The Shackles of Second Love
40

Hartono walked quickly like a panicked person when he realized that he had left Mia too long.

The woman must have waited for him in the parking lot without being able to get into the car first, because the car keys were still on him.

“10 missed calls.” muttered Hartono after checking his phone notifications.

The man twitched his forehead, he circulated his gaze sweeping the car park area to look for Mia's whereabouts. The woman wasn't there when she got there, and it made her fret instead of play.

Hartono was afraid that Mia was angry and left him in such an angry state.

Without thinking much more, Hartono tried to contact Mia and it didn't take him long to get an answer as well.

“Where are you?” Hartono asked in his phone call.

There was a noise coming from the speeding vehicle, and Hartono thought the woman was on the side of the highway.

“I'm eating.” replied Mia with a tinge.

“That's because you are too long.” he said again.

Hartono mumbled his little smile, “Send me the location, I'll be there soon.” he said.

“Good.” Mia resigned and hung up a phone call from Hartono.

Hartono stared at his phone while waiting for Mia to send him the location where the woman was. And after obtaining it, Hartono rushed there in a car.

It didn't take much time, Hartono had now reached where Mia was. The woman was apparently in a meatball restaurant not far from the hospital.

The man got out of the car and approached Mia, the woman smiling brightly welcoming her arrival. Where the woman's smile managed to make Hartono's feelings warm up.

Hartono approached Mia and was surprised to see two empty bowls in front of the woman.

“I have spent two bowls of meatballs.” Mia said while holding back embarrassment.

Mia never ate this much, usually one bowl of meatballs alone was enough to make her stomach full. But somehow Mia felt less if she only ate one bowl.

Hartono had no problem with that, he was happy to see his woman eating so much like that. After all now that Mia was not just filling the belly for herself, the woman would obviously share what she ate with their future child.

“You want more?” ask Hartono gently.

Mia shook her head slowly, “I'm full. But I want to eat rujak that is across the street there.” replied Mia.

“By the way why so long? I waited until I was upset.” Mia asked with a grim face.

The woman's question suddenly makes Hartono silent, he does not know what to answer. because it is also impossible for him to tell Mia that he was a long time ago because he was accompanying Sharon.

“Tadi at the medicine counter is quite in line, and the distance is also quite far from where we were earlier.” Hartono reasoned which was later embraced by Mia.

The woman did not hold any suspicions at all about Hartono for the reason that the man was quite reasonable.

“You're home now, baby?” ask the man and Mia nods in agreement.

Hartono then got up from his seat and went to pay for the food that Mia had eaten first. Then he asked Mia to get out of there.

Mia is very happy today, in the end she can feel how to walk with her partner in a public place without worrying about anything.

He used to only be able to make out in the room, but not anymore. Mia could show off her intimacy with Hartono without any doubt.

**

Fabian and Laura come to the hospital after getting a call from Hartono. The man tells Fabian that Sharon is currently being treated.

The news made Fabian surprised, even more so he got the news from his father. And that raises a lot of questions in Fabian's mind.

Sharon gave a small smile, despite being ill, but she did not want to show Fabian the weak side.

“You have come.” he said sounding weak.

“How is Mom doing?”

“Why can it be like this?”

Fabian asked two questions at once, and it made Sharon smile thinly. His son was more attentive after marrying Laura, even though Fabian was an indifferent child to him.

“Mommy's okay, baby. Mother is just soybean.” Sharon replied without fading her weak smile.

Fabian fell silent as he looked at his mother's pale face. He learned that his mother's condition like this was not only because of fatigue, but also because his mother still often thought about his father.

His mother must still be devastated by the breakup.

“Where is Dad now?” fabian asked him where Hartono was.

Sharon was about to answer that Hartono had left because he had kicked the man out. But the arrival of a nurse stopped Sharon's intentions.

..

“Kakiku.” Mia complained to Hartono when the two just returned to the apartment.

The woman sat on the sofa, then straightened her legs there. Hartono approached Mia after washing her hands.

“Other times do not wear heels,” said Hartono then began to massage Mia's legs.

The woman smiled brightly as her legs were gently massaged by the man. It felt so comfortable that it made him want to fall asleep.

While kneeling Mia's feet, Hartono recalled Sharon. He wanted to know how the woman was doing now.

“You daydream,” words Mia managed to retract the consciousness of Hartono who had been seized because of thinking about his ex-wife.

“Which is thinking about what?” ask Mia again full of search.

Hartono smiled faintly and kissed the woman's lips instead of answering her question.

“Nothing, dear.”

“You want to sleep now?” holtono asked after seeing Mia's eyes look cute.

Mia yawns at a glance and then nods assuringly, “I'm sleepy.”.

Hartono swiftly carried Mia's body and brought her to the room. The woman leaned her head against the man's field chest, and tried to close her eyes.

“Company I slept yes..” pinta the woman with spoiled.

Again Hartono responded, the man lying next to Mia. He must put Mia to sleep so he can contact Fabian to ask about his ex-wife.

Hartono felt strange about himself, when yesterday he was not like this. He never thought of Sharon after their first divorce trial.

But since seeing Sharon fall ill and show her weak side. Suddenly feelings of anxiety and guilt haunted Hartono's mind.

“Good sleep, future wife.” whispered Hartono after seeing Mia had fallen asleep and was preparing to sail the sea of dreams.

The man slowly moved to kiss the woman's forehead, then looked at Mia with a shady look in his eyes.

After looking at the woman's peaceful face, Hartono then took his cell phone to send a message to Fabian.

[Father is very worried about your mother. How is he doing at the moment?]