Wishpered Promises Of LoVE

Father-Daughter moment

A car stopped in front of the Edward mansion,
    Rehan came out of the front seat before going to the other side. He opened the car's door while forwarding his hand…for the person sitting inside to hold it.
   Azel held his hand..she came out of the car as well. Azel was nowhere near fine…she looked so stressed…and scared as well.
   He cupped her face,"Princess, look at me?" He said to her..ever so softly.
   She slowly lifted up her gaze to look into his breathtaking pair of honey brown orbs. His eyes were assuring her..that everything is going to be fine.
   "Nothing will go wrong, Love. I'm here, right? I will take care of everything..no matter what is it, okay?"He asked her once again…reassuring her with his words time and again.
   She slowly nodded her head hearing him. "I love you,"she hugged him..keeping her head on his chest..hearing the frantic beats of his heart.
   Rehan wrapped his hands around her shoulders,"I love you too."
   Both closed their eyes..feeling the moment of solace which entirely belonged to them. If things were in their control, then they would have frozen the time to seize the moments of their lives.
   Nonetheless that was not possible…and they both knew it too well. Hence they had to break the hug..unwillingly.
   Rehan planted a soft kiss on her forehead,"Don't worry about anything. And talk everything out with uncle…calmly, okay?
  No matter what, don't lose your calm. Don't get angry about anything, okay?"He advised her as if she were a child whom he was explaining how to behave with elders.
   Azel pouted, hearing him,"I don't always get angry,"she whined..making him chuckle,"Yeah..yeah, what makes you sleep better at night."
    "YOU?"She glared at him..pointing her index towards him. "Look..look..who is getting angry now?"He asked with a knowing smirk.
   "You always do this with me. Do I pester you that much?"not being able to protest his point anyhow, our drama queen sighed dramatically.
   Rehan smiled at her antics,"Yes,"he had a mischievous smile on his face…she gasped at his words.
   "But I love this drama queen of mine so very much. Without her pesterings my life would be so bland…you know?"He gave her a wink…instantly her face flushed.
   "I know…and that's why, I am going to pester you for the rest of my life,"she grinned at him. She seemed so happy and excited.
   Rehan also smiled brightly,"I want the same, Wild cat,"he planted a soft kiss on her forehead.
   Azel looked at him with all the love she felt for him. She gestured to him with her hand to come down to her level…he was confused at first. But didn't question anything rather than bend in front of her. Azel cupped his cheeks…before planting a kiss on his forehead as well,"Be aware, I am not going to be easy on you…in the future. I'm going to pester you more…along with our kids,"with that she ran inside towards the mansion leaving a shocked Rehan behind.
   His eartips immediately turned red…alone with his cheeks. He blushed at her boldness. Though he knew she did it only to tease him. Still, he could not help but feel shy…thinking about their future…their kids.
    He could still hear her melodious giggles,"I am eagerly waiting for that time, Princess…when you will give me a hard time with our kids…still I will love to pamper all of you. I promise that I will try my best to be the best husband to you and the best father to our children,"he rubbed his neck shyly…as a smile kept lingering on his lips.
    But someone left a sigh…a tired sigh seeing the sweet scene unfolding in front of his eyes.
  "Is it really time to make a decision yet? Am I ready to accept everything the way it is?"Andrew mumbled..not knowing what to do.
   He was standing in the balcony of his bedroom…and he saw the entire interaction between Azel and Rehan. It would be a lie if he said that he didn't find it amusing how pleasing it was to see the beautiful couple. It was all clear in front of him…just how much Rehan loved his daughter. And he knows as well…only if he wasn't scared of his daughter getting hurt by someone..then till now he would have been the biggest shipper of this couple.
   The love that they had for each other was so pure…so overwhelming. But as a father, he can't just give his daughter's hand to someone…this easily. He can't trust his one and only daughter with someone…without any judgment. No, it's not that easy for him.
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With a big smile, Azel entered inside the mansion…which vanished away soon.
   A worried looking Tune was seen pacing back and forth in the hall room…while Hrew was walking after her.
  "Star, everything is going to be absolutely fine. Please don't worry so much. Stress is not good for your health. Come at least sit for awhile. Look your feet have swelled from walking so much,"Hrew tried to make her seat on the couch.
