7 Virgin Blood
Warm in the Morning

While wriggling from my sleep, the sound of eranga* slowly came out of my lips because it felt a little disturbed by the sunlight coming in from between the window curtains to hit my face, then slowly adjust to the bias of the morning sunlight that warms the morning. And a moment later, as soon as both of my eyes opened without being prevented, a beautiful smile immediately rose on my face as soon as I saw the handsome face of my husband who was now sleeping right in front of me. I tilted my body and supported my head with one hand, enjoying moments like this, looking at the peaceful face of a Jaka Pradana who was still asleep in his sleep. While asleep, the grown man looks more like a sweet little boy than a wealthy businessman who has it all.

“Enjoying the beautiful scenery, Darling?”

Eh?

I flinched from my mind as soon as I heard Ak Jaka's heavy voice. How could he know that I was looking at him when his eyes were still closed?

It took him a few seconds until the pair of beautiful eyes opened, he evaporated wide. Stretching out both hands so that the white blanket covering his body sagged, showing off his white field chest, reminiscent of a year ago when I was first so fascinated looking at the naked chest of the handsome man.

My cheeks were red, embarrassed to be caught especially as those pitch-black eyes slowly opened and stared right into my beads. Practically, Ak Jaka also smiled to see his little girl was embarrassed. And...

"Oh!" I was surprised, with the ease of Ak Jaka pulling my waist to close with his body, then drowning his face in the recess of my neck. Never get tired of inhaling the aroma that for him is so sweet, which has made him addicted.

“Good morning, dear,” he said in the ear with a hoarse voice, typical like a person who just woke up. And, on a whim, he bit my ear lobe softly, then grinned when he realized the reaction of my body because of his actions.

"Ak, what are you doing? I haven't had a shower yet" I whined, hoping it was just a fad. But he actually made me bite my lips, holding back the sound of eranga* so as not to escape from the esophagus because of his actions that are now teasing me.

“What did I do? Hmm?” he asked back by putting on a grinning face while slipping his hands under the blanket. Going back to doing what he did last night, made my face turn red.

My God, early in the morning he's already started charging his rations as a husband. Can ringsek me if we're in this villa for days. Especially in this condition as a newlywed I do not know how to control the lust of the adult man. I never even thought if he could be conquered?

"Darling?"

I'm staring. "What?" my question is, trying to control myself over my body's reaction due to Ak Jaka's touch.

"Some thing I want to ask you."

"Emm? What's?"

"Look this." His hands are still actively moving. "Do you mind if we stay at Mamang's house? Do you want us to live in our own house?"

Eh? I grinned. Just about to ask why he asked like that, Ak Jaka already explained.

"I mean, maybe you'd prefer that we stay alone. So you can be more free. You don't have to be in the kitchen. You don't have to cook, clean, wash, or do anything. Really, I didn't marry you to trouble you as a wife who takes care of household affairs. In this relationship you are Madam Pradana. Even if I can continue to treat you as a queen. Really, I don't feel good about you."

“Ak... a-ap-what did you say?” I asked with a slight stammer between believing and not believing what I had just heard. "Emm. I. I have no problem with my duties as a wife. I. I want to take care of you. I want me to take care of you. With my hand. I want to prepare your food, your clothes, whatever your needs, I will take care of everything. Please, please let me do all that. Let me do my right as a wife, huh?"

Ak Jaka nodded. "Then about where to stay? If you want, we can find another place to stay as long as we stay here."

No. gabe. I don't want to find another place to live. Although the plan to settle where we will be after the Ak Jaka issue and its twin are over is uncertain: whether we will stay here or settle in the city, but what I want now is for us to stay at Mang Zulfikar's house.

"I still want to be at Mamang's house. I like living there, Ak. Because it feels like we have parents. And for me personally, it feels complete. It's like having a whole family. There's a father and a mother, and I think I have a brother. It's like I have a sister. I have a friend to share my story with. A friend who can teach me a lot."

Ak Jaka smiled warmly, his hands raised caressing my cheeks with a gentle gesture. “I love you so much, Wulan.” He puts emphasis on every word, trying to convince myself that his feelings are very deep for me. "Thank you for treating my family like your own."

I couldn't hold back my tears that suddenly came out of my eyes. I'm nodding. This girl is lucky enough, I thought. Now I have a family.

“Hey, Darling? Why crying? Please don't cry, my dear. I don't like to see you cry. I can't stand it, it makes me sick" Ak Jaka said, looking at me. He wiped my tears and said, "Please don't cry anymore."

But my tears came out even more so when I heard Ak Jaka's words and immediately burst into his arms, immersing my face in the chest of his field. I was really moved by the words that Ak Jaka said to me. “I cried because I was happy, Ak. I am so happy because you love me so much. Thanks...."

"Yes. I am so grateful that my grandmother gave me the responsibility to take care of you. I am grateful that my grandmother told me that this little girl fell in love with me and asked me to marry you. I'm grateful that I accepted Grandma's request. In the end I realized, in my heart there is a place for love. Thank you for being a part of my life. I really love you, Wulan. Very love. I will always take care of your heart. And I will never hurt your heart let alone betray you. I-i promise. You'll never shed a tear like my mother did."

While nodding, I let go of Ak Jaka's embrace and looked into his eyes with my eyes still wet with tears. I can see Ak Jaka's gaze on me that looks sad. "Thank you." I shed tears with bliss. "You know, I often hear people say that the fate of a daughter will be the same as the fate of her mother, or, karma will fall on his son. I don't know the truth. But I really believe in you. I have good fortune because I have you. I believe."

"And it must be. I will not be like my father or like your father. My love will never be shared with another woman. There's only you. Only Wulan is."

Slowly... Ak Jaka brought his face closer to me. As if understanding what he was going to do, I closed my eyes, feeling the warmth of Ak Jaka's lips on mine. And my heart began to worry. It's still morning, and he'll make my energy go limp again....

Passionately, Ak Jaka sipped my lips. And as I thought, my race always managed to get him drunk. His hand began to pull the nape of my neck to deepen his kiss and could enjoy the sweetness of my lips even deeper. Then suddenly he pulled away from me, making me grin. Baffled.

"Why?" my many.

He smiled happily. "Honeymoon is still going on, honey. Let's take a shower together."

He thought I didn't understand. He didn't want to take me to shower. Ew!