"In Life, It's Not Where You Go, It's Who You Travel With" 

– Charles Schulz

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 HONEYMOON UPDATES PART 1

SWITZERLAND

Iqra and Shumayll walked out of the grand Taj hotel as they made their way past the busy people along the streets of Geneva, looking at the tall buildings and shops all around them 

"Thats a nice shop" said Iqra pointing in the direction of a bookstore and Shumayll barked a laugh 

"You can't be serious! First you wake me up early to come here and now you want to go to a bookstore!" said Shumayll but Iqra heard none of it. Instead she pulled him towards the shop itself 

"Good morning Sir, Ma'am! how may i help you?" asked the lady in white dress. 

Shumayll smiled warmly at the old lady 

It was hardly anyone spoke english at this place since their prominent language was French, German and Italian 

"My wife here, ma'am, wants books!" said Shumayll pulling Iqra infront of him 

"Oh right! Hello! Now what genre's would you like?" asked the lady and Iqra smiled brightly 

"Romance" she said and the lady nodded before disappearing behind the tall book shelves 

Shumayll turned Iqra so that she faced him 

"When did you start reading romance?" he smirked at her and she put her arms around his neck 

They were lucky to be the only ones in the store 

"Since i realized i have a very romantic husband!" she smiled back and he chuckled, pulling her to him 

the shuffling of books and pages snapped the two out of their trance and they stood at least 3 inches apart 

"Oh right- here is the list-" said the lady, handing Iqra the list of names of romance genres 

Iqra scanned it and Shumayll looked around the shop 

"May i have... 'Perfect Chemistry', 'Rules of Attraction' and 'Chain Reaction'?" asked Iqra and Shumayll stood beside her 

"You sure you only want 3?" he asked her and she nodded

"For now" she whispered back and Shumayll let out a hearty laugh 

"Alright- that would be........." the woman calculated in her computer and smiled at the adorable couple who were now whispering stuff to each other and laughing 

"Ahem, that would be 30.52 swiss franc" she smiled and Shumayll handed her his visa card that he uses to pay for all his purchases 

"Thank you!" the lady swiped the card and then packed her books handing it over to the couple 

Shumayll took Iqra's hand and they walked around the place 

Their time in Switzerland was spent well. The four days went by quickly as they visited the swiss alps, lake geneva and even the museums 

Their next destination was Paris, the city of fashion 

Iqra was thrilled to be there 

Her sense of fashion was enhanced when Shumayll surprised her with the VIP pass to the most awaited fashion show of Marc Jacobs 

The excitement was clear as day when she set through out the show 

She even got tips and autograph of Marc Jacobs 

Of course Shumayll pulled some strings over it but it was all for his love 

Iqra took a selfie at the top floor of the Eifel tower as she and Shumayll overlooked the entire city of Paris 

The whole of the first floor was booked by Shumayll, no people could be seen- well except for the staff which were minimum 

Shumayll put his arms around Iqra as they stood at the railing, staring at the lights glimmering the whole city 

"Beautiful" whispered Iqra and Shumayll smiled down at her, whispering the exact words 

and he meant it 

"I know you just called me beautiful" she replied and he turned her around to face him 

"Thats because you are" he whispered back, leaning in 

placing a chaste kiss on her lips, he smiled in victory when he saw her lips were almost swollen 

"Lets go?" he asked her and she nodded 

He had booked it for half an hour and it was almost over 

Finishing their drinks of fruit punch, they made their way down the tower, thanking everyone in the process 

"Next stop?" asked Iqra and Shumayll grinned

"You will love it" he winked as he pulled her hand and walked through the busy streets of paris 

It was a day to remember 

the following day, they caught their flight to Rome, Italy 

They say Rome is the city of lovers, but Iqra was yet to see it 

She had finished the 3 books she bought in Switzerland and she was happy over them 

they still had over a month of time left with them 

"The first place i ever want to go is the Trevi Fountain!" stated Iqra and Shumayll laughed, kissing her forehead 

"What will you wish for when you have me?" he winked and she laughed, puching his arm lightly 

they were more of best friends sometimes rather than a married couple 

"I still have wishes to marry Sehun and of course Chanyeol!" she stuck her tongue out at him and he leaned in and bit it 

"Oww!" she growled at him 

"Thats what you get for wanting to marry other men, than me!" he stated proudly and Iqra chuckled walked towards the door of their hotel room 

"lets go!!!" she whined and then pulled Shumayll all the way out of the room to the main street 

They hailed a cab, the driver speaking italian, so Shumayll directed them to the Trevi Fountain 

"Coin?" asked Iqra and Shumayll gave her one 

She closed her eyes and wished to Allah with all her might before tossing the coin into the water 

She loved doing those things but in her heart she knew that her wishes were always answered by Allah. She knew that Allah is the all knower 

"What did'ya wish for?" asked Shumayll, as he put his right hand on her waist and his left in his jean pocket 

"Something" she said as she smiled brightly at him 

The two walked around the streets of Rome, finding fun activities to do and then by night fall, they were back in their hotel 

Iqra showered and lay beside Shumayll as they reminisced their lives uptil that point 

"Remember how I caught you staring at me so many times when you came home for the dua?" asked Iqra, laughing slightly and pink tints covered Shumayll's cheeks when he remembered that moment 

it was not a fun sight 

"Uhuh but i also saw you without your hijab!" he winked as she settled her head on his bicep 

"Uhuh- but then we fought over it" she said smiling at the memory as if it were yesterday 

"can i tell you something?" asked Shumayll and Iqra turned to him 

it was almost 5 months of their nikah yet he was questioning her!

"Uhuh" she replied anyway 

"the day when i saw you without your hijab- after that day none of my nights were peaceful" he said, looking at her 

She gazed in his brown orbs, smiling slightly 

"Oh why?" she whispered

"Because your image was haunting me- to some point where i thought i would go crazy! Then you came and told me about Armaan- i swore i lost my mind that day- i almost spilled my secret to Iqraam had it not been for the Fajr prayer!" said Shumayll remembering the time when Iqraam and he set on the tree talking 

Iqra chuckled

"Armaan huh- i was crazy enough to think i actually liked him- no wait- the reason why i told you about him was because i wanted to let go of you- deep down i knew that if i fell for you, it would be bad for my brother and your relationship and thats the last thing i wanted" said Iqra and Shumayll smiled at her, pulling her to his chest 

"So Armaan huh?" he asked and she lightly slapped his chest 

"It was sorta weird- i mean he was rebellious and all the time i would compare him to bhai or you- but meh, it don't matter now" she said, snuggling to his chest 

Shumayll chuckled lightly putting his arms around her 

"I wanted to ask you something.......... for a long time now" said Iqra and looked up to see Shumayll looking at her 

"What is it?" he asked her 

"What was my brothers reaction when he found out you liked me?" she asked him and Shumayll gave her a huge smile 

"You really want to know?" he asked her and she nodded 

he placed a kiss on her lips and she smiled in satisfaction 

"Lets hear the story shall we?" 

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Consider it a birthday special! 

Thank u all for the birthday wishes!! @fastreaders I said thank u to two or three and realized there were a bunch more and i was like..... woah!! So thanks!!! *throws kisses

Its not long before a notification springs up in your library saying that The Billionaire and The Hijabi has a new chapter titled epilogue 

but don't you worry 

I will finish this book on a high note 

at least i hope to! 

Anyways

I updated yet again!! 

i swear i am enjoying this!! :D 

Thank u so much for the votes and comments uptil now 

I love u all for this 

MUAHH 

RCV 

~Queen