WHAT MORE COULD I ASK FOR?

They left for work together as usual in their separate cars,after having a quiet and awkward breakfast.

Leylah tried to busy herself with work but she couldn't do that. She keeps getting distracted and her mind keeps over flowing with the memories of last night.

she keeps seeing images of last night with Suraj and all the pleasure she felt. She has never felt so much pleasure in her life before. She gave up and decided to go back to her office and have a cold glass of juice.

Her eyes flew open when she opened her office and saw a very beautiful bouquet of Jasmine flowers on her desk. The fragrance wafted into her nostrils and the whole room smelled like jasmine.

She picked up the flowers and smelled it. She saw a note on it and opened it curiously. It read: ["to my beautiful wife,I always prayed for Jannah(paradise) since I was little and Allah(God) gave you to me. I can't ask for anything else since I have you in my life. You are the reason for my existence and I promise to use the rest days of my life to show you,everyday. I love you my Wife,I love you my beloved Leylah"].

Leylah smiled as she read the note,her heart fluttered and she couldn't stop smiling as she kissed the note and whispered,"I love you too my sweet handsome husband".

She saw a box of chocolate and quickly unwrapped it,it was one of her favourite type of chocolate. She was lost in her thoughts admiring the flowers and reading the note again and again,when she felt someone wrap their hands around her waist.

She flinched but relaxed when she saw that it was Suraj. 'When did he get here?' Leylah wondered inwardly as she smiled shyly.

"Relax my angel,its only your husband" Suraj whispered in her ears. His hot breath were fanning her ears and she shuddered and wiggled in his arms. She giggled slightly when she felt ticklish.

'Goodness Leylah,get your acts together,why are you giggling like a high schooler'she scolded her self in her mind.

"Do you like the flowers?" Suraj asked in a tender voice as he slowly turned Leylah to face him. She couldn't look at him in the eyes so she just lowered her head and answered, "y...yes,its beautiful" answered shyly

Suraj smiled at her action,he thought she looked cute and very adorable at this moment. He slowly used his hand to lift her chin and made her look at him.

"But not as beautiful as you my angel" Suraj said and Leylah looked up at him,her big black eyes met his for the first time since they woke up that day. She blinked her lashes at him as her heart thumped fast but she couldn't avert his gaze as he held her chin not allowing her to.

"I couldn't stop thinking about you and couldn't concentrate on work. So I thought to come see you and decided to bring you these". Suraj said as he looked at Leylah with gentle eyes. His expression,tender.

"Oh" was the only thing Leylah could say,her heart was beating wildly and her eyes couldn't stop staring at his lips. They looked so pink and enticing. She remembered how they felt on her lips and body just hours ago.

"What do you want to eat for lunch today?" Suraj asked Leylah and she immediately diverted her gaze from his lips and to his face.

"Mm,anything light and delicious"

"Okay,I'll get it for you. I wanted to have lunch together but I don't think that will be possible. I will be going to assist Doc. Faruq in a surgery in the next few minutes" Suraj informed her.

Leylah smiled and her mouth formed in an 'O',she felt very happy and the feeling was overwhelming.

"Just eat your meal and I'll see you as soon as I come out of the Surgery, okay?" Suraj said as he rubbed Leylah's cheeks with the back of his palm slowly but romantically.

"Alright" Leylah managed to say as his hand on her cheek was sending tingling sensations to her body and her body was starting to burn with desire.

Suraj was also burning inside,he wanted to kiss her plump red lips but he was very aware that he wouldn't be able to stop once he starts. So he controlled his desires and kissed her longingly on her forehead, he gave her cheek a light peak and said "later wifey" he left quickly before he starts what he won't be able to finish.

'Alhamdulillah(praise is to God) I have everything in my life.....what more could I ask for?' Leylah said inwardly as she watched Suraj leaving her office.

Leylah couldn't visit or see Ibraheem since Mrs Fatima already warned her not to and the director told her that he couldn't change Mrs Fatima's mind on the matter.

Even when he explained everything to her,she said she would only forgive and let her see ibraheem when he wakes up. And if his side of the story corresponds with her's only then will she let her see her son.

She asked Martha to check on Ibraheem and tell her if there was any progress or improvement on his health.

Before Leylah left,Ibraheem has started to response slowly. She learnt from Martha that ibraheem even moved a few times but still hadn't responded to any verbal command.

