Nazmeera sat on the bench watching Hamza push Umme Khultum on the swing.He stood in front of the swing each time she came up he kissed the tip of her nose causing Umme Khultum to giggle.

Nazmeera smiled at the look of pure happiness on her daughter's face each time Hamza kissed her nose.This brought back memories from two nights ago when he had first met Umme Khultum.He had treated her as if she was the most fragile doll in the rold refusing to let her even pick up a finger.Feeding her,cleaning her,watching The Incredibles with her and at the end he had washed her up to put her to bed.

Nazmeera could not get the image of Hamza laying on the bed that she and Umme Khultum shared out of her head.Umme Khultum had laid her head against his chest,her body snuggled up against his giant form and her tiny hand wrapped in his Hamza had looked at Nazmeera with teary eyes and she had lost her smile,looking at the ground in shame but to Hamza he probably thought she was being arrogant.

Even now whenever he glanced at her Nazmeera refused to cast a glance at him as much as her heart desired to Nazmeera controlled herself.She did not possess that right anymore and giving Hamza anymore attention would weaken her resolve.The only dua she made at that moment was that Aamanah would find out and it would lead to Hamza having to choose between the two of them.That would make everything so much easier but it seemed as if Allah was just waiting to put what He had written for them into motion.

Aamanah held Umar and Uthmaan's hands in each of her own,a backpack slung over her back and she sighed,smiling at her excited twins.Since Hamza had gotten news that the merge was a success he had begun spending less time with them but Aamanah understood,yet he had found this park not far from their hotel and told Aamanah thus their afternoon visit to the park.

"Ummi we go on the swing?" Umar asked looking up at her hopefully,Aamanah nodded.

"Sure love,just let ummi find a bench then I will take you'll." Aamanah smiled when the twins nodded their heads and she thanked Allah for giving her such disciplined children who gave her less trouble and more comfort.

Aamanah found a bench near the swings and for two seconds she let go off the twins hands when they shrieked.

"Umar!Uthmaan!What was that young men?" Uthmaan looked up,a huge smile across his face and he tugged at her jacket.

"Ummi there is Umme.We going to meet her." They took off and Aamanah begun to rush behind them as they got closer to Umme and scream.

"UMME!" The young girl turned around to see who was calling her and her face slit into a grin.

"Umar!Maani!" The twins stopped in front of her and hugged the young girl just as Aamanah came to a stop behind them.

"Umar and Uthmaan you do not just run....."

"Umme Khultum come here." Aamanah froze at that voice and looked up,her breath leaving her body in a whoosh when she saw who called for the young girl.

Nazmeera went still as she looked into Aamanah's eyes and her heart was filled extreme happiness.Every bone in her body wanted to move forward and hug her sister and her heart wailed in joy yet her brain kept her in place.

Do not forget what she said!Do not forget you are the reason her house was ruined!Do not forget you have no place there with her!

Nazmeera lost her smile just as Aamanah rushed forward and engulfed her in a hug.

"Nazmeera." Nazmeera felt a wetness seep through her scarf but she put a stone on her heart and pushed Aamanah away the force causing a stunned Aamanah to almost fall if it were not for Hamza who caught her.

Aamanah looked at Hamza in surprise only for her heart to squeeze at the guilt clouding his beautiful green eyes.

"Hamza see it's Nazmee." Hamza felt a lump in his throat as he took a deep breath looking at Nazmeera who shocked him by actually looking smug.

"We'll he doesn't have to see me Mrs.Sulaiman because his being seeing me for the past two days haven't you Mr.Sulaiman?"

Aamanah gasped looking at Hamza for confirmation and him lowering his head told her enough.

"Hamza....."

"Mama." Aamanah's eyes went wide as the girl,Umme Khultum ran to Nazmeera and she gasped seeing Nazmeera pick her up.

"Mrs.Sulaiman meet my daughter Umme Khultum and Khultum meet Mrs.Sulaiman."

