The Sweetest Harsh
Episode 66 - Persian Cat

The weather seemed to be shining that morning. Cirrus clouds are painted nicely, combined with the color of the blue sky into a perfect roof to do activities for busy addicts in the shade. Tiara cheerfully bathed her plants with a dash of water. Raining various leaves and flowers that bloom in the corners of the garden. His growing stomach is not a barrier for him to continue to do his activities every morning and evening that day. In fact, now the woman is increasingly active in moving actively doing home-based activities and helping Alfa when the man was busy with painting and photo editing activities.

Secretly, the black-haired man observed his wife from behind the window. Sneaking with a wry smile that defines the whole of his love so great with a form of anxiety. Soon he would take Tiara out of the city, hiding for a while in Jonah's place. He made sure to take his wife for a walk first to the city park as promised the other day. The woman was eager to do physical exercise even though just by walking casually around the park.

Tiara sat herself on the porch of the house after spending half of the small-sized water kingpin in her hands. Hand-waving signs of heat began to emerge from his body. Alpha who saw his wife was resting, then stepped into the kitchen, making a steeping lemon tea as the woman usually consumed and a glass of water. Alisa who was not allowed to help him was just staring at the activities of her master with a smile. Watching how dexterous the man was in touching his hands with the things that were in the kitchen.

After finally putting a clear cup of lemon tea and a glass of water on the tray, Alfa then took him alone to the terrace of the house.

Tiara who was sitting quietly looked to the side as soon as she heard the sound of steps approaching her. Both of her eyebrows were raised and her lips covered the happy smile of seeing her husband come to bring her a drink. As soon as he put his glass and his tray on the table, Alfa crouched down in front of his wife with both hands resting on elbows on top of the woman's chair and a bowed body, kissed affectionately Tiara's stomach which now seems a little bloated.

“You want him a boy or a girl?” Alfa stroked the large belly then placed an ear in front of her. Listening intently to those movements he could not hear at all. Almost every morning and night before going to bed, the man always does the activity, communicating with his gentle movements that touch the surface of the stomach and stick his head.

The woman rubbed her husband's head and said, “I don't care if he's a man or a woman. I was so happy with her that I hardly thought about her gender.” Tiara pursed her lips. “But ... I think, she's a woman,” her chuckle.

“Oh yes? So you're a little baby girl?” Alfa rubbed her hands back and her expression turned to be so amazed when she felt a small movement that seemed to respond to the swipe of her hand, answering the question from the man. Tiara smiled and stroked her stomach, following the movements in her fickle belly.

“He would love to get a touch like this.” Tiara cupped her husband's hand. “Dan .. he loved it when I read him a story. He will be silent as if he were listening to the story I read,” he said with a happy face.

“Wah, she will definitely grow up to be a smart girl like her mother.” Alfa looked up, looking into Tiara's shining eyes. “Then, what's his name?” the man looked back at his wife's stomach.

Tiara frowned. He has not thought about the name, because their gender is not known for sure. It's nothing, the woman wants it to be a surprise on the day of the birth of her child. Thus, he prefers to determine the name in the days leading up to the estimated birth which is more or less still two months left.

Alfa chuckled as she looked at Tiara's face which suddenly frowned, thinking hard to give an answer about her name. “What if we call him Nadia?” The man raised both eyebrows. Ask her opinion on Tiara. “The name means hope. Like us today who so expect his presence to be born into the world soon.”

“You're sure she's a girl?” Tiara took a sip of the lemon tea beside her, drinking it to the toilet. Satisfying the thirst that had tormented his throat.

“Like his mother's premonition. Because usually a mother has a strong bond with children,” he said. “Let's take a walk for a while. I'll take you somewhere.” Alfa stood up and extended a hand. With her arm resting on the chair, Tiara stood up while welcoming her husband's hand.

After being able to stand up perfectly, the man clasped his hands on his wife's waist, observing Tiara who was already preparing to step up. However, until the woman prepared to step up, Alfa still stood up firmly. The woman looked up, looking at her husband with a wrinkled expression.

“What's up?” Tiara asked with a face full of questions.

Alfa smiled wryly, then kissed her female temple gently and let go, returning Tiara's questioning gaze. “As before, you look so beautiful when you are pregnant,”.

