THE SECRET OF EDMOND'S LOVE
I Love You

The days pass so quickly. Rachel has lived in Samarinda for almost 2 months.

Edriges returned to Manado and returned to Spain to take care of his business. And he came back to Samarinda to pick up his wife because he had to do his treatment again.

"But my mom is not going home yet. It didn't feel like leaving Edewina" said Rachel pleading.

Edriges looked at his wife. "Ma, we can come back here to see our grandchildren. My mother had to return to continue treatment. The doctor says if it is disconnected, it must be repeated again from the first."

"Don't you see that I'm okay here? My weight even went up to 3 kg."

Edmond, sitting next to his mother, hugged the woman's arm, which looked very pretty."Mom, what daddy said is right. Mommy can come again."

"Ed, what if Mahira and Edewina come with mommy to Spain?" ask Rachel.

"Mommy, I'll be skinny because I have to part with my wife and child. After all Edewina was too small to get on a plane. It's only 2 months old."

Rachel looked at Edewina who was in her baby basket placed next to Rachel's seat. He was truly in love with his grandson. Moreover, Edewina did look like her eldest daughter.

"Mommy can't seem to break up with him, Ed. Look at her cheeks that have begun to plump. He's very greedy when he drinks milk."

Edmond and his father looked at each other. They smiled at Rachel's behavior of not wanting to leave her granddaughter.

"Ed, why don't you just move to Madrid? Daddy's business there is also a lot. Just leave your company here." Rachel is back to grumbling.

Finally, after being persuaded, Rachel finally wanted to go home to continue her treatment. Rachel's eyes became swollen from crying.

"Pity mommy. All this time, he had been used to sleeping with Edewina. Where ever mommy let me wake up in the middle of the night to make my son's milk. Otherwise mommy would have been Ed who made it." said Mahira. An hour ago, Edmond just drove his parents to the airport and after that he went straight to the company.

"Mrs Rachel loves Madame Mahira very much" said Lita, a domestic assistant who has only been working here for a month. We're a 19-year-old girl. But he was very diligent and deft. Juminten immediately liked his co-worker.

"Yes. Anyone will love Madam Mahira." said Juminten made Mahira just smile.

"I want to bathe Vienna first?"

"I've prepared the water in the nursery." said Juminten..

"Thank you, bi."

Edmond had indeed turned one of the rooms into a nursery. But Edewina did not sleep in that room. The nursery was just a special place where Edewina changed clothes. Because to sleep, he was even in his oma room or in Mahira's room.

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It's already night time. The hour hand has shown the number 8 nights. Edmond hasn't come home due to extra work at the coal mine. A few minutes ago, he just called Mahira.

"Bi, please make some milk for Vienna. I don't know why this little girl is a little fussy." Mahira said while holding her daughter.

"Good mistress." Juminten immediately went to the kitchen while Lita just finished her bath.

"Madam let me just give baby Viennese milk. Madam eat first. Madam has not eaten. Or is the madam waiting for you?" ask Lita.

"Master came home a little late. Alright. I just eat." said Mahira then give her little baby to Lita and immediately to the dining room.

At 11 past 10 minutes.

Mahira was worried. Edewina just took a nap and is now crying again. She had been given milk but Edewina did not want to.

"Don't he miss his eyes. Duh, said the parents, if there are used clothes worn by Madam Rachel then it must be placed on the side of the baby." said Juminten. Next to him Lita also looks still awake even with eyes that are rather heavy.

Mahira had called Edmond but her husband's phone was off. He himself became confused by the situation of Edewina tonight. In this case, the child includes children who are not fussy and rarely cry.

Shortly after, Mahira hears the sound of a car horn.

"Edmond's home." Mahira was happy. Juminten immediately ran out to open the gate.

"Edewina's fussy?" ask Edmond when he comes in. He looks very tired.

"Yes, Ed."

"I take a shower, right? My clothes are dirty from the mine." Edmond rushed to the room. Baby Vienna is still cranky. He did not want to be released on his bed The milk did not want to be touched.

"Darling, what's wrong with you?"'mahira asked as she continued to caress Edewina's cheek.

Not until 15 minutes, Edmond had finished bathing and changing clothes. He immediately went to the living room and took Edewina from her mother's arms.

"Darling, papi's son. You why? Same with Oma?" Edmond said as his index finger was placed between the temples of Edewina and stroked gently there.

It's magical! Edewina was silent. Mahira remembered. It was a custom that her mother-in-law would do whenever she would sow Edewina.

Edmond even hummed a Spanish song that was also often sung by Rachel.

