56. OUR BABY

-"Thank you Mr. Khan. We'll investigate everything and will provide you all information." Police commissioner said and I shook hands with him.

-"Thank you." I said and all the police team started to go. I turned back and found Zoya sitting on a bench, Abhi is sleeping on bench besides her. She is looking towards the cliff from where Muskan jumped. I know how bad she is feeling right now. Getting to know that her husband slept with another girl and even had a child.......

Even when I was in her place I felt so angry after looking at those abortion report. I can imagine her pain.

I don't even have guts to talk to her or stand in front of her. I am feeling so ashamed of my act. And mostly I'm angry on myself. How can I do that......

-"Faisal. Talk to her." Rehan said putting hand on my shoulder. I looks at him with guilt.

-"How can I talk to her? I'm very ashamed of myself."

-"If you'll not talk to her then how everything will sort out. And it was not fully your mistake. Go." Lucifer said and I walked to her. I stood in front of her.

-"Jaan. I want to talk......."

-"We should go home. Abhimaan is also asleep." She said and got up from bench holding him in her arms. Then she sat in our car on back seat. I glanced at Rehan and Fero.

-"You go home with her we will take care of everything." Fero said. I looks at Rehan

-"Rehan her parents......"

-"Faisal. Zoya is my sister, and her parents are like my parents. Don't worry about them."

-"They will live in Sheikh mansion." Sheikh papa said coming to me. I nodded. He put his hand on my shoulder. "Go to Zoya."

-"Sheikh papa. I'm ashamed.... How will I face her?"

-"She is your wife Faisal. And it's upto you how you'll manage everything. No one can tell you what to do. You're mature enough to handle the situation. And think from her point of view too. Go."

I sighs and walks to car. I sat on back seat beside her and Zack started driving the car. The whole ride was silent.

We reached home and she directly walks to Abhi's bed and made him lye there.

-"Don't worry. I will take care of your son." She said and was going upstairs but I walked to her and hold her arm.

-"Jaan......."

She removed my hand from her arm without looking at me.

-"I want to be alone for sometime." She said in shaking voice and ran to room. I also went behind her. She turned to close the door but I stood in front. She looks at me with unshed tears in her eyes. This scene is breaking my heart.

-"Jaan... Listen....."

She closed the door on my face. I put my hand on door and a lone tear escaped my eyes. I sat on floor holding my head. How happy she was since morning. Today was our anniversary party and I thought to make it memorable for her that's why yesterday I had myself went to her parents and told them that I forced her for everything and I requested them to forgive us. She was so happy after seeing them. She was jumping here and there smiling but now......

I gave her pain. One more time I gave her unbearable pain. She would've been feeling dirty because I touched her after touching another girl. Now what will I do? How I'll have her forgiveness? And will she ever be able to forgive me?

But I will do everything to get her forgiveness. I got up and walked downstairs. My eyes went to him who is sleeping peacefully. My blood is boiling looking at him. He's the reason for everything. Zoya would've never met Muskan if he never existed. It's all because of this bloody child. He's the reason behind everything happened today. Because of him my Jaan is suffering. I'm feeling like to kill him myself.......

I looks away in frustration and walked out of home. Firstly I've to know that it was really David who did this. Well I'm ninety nine percent sure that it was him. But I want proof.

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ZOYA'S POV

I got up from floor glancing at clock. It's 7 PM now. Maan would've been awake till now and I've to prepare dinner also. I went in bathroom and washed my face wiping all of my tears. I looks at my face. My eyes are swollen and red because of crying. I changed my clothes and wore a tshirt and trousers.

I walks out of room and went downstairs. I found that Maan is looking uneasy it means he's going to wake up. I prepared his milk and sat on couch holding him. I started feeding him while looking at his face. I saw Faisal's childhood photo one day. Maan's face is just like him. Even the color of his eyes and that purple dot on blue eyes is also there. No wonder he resembles him so much. After all he's his blood. His son. Again tears formed in my eyes.

I started crying again. Maan stopped drinking milk and he looks at my face. He also started crying. I hold him close to my chest and patted his back. He stopped crying.

-"So my tears are affecting you too...." I said and looks at him near my chest. He looks at me with teary eyes and put his hand on my cheek.

"What should I do Maan? My mind can't stop thinking about how Faisal would've touched Muskan di....." I sobbed.

"But I..... I can't blame him also..... He was drunk and he thought of her as me. But the thought that he.... he slept with her and you......."

"I can't understand what should I do......."  I cried bitterly hugging him.

