My Mom Wants to Mate
78. Romantic As Hell

"You don't know who he is?"

"Know! She's Rose, your partner's outside!"

"She is Rose Tini, a psychologist from Surbaya. His team says he is famous in Outstagram. But you just don't know, is it possible that his team overestimated his marketing language, huh?"

Karen didn't understand what Daniel was saying. "What if he's a psychologist? You want to point out that you are so great to have a partner psychologist young, beautiful, and famous, so?"

Daniel smiled anxiously at the indistinct anger of his wife. He should have been upset, but somehow Daniel was happy. "I consulted with him and his team."

"God! No need for classic reasons! You know those famous artists were caught in the apartment of the opposite sex talking about studying religion. There are also ngaku worship, but worship what use pink color!"

"I don't wear pink pants."

"It's not you, it's the artist. That's example! Aaarrrggghhh, that's it! Speaking to you all! Not running too late."

They both remained silent for a moment. Daniel was stringing up a word to convey to Karen. "Rose Tini and his friends were a team of psychologists from Surbaya who opened a stand at the expo. The non-culinary stand is only until 6 pm. When I finish my job, they are done too. That's why I consulted after that. In that room I'm one more team trying to solve my problem."

"What problem?"

"I often have shortness of breath."

"Don't sneak! Even though I didn't study medicine, I knew that shortness of breath was the source in my lungs. Why did you go to a psychologist? So, you think I believe that in that room you're not just the two of you?"

Daniel pulled out his phone. "It's a chat with one of the psychologists." He opens the Chatsapp app and shows a chat. Then he opened the attachment in that chat. There was a video sent by the psychologist. "It's a video of that time in that hotel room."

Daniel plays the video for Karen to see. There Daniel was not only alone with Rose Tini but also with other psychologists, 2 women and 3 men.

"I'm general check-up, good results. That's why I checked my psychological state. And they can't handle it. They sent me to a psychiatrist. So, I went to Kendrik's psychiatrist."

"So, you've been going with Kendrik to a psychiatrist all this time?"

Daniel nodded.

"Why not talk?"

"You know what it's like to go to a psychiatrist? What do you think if you hear someone going to a psychiatrist?"

Maddened. That's my honest opinion as a layman. (Karen).

"Crazy? A psycho? Especially?" Daniel wondered what Karen might have thought.

"Certainly? What's the psychiatrist saying?" Karen diverted.

"I ...." Daniel took his breath. He's turned things around if Karen can't accept the situation. "Selective mutism."

Karen listened while still looking at the video on Daniel's phone despite not focusing on watching. His ears were sharp digesting the explanation from Daniel. "Whatis that? Vivid!"

"Selective silence. I had trouble speaking to a certain person and was asphyxiated by excessive anxiety."

Karen remembers how Daniel interacted smoothly with her family but was silent when confronted with her. "That particular person was me?"

Daniel nodded.

"Certainly, why are you now speaking so fluently and at such length? Is it healed?"

"Not yet, I was taking antianxiety drugs."

"So, tomorrow you won't want what we're talking about?"

Daniel smiled funny. "What I'm taking is antiancytase drugs, not memory remover."

Karen's heart was very relieved even though it wasn't completely finished. At the very least, the alleged affair is not true. "Medicine can be taken every day?"

He hopes to communicate with Daniel like this for the next time. He also wanted to see Daniel's smile like tonight because in ordinary days, that smile was very rarely seen.

Daniel shakes. "I don't plan to destroy the kidneys. And it's an anti-anxiety drug, not a personality changer. I remain an introvert and a quiet person who can only talk at length if it's important."

"So, can't be treated?"

"could. Said the psychiatrist handling me, need your role if you don't mind. If we're going to see that psychiatrist tomorrow morning."

"Hm, errr ...." Karen. "Okay, I'm coming."

They were silent for a moment.

"Who did you get that photo and video from?"

"It doesn't matter who."

Daniel nodded. "OKAY. Why do you seem so angry? Are you jealous?"

Karen glared at hearing that.His heart was pounding incoherently. "Nhh ...."

"Ren, do you love me?"

"Nhh ...." Karen sighed repeatedly then nodded slowly.

Daniel just raised his eyebrows.

