The Contract Husband I Love
9. Dinner Together

Ardi also sat next to Niken and faced each other with Bambang Adi Atmaja, Niken's father who was famous fierce and assertive. Ardi thought it was not just a mere bird news because from what he saw now exactly the same as what people say.

Bambang stared so sharply at Ardi, that the twenty-seven-year-old held his breath. If he wants to breathe, he does it slowly.

Sweat playing spoiled on Ardi's forehead. Niken, who had noticed the movements of her future husband, became unbearable.

"Dad," call him a little spoiled. "Don't look at Ardi too seriously. Look at her! He was so terrified of sweating like this" grumbled Niken, wiping the sweat on Ardi's forehead with a tissue.

Mita smiled gently at Niken and Ardi, proud that her little daughter was able to take care of her future husband. Notice what Niken showed, able to make Mita melt down, as well as feel confident that Ardi is the man who is destined to be the best mate of Niken.

"You too. Why is it so hard on Ardi. See her? He must be feeling very depressed." Mita was furious and pinched the waist of her husband who acted assertively.

"Already, I can be alone," pinta Ardi, as well as a subtle rejection of him. Until this moment he still feels uncomfortable if Niken treats him very intimately.

Niken also pulled his hand and stopped wiping sweat on Ardi's forehead. After that, Niken gave a cold look to his father, who suddenly made Bambang Adi Atmaja jerked.

"alright, fine. The wrong father for overdoing himself in the future son-in-law" he regretted, accompanied by a smile of regret.

Niken did not reply, instead showing a sullen face as a sign of his annoyance. Ardi hurriedly eased the frustration of the future wife. He touched Niken's hand and stroked her gently.

Ardi always had a way of making Niken worse. Ardi's gaze over time made Niken intoxicated. It's only the first day, what else after marriage?

"Hold, Ken. Don't get carried away. Remember, all men are the same, both can only hurt women. You must not be lulled in the persuasion of his appeal," the inner Niken, who always reminds him of the rottenness of a man.

"Look, they're perfect, right? They are like us when we were young" Mita said without being covered up.

Ardi immediately took off Niken's hand, after the Jakarta-Bandung-born ayu girl rolled her eyes as code. Ardi nodded, immediately sitting to his all position, which was facing his future father-in-law.

Every time he saw Bambang, he always gulped a few times. Bambang who looked at him became unbearable.

"Maha." He laughed, "It turns out you're so scared of me. Unexpectedly, I was still so feared by others. Really, incredible prowess, isn't it?" his laughter accompanied.

Ardi smiled awkwardly, but he did not dare to respond to it further. Meanwhile, Niken gives her father a cynical look, with good lips next door. Meanwhile, Mita pinched her husband's waist. This time the pinch was quite tight until Bambang screamed a little.

"Dad ...," said Niken a little whining. "Can't just be serious once, don't joke pity Ardi, he must be very scared. Isn't it?"

Ardi wanted to answer no, but Niken immediately stepped on his legs which suddenly made Ardi say 'Yes' spontaneously.

Bambang also glanced at him full of search. However, this time it was Mita who stomped her foot so she screamed a second time.

"You women, you take us to men as an outlet" he openly quipped.

Mita squinted her eyes, "Leave it alone. Sometimes you have to feel pain, right? We are not the only women who are always hurt. Isn't that right, baby?" he immediately threw a question at Niken.

Niken chuckled amusedly, intentionally covering her mouth with one hand. His graceful movements made Ardi stunned. Especially at Niken's smile, which made Ardi more comfortable.

"Ah, Ardain. Throw away that feeling. Remember, she's no prettier than Melati."

His mind immediately dismissed those feelings, so as not to have problems later on. Ardi only wants to be loyal to one woman, Melati. Because Melati has dumped her, she won't know any more women. Even if she gets married, she will never love him.

At least that's Ardi's assumption for now, but not for later. There is the Supreme Being of Love, who is able to easily reverse human feelings.

***

The conversation resumed, but after they finished eating. Both Bambang and Mita teach their children, if they are eating, no one makes a sound. So, their conversation was stopped when food was served.

"Oh yes, Son Ardi. Where does your mom's dad live now? Do they live in Indonesia too?" mita asked to open the conversation.

Ardi swallowed his saliva heavily, then glanced at Niken for a moment. The oriental-faced ayu girl nodded slowly, it was a gesture for Ardi to answer the question as agreed.

"They didn't come with me to Indonesia. Dad was busy taking care of his work in England, while Mom was busy teaching on campus. So they didn't come with me back to Indonesia" she felt a little guilty.

Ardi glanced back at Niken, and his future wife nodded, smiling knots and showing her thumb as a good sign to Ardi.

"Your mother teaches on campus, is she a Lecturer?" ask Mita further. He seems curious about the profession of his mother Ardi.

This question traps him even more, "Yes. Mother is a Lecturer in one of the villages in England," he admitted as he gulped, and gulped down the remaining water in the glass.

Niken smiled faintly, feeling sorry for Ardi being constantly harassed with questions. When Mita was about to raise her next question, suddenly the waiter came with some dessert.

Niken and Ardi both breathed a sigh of relief. At least Mita won't raise some questions in the future.

Also serve the cover on the table. There are pudding, cakes and others, which is certainly appetizing. Ardi looks to be tasting his lips. He who had just seen the fancy food for the first time, already wanted to devour everything.

His hand had wanted to scoop up the food on the table, but Niken first confronted him. He pinched Ardi's thigh, so he gasped in shock.

Not just shocked, but like getting such an incredible attack. It was as if there was a magnetic pull as Niken's hand pinched his thigh.

"You why? Don't you like the dessert? Should we order a typical English dessert, but it looks like they do not provide English food" Mita said hesitantly.

Bambang confirmed the statement from his wife, "Try to taste the food first. I'm sure you'll like it right away" Bambang added.

Ardi also nodded and agreed because for him all these foods are the best. During his life he had never met food as it was on the table.

If totaled, maybe the price of the whole food can be to buy rice two sacks, eggs five kilos and others or maybe more.