Then came you

Chapter 11

"Ai yau babes, kudin ki zamu ci. it is your money we are going to spend today."

"Okay, let's meet in Cubana lounge by 7."

"I'll see you there, I love you."

He kissed her lips slowly and she responded with the same slowness.
"Go away..." she unwillingly tugged her lips away from his. She buttoned up the buttons of his shirt, and after she was done,  she placed her slender palms in his hard chest,  inched higher, and kissed his forehead... He wrapped his hand around her hip and kissed her eyelids. "Bye babes.."

"Bye IR."  She watched him zoom off... She closed the door behind her and rested her back on the door, and bit her lower lip, she smiled thinking of Irfan, her lemonade...

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Irfan checked his time every five minutes, he wanted the conference to end so he would go meet his wife, he was thirty minutes late already.

"So Mr. Bashir what do you say the price of our goods going high for a little while?" Mr. Wong asked.

"I feel it would be better, cause when the price goes up now, and later reduces it will bring more customers."  And the meeting went on and on...

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Nasreen on the other hand had started to feel awkward, she had drunk the second glass of mocktail.
She texted, she left a voice mail,  still nothing and no sign of him.  She decided if he wasn't here in the next thirty minutes she would leave. That was how she spent the next hour waiting for Irfan to show up, and he never did.

She left the place feeling extremely disconsolate. This brought back poignant memories that she didn't want to remember. She worried about Irfan and hoped he was alright cause she knew he wouldn't just maroon her like that, but he could have called or texted at least if all was well.

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Irfan hastily parked in front of the Cubana lounge,  he walked into the building with long strides.

"Oh, table number fourteen, you are the one the pretty lady was waiting for?"
Irfan nodded,  "Yes I am."
"She left about fifteen minutes ago."
"Shit!!" He said perplexed.
He thought of how he was going to make Nasreen not angrier than he knew she was. He called her, after he switched on his phone, but she didn't pick up the call.
You are in trouble today, big soup Irfan... He said in his mind.

*****
"Hey babes..." He said peeking his head through her door,  she was lying on her bed, pressing her iPad. She was angry with him, very angry... But she was relieved he was back home safe.

"Hey Nas, I got something for you."
"You got me a new husband?" She said hotly, without turning to face him. Irfan let out a little smirk. "C'mon babes I am sorry, come and see for yourself."

She rolled her eyes skyward and kept her iPad on the bed, she hesitantly stood up from her bed and left to the terrace where Irfan was.

When Nasreen beheld the image in front of her she almost melted. It was worth a beauty to behold,  it was too beautiful, there were scented candles that were lit in the dim light, two chairs, around a center table, rose petals scattered everywhere. That gave the place a romantic ambiance.

Even better than the place in the restaurant.
"Oh my God Irfan this is so romantic." She placed her hand on her heart, as she walked to the seat Irfan pulled out for her.

"I am sorry Babes, I didn't mean for that to happen I am incredibly sorry."
"It's okay IR..."

Irfan let out a puzzled smirk. "I promise something like this will never happen again, he explained himself." She nodded agreeably.