This chapter is dedicated to Ndeybegay, lots of love.
A year later,
Nuaimat and Zaid resumed back home to Qatar, in time for the Talividar festival after their round the world in one year honey moon,
The two were welcomed happily and the family kept on commenting on how different and good looking they were,
Thou everyone expected to see her with a baby bump showing or yet to show, some of the Aunties directly asked her if she is on birth control pills or why she isn't yet pregnant or maybe she had a miscarriage
"Why are they so obsessed with me being pregnant or not, it's not like they will be aiding me in carrying the baby for months, so why bother, the household is already filled up with kids" she complained in their room up in the palace, that was the fifth day of the festival and it was in the night, she was just out from the shower and was in a small towel, without minding the cold weather because the room was warm,
While Zaid was on the bed in his P.J, playing game on his i pad,
"I don't know why they kept on asking, Aunt Eshal even asked me if am sure you didn't have a miscarriage" he said
"Oh perfect" she said as she buns her hair,
" but i really thought we will have something of that sort by now" he said innocently,
"What"
"I mean, i thought you will be pregnant before we get back"
She turned to him, and gave a humorless chuckle and asked "so why are you telling me this"
"Nothing i swear" he quickly replied,
She regarded him for some seconds and then move to the closet to get something to wear, she soon came out wearing a baggy Pink T.Shirt with a poker face Zaid noticed,
"Hey come here" he said putting the I.Pad away, she sighed and climbed the bed,
"Look i careless about it, so don't go all poker face" he said pulling her to him and raising her face, she gave him a pout,
"Owkey, i think i like that more" he said and leaned in to kiss her,
Late in the night as Zaid sleeps peacefully with his hand cuddling up Nuaimat, Nuaimat's eyes were open and set on him, she thought of her daughter Tanisha and how the feeling that she ruined her daughter's life kept on sneaking into her mind, with that thought she secretly thought she wasn't yet ready for another mother hood, and that's why she secretly takes birth control pills, at all she wasn't bothered but now the issue is that that very night told her what he thought and she can't help but feel guilty, tears welled up in her eyes because she felt so confused.
The next morning she deliberately avoided appearing for breakfast, she gave Zaid somw silly excuse and he had to leave without her, .
So when she finally got out she met without Muayad,
"You weren't down for breakfast" he said as they met on the stairs,
"Over slept" she lied
"No, ya Zaid told me you were awake" he answered with a smirk, she eyed him,
"Are you concern because of the question on why you are not yet pregnant" he asked her, she sighed
"Oh please, Ya Aima, since when do you mind what people say about you",
"You won't understand" she said dismissively, "Alright, but i will be glad to hand ya Zaid his wife" he said and pulled her with him downstairs,
"Ayad, i can go..on my own...let go...noww. Ayad.... " she protested
"Ya Zaid" he called without minding her,
Zaid who was in the mist of Usayd, Sani and Harees turned to him, "here i brought your wife" he said pulling her towards him,
"You are such a gent Muayad" said Zaid taking Nuaimat hand,
"Yeah playing the hero" she scowled at Muayad who stuck his tongue at her,
"Morning Ya Sani, Ya Usayd, Ya Harees" she said, they answered cheerfully,
"Excuse me guys, i need to get something to feed my wife, she missed breakfast" said Zaid fondly and pulled Nuaimat close to him,
"Oh please carry on" said Harees, Zaid nodded and pulled Nuaimat with him to a nearby sofa, "sit and don't move an inch" he ordered and went away
Within some seconds he came back with a tray laden with food,
"Here you go, ama feed you" he said with a smile, Nuaimat also smiled and let him feed her,
"Look at those two a year has passed and they still love eachother" said Married Jameena dreamily and who is now with a four month pregnancy in the mist of Zohra, Sheena, Maha and Lawisa, all married.
"Am still curious why she isn't yet pregnant" said Lawisa,
"Lawisa" warned Khalisa
"What's the big deal" asked Zohra
"Nothing is just that its one year since they got married and Jameena and Maha here were married just six months ago and they are pregnant" said Lawisa
"Are you reprimanding her" asked Zohra taken aback,
"No but am concern" said Lawisa
"Whats yours to be concern Lawisa" asked Sheena clearly showing her confusion,
"N...nothing" she stuttered
"Then it shouldn't be of your concern what happens between ya Zaid and his wife, incase you are concerned don't voice it out next time, cause i am already giving it a new meaning, excuse me" said Zohra and walked away towards Zaid and Nuaimat who were playing, Zaid was offering her a beef but as she kept on opening her mouth he takes it away.
After the whole festival, Nuaimat and Zaid moved into their new mansion in the heart of Doha, and the following week they set to start work,
Already while on their honey moon, Nuaimat agreed to work in the company as the director of international relations and markeeting of the company before she finish up setting the company she will be managing,
On their first day of work Nuaimat dressed up in an A line sleeveless black gown with a white long sleeved blazer, and a slightly heeled black shoe,
"Nervous" he asked with a smirk as she ties his neck tie,
She scoffed and said "you wish", he rolled his eyes,
"Done" she said and turned to the mirror to tie her black veil round her face covering her hair which was in a bun,
"I told you we have meeting today with all the directors" he said as he puts on his cuff links,
"Yeah you said, to introduce me, which i don't see it necessary, because they Already know you married your cousin, a.k.a the lost princess, a.k.a one of the owner of the company, but on second thought, it's better because i won't tolerate seeing random silly girls patrolling in and out of your office" she narrated, Zaid laughed out loud, she rolled her eyes
"That's cute"
"What's cute" she asked turning to him now done with her veil,
"When you show jealousy" he said patting her cheek,
"How is it jealousy, am just being protective of whats legally mine" she said
"Yeah we call that jealousy woman" he said
"Oh" she gave and inaudible oh, he smiled and kissed her lightly on the lips,
"Am driving get downstairs in two minutes" he said,
"No need for two, am done" she said grabbing her white small hand bag "and for the record we are riding the new Bentley brooklands, yeah the very new one imported yesterday from England" she said and headed out, he watch mouth agape as she walks out.
