YASMIN

Chapter Twenty-Four

Huzaifa sat at his desk at work,typing on his laptop when his phone rang and he reached over to pick it up.He smiled when he saw Yasmin’s name flash on the screen and he swiped the answer icon as he put the phone to his ear.

“As salaam mu alaykum Yasu.”

“Wa alaykum mu salaam Huzaifa.Are you busy?”

Huzaifa leaned back in his chair,“Just finishing up some stuff,why?”

“Just asking cause I’m about to trouble you.”

Huzaifa smiled at her low,almost nervous tone,“What’s up?”

“So my nana called us for lunch on Saturday and I wanted to know if we’d be able to go?I mean if you want to go that is.”

Huzaifa shrugged,“Yeah,we’ll go.I mean it’s the first time I’ll be meeting your family after our wedding.You can show me off with all rights.”

“That’s a good idea.I mean who wouldn’t want to show such a handsome man off to the world….” Yasmin felt her cheeks go red as she spoke without a second thought and she hit her face lightly as the sound of Huzaifa chuckling came through.

“So you finally admit that I’m handsome,neh?”

Yasmin rolled her eyes,“Like you don’t already think that you the most handsome thing on earth already.”

“No,I never thought of it but you’ve given me something to think about now.Maybe you can add on a few more describing words.”

“Like?”

“Like sexy,dashing and the smartest man you’ve ever met.”

Yasin scoffed but she smiled when Cake climbed onto her legs and sat down on her lap,“Don’t flatter yourself mister and no I’m not going to call you any of that,otherwise your head will be in disproportion to the rest of your body.”

“One day you will call me sexy,dashing,handsome and the smartest man you’ve ever met.Mark my words.”

“We’ll see.”

“Yes we will.Until then I’m gonna cut the call so I can finish up my work and be home in time for supper.What’s for supper by the way?”

“Dal and rice along with papar.”

Huzaifa’s mouth watered as he imagined the lovely taste of dal and rice,“I can’t wait so I’m gonna get to work.Bye.See you.Lo…Looking forward to the dal and rice.” Saying that Huzaifa cut the call and he bit his tongue lightly.He came so close to blurting out the ‘L’ word.They had just begun to get closer and here he was on his way to ruin the progress they had made.

Idiot,watch your tongue or else the cat will be out of the bag and you’ll scare her away.Huzaifa reprimanded himself as he went back to work with the intention of finishing early so that he would be able to go home to his wife…and her amazing cooking.

Yasmin sat looking at the phone in her hand as she absentmindedly stroked Cake’s fur.Had Huzaifa been ready to tell her he loved her on the phone then he stopped and changed?She thought to how excited he had been and the slight hesitation in his voice,was he really going to tell her he loved her?

Maybe he is but what about me?His an amazing man.He looks after me and gives me the world.He loves to eat which makes me cooking all the more better.He considers my opinion and he doesn’t complain much.But am I really ready for that commitment?

Yasmin looked up at the sky through the glass sliding doors and she closed her eyes as she made dua.

Ya Allah,I have put everything in your hands and now you guide me.