
There are things that cannot be said but are enough with action, but there are many things that are done with action but not enough without speech.
And that's how Adel feels right now. Even though Daniel has said he loves her but there are other things that he thinks are not enough, he still wants to hear everything from the sweet mouth of a man and explain how he can love her all this time.
Not to be demanding or too excessive, but the story of his household trip with Daniel happened suddenly, the man proposed to him directly to his parents' house without knowing each other, and three months before marriage they tried to get acquainted and in those moments, Daniel had a cold nature but she still chose the man as her husband after the belief in him.
And after getting married, many unexpected things happened like her who was accused of not being a virgin by her husband because of his best friend's story, then she who had been terrorized several times which turned out to be the culprit of her own best friend, who was not a virgin, and also the secret that until now still makes Adel confused about Daniel who loves him for a long time.
“Why silent?” daniel asked when they were in the room.
Adel just finished putting on his makeup, he also wore a dress that Daniel suddenly gave to him this morning. Tonight the dinner for Papah's birthday celebration will be held.
Since an hour ago, Noah has been taken by his brother-in-law to play with his two children outside. To be honest, Adel is a little nervous about being with Daniel's family at this time, although they were all very friendly to her but Adel was still not too able to blend in with them except Mamah-in-law who was quite close to her since she was pregnant first.
“Noah cry no?” tanya Adel looked at her husband who was now also looking neat with a dress shirt matching the dress she was wearing.
“I don't think you're worrying, Noah.” Daniel walked up to Adel.
His wife's face looked not so calm at the moment, several times he sighed as if he was calming himself down.
“Papah sama Mamah is already below, we are down.” Daniel clasped Adel's hand which was now cold.
...***...
Family dinner will be held in the backyard so that the atmosphere is more soothing. The swimming pool in the backyard is filled with balloons that expand on it.
Adel was a little surprised to see his parents also turned out to come tonight, but this morning Papah and Mamahnya did not say anything.
Everyone was waiting for Daniel and Adel at the dinner table. All eyes now looked at those who were still walking hand in hand.
“You think Daniel ngunciin you in the room because you look so beautiful tonight.” Said his in-laws.
Adel's smile expanded, a compliment from her in-laws that slightly embarrassed her.
“Same Papah also came.” Adel looked at his parents.
“Invitation from besan we cannot refuse,” replied Papah Adel.
Adel sat on the chair that Daniel had drawn and Daniel sat next to him. This time there was no more conversation because the dinner had started.
“Noah, where to?” adel whispered to Daniel.
“Noah, been taken care of by aunt with children.” Kirana—kak Daniel who heard his words finally replied.
“But--, did he not cry.” worried Adel.
“There are also guardians there.” said Mamah Adel.
Adel furrowed his brows at his Mamah's reply, so his sister also came here?
“Why Dean do not all just eat here.” asked Papah Daniel.
“A full already he said, he was waiting for a piece of cake aja.” Kirana said.
Indeed, it has become a habit of Dean—adik Adel always avoids dinner with a large family, the man who is currently in the 6th semester is indeed rarely involved in family gatherings especially at this time. So Adel was amazed to hear the words of his Mom if Dean came and was looking after his son.
Their dinner is over, though, the dishes and dishes were brought to the kitchen by their home assistant and replaced by a four-story white birthday cake with flower decorations on the top.
It feels that the cake is not suitable for papah-in-law, doniman with white color plus flower decoration, are they wrong order birthday cake?
But there was no look of astonishment from the others including Daniel who actually looked relaxed at this time as if nothing was strange.
“Now the cake is ready, we just blow the candle.” Kirana was excited when the cake was now placed in front of her.
Adel stared in surprise as the cake that the two men in uniform were carrying was now placed in front of him and even Kirana was already walking towards him to light a candle.
“Mas, why is the cake here?” wonder Adel.
“Lah, whose birthday is yours.” sahut Papah.
“Adel? But Papah is also a birthday.” Adel looked at his father-in-law.
The sound of naughtiness from his father-in-law is heard, it seems that the man feels funny with siatuasi when he sees Adel confused in the middle of the family.
“Four year Papah has passed far away, today Daniel is asking to celebrate your birthday,” replied Papah in-laws.
“Udah do not need to be surprised so, mending blowing candles first so that you can mepet-cepet eat cake.” Kirana was already excited after successfully lighting the candle.
