Marriage or hell?

Chapter 2

   The relationship between Adriana and Leocadio was as civil as it could get though leo still doesn't want a wife his begin a responsible but unemotional husband, Adriana was okay with this though she has faith in Allah that someday they'll come to love each other in the way Allah approves. Adriana woke up by four thirty to pray thajjud then read the Qur'an until it's time for fajir then she goes to Leo and fernan's room to wake them well wake Fernando since Leo is always awake then they head for the masjid leaving Adriana and Monica who always try to disturb her prayer.
    
       'Hey I'll be leaving for a short trip to america, and their would be lot's of other trips i can't avoid for the next six month' Leocadio said to Adriana one morning while she was cooking, ' okay, thanks for informing me' she replied softly giving him a smile.
  
  Leocadio just stared at the strange creature by name 'his wife' she was just to complicated he didn't know what to do with her for the past two months his been hoping she would give him a reason to divorce her, no all she did was do her wifely duties and is always obedient without questioning his authority or decision, and is always wearing a smile like she's at peace with the world plus she and Fernando are inseparable. Not that he had a problem with that it's just that anytime he see them having together he wish he was Fernando, crazy right his jealous of his own son relationship with his wife.
    Thing is he and women are like 'fire and ice' can't be at the same place for long.
  
    '' Mom u have to go with me and dad for our tuxedo's and your dress for dad's friends wedding' Fernando said daring his step mom to protest knowing quiet well she didn't consider shopping fun unlike other women which even he found weird but he liked her any way made him wish she was his real mother. '' But i have a dress u and your dad can go'' she replied trying to bail out glaring at her he replied '' i want us to wear a matching colour we both agree with, now come on'' he said grabbing her things and stuffing them into the purse.
  
    Left with no choice she went after him after putting on her abaya and niqab  she made sure her veil was secured, she closed the door head for the garage where fernan was no where to be found her husband was leaning on the car, she watched him even dressed in a black shirt and jeans he still had that cold and formal aura that made you want to always impress him, she had almost reached him when he turned around to greet her with his searing gaze that made feel like he could see her soul ''do i really have go with you guys''  she asked coming to stand before him.
   'Yo...' he was replies  but was cut off by Fernando '' yes you have to and dad don't try to bail her out lets go theirs this beautiful dress i saw last time we went i want you to try it and if we don't get moving someone else might buy it before us'' mumbled as they got into the car making Leocadio chuckle ''sorry '' he said to his wife at her wide eyed expression since she had her face covered only her eyes were visible.
  
      They trailed behind Fernando as he ran halter skelter through the mall throwing dresses at his mom practically  burying her with the dresses he had thrown.
      Leocadio watched his son who was still throwing more at her and at his wife who's no longer visible under the pile of clothes, taking pity on her he took them from her turned towards his son ''Fernan let her try these first other wise you'll have us kicked out for raiding the stalls of every dress'' he said drily, thankfully fernan got the message and ran for the changing room pulling his step mom who was trying to keep up with his slightly longer strides. Leo followed them to a private changing room placed the pile of clothes on the counter took a sit on the sofa watching lazily as fernan fused over his wife.
       A few minutes later she came out dressed in a deep blue dressed that  fitted her elegantly complimenting her green eyes, she looked breathtakingly beautiful already deciding they'll take the dress ''what do you think'' Adriana asked growing nervous by their silence, ''breathtaking'' was their reply.

      After hours of begin dragged around the mall they head home, with an exhausted Adriana an amused Leo and a happy Fernan. The moment they went into the house Adriana head for her room to pray and take a little nap while Leo prayed and drown himself in work trying to get most of it out of the way because the thought of leaving his wife and Fernan alone didn't appeal  him in the least and he didn't trust any one enough to leave their care with them except his mom sister who needed care herself and his best and only friend Abdullah who's about to get married again. Both Leo and Abdul had once been married at an earlier age well Leo's marriage to Adriana had been since they were kids and he only found out not long ago about the marriage after Fernan's mother tried to pull some trick up her selves which lead to his discovery that he was already married when he had married Suzy Fernan's mother. Abdul's wife on the other hand died in a car accident which had left Abdul heartbroken and his little girl motherless, those presiding years had been a real test to their faith and loyalty to each other. Leo had helped his friend warm up again to idea of marriage and had helped in taking care of the kids but never warmed up to the thought himself after Suzy's lies and desist, and not even when he found out his parent had already married him off before their demise but he sure liked that Fernan liked her and that she wasn't a shameless woman but every thing one could ask for in a wife.
  Leo felt weird every time he was in in the same room with her and he had to admit she was extremely beautiful mashaAllha but he won't admit that to anyone especially his wife, his been having a had time begin cold to her probably because she hadn't done anything wrong and keeping his distance was proving impossible, he blamed that on her though for begin so beautiful after all he was only human.