Anaya woke up to the feeling of someone's hand on her waist. She opened her eyes, fully rested. She looked to her left and Ali's hand was over her waist, her face on his chest. She scooted up a little, so she can meet his face.

She smiled looking at him, this was the first time she woke up before him. His face was so serious even when he was sleeping, she brought her index finger to his bottom lip and flicked it down lightly to make him pout. He looked so cute she couldn't help but chuckle. She caressed his eyebrows, to his cheeks, her heart fluttered looking at his face. She laid there for a while until she got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower, her legs very sore.

She unbuttoned his shirt and turned the water on warm. The water sprinkling over her face waking her up, as she turned around to massage the water through her hair, she heard the door open and close. She turned to her left and Ali walked in, Anaya quickly covered herself up with her hands.

"What are you doing!" She said

"I'm joining you," He smiled, walking in biting his lips before he pulled her into a kiss. The water soaking them. Anaya's head had to be tilted all the way up because of their height difference, so Ali grabbed her by her hips and hoisted her up, her legs wrapping around his waist. Not breaking the kiss for even a second.

He took a seat at the marbled bench. Anaya seated on his lap, as he kissed her neck. Ali easily slid himself inside of her again, as he smiled at her.

"A-ali," She whimpered

"Yes?" He asked, lovingly

"I was supposed to take a shower," she said.

"So?" He smiled mischievously

She looked away shyly.

"Move for me Anaya," He said

"Huh?" She asked, as Ali thrust his hip up, Anaya letting out a short gasp.

"Move for me," He said

"I-I can't," She said, turning red

"Yes you can, like this," He said his hands on her lower back pushing her forward.

"Fuck," He groaned, his head going back. As he pushed her guiding her movement. Until he moved his hands and Anaya got used to it.

"There we go, that's my girl. Go faster for me, baby." He said, his thumb touching her bottom lip before his hand fell.

Anaya held his shoulders, thrusting her hips. Her nervousness not letting her move faster.

"Oh... baby, just a little more," He said

"Don't look," she said, stopping.

"What?" he said his head lifting.

"I'm nervous don't look at me," she said, covering his eyes with her small hand, Ali chuckled.

Until it was replaced by a groan, as she began to move. Her hips moving forward faster, riding him. Her body bouncing on his.

"Anaya!" he groaned, taking her hand off his eyes as pleasure overcame them.

"Ali," She moaned

"It's. I!" Anaya squealed

"Ugh fuck!" He said his body twitching as he pulled out of her, riding out his high. As she fell on his shoulder her breathing labored. After catching her breath she sat up, looking at him.

"Now I'm even sorer, I can't even take a shower," She pouted at him.

"Well," He said taking some shampoo.

"Let me help you," He smiled

"No, go away." She said

"I'm embarrassed..." She muttered, looking away

"Of what?" He laughed.

She got up but she winced, crossing her legs out of the sudden sharp pain.

"Sit," He pulled her to the marbled bench to sit her down, her back facing him.

"Here," He took some shampoo and he rubbed it in her hair, smiling. Pulling off the hand shower extension, he rinsed it off.

"Thank you," she whispered

He took the soaped loofah and rubbed it against her back, then her arms, moving to her thighs then shin. She looked at him her arms covering her chest. As he kneeled below her, his eyes were darkening.

"Stop it, I don't like the eyes you're giving me. You'll kill me at this point," She said

Ali couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Let me finish showering and then I'll take you to bed," He said, taking the hand shower and rinsing his hair.

Anaya couldn't help but stare. He was so perfect, his body was flawless, his looks were to die for. Anaya could have never imagined herself doing all that she is doing right now before with a man. She was a different woman with him, he drove her crazy.

"Okay," He said turning the tap off.

"You're done already?" She asked

"Why do you want me to continue?" He smirked

"No, n-no," She looked away

"Okay then." He grinned, grabbing his robe.

"Let's go," He said putting her robe on her and then picking her up.

"It hurts," She said

"I'm sorry baby," He said, laying her down.

"It'll go away in a bit. I'll be back," He said going out of the room.

Anaya sat in bed, the clock hit 10 AM, as she waited for him to return until the bedroom door was opened by his leg. With a tray in his hands, he came forward placing it down on the bed.

