WHY LOVE
S2 - Sweet Surprise

Rahma went to the cashier table where Suci was counting the total amount of shoppers.

"thank you. Come back on deck." Sacred smiled kindly to the teenage girl who also returned her smile and nodded. The bag contains red velvet cup and rainbow cake.

"Mang Syarif hasn't picked up yet?" Rahma pulled out a chair to sit nearby as soon as Saints finished serving the buyer. He had just taken Malik home, to the doorstep of the shop.

"Awhile more. I deliberately ordered a pick-up after magrib."

"Males is coming home again?" Rahma propped up her chin by resting on the table, staring at the reluctant-looking Saints.

"Yes, that's it. If only I could, I'd like to sleep here just like you." The saint stroked his stomach. "Mami Dewi is much different from Mommy" he lamented.

"When will the Goddess Mami stay at the house of the Mother?"

"Eitherway. Since her husband died, her company went bankrupt because the company's finances were used for medical expenses so far. Also his house was seized by the bank."

"Mommy doesn't want to stay with Sony. He said the house was too small, so not at home," continued Suci.

"Hmm, meaning will stay for an unlimited time," Rahma guessed. "Why don't you ask to move house with Bang Nico."

Sacred was silent for a moment, thinking.

"No, no." The saint shook his head. "Mommy is only 1 month stay at home. If I invite Mas Nico to move, too flashy. I'm afraid Mami is offended. It was as if he was moving house. Plus Mas Nico has a debt of gratitude. I used to live in Surabaya for three years at High School."

"Yes, if that's your decision. Just don't get you stressed. Remember, you're pregnant!" Rahma held up her index finger, multimatum.

Suci replied by rounding his thumb and index finger. "Don't worry."

"Sir, want to go home now?" Mang Syarif knew that he was standing in front of the cashier table without being seen entering so much that they talked.

"Eh, yes, mang. I'm getting ready first."

Saints rushed to tidy up the order book located on the table, handing it over to Rahma. Just by reaching for the bag in the bottom drawer, he also moved from his seat.

Salma had gone home before the magrib with Candra who had picked her up.

"Are you really sleeping here? Don't you want to stay at Bang Candra's?" Suci glanced at Rahma who accompanied him outside the door.

"settle down. There's Lia and Yuni too. So there's a chatter buddy." Rahma said convincingly.

"Okay, I'm home!" Suci waved his hand leaving the shophouse where there were still buyers coming in and out.

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The atmosphere of the house feels lifeless without the presence of its original inhabitants. Nico is in Japan. Father and Mother had been two days to go to Bali to see Naura who was sick and hospitalized.

In the house there is only the Saints and the Goddess Mami accompanied by the housekeeper.

Mami Goddess. Why do I feel like I don't fit in with him.

The saint let out a long sigh.

"It's up to Neng."

Mang Syarif's voice disperse the Saints from the daydream.

"Thank you, Mang. Just take a break, I will not go out again," said Suci when he would open the car door.

"Well, Neng."

Saints open the door of the house by saying greetings. There is no lawfulness. Maybe Mami Dewi is in her room. The saint chose to go directly to the kitchen to make milk so that there is no need to go down again if it has gone up to his room.

"Neng, eat first. The rice and the side dishes are already aunty prepared at the table." Bi Titi approached Suci who had finished brewing chocolate-flavored ground milk.

"I don't want to eat anything, this afternoon at the store. Make it midnight." The saint walked towards the dining room, pulling a chair to sit down. Without setting the alarm, he would wake up at 1pm because his stomach was hungry.

"Here Bi, have a chat first!" Suci invited Bi Titi to sit down. She sipped her milk slowly.

"Mommy's been eating yet, Bi?"

"Already Neng, it was after magrib."

Sacred just rounded her lips without a sound.

"Just home?"

Suci and Bi Titi turned their heads towards the origin of the voice behind them.

"Eh, Mommy. Yes, Mi." The saint forced to smile as the Mami Goddess approached.

"Why just got home?" Mami Dewi chose to sit opposite the Saints. He looked at Bi Titi for a moment. The housekeeper was mafhum. He went to the kitchen.

"I just recorded an order for tomorrow, Mam." Suci said the reason was sober even though the recap can also be done by Rahma. But so that he has a reason to answer if asked by Mami Dewi. And sure enough, his guess.

"A living off Nico is lacking? Until you have to open any cake shop," said Mami Dewi while squinting. "Why not stay at home aja memenin Mami. Mami bosen is alone at home," he continued, with her hands propping up her chin on the table.

"Alhamdulillah, the living of Mas Nico is more than enough. I opened a cake shop, because Mas Nico allowed me to do hobbies. Doing things because hobbies are so much fun, Mommy." Sacred smiled widely with a spirit drawn in her net.

"Mommy's not usually home, right? frequent trips to the mall, right?"

Mami Dewi looked nervous with her hand gestures rubbing her new hair in brown paint. It is true that he is rarely at home. Happy shopping or gathering with socialite mothers.

"Yaaa.emang anyway," he said while upholding his seat. "But since Devi to Bali, Mami at home because the money given by Devi has run out." Mami Dewi started putting up sad mimicry.