Blangsak, there are people who confess the feeling of love and didiemin only?! (Karen).

Karen was upset and then cried.

"Well, how is it crying?"

"Because I'm so pathetic. I confess the feeling of love and you've been overcome."

"What am I supposed to do?"

Why is it so hard to talk about ginian problems with you? (Karen).

"You should. .. watch the movie there! Look at you must be doing. Not an adventure movie, but a romance!" Karen continued her crying. "Why should I beg for love with you?"

"Why is that?"

"YES BECAUSE I LOVE YOU AND YOU DON'T LOVE ME!" Karen lost her patience.

"Karen, I love you."

"I love you. That's why you don't have to, what did you say just now, beg? No need, because I love you."

Karen looked at her husband. He found out from Daniel's face, was the man serious about what he said?

"Since when?"

"Since 2 years ago."

Daniel knew about his wife from the time he was educated in medical school. At that time, Karen was still in high school and was on the cover of a local magazine with Haris. Never thought of falling in love.

Then 2 years ago Daniel saw Karen driving a man (Tora, Karen's ex-lover) to the hospital, his heart was shaken. But he dared not hope for anything. The feeling for Karen at that time he just broke down.

"Huh? If you liked me 2 years ago, why not just get me?"

"You just imagine what it would be like if I just took you straight away. Moreover, you go to the same hospital as a man. Besides because I can't decetin women, it's also unethical deletin women who are together with other men."

Karen imagined what it would be like if Daniel really approached her with his unusual condition. It seems Karen would not like it if Daniel approached in his own style. Perhaps it is the will of the Powerful to bring them together through matchmaking.

"At the beginning of the wedding, I plan to want us to be able to live like most people. But you filed that contract. And somehow the longer I have trouble talking to you, even to the point of asphyxiation."

"So all this is wrong with the contract? So I'm wrong?"

Although not very understanding of sarcasm, the advice from Mami Papi before marriage remains attached to Daniel's memory of 'when quarreling with the wife, give in'. "No, it's all me wrong."

"Why did you say you were wrong? You're fucking me again, aren't you?"

Daniel closed his eyes with his right hand.

It seems like a complicated fight with women. This is wrong, so wrong. It is better for men to be quiet. (Daniel).

For a moment they were silent. Daniel did not dare to say anything for fear of aggravating the atmosphere.

Karen also has nothing to say. Everything was clear in his eyes now.

After the two calmed down, Daniel grabbed Karen's hand and removed the wedding ring from her ring finger. He also took off his ring.

"Do you want to be removed? You said love was with me, why take off the ring? You've changed your mind and want to split up now?"

"You are always ashamed of marriage because of arranged marriage and want a marriage like most people. When applying, you didn't hear that proposal directly from me. So, I'm gonna propose to you.

Karenina Damartya, I love you. Will you remain my wife?"

Karen nodded.

Daniel put a ring on Karen's ring finger. He thrust the ring at Karen to attach the screw-like object to her ring finger as well.

"What is romantic as hell?"

"Wuoh, the effect of the medicine is great as well huh. You can say 'hell' now."

Their hands hold tight. Karen looked at the interlocking hands. Daniel who had been impressed indifferent, was unable to apply and spoke smoothly to Karen because of her circumstances.

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...Where there I'm cuek...

...Especially not thinking of you...

...Every morning I'm s'alu...

...Thinking you...

...Open the door of your heart...

...So that you know my heart...

...All struggles...

...Lt's fixed on you...

...('Cuek by Rizki Febian)...

~

Daniel almost forgot something. He reached into his pocket and showed the two-striped test pack.

"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?"

Suddenly Karen's cold sweat poured out. "I'm not pregnant."

to be continued...

Jogja, July 6th 2021

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👰Karen: 🥰

👸Author: Congratulations yes, and congratulations on her pregnancy🤰

👰Karen: How the hell is Thor, he said I'm not pregnant yet.

👸 Author: Oh yes, forgot hehe.

👰Karen: So how can I get pregnant with Thor?

👸Author: Ask Dion there.

👰Karen: 😒

👸Author: Diooon, Diooon, this is Karen no pertinyiin.

⁇ ️Dion: 🛌💤

👸 Author: 😒