   "I…I can't, Hri. I am feeling so nervous. What if…what if things don't go as per we have thought? What if something goes wrong?"Tune looked at her husband with worried eyes…her face was telling him clearly that she would start crying anytime soon.
   After all, pregnancy hormones naturally make women feel overwhelmed with emotions and here the tension was only adding up to that. "Shh, Love…nothing would go wrong, okay? I am here, na?
   Why are you taking so much stress, hmm? As long as your Hri is here…he will not let anything go wrong. I will take care of everything,"Hrew hugged her tightly…trying to calm down the poor soul who was so terrified about the negative outcomes.
   "But Daddy…he didn't say anything since the talk we had. We don't even know what he will decide,"her voice was so sad..making him sad as well.
   "Don't worry so much…I know Daddy, at the end, he will make the right decision only,"he caressed her hair…comforting her with his love.
   "Sisila, Big B, what happened?"Azel almost ran towards her brother and sister-in-law.
   She was sure that something was not right…she could feel it. And now after coming home, her intuition became firm belief that something was definitely wrong..very wrong to be precise.
   "Princess…you came?"Tune broke the hug of her husband before engulfing Azel in a warm hug.
   "Sisila, are you okay? Why do you look so worried?"Azel asked her worriedly…as she could feel how fast Tune's heart was beating.
   "Everything is going to be fine, Princess,"Tune caressed Azel's back..as if trying to comfort her even when she was the one who was in the crying need of that.
   "Huh?"Azel was hell confused hearing her sister-in-law. Azel broke the hug to look at her sister-in-law carefully.
  "Big B, what's wrong? What made Sisila so worried like this? Is everything okay?"Azel desperately asked her brother..who seemed equally worried just like his wife. But the difference was, Hrew was too good at controlling his emotions.
   "Princess, actually…."
"Azel, come to my study..right now. I am waiting for you in there,"as soon as those words were delivered, Azel's head snapped towards the stairs…from where her father was coming down.
   Azel? Did her father just call her by her name and not Princess…like he always used to address her?
  She looked at the man in front of her with yearnings filled in her ocean blue orbs…but today her father's ocean blue orbs seemed too empty to shower her with love..like he always used to do.
   He didn't come towards her…caress her head lovingly..he didn't ask her how her day went…or what she did the whole day today? Heck! He didn't even spare her a glance before walking towards his study..just in front of her eyes.
   Why was this indifference today? What changed suddenly for her to see her father treating her as if she were a stranger?
   Did she do something? Did she somehow disappoint her father? This only thought made her heart sink at the pit of her stomach.
    Her eyes burned with unshed tears…thinking how much she hurt her father for him to act this impassive towards her? She jerked out of her own world of thoughts when she felt a hand on her shoulder…looking towards the source, she saw her mother who gave her a smile…an assuring smile that everything will be fine. 
    "You should go and talk with him, Baby. Today don't hide anything from your Daddy…just speak your heart out in front of him.
   And everything will be fine, okay?"Hazel advised her daughter…who nodded her head…still not so sure about all the things going on around her.
   But Azel was not a fool to not get any hunch of what had happened or what was going to happen next. Now that she was thinking of…everything was making sense. She could totally understand now, why her father was acting this strange out of the blue. And she didn't blame him…how could she? Isn't it natural as a father for him to get upset when he gets to know that his only daughter loves someone…but didn't feel the need to share it with him.
  Though Azel's case was different, it's not that she didn't feel it necessary to share it with Andrew..but she just wanted the right time to come when she would tell everything to her Daddy.
  But guess, the moment she was so scared to face…maybe has come finally. And now there is no going back. Now she can't avoid it…nor she wanted to.
   Although she wanted a bit of time to prepare herself well to face her father about her love. Nonetheless, life doesn't always go as per our will! She had to face it sooner or later…maybe now is the right time only. And she would never back down now.
   She would speak up..speak her heart out in front of her father. With that determination, she also walked towards the study room..leaving three worried souls behind.
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In front of the study room,
   Azel knocked on the door. She took a deep breath when the faint 'Come in' was heard.
    Walking inside she looked towards her father only to see him standing in front of the big family photo that was hanging on the wall.
