Marrying the Father of My Foster Son
Heritage Rings
"Queensha, I know my past mistakes are hard to forgive. I would accept it if you hated me for life. However, let me take responsibility for my actions in the past. Let me marry you and let us together build a harmonious household that will lead us to His heaven."
Ghani cupped Queensha's face, looking closely at the woman's brown iris. "Sha, at least please think about Aurora's future. He still needs our love as his parents. If he grows up and asks why Papa and his mother are not together, then what are we going to explain to him?"
"Did you bury all of Aurora's dreams? Dream to have twin baby sisters and live happily with Papa, Mama and her sisters? For God's sake, Sha, I couldn't bear to see Rora live suffering from the selfishness of both of us. I'd rather go with me"
"Sst. Don't talk no, Mom. You're not going anywhere, forever you're staying by Aurora's side. You, me, we both raised Aurora until she grew up to be a smart, sholehah and useful child to many."
The narrow-eyed man touched the hands of Queensha that were in front of his lips. "Sha, tell me does this mean you .. are willing to accept my proposal? You want to fix the relationship that once ran aground between the two of us?"
Smiling, clear eyes with brown irises replied, "Yes, Mas. I'm willing to accept your proposal. Though doubt still lingers, I try to convince my own heart if you deserve a second chance."
"Again, everything that happens to us is already the destiny of the Creator. If you had not taken away my holiness that night I might have lived in loneliness forever, no one would have been a place of grievance to me. Aurora's presence is an encouragement for me to face the cruelty of this mortal world."
"Mas Ghani, thank you for putting Aurora in my stomach. For nine months he was my constant companion, accompanying me wherever I went and being a solace when I felt the world was so unfair to me. Again, thank you ... Koko Ghani." Queensha blushed embarrassed when he said that sentence. His face was like fresh tomatoes. There was a foreign feeling that was difficult to pronounce, but only able to feel for himself.
Clutching the soft fingers in the link of his sturdy hand, the handsome doctor's chest deflated a burst of turmoil. Two eyes stared at each other with loving eyes.
"I love you, My Queen," murmured Ghani stroked her smooth cheeks without any blemish in the slightest.
Ghani hugged Queensha's body. However, he remembered something he had to give to his future ex-wife.
Ghani's sturdy hand took out a small box from his pants pocket. Both of Queensha's eyebrows frowned when he saw a small, dark brown box in the man's hand. Inwardly asked what box was it? Why would Ghani rather take the box out than embrace her body? How important is the box that Ghani put off their embrace?
"Sha, this is a downhill inheritance ring gifted by the late Grandma Mei Ling. This ring was given by the second wife of my late Grandfather to Mother as a sign that the family of Wijaya Kusuma admitted that my Mother was the future son-in-law in the family."
"Every night I saw this ring box in the closet. I don't know why my heart moved by itself to carry this thing. Apparently God has signaled that this ring will soon fall to its owner. And that person is you, Sha. You're the next owner of this ring."
"Queensha Azura Gunawan, will you marry me again? Will you be a wife and mother to Aurora, our daughter?" Ghani knelt in front of Queensha, handing out a box containing her grandmother's legacy diamond ring.
The modest proposal that Ghani made specifically for Queensha, made it the center of everyone's spectacle. Visitors who are in tourist attractions flocked to Aurora's parents. They stood watching a sacred moment that was very rare in the real world.
Seeing her mom and dad being the center of attention, Aurora stops her from catching butterflies that alight on the flowers. Stepping in curiosity approached the crowd of people.
Meanwhile, Queensha was still frozen in place. The woman's tongue felt faint, unable to say. Not expecting himself to be proposed by someone he once hated for destroying his future.
Seeing no response from Queensha, Ghani again said, "Queensha, will you merry me? Be my wife and be a mother for our daughter!" ghani uses English.
Queensha had no power to hold back tears. He sobbed, spilling the happiness that rose up in the chest. Still can't believe that Ghani is willing to put aside his ego to propose himself in front of everyone.
Still sobbing, Queensha nodded her head at the sign that she was willing to accept Ghani's proposal. Everyone in attendance applauded Ghani for wrapping the ring around Queensha's ring finger. The legacy ring that Arumi used to wear gini has been embedded in the clothesline of Aurora's birth mother.
"I love you, My Queen." Ghani landed a kiss on Queensha's forehead. Then hugged the woman's body with a feeling that was hard to express.
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