INFINITE LOYALTY
HER ONLY SON-IN-LAW

Radja dyed as she saw that Riani's seat was empty, her gaze sweeping across the corner.

"You're looking for Riani son?" ask Ms. Widya.

"Yes ma'am, he was sitting here..."

"Riani was in her room, and I saw she was asleep"

"There's actually an important thing that I want to talk to her about, Mom, and she's also agreed that once the guests have gone home, we'll talk..." Radja said with a disappointed tone.

"Maybe Riani forgot and was also exhausted"

"Maybe..." Reply Radja again.

Seeing Radja's facial expression like that made Widya's heart feel pity.

"Then you sleep here tonight, tomorrow you can talk to him"

Radja was shocked when she heard the words of her father-in-law.

"Is it okay, Mom?" radja was not sure.

"Son, you must have known from the beginning that Mother never interfered with your problems, and I do not agree with the wishes of Riani who wants to part with you, especially now that you will soon have a baby, even though I'm also not willing if Riani suffers from always being hurt by you..."

"I'm sorry Mom..." Radja said with a voice full of regret.

"Here you go, all Mom leave it to you two, now I'll get you a change of clothes"

"Thank you, ma'am..."

Widya just nodded and patted Radja softly on the shoulder, then she left.

.............

After the show was over, Radja immediately took a bath and changed clothes, and since she did not know where Riani's room was located, she just sat on the living room sofa.

"Why are you sitting here, son?" papah Rolland asked as he saw her sitting dumbly alone.

Radja who was daydreaming at that time, gasped in shock and immediately stood up.

"Yes Om, Mother told me to sleep in Riani's room, but I don't know where her room is?" radja answered nervously.

"Let Om take you to his room" Rolland took with him while embracing Radja's best friend's shoulder.

"Okay, thank you..." Replied Radja who was awkwardly embraced like that.

"This is your wife's room, come in!" roland said as they arrived at the door of the room.

"Okay, thank you..."

"Together, then Om go first"

"Yes Om..." Radja's gaze followed the steps of Rolland who left him.

Then very slowly and carefully Radja opened the door and closed it again.

Slowly he moved his feet towards the bed where his wife had fallen asleep.

In his face, Riani's face was full of longing and sadness.

On his trunk with the soft face and hair of Riani, without feeling her tears flowed and fell into his wife's face.

"I'm sorry Dek...I'm sorry..." Tangis Radja's.

"Why do we have to end up like this...?" Radja, full of pain.

"Egh..." Igau Riani while changing her sleeping position, her hand held her stomach.

Seeing the expression on his wife's face with her forehead wrinkled from being uncomfortable with her large belly, Radja slowly slipped her forehead and stomach gently, making Radja softly, then he slowly laid his body beside Riani and his hand stroked slowly his wife's stomach.

Riani's face calmed down again and fell into a deep sleep, while Radja stared fixedly at Riani's face, as if it was the last time she could look at her that close.

With his hand still stroking Riani's stomach, slowly but surely Radja's eyes also closed.

.............

In the morning Riani woke up from her sleep, apparently last night when she was too engrossed in playing mobile phones and surfing in cyberspace, without her realizing she had fallen asleep.

But he felt something was wrong, because the pillow under his head felt warm and moving, and his hand also felt the grip of something soft.

And when his eyes were directed towards his hands how surprised he was because his hands were on his stomach and his head was also on a man's chest.

Slowly and carefully she turned her face upwards, and how surprised she was when she saw the face of Radja, her husband who was still fast asleep, with Radja's hands in the position of his stomach.

It is only fitting that when his stomach felt uncomfortable last night, he felt that someone stroked his stomach gently, it was not a dream, but indeed reality.

"But...Why is Mas Radja in my bed now?" riani gumam.

Back in the face of Radja, the face of her husband who for so long she had not seen this close.

He should be happy because now he can sleep together like a husband and wife in general, but dear...This might just be a momentary dream for her, due to the fact that she had already decided to give up on their relationship.

immediately his memory returned to the events that hurt his feelings at that time, until the emergence of deep hatred and disappointment.

