Loving the Mafia
Morning Table

The man continued to wander into the office with occasional glances towards Revalina and Rival while smiling thinly as a greeting.

"Somehow look at the handsome guy," led Rival in an annoyed tone.

Revalina immediately regained her senses and immediately turned her eyes towards Rival who was now upset with her.

"That's not it, I'm just wondering if there's someone new here" explains Revalina.

"Ah time," said Rival.

"Yes" said Revalina firmly.

After the office they rushed to one of the cafes near the office, although a little difficulty removing and put Rival into the car but Revalina remained painstaking.

Arriving at the cafe, again all pairs of eyes were on him when he was pushing Rival into the cafe. 

There he quickly ordered two coffees and a light snack, and the cashier gave him a note and a table number. Incidentally there is one table in the corner of the room looks more beautiful than other tables because there is a glass wall that displays a beautiful view of the park outside the cafe building.

"We just sit there yuk," asked Revalina to Rival.

"Come on" said Rival, nodding his head.

He rushed back to push the Rival wheelchair, taking it to a table in the corner of the room across the many tables from the right side and the left side filled with visitors. At that time there was a sense of insecure in him never imagined he and Rival would be the center of attention outside the house, especially the subject of conversation.

"Smart also you choose the table," praised Rival smilingly looking at the glass wall as his wheelchair arrived at the table.

"Do you like it?" ask Revalina.

Rival immediately nodded, a flash of insecure in herself was lost when he saw the husband's happy smile. Staring in awe of the strong Rival figure facing the world whatever the conditions, behind that Revalina was made aware of what Rival experienced was therefore so inappropriate as a cause of all this precisely insecure should be a person to strengthen.

Before long the coffee and snacks that Revalina ordered came in between by the beautiful waiter who kept looking at Rival.

"Good fun" said the waiter with a friendly smile.

"Thank you Ma'am" said Revalina immediately returned her smile.

"Together," said the waiter but still glanced at Rival.

The service immediately left, leaving behind jealous flames that tried to ignite Revalina's emotions.

Now that Revalina's lips began to be manyun, it is worth admitting that the beautiful maid managed to make her upset and jealous.

"Why the hell did Rev pout so, even though I've been following you to stop by this cafe but why is it still pouting?" ask Rival while adding sugar to his coffee.

"Just think for yourself," replied Revalina in an annoyed tone.

Reversing both of Rival's eyes widened to hear Revalina's reply, the gaze that was originally fixed on his coffee now instantly turned towards Revalina.

"You think I'm a shaman, do you know how you feel?" tanya Rival held her laughter with all her might.

"Let's know what don't keep on swinging," Rival pinta in a lascivious tone.

"Why are you?" ask Rival repeatedly.

"No papa," replied Revalina but continued to be a manyun.

"No papa but a manyun continues," grumbled Rival.

That afternoon before long Revalina's mood improved, she was carried away with exciting talks between herself and her husband despite not being able to forget the incident earlier.

Without knowing this afternoon about the differences between men and women when jealous of their partners, men will always voice their jealousy while women wait for the sensitivity of the man. It can read minds like the paranormal.

"You remember, we were in the middle of the park together with Brother Jacob and Sister Sarah," said Rival began flashback to the incident a few weeks ago.

Revalina immediately smiled she clearly reminded the moment, the moment where she was still apologizing from Rival but with a different situation more intensity Rival spoke to her.

"Yes I remember that" replied Revalina.

"It turns out that Brother Jacob was deliberately left us with the pretext of buying ice cream, well he did not go back and forth on purpose, too" said Rival with a smile.

"You know where he's hiding," Rival began to give his wife a guess.

"Where is it?" revalina asked while shaking in confusion.

"In the big banyan tree next to us" replied Rival.

Sontak Revalina was surprised to hear Rival's answer, not expecting his two brothers-in-law will hide there even though their distance from the banyan tree was very close but could not be sniffed their existence.

"Geez, I can't see them" said Revalina in surprise.

"Same," said Rival.

Amid the happy laughter of Rival brought up the incident in a funny moment, Revalina instead focused on the cold attitude of the husband who until the peak remained reluctant to melt his cold attitude.

"What was on your mind then?" asked Revalina in a serious tone.

"If it was then yes I didn't suspect anything at all, I think they did buy ice cream," Rival replied casually.

"Not that" said Revalina.

"Then what?" ask Rival to be confused.

Realizing that the question was not specific towards the direction she wanted, Revalina began to gather her courage to ask again straightforwardly.

"What's on your mind when we're together, at a time when you still hate me?" ask Revalina clearly.

Rival's lips suddenly locked tightly, his net reluctant to move even more and more linking his eyes to Revalina's eyes.

Somehow found Rival did not answer his question, making Revalina touch the various possible answers that Rival would say.

Heart beat starts to go wrong, while his chest feels tight.

'Not yet my feelings are not because of this, ' said Revalina in her heart.

"What do you want to answer honestly?" asked Rival with a stifled smile.

"Yes to be honest" replied Revalina a little annoyed.

Instantly Rival immediately took a deep breath, changed his sitting position and folded his hands to the table.

"Honestly, I was still upset so whatever you said, so don't think about it too much I don't know everything. Still in emotion without giving you a voice," explained Rival answered Revalina's question.

Revalina's head reflex nodded, understanding what Rival felt at that moment. It was not wrong for Rival to say that because it was basically difficult to apologize to someone who had harmed him.

"If you were all alone, how would you feel about facing my attitude back then?" tanya Rival turned to ask Revalina.

Revalina's lips suddenly stiffened at that very instant, unable to answer Rival's question directly.

"Emmm," muttered Revalina confused as to what to answer.

