47. Kisses

Hooriya settled down on the couch. She has made up her mind that she would sleep on the couch. Hamza told Batool that he had returned just as his work finished there. And he looked really tired. He needed a lot of rest.

She knew once he found her awake he would threaten her to sleep on the bed so she lay down on the couch and waited for him to come back. She was small so she was comfortable even on the couch.

Within a few minutes, she heard footsteps and the door opened. She abruptly shut her eyes and normalized her breathing pretending to be asleep.

She felt his presence in the room. And then she heard the door closing. He was in the restroom. She peeked at the door and sighed. She just hoped he would sleep on the bed without creating a ruckus.

He was back and then she felt his eyes on her. She knew he was close. Her eyes shot open in surprise when she felt his arms snaking under her as he picked her up in a bridal style.

"W...what are you doing?" She stammered, placing her hand on h