"Here,"

Anaya looked at it, and it was a slice of the cake she brought yesterday, two cups of coffee- one black, one iced, and an omelet.

She smiled, he made iced coffee for her.

She kissed him on the cheek, thanking him.

"Tomorrow will be considered our Anniversary, and this cake is to commemorate that," He said making her smile. He fed her a bite of the cake, and then ate some himself, but then made a bitter face.

"What? Is it not good?" She asked

"It's so sweet, probably has a lot of calories." He smiled

"Oh my god, let yourself go for one minute," she rolled her eyes at him.

She cut the omelet into bite-size pieces, the both of them eating their breakfast and drinking their coffee. She wiggled her toes finishing the coffee, as the energy began to hit.

"Do you have work today?" She asked

"I'll work from home if I'm needed," He said.

Putting the tray on the nightstand, he began to come closer to her.

"No, no, no" She shook her head

"Aren't you tired?" She said

"Not at all," He smirked

"What is it with you, haven't you had enough," She chuckled

"It's going to be a very long while until I've had enough of you." He said, hovering over and pulling her back into a kiss.

- - - - -

Ali and Anaya laid in bed finally tired, as his finger drew patterns on her bare arm.

"I want to get a job," She said

"Okay, there are a couple of schools around here. I'll get you the stuff you need to start," He said

They fell silent again.

"Ali," She said

"Hmm?"

"Do you actually want four kids?" She asked, she could feel his chest vibrate from under her cheek as he chuckled.

"I was joking, we'll have as many as you want." He said

"Do you want a boy or a girl?" She asked

"Gender doesn't matter, I'll love them regardless," He said

"You can't spoil them," She said

"Why not,"

She prodded herself up on her elbow, looking at him.

"I know you, you're going to buy them everything they want, and spoil them. They have to learn responsibility, and independence you can't make them into rich brats," She said

"If they ask me for something, how can I say no to their Anaya-looking faces." He smiled

"Ali! You have to make them earn it. They should learn how to earn an allowance and use their allowance efficiently. They shouldn't learn how to abuse their dad's wealth," She said, laying back down on his arm.

"Okay, I'll try my best. As long as your by my side, they'll know between right and wrong." He said

"Even if I'm not," She whispered, taking a moment before speaking up again.

"You have to make sure you raise them right and give them time and love even if I'm not there," She said

"What are you talking about?" He said, stiffing up.

"When my mother left, my dad fell back. He went back into the dark business or whatever he used to do and ignored me as if I didn't exist. If I'm not there anymore, you have to make sure you give them time and make them into good people, and be a really good dad,"

"Anaya, stop." He said, his tone deep more serious.

"I'm just saying-"

"No, don't talk or think like that again," He said

"Sorry," She whispered. A slight tension building up between them, before Anaya broke it.

"Ameerah," Anaya said, to break the silence she created.

"Hmm?"

"If we have a daughter, I want to name her Ameerah." She smiled,

"Princess," Ali said, referring to Ameerah's definition.

"Aayan," Ali added.

"Gift of God," Anaya pouted referring to the names meaning, breaking into a smile.

"I can't imagine a world without you, but if I ever have to endure a punishment to live without you, our kids will never feel an ounce of pain at my expense." He said, his voice low as if just talking of this pained him.

"Thank you," she said, hugging him a little tighter.

The intimate moment was interrupted by the ringing and vibration of Ali's phone, as he groaned a took it out of his pants that were on the floor, it was his secretary.

"What?"

"Hello Sir, Aaron Hernandez's staff just informed me he will be coming in 50 minutes, Aryan advised me to call you, so you two can have a briefing before the meeting." She said

"I'll be there in 20," He said, hanging up.

"I have to go," He looked at Anaya.

"Are Martha and Amee coming?"

"Yeah, I'll ask John to bring them today." He said, kissing her on the forehead before getting out of bed.

He hastily went into the bathroom, took another shower, and put on a nice navy suit. Styling his hair quickly, and putting on his watch, shoes, and cologne. He left the bathroom, Anaya had fallen asleep again. He smiled at her, covering her with the duvet, before leaving.

