always His second choice..

Chapter 24

Zara's POV:

"Thanks!" I said with a smile, grabbing my coffee from the counter. Taking a chair in the airport lounge, I settled myself uncomfortably. International lounge was filled with so many people that there weren't any empty seats left. Announcements for multiple flights were started to begin and the people were gathering at their respective terminals.

I gulped down the hot liquid but seemed like my headache wasn't planning to go away. After every few minutes my eyes searched for the person behind those glass doors and automatically I checked my phone just incase I have missed his call or message or something that could give me slight hope that he's coming to pick me.... and he has changed his mind.

I still have forty five minutes left in my flight and sitting there, waiting for him to come was killing me. It wasn't like I didn't want to go. Of course this is something Omar and I both discussed beforehand but leaving this country on this note when...... it's just so difficult for me.

I sighed closing my eyes and tried to think when did everything started to fall apart. We've had a great memorable time in Dubai. It was a romantic getaway for both of us. I didn't know Omar was a hopeless romantic just like me. We spent days having fun and going places, sight seeing, planning to watch our favourite movies at night but we never finished a single movie in our three day and four night stay... well things got heated in between, having us in the bed devouring each other's bodys passionately and never getting enough. We were making plans for our life, career, my involvement in Omar's business and everything related and that's when we also talked about having kids. I hid my face in his chest and grinned quietly. Omar told me he would love to have a daughter as a our first child. I blushed and snuggled into him little more. He was gently stroking my hairs.We mutually decided to have our first baby in the next year just around our second anniversary, till then my residency will be over.

Everything was perfect.... then what went wrong in past five months.....

My phone started to ring, it was Omar's call. I picked it up immediately but didn't say anything.

"Zara?? Are you there?" He asked and a tear slip away on my cheeks.

"Hmm..."

"Come on Zara..." his voice sounds tired to me.

"...... I don't even know what to say now.." I heard him say after a pause.

"Flight's on time... boarding just started." I informed him in a low voice.

"Call me when you reach there..."

"Sure..."

There was a long pause, we both were finding words I guess.... trying to sound reasonable..

"It's just six months Zara... it'll fly away and you'll be back.... besides I'll be there for weekends..."

What does he think? I'm a kid, who'd buy his coaxing.

"Yeah! Just like you stood me up twice for the past weekends.... thank you very much but please don't make promises you can't keep." I said bitterly. I didn't want to say all this especially when I'm leaving for long time but it just came out of my mouth. I couldn't keep up with my temper and mood swings from the past couple of days.

"I'm sorry for that... I really am!" He said weekly.

"This long distance thing is disturbing for me as well.... but this...."

I cut him in the mid sentence.

"I know I know... this residency course will help me in my career etcetra etcetra... just promise me everything will be alright when I come back... no late coming from office... no stressful sleepless nights.... okay??" I wiped away a single tear from my face.