Leylah felt happy with the news, she was glad that Ibraheem's condition was improving for the better. And soon he will wake up and she hoped he wouldn't have any complications.

Later that day,After coming out of Surgery,Suraj had to attend to an emergency case. Then Zara called him,crying hysterically on the phone,so he had to go see her. He arrived home a bit late.

After showering and changed into simple clothes,he looked for Leylah in her room but he couldn't find her there. The sitting room was also empty,so he looked in the kitchen.

"Her car is outside so she is definitely home". Suraj said to himself as he peeped inside the kitchen.

Leylah arrived home early and decided to make dinner before Suraj arrived. This was the first time after coming back from the states that she was cooking a proper meal.

She wanted to make Suraj something special,just like he has been doing for her recently. Suraj loved swallows but it was rather too late to eat something heavy. So she settled on making him white rice with Vegetable soup.

She put all her efforts in making the soup and used all kind of assorted meats,dried fish,stock fish and some crayfish. The soup turned out really delicious and she smiled proudly at herself. She also made some fruit juice.

She finished making the soup and was waiting patiently for the water in the rice to dry up. She had a bright smile on her face. She was humming to a song and swinging her body and the spatula in her hands to the melody slowly.

Suraj was left in a daze as he started at her for a while,a smile appeared on his face as she was looking very so adorable wearing an apron and a spatula in her hand. He moved slowly and hugged her from the back when he reached where she was.

Leylah squealed in surprised when he hugged her and kissed her cheek. She didn't need to see his face before knowing that it was Suraj. His familiar scent clouded her senses turning her mind into a frenzied mess.

She smelt his bathing gel from his body and realised he hadn't just gotten home,but has even taken his bath.

"You didn't just arrive?" She asked him surprise in a low voice.

"Yes my love. I arrived several minutes ago,I didn't know you were in the kitchen" Suraj said sniffing as he perceived the aroma in the kitchen.

Leylah laughed lightly and said "good thing that you have showered. Dinner is ready, so just go sit at the table and I'll bring out the food". Leylah said as she checked to see that the water in the rice has already dried up.

"Wow! Am so excited to eat my wife's meal. What did you make?" Suraj said peeping into the other pot.

"Its nothing too extra,just your normal rice and soup" Leylah said proudly. She was going to show off her cooking skills to him.

Suraj helped Leylah set the table and they ate the sumptuous meal together,conversing hapilly.

After dinner,they went ahead to watch TV together and after a while,Leylah felt sleepy and decided to go up to her room to sleep.

Suraj was on the phone with an intern explaining some procedures to him. They were talking for long and Leylah couldn't wait until he finished. So she gestured to him that she was going to bed. Suraj just nodded at her to acknowledge her and Leylah went up to her room.

Leylah changed into her pajama and climbed onto bed when her phone rang and she saw that it was Nabeela. She quickly answered the call "hello sister in-law" she said sweetly on the phone.

"Hi my sweet sister in law,how are you?"Nabeela asked laughing lightly.

"Am fine my darling,what about you? I heard you got a new job" Leylah asked smiling.

"Am fine. Am guessing mother told you right?" She asked and Leylah laughed.

" I was very lucky to secure that job in one fine company like that. But my boss has been making advances at me and am starting to get uncomfortable" Nabeela complained.

"What! Seriously? How? Since when? How comes you haven't told me yet?" Leylah asked curiously.

"And what could you have done? You will just tease me and make me feel even more annoyed" Nabeela said.

"Ah ahn! Nabeela,have you forgotten I always look out for you? You're breaking my heart now" Leylah said pouting,she felt wronged.

"Okay am sorry",Nabeela apologised. She took a deep breath before she started telling Leylah all about it.

Nabeela got herself the position of a personal assistant in a quite successful automobile company. Her boss Mr yasir baba was a workaholic and bombarded Nabeela with a lot of work on her first few days when she started. But after a week he changed and started being soft and overly nice to Nabeela.

He made Nabeela go everywhere with him. From his meetings to his lunch and dinner dates. Nabeela didn't think much to it ,since she was his P.A and it was part of her job.

Until when he started taking her out on lunch and dinner whenever he just wants to eat out. And he insists she comes with him and keeps him company. The way he looked at her changed whenever they were alone ,and Nabeela felt uncomfortable under his stares.

