Throughout the journey I kept on tossing and turning not finding a single position also to sleep properly, not because the flight's seat was small or conjusted. No No!! We were sitting in the business class and everything was screaming royalty. It was only because whenever I turned, I found him staring at me.

Frustrated with his action, I finally sat up and cross folded my legs. Scrunching my nose I asked him "Don't you have anything else to do other than staring at me?"

To which he just chuckled and fixed his eyes on his Laptop.

"You could have done this before, at least I would have slept properly." I said.

"Babe, if you would have been that sleepy, then my stare wouldn't have bothered you this much." He said smiling. Babe??? He just called me Babe?????

"I'm not yours or anyone's babe!!" I said firmly.

"You can't even be someone else"s babe, honey" he said.

Honey?? He just now said honey????

"Why can't I be? I'm sure there is someone for me waiting to wrap me in his arms!!" I said dreamily but quickly regained my posture.

He raised his perfectly set of eyebrows. "Dreamy much?"

"Jealous much?" I responded back.

"Nope, not at all. All the best!!" He said showing me his thumb.

"Thank you" I smiled. "By the way, I never knew that our firm is also in California?"

"You don't know anything--" I cut him off.

"I'm not your babe!!" I screeched.

"Okay babe!!" He winked and I just hissed.

"How am I gonna spend my days with you" I said.

"And Nights!!" He said. My neck turned so fast that for a second I thought that it'll break.

"What did you just now said?" I asked leaning on to his seat.

"I said Nights...we'll be attending meetings, seminars, they might get over late." He shrugged.

"Don't you ever think, that I don't understand double sentence talk!!" I replied. He again laughed.

"Good for you, sweety". He said.

Sweetyyy? Now he calls me sweety?

"Wait, what is it with you today? You're openly flirting with me and giving me stupid names" I said crossing my hands over my chest.

"Aah!! I'm impressed, you do have brain Miss.Ahmed" he commented closing his Laptop.

"Oh My!! Then that means you also met your brain today, I might say it started working fast."

"Thank you" he laid down in his seat, taking out the eye mask. "I won't mind at all if you keep staring at me." He smirked.

"I have better things to do" I mumbled

"Sleepy time, bye sugar!!" And I cringe at his statement. No doubt, I'm gonna have my worst time of my life untill this trip gets over but at the same time I can't thank him enough for taking me out of that place and bringing me with him. At least I can live pacefully without the constant fear of that psycho man!!

"Thank you Sir, for bringing me with you. At least for a while, I could live like before, freely and without the constant fear of being followed." I said slowly looking at him.

His lips curved up into a smile before saying something which went over my head.

"Congrats Miss.Ahmed, for solving the first part of your puzzle."

I squirmed a bit when I felt a warm minty breath fanning my face, unknowingly I smiled in my sleep. I then felt a hand caressing my forehead before tapping on my nose. I pouted, I heard a chuckle. I turned to my right but suddenly the place felt too small for me to turn.

To my utter discomfort, I opened my eyes and found a pair of blue eyes staring back at me. The warmth in the eyes made me smile. Seeing me smile, that person also smiled. His perfect set of pink lips curling up in a big smile with a dimple forming on his right cheek, making me close my eyes again. I pushed myself closer towards him still in a daze of my dream.

"As much as I want to pull you closer, I know, you'll scream when you'll come out of your trance." He said softly. Just then the tone of his voice changed "Miss.Ahmed". Immediately I got up pushing him backwards in the process.

"Why are you so violent?" He asked furrowing his eyebrows.

"What the hell are you doing in my seat?" I asked with a racing heartbeat.

"Give a break to your imagination. I was just waking you up!!" He said.

"You could have woke me up from your seat also" I said as a matter of fact.

"Yes I did, but I didn't knew you're such a heavy sleeper" he commented.

"Excuse Me, Mr., You're not suppose to comment on my sleep when you yourself is responsible to wake a person up early in the morning. This was bound to happen." I roared.

"Grumpy much?"

"Irritating much?" He chuckled.

"We're about to land, fix yourself up." He ordered.

