Mathelina
[Season 2] CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

Breakfast at the beginning of the wedding. At first Anna was nervous, let alone her mother-in-law treating her well.

"Where's Anna's dog?" elina asked as she grabbed the spoon.

"Still in the room, Ma" replied Anna.

As if feeling called out, the man came with a haggard face. Elina and Matthew stared at each other, then the woman smiled amusedly.

"Morning, Logan. Did you sleep well?" greet Elina.

Nyak. Anna made him flinch because the woman's leg suddenly hit her thigh. He awoke, seeing Anna so soundly with his mouth open and snoring smooth.

Suddenly her jail thoughts tickled. Then, he approached, clenching Anna's mouth with his hand. Anna squirms, her mouth back open.

Later, Logan does the same thing again, but this time he has bad luck. Instead of Anna stopping her snoring, a slap from Anna floated onto Logan's cheek.

Logan screamed silently, holding his cheek. "Well, if I'm a gini, how can I sleep" he murmured later.

Finally, Logan lifted himself out of bed, carrying his pillow and blanket onto the sofa. Thought sleeping on the sofa will make him sleep well tonight, in fact even his body is sick and difficult to close his eyes. As a result, he woke up with a limp body.

However, Logan did not say what happened last night because he did not want to destroy his parents' expectations. So, he nodded and said, "It's different, yes, it's like sleeping together."

Elina and Matthew smiled at each other. Well, seems like something happened?

While Anna holds back a smile because last night she accidentally kicked Logan onto the sofa by hitting him on the cheek as punishment for the man's puckery.

"Anna, Logan will take you to your parents' house before leaving for church" Elina said later.

"Ah, yes, Ma." Anna nodded in understanding.

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As usual, all of Anna's family gathered. Anna sees me watching TV with a cup of coffee and fried food, when she walks into the house with Logan.

Anna and Logan approached, then kissed her hand.

"Which name, Dad?" ask Anna.

"In the kitchen."

Just called his name, mama was shoved out of the kitchen room. The couple immediately greeted the woman.

"Come, sit. Logan what to drink?" mama said she'd take Anna and Logan to the couch.

"Ec ... I just want to get Anna here, I want to go straight to the church" replied Logan. Although his attitude is cold, but he is very polite to parents.

"Oh, I see," said the mother, nodding.

Then, Logan turned his gaze to Anna while caressing her arm. "I go first" he said not so softly, but rather pleasant to hear.

Anna's stunned. The gentle man's attitude, was it just acting in front of his parents?

While waiting for Logan, Anna helps mama cook and clean up the things she wants to carry even though Tasya has packed some clothes.

He let out a long sigh, looking around the room with a grim face. "This room will be empty" he murmured.

He put two books back in the bag and closed them. At that time, he did not realize that Logan was entering the room.

"This is your room?" ask Logan while looking around the room.

Anna looked. "Ya—a small room, no air conditioner, no bathroom," he said sarcastically.

However, Logan commented nonchalantly, "Collapse."

"What?"

Logan approached the small bookshelf, then grabbed a book. "Most novels? You're a hammers."

What did he say? Anna's eyes narrowed and her jaw hardened. "Humans need entertainment" he replied.

"With a kayak gini reading?" scorn Logan, smile cynically. "You should fill your brain with science books."

Anna snorted while turning her face away. "My brain is already burdened with work" he said while snatching the novel held by Logan. "This is all that can relieve stress."

It was so funny, that Logan laughed mockingly. Then, his gaze was diverted on the small wooden-framed bed and the foam mattress.

"Sleeping here?" scorn, patting the mattress.

"Oh, so. You quickly adapted to my parents' house, huh?"

Anna, who was reluctant to look at the man in annoyance, now turned her head with a frowning forehead. "meaning?"

Logan slightly bowed, staring at Anna's late-goal. "Sleeping in my soft bed, snoring, even until you kick me out of bed. It's as comfortable as it looks, it feels like home, huh?"

Offended? Instead Anna laughed loudly, making Logan astonished.

"What's so funny? Oh, did you do it on purpose?"

"Do you want an honest answer or not?" goda Anna, holding her chin.

Don't go around, Logan doesn't like it. "Not to be answered, I already know the answer," he seemed irritated as he moved from the place.

Tasya came to their room and said, "Sister Logan, Sister Anna, was called down for lunch."

"Ec ... No need, we will—" Suddenly Anna patted Logan's back as a reprimand.

"Yes, we're going down" Anna said afterwards. "Gue sorted this out for a second, yeah."

Logan cast a protesting gaze at Anna, who instantly understood. "Why did you tell me to eat here?"

"Relax, mom's cooking is great" Anna said. "In addition, mama has already cooked the food for us, until earlier mama to the market again to buy less material."

Which means, Anna told her to appreciate her mother-in-law's efforts. All right, Logan's gonna go down to the dining room, eat with this family after Anna's done her stuff.

Logan and Anna sat on the bench next to each other. Mama told Anna to serve her husband; put rice on a plate, then brought some side dishes closer to Logan, and filled her glass with water.

As Anna said, her mother's cooking was delicious. Granted, there is no fancy food, but soy sauce chicken, vegetable stir-fry, and ludes oxtail soup at Logan's meal.

After the meal, Anna and Tasya help mom, while Logan sits in the living room with Adnan and dad while watching the news show. Logan the critical thinker, so a good interlocutor father in response to issues that are developing in the world.

Anna, who was wiping the dining room table, smiled at the discussion between her husband and father. "It fits them."

Mama and Tasya looked over, smiling.

"Yes," said Tasya. "So of course, the child who likes to be discussed with the father will move to his father-in-law's house."

Ja. Usually, Anna always accompanies dad watching news or sporting events, then sharing opinions. He was sad because it would rarely happen from now on.

"Tasha! Outside the rain?" exclaimed mama anxious. "Hurry up and get your clothes up!"

"Yes, Ma."

Tasya and Anna rushed to the clothesline. Logan is stunned as Anna passes by, and quickly follows her in fear that Anna will fall.

Logan grabbed her hand, stopping Anna's steps. "You forgot, huh, pregnant again? Then you slip, how do you keep falling?"

"But I have to lift the clothesline—"

"Let me help Tasya" said Logan.

Anna was astonished, the warmth in her heart creeping, giving rise to a tremor that she was unaware of.

That guy was worried about her?

Logan breaks through the rain, lifting up all the clothes in the dust along with Tasya. The man's clothes got wet. Mom knew that and was worried. Then, he told Anna to take his brother's shirt which was still stored in the closet.

"No need, Ma," refused Logan. "I'm changing clothes at home."

Anna clucking. "Udah, you go to the room. I'm gonna go get my brother's shirt."

Logan could not resist even if he wanted to. But he felt bad refusing with his cold demeanor, he could be considered bad in the eyes of his mother-in-law.

Logan relented, went to the room, waited for Anna to bring him a set of material trousers and a T-shirt. Anna came to bring the clothes shortly afterwards.

"Here, dry your body" said Anna, giving Logan a white towel. "Just relax, it's a new towel I never wear."

Logan's doubtful gaze vanished, he took the towel. "Thank you" he muttered awkwardly.

The rain did not stop, it was even more intense. It's been almost 2 hours Logan and Anna are stuck there. Tired of being in the room, they sat together with mom and dad in the living room, accompanied by a glass of warm tea and snacks.

"It must have been a flood" father murmured, guessing. Then, his gaze was shifted on the child and his daughter-in-law. "Logan and Anna stayed here."

Logan. Stay on? Will he be able to sleep in Anna's cramped bed?[]