Tiara throbbed, turning her head with a pink hue on her cheek. Shame to be noticed so intensely by the man.

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“Hey, what are you doing?” Alfa held Tiara's hand as she was about to get out of the car by removing her footwear.

“Is that? What if there were dangerous objects like broken glass or something that would hurt your feet?” dismayingly.

Tiara raised next to the eyebrows with a astonished expression. Both of his eyes looked around. “You think there will be such things in this place?” the woman puts her chin out of the windshield.

The man looked outwards with hesitation. “Good,” he said then bent down and also took off the shoes he was wearing. Tiara smiled amusedly at the manner of her husband. Has the man in his lifetime never taken off his footwear other than at home and on the beach?

“Ayo,” take her. Alfa let out his wife's hand and slowly pushed Tiara down from the car. Walking in tandem welcomes fresh air pumped by the shade of trees that are busy photosynthesis.

The two walk through a one-meter wide paving road that extends to various corners of the park. Step slowly, really enjoying every second that passes in that place. Leaving traces of their intimacy imprinted into memories.

Slowly, Alfa released the link of her hand, and stood away from the Tiara. “Stand there,” the man commands while fiddling with the camera that is now in the grasp of both hands.

Tiara turned her head and smiled obliquely. “Gosh ... I want it to feel like I'm just a camera to be with you everywhere,” his taunts and then tilt my head towards the wind that hits his face, making her wavy golden brown hair scatter in the air. The yellow chiffon dress she wore was waving sweetly, further beautifying the woman who now seemed to glow with a tinge of morning sunlight that shone through the cracks of the leaves. Not bored Alfa squinted at the camera lens and took a photo of his wife many times. The woman hit Alfa's arm with annoyance and shame, because her husband looked like a woman who was stealing pictures secretly, no matter what the pose of her lover.

“Hei view!” Tiara exclaimed as she saw in her vision a gray Persian cat sitting quietly at her.

“Do not!” the man said with a slight quick step forward, blocking the woman who was about to touch her hand to the cat.

With shock Tiara turned her head, surprised that her husband was so shocked by her attitude. The gray cat was also aghast and ran quickly to hear Alfa's loud voice that was like a bluff for him.

“Do not get close to cats. He has a deadly virus that could harm pregnant women and children right?” Alfa sat beside Tiara, who was still looking until the animal ran and could no longer be seen in her sight.

“I'm immune to cats. Don't you know, I've kept a lot of cats in my mom's house since I was a kid? There are five tails and all of them are Persian cats that I adopted from the animal house,” he said.

The man tilted his head, looking at his wife in surprise. “Really? I've never seen it.”

“Of course. I reluctantly handed her back to the animal adoption place before we got married,” Tiara turned her head with a smile. “Em ... what if we adopt a cat? Ah, it would definitely be nice to hear his chatter all day.”

Alfa. A cat? His wife wants a cat? “You don't joke. I don't want anything to happen to you if you live with that animal. Moreover, cats include spoiled animals that always want to be close to their employers. You know that, don't you?”

“You can put him in the back house by buying him a cage. Can ya? I promise to keep my distance as long as I'm pregnant if that's what you want,” please. “Atau .. can we take her to papa's house? It can be an entertainment for me as long as I am there.” Tiara held onto Alfa's arm with her sparkling round eyes. It looks like a little boy whining.

Alpha's heart rippled to hear his wife's last words. He quickly turned his head, probing into the depths of Tiara's eyes. Without feeling it, his hands cupped the two cheeks of the woman, locked her gaze, kissed her lips briefly and smiled. “I will do anything to fight for you Tiara. Don't beg like that just to ask for a kitten.” The man rubbed his cheek gently. “We will adopt it after first going to check up to doctor Jeni's place and make sure you are okay.”.

Tiara nodded with a simple smile. Immediately, Alfa removed her hands from the woman's cheeks. Holding on with all her might for her burning desire, she immediately got the spoiled treatment of her woman who became more and more so during this pregnancy. “You want to enjoy the fountain over there? Come on, before the sun rises too high and burns your skin.” The man stood up and clasped his wife's hand, walking back down the paving path, towards the source of the sound of water that had been rumbling melodiously in the ear.