Accidental Nikkah

CHAPTER 19

She went back down to see everyone sitting in the living room. Sahma was enthusiastically talking with Huzayl, and he replied to her, earnestly. While Aayan was just glaring at the teapoy.

Something is seriously wrong with him?

Ruhee went and sat next to Sahma, who had just asked Huzayl about his family. "I live away from my family, but I also make sure to check up on them from time to time, since I am the only person who earns." He replied smiling. "What do you do Huzayl?" asked Sahma, "I am a mechatronics engineer, I am experimenting on few things right now, hopefully they come out right." he said looking a bit embarrassed. "Till then, I work at a IT company." he completes.

"That's wonderful. And Inshallah, your experiments will make you successful." Ruhee said smiling at him. He just nods at her smiling. "Let's eat." came Aayan's irritated voice. He gets up to move to the dinning table. "Yeah, let's eat" Sahma adds in, following Aayan.

What's with him?

They all settle on the dining table. Aayan on his head seat as usual, Sahma and Ruhee to his right, Huzayl to his left. They help themselves with the meal. Huzayl takes a bite and relishes the meal. "This is really good." he says, taking another spoonful. "Thanks." Ruhee says, blushing at his reaction.

She looks at Aayan to see him just eating quietly. Ruhee felt a bit disappointed that he didn't comment on the food.

Does he not like it?

They ate their meal and desert was served. While Huzayl kept on complimenting Ruhee's cooking, Aayan just ate silently. It was time for Huzayl to leave, he said his goodbyes and left. "What a charming person!" Sahma exclaims while clearing the table along with Ruhee. "Yeah, he is very charming. Whoever becomes his wife, is lucky." Ruhee says, smiling.

Aayan gets up from the sofa abruptly, "I am going to bed." saying this, he walks up to his room. Ruhee just stares at him. "Why is he so grumpy today?" Sahma asks, Ruhee looks back at her and gives a small smile, continuing to clear the table.

That's what even I would like to know.

The table was cleared. Ruhee said her goodnight to Sahma, and went up to her room. As she entered the room, she saw Aayan sitting on the bed, working on his laptop. He looked up at her when he entered, and back to his laptop to work. Ruhee walked inside the closet and got changed.

Is he still mad at me for yesterday?

She came out in her usual night wear. She went and sat on the couch and stared at Aayan. "Are you still mad at me?" she asked, Aayan looks up at her and asks, "What?", "Are you still mad at me for getting lost yesterday?" she asks again.

"No." he said and went back to working on his laptop. "Then why are you behaving so grumpy?" she asked. He again, looked at her. "I am not behaving grumpy." he says, staring at her. "Of course you are. You kept glaring and staring at either objects or Huzayl." Ruhee asked, moving her hands. He slammed the laptop shut, that caused Ruhee to look at him, startled.

He could have broken the laptop with that force.

"So, it was all about Huzayl!" he says, gritting his teeth. "Huh?" Ruhee looks at him confused. "You are so fond of him aren't you?" he asked, keeping his laptop on the bed side table, getting up. "He is very charming isn't he?" he said, in a mocking voice, walking towards Ruhee. She just stared at him. He was now changed into a black t-shirt and sweatpants.

He reached Ruhee, still keeping eye contact, and bends to keep his hands behind her head, on the head rest of the couch. Ruhee was now backed up to the couch. "His wife is gonna be so lucky, isn't she?" he says staring into her eyes, intensely. Ruhee's heart had started beating fast again.

Calm down you stupid heart.

"Well, I am sorry, but I am not Huzayl. I am not charming, and maybe my wife thinks that aswell." he said gritting his teeth. This caused Ruhee to frown, "Who said I think like that?" Ruhee asks, "Yes, you are arrogant and can be a jerk at times, but even you have got charm. When, you look at Ammi, with so much love and care, that's your kind of charm. Now just imagine how much love and care you'll show to your wife." she says, now smiling. Aayan just stared at her, and asked in a small voice, with intense eyes,"And why do you think, I meant what you think?"

"You said what your wife thinks, and I am your......wife."Ruhee started sharply, to end with a whispered 'wife', and she realised what she had just said. Aayan smirks at her and turns around,"By the way, dinner was delicious, wife." saying this, he switches off the light, and goes to lay down on his bed.

Ruhee just looked shock. She had just admitted to him, that she considers herself his wife. But what was more shocking to her, was that she liked the thought of being his wife. That he would love and care for her like his mother.

He would love and care for me.

Ruhee shook her head, bringing herself out of that thought. She laid down and closed her eyes. She stared at Aayan's back, that was facing her. She wanted Aayan to behave like how he would behave with his wife with her. She shook her head and turned away from Aayan, and closed her eyes.

God, Aayan is really messing with my head.