As Ali got into his car and began driving he called John to bring Martha and Jameela over, so Anaya wouldn't be alone. Afterward, he called his secretary.

"Yes Boss," She answered.

"I need you to prepare a new laptop, the best one you can find. It's a gift, and I need you to look up local schools in the location I have shared with you, see if they have any job openings, and do whatever you need to do, to ensure we can land a couple of job interviews for a teacher. While you're at it, I want you to create a professional resume. I'm going to have Romano send you the details, this needs to be done within a couple of hours, and have the resume and laptop be send to the same location," He said

"Okay, I will get to it."

He hung up, as he speeded down the hill. He was developing a habit of getting late because he couldn't get out of bed. You would think, he'd be ashamed to be acting like a lovestruck teenage boy, but if the teenage boy felt this happy- he was proud to be in his so-called teens.

He finally pulled into the long driveway of the office, and he parked the car to head inside. On his way to the office, he met with Aryan.

"Yo! What took you so long?" He said catching up to walk beside him.

"I overslept," Ali replied.

"When am I going to meet her?" Aryan said, smiling mischievously.

"What," Ali eyed him

"Oh come on! it's a girl, isn't it? Oversleeping, smiling, and leaving work to go shopping, telling your secretary to arrange gifts-" He continued.

"Aryan-" Ali began

"Tell me!" Aryan played,

"Maybe," Ali said.

Aryan laughed as they took a seat in the meeting room, Aryan took a seat next to Erika who was already waiting. Ali sat down as well, opening the folder.

"Okay, so the specifics are in the folders, the amount we are hoping to get from him, and outlines of his benefits, so on so forth. Today you just need to give him one last push, he is a man with morals he always looks at the company's intentions, and the integrity of the people he is working with. This is our greatest deal yet, so we need this to be a home run." She explained.

"Sure thing," Aryan said, smiling at her

"Right this way," The secretary opened the door, guiding them inside with the gesture of her arms.

"Aaron Hernandez, It's a pleasure to meet you," Ali said, all three of them standing as he extended a hand out for him to shake.

The three of them took turns to greet and introduce themselves, and finally, Mr. Hernandez took a seat, along with his legal team.

"What is in front of you, is the final proposal. If we can go ahead and begin with the review," Erika started.

"Now, I'll have them look into the legalities of this," Mr. Hernandez said, as his legal team went through the proposal.

"I was really hoping to get to know you, Mr.Sheikh, and Mr. Paul," He said

"Of course," Ali replied

For the next hour, Mr. Hernandez asked more questions, Erika and Aryan jumping in here and there to explain and answer his concerns. Ali took the lead really convincing him that A plus was the right choice for his investment.

"You've been quite the center of the spotlight since A plus launched, can't go past a business channel without your face. I wanted to know, what is even your overall goal for this company's future?" Mr. Hernandez asked.

"Thank you, to be honest, my ultimate goal would be to make A plus the biggest provider of clean energy in the United States. It's very easy, to hit the ball out of the park when you're launching 100's of plant emissions around the nation, polluting the Earth. We really want to introduce clean efficient energy, and not just to the United States but the world. It's a significant aim, but we have successfully launched 125 plants of renewable energy sources around Asia and Europe, making more progress than any United States-based energy corporation, we also hope to be able to launch our biggest plant yet based right in Shenzhen, China, by the end of this year." He said.

"Sounds very promising, I am very impressed. I had the chance to review all of these proposals that your company is hoping to send out, and I am astonished at the progress and the aims, I have to ask, does your company do charity?" He asked

Aryan stiffed, and Erika looked down briefly.

"Yes, we've been meaning to present a global charity, this will be more centered for third world counties rather than the United States," Ali said confidently

"Amazing!" Aaron smiled.

He looked at his legal team, which gave him a good to go.

"Where do I sign?" He smiled.

The contract was signed, and the disclosures were read out loud as they made a deal. Mr. Hernandez patted Ali on the shoulder and shook their hands before leaving. Aryan waited until he was long out of sight before he screamed a loud "WOO!" hugging Erika.

"Wait- what charity?" Aryan stopped, looking at Ali.

"Yeah, what was that about?" Erika questioned.

