Surprise

"Yeah, you..." I said teasing her. Her blushed cheeks were enough to make me go crazy after her. Her small smile and lowering eyes were not either helping.

I still remembered the day when those aunties had said mean things to her and she cried out in car, forcing me to leave her hand. To be honest I was surprised I hadn't held any girl hand except mama and Izzah's for years. And last time I remember it was Maya whose hand I held when I was 14 and she was 11. I had taken her to ice cream parlour. I still remember that day when I realized that I was falling for 11 years girl.

We had came to khala's house as she had invited us for family dinner. It was Saturday and I didn't had college tomorrow so I just tagged along with them. I played some video games with Ammar and then Izzah challenged Ammar to play that video game with her. She was so confident that she would win. Ammar innocently accepted the challenge and when game started then Izzah hit him on arm, he yelped and lost his focus making Izzah successful in challenge as she won.

"Why did you hit me?" Ammar asked looking at her.

"Oh, there was mosquito so I tried to hit it not you." Izzah said feigning innoncence.

What surprised me the most was Ammar gave her understanding nod and innocently said thank you to her. Allah! He was totally a sweet person, girls would definitely be swooning over him. Then they again started playing. I just shook my head at them.

Then the most beautiful voice reached my ears. Maya was holding hamail's hand. She was talking sweetly with hamail saying that she would definitely bring some chocolates for her from school at which hamail gave her big smile and earned Maya's hug. She placed Hamail on sofa and looked at frustrated Izzah and calm Ammar. It was obvious that Ammar was winning effortlessly and Izzah didn't have any other thing to do to make him loose. I could see Maya grimacing. She never liked video games. I still don't know why. Then she looked at me. I was already looking at her, I gave her a small smile and got a scowl from her. I raised my eyebrows in question.

"I want to eat ice cream and you are not even asking. How bad it is." She said while throwing her hands up exaggerating her emotions. I chuckled at her. She didn't even ask so how would I know but I simply pulled her on my lap as I was sitting on sofa. It was common for me to make her sit on my lap but that was 2 years ago but I didn't mind now too.

"You want to eat ice cream right? But you have to give me a kiss on cheek then I will take you." I said looking at her. In a second she kissed my both cheeks and gave me hug.

"I have given you kiss and hug, now you will take me na alone?" She asked. I nodded at her. I took her small hands in mine and we walked towards ice cream parlour. I just announced in hall that I and Maya were going to eat ice cream and Mom said to be back before 10.

When we went inside her favourite ice cream parlour I made her sit on seat and ordered her favourite ice cream. Even though she liked chocolate chip ice cream but she always eat half of my vanilla ice cream. But I never mind I was happy sharing my things with her even though I never allowed anyone else not even mom could eat my ice cream cause next thing I would do was give whole ice cream to her, not eating single bite of it again. But it was different with Maya and I never knew why.

"Why you wanted to come alone with me?" I asked looking at her suspiciously.

"Aan! What is marriage?" She asked innocently while licking the spoon full with ice cream. Aan was my nickbame that only she was allowed to say.

"I-It's.." I sighed. How could I explain this to her. She was looking at me expectantly to give her answer of her questions.

"Marriage is a sacred thing you know like between man and woman. By Allah's will a man and woman do nikkah and they live together, they try to understand each other and they try to live happily. They to find solace in each other arms and they try to love each other. They..." I sighed I was trying to make 11 years old understand the concept of marriage. Seriously! She couldn't even understand. Even though she should know about this marriage concept , God! She is 11. Is she teasing me? Whatever the reason was, I still tried to make her understand all of this.

"Only man and woman can do marriage? Wait...how can I be so dumb, on wedding there is always bride and groom not only bride and bride. Right? " she said in one breath sweetly. I chuckled at her stupidity but then her next question made me somewhat angry.

"So I can marry Zeeshan?" She looked at me with her innocent black eyes. Zeeshan was her school friend and it bothered me so much.

"No you can't." I said in monotone voice while controlling my anger.

"Why?" She asked with sadness in her voice. I clenched my jaw and fisted my hands tightly. And this all was not my behaviour and I didn't expect myself saying this to her.

"Don't you want to live with me?" She gave me a big smile while nodding in yes and jumped down her seat and hugged me.

"Then we will eat ice cream everyday and also nutella. Okay?" She said while hugging me.

"And I am never letting you go." I said and kissed her forehead not knowing what my heart was doing. Then I took her home and literally told her to stay away from Zeeshan.

Later in night, I smiled at her questions, she was sure naive. Then I realized something that night. I was falling for her. I stood up from my bed and switched on lights. I took deep breaths.

No!

No!

No!

I wasn't falling for her. God! She was only 11 years old. Then that night he promised himself not to think about her in that way and next thing he knew that he was no longer her best friend and now she was more attached to her baba's side cousins.

When her father called me to meet the person who had come to see her I felt my heart stopping but I pushed every thought aside and went to see that person.