But when he looked back at the face of the man he had once fought for and remembered that now there was a prospective baby in his stomach, slowly his hatred receded until he switched with the feeling of sincerity.

Slowly Riani released Radja's hand which was still holding her stomach, and inched down from the bed.

"You've woken up Deck...?" Ask Radja who woke up.

"Hemmm, I'm going to take a shower first" replied Riani.

After Riani enters the bathroom, Radja wakes up from her bed.

After tidying up the bed, Radja sat leaning against the chair by the bed, her eyes fixed on the bathroom door, waiting patiently.

Finally Riani came out with a fresh face and body, seeing Riani's wet hair, Radja's desire wriggled tormenting her.

Riani glanced at Radja, and saw the giraffe that Riani instantly realized what would happen next if she did not immediately avoid it.

"You should take a shower, after breakfast, I'm hungry" said Riani flatly as she handed Radja a towel.

"All right..." Radja answered in a doldrums.

Before entering the bathroom Radja had looked at the back of his wife who opened the door and out of the room.

After Riani's shadow disappeared behind the door, Radja lowered her head and took a deep breath then said softly.

"So don't you want to be with me Dek...?" Radja sigh while dragging a towel to his neck and passed into the bathroom lethargic.

.............

All eyes were on Radja who was walking towards the dining table.

Seeing himself become the center of attention of everyone who had been waiting for him, made him feel awkward, until he repeatedly rubbed his own head because of the wrong behavior in the face by many such eyes.

"Sit down, kid, let's have breakfast" Rolland asked.

"I...Yes, thank you, Om..." Radja replied, awkwardly.

He immediately sat down between his in-laws and his wife.

"Eat the boy..." Widya said as she handed the plate that had been filled with rice to her daughter-in-law.

"Thank you, ma'am..."

Riani only glanced expressionlessly at them, her heart only bitterly seeing the closeness between the in-laws and the daughter-in-law that was still well established, even though a tempest was blowing at her family.

While Iky, Lana and Nando enjoy their breakfast in silence without making a sound.

.............

After finishing breakfast Riani was again busy in front of his laptop screen.

"Sir, can we talk to you for a second?" ask Radja who approached him.

"I'm busy right now..." Riani replied, with her eyes still focused on her laptop screen.

"I took your promise last night Deck, because there's really important things we should talk about..."

"Otherwise we need to talk about? isn't everything clear?"

"Not all of them Deck..."

"Well, I promise you tomorrow I'll spend some time talking to you"

"Thank you Dek..."

"Together, I just don't want to argue with you Mas"

"Oh, okay...Then I'll go home first Dek"

"Yes, be careful"

Radja nodded, he was about to kiss his wife's forehead, but Riani immediately avoided it.

Radja's heart aches with Riani's rejection, with her bitter smile she can only stroke Riani's stomach.

"Dad go home, son, do not be naughty and the same mother ya..." Radja's whisper in front of Riani's stomach.

After that Radja immediately came out of Riani's room, then say goodbye to everyone, including her in-laws.

"Be careful and greetings to your wife's child..." Said Ms. Widya with a genuine smile.

Seeing how sincere her in-laws said that, at once her guilt grew so that finally the man's strong-looking defense finally collapsed.

She cried regretfully in the arms of her in-laws.

"Ampune...I'm sorry, ma'am..."

"Mom has forgiven you...Everything is your test with Riani to get momongan, unfortunately...You can't get through it" Widya said as she patted Radja on the back.

"Semuanyan was my fault, Ma, who could not withstand the test, until Riani finally gave up..."

"That's it, it doesn't need who's wrong, it's all over, and whatever happens with your relationship later, for Mom...You're my only daughter-in-law..."

Radja just bowed silent a thousand languages.

"Now you go home, calm your heart and mind first..."

"Okay ma'am, then I'll say goodbye..." Radja replied, kissing the back of her in-laws hand.

Widya ma'am nodded.

Radja got into the car and then drove his car away from the courtyard of the house where his wife and family stopped.

Radja is well aware of the meaning of his words, even though he is considered as his only daughter-in-law, but that does not mean he is the best daughter-in-law for him...

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