"She finally wants a drink. It's been 3 hours I've been persuading him to drink milk but he won't, Ed." Mahira was moved. He really did not think that his son was actually subdued in the arms of his papi.

Shortly after, Edewina fell asleep along with the milk in the milk bottle. Edmond took the child to their room and laid Edewina in her cradle. He covered Edwina and then closed the mosquito net on top of the baby box.

"Ed, he misses you" said Mahira who stood beside Edmond. Both are still near Edewina's baby box.

"I'm sorry I came home last night. The work in the mine was a bit time-consuming. Lerry had just returned to Australia. His sister is getting married." Edmond stretched out his hand. He moved his body slightly to stretch his slightly stiff muscles.

"You're tired but you can still take care of Edewina. Thank you, huh?"

"Cong thanks, anyway? It's also my duty as the Viennese papi." Edmond held Mahira's cheek and then he kissed Mahira's right cheek very gently.

Mahira's heart trembled with all the affection Edmond gave her. His heart also trembled because of the feeling of love that had already grown in his heart.

"Edmond Moreno, I love you" Mahira said without holding back..

Edmond looked at Mahira with a surprised look. "What did you say?"

"I love you, Ed. Love you so much."

"Say it again."

"Yo te amo."

Edmond immediately took Mahira into his arms. "Finally. Thank you dear. Thank you for returning my love."

Mahira was moved in her husband's arms. He was also relieved to be able to express his feelings.

"Darling.....!" Edmond immediately kissed Mahira with a very gentle but undisputed passion. Since Mahira became pregnant, the two of them have rarely had sex. Eventually Mahira gave birth. Edmond had to hide all the feelings he wanted to give his wife.

"Can I already?" edmond asked in a raucous voice wrapped in a burning passion.

Mahira nodded slightly blushing.

Without hesitation, Edmond also opened the t-shirt and home pants he wore. Likewise Mahira opened the pajamas that had been attached to his body. After they are both innocent, without any command they immediately embrace each other and release each other's thirst for the beautiful unification that leads to the enjoyment of the world.

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Mahira woke up early, but Edmond was no longer there. When he saw the empty baby box, Mahira smiled. Edmond must have brought their little daughter out of the house to greet the morning sun. Because that's what her mother-in-law always does when she's here.

Mahira's body hurts all. Maybe because it had been a long time he and Edmond did not have intercourse and last night Edmond up to 3 times asked for his ration.

Smiling at what they had been through last night, Mahira got out of bed. He wore his old clothes last night, then tidied up the bed that was disheveled because of their struggle last night.

Finished tidying up their beds, Mahira also tidied up Edmond's clothes which he just put on the sofa. Edmond probably took a rather hasty shower last night because he wanted to persuade baby Vienna. Mahira was so grateful that Edmond loved their daughter so much. There's no more Teddy shadows in there. Mahira is also grateful that the baby face of Vienna is more similar to her. There is one thing that Mahira keeps in her heart. Edmond did not want Mahira to tell him. Edewina's dimples are like Teddy's dimples. But Rachel, his mother Edmond also has dimples so dimples on the face Edewina said to look like Rachel also looks like her brother Edmond who died.

One by one the dirty clothes were put Mahira into the dirty clothes basket. But as he was about to put in the shirt that Edmond was working on yesterday, something fell out of that shirt bag. Mahira picked it up and looked at the fallen paper. A payment receipt from a mini market. Mahira actually wanted to throw away the paper but her eyes accidentally read the list of groceries that were there.

Day bandages

Night bandage

tissue

women's shampoo

wet tissue

tissue facial cleanser

facial cleansing soap for women

women's bath soap.

Mahira's heart was beating very fast. Why is Edmond shopping for sanitary napkins and women's belongings? Shampoo, wet tissue, facial cleansing soap, bath soap are not the usual brands in Mahira.

Mahira checked the receipt and saw that the shopping hours were at 22.33 minutes. A supermarket is open 24 hours. Mahira knows this supermarket. He had been shopping there when they came home from the company. Mahira kissed the shirt. His heart just got stronger. There was the smell of Edmond's perfume mixed with the smell of a softer perfume. Like a woman's perfume. And Mahira's eyes immediately became hot, his tears immediately dripped when he saw there was a lipstick mark on the crust of Edmond's shirt. Lipstick that does not belong to Mahira because Mahira never has a lipstick bright red color like that.

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Well....., what did Edmond do? Whose lipstick is it?

A spirit that still lives?

Don't forget to leave a trace in this episode