   It was a family photo of the time when Hrew and Tune got married…Azel was still a teenager back then. In the photo, Hrew and Tune were dressed up in their wedding attire standing on the pavilion. Hazel was standing beside Tune as she looked so happy.
   And Azel was standing beside her brother with an alluring smile on her face. After her Andrew was standing, smiling widely while he was side hugging his daughter…placing a kiss at the side of her head. Azel's head was kept on her father's chest as she was side hugging him as well.
   Beside that another photo was there…it was the photo from a hospital ward.
   Andrew was holding Hazel with his one hand while his other hand was wrapped around a boy…who without any doubt was Hrew. And a newborn baby was sleeping peacefully in Hazel's arms..who was wearing the hospital gown. Everyone had wide smiles plastered on their faces while they faced the camera…but there was Andrew whose whole focus was on the baby in his wife's arms..and why won't it? After all, that baby girl was his Princess..so small…so beautiful. For Andrew it was one of the best days of his life…because he was blessed with his Princess…his daughter…his babygirl.
   Another picture was of Andrew kissing his baby girl with all the love he had for his Princess…who was in his arms. And she was touching her father's face with her tiny hands.
   In another photo, there were only Azel and Andrew…Andrew was sitting on the couch while Azel was sitting in front of him, she kept her head on his lap while looking towards the camera. But Andrew was looking towards his daughter only.
   Another pic was of Azel wearing Andrew's lawyer coat..looking like a professional lawyer.
   A pic was of baby Azel's, who might be just 2 to 3 years old…she was sitting on Andrew's shoulders while Andrew seemed to be giving her a ride. Both looked so happy in each other's company.
   In a pic, Andrew was holding baby Azel's small hands in his too carefully..as she was taking her first steps probably.
   Another pic of Azel's was on Andrew's lap..she was wearing her school uniform. Her school bag was hanging on Andrew's one shoulder while she was hugging her father's neck..keeping her head on his shoulder.
   A pic was of Azel sleeping on her father's chest…she seemed 10 years old or so at that time. And Andrew was caressing his daughter's hair so lovingly..making sure she was sleeping peacefully.
   In a pic, Azel was dressed in her graduation gown…she was holding her certificate in one hand while she was holding her father's hand with her other hand. Her head was leaning on her father's shoulder. There, Andrew's one hand was holding the gold medal his daughter got from the President at her graduation ceremony for being the Valedictorian. But he was looking at his daughter with teary eyes but there was a prideful smile playing on his lips.
    He still remembers just how proud he was of her that day.
   "D..Daddy,"Azel called out to her father.
  Andrew turned towards his daughter with a grim face.
His both hands were tucked inside his pant's pocket…while his eyes seemed masked with an emotionless cover. 
   He looked so cold…so distant. Yet, so tired..so distressed..as if he just lost a battle…an important battle of life.
  "Time passes away so quickly, right?"Andrew asked her..it was more like a statement rather than a question. It seemed he was telling that to himself…and not her.
   Azel didn't know what to say at this moment. She just kept looking at her father…who suddenly looked so old..as if he grew much older within a few hours.
    Seeing her standing like a statue…Andrew again spoke,"I didn't realize when so much time passed by..and my little daughter grew up so much…so much that from my little Princess she became Azel Edward, the famous fashion designer of the UK."
   Azel's heart clenched in pain hearing her father…she immediately shook her head, holding his hand,"N..no, Daddy. It's nothing like that.
   No matter what I'm for the entire world..or how much I grew up, I was, I am and I will always be your Princess only…your little Princess."
   Her voice held desperation, anxiety…anxiety of being misunderstood by her father.
    Andrew chuckled..which only reflected the pain he was feeling inside.
   "Are you really?"He asked her..there was disbelief in his tone…shattering her heart into so many little pieces.
   Though it pained her to the core…but she knew…she knew that she was responsible for things to turn out to be like this. A lone tear escaped her eyes..making her vision blurry…yet she didn't forget to nod her head..assuring her father that she really meant the words she spoke.
   Andrew slowly removed her hand from his..he knew he was hurting his baby by his actions, but he was dejected as well..her actions hurt him more than anyone could ever imagine.
