As he promised, that night when he came back, he was back to his usual cold and distant self. He slept holding my hand and in morning as expected i woke up in his arms. I don't even know why in the first place i let him hold my hand for sleeping, maybe i am desperate to sleep but whatever the reason i am the only one to blame at.

In the past, i don't let anyone touch me without my permission and now i don't even mind him holding me close even to the point that i had started to yearn his presence.

The next day at the ballroom party, we danced and surprisingly the hesitation, the fear i was feeling from before disappeared after Yuhaan asked me for a dance in the room. I doubt, he asked generally because i am hell sure, he asked to ease my fear.

I have assessed him wrongly from the very start, i thought of him as insensitive, heartless and emotionless man who don't care for anyone. He is a man with good intentions but only the problem is his way of doing.

As an example when he forced me to marry him but his intentions were good, he did it for his deceased brother, he did it for Zaroon and Zimal. He put ointment on my foot, although i didn't liked him holding my foot that time but still beneath his stern and icy face, he was a caring person.

He says he hate his fake relatives yet he didn't took any serious action towards them when he can destroy them in the blink of an eye but he didn't because he somehow knew the value of relationships.

I am noticing that i am not having nightmares from quite some nights now. They weren't regular, just once or twice a week but still i didn't got any.

Right now, we are finally going back to home. I will finally meet my sweethearts after so many weeks which felt like a lifetime.

Unintentionally, the mere Mansion has turned 'Home' for me. I know, i shouldn't have these types of thoughts but to be honest i don't have control over my mind. I had started to hope for the impossible.

I sighed and turned my head to look at him, his fingers were typing speedily on the laptop whereas his eyes were sharpened on the laptop screen.

Although his behaviour was the same as before, he wasn't ignoring me after the kiss but somehow there was a change in his behaviour, before this whenever i travelled with him in the car, he never worked in my presence but now look at him working without a single glance at me. I know, he could feel my gaze on him but he didn't even turned to glance at me for once.

I pushed out a soft breath taking a deep sigh and turned my head to look outside when my phone rang in my hand. Seeing the caller, my eyes lit up and i attended the call with a wide smile "Assalam-O-Alaikum! My Bobo doll" I waited for a horror shrill from Afreen because i know how she hated this nickname but what came was a rough and husky chuckle.

"It's Armaan, Ayzal" I was a little embarrassed and letting out a nervous laugh, i greeted him "Oh! Assalam-O-Alaikum Armaan. How are you"?

"Wa-Alaikum-Aslam Ayzal! I am good Alhumdulilah. What about you"? He asked politely "I am also fit and fine Alhumdulilah" I replied softly and felt the drop in temperature in car as the atmosphere in the car turned icy. I turned towards Yuhaan, he was still working on his laptop but his hands were clenched together in a tight fist.

I narrowed my eyes at him but still chose not to say anything "Actually i called you because Mama wanted to invite you for dinner. You didn't invited us to your.........m-marriage and don't even told us about your decision......I am very angry with you on this okay! For Godsake Ayzal, just for once, you should've told me about it" He said in a very serious tone but the sadness in his voice made me felt like there was something else he wanted to say but couldn't.

I never had thought that i will ever get married without them invited but how could i tell them, it's all fake. I don't want them to think of me as a gold digger, i know they will not but still i don't want to disturb our harmonious relationship from decades.

"Mama wants to meet your h-husband.......So, she asked to call you and ask for the time when you will be free as Afreen told us about you on the h-honeymoon" I instantly felt conscious at the honeymoon word and our shared moments came flashing in my eyes.

"It's.....its not like that, we just went to meet some of his relatives" I sighed internally. This girl, i tell you is very outspoken. I really wanted to face palm myself right now.

"He's very busy but i will try....." I will surely not because i know he will never agree to go with me. He married me because of his reasons not because he loves me. But a whisper deep in my heart asked me softly 'If he don't love you then why did he kissed you'?

The anwer was rather simple for me because it's highly expected for any man to be attracted to the opposite gender when he's living with her in a same roof, in the same room, on the same bed.

