Stars for Earth
Equally Surprised

Arriving home, Ardi is surprised that Najma and Akbar are already home. Najma was taking Akbar to play and talk.

"Assalamualaikum, Babe you're home..."

"Waalaikumussalam, yes Baba, we've come home, end I'm fussy continue at the store asking to go home," said Najma changed her voice like a baby.

"Okay, I cleaned myself first, you guys wait here yeah," actually he was anxious to immediately hug Najma as well as Akbar, but he felt his body was still dirty with a lot of germs because it ran out of the hospital.

Najma smiles, nods and returns to play with Akbar, although the baby still responds by looking or smiling a little, Najma still invites him to talk.

Ardi immediately entered the bathroom, refreshing himself under the shower of cold water. After that he went out of the bathroom and put on the pants that Najma had provided before.

Ardi sat in the front seat of the dressing table, drying his wet hair, while about to wear a lotion, his gaze was shifted to a navy rectangular box near his and Najma's range of skin care.

The navy box, decorated with silver ribbons and small flowers of matching color, underneath which was a beige color card inscribed.. "For Baba..."

Ardi opened the box, there was a letter in it..

"Bismillah...

Baba in shea Allah Abang Akbar wants to have a sister..."

Ardi had not yet learned what he read and then he scraped the contents of the box covered with paper crumbs. And found a pregnancy test stick with two pink lines on it..

Ardi covered his gaping mouth with his left hand. Her eyes were round looking at the pregnancy stick on her right hand.

Najma opens the room door with baby A in her cradle. Seeing Ardi being surprised.

"Mas .." he said.

"It's...." Ardi could not continue the question. But Najma understands that her husband is questioning the truth of her pregnancy. Najma smiled and nodded.

Ardi pulls Najma and baby A in his arms. She cried.

"Allahu Akbar's... Alhamdulillahiladzi bini'matihi tatimussolihaat.." he said.

"Alhamdulillah... Thank God..thank you babe..kank you.." continued Ardi. Najma just smiled, she also dropped her head in Ardi's arms. The smell of bath soap and masculine lotion from Ardi's body became opium to calm his heart.

"Oaaaaa ....!!!" suddenly baby A cries, perhaps clamping between the arms of his parents.

Najma and Ardi stretched out their arms and laughed. There is a baby in the middle of us, both of them thought.

Najma lulls baby A to sleep on the bed and the two of them hug back next to the bed.

"Mas happy?" ask Najma.

"It is Allah who will allow you to conceive my son" said Ardi, stroking Najma's flat stomach.

"Hey.you're really cuddled,"

"That's it... Mas fragrant giniii," said Najma as he continued to breathe Ardi's body scent, and Ardi smilingly made.

"Did Sarah know you were pregnant?" ask Ardi. Najma raised her head until she could see Ardi's handsome face.

"Hmm, that's it, when I check, I'm afraid Mas, this is really pregnant what not, yes I went to Mba Sarah's place, checked and ultrasound, yes there is a fetus in my stomach, I'm afraid, want to see the picture?"

"Yes, where?" Ardi can't wait to see a photo of their fetal USG.

"Wait for me to still be like this" said Najma as she re-submerged her head in Ardi's chest.

"Ah baby .. Now I know why you didn't prepare a top shirt to replace me earlier, it turns out this," Ardi smiled broadly back while stroking Najma's long hair.

"Hihihi.. being caught." said Najma who blushed her cheek.

"Who as you like, babe, later every home, I will not wear a top shirt, so you can kiss as much," said Ardi.

"Don't Mas, who had a cold, after all there is Bu Ani and Fifi later, it's not willing to Mas come to their eyes," muttered Najma.

"Papa knows yet?" ask Ardi.

"I didn't tell you yet, didn't know that Mba Sarah told him both" Najma said.

"Yes, later tonight Mas Arya ngundang we same mom papa to their house for dinner, we'll be notified later,"

"Alright Mas, Mas rest first, I want to prepare Mas clothes, Maghrib, bewhile again," said Najma who finally let go of his embrace.

Ardi settles down next to the sleeping baby A.

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The night after Isya, the whole family gathered at the house of Arya, Najma and Ardi carrying baby A also came through the back door of their house which is directly adjacent to the backyard of Arya and Sarah.

"Assalamualaikum" said Ardi and Najma when entering through the side door of the house that went directly to the middle room.

"Waalaikumussalam" replied Arya and Rahman who were talking. Najma salutes Rahman, and Ardi shines with Arya and Rahman.

"Sehat Ama, here's opa's grandson, let opa be fat, opa kengen," said Rahman.

"Alhamdulillah Pa, I went to the kitchen first yes, help mama same mba Sarah, Akbar same opa ya dear," said Najma while handing baby A to Rahman's lap.

Ardi sat beside Arya, although their house was close, but they met quite rarely, both of them were equally busy.

"Mas, tumben nih invite to eat together, what's up?" ask Ardi to Arya.

"There is a desire to eat with everyone, if that's not how you don't play here" said Arya.

In the kitchen, Sarah and Hamida are helped by Sarah's housekeeper preparing dinner.

"Mah.." said Najma then kissed the back of her in-laws' hands.

"Healthy Ama" said Hamida.

"Alhamdulillah" said Najma.

"Where are there complaints?" ask Sarah. Najma smiled and shook her head, thinking that Sarah was asking about Najma's pregnancy.

"What is Mba?" ask Najma.

"Ga cook, as always, take it from the restaurant, your favorite everything is, uh call the men, it's all ready," Sarah asked Najma.

Najma immediately went into the living room calling out to the men.

They dine together at the dinner table, Salma and baby A are put to sleep in the room accompanied by Salma's nanny.

"At least once a month papa wants to eat with you," said Rahman.

"Yes Pa, in shaa Allah this runs out to my house, or I buy a meal at the Aryan mas restaurant," said Ardi.

"Yes Pa, soon in shaa Allah I open the third branch, but specifically Javanese cuisine," said Arya.

"Alhamdulillah, so there is good news also tonight" Hamida said.

"It's not just Ma, soon Mama and Papa added grandchildren, I'm pregnant again" said Sarah.

Najma and Ardi are as surprised as Hamida and Rahman.

"Alhamdulillah.

"Not one Ma, in the Lord two, Najma is also pregnant" Ardi said.

"Alhamdulillah.ma shea Allah...."