
“I took another leave, cut off next year's leave. Luckily Mas Reza was in a relaxed office. I was worried about being rejected. Forced to make another reason,” explained Tini while spooning freshly cooked vegetables into a bowl.
“Kok, can be directly packed without asking macem-macem? Usually the company will ask a lot if employees take time off before their time,” timpal Wibi, approached Tini and helped bring a bowl of hot vegetables.
“Because last month the company under the management of my team, extended the cooperation contract. How's it? I'm cool, right?” tini asked, arranging the dishes and cutlery in front of Wibi who was already sitting waiting for her.
“You're really cool about that. Talented,” welcome Wibi. “Come, quickly sit down. I was laper. Everything is still hot, making me more laper,” said Wibi.
“So, next week we leave? If so, tomorrow Mas have to meenin shopping winter clothes.” Tini started filling the Wibi plate with white rice.
“Shop where? In the place yesterday too? The size is not there for you. Mending us to a winter clothing store for children. There must be a match,” joked Wibi.
“Don't make me crumble, yeah. Malem's schedule Mas requested.” Tini put Wibi dishes that already contain a complete menu of side dishes. She also placed a bowl of sambal and cracker jar near her husband.
“Do not, dong. My schedule is not to be disturbed. Kan, he said he wanted to quickly have a baby,” said Wibi, hugging Tini while reverberating his chest.
“Luck Dayat has not come home,” said Tini, looking down at the hand of Wibi who is still gently massaging his chest.
“Where is it?” Wibi, who had just realized Dayat had not revealed his nose at eight o'clock in the evening, turned to look at the stairs.
“Go nemenin si Ina mutusin his girlfriend,” replied Tini.
“Ina? The next neighbor girl who often goes to the same campus Dayat? Mutusin's girlfriend? Did you date Dayat?” Wibi flocked Tini with her so-so questions with the sentence, ‘accompanies mutusin girlfriend’.
“Neg. That's not. Dayat is not dating Ina. Dayat said, Ina's aura is not suitable to be a girlfriend. Embuhlah, Mas. I think Dayat just borrowed for a while to be the fake girlfriend of Ina. Teen drama of today,” clear Tini, grimacing.
After dinner, without the usual Dayat guitar sound they hear from the balcony, the house feels very quiet.
Tini and Wibi that day were both busy working. They have been swept back in the rhythm of the lives of couples who both have careers outside the home. Many people suggest that Tini stop working on the grounds that it is difficult to get pregnant, possibly caused by stress and fatigue due to office affairs.
However, when he came back to think about it, Tini disagreed less. He does not feel tired or depressed working in his office right now. In fact, he is worried that he will be too focused on waiting for pregnancy if he is not busy with his own business.
Wibi took off all the clothes and left a piece of the interior upon arrival in the room. Tini was sitting in front of an open closet and preparing a change of clothes for her husband.
“You're moving on. When I went home from work, I cooked. It's busy in the closet. Relax a little, Tin. Males is not good, too diligent is also not good,” said Wibisono, standing behind his wife.
“Males is not good. Well, if diligent is not good, not good for whom?” Tini hasn't looked back.
“Not good for me,” said Wibi, lowered her head and wrapped her hands in Tini's stomach.
“Yes, geez, gosh, I haven't taken a shower. My aroma was still mixed with the scent of the capital's streets,” strangled Tini, helpless as Wibi dragged her to the bed and mumbled her.
“Any scent won't change the taste,” said Wibi, pinning down Tini and kissing her neck. His hand unbuttoned Tini's shirt and immediately lowered the thin rope tank top that Tini used to wear behind his office shirt.
Tini closed her eyes, enjoyed every kiss that Wibi landed on her neck and slowly descended to her chest.
The pampering night was used as a designation for Friday night, for them. The last day of the week to work. The next day was a Saturday where they could wake up early without any haste for fear of being late to their respective offices.
Wibi has stripped his wife of her clothes. Removing an interior that he was still wearing. At nine o'clock in the night, he groaned softly enjoying the moments his lower body was pampered. Feeling that the lower half of his body immediately asked for a settlement, Wibi changed their position. In a night that felt like a newlywed, Wibi spurred her movement towards mutual satisfaction.
On Saturday afternoon, guests returned. Evi appears with a bag of clothes on their doorstep. Dayat asks Evi to come with him at home during Tini and Wibisono's vacation to Amsterdam.
“Why should you wear a cemented event? Died two weeks if you do not dare,” said Evi on Dayat.
“This big house left alone is not a matter of fear of ghosts or jinn. I'm lonely. It's usually crowded, there's Mas Wibi and Mbak Tini. Suddenly deserted. Not good,” said Dayat.
“Halah, alesan. So, my room is ready?” ask Evi.
“Udah,” reply Tini. “Because he called you, he's the one who took care of everything. Are you not far away from work from here?” ask Evi.
“Ya, far. But it's okay. If I don't want to, he'll call you. Then I was confused about his paguyuban. Puput's daycare costs at the chicken hotel are also good." Evi chuckles.
“Titip keep Dayat, yes, Vi. Later coming home from the streets, Mas buyin many souvenirs,” said Wibisono.
“Ah, safe, Mas. Home healthy and without lack of anything. Enough already,” says Evi.
“Later to tell me how it went,” timpal Tini.
“If you don't faint. You may faint throughout the journey. Don't forget to bring stock anti-sickness drugs travel,” Evi's message.
While they were busy laughing, Wibi suddenly fell silent, then reached into his pants pocket.
“Mbak Vita,” he said staring at Tini.
“Halo?” wibi Sahut. Moments of silence listening to her brother across the phone. “Piye? Wis digowo in the hospital? Ugo sir? Zidane piye? Sopo sing meh nunggoni? Yeah, opo don't talk about wit wingi-wingi?" (Where? Have you been taken to the hospital? Father too? So how? Who's guarding? Why not say from yesterday?)
Tini raised her eyebrows to ask. Noiseless, Wibi says, “Mother is sick.”
"Suk esuk I karo Tini nagging suroboyo, jane ki nek ono opo-opo kuwi kuwi kuhi to." (Tomorrow morning I same Tini directly to Surabaya. I should have said there was nothing.)
“Why, Mas?” tanya Tini was impatient after Wibi ended the conversation.
Wibi's face looked worried and wrong. “Two days we want to leave. I was in the hospital for a week. No one knows. He said forbidden Mom, let me not think. If this is even thought. Where two days left to go.” Wibi took a long breath.
“Ya, already. Tomorrow we go to Surabaya and look at Mom. That's Father why? Sick too?” ask Tini.
“Father is sick because waiting for Mom in the hospital. Mbak Vita and Mas Angga are in Kalimantan.” Wibi spoke with her eyebrows raised from agitation.
“I'm okay, Mom. Duluin Mother. Kasian's in the hospital all alone. Not good, Mom. The three of us used to replace Mom in the hospital. Later if there is anything, we even miesel,” said Tini.
Evi and Dayat looked at each other, then nodded at Wibi.
Wibi nodded. “Tomorrow we leave, yes,” Wibi rubbed Tini's back, then gently massaged his wife's shoulder. He used to use this method to calm down anyone who was anxious. Including calming himself.
To Be Continued