The longer you wait for somebody, the more you'll appreciate it when you get it.

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Huraz's pov:

"I'm sorry please continue", she said coming out of her trance.

"You don't have to be sorry Amu".

"Okay so as you know, I always had a soft corner for you since the time you were born. I always cared for you. Maybe a little extra than the other cousins. I don't know when this care turned into affection and then slowly into love.

I loved doing little things for you. I loved drinking chai made by you. I love when ever you would smile for little things. I love the way you took care of the poor without letting anyone know. I did not just fall for your beauty but I fell for your soul too.

I know I was not a good guy back then but I tried changing my self but I guess it was too late. I was fire and you were ice. You would cool my burn by melting the ice. I had the fear of losing you and indeed I had lost you.

You were just sixteen and I was twenty four when I told Farhaan that I wanted to marry you and I would wait till you complete your graduation. Well I wasn't settled at that time in my life. I did have a start up job with my friend but it wasn't working out much. Farhaan told me that he and Chachu would never give you to someone who is not settled in life.

Farhaan also said that it would be a huge age gap between us and he said that you wouldn't want to marry an angry and short tempered man like me. I was hurt and broken at that time. Farhaan dint even let me see you.

I know I had temper issues but I truly tried changing myself. You had once seen me get angry and were terrified to see me like that and you told Farhaan about it. He thought that you wouldn't want someone who doesn't even know how to control his anger.

He thought I'll have a bad influence on you. It wasn't completely his fault though. He was just protecting his sister"

I paused and looked at her. She was listening attentively with furrowed eyebrows. So I continued further.

"Then later after a few months Mumma was on her dead bed and she wanted to see me get married. I tried refusing her but she wouldn't listen. I tried my level best to convince her but she wouldn't budge. She was a typical desi mom" I chuckled remembering the way she blackmailed me.

"Then finally I gave up and put everything in the lord's hands and got married to Zara. I tried moving on Amu. I literally did try and eventually after a few days I moved on Alhamdulillah. I was not completely happy but I was somewhat satisfied.  She was a good human with a lot of patience. She loved me truly. After two years our champ Ahan was born. We both loved him immensely.

Two years ago Zara died in an accident. She was coming back from her mother's place and luckily her sister had asked her to leave Ahan with her or else I would have lost my Ahan as well. Zara and the driver died on the spot. We couldn't save her" my eyes welled up as I thought about Zara's death.

"I didn't want to come back here. I didn't want to face another heartbreak.  Meri taqdeer me Kuch aur Likha hua tha. (But I guess my destiny had different plans). After Zara's death I took care of Ahan. I spent most of my time with him. He was just 2 years old when he lost his Mumma. He would always crave for her love Amu. When ever we would go out, I would catch him looking lovingly at children who were with their mothers. I would always feel sad for him. Nobody could replace Zara's love for Ahan, but the other day I saw Ahan laughing and playing with you. I knew you would complete that void place in his life. I knew you would love him like he is your own son." she had a faint smile on her face.

"Okay so coming to your marriage with Ehsan, I was against it from the time I saw him in a mall. It not like I liked him from the start but I hated him even more after I saw his true colours" I told her and she looked at me confused.

"Ehsan? Why were you against it and what did you see?" I literally hated even listening to his name from her mouth but I just ignored it this time.

"Farhaan thought that I was lying to him when I told him about Ehsan. One day I went out to a mall as Ahan was bored. I was Ehsan with a girl and they were sitting very close to my liking. I told this to Farhaan and he did not believe me. He accused me that I dint love you and have not moved on. Later on I did a background check and got to know that he was a playboy in college and used to change girlfriends every week. I got to know that he was a money minded person and only wanted to marry you because of your inheritance. It literally boiled my blood to see him everytime. I wouldn't even want to imagine you with him"

I looked at Amira and her face was morphed into shock. Her whole body was quivering in shock. I got up from the bed and filled a glass of water from the jug kept on the bed stand. She was not looking at me and her lips were trembling. I brought the glass near her lips and made her drink water. I felt a water droplet on my hand. I quickly kept the glass aside and wiped her face.

"Hey please don't cry. It really difficult for me to see you like this. You did not deserve any of it. I know it's a little injustice with you as you had to marry a man who already was married, had a child and had lost his wife. But please I want you to give this marriage a chance. I will try my best to not hurt you. I won't promise, as promises break but I give you my commitment that I will always keep you happy.

I'm happy to get you as my life partner and I'm also happy that finally ahan will have a perfect mother figure like you. I couldn't trust anybody else more than you. Will you give us a chance Amu? "

Amira's pov:

I was overwhelmed with what ever he just confessed. How could Farhaan bhai reject him just because he was not stable. It was not like he wanted to marry me immediately and he said that he would wait. It wasn't like he wouldn't succeed in those years.

Well I was scared seeing him shout on someone over the call few years ago. I was terrified and had told this to Farhaan bhai. I still remember how Huraz bhai had come and told me that he had lost some deal due to his assistants fault and he was angry on him and later apologised to me.

'He's not your bhai anymore Amira' my subconscious mocked me.

Oops yes he's no longer my bhai. He is my husband. My mehram. It sounds so good. I mentally smacked my head.

I could see the love and longing feeling in his eyes. I never imagined that someone loved me this deeply.

I couldn't control anymore and I just hugged Huraz tight. It was a complete different feeling. I hadn't hugged any guy other than my brother or dad. It felt wonderful. Well I guess some hugs are worth waiting for.

I thought about everything and came to a conclusion that I would give this marriage a chance. I would give Ahan the care of a mother that he really deserved. I had met that boy and he was a cute little guy. Nobody deserves to lose his Mumma when he was just 2 years old. I really hope that he accepts me. If not as his mother, at least as a friend.

"I will give this marriage a chance. I will give us a chance. You've already suffered a lot and I do not want you to suffer any more" I stated coming out of the hug. I was happy to see him smile genuinely after years. Alhamdulillah.

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He was fire.
She was water.

Everyone believed they could not meet ever...

But the vapour that evolved told a different story altogether.

   ~ Niva kalita

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