It felt like he wanted to not answer Rival's question, but saw the look on Rival's face that seemed to indicate that he was waiting to answer a question from him.

"At that time I didn't feel anything just because you understood that I was also a victim of Akram's slander and I wanted to improve myself" replied Revalina clearly.

"But surely you have a sense of annoyance with me," said Rival back to meet Revalina with his words.

"To be honest, once in a while you throw me out. But I was also self-conscious because my position was also wrong" said Revalina blatantly not exaggerating or even reducing.

Suddenly Rival's hand began to grasp both hands Revalina, gently stroking her fingers and the back of her hand while staring with a twinkle of words that slowly turned into glass.

"I'm sorry Reva, if from the beginning I wanted to hear your explanation you would not experience the pain" said Rival lirih sad.

Sontak Revalina was stunned to hear and see Rival apologizing to her in person, for it was beyond reason for a victim to apologize to the perpetrator who almost took his life.

"Mas, I'm the one who apologized. I've made you so this way, you have nothing wrong at all your attitude at that time is very reasonable," said Revalina immediately returned Rival's hand in a little panic.

"No, all this time you keep apologizing. Now replace me who is sorry," said Rival kekeh with his assumption.

Even though it had been a few weeks, they had forgiven each other again, this is all because of bringing back the times during their relationship did not improve and then led to asking each other feelings and ultimately forgiving each other.

That afternoon after a relaxing coffee, talk about many things to forget the time. Soon there was the sound of the Adhan being able to disperse their conversation and take him to the nearest mosque.

Rival with the help of the mosque carbide took ablution and prepared him for prayer, at that time Revalina was calm to see someone guarding Rival even though he was not beside him even sad because he was separated.

That afternoon Revalina shed her tears after the last greeting, she literally shed everything before God for what she had gone through.

By Allah's permission his marriage was safe and improved, it was thanks to the power of God through the hands of those around Revalina who always gave him a helping hand and advice to continue to be patient, he said, he has now received the fruit of his patience.

No words can describe her happiness at this time, at the end of her prayer she asked God to heal her husband and make her marriage happier.

***

Working on the second day, the clock has shown at 06.40 but Revalina is still busy preparing the results of her cooking on the table by wearing a shirt and black span skirt and high heels that are not too high to walk around and around taking her cooking the one in the kitchen.

"Reva, if you don't have time to cook, I told you. See what time it is," said Rival with an anxious face.

"Let's relax, Mas, I'm late to enter tuh no papa," said Revalina with a rest.

"Yes it's an office that has your late father but that doesn't mean you are a substitute, you have to give a good example to other employees" Rival said.

"Yes-yes," said Revalina.

There's no word he can say but "yes."

"Ma, breakfast first Ma," asked Revalina shortly after seeing Candini come out of her room.

With a staggering step, lazy. Candini began to move her legs towards the dining room. Arriving there Rival swiftly rewind the chair for the mother, despite feeling difficulties but he looked at doing what he did first.

"Mom, would you like some juice or milk?" tanya Revalina still continues to serve her in-laws and husband.

"Susu alone," replied Candini with reluctant eyes staring at Revalina.

"Okay, what would Rival do?" tanya Revalina switched Rival.

"Same" replied Rival.

Hearing her second answer Revalina rushed to the kitchen to take three milks for herself as well, as usual though their breakfast was very heavy but still drank milk.

In the heart of Revalina continues to wait for her body will stretch in time to arrive, after marrying a lot of differences that make her have to re-adapt.

Shortly after taking and putting each glass of milk next to her husband and in-laws, Revalina quickly sat down to take a turn to take enough food.

"Do you want to bring supplies?" tanya Rival immediately stopped her chewing.

"No, we will buy it" replied Revalina.

As long as breakfast went on there was no word out of Candini's mouth, he preferred to silence a thousand languages with his eyes blank. Since then the condition is like this but now since taken care of Sarah began to want to get out of her room.

At exactly 07:00 Sarah arrived in a hurry, feeling that if she was too late, then Revalina did not blame Sarah because she had just finished breakfast and finished homework.

After making sure her in-laws are safe with Sarah, then she can be relieved to take it off and can go to the office quietly.

During the trip Rival did not stop reprimanding him, especially when he saw the streets are jammed, full of people who rush to get into the office also to school.

The clock was still a lot of people in white gray uniforms scattered everywhere, seeing it Revalina like getting an idea to divert the conversation from Rival continued to reprimand him.

"Children today uniforms can be modified so, and and beautiful, wear trendy shoes and can enter the class as they please," said Revalina while looking at the high school boy who was riding a motorcycle on each side of his car.

"That's a blow from Revalina, who likes to defy and violate school rules. Cool students can come on time and follow all the rules, not even like that" said Rival with no acceptance.

"Huhhh," Revalina began to exhale her heavy breath.

Again still hit him, apparently this morning there is no gap for him to divert the conversation all feels wrong and continues to lead to him, whether the transfer is not right or how, he does not know.

After a while they finally arrived at the office, Revalina quickly pushed the Rival wheelchair towards the elevator on the first floor.

"Reva, you've entered first I can catch up" Rival told Revalina.

"Stage Mas, besides I want to leave at 10 is also not a problem. Relax," said Revalina, knowing where Rival was talking.

Though the heart of Revalina is no longer because the CEO has returned to the office, since last night he had imagined the figure of the CEO who is certainly people over 50 years with the longest working period in this office and always occupied important parts.

It is imagined how his fear he faced such a person with his mistake that was too late to enter the office my office was his too.

Arriving on the floor of his study, he saw one floor in the room was quiet as uninhabited just like the downstairs where there was only a receptionist and security there.

"Mas, did I have the wrong day?" tanya Revalina shrieked, limp.

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