Ballad First Wife
Sharing the Happiness

Andre entered the office lobby. He was surprised because the atmosphere in the lobby was not as usual. This morning the office lobby looked great. Many flowers adorn every corner. There is even a large table containing mini cake served to everyone who goes into the lobby is no exception employees.

"For Andre!" Leana, Andre's officemate suddenly stood next to Andre.

"Just come Mas? Why not go straight in? Even carry on here." Leana showed off her sweet smile.

"What's the matter, Lea? Why does the lobby look different? Why is it decorated in such a way? There's a lot more cake." Andre approached the table serving wet cakes in various shapes and types. Leana followed behind him.

"Mas Andre doesn't know?"

Andre shakes. "You know?"

"Know. This morning the stone knew." Leana laughed softly.

"That's your name you just found out."

"Yes, papa, the important thing is I know better than Mas Andre."

"OKs. Tell me!"

"Mmm but I'll buy you lunch!" Leana blinked her eyes begging.

"Yes yes. Cepag say!" Andre was impatient because he was so curious.

"Okay, don't deny! It was Mr. Raihan, his assistant Mr. Salman, who ordered to decorate this room to welcome Mr. Salman later. And about the cake, it was an order of Mr. Salman directly. He wants to share his happiness with his employees."

"What happiness?"

Leana shrugs. "I don't know either. Mr. Raihan didn't say anything. He said Mr. Salman would deliver the happy news. Come on, grab some cake!"

Leana took the available containers and filled them with cookies to her taste. Andre did the same.

"Then you just got a cake? Didn't you come back earlier?" Andre and Leana walked side by side.

"intentionally. I'm waiting for Andre." Leana glanced towards Andre.

Andre laughed, "It could be you."

***

"Honey, leave!" Fira was anxious because Salman kept vomiting.

"I'm not papa.You just calm down don't worry. I just enjoy it." Salman calms Fira down.

"This is weird."

"Yes, I enjoyed it. Even if you get pregnant again, second, third, fourth, I want to be like this. Let me feel it. Not you." Salman caressed Fira's cheeks in a happy hue knowing how much Salman cared about her.

" This is like we're gonna have a lot of kids."

"I want us to have a lot of kids, baby. Please do not use contraception. Don't delay."

"But if I get pregnant again when our child is still small how?"

"No papa. It's windfall. Don't resist!"

"It will definitely bother."

"I won't let you bother alone. I'll find a baby siter for each of our children later. One child one baby siter. They'll help you."

Fira looked at Salman.

"If our children are many, the time I make you must be reduced."

Salman embraced Fira, "No. I will take care of them with you. So we'll always be alone."

"Yes already. It's up to the sponsor." Fira dropped her head on Salman's chest.

"Father, mother. Take me to school!" Ruan knocked on Fira's room door.

"Angoing until I forget. Mas also. No.work huh?"

"Work dong. I promised Raihan I'd do your pregnancy celebration with the clerk at the office." Salman tidied up his tangled clothes.

"Don't forget the doctor's medicine!"

"Yes. If the nausea is unbearable I will drink." Salman hugged Fita out of the room.

"Why pain?" Ryan looked at Salman's face.

"No. Indeed why?"

"Papa's pale."

"Yes, papa just threw up." Salman rubbed Ryan's hair.

"Let's go! You'll be late."

The three of them left together.

***

"Surprise!!!" Dewi led the other staff to surprise Fira.

"Congratulations mom. Finally the expected one is present too." One by one the staff in Fira's office gave flowers and congratulations.

"Thank you. You guys must know from the Goddess huh?"

They nodded while laughing.

"I'm sorry you bothered to get this all set up."

"Not really pretty. We are so happy to do this. May the bumil and debay be healthy always yes!" The words of Dewi Langsunhlg were echoed by other staff.

"What's this?" Alan's baritone voice made the one in Fira's room turn his head.

"Oh Mr. Alan. Please, Sir! Ma'am, we're out first." The goddess beckoned her friends to come out of Fira's room.

"What's wrong? Why so many flowers?" Alan picked up one of the flowers lying on Fira's desk.

"Oh, the kids congratulated."

Fira hush.

How'this? Did I just say. But .ah..Alan has to move on. Maybe if she finds out I'm pregnant, she can just really try to let go of her feelings for me and accept another woman into her heart.

"Congratulations to my pregnancy."

Alan was shocked.

"You pregnant?!?"

Fira nodded.

"Salman's son?!?"

"If not Mas Salman's son, whose son?" Fira pouting.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean that. You and Salman are both long married and have no children. So I thought that you guys..."

"Stubby?! You don't think so wrong. Even my ex-husband also thought so until he married again for the reason of wanting to have children. Unfortunately, I am not barren. So does Salman."

Alan gulped with great difficulty.

"Congratulations then. Salman must be very happy."

"We're very happy. Oh yea. What did you come here for?"

"That, did Anita call you?"

Fira furrowed her brows while shaking her head.

"so yeah. Please if he calls you later, say lose I'm very sorry. If he wants, I'll take responsibility."

Be responsible? What happened between them. Since that kiss, Anita has disappeared. He never called me again.

"Good."

"All right?!?" Alan repeated Fira's reply while staring intently at Fira's face.

"Yes. I'll send you a message if Anita contacts me."

"You don't want to know why I said I wanted to take responsibility?"

"I'm sorry, but that's your business and Anita's. " I don't want to interfere too much."

"Ra, I'm your best friend. Husband's best friend. Did you forget?"

Fira hush.

"That's it. Thank you for helping me."

Alan's out.

Did I speak wrong? Why Alan was angry.

***

Salman entered the lobby of his office. Raihan has already asked the staff line. There was Andre among them.

"One, duq, three."

A cloth reading "Welcome to be a future father." unfolds welcoming Salman's arrival.

Salman smiled broadly showing off his neat row of white teeth.

What does that writing mean. Prospective father? Salman will be a father? Is Fira pregnant?

Andre read congratulations to Salman.

"Thank you for the congratulations you gave me. This must be you, Rai?!"

Raihan bowed then made a gesture of respect with his right hand.

"Today I want to celebrate my happiness with you so today you are only half a day of work ."

It was not finished Salman said, boisterous applause greeted his remarks.

"But the salary remains intact right, sir?" cursed one of the employees who immediately cause laughter.

"Just calm. Salary ful." Salman raised both hands asking the employees to stop laughing.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Sir Salman decided to work half a day for sure because he wanted to go home quickly too, right? Can't stand far from the wife." teased Salman's employee.

Salman only responded with a sweet smile. It is different with Andre. His heart is like a pinch. Be ill.

"Let's go. Mr Salman's work added. Got to carve ears, eyes, nose and more."

A roar of laughter resounded upon hearing the joke.

"Already!It's already! What do you want to work for still gathering here? Or not a half-day job?"

"Don't Sir."

The employees disbanded. Before returning to their respective rooms, they greeted Salman.

Andre was the last to come to Salman.

"So Fira's pregnant?"

"Alhamdulillah.Yes." Salman nodded and smiled happily.

"Congratulations!"

Andre reached out and was greeted by Salman. Salman pulled Andre and hugged him.

Why is Fira pregnant? So am I really the problem? But Ami was pregnant despite finally miscarriage?