Marrying the Depression Master
CH-125 Ice cream

The rain outside was still heavy, the lightning was still striking. Jack leaned against the bed, propped up his back with a few piles of pillows that were not too high also lowered his body.

Ara lay face down on Jack's body covered with a blanket up to her innocent shoulders.

Jack rubbed Ara's head slowly, rubbed her ears and flicked her hair behind her neck. His hand went down the back of Ara's neck, he saw the mole again there. Then he rubbed his wife's back.

“Darling, did you sleep?” ask Jack.

“No, outside the rain is very heavy, very noisy,” replied Ara, her hands hugging her body Jack, feeling the warmth of the body. His cheeks were pressed against Jack's naked chest. It felt like the dream of the man's body was already his now.

“There's something I want to say,” said Jack.

“What?” ask Ara.

“Actually I don't want to talk about it, I don't want you to be angry anymore,” Jack replied, making Ara move her body, raising her face to look at Jack. Jack felt his wife's soft skin clinging to his body.

“What's up?” asked Ara, her face immediately changed.

Jack corrected his position so that Ara's face was closer to him, then he lowered his head kissing Ara's forehead. His hand rubbed his hair back and then onto his wife's shoulder and chest that were raised.

“Say what's wrong?” tanya Ara was getting more astonished.

“I want to explain about our misunderstanding,” replied Jack, staring at Ara who was still lifting part of her body while looking at her.

“I want to explain it so you don't misunderstand,” Jack.

“Say,” replied Ara.

“So I'm not kissing Arum, but I want to make sure Arum is really my little Arum or not. I want to see the mole behind her hair, like you have,” Jack said.

Hearing it made Ara speechless, so Jack was still curious about it?

“That's the only way to make sure he's Arum or not. I can't ask Ms.Imelda directly because it could be Ms.Imelda making it look as if Arum had the mole,” Jack said.

Ara did not reply, still looking at her husband's serious-looking face.

“So I let Arum hug me, because I had to see the mole. Not that I stroked her hair but that mole was bent, so I had to lift her hair, so not to kiss her. I didn't kiss her,” Jack said.

Ara still listened to it.

Jack brought his face closer and kissed Ara.

“I love you so much, I have no interest in having an affair with any woman,” Jack said.

“You've seen that mole?” ask Ara.

“I haven't seen it yet, you've come,” replied Jack.

Ara did not reply anymore, she lowered her body again, pressed her cheek against Jack's chest.

“I'm sorry I had to say that. I also don't want any disturbance in our household, I want our marriage to be happy,” Jack said.

Ara raised her body to look at Jack. Every time his wife moved, Jack's countenance changed. The movement of his wife on his body gives another sensation, let alone see the bare chest in front of him, making him want to touch it.

“So you'll try it again?” ask Ara.

“There is no other way, Mrs.Imelda will not be honest about it, “ replied Jack.

Ara re-attached her face to Jack's chest, removing his chest from Jack's sight.

“My mother has met Mrs.Imelda, she said her address knows you,” said Ara, making Jack surprised.

“Make what?” ask Jack.

“Mother warned Ms.Imelda so that Arum would not bother you,” replied Ara.

Jack was silent, not expecting his mother-in-law to do that.

“But my mother felt that Arum was not your little friend, Ms.Imdelda lied, it was my mother's feeling,” said Ara.

“How can your mother say that?” ask Jack.

“Because Mrs.Imelda's words seem to indicate that she is still missing her daughter. He did this all out of spite and wanted to hurt us, he didn't like you to heal and be happy,” replied Ara, while re-raising part of her body looking at Jack, made Jack look back at that chest and his face immediately flushed red.

“You why? Are you sick?” asked Ara, looking at Jack's changed face.

“No,” Answer Jack.

“How about tomorrow we eat ice cream?” bring Ara.

“Rain like this?” jack asked, he just wanted to be alone like this.

“Nothing, we can also order another one,” replied Ara.

Jack did not reply, it was no longer Ara's face that he was looking at but the other part that kept teasing her.

“You why?” ask Ara.

