Birmingham, 1919
Devil Eyes

"Hmmm..." Adda tried to close her mouth so as not to sound out of her room. It's hard to keep her from making a sound when someone she loves does it so skillfully.

"Eddy..."

The man who was on top of Adda's body immediately stuffed his mouth with his lips so as not to babble anymore. Before long they reach the peak of enjoyment together. They lay side by side on their beds, trying to catch their breath.

The man in a brown, afro-american complexion stared at the clock on the wall of Adda's room, then got up and started wearing her clothes, this includes wearing gun belts and badges that are always carried in the pockets of police in England.

"Thomas will kill me if he finds out I'm in a relationship with a police officer" Adda said.

Adda was once drunk in the pub and made a troublemaker when she broke up with her longtime lover. The owner of the bar, who was a migrant, did not know that Adda was part of the Scott family, reported him to the police and he was secured at the police station.

"Let go!" shouted Adda who did not accept her handcuffed hands.

Eddy was the police chief who had just been transferred from Manchaster to Birmingham. Young, brown and handsome. That's when they met. Adda was only a few hours at the police station until Aunt Poly came to make up for her on bail. Somehow until Eddy ended up in his current bed. Very short and dense is also suspicious.

Before leaving, Eddy kissed Adda's forehead and whispered. "See you tonight."

Adda smiled as she stared at the departure of her dashing lover with his appearance as a state servant. After Eddy left, Adda stared at the wall clock in her room and was aghast.

"S***t! I'm late!" Adda immediately went into the bathroom and began to prepare for the move.

***

This morning breakfast was on the table. Somehow Anne felt uninspired to eat, but it was a food that was always there and Anne liked. But this time Anne had no desire at all.

"You have to eat" Thomas said as he realized Anne was not chewing the food in her mouth.

Inevitably Anne also picked the wine and tried to eat it. Only fruits could he put in his mouth. While others made Anne want to vomit, especially boiled eggs. A half-cooked boiled egg made by his servant in the house was the perfect boiled egg.

Anne looked at her servant. "Keep that away from me!" anne's orders.

His servant complied, Thomas just stared in surprise, looking at Anne who was as unusual.

"You sick?" thomas asked, sticking the back of his hand against Anne's forehead.

Anne shakes. "No, I'm fine."

Then Anne remembered something. It's been a month that she's not getting a red date and almost every night Anne has fun with Thomas in bed. From the book she read, choosing food is the behavior of pregnant women. "Could it?" ask Anne in your heart.

Thomas continued his morning breakfast. Anne looked at Thomas who was enjoying his breakfast. Looks like Anne had more taste in eating her husband than the food this morning. Thomas just did a bribing and chewing motion, looking so sexy in Anne's eyes at the moment. Thomas, who understood Anne's gaze, finished his meal and looked at Anne with the same gaze.

Anne got up from her chair. Thomas shifted his chair away from the dining table so Anne could sit on his lap freely. The waiter who was about to bring another meal to Anne immediately returned to the kitchen because both of her employers were having fun in the morning, at the dinner table. Anne kissed Thomas' lips sitting on his chair and Anne sat on his lap, facing Thomas.

Thomas hugged Anne and put his hands behind her 2-piece Anne outfit, a buttoned shirt and a knee-length skirt. Thomas buried his face into Anne's chest and inhaled the fragrance of her rose-smelling body. Anne's body is heating up, she can't hold it anymore. Anne opened her husband's belt and their bodies were still fully clothed.

***

"Grace, you wait outside!" perinta Aunty Poly.

Grace looked at Thomas and Thomas obeyed Aunt Poly's orders. Grace had to get out of the workspace and wait in the living room. All of Scott's family members have gathered except Adda. Thomas was still silent waiting for Adda's arrival. This morning Thomas suddenly gathered the whole family for an internal meeting. Arthur and Johnny were there.

Before long Adda also came panting because of running. "Sorry."

Then she sat down next to Anne.

Thomas looked at the whole family and then began to make a sound. "We need to tighten guard."

Thomas looked at Anne. "Yes." Yeah."

Anne's surprised. "Is this because of last night's dream? Why is he dramatizing things?"  confused Anne in heart.

"Who is threatening?" ask Jhonny who is ready in war mode.

Thomas shakes. "I don't know yet. I'm just getting a bad feeling, hopefully it doesn't happen."

Arthur and Jhonny stare at each other, feeling strange with Thomas' usually super calm behavior suddenly panicked just because of a premonition.

"Our guard must be strict. Don't let your guard down. Right now we are fine, business is going well. But remember, storms always come when the ocean is calm" Thomas said.

"Good advice" said Arthur, half-literate.

"Hey! I'm serious!" henta Thomas.

"Easy! Easy!" jhonny broke up.

"alright. The meeting is over" said Thomas, then appointed Adda. "Never be late again!"

Adda swallowed his saliva then nodded. "Good."

All the men returned to their respective rooms because the internal meeting was over. Aunt Poly approached Anne and asked her what was really going on. Anne told me about Thomas' nightmare last night. Aunt Poly begins to worry that Thomas is having a panic attack like he used to when he came home from war. Every night his dreams are bad.

"How about we have a party?" aunt Poly said to quicken the idea.

"Fest?" Adda's confused.

Anne nodded in agreement. "I agree, we have to make Tommy feel relaxed and calm. The party will be good for that."

Aunt Poly was pensive. "But what party?"

Anne looked at Aunt Poly and Adda alternately, then smiled giving a gesture. Adda and Aunt Poly looked at each other and their gazes turned to Anne's stomach.

"Seriously?" adda asked, happy to understand that she would soon have a niece.

"I'm not sure, but I feel the symptoms" Anne said.

Aunt Poly then placed both her hands on Anne's stomach. Anne and Adda looked at Aunt Poly seriously. Aunt Poly whose serious face suddenly smiled, then nodded. The three women laughed happily.

"Did Tommy know about this?" ask Aunt Poly.

Anne shakes. "I'll tell him tonight."

Grace who after the meeting was over had already returned to the room felt like she had failed to get Thomas back to her.

***

"Good morning commander!" exclaimed the police when Eddy came to his office.

"Good morning!" reply Eddy while taking his coffee cup that has been prepared by his men, then enter his room.

Eddy closed the door and looked at the white board in front of his desk. The board contains photos of Scott's family members and scribbles on a well-organized case of gun smuggling in Birmingham. His right hand then groped one of the photos, a photo of Adda Scott.

Eddy smiled obliquely with a dark gaze, devil eyes.