Just My Ex Husband
Part 38 - Papih! Not papah!

The twilight sky is so beautiful it refracts yellowing mixed with dark clouds. The tired faces of life began to be drawn from all the living warriors who were under his bias. How wonderful it would be if this twilight was enjoyed by daydreams. Just to remember a life that has been missed, even if only friends a cup of warm tea.

The long-haired beauty who dangled to her back was being washed away in a daydream, considering her meeting this afternoon with the woman who for life did not want her to meet.

Jenny's encounter with Alea still stifles her memory, like rewinding the memory Jenny always wanted to deny.

It's been almost three years since Jenny never met Alea or Frans, but today it's like there's a wound torn back.

Every day, even every second that Jenny has gone through, she always tells her own heart to summarize everything that has happened in the past, so that the wound feels normal if someday Jenny stares with faces that have incised the wound.

Hugged Jenn's wound, so that the pain would no longer be felt.

Jenny's mind says so, trying to motivate herself, trying to figure out everything that has happened, even though sincere is difficult.

Jenny's attention now turns to her son who is busy playing miniature animals. Cleo sat on the terrace floor of her house, the big white boy really enjoyed his favorite toy and did not care about his dear look.

For a long time Jenny looked at Cleo, watching her son's face that increasingly resembled the face of the father. The symmetrical lines of the 'T' letter pattern in Cleo's face area are very similar to Arjuna's. Starting from the shape of the forehead, eyes, nose, and lips all exactly with Arjuna's.

There was a tickle in Jenny's mind when she looked at Cleo's face, her heart was reminded of Arjuna who was now present in her life offering love for her.

Sometimes Jenny feels like thanking Arjuna, because the night three years ago made her own Cleo. Presents Cleo who has always been Jenny's source of power. If only that night had never happened, Jenny would have been alone, no other happiness would have been possible without Cleo.

Both eyes of Jenny sparkled to see a black car stop in her yard, can Jenny make sure it's Arjuna's car. Jenny thought that Arjuna was coming alone, when the owner of the car came out suddenly a long-haired girl with a knee-length white dress ran towards Jenny.

"Ante balbie...!"

Clarisa screamed hysterically as she ran towards Jenny, breaking the daydream of Jenny enjoying the twilight on the porch. Jenny is no stranger to the call, she can still remember Clarisa's affectionate call to her. Then Jenny got up from her seat, intending to welcome Clarisa.

"Ante balbie, Clarisa kangen ante."

Clarisa pours the longing into Jenny's arms, clutching Jenny excitedly.

"Clarisa has grown up."

Jenny said by stroking Arjuna's daughter's black hair. Clarisa casually slammed into Jenny's arms without caring about Cleo's presence playing miniature animals on the floor. While Arjuna was only able to stare with a smile watching the happiness of his daughter who was reunited with a real barbie figure, happiness was implied from Arjuna's face.

"Daddy ante, Clarisa keeps growing tall. Papih's always measuring Clarisa's height."

Jenny chuckled at the words from Clarisa, it was unexpected that Arjuna was very attentive to the growth and development of her daughter.

"Great also papih Clarisa, it's a sign papih is very concerned with the growth of Clarisa."

The little boy did not want to reply to Jenny's words again, he just needed a warm hug Jenny. Clarisa just wanted to feel a glimmer of affection from the adult woman that Clarisa never again felt, as if Jenny was the figure of a mother who reconciled her heart.

Cleo, who was jolted at her mamah interaction with Clarisa, suddenly got up from her playing activities. His small steps led towards Clarisa. There was a social jealousy from Cleo's eyes.

"Ma ma ma."

Cleo while the distance was close to Jenny, her little hand grasped the white dress that Clarisa was wearing, then pulled the end of the dress with her little fingers. Cleo's hand pull is getting more and more powerful to be able to realize Clarisa if her dress is trying to pull it, precisely trying to keep Clarisa away with the mother.

"Well, there's a little sister. It's funny."

Clarisa said when she managed to turn her body from Jenny's embrace. Clarisa's eyes seemed sparkling as she looked at Cleo's figure behind her.

"Ma ma ma."

Cleo mentioned the call to her mama, but her gaze looked towards Clarisa.

"Mama, not ma ma ma."

Clarisa protested Cleo's call to Jenny.

"Aunts can't speak perfectly, dear."

Jenny gave a little understanding to Clarisa.

"All right, but what's the name of this funny sister?"

Clarisa pinched Cleo's adorable cheek.

"Le... O."

Cleo's answer left Clarisa clueless. If anyone asks his name, Cleo always answers that his name is Leo.

"Leo, this little brother's name is Leo mba, but Cleo's real name is."

Jenny explained the words her son said and called Clarisa mba to Cleo. Then Clarisa thrust out her right hand, shaking Cleo's little fingers.

"Famous little sister, my name is Clarisa, I'm six years old. Little sister can call me Clarisa."

Clarisa looks carefree when she meets Cleo. His carefree attitude was exactly with his deceased mamih who had died.

"Ba ba ba."

Only that was Cleo's reply in response to Clarisa's sentence.