I stretched myself as he gave me unlady like look to which I scowled. It feels so good to be out of the plane after such a long journey.

"The weather is chilly, isn't?" He commented walking ahead of me while I did the most embarrassing thing. I threw up!!!

Well, hello to jet-leg!!!

After throwing up for more two times, we finally reached the hotel. I was busy chewing the mint, ignoring how well maintained the hotel was with the best interior.

"Good evening Sir, Madam" the receptionist greeted us.

"Good evening, I have booked two rooms under the name of Aariz Aatish and Miss.Ahmed." he said.

"Just give me a second, Sir" she said and started looking. He utilised this second by tapping his foot and looking here and there.

"I'm really sorry, Sir, but only one room is booked and that under your name." She said smiling and my eyes bulged out. Now, where I was going to sleep!!

"I think you're mistaken, please check once again" he said with patienece.

She again looked and said "No Sir, we don't have any room booked under the name of Miss.Ahmed."

"How's that possible, I myself booked the rooms." He raised his voice a bit and I quickly kept my hand on his shoulder inorder to calm him down, so that he don't create a scene over here.

"I'm extremely sorry, Sir." She said handing over the keys.

"Fine, I want to book another room right beside mine." He swiftly said.

"I'm Sorry Sir, but all the rooms are booked on that floor, and we don't have any room left in any other floor also. We're having a peak season, Sir." She said. He cursed under his breath before snatching away the keys from her and walking towards the elevator, not before telling her that he'll be back to complete the details.

We both were absolutely quiet in the elevator, though there were thousand of questions running in my mind. Seeing his hard face, I decided to keep shut!! When we entered the room, he threw away his jacket in the corner making a loud sound. I ignored his reaction and sat down on one of the sofa, which was placed at the other side of the room, that was overlooking the whole city with the help of the big mirror.

"Now what?" I asked. He took a sip of chilled water which was already stocked in the mini fridge.

"What? Didn't liked the room? I think it's a more than perfect room to spend the night." He said sitting on the recliner.

"No, no....I can't stay with you. Never!!" I said. His expression changed suddenly, I guess it was pain?

"Miss.Ahmed, I'm not asking you to sleep with me!! All I meant to say is, you can take the bedroom, while I'll sleep here in the sofa." He said.

"I won't like this." I said.

"We don't have any other option left. All the rooms are booked. It's only a matter of five hours and then I'll take you to my home" he said.

"Your home?" I was shocked.

"Yes, I have a house here, it's in the outer part of the city and it won't be safe taking you with me at this hour. That's why I booked the rooms." He said massaging his temples.

"What about the meeting?" I enquired.

"Day after tomorrow." He said yawning.

"That means I'm stuck with you!!"

"Forever!!" He said slowly.

"Wait...what did you just now said?"

"Nothing.." he said trying not to laugh hard.

"I heard that well"

"Please repeat" his voice was muffled with laughter.

"Forever" I blurted and he started laughing out loud!! The heck....

"Your ears are pretty well Miss.Ahmed" he said taking out his belongings from his jeans pocket.

"Wait...are you going to undress here?" I quickly slapped my hand over my mouth. Inmediately my cheeks betrayed me by turning red as I found the marble on the floor very interesting.

Talk about awkwardness!!

We didn't said anything else. I guess he was also shocked. I quickly stood up.

"I think I should sleep"

"Dinner?" We both said at the same time.

"Yes"

"You should sleep" Again we said it together.

We both laughed.

"I'm not in a mood to eat something." I said.

"Nor do I!!"

"I think we should sleep" I suggested but somehow my sentence sounded a  double meaning sentence.

"You really need to sleep!!" He said again trying not to laugh. I finally decided to leave from there otherwise I'll keep on embarrassing myself more.

I quickly took a bath and changed into my pj's, loosely wrapped my hijab, not trusting him at all. Did a sneak peak at him where he was busy scolding someone on the call.

I finally gave myself to the fluffy bed and a warm comforter. Not even a second passed I was already in a deep slumber but not before when I felt a warm kiss on my forehead.

"Good Night mon amour."