FF: The Secret Desires (Tere Bin, Meerasim)

Part 27: The Unplanned Date

*18 hours Ago*

"I was wondering if I could pick up Meesam tomorrow" Murtasim requested Mr. Nawab, hoping to sound as non-suspicious as possible... the relationship between the Nawab and Sheikh family had been very formal for ages.... Sarina being a part of the Sheikh family had made it complicated for him to take any straight action against her as he did not want any conflict between Meerab and Mr. Nawab, knowing the dynamic of their relationship.....however, he was confident that the moment he would bring charges against her, there would be no looking back... Murtasim did not want to involve Mr. Nawab to his own battle especially when he was so close to his victory but as expected, Sarina played her last card and pissed him off.... "I know it's short notice but Meerab was missing her a lot and I wanted to surprise her", hoping to not get caught on the half lie....

"Of course! I won't send her to school in the morning then....you can pick her up from home...." before Mr. Nawab could finish, Murtasim instantly interrupted, "No, no, it's okay, I will pick her up from school, kindly inform the school authority" at that moment, even home did not sound safe for Meesam anymore and he did not want her to be alone with guards only when it would be easy for Sarina to do any damage.... a part of him wanted to inform his wife about it but he refused to burden her with additional stress....

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*Present*

"I love you too, my princess" Murtasim winked at the girl in his arms... the almost 5 hour journey by road seemed to be all worth his time.... "Mr. Murtasim Khan" Mrs. Zaman smiled... knowing that the Khan family had been one of their primary benefactors for a decade now, the elderly lady got to meet the man in person for the first time and it would be a lie if she thought she was not fascinated by the appealing physical attributes of the young Khan.... "That's right" he greeted with a gentle smile.... before the situation got any more awkward, Sarina flashed a forced grin and pretended to receive a call to escape the scene, "Excuse me, I have to take this call" she excused herself.... "Mr. Nawab already informed me. You are good to go" she confirmed before turning back to leave for her class....

"Did you miss me?" Murtasim smiled at the shy nod from the girl in his arms as he walked towards his car.... "I missed you too, sweetheart!" he admitted and opened the door of his car and paused, "Nawab Saab has asked me to pass this bag to you.... it has all Meesam baby's essentials" one of the security men of Mr. Nawab informed Murtasim before handing the bag to him.... after that with a quick gesture, he left and Murtasim carefully buckled almost 3 years old Meesam in her new car seat that the man had to purchase on his way to Islamabad.... "All set" he smiled at the girl who was too busy exploring the interior of her new transportation.... "smell good" she shared her innocent observation as she took a long sniff to cause the man chuckle....

"Oh, thank you!" He was amused at the compliment and took a small bow .... "Then I believe you would not mind going out for lunch with me?" he tapped the tip of her nose to receive a cute giggle.... "Pizzaaa!!" she clapped with excitement and he laughed.... "Great! We got the menu set already!" he exclaimed before leaving a quick peck on the top of her head and shut the door to get onto the driver seat.... shifting gear to rear mode he looked at the rear view mirror to catch a glimpse of the girl sitting on the middle rear seat, "what else would we want to eat?" he asked with curiosity....

The girl owned the power to captivate a piece of his heart .... it was an urge to know a little bit more about her... her every single adorable smile was heartwarming ..... and he was thinking.... it was a raw thought that suddenly brushed his mind like whispering a prayer....

"poc-con" she grinned after thinking for a long time, causing her superman to come back to his world.... "Pizza with popcorn?.... That's an odd combination!..." Murtasim arched his eyebrows through the rear mirror and looked at the girl only to get his heart melted by her big shiny brown eyes.... "Done!" he instantly agreed, feeling amused for allowing a barely 2 feet creature to wrap him around her tiny little fingers.... Maybe daughters are created just for this purpose only!