"Why, Mommy?" Saints looked at Mami, waiting for her answer.

"Five million. It won't be long, Mami's gonna give it back soon." The face that had been made sad now looked as soft as when Suci nodded his head.

My mother smiled widely. His sad face now turned cheerful.

"I'll tell you first Mas Nico. Later at 8 am usually Mas Nico call me. If I have permission, I'll transfer to Mami."

Mami Dewi's wide smile changed facial wrinkles because of frowning.

"Don't tell me Nico is. Mami pinjemnya also briefly, later replaced. Mami again waiting for the transfer of Sony "Mami Dewi still put on a sour face.

"Sorry Mami, the money I have given my husband. So I have to let her go even if Mami borrowed it for a day." The saint said gently asking for understanding.

Mami Dewi rewinded her chair violently. He passed away with a grumble that was still heard by the Saints. "Bas on stingy son-in-law."

The saint shook his shoulders.

It's okay to diomelin Mami than to sin with husband.

****

It's 8 p.m. Usually the phone will sound because the husband calls via video call. Saints who are fresh after cleaning themselves by wearing sexy nightgowns and hair down, sitting leaning on the head of the bed. His hand tapped on the pillow, occasionally looking at the phone lying on his left side. But the screen is still dark.

The 2-hour time difference between Jakarta and Tokyo indicates that it is already 10 p.m. Nico used to call him every night at the same time.

Fifteen minutes.

Thirty minutes.

The clock's long-hand tick of the wall kept moving without being prevented. But what was awaited did not exist.

The saint breathed a long breath.

"Darling, Papa might be busy so can't call." Sacred said softly while rubbing her stomach. "Dengerin Mama is teaching me, son."

Dugs. The feeling of a kick in his stomach made Saints smile widely, happy. The little guy in the stomach responds to it.

He also came down from the bed changed clothes to start teaching mumpung still have ablution after praying earlier.

Every time the Qur'an is heard, the baby in his stomach will be silent. Only notice the occasional smooth movement, perhaps in response to the comfort of hearing the soft voice of her mother.

His eyes spontaneously opened as soon as he felt.in his stomach rang open. Hungrier.

I don't know what time the saint fell asleep. Because after teaching, he did not immediately fall asleep because drowsiness never came. Until he chose to fall asleep on his own.

After washing his face and wearing an instant headscarf, Suci went down to the dining room. He frowned as soon as he turned on the lights, saw food arranged without cover and still warm when touched.

Why did Bi Titi bother to manasin everything, he thought.

He pulled out a chair and sat down immediately. The smell of cooking is very appetizing, making him want to immediately scoop and spend it.

"Eh, who is this?" Saints were stinged when suddenly there was a wide palm closing its eyes.

His heart was pounding as his hands blocked the sturdy arm to rebel releasing the closed eyes. And the perfume....

"Mas Nico?!!" the pekik is not sure. "Ah isn't. Uh really?!" The saint rebelled again trying to open his powerful palm shutting his eyes.

Cup.

Once his eyes were free. A soft kiss landed on her cheek.

Saints stunned and teary looking at the handsome face that almost a week can not be touched, now standing half bent over her sitting fingers. The distance was so close, and the man smiled brightly at him with a glint of real longing in his net.

"Aghhh, Papa Nico-you have made me hang." Saints sulked, scattering hugging Nico who chuckled back to his wife's embrace.

"Can surprise, pretty." Nico rubbed his head wrapped in a veil full of feeling. "I miss you and baby are so much." Nico broke his arms and kissed his wife all over the face. In the part of the lips ranum that has become opium, he mema gut long with hot.

Nico squatting. He whispered a word of longing for the baby and rubbed his wife's stomach slowly.

"Hi, Papa's son. How's it going, baby?" Nico kissed his wife's stomach and put his ear on it.

"Good, Papa. I'm very healthy. Mama always gives me good nutrition every day." The saint replied by imitating the voices of the children.

Nico was flabbergasted so happy to feel the movement in the face of the wife's stomach.

"He responds, baby." Nico looked up at Sacred with a big smile.

"Baby Kangen his father wants to be looked at." Saints blinked one eye with a shy smile.

"Wow, left for a week, you're being aggressive. What a sweet surprise." Nico pinched the gnarled nose of his wife whose cheeks were still blushing.

"It is precisely Mas Nico who has given a sweet surprise. Thanks, I'm home quick." Suci hugged her husband again with a happy feeling. Of course Nico reciprocated hugging him even tighter.

Sacred takes rice and side dishes for Nico who is tempted to see him eat. They focused on finishing the meal on the plate before continuing the conversation.

"Say he'll be home in two days. I've seen you dozens of times waiting for vidcall from you, Mas." Holy Word after drinking water dessert.

"Alhamdulillah I was facilitated to meet quickly with Mr. Ceo. Akiyamas. I should have scheduled a meeting tomorrow but God didn't intend to meet early because I had a more important task."

"What duty?" Sacred frowned curiously.

"Tomorrow schedule accompanying the first lady of the womb check. That's a more important task." Replied Nico kalem while looking at the blushing Saint.