"Tell Aunty that i and Jaan will come to meet you all soon" I politely told him "Okay my Dear Ayzal. We will all be waiting for you two" I slightly hummed in response.

"Will talk to you later Ayzal because Afreen is in the garden planting some seeds and i called you from her phone because my phone was on charge and to tell you the truth her phone is also on the charge"? He said chuckling and i also laughed out aloud at his little scheme.

"She is going to kill........." I trailed off as my phone was snatched away from my hand. I gasped in shock and turned towards Yuhaan who was glaring deep in my soul and his hold on my phone was so tight that i felt like he was going to break it into two.

"Can't you see i am f*cking working"? I internally took a sigh of relief that the line was off with Armaan and instantly i passed Yuhaan my best glare "Yeh Kiya Badtameezi hai «Whats with this insolent behaviour»"? I asked him as calmly as i can but my tone was harsh and hard making his glare to deepen.

"You are not in the position to question me........You really are a fearless woman to always question me with my question. Don't you"? He sarcastically made a remark asking me sternly. When i didn't said anything he continued.

"If i am letting you go with this stupid attitude of yours then don't you dare to take it for granted because you can't even imagine what can i do with you" He was clearly threatening me but i will not apologize to him because it's his mistake. How dare he snatched my phone rudely. He could also ask me politely to cut off the call as he was distracted but no he just.......ughh leave it.

"My phone"? My glare was still intacted on his face but i tried my best to keep my voice polite and forwarded my hand infront of him asking for my phone and added "I will not disturb you by talking on call"

Still glaring at me, he was going to pass my phone to me when my phone again rang in his hand and i saw Bobo written on the contact name. Yuhaan cutted the call angrily and stuffed the phone back in my hands enraged.

I hurriedly opened my chat and started to type a message 'Sorry my phone battery died. Will talk to you later,........' I was going to write give my salam to aunty when my phone was again snatched by him but my half written message was sent as my finger touched the send button by mistake.

"What the hell is wrong with you Yuhaan"? I asked him furiously as i saw him turning off my phone completely and placing it on his other side "I am getting distract" He said greeting his teeth in anger keeping his whole attention on his laptop. This man!!

"You now what, you are unbelievable" I turned my head towards window enraged but my anger disappeared as i saw our car was entering the Hamdaani Mansion. My eyes instantly lit up.

As the car stopped i didn't waited for anyone to open the door for me, i opened the door myself and ran inside the mansion as every guard greeted me in between. I politely passed them all a smile before running inside. I was very excited to meet my little munchkins after so many weeks.

As soon as i walked in, i saw Mrs. Khalid talking with my Zimal, my little pumpkin. I met Mrs. Khalid's eyes and gestured her to keep quiet as Zimal couldn't see me.

I quietly yet softly placed my hand over her eyes, she gasped a little placing her cute little hands on my hand but relaxed after few seconds chuckling sweetly before turning towards me and shouted excitedly "Mommy you are back"

I chuckled seeing her reaction and lovingly placed a kiss on each side of her cheeks and picked her up in my arms "Yes! Mera bacha. Mommy is back «My child»" I tickled her a little on her belly and she giggled in my embrace before hugging me tightly wrapping her arms on my neck "Assalam-O-Alaikum Mrs. Khalid. How are you"? I greeted her politely.

"Wa-Alaikum-Aslam Dear. Again calling me Mrs. Khalid......" She shooked her head smiling softly. The tenderness in her tone was enough to tell me how much she loves me "Why didn't you told me, you both were coming today?..... But it's okay i will start making the dinner" without waiting for my reply she walked in the kitchen counting something on her fingertip. I shooked my head smiling at Mrs. Khalid and turned my head to look at Zimal.

"So, my pumpkin, how much did you missed me"? I asked her pinching her nose softly "I missed you and love you to moon and back" She cutely confessed spreading her arms wide before hugging me again. A chuckle left my mouth "Who told you these words"? I asked softly kissing her hairs "No one, I saw it on the T.V, a boy was saying this to a beautiful girl" she answered me still with her arms wrapped around my neck.

