BORNO EMIRATE COUNCIL.

"If you don't get those documents in five seconds, I'm going to fire your stupid ass!" Sa'eed bellowed to his personal assistant who stood before him adjusting his glasses as his hands shook but not with fear for this is nothing compared to his boss' real rant which only happens after he came back from Chad once.

He is used to his boss being so moody for no reason and he has been moody the whole morning since he arrived extra early. He went to the gym in his penthouse above then took another bath and got dressed for the day but he still didn't cool off and normally, he does calm down as soon as he hits the gym. Jonathan has been on edge since then too, getting few documents signed, arranging the meeting room for an unknown meeting. He also knew that the man won't fire his ass for only five seconds, it's just his way of saying I need it immediately and he is always hot on his tail to get them.

"Yes, Sir." And he bolted out of the room to go get the said documents meant to be used in two weeks. The man has finished all his work and the ones in more weeks to come, always ready to slay more works like an assassinator.

Sa'eed has been brooding and temperamental ever since he left the house to go get a sanitary pad for his wife in a twenty four hours opened pharmacy. He can't believe how that girl's words could make him yield to everything when he couldn't stand her. When she said she is having her mensuration so naturally, like it is the most normal thing on earth, his feet shook at her bluntness. One, because he didn't expect her to say it so loudly with no care of the world and two, because no one has ever talked to him about their mensuration before, not his sisters nor his first wife whom he's spent his whole free time with. More than fifteen years but she has never told him that, never.

Whenever she is experiencing it, Najaah would shyly smile at him and say she is off market for the time being and then he will understand like always, that is after their marriage when everything gets heated. He don't understand why women try hiding something that is so natural from the world. Just like peeing, it is natural for all women to experience it and even if you don't, you'd question yourself so why hide something which Allah has given you as a blessing? So this only makes him respect Suhayr, she is natural and her being uncaring, outspoken about it will help her everywhere.

If Najaah were in her place, she would've asked her sister to bring some for her without him knowing. He felt proud going out to get them for his wife because he wants to show the people out there that they shouldn't make women conscious about it, they shouldn't be obliged to hide something so tricky. It could happen to you everywhere, stained and tainted but if you stand your ground that this is something natural that took you unexpected, you'd never be embarrassed.

Granted, he has started falling for her slowly and unknowingly, that fact scares him all the damn time because there is absolutely no good character of hers he's seen so far that he adores so why in hell is he all over her now? Is it because he's been living with her for more than a week and sharing the same bed? Or because of his brother's story he heard from her? But if his brother is the case, he's been staring at her that way before then. Feeling the zap, the soul swallowing staring contest they always have like those cliché characters in movies is unnerving and too intense to turn blind eye to.

He don't fucking understand why he feels that for such woman he wouldn't have looked at twice if not for her face!

Then the incident that happened earlier in the morning when he went to buy some of those sanitary pads for her in the mall. He met some women that made him embarrassed and realised something at the same time too. He didn't know there are women like that out there that think the same way as he does without putting so much feminism in their words. They were not that extreme with words, they were genuinely talking to have fun and are trying to make him understand that he need not be embarrassed.

"Why are you packing all the brands of tampons in the mall, dear?" An older looking woman that seems to be around the age of late fifties or early sixties asked with a smile adoring her older face, making her look younger.

"My-" He didn't get to finish when another woman close to the other woman he didn't notice, decided to interrupt in a much cheaper voice.

"I can clearly remember when I asked my husband to get them for me, he decided to rent some from his sister than to go and buy them for me." She shook her head, a smile is also seasoned across her face and she looks a little younger than the first woman. They almost look alike too.

"Mine didn't do that too. He wants me to go ask one of the women we were sharing the apartment with." The other laughed heartily while reliving the old memory.

"Who are you getting this for so shamelessly? Girlfriend, mother, sister or wife?" The last one asked without judgement in her words but curiosity is palpable there. He felt a smirk tugging at his lips for he is proudly going to say it.

"My wife." His reply was instantaneous, he don't want them thinking it is his girlfriend when he won't ever talk about this with anyone outside his matrimonial home. He won't ever ask a random woman this.

"Aw, isn't this the best thing a husband could ever do to his wife? She will be at home but you are out here shamelessly getting her those." The second woman cooed, her hands catapulting to her cheeks acting like a bairn.

"I know right, men don't do this. I have never seen a man buying those for his woman ever since I opened this place which was so many years ago." The first woman nodded her head watching as Sa'eed blush underneath their loving gazes, it's uncomfortable. Their eyes showed the respect they have for him just because of what he did for his wife.