Guess what he asked her about boyfriend. If she wasn't there then I would have ripped him in pieces till now. After Alisha's question, I asked him about business and from my experience of building an empire of Khan's industry, I could tell that he wasn't anything than a spoiled brat who literally live on his father's money. But I let it slide as I could see the admiration and acceptance she had for that Zain. When uncle asked me I had told about his flaws but I for sake of Maya's happiness gave my consent even though my heart was breaking but I pushed that thought away again.

Then the next time I met her was when it was hamail's birthday and then these mean aunties. I would have killed those aunties if I hadn't seen my jaan running. After her little breakdown she never came down till we were there. I was so angry at Zain that for a minute I had called someone to kidnap him and I literally wanted to give him a good beating for hurting my Maya but then I again controlled my anger. I was so surprised that her bestfriend actually betrayed her. They always seemed more like sisters than bestfriend.Then after Hamail's birthday day she didn't left my mind for a minute. Every night there would be her dreams and literally everyday whenever I tried to push her thoughts away mom would start talking and worrying about Maya. Then one night she just came and asked me to marry Maya.I was beyond shocked. I knew Maya would never say yes. But after mom's emotion blackmailing like how she wanted my and Maya's happiness and how I was letting her not being happy and how she only wanted to see her grandchildren playing in her lap before dying. I sighed and gave her my consent. And when I got to know her consent I was flying over cloud nine. I literally went to her and asked her about her consent. Her lowered eyes and blush was enough to make me crazy for her more.

Till our nikkah my mind and heart was filled with her thoughts. I never thought that I had a chance with her even after her divorce. After wedding her blushed cheeks, her shivers under my stare, her sighs, her contagious smile, her lowered eyes, her small button nose and her beautiful hairs and her rose scented body, the trickling of water from her face to jaw made me gulped and crazy for her. I wanted to protect my liitle jaan from everyone's eyes.

Her nightmares were making me more angry at Zain but I knew that if we give our problems in Allah's hand then it's Allah and that person problem now not yours and I trust Allah with His plans. But should I say that these nightmares were some kind of helping me in getting closer to her. Her nightmares became less as she started sleeping in my arms. And seeing her beautiful face and stroking her hairs and tracing her face with gentle fingers were now my happy routine. I loved her every feature and the day I made love to her was the best day of my life after our nikkah day.

She is the coolness of my eyes.

I love her and now after party when she looked so much confident and gave a good reply to Alisha I was beyond happy. I know I was kinda posessive over her in party but I wouldn't let any other man touch her. She is my jaan. Atleast from party, I got to know that her fear was now less towards Zain as I had already consoled her after that mall scene and also when she was ironing my shirt again and again. Now she knew I wouldn't hurt her at any cost and I could feel her confidence building up like knowing that I would always be with her.

There was also one thing I got to know from party that I was her crush. Damn man!! If I knew before I wouldn't have let her marry that stupid dumbhead man. I thought she never liked me in that way. Well, I started teasing her at night.

"Aan!! please it was long time ago." She said. Her little smile and when she bite her lips was enough to make me lose my control. This girl would be death of me. I got up from sofa and walked towards her, seeing me she also got up and started blabbering.

"Look at that time Alisha had a crush on Zayn malik and when I asked her what is crush so she told me whom you like so much and at that time I liked you so much as we were bestfriends before so I started calling you my crush." I smiled but then a frown appeared on her face and then her next question pulled me off my guard.

"Aan why we stopped being bestfriends?" I just looked at her and this time I said the truth which I never thought I would cofess infront of her.

"Because I started having feelings for you and I don't know what to do so I just distanced myself from you." Her gasp was enough to make me sigh.

Maybe I shouldn't have told her.

"So you should've told me." She said.

"Jaan-e-rohaan you were only 11 then. How could I just confess this to you?" I said and wrapped my arms around her and nuzzled in her neck.

"But I thought.... Allah! Rohaan do you even know I was crushing on you till I was 20 and I tried to get your attention but you never reacted then you seemed more interested in Esha so I just pushed my thoughts away and started calling you bhai(brother)." I was shocked but then smirk recovered my shock. Then she bit her lips like she shouldn't have said that.

"So jaan-e-rohaan was crushing over me till 20. Interesting."

"Says the man who has fallen for 11 year old girl." She said and stick out her tongue at me. A smile appeared on my lips. She was literally something.

In a minute I locked her lips with mine and didn't let her sleep till fajr. But when I woke up for office, I could see her tiredness as she was half lying on me.I kissed her forehead before going to get ready. I regretted making her awake all night but it was worth it. I again kissed her forehead before going to office and whispered 'I love you jaan-e-rohaan'. I told Izzah not to wake my jaan and let her sleep till she wanted to. She just grinned and nodded.

Sometimes I can't get this girl.

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Phew!! This was the longest chapter.

Few more chapters and tada you can have epilogue...