Aamanah put a hand over her mouth and looked at Hamza in shock while a shy Umme Khultum waved back.

"Ya Allah."

"Big ummi." Nazmeera glanced down at two pairs of eyes staring at her,wide in surprise.Her heart leaped with joy and how she wished to show it yet she knew constricting her emotions were for the betterment.Yet doing that seemed like a mission when the twins came towards her and wrapped their arms around her legs.

Nazmeera let Umme Khultum down and kneeled down in front of them.Her arms engulfing their tiny forms and Nazmeera smiled as they each pulled away to press a kiss to her cheeks.

"Our big ummi." Nazmeera knew her shield would crack as the twins smiled at her and she pressed a kiss to their foreheads feeling Umme Khultum wrap her hands around her neck,Nazmeera glanced at her to see her looking at Nazmeera curiously.

"Mama you know Umar and Uthmaan?" Nazmeera had to shield herself as she felt 4 pairs of eyes on her and she took a deep breath.

"They are your friends so of course I know them.Why don't you children go play while we watch from here?" Nazmeera stood up and they all watched as Umme Khultum,Umar and Uthmaan raced to the play area.

Nazmeera glanced at Hamza and Aamanah her arms crossed over her chest.Aamanah in a state of shock stepped forward only for Nazmeera to stop her.

"Don't come forward,I don't have anything to say to you Mrs.Sulaiman."

Aamanah's eyes filled with confusion and hurt at Nazmeera's words,"Have we become such strangers that you have to address me as Mrs.Sulaiman?"

Nazmeera smirked shaking her head,"Oh please Mrs.Sulaiman stop with being so dramatic and acting like I should honestly be concerned about you and your family.In fact you should be happy right because this is what you expected should happen to me right?" Aamanah felt Hamza's hands tighten on her shoulders as she took a step back in shock.

"Nazmeera...." Hamza gritted his teeth when Nazmeera chuckled looking around almost as if she was bored before smiling at them in such a way that their hearts raced with fear.

"Oh sorry Mr.Sulaiman am I hurting your beloved wife's feelings?Oh well it's the truth isn't it?I mean those words did come from her so you can't be telling me she didn't mean it because she ain't a child.She's a grown adult who has the ability to think and feel so defending her right now would be practically useless." Nazmeera wanted to fall to the ground and ask her sister wife to forgive her for her cruel words when she saw Aamanah's body slump against Hamza's yet her decision was curved into stone and she had to go forward no matter what emotions this brought in her.

"It seems as if Mr.Sulaiman may have a lot to explain to you and I wouldn't want to be third wheeling in that." Nazmeera turned to call Umme Khultum when her arm was grabbed by Aamanah who turned her around.Nazmeera swallowed a lump in her throat seeing her cousin look at her with conflicting emotions spread in her eyes,guilt at the forefront.

"Nazmeera please just let us talk this out.Please just give me an opportunity to explain myself to you.I know I said a whole load of stuff but don't I deserve to give an explanation?Don't I deserve to beg for your forgiveness?Don't I deserve to ask for one more chance?" Nazmeera wanted to say yes,she wanted an explanation,she wanted to forgive her cousin and she wanted to give her cousin a chance but doing that meant she might as well have destroyed Aamanah and Hamza's marriage completely.

"No you don't deserve any of that now excuse me I......."

"Mama mama." Nazmeera looked down to see Umme Khultum giving her a cute example of what is a puppy face.

"Yes love?"

"Mama pweesee Umar and Uthmaan come to our house pweesee." Nazmeera knew she had to break her child's heart and hated it but when she saw the exact expression on the twins face,the mother in her curved because no matter what she felt for Aamanah and Hamza she could not take it out on these innocent children.

"Of course that is if their mummy and daddy don't mind." Huge smiles took over the children's faces and the twins quickly turned to their parents who thanked Allah for sending their children at the right time.