That concludes that the woman owns the mall he is standing in while the other looks like her younger sister or something. That explains what they are doing in there at six in the morning all decked in expensive looking outfits while their accessories shine underneath the lights. They look to be independent and know what they want, he feels like doing some business with them since he is thinking about building a mall too. He should get them to invest, he loves the zeal and passion they exude.

"Keep that up, dear. Don't be embarrassed to get your woman those things, it is normal and natural like eating and sleeping. It's just that that time in the month, we flow but that is it, nothing to be ashamed of." He blushed again as they continue to talk like they are not older than him adding some inappropriate things he won't want to know. He don't understand why older women talk about those intense sexual stuff without a care.

"And let me tell you a secret. First though, has she given birth?" The second one asked, she seems to be the talkative while the other is more rational.

"No." He stuttered out because he could almost hear what she is going to say from her mind. And if he could, he would stop her from saying it as the staffs are roaming around.

"Wonderful! If you get intimate with her after her days, she will instantly fall pregnant, trust me." She winked perfectly at him making his eyes widen and blush to coat his neck and ears down to his forehead.

He wouldn't have blushed if it were any other person saying that but those older women? He can't just take it and to think they laughed at his expense along with the female older staffs that passed by at that maladroit moment.

"Man, you look hungry and tired. What's up?" Mu'adh's voice jolted him out of his memory and he sat down properly to avoid unnecessary questions from his friend.

"Because I'm fucking hungry and it's already noon." He exasperated then stared at his friend, he didn't have an appointment with him so why is he there with him in the office when he should be in the court.

"Don't look at me like that because I am here to see you. I just finished some work in the building behind so I came to see my dearest friend. What do you say if we go get some food outside?" Mu'adh suggest with a cheeky smile, you'd be surprised how happy the guy is everyday without a wife. Sa'eed suspects that there is a woman in his life.

"Let's do this!" He stood up and adjust the button of his suit, he needs to feed his stomach ad soon as possible or go gaga with hunger and the stupid thought of his wife.

Mu'adh insist on driving the car, Sa'eed knew instantly that there is something cooking up in the man's head but he let him have his way, he can't fight with him when he's that hungry. He could take down a whole cow with the way his stomach is growling and grumbling. Mu'adh started filling him in on what he is currently doing to get the papers for that Chad signed and be under their wings without any trouble. Another thing related to Suhayr just brought her again to his head, he wanted to yell at Mu'adh to keep quite about her but he will smell something fishy about it.

"If the documents gets signed by the end of this week, I can file it immediately without trouble because the court is currently not under stress of cases. And I heard from the department head that they've got everything under control and the school will be done in just five months.." He kept going on and on but when he found out Sa'eed isn't even listening, he narrowed his eyes at the man, then it clicked.

It must be about a woman!

"Guy, why do you look so lost in the train of lovers?" Mu'adh snapped his fingers in front of Sa'eed's eyes, he blinked and rolled his eyes at his friends words. The guy should mind his business and focus more on getting them wherever it is safely.

"Stop talking about love on and on. Just tell me if you are in love, I can help." Sa'eed is trying to divert the attention away from him and give Mu'adh the spotlight but he's forgotten the fact that he is talking to a lawyer.

"Don't bring the spotlight on me now, Dude. I know you are thinking about a woman with those doodling eyes of yours and faraway look. Tell me who you fell for now? Please don't tell me it is about Najaah again, I can't stomach you looking so awful with the thought of her again." Mu'adh made a choking sound of gagging from behind his throat, he looks ridiculous.

"Don't talk about her like this and I'm not thinking about no girl. Let me be!" Sa'eed glared at his friend then settle his head back behind him on the headrest.

"Ha! I get what you mean now, it is your new wife, isn't it?! Suhayr!" Mu'adh swerve to the other lane when he almost lost the steering wheel in his party excitement. Finally, he's got something to tease his friend after a long time!

"What? You are delusional." Sa'eed rolled his eyes again, he is acting as cool as a cucumber in a chilly fridge.

"I am not being delusional! You are definitely in love with her or you catch feelings already." Mu'adh laughed at his friend's expense since he couldn't reply, he kept quite. He don't want to keep denying it, it won't change a thing and his friend will catch it.

As soon as they entered into the castle, Sa'eed knew what his friend is trying to do but he didn't talk. He also wants to see Suhayr, his chest started beating only with the thought of seeing her again. Ya Jabbar, he's never felt that even with Najaah years ago but now, he wants to see his cuckoo wife whom till the day before he can't stand. No, even that very minute, he is hundred percent sure he can't stand her but he still wants to see her. God, what sort of feeling is this? So complicated, embroiled and entangled in the name of feelings. You want to hate her but you can't fucking do that!

