Our Girl

Bonus II

During their engagement

Jasmine

"Have you eaten?" Simran asked me.

"No" I replied.

"Have you gone to the toilet?"

"Yes"

"And you'll be able to sit still for more than two hours?"

"No" Alex replied for me, causing me to throw a pillow at him.

"I will" I grabbed her by the collar of her kurta pyjama "Hide all their initials in it" I whispered in her ear.

"L.C. A.M. and M.G?" She whispered back. I pulled away with a smile and nodded making her playfully roll her eyes.

Simran put on Peaky Blinders which she just watches for Cillian Murphy which I totally understand but I don't like Peaky Blinders but do I have a say in this? No. Not really.

"Are you hungry, beautiful?" Michael sat beside me, just as Sim finished my first arm......2 hours later.

I nodded my head and rested it back against the sofa "What is there?"

"Your mum has made samosas, biryani and aloo...-" I raised my eyebrows with a smile as he tried to pronounce it "-parathas?" He did it.

I smiled and nodded "Can I have all of it?"

"No" Alex responded.

"Of course" he tapped my face and left the living room.

I glared at Alex who gave me one of his stupidly beautiful smiles.
"Have you and Leo eaten?" I asked. He nodded his head in response "Where is he?"

"With the kids" Simran replied. "I don't know what he did but my kids love him more than me and that hurts" she joked, holding her chest.

"Maybe it's just because he's really really really really really really rea-"

"It's not because he's tall." I cut Alex off. "He's great with kids"

"I'm surprised they aren't scared of him" he mumbled.

"Alex?! Don't say that" I threw another pillow at him, making him laugh.

Michael came back in with a plate and sat beside me whilst Simran started on my other hand.

"What time is everyone coming on Friday?" Michael asked, blowing softly on the spoon of rice before feeding it to me.

"Like three or four. I don't know. Ask mum" Simran replied.

Leo came in with one of the twins sleeping in his arms as he stood behind Simran, watching her do my mendhi.

"Get away from me. You're stressing me out" said Simran, making him chuckle as he sat on the other side of me. "How tall are you anyway?" She asked, not looking at him.

"Dunno. 6'6?"

"Rubbish" Alex said from the other side of the room as he was stretched out across the sofa sideways, holding a pillow against his chest whilst he watched Peaky Blinders.

"He's just being humble, Simran" Michael chimed in. "He's like 6'8. He can't be 6'5 when Alex and I are 6'5"

"I'm actually 6'6" Alex lied.

"He's taller than you" I chimed in, fighting back a smile.

"Shut up! No one's flipping talking to you" he complained, making me laugh.