-"Forget everything and start a new life."  I heard Jay's voice. I looks back and found him coming to me.

-"Jay." He came and sat beside me. He took Maan from my arms and looks at his face.

-"He looks exactly like Mr. Khan."

-"After all he's his father." I said looking down.

-"Zoya. Tell me honestly. Will you?" He asks looking at me. I nodded. "You trusts Mr. Khan?"

-"Jay...."

-"Just say yes or no. You believes that he's loyal and can never think to touch another girl? You trusts him or not?" He asked and I nodded wiping my tears.

"Then how can you not know what to do? Zoya. He was drunk and even in drunken state he was thinking about you. He thought her as you. This proves that how much he loves you.  I don't know him that much but I can confirm and can even give written statement that he can never think about any girl except you. And Zoya you trusts him and knows him more than me. Then how can you question his character and loyalty?" He asked and I just looks at him.

-"You thinks that I can question his character? Jay I trust him more than God. He loves me only and can never think of any other girl."

-"Then why're you having this question? When you trusts your love this much then why you don't know what to do? Zoya look at me." He said and I looks at him.

"Look Zoya..... Maybe it was God's plan. Maybe God would've send Muskan in your life so that you can be a mother. Look how she came in your life and went away after giving you this baby. Doesn't it looks like God's plan?" He asked and I nodded.

"Look at this baby Zoya..... He is Mr. Khan's blood. His mother can be someone else but his Father is Mr. Khan. And now he's yours son too. God has given you this baby. It doesn't matters that who gave birth to child, the thing that matters is who brought up the child. And he's so small, he don't even know who's his mother. Never tell him that you're not his mother, and he'll be yours only." He said and I took Maan in my arms.

-"You know Jay? This thing also happened with Faisal. He had only his mother's name because his father was already married. And he was called an illegitimate child as he has only his mother's name. But I will not let this baby go through that. I will give him his Father's name and his mother's name as well. He's Abhimaan Khan, son of Faisal Khan and Zoya Faisal Khan." I said proudly. Jay put his hand around my shoulder and smiles at me.

-"I'm proud of you buddy for taking this decision. I knew that my friend can never think low, as she has a heart of gold." He said and I smiles.

-"When I have a friend like you, how can I take any wrong decision?" I asked.

-"But Zoya..... Firstly that hand and now this bomb...... David is planning something big. You've to be careful." He said and I nodded.

-"Jay. I'm thinking for a funeral for Muskan di." I said and he nodded.

-"I will arrange it myself. You just take care of yourself and this Khan jr." He said touching Maan's cheek. He smiles. "And Zoya..... Talk to Mr. Khan. He is very ashamed of everything. He also needs your support just like you does his. You both are a couple and I should not interfere but I came here to talk with you because I can never let anything happen to your relationship."

"Zoya I know that you're hurt after knowing everything but so is Mr. Khan. Imagine how wrong he would've been feeling after knowing that he unknowingly betrayed his love and even had a son. He is shattering from inside because of guilt. Take care of him." He said and got up.

-"Thank you Jay. If you wouldn't have been here then I would have never been able to get out of this turmoil of thoughts." I said holding his hand. He smiles and put his hand on my head.

-"It's my duty to help my best friend. Take care Zoya." He said and turned to go.

-"Jay listen!"

-"Yes Zoya."

-"Promise me that you will never utter a single word about my son. He should never know that I'm not his real mother." I said in orderly voice.

-"You have my words. I promise you, and Jay Welson will die but will never break his promise."

-"Thank you."

-"Bye Zoya." Then he left. I sighed and looks at Maan.

-"Maan. Now I'm your Mamma." I said and he chuckles loudly. I also laughs and kissed his cheek. "I love you my baby." I sat hugging him. Thank you Muskan di. Thank you for giving me the most precious thing in this world. I still can't forget how you died for saving us. May you rest in peace. Your sister will always remember you.

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I heard sound of door. I found Faisal coming inside. It's 11 PM.

-"Is this a time to come home?! You know how worried I was?" I shouts getting up from couch. He keeps looking at me. I walked to dining table and checked all the food. It's still hot.

"Go and get fresh. Food is waiting for you." I said and he walks to me. He hold my arm and I looks at him.

-"You forgave me?" He asked with tears in his eyes.

-"You haven't done anything wrong. It all happened by mistake."

-"You trust that I can never touch other girl?" He asked. I cupped his face with tears in my eyes.

