Chapter 23

Waleed

"Would you like to go on a honeymoon?" I asked as we walked out of the restaurant.

I had brought Mia for dinner to celebrate the three-month anniversary of our wedding. The last three months were the best time of my life, Mia had changed my life for the good. I was whipped to her to an extent that I found it difficult breathing without her.

"Depends on which destination you suggest?" She snuggled closer to me due to the chilly air outside.

I had wanted to go earlier, but I was too busy with my company and Mia was busy working on different projects.

"Bali?" I asked.

She shook her head in disagreement.

"Australia?"

"No".

Now I was thinking, what place would she want to go? What could be her dream destination?

" Europe?" I asked.

"You are close".

" Swiss Alps?" I asked with a glint in my eyes.

She nodded shyly, I kissed her on her head as we approached our car in the parking.

"Did you hear it?" She asked suddenly looking around.

"Hear what, love?" I asked surprised.

"Shhh", She gestured me to be silent as she moved her head around as if to catch signals.

She then hurriedly walked towards the bushes planted on the side of the parking and crouched and picked something from the bushes as she stood up.

" Well, Hello", She said smiling as she held a red-colored kitten in her hands.

I felt my stomach churn, keep it between us but I was afraid of cats, my mom had gifted me a cat when I was 6 years old and I was very happy taking care of her until one day she bit my hand and scratched it, and from that day till today, I hated cats.

And right now as I saw Mia holding that kitten and looking at it like some prized possession I didn't get any good vibes.

"Mia, be careful it could bite you", I said anxiously.

" It won't, look she loves me", Mia purred along with the cat.

Shit, this was not good.

"Mia we are getting late, I have an early morning meeting tomorrow", I was annoyed.

" Okay".

She was still holding the kitten in her hand and didn't look in a mood that she would let the kitten go.

I pointed to the kitten in her hand, "Where do you think you are taking that?"

" Home" She replied easily.

What the fuck, she can't be serious about this, I can't tolerate a cat in my house.

"No, no, no, no, that thing ain't going home with us", I shouldn't have said this that early.

She looked at me with suspicion, her amber eyes fixed on me.

" Are you afraid?"

Dammit, I should not have reacted in such a hurry, now she won't stop until she finds out, and I didn't want my wife to think I was afraid of anything.

"Of course not, those things are gross, they can give you asthma", I said with a scowl.

She laughed at my words and said, " That is a myth, do you really believe it".

"And how can we leave here alone, she might die, " She added.

"She won't die, her mother must be lurking around somewhere, she will take care of her", I mumbled in a bored tone.

Who cares what happens to that thing, it was the least of my concern, I didn't want my beautiful wife anywhere around it. She might give her scars for a whole life.

" I am not living it to chance, she is going with us or I might as well stay with her", She replied stubbornly, stomping her feet on the ground.

She looked so cute at that moment, stomping her foot on the ground that I could not decline any further.

"Okay, but only on one condition. You won't bring her into the bedroom", I gave up.

She asked impatiently, " I won't, now can we go?"

I got on the driver's seat while Mia followed on the passenger seat, the kitten still in her lap.

"If it moves as much as an inch, I can't guarantee you your safety in this car", I warned her eyeing the kitten.

Mia just smiled at me and held the kitten tightly in both her hands, I could see how hard she was trying not to laugh.

"I have decided, I am going to call her, Red", She said in excitement after some time.

"That's not a cat name", I retorted.

"It is from now", She replied in her signature stubborn way.

"Red, do you like the name baby", She lifted the kitten and brought her to eye level as it meowed.

"Hi, I am Mia, Miiiaaa", She was talking to the kitten like it was a baby.

I started wondering about how our baby will look in her arms, I need to talk to her about our own children. I know Dada had always wanted to see his great-grandchild and there was no reason to delay it.

"Meoww", The cat purred.

Mia laughed at her and said " Not meow, Mia".

"Meow", The cat purred again.

" Mia", She pronounced each letter.

"Stop it, Mia, it's not she is gonna start talking", I was annoyed at her childish behavior.

" You are mean", She replied.

"I know", I shot back.

" I hate you", She said furiously.

"Feeling is mutual babes", I retorted.

" I don't want to talk to you", She started looking outside the window.

I suppressed my smile at her childish declaration, I know as soon as I just look at her in a particular way, she was going to forget everything and will come running in my arms. That's how insatiable she was, my fireball.

If that bloody kitten would not have been on her lap, I would have taken her hand in mine already. I looked at the kitten with jealousy, it was sitting on my territory, anything that gets Mia's attention more than me made me jealous even if it was a damn cat.

I just wanted her all to myself, to love her to cherish her, and to prove to her no one in this world can love her more than me.

"Mia, look at me", I called after some time, I couldn't bear to be ignored by her when all I wanted was her to take her in my arms and kiss her till she was short of oxygen.

She ignored me and kept looking out of the window, damn kitten, I was already hating it.

" Mia", I called out again.

Still no response, I think she was really very mad.

"Mia"

"Don't Mia me, Waleed", She shot back.

I smiled, at least she said something which meant she was going to be normal after some persuasion, I didn't want to ruin my night because of that kitten.

"Baby, you know, how much I love you, right?",  I said looking at her.

"You are not getting it tonight", She looked at me with fire in her amber eyes.

I suppressed my smile, she knew I was trying to sweet-talk her so that I could get what I have been fantasizing about since morning.

"Red baby, what would you like to eat?" She asked cooing to the kitten.

I sighed, she didn't look in a mood to forgive me, now I was thinking of ways in which I could get rid of that kitten.

"Waleed", She called out.