Three weeks later, Nuaimat was on bed in Zaid's bedroom, she has never slept in any of the rooms up in her wing,
She was not under the covers, and was wide awake, laying on her stomach scrolling on Zaid's I.Pad, she wore only a white shirt of his revealing her pant clad pant and her bare legs, "Seriously you still on bed, on a Wednesday morning" he asked coming out from the closet wearing his neck tie,
"Yeah, i wanna stay home" she said swinging her legs,
"Who gave you the permission"
"No one, but that's one of the benefits of being the CEO's wife" she said, gave him a wink and turned back to the I.Pad,
Zaid shook his head and faced the dressing mirror for a finishing touch,
"So don't i get a hair brush" he asked
"No" she bluntly said without looking at him,
"Breakfast" he asked
"Done, downstairs on the dining" she replied
"Alright i can see you are lazy today" he said
"Maybe" she shrugged,
"Give me that" he said as he climbs the bed to grab his I.Pad, but she pulled it out of his way and quickly scissored his left leg with both bare legs of hers and pulled his body to hers as she giggled
"Let go" he said not making an effort to struggle free,
"No, stay home" she said with a giggle as she pull the covers above them,
"Aima i.......but he didn't finish his speech when she begun to kiss him fully on the lips, he gave into the kiss and when he felt her relaxed he pulled away and out of the bed laughing, Nuaimat threw away the covers and as he turned she stood up and straddle his back,
"Am all dressed" he whinnied,
"I didn't noticed" she said locking her legs round him and her hands round him,
"Off now" he ordered,
"Alright drop me on that table", he rolled his eyes and set to drop her on the table, she sat down back on the table and he turned to her, she in turn snaked her legs round his waist,
"Seriously am gonna be late" he warned as she pulls him to her body,
"Do you smell that" she asked nuzzling his nose,
"Yeah musk on you" he said
"No it's arousal" she said and crashed her lips into his, at first he resisted but as Nuaimat as she is, he gave in.
In the afternoon the two were on bed, nude under the cover,
Now the two were giggling, Zaid picked got his phone "let me call my secretary, and tell her i wouldn't make it" he said dialing the number,
"In my opinion it's too late for that" she said with a shrug, but she watch and heard as he made the call,
After the call he turned to her, "jealous" he asked with a raised eyebrow as he supports his head with his elbow on the pillow,
"You wish" she laughed
"You are not" he asked
"Zaid, i get jealous over you when i see someone who could be a competition to me" she said imitating his position
"Oh is that why you were jealous of Naomi" he asked with a smirk
"Naomi, no i wasnt jealous, she is just annoying and i don't like her, plus she was a spy under your very nose, Z.MAN", Zaid laughed out loud, and kissed her,
"Am hungry" she said,
"Says the wife who made me loose my breakfast" he said kissing her neck,
"I will cook a quick lunch" she said and together the two set down to the kitchen, he watched as she cooks something quick and in forty minutes they were eating in the kitchen, none of the house maids were in sight,
"Have you talked to Aunt Faduwa" he suddenly asked when they finished eating,
"No, why" she asked,
"Well she suggested some pills for you" he said, she stood up and begun to clear away the unclean dishes,
"Wait you won't ask what pills" he asked
"Why ask since i already know, but what i just don't get is why is everyone worried" she said,
"How will i know" he asked,
"You sure didn't let something slip" she asked leaning on the sink facing him,
"N.no, i didn't, but....i only talked about it to Sabira (Nuaimat's gave him a humorless chuckle), but i swear i only said, am surprised we still aren't pregnant, and i will take you for a medical check up" he said
"Perfect, to Sabira, your worries" she scoffed,
"I wasn't worried.....owkey maybe a little but i swear.......
"You know what Zaid, no need to explain this or that, excuse me" she said and headed out of the kitchen,
"Aima am sorry" he said, she just shook her head and walked out.
In the night, Nuaimat sat by the pool on the lounge chair covering her body with a light blanket, she has being there ever since she arranged dinner on the dinning table,
"Hey" she heard Zaid's voice, she turned and saw him with bottled drink,
"Hey" she said with a smile,
"What are you doing" he asked handing her a bottle as she sat on the chair beside her,
"Just thinking but nothing to worry" she said as she collected,
"Alright, i hope you are not thinking about......
"No no no, just shut it and do something sweet, maybe warm me up" she said with a smile, he smiled as she opened the blanket for him, with that the two cuddled up on the lounge, in each others warmth,
"Am sorry" he said,
"Never mind, just tell me your worries next time, not some lady who happens to be your ex" she said,
"She isn't my ex and she is married" he pointed
"Oh" she said with a hint of sarcasm, he laughed and pecked her head,
"I love you Zaid" she said,
"I love you more baby" he replied.