said Riani when she saw Jack who was still kneeling.
Jack sat next to Riani. He could not wait to hold Riani's hand, but she pulled him back.
"Jack, this is in the village. Can't be seen making out other than a married couple. I am especially a widow. Could be neighborly gossip."
"sorry. I miss you so much that I can't wait to hug you." Jack said with a longing look for Riani.
"You should have met me at the office and talked to me about this proposal together. Don't go in front of mom and dad. Moreover, they don't understand your language."
Jack smiled. "I'm so excited to propose to you. Actually, I was going to your office first. But I want to do it in front of your parents. I seriously want to build a more serious relationship with you."
"I'm happy, Jack. But isn't this too soon?"
Jack shakes. "I've been a widower for too long. You were the first woman to shake my heart after being abandoned by Cassie's mother. Come with me."
"Jack, my mom said she agreed but my dad said no. This is too fast anyway. We just met."
Jack was disappointed. "So you doubt my sincerity?"
"No, Jack. But do not get us into a relationship first and finally decided to go to a more serious level."
"I don't want to have a long-distance relationship, Riani."
"Jack...., i....!"
Jack closed the ring box and put it back in his pants pocket.
"Jack, please, give me some time." please Riani.
"I only have 10 days. I have to go back to England." With a sad face Jack immediately stood up. "I'm going ya."
"Jack, where are you staying?"
"I stayed at an inn near the lake." Jack answered and took his backpack and left.
Riani stared at Jack's departure until the guy disappeared behind the fence.
"Damour..."
Riani. His mother approached and stood beside him.
"The guy looks serious."
"I'm afraid of being disappointed again, Mom. He's a bule."
"Just I don't agree if you have to be with her" said Arya who appeared behind them.
"Why don't you agree? Is it good that Riani wants to open her heart again?" sulastri asked while looking at her husband in confusion.
"We don't know him, we don't know how his family is. Communication is difficult. Anyway, dad doesn't agree. Just find another guy, son. There are a lot of guys around here who like you. The doctor is still waiting for you."
Riani didn't talk. He simply took his bag and immediately headed to his room. Nelangsa. Of all the men who had ever approached her, only Jack made Riani tremble. If only he had not thought about his parents and son, Riani would have accepted Jack's proposal.
Another look on Jack's face that looked disappointed. Should I open my heart to her?
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