Meant To Be Together.

Chapter 17.

Uzair.

"Her name is Zara. She is my Mom best friend's daughter and-" I stop and look at her. I could see fear in her eyes. "My first love."

"Y-your first l-love?" She stuttered it out. I sigh and nodded before looking away. 

"Yeah. Zara and I was going to marry when our mothers decide it. They always think that there is something between us, but it wasn't true." I smile sadly and look down at my unfinished sandwich and take a bite from it before taking a sip of my drink.

"After our mothers decide our wedding date, everyone starts preparing. Things were going great until I saw Zara crying a day before our wedding functions starts. Mom sent me to her house to give them some gifts and I saw Zara crying in the front lawn of her house. After I calm her down, she tells me everything. I was heartbroken to hear the girl I fall for, love someone else and want to marry him. I couldn't see her cry and I knew that she wouldn't be happy with this wedding. So I talk Mom and tell her that I love someone else."

"Mom was so mad at me that she even raised her hand on me, but I still didn't tell her anything. Next morning, Mom and Dad went to their house and told them about my lie and cancel the wedding. Zara parents were so mad at us and break their friendship with us."

"After a week, I got to know that Zara gets married to the guy she love and is living happily. A month or two later, Zara came to my office with her husband to thank me for backing out. Since then, we three became friends and help each other out in every possible way."

"The day you see me with her at the mall was because her husband was out of the city for his work and I have to look after her and my nephew because he didn't trust anyone. Zara parents still didn't fully expect him because he is not very rich like them. That day, Zara wanted to go out and came called me to tell that she wants to hang out with me so I took her to the mall with her baby."

"Then when you suddenly call me I got scared and lie to you. I don't want you to know because somewhere inside me I had feelings for her. I am not completely over her and I don't want to you to think as a rebound. I am sorry for everything that I had done with you in the past week." I turned my head toward her and saw her looking at me.

"Y-you don't have to say sorry for anything Uzair. I should say sorry for thinking and saying that you were cheating. I swear if I know all this before then I wouldn't say anything like that. I am so sorry." She says and suddenly leaned forward to wrap her arms around my neck. I was freeze for a few second before slowly wrapping my arms around her. 

This feeling is weird, but I like it. I feel my heart clenching when I feel her tears wetting my shoulder. I pulled back and slowly raised my hand and put it on her face and wipe her tears with my thumb. I shake my head and leaned forward to place my forehead against her. 

"Don't cry. I hate it when I see you crying." I told her honestly and saw as she smile and look down making me smile as well. 

"Now if you don't mind, can I finish my sandwich because I am very hungry as someone was so angry that they didn't even ask me for lunch." I say and groaned when she hit me on chest and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, have your sandwich." She picks it up and bring it to my open mouth and push it all in my mouth. She grinned when she heard me choking. I glared at her playfully and rolled my eyes. 

After the confession and telling her everything, we finish our food in peaceful silence while enjoying the beautiful view. 

***

"Maham we are going to be late." I yelled from downstairs. I pace in living room and check the time of my watch before sighing. We have to be there half an hour ago and she didn't even care. It is an important day for her as well.

"I am ready." I heard her as I was about to yell again. I turned to look at her and smile softly. She wore a light purple dress with some light pearl and sliver work on it and she put on matching hijab. She wore light makeup and had some bangles on her right hand.

"You look beautiful." I say without thinking and smirked when I saw a blush crawling up to her cheeks. 

"We should leave now." She sat and turned around to walk out but I stop her. She turned to me with a confused look, but I just smile and walk toward her. With her hand in mine, I walk us back upstairs in our room. I left her hand, leaving her standing in the middle of the room. I pulled out a long velet box from my side of closet and went toward her.

"This is for you." I give it to her. She looks at me confused, but open it. She looks at the gift with wide eyes before looking up at me. Smiling, I take it out from the box and grabbed her left hand. 

"When I saw it the first time, I know I had to buy it for you." I say and put it on her hand. She smile and look down at the bracelet before looking up at me again. 

"Thank you." She steps forward and wrapped her arms around my neck making me smile. I loosely wrapped my arms around her as well.

"Now we are seriously getting late." I say and pulled back. She nodded and touch up her makeup before we leave the house after locking because Mom and Dad already left. 

"Ready?" I look at her as we sit in my car. She nodded after putting on her seat belt. I back out from a driveway and pulled on the street. I speed up slightly and drive in the direction of her friend's apartment.

***

"So, what did you do?" I look at Uncle then at the man sitting beside me and I could feel him tense. 

"Umm... I run a company with my brother and a friend." I chuckle and cough slightly to cover it when everyone turned to me. I never saw him nervous like this before. It is fun seeing him like this. 

"What about your parents? Why they didn't come with you?" Aunty asked us. I straighten up and look at Maham. She look at me then at her brothers. 

"Actually, we didn't have good relation with our parents." Maham says making us nod slightly and look away from their questioning look.

"But-" Aunty starts again, but her niece cut her off.

"Aunty pleases." Samairah look at them pleadingly. They nodded and ask a simple question for Ahmed. 

"So Shall we take it as a yes?" Dad asked once they get quietly and look at Ahmed. They look at Samairah and nodded with a smile making everyone cheers.

"Congratulations." I smile and hug Ahmed as he stood up before he start getting hugs from everyone. 

"Happy for them?" I stood beside Maham as she look at her brother and friend. She looks at me and nodded with a small smile.

"Yeah. They are made for each other." She says making me nodded. I look at the new couple before looking at her.

"Like us?" I ask without thinking and saw her looking at me. For a moment I saw a look that was afraid to see before, but now it doesn't matter. 

At first, I don't want all this, but now I want this. I want to be happy. I want to be the love of the one who I start to fall for now.