
After a long drama that drained tears, now Edward and Laura have been in the man's room.
The room he had rarely occupied, because if visiting the mother, Edward preferred to sleep with his mother or with Devano and Felisha.
Time shows at 10 p.m. But the newlyweds have not been able to close their eyes. They also do not do activities that drain energy.
They just sleep hugging on the bed. A beautiful night, now it ends sadly.
“Baby, forgive me.” Edward said on Laura's head, because the young woman was now on her husband's body. The sleeping position that the man likes best.
“Sorry for what, papi?” Laura asked a little.
“It should be tonight we pass by sharing sweat, but instead the opposite. We spent the night with tears.” Edward smashed his lips.
“It's okay, papi. Anyway, this isn't our first night. There are still other nights.”
“But this is our first night being husband and wife, baby. It must feel different. Because we do it with our legitimate partner.”
Laura felt that her husband was stubborn. He doesn't want to argue. His mood is still not good.
“Baby?”
“Ya?”
“You want to be friends for Devano?”
Laura squinted her forehead at Edward's question. He then slightly got up, and rested his body on the man's chest.
“What do you mean?” She did not understand the words of her husband.
“Baby. You heard it yourself, right? If Devano doesn't want a new mama. So I hope you can be a friend to the boy. Don't be her mother. Let him get used to your presence first.”
Laura tried to understand. There is a truth to Edward's words as well. Devano needs time to accept all of this.
“Papi.. Can we stay here longer? I want to try to get close to Devano. I also want to take Papi to my parents' grave. Papi has never been there, has he?”
“Then what about your lecture?” Edward slipped the child the hair that was blocking his wife's face.
“I asked for a week off. Anyway, tomorrow is Thursday. After that weekend. Can you, pi? But, if papi has to go to the office, I'm fine in staying here.”
Laura looked expectantly at her husband. He wanted to talk to Devano.
“I can work from here. After all, 3 days ago I also worked from here. Won't be a problem.”
Edward brought the wife's body back into his arms. He sprinkled a warm kiss over the young woman's head.
It turned out that behind the happiness he felt, there was a child who was hurt.
Laura could hear her husband's heartbeat. He felt a sense of unease still enveloping the adult man.
The Devano problem is not yet fully resolved. The boy did not know the cause of his father's death. He was very small to tell.
Let it remain a secret in their family.
“Papi.?”
“Hmm?”
“Sleep, aren't papi tired?”
“Iya.”
“Good night, papi.” Laura kissed her husband's jaw.
“Good night too, baby.” Edward pressed his arms against the wife's body.
*****
In the morning, a quiet atmosphere enveloped the dining table, the Hugo family residence. As usual, Felisha will have breakfast for the table-dwellers.
Laura who saw that, took the initiative to help her sister-in-law. He poured water into the glass. Then put one by one in front of Edward, mother-in-law, and Devano.
Devano only silently lowered his head, when the woman he had to call the mother was by his side.
Laura wanted to talk to him. But now it's time to eat. He doesn't want to have a commotion.
After breakfast, Devano asks the father to take him to school. And Edward accepted it.
“Mami, come with me to deliver Devano.”
Degs..
“Dev, may mami come with you?” Edward asked the son. He wanted to bring the two people he loved closer together.
Devano just nodded. He said goodbye to his mother and grandmother.
The distance from Hugo's residence, to Devano's school is not too far away. Approximately about 20 minutes, Edward glanced at the clock on his wrist. And the time is still long, until the bell of learning begins to ring.
So the adult man took the initiative to slow down the speed of his car.
“Dev, mom wants to get acquainted with you.” Edward glanced at the wife sitting in the backseat, from the rearview mirror. “Yes right, mam?”
“Hah?” The woman flinched. From that moment he was confused to start a conversation, Edward suddenly opened the way.
Devano turned towards the papa. Then he looked back.
“Can I move, pa?” He asks. Because his body is entangled in a seat belt, can not freely look back.
Edward smiled. He pulled the car over for a moment. Then open the seat belt snare on the son's body. Suddenly the boy got up and moved to the back.
Laura reached out her hand, grabbing the boy's arm.
Devano sat quietly on the left side of the mother. Until the car returned, he remained silent.
Laura was about to speak, but the little man had started first.
“Hallo, mom. I'm Devano.” He extended his right hand in front of Laura.
Laura looked at that. There is a sense of haru approaching.
“H-Hallo, Dev. I'm mami— I mean I'm Laura's mom. Nice to meet you.” Laura welcomed the helping hand and shook it warmly.
“Do you want to be friends with mami?”
“Do you want to be friends with me?” The boy turned around asking a question.
“Sure.”
They also hugged each other. Edward who saw it became moved. Finally the fear in his heart disappeared. The son wants to be friends with his wife.
On the way Laura and Devano were busy chatting. Maybe it was because Laura was only 21 years old, or because she had gotten used to being with her sisters in the orphanage, so the woman was not that difficult to understand Devano.
They were always talking, occasionally laughing. Until it was not felt, the car they were riding in arrived in front of the child's school.
“Already arrived, boy.” Edward exclaimed from the front.
Laura opened the door and led her son down from the car.
“Well, study hard yes, Dev. Later in the day, mommy will pick up Devan again.”
“Really?”
“Iya, boy. Later in the day, papa, mama and mami will pick you up.” Edward spoke up.
Devano says goodbye to Edward and Laura. After making sure the boy entered his class, the newlyweds left the school.
“Devan... what was it, your new mother?” A little girl of Devano's age, suddenly came to his desk.
“What do you mean, Icha?” Devano asked his friend Icha.
“I see, your papa hugs the woman, like this.” The little girl grabbed Devano by the shoulder, then rubbed him.
“What's she your new mama?”
“She's my mom, Icha.”
“Then where is your mama?” Ask Icha again.
“Mama is at home.”
“That means you have a new mama Devan. Be careful Devan, the new mama is usually evil. She likes to torture little children.” The girl chatted at length.
“No, my mom is not like that.”
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