"Do you give sadqa?" Anaya's voice rang.

"Yes, I have drafted a plan to have 10% of our monthly commission go to the A Plus Global charity, which will be distributed to third world countries. It'll be a small and efficient organization." He said.

"Sounds good, good PR," Aryan said

"No PR. This is going to be donations, doesn't need to be revealed to the world." Ali said.

"Aren't we going to celebrate?" Aryan said laughing

"This is the biggest deal we've ever landed," He added

"Yeah, have lunch with us, Ali," Erika said

"I'm good, you two have fun," Ali said

"Oh come on! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity," Aryan said

"I have somewhere to be, I'll join next time," Ali said, already on his way out of the conference room. As he walked back to his office, he saw his secretary typing away on her computer.

"Were you able to get it done?" He asked

"Yes, I arranged the laptop and the resume on a USB with it. I was able to get an interview at Worchester Elementary, Spring Forest High School, and another one at St Markin's Elementary, I sent a file with the job locations, interview info, and job info with the laptop." She said

"Great work, take the rest of the day off, It's paid." He said, leaving for his office.

His secretary stood there shocked, her heart bursting with joy but her body stunned with surprise. She's been working with him for the past three years, and not once has he acknowledged her. She smiled, as she packed her things to head out.

- - -

Three days later.

After Ali and Anaya prayed Fajr. Anaya didn't go back to sleep. Today was Anaya's first day of work at Worchester Elementary School.

"No! Get up, help me choose what to wear." She pulled on his arm, as he tried to get into bed.

"No, just 'eenie meenie miney mo' it," He said, trying to grab the duvet.

"I will kill you," Anaya warned.

"If you don't help me, I won't talk to you, and I am VERY GOOD at the silent treatment." She gave him a final warning.

"Ugh, Anayaaaaaaa," He whined, getting up groggily.

She flashed him a satisfying smile and grabbed his arm leading him to the closet, her closet was filled with clothes from dresses, shirts, and a variety of pants to shoes starting from, sandals, sneakers to heels. She even had a vanity full of hair tools, makeup, and jewelry set up for her when the house was furnished. She argued with Ali for hours, trying to pay him back, but she had to listen when he got angry with her.

"Okay, so I can wear this, look a little lively. Or I can wear this, and look a little hmm.. mature?" She said, holding two long dresses one a combo of blue, yellow, and red. The other, a simple black one.

Ali ignored the dresses she held and went through the hangers, one by one. Until he stopped, pulling out this gorgeous subtle light blue layered ruffle dress, he walked over to the shoe shelf and took out a pair of white cross-strap box heels. He handed her the dress and the shoes, and hastily walked out of the closet back into bed, covering himself with a duvet.

Anaya laughed at him, as she hung the dress and followed him. She got into bed climbing in behind him, to hug him.

"I love you," She said, she felt him shift, and turn to face towards him.

"I love you so much more," He said, cupping her cheek.

She lifted her neck to place a soft kiss on his lips when she remembered when he advised her to "move". She moved her lips against his and backed away smiling at him.

"Perfect," He chuckled.

"I'm going to go get ready," She said, getting out of bed.

Anaya went back into the bathroom washing and moisturizing her face. She put on the dress and took out her makeup. She was over the moon today, it had been so long since she had woken up for work. She had spent all day yesterday in her new classroom, she decorated the classroom extravagantly, with color lighting up the room. She even made all sixteen of her student's goodie bags. She would be teaching second grade this time, her class had a substitute teacher all this time and today would be their first day with their official new teacher, so she wanted it to make the best first impression.

Anaya finished her look, after dabbing the peachy pink lipstick on her lips. She strapped on her shoes and pinned her greyish-blue hijab under her chin, and right before she walked out, she opened the red box and put on her stunning wedding ring, she lifted her hand to the light, smiling at it.

Today she wasn't Ms. Abassi. She was Ms. Ali.

Ms. Anaya Abdul Ali.

She opened the door of the bathroom, and to the sound, Ali sat up to look at her. She gave him a spin, grinning. Ali stood up from the edge of the bed, to walk towards her.

"Words can't describe your beauty, my love." He said, pulling her into an enchanting kiss.