    "No, you are not my little Princess anymore. You have grown up now…you have grown up too much to take all the decisions of your life. Now you don't need your Daddy's opinion in your life to make any kind of choices…but my Princess used to need me in every sphere of her life.
    In her life, I was as important as air. But for you, maybe I am not even near important, right?"Andrew asked defeatedly…his voice along with his heart were breaking with each of the words he said to his daughter.
  He never even gave her a single glare..but today he, himself was breaking her apart with his harsh words.
  Till this date, he not only called her a Princess but indeed treated her as one.
   He was definitely not a king but he made sure to make his daughter feel that she was the Princess. Fulfilling her each and every wish even before she could make it.
   He always handled her with so much care..so much love…he never let a single scratch fall on her ever.
  Except for that one promise, he never asked anything from her. He always let her do everything she wanted. He let her fly high in the open sky…as per her wishes..just like a free bird. In return he only made sure his child was fine and safe.
  But he never noticed when his small child grew up so much that she soared up so high in the sky…that now it was impossible for him to even make sure whether she was fine or not. Because she was not even in front of his sight.
   Hearing her father, Azel could no longer stand still in her place. Her knees gave up as she sat down on the floor with a thud.
   Tears started streaming down her face without any restraint..she sobbed hard. She never meant to make her dad feel this worthless! How would she make him understand…just how much he was to her. He has always been important in her life…in fact the most important person.
   She still needed him in her life as a person needs air to breathe. He is still the center point of her life. But how will she tell him all these? Would he even believe her?
   "Daddy, you are still the most important person of my life…you have always been so,"she said in between her hiccups.
   "Then why did you break the promise you made to me, Princess? Why did you never tell me that…that you have someone in your life?"Andrew knelt on his both knees in front of his daughter. He caressed her hair while asking her softly this time. This time his question was not filled with disappointment or anger rather this time it came from the feelings that were wounded by her actions.
   Azel immediately threw herself in her father's arm…clutching onto him like a drowning man clutches at a straw.
   "I…I'm sorry…so sorry, Daddy. I…I was sc..scared that I..I will hurt you with my actions.
  Daddy, I never wanted to…love him. The first time I met him..I never thought that one day, I would fall for him. At..at that time, to me, he was the most annoying person in the whole world. I always felt like beating him up to no end…I..I even imagined scenarios of how I will beat him up in several ways,"Azel chuckled a bit as she remembered how crazy and wild her thoughts used to be whenever it came to Rehan.
    Andrew was looking at his daughter intently…and he didn't miss the sparkle her eyes had while speaking about Rehan. It was enough for him to understand just how much his daughter loves that guy. How happy she was with him…her happiness was literally all over her face.
   "I didn't even…realize when I fell for him..while imagining scenarios of beating him up, when I wanted to protect him with my love, Daddy.
   I found myself liking every silly thing he used to do…even if it was pestering me. I loved to annoy him more, Daddy. Slowly I discovered myself finding reasons to fight with him…because that was the only way for us to interact.
   And it didn't take me much time to realize that I was actually in love with him. Daddy, trust me…the day I realized my feelings for him, I started distancing myself from him. I…started avoiding him..so that my heart would stop beating for him.
   Because I had promised you. I..I could do everything but I could not betray you. I was ready to suffer the pain of the heartbreak even before my heart was owned by him. But I was not ready to disappoint you..I was not ready to see the look on your face I am seeing today. I was not ready to answer the questions I am facing today.
Daddy, my..my heart kept on crying for him..everytime he would come here to meet with Sisila, my heart would beg me to steal a glance of his. Just to make sure he was okay. Sometimes I could control my heart and at times it used to get too greedy making me end up in a situation where I had to face him. I..I could always see the same yearnings in his eyes for me..just I had for him. Though we never spoke a word which our hearts wanted to scream.
   Still that hide and seek was okay for me..as I was happy that I didn't break the promise I made to you.
  But then..then…things took a severe turn where both of us knew that we love each other..just we were not able to speak it out. And one day, he..he opened his heart for me…speaking all the things he felt…letting me know all the emotions he had buried inside of him. He showed me all his sides, Daddy…from the strongest side till the vulnerable one.
   And that was the day…all of my walls crumbled down, Daddy. All the shields I had placed around me to protect my heart from the emotion called Love..just barged in my heart. He broke all the barriers in between him and me.