Still filled with confusion, Adel's view turned to her husband who stood beside her, “Mas, why so gini?”
“Today is your birthday, I have prepared this far away so now make a request and blow the candle.” said Daniel who now smiles and puts his hands on his wife's waist.
“Because the guests are old, we can not sing for you so directly blow the candle yes.” said Mamah in-laws who made her laugh.
Seeing everyone waiting for him, Adel now closed his eyes to make hope for his birthday tonight, after he finished he immediately blew the candle and got a clap from his family.
Adel felt something move around his neck, and he realized that Daniel had put a necklace around his neck and made him even more surprised.
“Happy Birthday,” Daniel dyed Adel's forehead briefly which made a cheer.
“Lucky halal couples are all here, if not for sure there will be a cry in the corner.” said Kirana.
But as they enjoyed the moment tonight, the sound of a balloon breaking was heard at the door and made them all turn to the source of the sound.
Laughter sounds when you see Dean holding Noah with his hair in two with ribbons and his right leg is in the hug of five-year-old daughter Kirana and in her left pants it's been pulled around by Kirana's four-year-old son. Things that Adel had never seen it made him unable to hold back the laughter of seeing his sister as a victim of children.
“Teh Adel, Noah cry on.” Dean said with a heavy tone of voice.
Daniel, feeling sorry for the suffering of his sister-in-law, approached him and took Noah from his sling. But it seems that Daniel's help also can't make Dean calm, because Kirana's two children have been tugging at him.
Kirana who felt bad to see her sister-in-law was tormented by the behavior of her son was immediately brought her two children from Dean. The man just kept quiet no longer speaking was probably holding back his annoyance or embarrassment.
Adel walked up to her sister and helped her remove the ribbon wrapped around her hair. There was no sound from Dean because the man was silent.
“If Adel's Tea child is giniin, I'm sure I lock it on the door.” he said slowly.
Adel laughed at the annoyed grunt of Dean who had been detained since, “Come join, we eat cake?” take Adel to pull his sister's hand.
Papah Adel patted his son's back while laughing, this time at least he better join in order to escape the children who made him dizzy.
...***...
Adel had just finished removing his makeup, Noah who had been crying since had finally fallen asleep in his bed that had been provided by his father-in-law. He said it was Kirana's son and they moved him to Daniel's room for Noah.
“Mas, why not say something because the event was for Adel's birthday?” tanyanya turned her pajamas.
“The name is also suprise, yes so do not say.” Daniel put his phone on the nightstand.
“Adel thought, Mas Daniel forgot the same birthday Adel.”
Daniel got off the bed and walked into the walk-in closet, like there was something the man had taken.
“After I like you, I always remember your birthday. And every year I always prepare a gift, but I do not have the courage to give it.” Daniel took a box of gift boxes and put them in bed.
Adel was a little surprised to see the big box that Daniel was carrying, he did not know what was inside because her husband seemed without burden to lift the item.
Out of curiosity, he opened it and saw some other gifts that had been wrapped in different sizes.
“This is all, the gift I want to give you on your birthday. But only today can I give them gifts. I am too cowardly.” Daniel smiled faintly.
Hearing the words of her husband, Adel is now more confused, all these gifts have been collected for a long time by Daniel? But it was given today. Adel has calculated the number there are 7 prizes of different sizes.
“There are 7 gifts, what is this Mas Daniel prepared everything long ago?”
“There should be 8, but this year the gift has been put on your neck.” Daniel sat in bed.
Adel's surprise can not be hidden, 7 other gifts that have not been opened was given Daniel for him? So has it been 7 years that the man bought all these gifts but never got to her?
“You can open one by one, I also forgot what it is.”
Because too curious, Adel also opened one by one the gifts that Daniel bought seven years ago. There are wallets, watches, bracelets, dream catchers, novels, key chains to perfumes and all of them are very Adel likes.
“Dream cacther was supposed to give me last year for an antidote to nightmares, but I also failed to give it, ” explained Daniel when Adel took the gift.
“Mas, why can there be this much?” Adel still did not understand the man's feelings.
“All that I bought since 8 years ago, when we were school children.”
“School time, Mas Daniel really knew Adel?” tanyanya.
Now is the perfect time for Daniel to express all his feelings for Adel. For a long time he never told his wife honestly because he was deliberately waiting for the right time to reveal it.