-"Even if God himself came in front of me and said that my Faisal was thinking of any other girl, I will not believe him. I trusts my Faisal so much. I trusts him more than myself. I can question myself but can never question his loyalty for me. He loves me the most. He can never do something that will hurt me." I said proudly looking in his eyes. A tear escaped from his eyes and he hugged me tightly.

-"I was so scared Jaan..... I was so scared.... I was scared more than the time when you left me. I thought that I will lose you for forever. I thought you will never forgive." He said crying. I also cried and pats his back trying to comfort him. He broke the hug and look at me.

"I promise Jaan that I wasn't in my senses, I don't even remember that I touched her. I thought that it was you and I was dreaming. I can die but can never touch any other girl or let her touch myself. Because this Faisal is only yours. His mind, soul, body, his everything is just yours. I promise Jaan." He said while crying. I wipes his tears and speaks cupping his face.

-"I know. And my trust is not that weak that it'll break so easily. I know that my Faisal can never betray me. Now stop crying and show me eight wonder of world."

He smiles and kissed my forehead.

-"I love you Jaan. I would've done many good things in my past life that I got a wife like you."

-"Now don't become cheesy and let's have dinner. I'm hungry."

Then we both have dinner and now it's time to sleep but Maan is hungry. So I'm feeding him milk while wandering in hall. I heard sounds on stairs

-"Jaan what's taking you so long?" He asked coming downstairs.

-"Maan was hungry so I'm feeding him. Faisal can you do one thing?"

-"Say."

-"Please put this baby bed in our room." I requests and he glares at me.

-"In our room?"

-"Yes. Is that even a question? I will not leave him here alone." I said and he nodded.

-"Fine." He said and carried the small bed to our room. I looks at Maan, he's already asleep. So I went in our room.

NEXT DAY

-"Jaan. Why're you not having breakfast?"

-"You eat. I'll eat after feeding Maan."

-"You can feed him after eating also."

-"Faisal. He woke up just now and is hungry. And how can I eat without feeding my baby?"

-"He's not your baby." He said and went out of home. What happened to him? Maybe he us angry. I have no solution for his anger issues. I sighs and kept feeding Maan.

In night-

-"Jaan! It's 12 already. Come and sleep. Doctor told you to take proper sleep right? Come."

-"I'll sleep after Maan sleeps. He's awake yet. Just five minutes." I said and he walked downstairs in anger.

-"Maan! Maan! Maan! Everytime just Maan! What the f*ck is this Maan?!" He yells very loudly and Maan started crying.

-"Faisal. Mind your language." I said and pats Maan's back to make him silent.

-"Since yesterday I'm noticing that you're not eating on time, not sleeping on time and not even taking care of yourself, just pampering this damn child!" He shouts

-"This damn child is yours Faisal. And I also knows shouting. So please talk in your limits."

-"What the...... Just come with me." He said in anger and started snatching Maan from my arms. "Give me this child."

-"Faisal leave him." I said trying to hold him. Maan started crying loudly.

-"Leave this child and come with me!" He shouted. I pushed him and snatched Maan. I hugged him and patted his back.

-"Shh..... Everything is fine. Don't cry my baby." I said comforting him.

-"My baby? Jaan he's not your baby. He's just my mistake." He said hatefully.

-"Faisal what you want? I should leave him on his own and let him die? Faisal being a mother is the most beautiful feeling in this world. And not everyone is able to have a baby. Take my example. And through Muskan di God has given us the opportunity to become parents. Faisal even if I'm not his mother but you're his father. You always wanted to have your own kid right? He's your blood. He's your son."

-"I wanted to have my kid with you. I wanted OUR child. And he's just my mistake, he's not my child."

-"You can't change this fact that you're his father."

-"I don't care." He said looking away. "You keeps playing as his mother but I can't do anything."

-"You thinks that it's all very easy for me? You thinks it's easy for me to accept a child that my husband had because of sleeping with other girl?" I said while tears formed in my eyes

"Look Faisal. I don't have this much energy to argue with you. I am really tired so please stop this drama." I requested him and went upstairs to our room. I made Maan lye on his bed and patted his chest. Slowly he felt asleep. I stood straight and my head started spinning. I was going to fall but he holds me.

-"Jaan. Careful." He then make me sit on bed and give me water. I drank water and he sat beside me.

"Jaan. I'm sorry for shouting on you. But I can't tolerate him. I know that it's hurting you too but I am not this much strong like you. I can't accept that baby. So don't have any expectations from me. I'm sorry." He said and lye on right side of bed closing the lights. Tears escaped my eyes but I wipes them and slept with heavy heart.

