
"Didn't you want to give me a present?" alana asked as she let go of her embrace.
"With my birthday, why did you ask me for a gift?" saut Ken scrunched his forehead.
Alana exhaled a disappointed breath. "Every Daddy used to have a birthday, Daddy always gave me presents."
"But, if you don't want to give me a gift, you already have." he added glanced at Ken while pursing his lips.
Ken smiled. "I'm just kidding, tell me what you're asking for?" tanyakanya.
"Can I ask?" ask Alana. Ken.
"Ehmmm--" Alana looks still confused thinking about the gift she wants.
Seeing his wife was confused Ken immediately took his cellphone and showed a picture he chose from the photo gallery on the phone. "Mama's jewelry store told me, here's a set of the latest and limited edition diamond jewelry, do you want this?" Ken thrust a cellphone that showed pictures of jewelry that is so luxurious and elegant to his wife, even making anyone who saw it will fall in love. Not with Alana.
"No, I don't want to. Why buy jewelry, I don't like it very much" Alana said.
"Then what are you asking for?" ask Ken, keep the phone away.
"Brown cake..." Alana was so excited when she said it.
"Brown cake?" Ken frowning.
"Yes, the chocolate cake I ate yesterday, it was so delicious. I'd love to eat that." Alana closed her eyes, gulped while shaking her head at the thought of the chocolate cake she felt so delicious.
Ken held back his smile. "Chocolate cake only?" ken's question made Alana's delusion instantaneous. He opened both eyes and nodded his head expectantly.
"Well, we'll eat chocolate cake later," Ken's answer made Alana so excited.
"I'm taking a shower." Ken rubbed Alana's head and was about to stand up to enter the bathroom.
"You want to go to work?" alana's question makes Ken stop his footsteps. Ken also agreed, because he had to meet some important clients today.
"Say you're gonna take me out for a chocolate cake, and then why go to work?" Alana said annoyed.
"Eat the chocolate cake after I get home from work. I won't be long, I'll be back by 1pm" Ken said. Alana suddenly raised her arm and looked at the clock that was coiled around her wrist.
"I have to wait another 5 hours? long time!" alana protests.
"If I don't work, I will miss the opportunity to get a tender, I promise 1 o'clock will be home" Ken said. Alana was forced to say yes even though she really wanted her husband not to go to work and accompany her.
***
Ken looks well dressed in his work clothes. He invites Alana to go to the kitchen, but before, they both call his sisters and invite him to breakfast together.
Just now, Alana and Ken landed their bottoms on the dining table bench, the sound of knocking on the door was heard from outside the house. Alana was about to stand up again to open the door, but Ken forbade it and asked Bi Ester who was busy making tea to open the door.
Shortly thereafter, Bi Ester returned and from behind was seen followed by Mama Merry and also Papa Gio. The arrival of the two of them made the atmosphere in the kitchen break down so much, especially Jesslyn who was so happy when she saw Mama and Papa there.
Ken and Alana stand up to welcome their parents.
"Happy birthday, son." Gio hugged Ken and gave a pat on his shoulder. Then, alternate with Merry.
"Happy birthday, baby." Merry hugged the eldest child so tightly while giving kisses on some of his face. Ken glanced at Alana who was smiling.
"Mama... Ken's gonna be Dad, why do you still treat Ken like a kid, thank you so much, Ma." Ken returned a kiss on her mother's cheek.
"Aren't you going to be a dad?" Jesslyn immediately stood up from her seat, walked over to Ken, impatiently waiting for an answer to her brother's words.
"Ken, is Alana pregnant?" ask Merry to be sure.
"Yes, Ma. Alana is pregnant" Ken replied, widening his smile.
"So, aren't you kidding? not making any more jokes, right?" jesslyn asked in disbelief.
"Where might Big Brother be joking, Alana is indeed really pregnant." Hearing Ken's words, everyone who was gathered at his house was so happy when he heard the news. Especially Kimmy and Jesslyn who are so excited.
"Kimmy, I'm gonna have a funny niece." Jesslyn yelled at Kimmy, making the woman stand up and come to her. Jesslyn hugged Alana not to let go, Kimmy also did not want to lose from her.
"Yeayy. I will also have a cute niece," Kimmy yelled so frenziedly while hugging Alana.
"My niece, not your niece!" Jesslyn keeps Kimmy away from Alana, she glares her eyes at Kimmy, but she doesn't scare him.
"Just like, isn't it Alana?" ask Kimmy.
"Yes, it's the same!" answer Alana.
"Obviously my niece, not your niece!" jesslyn.
Kimmy brought her lips closer to Jesslyn's earlobe. "Jesslyn, if I marry Jasson, I'll be my niece. I will also give the niece that is lucyu-lucyu to you," he whispered softly as he chuckled.
"Believe! Trust me!"
"Already! these of you, if you meet always noisily. If not, look for each other!" gio Tegur. Kimmy and Jesslyn were silent at once and did not continue the debate.
