Zulaid sat in front of her where she was lying in their bedroom. He opened the jewelry box he was holding and showed it to her.
It was night and everyone had gone to their rooms. They had come back from the hospital in the evening and till now it was chaos in the house. Now they had the privacy.
"For my lovely wife!" He said softly looking at her face who was glowing in happiness the moment he opened the box. She liked her gift he could understand.
"It's so beautiful" She ran her fingers on the gold necklace. He gifted her a gold set, a necklace and a pair of earrings.
"Just to thank you for giving me this precious bundle of happiness" He smiled at her.
"Thank you" She replied.
"I love you" He placed the box near her and held her hands gently.
"I love you too" She said shyly.
"Why are you shying!!!" He asked dumfounded.
"Why can't I shy" She didn't know which wall to smash her head.
"You don't shy my fierce beauty!" He shook his head.
"That's what I asking. Can't I shy. I am a woman too" She said.
"You normally don't shy-"
"You just want to argue with me all the time" She pushed him away.
"Oh God! What did I even do" He asked in horror.
And in the next few minutes after apologizing to her for simply doing nothing, he laid beside her. Their eyes were fixed at the cot where their son was sleeping soundly.
...
Inara looked at Zulaid who was pacing the room holding Zuhyr in his arms. He was on his paternity leave and he was doing everything he was capable of to take care of his baby.
With Zulaid and her loving family at her side, she wasn't burdened with the baby. She was still in the learning phase as it was her first child and women of the house were happily helping her understanding motherhood.
She thought the world would be a better place to live if every woman gets such a loving husband and family. Many women suffer in this difficult time because no one pays attention to them and keeps burdening them. Alas!
She was very thankful to Allah for his blessings.
She never imagined that Zulaid would even happily agree to change baby's diapers. She heard from a few women that their husbands are loving and caring but they don't like doing such stuff. She thought Zulaid won't do it either but she was so wrong.
"I am amazed to see you Zoi!" She asked him as he handed the baby to her.
"Why? What happened?" He asked not understanding her meaning.
"You are doing more than enough for Zuhyr!" She asked.
"So what! He is my son. I will do everything for him" He smiled lightly.
"I know but you don't let me do anything. I am also his mother. I should also do his duties!" She tried to make her point.
"You have done much by giving birth to him and now you need time to heal your body. I can take care of him and moreover after a few days he would completely be dependent on you!" He explained.
"I am fine already!" She said.
"You are bleeding. Just get rest and focus on your diet!" He asked her as if he was counseling a patient of his.
"When I say I am fine. Then I am fine" She emphasized on her words.
"Okay baby mama!" He sushed to relax her.
As she gave birth to her son naturally, she recovered in a few days. She was now healthy and happy but Zulaid kept helping her in every way.
He smiled at her when he found her gaze at him.
"You are awake" He muttered coming near to her and sat down on the bed.
"Yes, from the last five minutes" She told him, snuggling into the pillow more.
"He is in no mood to sleep" He told her looking at Zuhyr who was throwing his hands in the air, staring at his father.
"What does he do except sleeping" She released a soft chuckle.
"Fair enough" He joined her.
"My exam is near" She told him.
"Yeah! How is your preparation for it?" He asked.
"I think it's good" She said.
"It would be good if you are saying. Inara look I know how much hard work you have even in pregnancy you didn't stop preparing for the exam. Promise me whatever would be the result you won't be disappointed" He asked her.
"I will not Inshallah!" She blinked her eyes at him.
Zuhyr started crying at the diverted attention of his father.
"Someone wants attention han!" Zulaid rubbed his nose to Zuhyr's little one.
"Ab baba kisi se bat bhi na karain" He cooed the baby who stopped crying hearing his voice.
(Now shouldn't I speak to anyone except you)
Inara kept looking at them happily. Zulaid was now playing with Zuhyr's tiny hands and he was responding in his soft cute little voices.
"He loves me" Zulaid told her proudly.
"Not more than he loves me" She teased him.
"Okay a little less than you" He shook his head at her antics.
"I am the mother Zulaid! I am more important to him" She flexed her importance.
"Well then baba would have more importance when Zuhyr will grow up. Right baby!" He played with the boy.
"Not gonna happen. Keep dreaming!"
"We will see" He grinned.
Life was moving forward happily. Zuhyr was growing. Zulaid had joined the hospital again but he had lessened the hours he used to spend at his clinic. He was financially stable so he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Inara gave her first specialization exam and luckily she cleared it. Her heart filled with happiness when she saw the result. When did she ever thought she would come so far in her professional life. She used to think everyone from her batch would move forward in their lives professionally and she would get stuck at her place.
She won't be able to move forward because of her issues but time proved her wrong. Everyone has his share of happiness and achievements and now she is getting hers.
She finally started her training. Leaving her baby at home was indeed difficult for her as a mother but she was satisfied for him as he had two loving grandmothers to take care of him. To make her career, she had to sacrifice this time.
The training was harder than she thought it would be. It had taken a toll on her mental health too like all doctors but with her support system and therapy she got over it.
Zulaid had encouraged to go for therapy when she was doing her house job and it helped her a lot at that time to overcome her anxiety. And after that she knew what she had to do if she felt slumping into the same phase again.
"What a pleasant surprise!" Zulaid looked at her in surprise when she entered the room, he was expecting another patient but here his wife entered the room holding their baby in her arms.
"Hi" She moved forward.
He rose up from his chair and held Zuhyr in his arms.
"Was my baby missing me?" He asked his boy who laughed and tried to get hold of nose.
"I was missing you" Inara nuzzled her nose on his shoulder.
"I am flattered" He smiled at her warmly. Holding Zuhyr in one hand, he wrapped his other arm around his wife and took her to the sofa.
"Don't need to get flattered. I just came to get a few documents from the student affairs" She smirked.
"Look Zuhyr your mama is making baba sad with her words" He pointed at Inara and Zuhyr patted Inara's arm with his little hands.
"Huhh! I won't take you with me. Stay with your baba only" She said to the boy who started laughing once again.
"Mama is jealous of our boy gang" Zulaid kept teasing her.
"Ese ki tesi apki boy gang ki" She huffed.
"Jealousy is a bad thing Nara!" He messed with her.
"Look who is saying"
"Okay leave now. You are disturbing the flow of patients. You should have taken an appointment to meet me Dr. Sahiba I am a very busy man!" He asked her about the long list of patients.
"Not that I was dying to meet you. Bare aye busy man. Ghar ayain phir btati hoon apko" She rose up to leave.
(Come home and I will treat you right)
"Kiya karo gi?" He asked amusingly.
(What would you do)
"You will see" She took Zuhyr from him.
"Have I ever told you how hot you look when you are angry" He said sitting on his chair as she was leaving now.
"No" She rolled her eyes.
"I will tell you tonight love!" He grinned.
"Bye!" She left not before passing him a cute smile he always cherished.
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