Mrs.Mariam Abdul:
I looked down shyly and played with my hidden fingers while waiting nervously. All the while, a million thoughts were racing through my head.

I wanted to tell my husband everything that had happened during his five years away, but doing so would have ruined our special evening. Shouldn't marriage start with trust and honesty? What if I offend him? ya, Allah please guide me.

He moved closer I tried to focus and pray, but his presence was unsettling me. I also tried to calm myself, but my hands were shaking.

"You are lost in your thoughts," said a voice I recognized from everywhere.

After seeing me, he said, "You look beautiful, MashaaAllah," prayed a little, blew on me, and even planted a kiss on my forehead. During this whole exchange, neither of us said anything.

"Speak up," he said to me, but I was not sure where to begin. Since he detests liars, he will go away if I tell him I made a mistake while we were not speaking, but I can not lie to him anymore.

I slowly raised my head and finally fixed my gaze on my gorgeous husband. His cheekbones were incredibly defined, and his nose was perfectly shaped. His blue oceanic eyes gleamed with happiness, and he had a mischievous smirk plastered on his face—something I had rarely seen on him.

"Oh no! He has been staring at you since Mariam stopped checking out. "I whispered to myself, but his smile grew wide, forgetting all about my past with just one smile."

He said in a whisper, "Someone is blushing and already a tomato face," and boy, was he taking too much pleasure in it.

I could not even construct a coherent sentence in front of him.Ah.

"You are so cute, and I am glad we decided to have Nikka in a straightforward manner without any fancy events; after a while, we will have a reception. Is that okay with you?" I nodded when he asked.

"I will not promise you a perfect life, but through our ups and downs, we will form a strong bond, and the main key will be communication and trust," I said, staring at him in agreement without telling him the truth.

He told me that it was true that, although we had not spoken until today, he had called my mother and asked her to tell me everything about his life. "I will need you to always speak the truth and please do not break my heart I will not be able to bear if one more person hurts me," he expressed to me. The man was resilient; he had endured a great deal, and he had never asked me about myself in return. Instead, he had always assured me that he trusted me.

I could barely stand the guilt.

"Let us go pray two nafl prayers and thank the Almighty," he said, and we both stood up to change.

When did I become so lucky to have such a wonderful husband?

We prayed together, then sat on the prayer mat hand in hand.

"You have changed so much," I told him, and he smiled at me.

I gave him a hug after he said, "Just for you and only you, but for the rest of the world I am still the same Mrs. Mariam Khalid Hussein."

My eyes welled up with tears as I gave my husband my first hug, which made me feel warm and secure inside.

What is up with you crying when I told your dad I would not make you cry? He asked before giving me another hug.

"Tears of happiness," I replied, and he simply gave me a very loving look and a forehead kiss.

He was lost in thought as he said, "Please do not break my heart," and then our conversations were cut off by my phone ringing.

He narrowed his eyes at me, signaling me to see who was bothering us as we exchanged glances. I tried ignoring it, but it kept ringing. I checked the caller ID, and my hands were shaking and all color had disappeared from my face. I knew Khalid was patiently and gently observing me, but I just kept staring at the caller ID.

With the hope that I would respond, he asked, "Who is it?"

They had no idea that the caller was only the first step toward their demise—or, more accurately, miscommunications.

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Do you think these two are adorable? Who's calling?