
Nabila and Rehan had just finished his bathing activity, after a while, "which, we ate first yuk, still warm, mumpung" asked Rehan to the wife, who was still very warm, shortly after his wife finished combing her hair that was still somewhat wet.
"We ate on the balcony, who was," Rehan immediately got off the sofa and brought a tray filled with food, while Nabila tailed behind him carrying two glasses of warm drinks.
The two of them sat on the balcony, enjoying the late breakfast quietly. There was no sound, only the clanking of spoons and forks that broke the silence. The breeze and the green of the forest add to its fresh atmosphere in the morning leading up to that afternoon.
"You owe your brother an explanation" Rehan said shortly after the two of them finished their breakfast.
Nabila frowned,,
"Don't pretend to forget who,, about, about," Rehan rubbed his nape, looking awkward to continue his speech.
"Jessica meant brother?"
Rehan nodded, and smiled. "sorry, brother doesn't mean to make you uncomfortable" he said softly. "It is not necessary to discuss if you are not comfortable who," he continued by staring in the black net belonging to Nabila.
"It's okay bang,," replied Nabila while shaking her head, for a moment Nabila fell silent. "Billa already knew about her brother's past with Jessica from her mom," Nabila looked at her husband with a gentle gaze. "When you had to rush to Bali that night, honestly Billa was jealous of the name of someone you called on the phone."
Rehan clasped Nabila's hand, and shook his head slowly, as if he wanted to explain something but he held on.
"And after my brother's departure, my mother went to Billa to ask for my brother's whereabouts. Billa told her honestly, also about the name Jessica who had said. Then we talked a lot, and then mom told me about Jessica."
"Sorry, brother has not had time to tell about Jessica or the events in Bali," he said by tightening his hand, as if afraid the wife will run away.
Nabila smiled warmly, "Because of curious Billa browsing to find out about Jessica, because she is a famous model then easily Billa can get information about her.. regardless the info is valid or not but at least Billa was calm, because Billa knew that he was married."
"Hem, that's how much love is equal brother, to ngulik ex everything," Goda Rehan on the wife while glancing mischievously.
"Billa learned from brother, brother also ngulik ex Billa, brother sent someone to find out the relationship Billa and ex-fiance Billa right?" Nabila does not want to lose.
"Not the brother who told you, but Alex," Rehan dodged.
"Alex's assistant brother, he'll obey all his brother's will as his boss."
"Yes, yes, you're right..." Rehan chuckled realizing how curious he was about everything related to Nabila was so big, "the branch fell in love with you when it saw your sincere concern for Kevin, and at that time my brother promised himself to fight for Kevin's happiness and brother's love" he said in earnest. "So, even if at that time your relationship with your ex is fine, brother will definitely make it bad," continued Rehan with a laugh.
"Ih, bad brother," said Nabila, faking a frown, and turning her gaze to hide the red hue on her cheek, Nabila felt very loved by her husband.
"And about Jessica, it's all gone that, there's nothing left about her in my brother's life." Rehan looked back at Nabila, "and after this brother did not want any more chatter about the former among us, they were just fragments of the past that are not at all important,,, we dump them where they should be" Rehan grabbed the wife's hand and kissed her gently. The gazes of their eyes met and the two fell silent, only their hearts spoke to each other.
"Yes my brother is right, we should throw away the fragments of the past" Nabila murmured in his heart.
*****
In the main house, a busy look was seen in the morning. Fatima who was pacing back and forth prepared everything because the husband had to return to Singapore immediately, because there was an important meeting that awaited Joseph.
"Are you ready for all the bun?" Yusuf asked, who looked ready to wear a blue dongker shirt and jeans, looking relaxed, fresh and younger than his age.
"Dad, why does it look like this?" Fatima looked in admiration at her husband. "Later if at the airport seduced by girls how? Ah, mother, so beware," continued with a smile teasing the husband.
Fatima replied with a sweet smile, "the mother will always miss you" he said spoiled. "Yes there, my father left, later late to his meeting," continued Fatima while breaking her husband's embrace.
But Yusuf held her back, "let it be like this before, bun, I still want to hug you." And the two hugged each other for a while.
"Udah father, tomorrow will the mother will return home,," Fatima's sulk who was anxious with her husband's treatment, "why so spoiled gini the big baby mother..." fatima continued, stroking the husband's cheek.
"Mother, mother, mother, Kevin can come in?" Kevin shouted from behind the door.
Fatima and Yusuf looked at each other, a second later Fatima rushed to the door and opened it for Kevin, "what's wrong, son? Let's go in first, "Fatima asked gently to her little niece as she led her into the room and sat her down on the couch.
"Bang Zaki said, this morning bang Zaki and brother Fira want to go home with father and mother, right so mother?" Kevin asked with a voice holding back tears.
"That's not true baby, bang Zaki is just kidding" Fatima said with a gentle smile. "Kevin don't be sad, we have promised to accompany Kevin here until daddy and mommy come home," continued Fatima while hugging the nephew.
"Sister, sister," Zaki and Fira's voice simultaneously called out to Kevin, a second later both Fatima's sons and daughters were seen entering the unclosed room.
"Abang, why was she acting like that?" Fatima protested to her eldest son while breaking his arms against Kevin. "Lying is a sin, brother," Fatima recalled.
"Kan brother his intention is just kidding mother," Zaki defended himself.
"Even if it's a joke, lying is still not good, baby, can you joke in another way? Not necessarily by lying, reproaching, mocking the physical form of someone who is less than perfect or anything that can hurt our interlocutors," Fatima advised her son gently, "branch knows what you mean?" Fatima asked with a gentle look at the son.
Zaki nodded, "sorry bang Zaki yes dik," Zaki said by reaching out to Kevin to apologize.
Kevin received Zaki's hand and shook it tightly, "together bang Zaki" Kevin said with a radiant face.
Joseph looked warmly at his wife and smiled happily, "the mother is indeed amazing, the father is really amazed at the mother," he murmured in his heart.
Fira, who had been silent, approached the father, and struggled at Joseph's feet. "Well, is that neat?" Ask Fira to her father.
Joseph raised Fira's body and took her in his arms, "father must go home now son, for there is work to be done immediately," yusuf answered while kissing the cheek of the kingpin of his youngest daughter and then immediately lowered her back.
"Dad went home alone?" Ask Kevin plain.
Joseph nodded, "here son, hug father," as he approached Kevin and grabbed the tiny body and carried it into his arms. "Dad will surely miss you, son," said Joseph with eyes that began to dew.
Fatima shifted her seat closer to the husband, and gently rubbed her husband's back.
After a while, "dad must leave soon, son, later father can be late if it linger like this," said Yusuf by breaking his embrace.
"Father be careful on the road, yes, Kevin will definitely miss you" said Kevin as he moved from his seat.
"Fira must have missed you too" said Fira, spoiled, not to be outdone by her cousin's sister.
"Kevin wait in the front yard, yes, same bang Zaki and brother Fira," continued Kevin while running small with his two cousins, leaving Fatima and Yusuf still glued in his place.