I looked at her in surprise, why the hell does she always prove me wrong when I thought I was starting to predict her.

"Thanks," She said.

"For what Mia?" I asked her.

She kept looking at me, then she smiled and kept her hand on mine, which was on the steering wheel.

"For loving me", She replied.

Damn, this girl. She would kill me someday.

"Come here", I pulled her towards me, not before checking the kitten, which was fast asleep on her lap.

Mia shifted closer to me and kept her head on my shoulder, while I intertwined my fingers with her.

I was definitely going to get it tonight, I thought with a wolfish grin.

Rameen

"Waleed put me down", I cried as he carried me into the house in his arms.

Waleed had picked me up from the office and we discussed our day as we drove home, this was our daily routine. When we got out of the car on the porch, Waleed lifted me in his arms and carried me inside. He would do this quite often when he was in the mood and we would end up in bed.

"No way, I have been thinking about this since morning. Damn it kills me when you are on your period. Isn't there any medicine that could shorten the duration", He said nuzzling my neck.

I giggled in his arms, as his nuzzling sent a tickling sensation throughout my body.

"Why don't you make such a drug, I am sure it's gonna be a great hit among all the horny husbands like you", I said poking a finger in his chest.

"You are going to get fucked, really hard today, Mrs. Waleed Kamal ", He teased biting my ear.

I slapped his arm on his comment, as we entered the living room. Waleed nearly dropped me on the floor and halted a few steps inside the living room.

"Jeena", He exclaimed, as he gently slid me down from his arms.

" Wal".

She cried out, as she came running to him and hugged him.

I was looking at them shocked, who was this girl? And why the hell was she hugging my husband? And why was my husband hugging her back?

They broke the hug after a few seconds and Jeena checked Waleed out from tip to toe.

"Still handsome huh?" She said with a broad grin.

I felt my temper searing as my husband kept looking at her with admiration, it was like I had gone into the background suddenly.

I checked out Jeena, she was not too bad, she was nearly identical to me in height and physique. Except for the fact she had chocolate brown eyes and brown hairs with golden highlights. You might call her beautiful, but right now I couldn't help but feel jealous by the mere thought that Waleed was so close to some girl, that he had hugged her in front of me.

"Jeena meet Mia, my wife. Mia this is Jeena, my cousin. Our moms are sisters", Finally Waleed remembered to introduce me.

It was as if Jeena came out of some trance, she looked at me startled, and then she flashed me her beautiful smile.

She hugged me and cried, " Ohh my God, I am so happy to meet you. Finally, a girl has conquered the mighty Waleed Kamal".

I just smiled back in reply, Waleed slid his arm around my waist pulled me near to him, and gave a peck on my cheek.

"Yes, my heart and my love belong to her and only her", He said beaming at me.

I snuggled closer to him, claiming my territory.

" Lucky you, she is beautiful", Jeena declared in excitement.

To be frank, I was not expecting a compliment from her, I was thinking maybe she might be mean to me. But she had surprised me, I felt ashamed for feeling jealous. Maybe they were just close friends and I was getting jealous for no reason. Ali and I are close too, and honestly, we were inseparable.

"So what's up for you?" Waleed asked her as he directed her to the sofas in the living room, while he, lead me with his arm around my shoulder to one of the sofas.

"I have a few meetings with some publishers for my new book. And so I thought to crash at your place while I am in town. I hope, I am not disturbing your privacy", She said the last sentence looking at me.

"Of course not, Waleed, and I would be glad if you stay with us", I replied smiling.

"Thanks, Mia, I am really glad. It's been nearly two years since we have seen each other", She replied gratefully.

I noticed Waleed shift on the couch, maybe I was imagining things. Jeena looked sweet and I was glad that I will have company in this huge house.

" You are always welcome here, Jeena", Waleed smiled at her.

I rose from the sofa excusing myself, I needed a shower desperately. I had been on the site for two hours with Daniyal and the sunlight was too harsh today.

Waleed would have joined me in the shower if we would have been alone, shower sex was the favorite of both of us (blush). The feel of the warm water splashing and trickling down our bodies as we pleasured each other was just beyond description.

I had discontinued my pills from the last month after we had discussed having kids. It was bound to happen someday hence we decided the sooner the better. We both were the only kids of our parents and missed having siblings, at least I had Ali and Umair but Waleed had a lonely childhood especially after his parent's death. Though Dada took good care of him and raised him into a wonderful human being, still the loneliness of not having any siblings was there in his heart.

Waleed was disappointed when I had my period last week, he was expecting I would get pregnant in the first month itself. And after my period started he was determined to get me pregnant this month.

I was in the shower when I heard a knock on the door as he entered the bathroom, I saw through the fogged glass of the shower stall he was just wearing his sweats. The door slid and he peeked inside.

"I thought you might wait for me", He was looking at me hungrily.

" It's still not late, you can join me if you want", I giggled shyly.

As if he was just waiting for my offer he entered the stall and stood behind me.

After the shower, we got dressed in a hurry and joined Jeena in the dining room for dinner.

She was cheerful and talkative, narrating a lot of incidents from their childhood with enthusiasm she kept the conversation alive throughout the dinner. I found it difficult not to warm up to her, she was too nice and I genuinely liked her.

Waleed didn't participate in our conversation, he kept to himself and only spoke when Jeena asked him something or reminded him about some incident of their past. I, on the other hand, was enjoying her company. After so many months, there was someone in the house apart from us.

Of course, I enjoyed spending time with Waleed but sometimes I felt lonely, I was from a joint family and always was surrounded by people, but now it was just me and Waleed. All the more reason I decided to have kids so that there will be someone else other than us in the house.

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