~There is always some madness in love, But there is also always some reason in madness~
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Ammar
Aaliyah, My wonderful wife in cahoots with my friend Kim swept me off to the airport unexpectedly for a seven-day trip to Florence
I was giddy the entire flight, and before I knew it, we were in Florence, about to embark on an experience I will never forget. Not only because I know I would enjoy myself, but because I learned, or was reminded of a valuable lesson: taking time away from work is powerful and rejuvenating.
I probably would have promised to take a half day, but ended up working all day anyway.
Our plane landed in the morning and I had the surprise of my life. I didn't even realise it was my birthday until we reached our destination. On opening the door to the hotel lobby, We heard "SURPRISE" in unison,
Then I saw my friends gathered around a giant cake, singing the happy birthday song, it was simply amazing
"It's going to be Ammars 31st & Fabulous Blind Experience" Kim chimed
31 years old with my 15 best friends from all over Europe joining for a surprise weekend? Not a bad idea
I blew out the candles on the cake and cut it while they cheered and screamed and shouted "hip hip hip hurray" it was just morning, but they have already made my day
After cutting the cake, we said our hello's with so much excitement. I introduced Aaliyah to all of my friends and I was impressed by how well she handled the spotlight. She is a natural
We then decided to go to our rooms and get some rest before the actual party starting at midnight. It has always been a tradition for me and my friends, a party after midnight for each one of us on our birthdays.
I made my way to my room with Aaliyah and Kim trailing behind me. I yanked the door open, and walked into the room.
Putting my hand on the wall, I searched for the light switch. I and Aaliyah found it at the same time. The contact was electric, but she quickly pulled her hand back. When I turned on the light, a warm glow lit up the room.
"Ammar was born on the 14th february, How I wish it was I" Kim said, breaking the silence
"A valentines baby that doesn't know how to Love. How tragic" Aaliyah replied sarcastically, and they both laughed.
But I was not finding it funny, I looked between them, my eyes void of any jokes. Making them go mute all of a sudden
"I want to share a room with Kim" Aaliyah told me, earning herself a glare
"Are you married to Kim?" I asked
She gasped in disbelief, I gave her a flat look and she huff, crossing her arms.
"We are staying in the same room love" I said, pretending as if we were a normal couple in front of Kim
"Make me" she retorted, making her way to the door
But I quickly pulled her towards me, into a hug. Aaliyah felt soft and yielding, her blouse felt soft. Everything about her seemed soft, and she smelled of rose flowers, and strawberries
"Can't you at least pretend we are a normal couple for a few days? Do you have to show everyone that we do not get along?" I whispered into her ears
She eased into the hug and stopped protesting when she heard what I said
Like magic, I felt her getting nearer, felt it like a pull in the pit of my stomach. It felt like hunger but deeper and heavier. Like the best kind of expectation. Ice cream expectation or Chocolate expectation.
She pushed me away a second after Kim left the room.
"You owe me one" she said, and she flopped onto the bed. She was immediately consumed by a deep slumber
Later that evening, We got ready for the party. But Aaliyah didn't want to walk to the venue with me, which is at the bar downstairs, a few minutes walk away from our room. So I went there on my own
I was catching up with a friend when his expression went blank, he seemed to be carried away by someone coming. He stared as if it was what he was created to do
I quickly looked back and saw Aaliyah making her way in. She looked like a flower growing on the surface of moon, unique and mysterious.
Every breath she took, every step she made, every smile she share, poisons the hearts of men
My eyes followed Aaliyah everywhere. She was such a bloody magnet, while every other woman had to endure a nuclear winter of lack of attention from the opposite sex.
I desire her more than food or drink right now. My body, my senses, my mind starving for her taste. I can sense her presence even in my heart as I wait with silent passion for one gesture, or a glance from her
Aaliyah was instantly distracted when she heard one of her favorite songs
I lurched away from my chair, feeling like Elvis in Vegas, drugged by her beauty, and completely out of it.
Before she could blink an eye, I pulled her into my arms in a waltz position. I gave her a wink and said flirtatiously, "May I have this dance?"
She glanced at me with judgement and amusement, she could somehow combine the two. But then she smiled softly at me and it felt like a Cupid's arrow was shot right through my heart
I was surprised by how fast and willingly she agreed to dance with me. As we danced to the rhythm of the music, it was like we have forgotten who we were. In that moment, nothing really mattered, there was just us and the music and we danced our hearts out, and it was magical
I have always wanted to dance with Aaliyah, for when she dances, The universe stops to feel her dance moves
We sat at a table later on, pretending to be a normal couple. Though Aaliyah was super quiet, but I couldn't care less, I just kept talking.
Her silence didn't come as a surprise, because I know that she was a peculiar girl. One moment she was shy, then confident. Then shy again, she oscillated between the two states.
She's also a bubbly girl radiating happiness and kindness, and a girl so cold and timid to look at me in the eye. Sometimes a talkative and other times quiet as hell. But one thing that is consistent is her absolute beauty and sexiness.
Her bored expression had gradually fallen away as I spoke, and now she looked at me in amazement.
"You do realize I was being rude right? Are you being polite because I am a guest? or are you just pretending to be a good husband in front of your friends?" She asked
"Both" I answered
She leaned forward and caught my hand, pressing it between her own. The touch was like white fire through my veins. She kindled me, heap of ashes that I am, into fire. I had wondered once why love was always phrased in terms of burning. The conflagration in my own veins, now, gave the answer.
I felt an unfamiliar happiness just being in her company, as though a secret door had been opened, and she had beckoned me across the threshold into a magical world of warmth and light and I could feel myself thawing in the heat, like a tortoise emerging into the sun after a long winter's sleep, blinking and waking up. She was like my invitation to life, one I grasped with both hands.
We both fell silent, and She stares at me for a moment
"Hey, why are you staring at me with a gaze like something I have done wrong, waiting wrong to be done by me" I asked, with creased eyebrows
"What? I wasn't staring" She said, regaining her composure
"Wait" I said. The burn of my voice was rougher than usual. "Are you daydreaming about me?"
"No" She quickly said before I finished the sentence, and I just laughed
I didn't know when my thumb caressed at her lips, the lips I wanted to kiss badly and I heard her swallow loudly. But she didn't stop me, neither did she move away. That was a good response, A submissive one at that.
There was only that silence, I liked the sound of that silence. I love that silence you get, when a woman who you fancy notices you. In a weird way, it's so loud, it's deafening, it's intoxicating
"Hey there love birds" Kim shouted, bringing us out of our trance. She asked my wife to come hang with the girls and she quickly followed her
There was something that squeezed inside my chest when I saw her walking away
Now I understand why I'm head over heels for her. She's a locked door, She gives no one a key and she never answers the door when anyone whom she doesn't find worthy knocks. But sometimes, I get a peek through the keyhole and what I find there...It's like glimpsing as she's stripping. Underneath all of that indifference is something hungry, something so deliciously vulnerable and beautiful
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