She ticked off the guest list and finally dropped the notepad she had been engrossed with for the past thirty minutes letting out a sigh of relief as she stretched her hands. Planning this party had her going bonkers but anything for her baby.
She picked up her phone and was about to FaceTime Fayrah when her normal call came through.
"Hajiya Zainabu, How far?" Fayrah inquired once Zainab answered the call.
"Don't how far me o, your baby boy is stressing me out. I just ticked off the guest list so I will forward it to you. Is everything ready?"
"Yes, Ma'am. The party probs will be here tomorrow Insha Allah but that aside, I called to tell you we are having a solo girls night out today so dump my baby boy with his dad and put on your heels later"
"Where are we meeting?"
"Amazonia. Mims said she will be meeting us directly so I guess you can also go to the venue, let me send you the address"
"Okayyyyyy.....Fancy fancy or mum club?" She asked the question they usually do whenever they plan an outing to know how to show up.
"More like a hot single lady"
"Done. I need this especially after the whole party planning thingy"
"See you in five hours then. Be there by seven on the dot, please! No wasting time" Fayrah warned knowing how much of a latecomer she is.
"Yes Ma'am"
They talked more about the party preparation and how it is going before finally ending the call which allowed Zainab to focus on what she had to do for the day.
"Please tidy up the studio for me and then prep ingredients for lunch." She instructed her house-help before going to the kitchen and wore her apron.
Deciding to make Asad's favorite, She boiled the Penne pasta while making the arrabbiata sauce in a different pan.
She assembled her red pepper flakes which she crushed along with diced onion, garlic, and canned tomatoes.
Once everything for the sauce was ready and the pasta was cooked, she mixed the two and finally started making the meatballs that will accompany it.
"Assalamu alaikum" Najib's voice echoed as he came into the kitchen and she whipped her head back giving him the smile that makes his heart beat a little bit faster than normal.
"Walaikum Salam. You're back early" She said grinning as Najib pecked her cheeks and slid his hands around her waist.
"Stoppp, I have to finish this before your son comes back home".
"No wonder the house is quiet. Where is he?" Najib questioned realizing the only reason the house is this silent is because Asad and his obsession for watching Animations with the volume as high as possible is not home.
"Ice cream date with his partner"
"Ohh that means I have you all to myself for some time at least"
"Habibiiiiii" She whined but didn't protest as he pulled her away from the stove.
Najib took her to the living room with a grin she recognized immediately she saw it on his face.
"No, no, no" Zainab objected pulling her hand away from his hand "We are not doing this right now Najib"
"Baby please" Najib pleads holding on to her hand tighter "Asad is not at home so it's a perfect time"
She shakes her head and tries to work her way through getting a hold of her hand.
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His Halal Wife
RomanceNOW IN PAPERBACK *Sequel to His Surrogate Wife By Fatima Baba Gujbawu He loved her but she left simply because she was there to give him a baby, which she did but she took a part of Najib with her and left a part of her with him. Najib Ahmad got wh...
