Betrayed My Husband
Thank You For Tonight

(Aqila POV)

I've been waiting for Joseph for half an hour. Maybe more precisely I wasn't waiting for him, but I was the one who finished getting ready too soon. At 6:30 I'm done getting dressed. In fact, Yusuf said he would come to pick me up at 7 o'clock tonight.

Maybe because I haven't felt happy like this for a long time, I'm getting really excited. Or is it because there are other feelings that are starting to grow in my heart for that Doctor? I don't know, I don't know and don't want to interpret it too soon anyway.

"Cieee... Who wants to date ni yee." Kayla teased me when I started moving in waiting for Yusuf to go to the living room.

"Oh, Dek. Just plain," I replied timidly.

"Mii... Mommy... Look at this, Mami's daughter again kasmaran." cried Kayla to Mami who was at the dinner table.

Is there any kind of behavior Kayla, when I said girl? Her sister is already a widow. Which actually scared me enough to travel with a guy. I am afraid that my status brings a bad image among friends or the community around where I live.

"Didih, this is a beautiful derivative of Mami. Fragrant, neat, also very cheerful. Want a date with Roman, huh?" praise Mami with great enthusiasm and ask Roman.

"Mammie... Aw, kukaannn..." Kayla defended me by nagging Mami.

"Who does dong mean? Is it possible with that four-eyed Doctor?" mami Meri asked with a little suspicion.

Ah, how unlucky why did Mami have to answer him correctly? I couldn't argue any more than just nodding slowly.

Kayla then jumped into excitement. He always supported me to be with Joseph. I don't know what that little boy saw from Joseph. But, he was also quite a teenager approaching adulthood.

Of course, he is good at seeing which man is kind and sincere to his brother. So I was never surprised by Kayla's attitude and behavior. I understand all of Kayla's attitudes and practices.

Given how he struggled to live for dozens of years, Aqila felt Kayla's spoiled and childish demeanor was perfectly natural. The girl growing up can be said to be a kara and without the caress and touch of affection of a Mother.

"Mammie... Same with Kayla." I made a decision on purpose.

"Mommy's just glad to see you've started to rise again like this. It's time to forget the past and rearrange the future."

"I know, Mi. But, it's not that easy. I'm not ready to open my heart to any man. I just think of them as friends right now,"

"But, Mami is sure you have a special feeling for the Doctor. Mommy sees your eyes shining when you're with her. Your happiness level is higher when you are with him. Compared to when you were with Roman."

"Mami sok knows. I'm like a fortune teller." I chanted with a spoiled laugh.

Mami embraced my body and I wrapped both of my arms around Mami's waist.

"No, it's a hug I'm left behind." protested Kayla who sat in front of us.

"Duh, the bontot Mami is jealous. Here and there, Mami hugs together with two of Mami's favorite daughters." replied Mami as she spread her hands on Kayla. Kayla immediately slammed into Mami's embrace. The three of us hugged each other warmly.

"Good night, Auntie." a voice from the doorway.

Suddenly the three of us broke into each other's arms and turned to the direction where the voice came from. Joseph was standing there with his face in his arms. I returned his smile as our eyes clashed against each other.

"Good night, Doctor. Go straight away, gih. Aqila was impatient from that hour on," Mami teased again to me and Joseph.

"Look, Doctor. Not very polite Kak Aqila glared at Mami." Kayla cheered.

God, why did these two men deliberately embarrass me in front of Joseph. Finally I just stood up while covering my face and shook my head.

Joseph just laughed a little at my family's funny behavior. After saying goodbye to Mami, we immediately left my yard. Yusuf took me to a restaurant that has been going viral lately.

Yusuf has ordered a table for us tonight. And it was pretty good in my opinion. Joseph was very good at choosing a seat. I do not like to be in a place where visitors are too crowded or stacked.

Our sitting position is far in the corner and has some decorations for selfie on the left and right side, as well as the wall that has been painted in such a way that makes the eyes do not want to be off looking at him.

"Qil, here you sit. The background is great for photos. Yuk, we take a photo." take Joseph to me who is cool looking at the wall behind him.

"No, I'm ashamed of people. I'm old gini still so." reject me with a little smile.

"Oh my goodness, Aqila! Who says we're old? We are young."

"My definition, young is like them." I replied, pointing my chin at the table not far from where we were sitting.

There sits a pair of ABGs who may still be the same age as a high school boy. They are cool to take pictures with various styles, even to the pose of kissing each other's cheeks happily.

Joseph laughed after seeing two young lovebirds who seemed to be in love drunk. Unexpectedly, Joseph held my hand which I had placed on the table.

"It's teenagers. We are adults. We are still young, despite our different ages and levels. Never be inferior to yourself. You must awaken your own spirit and confidence. Otherwise, up to any time you will never be able to go forward and achieve whatever you want in life." he said with eyes so soft and comfortable.

Yusuf tightened his grip as I tried to pull my hand because I was getting nervous. 'Oh my God, what strange feeling is this? Please don't make me confused!' I cried out in my heart.

Now, the young man in front of me was smiling sweetly at me. My heart seemed to want to escape from where it was installed. Is that beautiful as that smile? Perhaps, Joseph felt the temperature in my palm turning cold from being too groggy.

"Hey, even daydreaming. Let's hunt here, hunt the order comes you know. This place will be a real race soon, which there are we more and more keki make the photos later." explained Joseph who still persuades me.

Finally I nodded and Joseph let go of his warm hand. I felt unwilling when the grip was released, but I quickly moved to sit next to Joseph.

Joseph immediately took his cell phone and installed the front camera. We started taking pictures of Ria. I was initially very stiff, inviting casual laughter from Joseph's lips. Then he led me to relax.

Countless number of times the shots we've taken here. "A lot of it, yeah. I'll sort it out when I'm home. A good one I'll send you," he said and then save his latest advanced phone.

"OKAY. Thank you, Suf." I said sincerely to him.

"Thank you? What's for?" yusuf asked in surprise and looked at me deeply.

"Because I gave you happiness tonight. It made me feel special and more confident. I will fight to rise for my own life from now on!" answer me with determination and conviction.

I saw Joseph nodding and smiling. "That's the real Aqila. Even though we're new to you, I know what kind of person you really are. Thanks, Qil. Because it's with me tonight" he said solemnly.

Then a waiter came to serve all our menu orders earlier. Yusuf and I then drifted into the culinary taste that was admittedly his pleasure.