Just yesterday,he made Nebeela come to his house to take care of him because he claimed he wasn't feeling too well. He was supposed to be resting but he cooked for her and kept telling her about his failed marriage with his ex wife and how he wants to get married to a decent lady now and not repeat the mistakes he made before.

" in my mind,I was like,what's my business. That's your chill and not mine" Nabeela said and she and Leylah burst into laugher.

"I wanted to leave after eating but this man wouldn't let me,he keeps bringing excuses for me to stay with him. He even called his mother and made me talk to his mother and son on video call",she continued.

" when his mum asked who I was,I was so embarrassed but as soon as I opened my mouth to say I was his P.A,he told her I was his friend". Nabeela said remembering how he was acting all weird.

"Wow!the guy made his move already girl" Leylah said amazed.

"He treats you nicely,takes you out on lunch and dinner dates. He even cooked for you and introduced you to his mother and son. Thats a big deal Nabeela,the guy really likes you and I think he could be the responsible type" Leylah said analysing the whole situation.

Nabeela took a deep breath and said slowly, "I know Leylah but he has a child already. And I feel like he is still in love with his wife. Well,maybe not but he is still attached to their failed marriage".

"That's only natural my darling. But don't let his having a son make you uninterested in him. If you like him,and you are very sure, just let it flow. I guess one of these days he is going to ask you to be his girlfriend,properly" Leylah said sounding like a love expert.

"Hah! Leylah that's going too fast. Abeg am not ready o" Nabeela said defensively. She has only knew her boss for just a month now and Leylah was already talking about them dating.

"You better be ready o,I will even...." She paused when she saw Suraj enter her room.

"Let's meet up one of these days dear,so we can talk more. I have to go now,I'll call you tomorrow okay".Leylah said and Nabeela nodded in understanding. " bye love".

"Bye my darling"

Suraj walked slowly to Leylah on the bed with his hands in his pocket. "Who was that?" He asked casually.

"Nabeela" Leylah said as she sat up on the bed.

"Oh" Suraj said and sat on the bed then he asked again "why are you here?"

Leylah was surprised, she was in her room and is planning to sleep. Where else could she be.

"Eh?" She asked confused.

"Why aren't you sleeping in my room?" Suraj said plainly looking at her and his lips curled upwards when he saw her surprised expression.

'What! His room? Why would I sleep in his room? I hope he is not thinking what am thinking'?

"Shouldn't we be sleeping in the same room and on the same bed?" Suraj asked. And without waiting for a reply, he leaned in slowly, closing the distance between them. He claimed her lips,kissing her and knocking the air out of her lungs.

His hands started roaming everywhere on her body and Leylah felt intoxicated from his kisses. She didn't notice his hands roaming on her body carelessly. until she felt his cold hands on her back inside her pajama.

She broke away from the kiss and moved away slightly from him. "Wh...what are y..you doing Suraj?" She asked breathlessly.

She saw Suraj's eyes have turned black and full with desire,he looked at her longingly and he asked in a sensual voice, "you don't like this?" He asked brushing his thump on her swollen lips slowly.

"N..no that's not it. I..I just thought if we continued doing this,I might get pregnant and....and how will I finish my residency program quickly?" She said reasonably,her chest heaving.

Suraj looked at her and felt relieved that she didn't hate his advances but was worried about something else. He smiled at a her and said "We can always use protection my beautiful wife,or don't you think so?."

"But don't worry I won't do anything today okay, I want you to rest for today" he said considerately.

"But let me hold you in my arms while we sleep" Suraj looked at her and waited for her reply.

"Eh? You want to sleep here?" Leylah asked and he nodded his head immediately.

She thought for a while but when she heard him ask her again "can I.....pleaseeee" she smiled and nodded her head in affirmation to his request. And he climbed the bed and gestured to her to come into his embrace.

She shyly did as he said and he covered them with the duvet and hugged her tightly. Wrapping his hand around her waist,he brought her head to rest on his chest.

He kissed her on the forehead and whispered "good night my love" then he closed his eyes smiling.

Leylah brushed his beards lightly with her face, "good night my darling hubby" she said and pecked him on the check,then she closed her eyes.

Suraj chuckled softly and a big smile plastered on Leylah's face.