“You woke up my little general,” Jack replied to Ara's surprise, and he would keep his body away but Jack's hand held both of his arms.

“Do not dodge,” says Jack.

But it seemed that his complaint was not heard that the man who turned his body instead made him unable to escape.

“Have many times I said I did push up exercises that hundreds of times,” Jack said.

“Do not equate to your military training!” lamented Ara. Although she couldn't resist when her husband started kissing her.

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Next day.

Mrs.Imelda looked in the mirror, combed her hair in annoyance, because of that hair loss, she's going to the salon now.

There was a knock on the door of his room.

“Log in!” ms.imelda.

The door to his room opened, and Arum entered.

“Mother want to go?” ask Arum.

“Yes, I have to go to the salon, tidy up my hair that is falling out! That woman is really crazy making my hair fall out!” reply Ms.Imelda.

Arum sat on the bedside staring at his mother.

“How about my acting, is it convincing?” ask Arum.

“Yes, Jack is almost fooled. But good, they finally got into a fight” replied Mrs.Imelda.

“What Jack will come again?” ask Arum.

“Don't know, he guarded his super fierce in-laws,” replied Mrs.Imelda.

“So all this was in vain?” arum asked with a sad face, he was already happy when Jack let him hug him, and would kiss him but unfortunately it had not happened because his wife had come. The man just captivated her.

Ms.Imelda saw Arum's reaction reflected, if only the girl was his real daughter maybe she would be sad but the goal is not to unite this girl with Jack, she just does not want Jack's life happy.

Mrs. Imelda got up from her seat.

“Mother go first,” says Ny. Imelda.

“You want me to accompany?” ask Arum.

“No need,” replied Mrs.Imelda then came out of the room without saying anything more with Arum.

The girl just stared at the departure of Ms.Imelda who thought her birth mother was.

Mrs. Imelda went to her salon, she had to cut her hair so that it was neat again. Because of the jubilant it makes the shape of his hair so unclear.

“Completed Madam! How?” ask the salon staff.

“Iya, good,” replied Mrs.Imelda, smiling happy to see her hairstyle mirrored back neat.

When she was finished, she got out of the salon. The ice cream cafe is open. The location of the salon is indeed near the cafe, usually when she is pregnant, little Arum and her husband wait at the cafe while eating ice cream. Seeing the cafe made her think of Arum, her heart felt sad again every time she remembered it.

Finally, Ms.Imelda decided to stop by the cafe.

Mrs.Imelda entered the cafe with a sad heart. It was a long time ago, but she also had no children other than Arum, especially if her husband had to go out of the country for days like this, making his life even more lonely, and only filled with his busyness managing his business in the country.

After getting a seat, Ms.Imelda ordered a menu of food other than ice cream, she did not want to eat ice cream let alone overcast weather like this.

While waiting for his order to come, he heard the sound of someone laughing in one of the visitor seats.  Inevitably he turned his head towards the laughing one and his face instantly changed when he saw who was there.

Jack and Ara were sitting there eating ice cream. He saw Ara laughing, taking the ice cream in Jack's bowl and putting it in his mouth, the man looked at him with a frown. Then so again, no matter the ice cream owner frowns.

 “It turns out It's delicious too,” says Ara.

“Why don't you order chocolate? You even finished my ice cream,” complained Jack, looking at his wife.

“I like strawberry ice cream,” replied Ara.

“But you ate my chocolate ice cream all the time,” complained Jack again, staring at his ice cream which was only half a bowl away.

Ms.Imelda was stunned to see it. The sight reminded him of over twenty years ago.

“Bu, I sit it with Jack only,” said little Arum.

“Yes, you guys sit there, “ said Mrs.Imelda, pointing at the set of chairs next to her.

Little Jack and little Arum immediately moved his seat to the chair that Mrs.Imelda pointed to.

Mrs.Imelda and her husband as well as Ms.Inez and Mr.Constantine all four sat at separate times talking about business.

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Readers I write early, because want to go to the garden first, while planting durian trees. Hopefully the plants are fertile and produce yes, make the provision of school children later.

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