Aamanah nodded her head before any of them could speak,"Of course we wouldn't mind." The twins hugged their mother before nodding at Umme Khultum who squealed in delight.

Hamza sat next to Aamanah on the couch,his eyes downcasted.Somewhere in him Hamza felt a joy that now Aamanah knew and he wanted to smile at the fact that what he thought had played out exceptionally well.Telling Aamanah about the park,making Nazmeera come with him and Umme Khultum and Aamanah seeing them.He did not know what Nazmeera thought but Hamza knew he had won an important part of this war now he just had to make a breakthrough to Nazmeera.

Nazmeera who right now was busy in the kitchen preparing a snack for the children.When Aamanah had stepped forward to help her Nazmeera had out rightly refused saying that this was her home and no one except her had the right to cook in her kitchen.What had made Hamza's blood boil was the fact that she had been ignoring every effort that Aamanah had put in to talk to her.

Why was she doing this to them?Had what happened made her so cold,such a heartless woman that she refused to acknowledge anything that they tried to say?

Hamza was thankful that Umme Khultum had lead the twins to her playroom the minute they stepped through the door so that now the three of them could talk in peace.

Hamza lifted his head when he heard footsteps only to see Nazmeera disappear in the direction Umme Khultum had taken the twins.

"Hamza." Hamza looked at Aamanah who was looking at him with tear filled eyes and Hamza's heart clenched.

"Yes habibty?"

"Why did...why didn't you tell me you've met Nazmeera?Did you think I wasn't worthy of meeting her after what happened?" Hamza shook his head cupping her face in his palms.

"No love no.I wanted to tell you.I wanted to scream in joy and tell you I've found Nazmeera.I wanted to tell you that she and I have a daughter but if I told you Nazmeera would have made me take Umme Khultum's custody issue to court and I didn't want that my child will have to go through such a huge issue at such a young age."Hamza ran a hand through his hair,looking down,"I'm so sorry Aamanah.I'm so very sorry but I had no choice.I am really sorry."

Hamza felt hands cup his cheeks and he closed his eyes feeling her press a kiss to her forehead.Hamza looked up into Aamanah's eyes that held understanding.

"There's nothing to forgive my love.I understand why you hid it from me so don't apologize.For now we need to concentrate on getting Nazmeera and Umme Khultum back home with us.That's where they belong." Hamza got up and paced in front of Aamanah.

"For two now three days I've been trying to make a break through to Nazmeera but it's like I've been trying to break my head against a wall.My head is breaking but the wall is not even scratched.She's become heartless."

Nazmeera who had been listening,not noticed by with of them took a deep breath,attempting to mask her emotions and walked into the lounge.

"Oh well isn't Mrs.Sulaiman to blame for that then because eid it weren't for her I would never know my true worth in your family Mr.Sulaiman?" Hamza stopped in his pacing and looked at Nazmeera while Aamanah stood up as well ready to talk when a phone rang.

Nazmeera reached into her pocket,frowning when she saw who was calling her and she turned her back towards the couple.

"As salaam mu alaykum.......What!?.........I'm on my way......No need to call anyone else I'm coming." Nazmeera cut the call turning to face the couple.

"I have to leave and since the two of you are here make yourselves usefu.I have been called for an emergency at the office so I need someone to look after Umme Khultum and her babysitter won't be able to make it here in a rush. Mrs.Sulaiman can take the twins and leave or she can stay while Mr.Sulaiman you can babysit my daughte.Keys there I got my own." Nazmeera did not wait for them to reply and grabbing her bag walked out of the apartment leaving a stunned couple behind.

Nazmeera walked through the hospital hallway,her heart beating exceptionally fast as she got closer to the room that she had been spending an awful amount of time in.The nurses she was familiar with greeted her and Nazmeera greeted them with a smile.

She opened the door and was met by three pairs of eyes,one of them sunken and covered by dark circle.

"Abi."