"Ante, I don't understand. How come Cleo's answer just said ba ba ba?"

Jenny gave a small smile as Clarisa turned towards him, asking Cleo for her intentions.

"Mba. Leo is calling Clarisa mba."

Clarisa just smiled as she stroked Cleo's face. How funny the boy in front of him was. Jenny then grabs Cleo's body, taking her into a sling.

"What time was Jenn back?"

Arjuna only dared to ask when Clarisa's interaction with Cleo stopped.

"Five to home. Let's get Clarisa in."

Answer Jenny. Then Jenny steps into the living room. Arjuna and Clarisa follow Jenny's steps.

"What's Clarisa gonna drink?"

Jenny offers a drink to Arjuna's daughter.

"Clarisa wants to drink white milk."

Princess Arjuna did not hesitate at all to Jenny's offer.

Jenny asked Arjuna.

"A cup of coffee mix seems more delicious than your handmade Jenn."

Apparently Arjuna has started to be good at seducing Jenny.

"Alright, but leave Cleo first."

Jenny hands Cleo into Arjuna's lap, then steps towards the kitchen to prepare a drink for Clarisa as well as Arjuna.

"Pa pa."

Cleo called Arjuna as usual. Clarisa who heard Cleo's call to Arjuna, was immediately aghast.

"Flum! Not papah!"

Apparently Clarisa was insistent on her call to Arjuna, confirming Cleo's call for one vote with her.

"Little children can't talk as loudly as Clarisa dear, so it's natural that Cleo call papih called papah."

Clarisa just kept quiet to hear her papih advice, then shifted her sitting position to be closer to Arjuna and Cleo."

"Now Clarisa's happy not to meet Cleo?"

Arjuna tries to steal his daughter's heart.

"It's nice pih."

"Now, what's the matter?"

Arjuna immediately cut off Clarisa's answer which sounded like it was not sincere.

"Clarisa has long wanted to have a little sister, what else is as funny as Leo pih. But Clarisa is also afraid that ante balbie is not dear to Clarisa pih. It used to be that ante balbie didn't have this little sister."

It turns out that Clarisa's mindset is far away, even though Clarisa's age has just six years.

"Of course not dear. Aunt Barbie is still the same as before. The proof of Clarisa's arrival today is warmly welcomed with aunt barbie."

Arjuna tried to convince his daughter.

"Yes yes, yes."

Clarisa finally realizes Jenny's unchanging affection for her.

Jenny returned to the living room with a tray of two drinks.

"The drink is coming."

Jenny said excitedly, then put the tray on the table. Clarisa immediately took her favorite white milk, as well as Arjuna who immediately enjoyed a cup of coffee made by Jenny.

"Thank you Jenn."

Jenny simply replied with a smile.

"Leo let's play with baba."

Take Clarisa by mentioning her baba, which means Cleo's version.

Arjuna who waited for the gap to be alone with Jenny immediately took her two children to the TV room, because the space there was wider. There is no barrier between the living room and the TV room, so it can still be controlled by Arjuna and Jenny.

Now Arjuna again sat next to Jenny with a distance so close, then kissed Jenny's cheek for a moment, and it was a success to make Jenny aghast.

"I can't stand kissing you, baby."

The whisper of Arjuna, who had rested her head on Jenny's shoulder.

"There are children, you have to control your attitude."

It was Kilah Jenny, even though she actually felt happy to be treated this sweetly by Arjuna.

"Bodo. I can't help but miss you, Jenn, even in between office activities I always look up in your face."

Jenny chuckles at Arjuna's confession.

"Oh yeah, why didn't you tell me earlier that Clarisa was going to be brought here?"

If only Arjuna had said it first, surely Jenny would have prepared some cookies for Clarisa.

"There's a time, I happened to come home early today."

Reveal Arjuna who is still spoiled on Jenny's shoulder, even her sturdy hands are coiled around Jenny's waist.

"She's grown beautiful huh, almost three years no see."

"Nearly three years you've been missing."

Sergah Arjuna, intended to blame Jenny's departure from him. Unfortunately Jenny just smiled at Arjuna's words. Then Jenny stroked Arjuna's shoulder lovingly.

Not too much talk between Jenny and Arjuna, they just want to enjoy the happy moment right now. Although without a series of sentences, it does not dampen the feeling of love between them, all Arjuna needs is a shoulder to lean from all the fatigue of his activities, as well as the same Jenny needs the presence of Arjuna at his side.

"Honey, I want to take you to my mother's house."

Jenny was surprised to hear Arjuna's words, then got up from the back of the sofa, straightened her seat.

"Are you serious Juna?"

The woman stared fixedly at Arjuna, reassuring Arjuna's words, as Jenny was still not ready to meet Arjuna's parents.

"If I'm not serious, where might I bring Clarisa here to Jenn."

It's true what Arjuna said, there's no way the guy introduced Clarisa into Jenny's life, but it feels like it's too soon for Jenny.

"Come on, Jenn, I can't stand all this. I want to live one roof with you soon."

Arjuna pulled Jenny's face, put his eyes together, so that the truth of his heart was conveyed.

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