LOGIN"Kids, are you all ready?!" William called from the bottom of the stairs. Emmy snuggled up to him, waiting for their three children to come down from the second floor—followed by their babysitter carrying their suitcases."Let’s go now, Daddy, Mommy!" the three kids shouted in unison, jumping up and down excitedly.Emmy held Josephine close, while their two sons walked hand-in-hand with their tall dad on either side. They climbed into the MPV driven by Mang Ali, heading to Soekarno-Hatta Airport.In the front seat next to the driver, Haikal sat quietly and asked his boss, "Mr. Willy, how long do you plan to stay in California?""Probably just a week, we just want to take the kids to Disneyland for their school break. Take good care of the house, Mo!" William replied from the middle seat, next to Emmy and Josephine.Their two sons sat in the back with the babysitter. Isaac, the oldest, was 12 years old and would be moving up to middle school next semester. He could have looked after hi
The decorative ebony wood display shelf in the Willems’ living room was filled with rows of photos from over the years—ever since William and Emmy got married. There were pre-wedding photos holding precious memories, pictures of Isaac from his first few days of life up to when he learned to crawl, walk, and finally run around with his beautiful mommy in the neatly arranged backyard. Daddy Will was always smiling brightly in every meaningful moment.Next came memories of Isaac’s brothers; Jacob Samsons Willems and their sweet youngest sibling, Josephine Emily Willems. The small family with their three adorable children was so close, and every framed memory on display told their story.Jacob was born in their third year of marriage, and Josephine came soon after—when Jacob was just eight months old and still breastfeeding. William had deliberately planned this so he wouldn’t be too old when they had their daughter.Now, for William and Emmy’s 10th wedding anniversary, their three childr
"That’s all for our class this afternoon, fellow students!" Emmy said, wrapping up her lecture for the sixth-semester class.She felt a little uncomfortable because her stomach was cramping badly, but she tried to hold on and act like everything was fine until warm fluid started running down her inner thigh. "Ohh ... no, my water just broke at the campus!" Emmy whispered in panic.Reynaldi, who was walking past the lecturer’s desk, heard the woman he’d once liked. He canceled his plan to go to the campus canteen for lunch and decided to help Emmy instead. "How are you, Mrs. Emmy? Do you need a ride to the hospital?" he offered kindly.Emmy reluctantly nodded in agreement. "Yes, that’s best. My water broke, Rey. Please help me!" she said, getting up from the lecturer’s chair."Valdo, Revan, come help here! You guys grab Ms. Emmy’s bag. I’ll carry her to the front—wait for me until I get back from the parking lot!" Reynaldi instructed, and his two friends immediately understood.A buzz
"Okay, I’ll wait for you at the new office in Bandung, Mr. Anton. I’ll send the location via shareloc. Thank you!" William said on the phone as he dropped Emmy off at the campus.This morning routine had been going on for months since they moved to Bandung. His pregnant wife’s belly was getting bigger by the day."Let’s go to the mall this afternoon to buy things for baby Isaac—your due date is almost here. That way everything’s ready and we don’t miss anything, how does that sound?" William asked, hugging her and kissing the top of her head."Sure, let’s go right after I get off campus so we don’t have to drive back and forth, Brother?" Emmy suggested, and William agreed.Mang Ali stopped the car at the entrance to the campus lobby where Emmy taught. He waited as the sweet couple said goodbye like they always did."Byebye, Brother Sweetheart. See you this afternoon ... muuaaachh!" Emmy waved and blew a kiss to William, who leaned out the car window."Gonna miss you, Baby!" William re
That afternoon after work, Emmy was taken to the new house William had bought in Bandung. Her eyes were covered with a piece of black cloth by her husband."We’re here, My Love. Let’s get out!" William said, guiding his wife out of the passenger seat of the car parked in front of the traditional Balinese-style house’s porch.Emmy followed William’s hand as he led her, then stopped walking as the cloth over her eyes was removed. She glanced around, her vision a little blurry from being covered in darkness. "Wow ... this is so cool—is this our house, Brother?" Emmy gasped in awe, walking around the main room that was starting to fill with furniture and arranged elegantly."You like it, Baby?" William asked from beside her."Yes! Who was the interior designer for this house, Hubby?" Emmy replied, smiling.William chuckled and said, "I picked out the furniture, but Momo arranged everything. I didn’t have time to supervise directly!""It looks great—he did a neat job placing everything!" E
"Biip ... biip!" The sound of the black sedan’s horn made Emmy smile, and she jogged over to it.From inside the car, her husband opened the door, and Emmy sat down next to William. Her first day back teaching had been a bit tiring—she’d taught three classes that day."Hey, Brother Willy, where are you taking me? I’m also confused about where we’ll stay tonight—should we just stay at my grandparents’ place until we have a place in Bandung?" Emmy asked, thinking simply.William replied, "Staying at Grandpa Hasan’s tonight is fine. We’ll move tomorrow!""Hahh?! Move where, Brother?" Emmy was shocked and confused. How could her husband have found a house so quickly?"It’s a surprise for tomorrow. Tonight I just want to stay at my in-laws’ cozy place for once!" William teased his wife."It’s okay—Grandpa Hasan and Grandma Dahlia will be so happy if their grandson-in-law wants to sleep at our small house!" Emmy said with a sincere smile, then added, "My old room in Bandung is really tiny,