Next day I woke up because of Maan's crying. I opened my eyes and immediately went to him. I lift him in my arms and started wandering in room to make him asleep again as it's not his time to wake up. I heard door opening. I glanced there and found Faisal coming from gym.

-"It's just 6 am. And you never wakes up this early. It's because of this child right?" He said looking hatefully at Maan.

-"This child has a name. It's Abhimaan."

-"Abhimaan. It means pride right? Who's pride is he? Yours? But you're not even his mother. Send him to orphanage or anywhere. He's an illegitimate child."

-"Look who's calling him that?" I said in bitchy voice and made Maan lye on his bed. I know clearly that what I'm going to say is wrong. I can never ever talk to him like this but I have to. I glance at Maan's sleeping face and then turned to Faisal.

I'm sorry Faisal.

"Faisal Khan. Before calling him an illegitimate child realise that you're also an illegitimate child." Just as I spoke these words his face turned to sad one. Hurt is clearly visible in his eyes. My heart is shattering looking at him like this but I've to speak.

"You had suffered a lot in childhood because of this tag 'illegitimate child'. Now you wants him to suffer like you did. Just think one time, if we left this child today and let him grew on on his own or in an orphanage. When he'll grew up and will get to know that his mother died for saving his father and his father's wife, how he'll feel. He will hate you and more than you he will hate me. And he can even try to get revenge on us. You want him to suffer?"

"Faisal I manages an orphanage, and there are many children whose father left their mother and their mother left them in orphanage. I takes care of those children. And you want me to leave this child whose father is my husband himself? What will be the difference between us and those people?"

"Maan is your mistake, being your wife it's my duty to make your mistakes right. And I am doing my duty. I also could have hated this child as my husband had this child with another girl but I'm not. You know why? Because he's your blood. And not only this is the reason, the reason is that his mother died for saving us. She gave me the responsibility to take care of her child. She made me a mother which I could've never been able to. You should be glad that you have a son, you have a heir."

"I can't even imagine how he'll live there without parents. And you simply said to send him......." Tears escaped my eyes. I looks away and speak. "My Faisal could've never let any child go through the pain he has gone through. He even gave shelter to an orphan child and made him his bodyguard. And today he is himself saying to abandon a child? I can't believe it. You've changed. You've changed a lot. My Faisal was never like this."

I walked to Maan and carry him in my arms. I show his face to Faisal.

"Look at him. Isn't he a copy of you? Tell me what is the mistake of this little innocent soul? That he is your son? Why're you punishing him? What he did? He's just two three months old. He needs his father. He needs his mother. You're his father and even if you don't want him, I will not let you do anything to him. I will not let you send him to orphanage." I kissed Maan's cheek and hold him near my chest. I wipes my tears and looks at Faisal.

"Listen carefully CEO Mr. Faisal Khan. Abhimaan is my child. And it doesn't matter if you'll accept him or not. I will give him both of his parents name. I will not let him suffer like you've suffered in your childhood. He is Abhimaan Khan, son of Faisal Khan and Zoya Faisal Khan. He is my son." I said and walked to door. I stops while opening the door.

"I don't want anything from you. I just want you to remember that you will never dare to tell my son that I am not his real mother. And lastly...... Don't you dare to touch my son." I said and walked out of room. I went in my old room and made Maan lye on bed. I sat beside him looking at his face.

"Maan, my baby, please forgive your Mamma. I don't think that I'll ever be able to give you your father's love. I'm sorry." I said and cried hiding my face with hands.

FAISAL'S POV

-"It's confirmed? I don't think that it's the truth." Rehan said glaring at police commissioner. We three are sitting here in commissioner office.

-"Sir we've confirmed it. Those robbers themselves surrendered saying that they put that bomb."

-"Robbers? And bomb? It doesn't makes any sense." Lucifer said.

-"But they themselves have surrendered....."

-"SHUT UP!" I yelled banging the table. "Commissioner we all know that who was behind that. So don't try to f*cking lie. I think you've forgot that who I am..... I can take your job in just two seconds. Because of that bomb blast my family could've died. A girl sacrificed herself for saving us. You yourself saw the pieces of her body. And here you're making stories. If you can't do anything then it's fine." I got up from chair.

"I will myself take care of this." I turned and walks towards door.

