Between The Heavens And The Embers

TWENTY THREE

 LET ME LOVE YOU

       Once he raised the pencil from the paper, he opened his eyes to see what he drew and yet again, he realized it was the same woman. Ubayd sighed in defeat as he massaged his temples, seeing as this was the fifth time he drew her. He wondered what his current life situation had to do with a large round glasses, a button nose and rose bud lips.

   His gaze wondered over the drawing before he folded it neatly and hid it in a folder where the other four drawings were. The creak of the door followed by a soft salam alerted him, he quickly discarded the folder and turned to receive his wife. Damla was clad in a blue nightwear, her eyes drowsy from sleep.

   "You left" she pointed out with a pout

   "you slept off" he retorted " and Boss Baby noor, really?" his brows quirked in question.

  "i wanted to pass a message" she yawned

   "still not sure what that was"

  Damla pouted "i am supposed to tell you this in a special way and watching boss baby was the only way i could think of, to give you ideas" 

  Ubayd stared at her, still wondering why his wife had made them watch boss baby.

   Damla groaned " Boss Baby....."

  nothing.

  "Baby?"

 nothing.

   "For God sake Ubayd we are having a Baby"

Ubayd barely processed the bomb she had dropped before he sprung from his sit and ran towards her, lifting her up and spinning her in the air while her laughter rang across the room.

   "when? how?" he asked once he released her

  "i checked this morning and went to the hospital for confirmation, why else will make us watch boss baby, and how?.....is a long process" she smirked

  Ubayd laughed " you are truly dramatic"

  "this dramatic woman is going to be the mother of your children" 

   "and the best one for that matter" he hyped

"yessooo"

  They both laughed before silence befell upon them. " i was thinking we pray nawafil to thank Allah" she suggested and he nodded, a large grin on his face. He wrapped her in a hug and held her close to him while whispering to himself "she is enough for me".

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"What the hell!!" Durrah screamed once they arrived, her eyes wide open as she stared at the beautiful surrounding of Meesrat Farms. 

   "surprised?" Nadir laughed behind her

"Oh my God !i am here, like actually here" she repeated it to herself, she even pinched herself to make sure is not a dream which made Nadir erupt into fits of laughter.

  Meesrat Farms has been on her and Damy's "must go to before i die" list since when it was opened five years back. But getting a reservation here was like asking to see the president of the country, it was always fully booked and nearly impossible to get a space.

   " how did you do this? last i checked, it was fully booked for the whole year" she asked

Nadir shrugged with a smile " Imad's mum owns the place"

   "what?!" she shouted, flabbergasted at the news he just threw at her. " As in Damy's Imad"

" yes, as in Damy's Imad" he laughed