He shouldn't be feeling all this but he is, darn it!

"What are you all doing here?" Sa'eed asked after stepping out of the car and looked around where his brothers and cousins are watching with keen eyes while trying to keep a straight face. They just parked three cars behind them taking up half the parking space in his chamber.

"I saw you both coming in so I followed you and decided to join the cruise but I don't know where they came from." Sulaiman answered whilst pointing at the other three people beside him.

"I also followed you here with Shaheed." Adam shrugged like it was nothing, he is wearing his uniform still.

"And I wanted to join the cruise too. I still haven't seen my new sister in-law too." Tahir replied from the other end with a wide smile, always flirty.

Tahir is his twenty four year old cousin who is the same age as Shaheed but more mischievous, not really. He is flirty and always have his way to web through any girl's heart which is the cause of the family drama everyday in the castle before he finally decided to keep goofing around aside and go to college. Now he is done and has filed out his degree and masters in information and technology. They won't hear the end of it, the castle will soon be floating with women wanting to see whether he's cheated on them with their friends or not. He dated two sisters to three at the same time, that is how much of a Playboy he is.

"You mean you are all coming in with us?" Mu'adh asked trying to gouge out what they are trying to do, the food he's asked the maid to make won't be enough.

"Of course. Exactly. Why not?" Were the replies he got at the same time making him face palm and decided there is no way to get them out of it, he followed Sa'eed up the stairs to the door.

Ringing the doorbell, it took two minutes for a maid to come get the door when it normally doesn't take more than seconds for them to open it. Then they heard the loud boom of song 'Baba Fela by Mr. Real' started playing loudly from inside the house making them halt in their steps. They have never, when they say never, it means never heard any sound coming from Sa'eed's chamber in their lives so imagine their surprises and curiosities upon hearing such contemptible song beating louder than their heartbeats.

So they immediately enter without saying any taslim knowing they won't hear them over the gaudy music playing. And then they get to see a sight they are not sure if they are ever going to see it in their lives. Four girls, not just any normal ladies but hot beautiful ones that could pass up as Ms. Universe everyday dancing in the living room. They are dancing with the zeal, ardor and fervor that could shake the earth. The moves are flexible, you'd think they have been in a national dancing competition.

Then Adam's loud mouth release the words.

"Well, I didn't expect to be welcomed with such but damn, I am amazed. You have so many talents, acting, dancing, playing piano like Nafisa said. What more could we unravel?" Shaheed wiggled his brows whilst moving closer to sit on the white sofa, referring to Suhayr.

"There are a lot more you would want to unsheathe but for now, I'll let you be. You might as well lost consciousness if you get to see another." She flipped her hair to the side then look around the room totally forgetting there are non-mahrams and she was quick to search for her veil.

She picked the crinkled veil from the floor and close her head with it then place a smile on her lips to welcome the new face.

"Welcome to our humble home, new comer." She smiled at Tahir whose eyes widen then he dramatically place a hand to the left side of his chest just a little on his breast.

"Such beauty welcoming me with open hands? I'm I in heaven already?" He made a move closer to look at Suhayr but fell on his knees caused by the carpet he misstepped and he groaned loudly.

"Are you okay?" Suhayr chortled at his drama but he only furrowed his brows while swallowing another moan of pain.

"See, I'm already falling for you." He groaned again when he tried standing up but he did anyway. The other occupants of the room laughed at that!

"Hands off! That is your sister in-law but all the rest are yours." Shaheed warned with a laugh when Tahir's face fell at the thought of her taken.

"Sorry, buddy, maybe in your next life." Suhayr made a tsk face then turn to look around but her eyes fell on Sa'eed's who has been staring at her since he walked in.

The way she danced around with those girls to a Nigerian song, he can only imagine how she will dance to the songs from her home. He had to stop moving and made sure his jaw is not sleeping on the floor countless times, he don't need no embarrassment. Mu'adh has already started whiffing his feeling and seeing him like that will only make him so sure about what he is thinking but darn, his wife is one heck of a piece of art.

If they were on good terms with her or have started off on the right foot, he would've asked her to dance for him everyday. He is hundred percent sure he won't be tired of seeing her rolling and moving her body like she was doing minutes ago. It is a sight for sour eyes!

"Let's go have lunch, I'm hungry." Mu'adh's voice rang into their heads and they both blinked away from each other.

What on earth just happened?!