-"Mr. Khan you thinks that I am unaware of the person behind this all?" He said and I stops. "He has done many attacks on you and your wife. All the attacks were done by him. And even your accident was planned. I am Mr. Sheikh's loyal since you were a child. And I clearly knows that what he has done with you, your family and Mr. Sheikh's daughter. But my hands are tied. Law believes in evidence. And we don't have any evidence against him."

-"I will give you evidence." I said while turning to him. "You just have to be with me."

-"I am always with you." He said and I left that place.

-"What's going in your head Faisal?" Rehan asked walking behind me.

-"We will call him to the same place from where Muskan died. And will pretend to talk to him. Andrew will place his hidden camera anywhere and will record everything. We will make him confess."

-"And I'll kill him myself right there." Lucifer said. We three stops and looks at each other while smirking.

-"He can never think that we will plan something so lame and stupid like this." Rehan said.

-"He thinks that we will plan something big. He can never imagine this filmy idea."

-"And we will take advantage of it." I said and we all went to our respective cars.

I went to Andrew for planning everything. Then I went home. It's almost 11 PM when I reached home. No one is present in hall. So I went to my room and found it empty. I noticed a baby bed and realised what happened in morning. Her words rang in my mind.

Faisal Khan. Before calling him an illegitimate child realise that you're also an illegitimate child.

When he'll grew up and will get to know that his mother died for saving his father and his father's wife, how he'll feel.

Maan is your mistake, being your wife it's my duty to make your mistakes right.

You've changed. You've changed a lot. My Faisal was never like this

Listen carefully CEO Mr. Faisal Khan. Abhimaan is my child. And it doesn't matter if you'll accept him or not. I will give him both of his parents name. I will not let him suffer like you've suffered in your childhood.

I punched the wall in anger. My eyes went to the picture of me and her. I walked to it and touched her face. I realised that whatever I was doing was wrong. I was being like Fiona. He used to torture me because I was her husband's illegitimate child. And here my Zoya, my Jaan is so pure that he accepted the child without saying anything to me. She should be the one who should feel betrayed and she has the right to hate the child. But she is not. She us taking care of him. She is protecting him. She really is an angel and here I'm being a devil.

I again punched the wall so hard that blood started oozing from my hands.

I will go to her right now. I will accept Abhi. I will give him my name. Abhi is mine and Zoya's child.

U walked to her old room and opened the door. I found her sitting on couch near window holding him in her arms. I walked near her and found that she is asleep but Abhi is not.

-"Sleep my baby..." She whispered while sleeping. So she was making him asleep but herself slept. He started crying and I immediately took him in my arms. I put him near my chest and pats his back.

-"Shh... Silent baby. Don't disturb your Mamma." I said and he cried more loudly. I immediately took him out of door so as to not disturb her.

"Abhi. Don't cry. Everytime you smiles looking at me but today you're crying?" I looks at his face and he cried more. "Stop crying."

-"Maan!" I heard Zoya's shouting voice. She came out of room and snatched him from my arms. She hugged him and kissed his head while crying.

"How dare you?!" She shouts glaring at me. "I told you stay away from my child?!"

-"Jaan look....."

-"You were taking advantage of my sleep? You were trying to take him away from me! Faisal how can you be you heartless?!" She tells while crying. My heart is sinking looking at her. She thinks this of me?

Of course she'll think this after whatever you've did.

-"Jaan. I wasn't trying to take him away. He was crying and you were asleep that's why I took him here."

-"I don't believe you." She said taking steps back. Her eyes are holding fear.

-"Jaan.... You're scared of your Faisal? Trust me love. I wasn't trying to take him away instead I came to apologize."

-"Apologize?"

-"Yes. I'm sorry Jaan. I don't know what happened to me. I was myself trying to throw away my child? I was trying to repeat everything that happened to me? I am really sorry Jaan. I promise that I have accepted Abhi."

-"Really?" She asked looking at me with teary eyes.

-"Mom's swear. I have accepted this child. He's our child. He's our son." I said and she hugged me crying.

-"Faisal..... Faisal I was so scared...." She said while crying bitterly. I put my hand around her and kissed on top of her head.

-"I'm sorry Jaan." I looks at Abhi who was now looking at me. "I'm sorry Abhi."

Now our family is complete. I have my wife and my son. Thank you Muskan.... And sorry too. I've done so much wrong with you, and you died for us..... I'm sorry.

-"Faisal.... We will make his birth certificate today itself so that no one can ever question our baby." She said while crying and I caress her head.

-"Yes Jaan. I will do anything for you and our baby."

I have to close chapter of David firstly. He has crossed every limits..... Now I'll not let him do anything to my Zoya and Abhi.