   And I gave in…I gave in to him, Daddy. I gave up in front of his love. I could no longer resist myself from loving him. He loves me so deeply…his love is so pure that it compelled me to dive into the sea called Love with him, Daddy.
  I..I'm so sorry..for not living upto the promise I…made to you,"Azel cried hard. Guilt was seizing her up..the guilt was not for loving Rehan. No, she never regretted falling for that wonderful person.
   But the guilt was for breaking her father's heart…and his promise. At the end of the day, no matter how much she tried to hold onto both of her father and her love…she still ended up choosing her love only, hurting her father in the process…which she never wanted to do.
   "Shh, Princess. It's okay. Don't cry..not anymore,"Andrew pulled his daughter in his arms…caressing her hair and back. His heart broke into so many pieces, knowing how much his daughter suffered with her own feelings…just because of that one promise she made to him.
   His heart was clenching every moment thinking about the time which should have been the best time of her life…the emotion, feeling which she should have been elated…she kept running away from it. Why? Only because of him…because she made a promise to him.
   He was thinking of the pain he felt a few hours ago hearing about her relationship…but he can't even imagine the pain she must have felt the times when she had to fight with everything…with her own self…on her own. If she hurt him..then he hurt her more. As a father, he should have been there for his daughter…but what did he do?
  How did he forget that emotions, feelings are something that don't always come planned? We can't always control who we will love and who we won't.
   "Are…are you still…angry with me? Pl..please..Daddy, forgive me. I..I am sorry for hurting you like this..for breaking the promise…for taking such a big decision in my life and not even bothering to tell you,"Azel folded her both hands in front of him…asking for his forgiveness while she cried her heart out.
   Andrew held her both hands with his ones..before placing soft kisses on her knuckles,"Shh, my sweetheart. Don't apologize. I am not angry with you…not anymore.
  Instead I am sorry, child for putting you through so much…for making you stand at the point where you had to choose between me and him. I am sorry for everything, Baby. I could not be the best father to you,"Andrew apologized genuinely…as tears dropped down his eyes as well.
    Azel hugged her father once again…as she hid herself in his arms..this was the safe place for her in this whole world. The arms of a father is really the most peaceful place for the daughter's.
    "No…Daddy. Don't say sorry…please. You're the best father in the world. You're the bestest Daddy anyone can ever have, Daddy. And I am the lucky one who got a father like you,"she also consoled her father. Gone were all the anger…all the nervousness…all the sadness they felt till now.
     "And you are the best daughter anyone can ever have, my Darling,"Andrew placed a soft kiss at the crown of her head. What was left in between the father-daughter now…that was only love.
   "Tell me I am your only Princess?"Azel demanded like a kid..making Andrew to chuckle,"Of course, you are my only Princess." She smiled brightly hearing him.
   "And now I've to meet with the Prince charming of my Princess..on whom my Princess is so swooned over,"Andrew said in a teasing tone.
  "Daddyyyy,"Azel whined…while her cheeks were painted red. Andrew laughed more at the cute antics of his daughter. She looks so cute while blushing like this. Indeed his little Princess grew up without him realizing.
   "What? Did I say anything wrong? He is indeed your Prince charming, right? Or should I look for another Prince for my Princess?"Andrew hid his smile as she saw how his daughter's eyes widened in shock before a gasp escaped her lips.
   "Nooooo, he is my Prince charming only,"Azel exclaimed in horror. How can her father think of looking for someone else? 
   "Ohho…is that so? Your Prince charming…hmmm?"Andrew cocked his eyebrow at her…making her realize that he was teasing her only.
   "Daddy, you are so bad. Teasing your Princess like this,"Azel said while running away from the room…to hide her blushing cheeks.
  Andrew chuckled before yelling back,"Fix a meeting with your Prince charming then. After all, the king needs to judge the Prince charming before handing his only Princess, right?"

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Hey dearies,
  I'm really very sorry for not updating yesterday yet again. Actually my health is not in the best condition for the past few days.
   I'm really very sorry for disappointing you all like that. I hope all of you won't get too angry at me.
   I'll try my best to update regularly as much as I can.
   Please don't get too upset with me, my sweeties. Love you all. Stay safe and tuned.