"Oh! So the boy wasn't beautiful or handsome"? I asked curiously "No! The girl was very pretty but she wasn't as pretty as you" I chuckled at her words yet again "Thank You my little lifeline but no one is as beautiful as my little angel"

"No! You are beautiful and i am going to sleep with you tonight, i missed you so much.......Dad" she uttered seriously as if it has been decided long ago before a brief pause, she shouted for the second time and i turned to look at Yuhaan coming towards us.

He stopped right infront of me, too close to my liking that i felt my breath was stuck in my lungs. He first ruffled Zimal's hairs lovingly than leaned down to kiss her cheeks but while kissing her cheeks, his eyes were stilled on me. Ya Allah!

Even though, he kissed Zimal but i was hell sure that i was beetroot red by now. First his closeness and now his eyes. Why is he doing this to me? Ughh!

He was intentionally standing close to us, when he came to stood infront of us, Zimal forwarded her arms for him to pick her up but he ignored it and let her be in my embrace. I took 2 steps back to create a distance between us but his ocean aqua eyes turned darker shade of blue making a small chill rustled down my spine "Zimal, shall we go and meet Zaroon and Jaan" even though i was saying this to Zimal but my eyes were on Yuhaan.

Before i would've taken a step back, Yuhaan held my arm firmly before looking at Zimal with soft expressions "My princess, can you go and call Zaroon and Ramish"? She excitedly nodded her and wriggled in my arms "Mommy, let go, i have to call Zaroon and Ramish" putting a stone on my heart i made her stand on the floor. I really wanted to say that don't leave me here but....

Just as she ran away, I was pulled by force "If you want your phone back, you will not sleep in Zimal's room tonight" I furrowed both my eyebrows at his words. What's wrong with him? His voice was threatening and his words were a hidden challenge. There was seriously something wrong with this man.

"Okay then, keep it with you" I declared his lose right at his face and struggled to get away from him. He and his hardcore grip!

He was glaring deep in my soul when we heard footsteps coming towards us and he finally loosened his hold on my arms but still didn't let me free "Assalam-O-Alaikum Sir, Ma'am! Welcome home" we both turn in sync and saw faris with a soft smile on his lips.

"Wa-Alaikum-Aslam Faris! Thank You and how many times do i have tell you to stop calling me Ma'am? Call me Ayzal" passing him a smile, i politely replied him back.

He was going to reply me when Yuhaan interrupted furiously scaring the boy infront of us "Don't you have any work Faris"? He momentarily nodded before walking away hurriedly "How can you scare everyone near you"? I asked Yuhaan narrowing my eyes but still looking at the fading figure of Faris.

"Not everyone! You are an exception" He whispered in my ear for me to subconsciously turn towards him but the second i turned, my breath was hitched right in my throat as there was only a finger space between our faces, our lips.

My heart was thumping so loudly that it felt like, it will leap out of my chest any second, our eyes were locked together. A sudden urge of a strange desire burped up in my chest to make my stomach to twist up in weird knots.

Small footsteps made us come out of our trance and i instantly took some steps back to get his icy glare "Ayzu...I missed you so much" Small hands wrapped around my leg and i looked downward to see Jaan hugging me tightly "Oh my Jaan! I missed you too" I chuckled and picked him up in my arms placing a kiss on each side of his cheeks. As my face was towards the stairs i saw Zaroon and Zimal coming down bickering with each other cutely.

Zaroon was as usual behaving cool and rolling his eyes time to time whereas Zimal was bursting with anger. These two are love.

"You are going to sleep with me tonight" Jaan said and before i would answer him back or anything, Zimal's loud scream made me shut my mouth "No way Ramish! She is going to sleep with me" She said standing straight infront of us with her hands on her waist. She was looking like a cute little lady. She's damn cute. MashaAllah!

"She is not going to sleep with any of you" Yuhaan's stern reply left no room for argument but i frowned looking at him. What is his problem if i sleep with any of them?

"That's not fair, why do you always get to sleep with her every night and we don't"? Zimal asked with her puffed cheeks in anger but Yuhaan's answer left us all dumbfounded and he left us all going upstairs totally pissed off.

"Because she is my wife!"