
A warm kiss docked on my forehead in the morning. I fell asleep again and woke up. Rey looked well dressed in her work clothes and now smiled at me. The smell of bath soap is still coming out from behind her work clothes. He looks more handsome by the day. Especially when wearing a neat stelan like this time.
"Why not wake me up?" My voice sounded soft and a little hoarse. Althaf is now three weeks old and he is quite troublesome at night. I often stay up late because sleep is still not normal.
Sometimes Rey's sister helps me by replacing me with Althaf, but I often refuse. He's so tired of working that I don't want to bother him with keeping Althaf at night. Despite that, Rey didn't really approve of my wishes. She was still often caught changing Althaf's diaper when the tiny baby urinated in the middle of the night.
"I can't bear it. You're so slumbering." His palm rubbed my hair. "I want to go" he said.
I took a deep breath. There's a guilty feeling for Rey. I haven't been able to take care of her needs since Althaf was born. But, he had never once troubled her. My husband is very understanding.
"Aren't you having breakfast?" I asked by turning my position into sitting. Occasionally holding a curse on the lips that is indeed drowsiness still covers me.
"It has. You who haven't. Don't forget to eat, yeah!"
Rey invited two domestic assistants who used to work at her parents' residence to help with my homework. At least until I can be independent post-delivery.
"Heem, Brother be careful."
He's nodding. I'm no longer delivering it to the front of the house because Rey won't let me. He said I'd rather take a break than drive him forward.
We parted ways after Rey returned to the kiss on my forehead and Althaf. Previously he advised that Mother and Father will come today, want to visit his favorite grandson. I just have to wait for them to be welcomed.
I prepared myself, immediately got up to clean the body mumpung Althaf still asleep. The tiny baby who was previously wrinkled and very thin, now looks full. His cheeks look puffed up with a high pointed nose. If observed more clearly, I'm like I'm looking at Kak Rey is still a baby. He really looks like her. Let alone his eyes, as if God deliberately showed that Althaf was really Rey's son.
About two hours passed, when Althaf had just bathed, a knock on the door distracted me.
"Lake in!" I answered while hooking the new born shirt button on Althaf.
A waiter came in, walked over and stopped right beside me.
"Mrs, there's Mr. Sean and Mrs Salwa downstairs."
"Oh, yeah. Prepare drink. I'm going down."
I kissed Althaf's puffed cheeks, then took my handsome baby to see his grandparents.
"Geez, my mom, she looks a lot like Rey!" Mother Salwa took over Althaf from my sling. He cradles like his own son. To be honest even though the age of Mother is almost five heads, but she still deserves to have a baby.
I saw Dad's normally cold face turn warm. He never spoke to me, but I knew that behind his cold demeanor, Father-in-law was a loving figure.
"Maybe Rey was so passionate when she made it." Dad said without a care I was in front of him. Suddenly Mother Salwa's hand pinched her waist, as if it did not feel good to me for her vulgar words. Father only grimaced to accept the attack without the intention of dispelling or reciprocating Mother's treatment.
"Not that our three sons all look more like you. I'm not at all part of it. What a difference Rey makes to you."
Mother shook her head after saying that. However, again Father-in-law answered the origin so that it makes Mother look upset afterwards.
"Yes, because I'm so sorry for you."
Mother's face reddened, staring at Father with glaring eyes. I'm sure he's very embarrassed right now, especially Dad saying that in front of me. Now I know whose bawdry Rey's sister is down on. My son and father make no difference.
I smile. They're so sweet. Age can be old, but its romantic and compact attitude beats that of a young couple. I became envious. Will Rey and I be like them? Love and love each other until death do us part.
For a moment I felt my life was perfect. Seeing my mother-in-law fondle my dear Althaf and Dad also took pictures of them several times with his smartphone, just showed real happiness.
I dreamed this before. But, I didn't expect that this could all come true.
We are still talking about how Althaf developed and occasionally ask about my condition after labor surgery. Mommy gives a lot of advice to me, how to put the baby to sleep, take care of the baby so as not to fuss, and of course also what if suddenly there is a fever, cough, and runny nose.
As a parent, you will definitely feel panic if your favorite child suddenly gets sick. Mother gave me a lot of parenting knowledge without me asking. He is very kind and considerate.
Until when in the middle of our conversation, there was the sound of the door being knocked from the outside. I have permission to open it. There are usually no guests at this time. But indeed in my house there are rarely guests, but this time suddenly someone came.
Just when I opened the door, the figure of the woman I knew stood in a different condition. Her appearance which usually looks beautiful and glamorous now actually looks pale and simple. In fact, there was no makeup intentionally applied to her face. I didn't recognize him, but I soon realized who he was.
"Sister Rena?"
What a sudden appearance of Kak Rena in my house after the incident in the courthouse, enough to surprise me. Why Kak Rena suddenly came, especially his appearance has now changed drastically.
"Alea, I want to talk" he said, looking at me with a sad look.