"Congratulations, dear." Merry hugged Alana and gave a kiss on her forehead, throwing so many prayers for her daughter-in-law and future granddaughter.The look on the face of the middle-aged woman looked so happy, she didn't expect to be a grandmother soon.
"Thank you very much, Ma."
"Why did you just tell Mama?" merry protest.
"Alana and Ken only found out today, Ma," replied Ken.
"Sweetly, why is it a coincidence, the news of Alana's pregnancy is right when Brother Ken is on his birthday" Kimmy said.
"Yes, why is it a coincidence" Jesslyn said.
Gio also congratulated him and took turns to hug his daughter-in-law. Alana was seen hugging Gio for so long, closed her eyes until she was unconscious tears spilled over the baby blue shirt worn by her father-in-law.
"Alana, why are you crying?" ask Gio.
Alana let go of her embrace. "It's okay, Pa," she said, wiping her hardened tears on the face.
"Alana only misses Daddy, if Daddy is here, surely Daddy will be happy too," he said heavily, still drying his tears that would not stop. Gio hugged his son-in-law again.
"A father will always be happy when he sees his daughter happy, even if your Daddy is not here, but believe me, whenever his beautiful daughter smiles, he says, Your dad will always smile and be happy there, too" Gio said, kissing Alana's head. Alana nodded her head, feeling calm about those words.
***
Papa Gio and Mama Merry say goodbye. Ken went to the office. Jasson, Kimmy Jesslyn, and Daven are going to college.
Kimmy was seen standing in front of the yard, holding a mobile phone with a bent face.
"Kimmy, were you picked up?" ask Jesslyn.
"Yes, but my driver's tire broke so I had to replace it first, I'll wait for him, you guys just leave" Kimmy ordered.
"Come with us" Jasson's invitation flattered Kimmy.
"It's okay, Jasson really likes to be bothered. After Jasson drives me, he'll drive you" Jesslyn said.
"Ehm..."
"Most think, hurry up and get in the car!" Jasson got into his car, Kimmy was happy to accept his invitation to go to college with friends and also the man he liked.
But just as Kimmy was about to get into the car, Daven suddenly approached her, momentarily stopping the woman's hand that was ready to open the car door.
"Kimmy, do you want to go to college?" ask Daven. Kimmy.
"Why go with Jesslyn and Jassson? shouldn't it be delivered by your driver?"
"And my driver's car broke, it would take a long time if I waited for him, so I was forced to leave with Jasson" Kimmy replied.
"Then leave with me, your campus will not be far from my campus. If you're leaving with Jasson, pity her if she has to drive you and Jesslyn." Daven's words made Kimmy speech so confused, he also did not have to bother Jasson who had to deliver it, the campus was very far from the location of Jesslyn and Jasson campuses.
Jasson, who was waiting in the car, glanced at Kimmy and Daven. "Hurry up and go with us or not!" yells.
"Kimmy come on, go with us!" Jesslyn blinked her eyes giving Kimmy the code to be with her, but Kimmy who was so innocent did not understand the code.
"Why your eyes?" Kimmy blinked her eyes the same way Jesslyn did.
"Basic fool!" kimmy.
"Let's get in the car!" Jesslyn's orders.
"Ehm.. Jesslyn, Jasson's sorry. I'd better go with Daven, 'cause I-"
Not yet finished his words, Jasson plugged his car gas leaving the place at a very high speed, even the car was now away from the eyes of Kimmy.
Kimmy was suddenly sad, he actually wanted to go with Jasson's car, but on the other hand also pity and did not want to bother him, so he was forced to choose to go with Daven.
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"Jasson, why did you leave Kimmy?" jesslyn shouted in annoyance.
"Are you deaf? he refused to go with us!"
"So Kimmy was talking, why don't you just politely leave her!" jesslyn's exclamation did not make Jasson turn or say hello, he focused on driving his car.
"Jasson, I'm talking!" Jesslyn was so upset that she felt ignored by her twin sister.
"Don't yell and talk a lot, or I'll drop you down here!" Jasson raised her voice to make Jesslyn shrivel in fear and unwilling to speak.
"Why is Jasson so angry?"
"Basic stupid Kimmy! If he had left together, he would have had a chance to be alone in the car with Jasson, he would rather go with Daven, bad luck!" jesslyn grumbled in her heart.
***
Ken was seen meeting some of his clients for an important meeting, he was impatient to end the meeting and meet his wife who was waiting for him at home.
Hours 11.59
Ken ended the meeting, apparently he came home earlier than expected. Ken got ready to go home and immediately left his office.
On the way home, Ken saw the supermarket and immediately, he stopped his car to enter the supermarket. After his car is perfectly parked, Ken immediately goes in there, the shopping center is a place that he rarely visits if he does not really need urgent needs.
Ken went through the whole supermarket, looking confused looking for something. Two small children running around playing trolly nearby made Ken suddenly smile when he saw his wife was pregnant, it was so impatient to see his children later.
