Author pov

Karachi
4 pm

Sidharth pulled blanket over Shehnaaz who was sleeping peacefully. He just came back from his office and saw her sleeping, he first checked on zara and zorawer they were also asleep. Both of them have started school last week and were settling in well. He was glad that both of them have each other at school

He set down on other side of bed and pulled out reports from recent project he has to look over. His eyes lifted to look at door which opened slowly and zara walks in with messy curly hair and rubber band and clips in her hands

"Muma!" She called. Sidharth instantly rise up from bed and walks towards her before shushing her up. She looked at him with doe eyes as he picked her up in his arms.

"Muma sorahi hai" He whispered to her and kissed on her cheek. She looked at her mother's sleeping figure then at him

"Mere hair" She whisper back pouting at him

Sidharth looks at her not knowing what to do. He can't wake Shehnaaz up and he doesn't know how to make hairstyles, He set her on dressing table's stool after making his way there. She looked at him as he grabbed brush from table

"I'll make your hair" He kissed her head. She nodded excitedly

He gently brushed her curls. She smiled at him through mirror and start swinging her legs. Sidharth with struggles gather her hair with brush and put them in one hand, other one he forwarded for her to put rubber band. She gave him and he pulled hair in rubber band and twisted until they were neatly pulled together in low ponytail

She giggled at his facial expression. He smiled and leaned down to kiss on her cheek. She gave him pink and purple clips as well which he put on either side of her ponytail. With kiss on her crown he successfully made her hair

"Is it good?" He whisper when she turned around to look at him

She nodded her head with biggest smile. They both turned their heads to look at door opening again and half asleep zorawer walking in with crying pout and before Sidharth could go and stop him from crying. He cried out loud. Loud enough to wake his mother up

"Mumaa!" He cried near bed where she was sleeping

Zara and Sidharth both shared look when Shehnaaz immediately pushed covers off and rushed off bed as soon as she heard her son crying loudly . They both tried really hard to not wake her up and zorawer

Shehnaaz pulled zorawer in her arms and wipe his tears while rubbing his back and mumbling sweet words to him. She looked at her husband who offered to take zorawer but zorawer shook his head and cling on her even more. He gets more clingy when he wake up from naps

"Baba lets watch movie" Zara tugged on fabric of his pants. He looked down at her

"Which movie should we watch?" He asked. Hearing them zorawer also turned his head to look at them

"Frozen!" She exclaimed

"No! Spider-Man!" Zorawar said

"You will also watch?" She asked him. He nodded as Shehnaaz wiped off his dried tears "Okay phir let's watch Spider-Man!" She agreed. Zorawer also smiled and wiggle to get off Shehnaaz's arms

"Let's go phir" Sidharth forward his both hands for them which both of them hold. He looked at Shehnaaz was already looking at him, he raised eyebrow at her

"Mein bhi ayu?" Shehnaaz asked them innocently

Both of them nodded immediately and zorawer hold out hand for her to grab which she did and looks at Sidharth who signal her to come closer and when she did he kissed on her lips. She blushed hearing giggles of her kids

11 pm

"What are these marks?" Sidharth asked pushing her hair forward and gently rub his thumb over purple bruises on Shehnaaz's back right under hrt bra which was far away from any hickey. She whimper in pain gripping on sheet in her fist when he his fingers gazed it

"How you got this?" His voice got dangerously low and he moved little away from her to turned her around on bed to face her

She ducked her knees underneath and looks at him through lashes with doe eyes and small pout on her lips. His serious gaze locks with hers. She got closer him and hesitated to speak, she really forgot about this bruise and didn't think of him seeing it anytime soon

"Speak Shehnaaz" He demanded

"Hospital ki stairs se gir gayi thi mein but itni zyda nahi lagi just-"

"What the fuck Shehnaaz?" He looks at her with disbelief and anger. She fell down that also from stairs and he's getting to know about this now, she didn't even tell him about it

"Sidharth just halki chot lagi hai" She grabbed his hand. He looks at her while clenching his jaw. She has huge bruises which she thinks is small injury and falling down stairs is no joke nor just everyday thing

"Kab ki baat hai yeh?" He pushed her hand away and asked with firm expressions. She bite her lip nervously

"It's not big deal-"

"Just answer what I have asked" He cut her off. She looked at him before looking down at her hands

"Teen din phely ki chot hai yeh" She answered him in low voice

He didn't say anything but he was fuming, he see no reason for her to not tell him about this. She saw him getting off bed and wearing his shirt that he threw over sofa at start of their make out session. She watched him getting on slippers

"Kahan?" She wide her eyes and instantly throw her robe over before getting down bed. He didn't answer her

"Sidharth kahan jarhe ho ap?" She gets hold of his hand but he pulled making and took his phone from table

"Why didn't you tell me about your injury am I not important enough to you anymore?" He asked jerking away her hand. She holds back tears in her eyes

"M-mujhe laga yeh bari baat nahi hai" She told him blocking way to door. He poke his inner cheek glaring at her

"I don't know from where you get that impression but Shehnaaz tumse related har ek cheez bari baat hai mere liye even if you get scratch it's big deal for me and" He paused and glared at her " You fell off stairs fucking stairs!" He raised his voice. She looks down with small pout

"Reason I got those sound proof sheets removed now how the fuck will I know if you are safe in your hospital. This will stress the fuck out of me" He sighed

"Can you quit your job?" He asked. She wide her eyes

"No!" She immediately said. He rolled his eyes at her quick and loud no. Obviously she won't he asked randomly knowing this isn't solution

"Dekhen now you are being extra protective-"

"You fell off stairs Shehnaaz. Stairs, so don't you dare tell me I'm being over protective and you didn't tell me now I'm wondering how many times you have hidden these things from me since you are clumsy as fuck" He cut her off in middle with cold expressions

"I will be careful" She said with soft expressions

"That won't be enough" He murmured thinking about something. She looks at him with small frown not knowing what's actually going in his mind

"What do you mean that won't be enough! 24/7 log laga den mere peche theek hai!" She said sarcastically getting annoyed

"It's good idea" He murmured. She looks at him in disbelief

"I was being sarcastic!" She exclaimed

"But I was serious" He replied looking at her. She gasp

"A-agar apne yeh socha bhi toh mein zara aur Zoro ke room mein sou gi forever!" She threatened him

"Do it" He nodded

"Theek hai! Goodnight phir!" Saying she opened door and walked out. He didn't stop her which surprised her but she didn't stop