Chapter 8

The door opened by his sinewy arm, and he entered carrying a paper bag with 3 bottles of juice. 

While she got alarmed by his sudden appearance, and settled her dupatta again, as she was already sitting on the couch. 

She was feeling fine now but she was dehydrated due to extreme perspiration. 

She lifted her face and looked his way, who already had fixed his eyes on her. 

He came towards her and sat beside her, close. It made her uncomfortable and she moved a little further on the edge of couch. 

Watching her getting conscious of closeness with him, he moved towards her more.

"What are you doing Umer? Please keep your distance with me!" She said getting extreme angry.

"And do you think I'll listen to you? So shut your mouth! You are fucking wearing a ring of my name in your hand! You are engaged to me! And I can get close as much as I want" he spat out leaning towards her more.

Due to the extreme proximity between their bodies, her breath became erratic. And she was left speechless. The heat radiating between them was making the atmosphere hot.

And she could feel the cold sweats on her forehead,  despite the air conditioner was at 20°C.

He couldn't help smirking, as he realized her reaction.

He leaned in more to her face, and took her dry lips instantly into a kiss, making her stiff all at once. Shivers ran down her spine, and she got goose pimples all over. She became numb and her eyes almost popped out.

But he kept it short, almost a peck and got away the other second. 

She was not in state of protesting, or saying anything to him. 

While he remained relax. 

"You're all mine Ayleen, get to know it. This was not even a 1 second of the trailer. Prepare yourself, you'll need a lot of energy" he whispered in her ear making her shiver like a leaf. 

He got back, after maintaining a such a strong impact on her body. 

He took her hands in his masculine ones.

"Ive bought the juice you asked me for, now drink it" he said while ignoring her, who was still in stance. 

Tears formed in her eyes, and she couldn't help but got up immediately and get away, before he could see those tears.

But as she got up, he didn't let go of her hand. 

"Where are you going?" He asked curiously.

"Just restroom" she replied, not looking his way,  almost controlling her broken voice.

He got up from the couch and stood in front of her, making her face him.

Tears were all over face, and she failed to stop them from flowing. She tried to get away from his grip, and turned her face. But he didn't let her. He instead pulled her face towards him to make her look in his eyes. 

Then he took out the tissues from the tissue box, which was placed on the table near the couch. 

He gently wiped her tears from her face. 

"You don't have to cry darling. It was just a peck. I know you're stronger than that. Maybe you've taken too much stress due to our marriage or leaving your love behind and that's why you fainted. Don't cry I know you'll probably like me after our marriage" he said making a innocent face which just disgusted her more.

With force, she pushed him away with her both hands placing on his chest.

"You're disgusting! You all men are trash! I have a disease that's why I fainted! But how can you think like a sensible human being? When you're an animal!" She exclaimed out with frustration and for a moment she forgot what could be the result of it. 

Without giving a care, she tried to step towards the restroom but at the moment she was grabbed back harshly by her arm. 

"I'll save your words for later but don't forget you'll pay for it." He whispered in her ear which held a promise. And she could feel the danger in his voice.

But just then he smiled, changed his expressions, looking at her. 

"I've bought you juice, don't forget to drink it. I didn't know about which flavor you'll like so I bought three with my choice. And one more thing....after my meeting with management, I'll drop you home by myself so be prepared. I'll come in 30 minutes" saying this he let her arm go with a jerk and left the room. 

'did I really said something wrong? What he will do with me after marriage? Was he not moved after listening about my disease? He will still marry me?' questions flooded her little mind and she held her head in frustration.

Then she went to the restroom, washed her face and came back. 

She sat, and took out the three bottles from the paper bag.

'thank god they are chilled' for the first time she felt thankful towards him. But ignoring it, she opened one of it and took a sip. As her eyes landed on the table, she found a bouquet.

'where did it came from?' she questioned herself.

And her Brain worked, and she remembered that Umer bought them. And obviously after she fainted, he must have left them there. At first she wanted to throw them immediately in the dustbin, but then something crossed her mind and she thought, 'what's the fault of flowers?' 

She spent her thirty minutes, taking a round of the emergency room and checking the earlier patients. Some were stable, but some were in very critical condition. But senior doctors already arrived to assist them, so she sighed with ease. 

As she was going back, she found Umer in hallway, already coming towards her. 

"Get your bag and come in parking lot. I'm waiting" he said as he got near and turned back to go into the parking lot.

She immediately went into the room, picked her bag, juice bottles and as she was about to turn off the lights, no wonder she picked up the bouquet too. 

She rushed to the parking lot and found Umer already, heating up the engine. She stride towards him.

He opened the car door himself from inside, as he saw her full hands.

She sat inside.

Surprisingly, he took everything from her hand and placed it in the back of car seat.

Then he locked the car doors, and headed to drive.

"Why did you bring the bouquet?" He asked curiously, not turning towards her. He was surely surprised, that if she hates him then how come the bouquet meant anything to her? 

"Flowers are innocent" she replied shortly.

It made him laugh and he chuckled. The car was now on the main road, and he couldn't risk laughing uncontrollably. 

Getting astonished at his sudden laugh, she felt awkward.

"Why are you laughing?" She asked.

"Am I not innocent?" He asked, looking into her face.

"No you're not" she replied instantly.

"You got it right! I'm a devil and I will ruin you my girl" he said and laughed more.

"Let's see about that, don't be so confident" she replied back sternly, without any fear.

"Sure thing. You're the first most stubborn girl I've seen. Girls die for my looks and beg me to marry them." He said with a proud tone and smirked.

"They must be fool" she replied and started laughing uncontrollably.

Watching her laugh, something melted in his heart. It was the first time he saw her laughing like that and he loved that. The sound of her laugh rang in his ears and he discovered it as a new melody. 

'she is most pretty while laughing' he thought to himself.

She came to her conscious, and realized she was the really one now, laughing like a fool in front of him. 

'oh my god, after so many time I laughed like that' she thought to herself.

"And you're intelligent Ayleen, but a bit interesting too." He said.

"I wonder who is he, with whom you fall in love?" He continued.

"I don't love anyone. I just love myself" she replied back.

"Self obsession is the best thing, which is common in both of us" he took her hand from her lap and kissed it, taking her by surprise.

She didn't resisted and kept silent.

They reached home in half an hour. 

He stopped the car in front of the gate. She undid her seatbelt. He unlocked the car doors, as she was about to open it, she stopped.

"I wanted to say something" she said.

"Rare! Go on" he mocked her.

Ignoring him she continued, "I wanted to say thank you for today. It was a favor that I asked from you for first time to bring me juice. I felt really stable after drinking that" she thanked him with sincerity.

"You wanna pay back?" He asked with a fishy smile.

"What?" She asked in amazement.

"Well you can give me a kiss as a thankyou, then it will be all equal" he said with a smirk.

She made a confused expression, and got out of the car at once. She took out her belongings from the back seat and  rang the bell, while Umer didn't budge until she was inside the house.