"Aww..." Trolly played by the little boy accidentally hit a woman's leg, making the woman scream withstanding the pain.
Ken's attention was diverted towards the woman, approached her and tried to ask.
"Miss, are you okay?" ask Ken.
"Yes, I'm fine." the woman hissed in pain holding onto her right leg, leaving Ken unbearable but confused as to what to do.
Ken approached the two young children, until now his body was crouched in front of them. "Kids, this isn't a place to play, look at this wounded aunt." Ken's soft words to the little boy, made the woman's heart melt upon hearing it.
"I'm sorry, we're Uncle. We didn't mean it" the two little boys looked down in fear.
"You must apologize to this Aunt" Ken ordered.
"I'm sorry we're Aunty." After apologizing, the two children ran away from Ken and the woman. Ken stood up and went back to the woman.
"Are you really okay?" ken asked to be sure, looking at the woman's legs that looked slightly bruised.
"Yes, Sir. I'll be fine later I'll treat my feet at home, thanks."
"All right..." Ken was about to continue his intention to buy something, but the woman stopped him.
"Sir, what's your name?"
Ken was silent for a moment. "Kendrick," he answered lazily.
"Thank you very much Mr. Kendrick, I'm Lysa." The woman introduces herself and puts her hand out. But Ken didn't shake the woman's hand.
"Yes, Miss..." Lysa pulled her hand back when she saw Ken just nodding his head.
Ken pampit away from Lysa, he stood on the layout of the milk display and noticed one by one the milk of pregnant women lined up neatly in front of him.
"You're looking for something, sir?" lysa's question surprised Ken, as he felt the woman was consciously following him.
"Yes, I'm looking for milk for pregnant women, but I'm confused, because there's so much milk for pregnant women here," Ken scratched his head and noticed that there was so much milk there.
"For whom?" ask Lysa.
"For my wife."
Lysa's mouth shut for a moment. "He's married." inwardly. Give it a pause, then talk back.
"Oh, are you married?" ask Lysa. Ken nodded his head without making a sound.
"Can you help me, which milk is good for a young pregnant woman?" ask Ken.
"I don't know because I'm not married so I've never been pregnant, but I'll help you find a good milk for your wife."
"Oh, don't miss, thank you."
Ken saw an SPG who happened to be passing by there. He called the SPG and asked for his help in selecting milk that would be good for Alana. After getting a recommendation, Ken unmitigated to buy 10 cans of milk pregnant women at once. Feeling difficult and reluctant to take a shopping cart. Lysa who saw him immediately offered Ken some help.
"Mr Kendrick, just put it in my trolly, I happen to also want to pay my groceries to the cashier," said Lysa. Ken, who was reluctant to take the basket that was located far from the shelf, was forced to put the milk he bought into the trolly of foreign woman's groceries.
Ken and Lysa queue at the cashier's desk waiting their turn, realizing that Lysa was watching Ken to make the man feel uncomfortable. Ken clucked and cursed many times, he really did not like if someone looked at him to such a degree let alone a woman.
"Why should you buy milk, sir? why not just your wife?" ask Lysa.
"My wife doesn't know if I'm buying her milk" Ken replied without looking at Lysa for a second, because she was already really lazy.
The cashier first totals Ken's groceries, while he is busy waiting for the cashier, his cellphone bedering. Ken immediately reached for the phone tucked inside his pocket. There was one voice call coming in from Alana.
"Hallo, Honey?" greet Ken. Lysa still could not help but pay attention to Ken and eavesdrop on his conversation.
"Where are you, it's 1 o'clock. Said you were home at 1?" Ken suddenly looked at the clock that was coiled around his wrist.
"Gosh, it's 1 o'clock, he's really charging," Ken scowled his broad forehead, trying to piece together the right answer.
"Yes, sorry. It's me coming home," Ken said.
"Why so long? look it's been over a minute" the protest was so upset.
"Yes, yeah, just a second..." Ken ended the call, he was in a hurry to pay for his groceries and was about to leave from there without saying goodbye to Lysa.
"Mr Kendrick." call Lysa.
"Sorry, Miss. I'm in a hurry." Ken sped up his footsteps, until the man's body was already out of reach for Lysa's eyes.
***
Ken had just arrived home, he entered and was greeted by Alana who was sitting in the living room with a look of her upset face.
"Dear, sorry, I'm late." Ken sat down beside Alana trying to persuade her.
"It sucks! Look, it's been 28 minutes, you lied to me!" exciting Alana.
"Sorry, I had to go to the supermarket, buy this." Ken showed me two large plastic bags filled with his groceries. Alana took the bag off.
"What's this?" Alana opened the plastic bag carried by her husband.
"Milk for pregnant women" replied Ken.
Alana picked up one of the milk cans and watched. "For whom?" the question made Ken so upset.
"Yes to you, where might I buy it for Uncle Lux!" exclaim Ken. Alana also chuckles.