“In the parking lot, when I get ready to take the motor to go home. You ran towards me and offered to buy the crackers you sold to help the mothers in front of the school gate.”
Hearing the words of Daniel, Adel now tried to remember the incident told her husband. Was it their first meeting that Adel forgot about.
“To be honest I was not so interested when you offered the sale you brought, but after I stopped at the school gate and saw the happy face you gave the money to the mothers, I'm a little interested in that sincerity and smile.”
Adel's old memory finally returned, he recalled the past incident when he met mothers who looked exhausted selling crackers he carried as he prepared to go home, and he offered to sell the merchandise to some students who were still in school.
And at that time he saw a man with a handsome and neat appearance even though it was noon and he ran to him to offer his merchandise. He still remembered the man bought all the crackers and hung them on the matic motor he was carrying. So the kind-hearted man who helped him buy the merchandise was Daniel?
“I've been watching you for a long time, but I think it's just a sense of awe. Until finally I was really enamored with the charm of Adelia Monica which is often the talk of my friends and at that time, I could only be your secret admirer,”, said Daniel.
Adel's eyes were already teary hearing the confession from Daniel. How could the man be his secret roaster for years even have prepared a gift for him every year without inviting him to get acquainted more closely before.
“Why can, Mas likes Adel after graduation and many years we did not meet?” ask Adel curious.
“Whose words we never met, after graduating school until you went to college I still noticed you from a distance, we also often met in the same place but you never realized. And when you were dating Bani, that's also I still keep feeling with you until you guys break up I finally dare to propose to you,” explained Daniel.
There are no words that Adel can take out listening to the honesty of Daniel at this time. So all this time, the man had been watching from a distance with a feeling of admiration that he had never expressed? But when Adel really felt the trauma of being in a relationship, Daniel immediately came to propose to him. So he was waiting for the right time to really be with her?
“Why, Mas Daniel never want to be honest from the beginning or dare to approach Adel from the first?”
“I'm afraid you're evading because of my cold nature. So I decided it's better to propose to you and make you my wife.”
Adel still does not understand Daniel's choice, but the honesty that Daniel expressed about his feelings for him really makes Adel feel happy. She had thought that her husband had married her out of spite for what Bani had said before, but it turned out that he had liked her for a long time and held the feeling alone.
He did know the point, because the beginning of their marriage was Daniel was very cold to him. Even he had once thought if the man only wanted to marry him to change his status, but it turns out that behind all the time that he has been with Daniel at this time is a big secret that the man is hiding and that is his feeling.
“That cold attitude will not last long if you have found the right person who can melt it, thank you Mas Daniel has been willing to endure loving Adel in silence.” said Adel.
“I used to be really afraid of losing you, so after you and Bani broke up I finally immediately proposed you so that no more men could take the woman I love.”
Adel is now close to Daniel, his hands are hanging on the man's neck, there is no shame or doubt now Adel began to land his kiss on Daniel's lips. It seems that she herself has not been able to repay all of Daniel's love like that but surely she has fallen in love repeatedly with the cold man who is now her husband.
Adel let go of their kisses, all the gifts Daniel had given had been placed down and the woman was now putting her forehead on Daniel's forehead with her eyes closed.
“How can Adel reciprocate all the feelings of Mas Daniel?” tanyanya with the position of her hands still hugging her husband's neck.
“Receive me so your husband is enough.”
“But Adel still feels indebted to all the gifts that Mas has saved over the years, Adel feels not worthy to be loved like this.” there is a sense of doubt in Adel at this time after honesty from Daniel.
“Nothing is inappropriate to love, and you are the right person who has a special place in my heart, accepting me to be your husband, he said, persisted with all my attitudes all this time until Noah was born. I feel grateful you are the one.”
Adel opened his eyes looking into Daniel's eyes, who was already looking at him with a warm gaze. The man seemed to be feeling happy today after the revelation of his feelings that had been buried for many years could finally be expressed.
“Mau Adel open his pajamas by himself?” whispered Adel.
“Let me help tonight.”
And tonight there's no secret that has been locked away for years. All love and affection are channeled to each other. And tonight, Adel really feels very lucky to be loved for years by the man who has now become her husband. No more curiosity, this time there is only the sound of ******* that is heard from the two people who combine the taste of each other in the room.