FROM NEVER TO HAPPILY EVER!

13.

Amyra Sadaf.

Ya Allah!!! Ye Imtiyaz kab se aa hi raha hai. Aadhe ghante se lawn mein khadi hun uske welcome ke liye. Phone lagao to bas das minute aur kehte jaaraha hai. Paagal.

Finally, I hear a taxi pulling up at the front gate. A lean man with white shirt and black jeans with sunglasses comes into sight, carrying a backpack.
"Salaam Siddiqee sahab. Aapne kuch zyada hi intezar karwaya." I walk towards the gate as it opens.

"Oh my God! Pari, tu bhi aayi hai? It's been a while, hasn't it?" I hug the life out of her, missed my friend.

"Wassalam Amyra saheba. Aap to aaj kal lapata hain. Aur bataiye, kya haal chaal."

"Ander to chalo, meri family se milwati hun." I drag both of them into the living room where Mamijaan was waiting. They both greet her and once the formalities ate exchanged we settle down.

"Mamijaan, ye hamare company ke consultant hain Imtiyaz Siddiqee. Is hafte ke liye shahar mein hi ruke hain." I take my baby from her arms and Faizu instantly holds my nose, tapping on it.

"Aur isse miliye. Ye hai meri jaan, mera pehla pyaar Faiz Haider. Aur Faizu, yeah Imtiyaz uncle hain. Pari se to aap mil hi chunk hain."

Imtiyaz smiles at him and beckons my baby but he turns his head away from him burying it in my neck.

"Sorry Siddiqee ji, hamara beta reserved hai. Sirf khaas logon se taalukat rakhte hain." I joke and all of us laugh.

"Beta agar ye ek hafte ke liye ruke hain aur agar tumhari hi help kar rahe hain, to main to kehti hun donon ko apne ghar roklein. Mehmaan nawazi bhi hojayegi aur ye log comfortable bhi feel karenge, nai?" Mamijaan suggests and I can't help but admire her hospitality.

"Sahi baat hai. Aap donon yahin rahiye. Ham gueat bedrooms khulwadete hain." Imtiyaz us a bit hesitant but then agrees on insistence.

As soon as they get settled, I move to my bedroom with Faizu sitting on the bed exhausted. Faizu leaps into my stomach playing with my kurti.

"Faizu, baby idhar aao aur mama ko kissie do. Jaldi se" I put my right cheek before his face. He looks up at me, then holds my face in his tiny, cute little hands placing a quick kiss on my cheek and then hides in my neck.

Aww. My baby is getting shy.

"Arre. Aapne to ek hi kissie di. Apne papa ki tarah kanjoosi na karein. Ab chalo, mujhe dher saare kisses do" I pout.

He stares at my pout for a while, then pulls my face closer kissing my lips. Whoa. That was fast development. Then his lips move towards my nose kissing it softly with his rose like petals. He peppers my whole face with kisses, a blissful feeling envelopes me. I sigh in delight lying in a sleeping position. I adjust Faizu on my chest, not failing to realize he has gained weight. He is also looking taller now, my baby is growing fast.

He keeps his head in the crook of my neck, clutching my kurti tightly in his hand as both of us drift to sleep.

I am woken up when I sense a presence hovering over me, I open my eyes quickly to see Aly bent over me as he pecks Faizu's forehead. I look up to see its already 6:00 PM. Damn. We slept for two hours straight.

"Hi" Aly whispers after he has completed his routine of papering Faizu with kisses. He smells of sweat and his cologne. Manly. I give him a lazy smile with a similar hello. He walks to the dressing table removing his watch. I slowly pick Faizu from my chest and place him on the bed, placing pillows around him.

I walk towards Aly who is now removing his wallet from his pants. I stand before him tugging at his tie, loosening it. He let's a tired sigh as his hands sneak around my waist pulling me closer while I remove his precisely 'blue tie'.