*Love Your spouse and treat them with kindness*

Dedicated to @ruqqayerh224

I think I am the happiest man alive ,from the day she was crowned as mine I felt a kind of happiness I've never felt before .It is a sweet feeling zinging through my body that I couldn't help but bow down in sujood several times just to show my gratitude to Allah for blessing me with the girl of my dreams ,my Hayatee my sultanah.

She is far from perfect but she's my ultimate choice ,the one I will choose a thousand times over if given the chance .

When I am around her, I just couldn't keep my feelings at bay and I'm kind of not happy that she's not free around me but I will keep trying till she trust me completely and be herself when she is with me .

I spent almost half an hour looking at her sleeping form before I Finally woke her up ,I've never seen a person looking so beautiful and at peace in sleep until her ,she looked so innocent I felt like hiding her away from the big bad world .

I felt a sense of belonging when I Led us in prayer and hope to do that everyday of our lives . She is a neat freak from the look of her room ,everything is in order as if it hasn't been touched for a while. The pile of books on her shelf made me happy ,at least we have a common obsession with books ,I can't wait to hear about her favorites.

I was so eager to feed her but my plans were ruined by none other than my sweet momma who choose the wrong time to appear and the wrong words to use .I felt so ashamed that she caught me red handed and I couldn't even look her in the eye .

Manal scurried to her room while I sat there scratching the back of my head .

" Thank God you are leaving day after Tomorrow ,I would've send you guys to your house before you embarrass us tunda Ku bakuda kunya" Hajia said with humour dripping from her voice .

I didn't say a word and she left laughing at my own expense. I wanted to leave and go to my room but Manal didn't have dinner so I served the food in two plates and went to her room. It was locked typical of my shy queen .

" Wifey open the door " I whisper yelled so that Ammy will not hear me from her room .

" Go away Taseer I've had enough embarrassment for today "

" Please open the door babe ,I brought you your dinner ,open up and collect " She opened the door and before she realised it I went into the room closing the door behind us .

" now no one will see us Hayatee " I winked at her drawing a small coffee table to the edge of the bed.

" Now come let me feed you ,you must be hungry " I motioned for her to come and sit ,she looked hesitant and finally gave up with a sigh, muttering something under her breath.

She sat beside me aiming to carry the plate when I lifted her to my lap ,she protested for a while and finally gave in .I fed her till said she is okay before I urged her to feed me too

" I didn't ask you to feed me so there's no point in me paying back what you've done is there ?" She raised a brow in question and I smiled shaking my head .

" There's no point in paying back but as a good Muslim you should pay back a good deed with a good one " I said and she huffed before feeding me mostly glaring at me telling me to stop staring intently at her as if I wanted to eat her up ,if only she knew.

She wiped my mouth with a tissue and got off my lap which feels empty without her on it .

" Thank you Hayatee " I said

" For what ? " she asked

" For making one of my dreams come true " I replied

" which is ?"

" I've always wanted to feed my wife and her to feed me back " I said holding her close sniffing her sweet scented strawberry mixed with papaya perfume.

" Thank you too " she whispered

" For being you and for treating me with kindness" I kissed the top of her head and we keep talking about random things while she showed me the wedding pics .

We laughed at the funny looking ones. There was a picture of her looking so beautiful that I had to send to my phone and use it as my wallpaper she smiled at me and used mine as her wallpaper too .

" copycat " I stuck my tongue at her .

" You should pay back a good deed with a good one " she mimicked my voice and I smiled at her.

It was getting late so I bade her goodnight reluctant to let her go .She looked happy and it makes me feel happy knowing that at least we are getting somewhere ,I don't want to leave her thinking I don't care about her and I want to make her miss me as much as I will miss her when am gone .

" wait !" She stopped me when I reached the door . I whirled around to see her taking hesitant steps towards me and what she did next stunned me to silence .She gave me a Peck On the lips.

" Goodnight hubby ,at least now you won't complain of Me not performing my duties " she pushed me out locking her door leaving me to smile like a kid who just got a birthday present. That night I slept peacefully with hope of a brighter future with my Hayatee.

I received an early morning message from Hayatee asking me what to wear for the date and I told her to wear any thing of her choice as far as she will be comfortable in it.

I asked for the date not having any idea how to make it a good one ,I asked Ameer for help and he shrugged saying that he isn't married yet so he had no idea how married couple do their kind of date ,so I planned it on my own , with the permission of my mother and mother in law we set off for the date .

" You look breathtaking sweetest " I complimented my wife holding her hand in mine .

" You don't look bad yourself ,I like the design on your kaftan " she said playing with the ring on her finger.

" I will sew many more kaftans with the same design since you love it " that made her throw her head back and laughed .

" You are kidding aren't you? " I shook my head no because I can do that for her .

she kept on asking where we are heading to and I told her to have a little patience she will soon see .when we drive through the outskirts of town she started panicking saying that I should please not kidnap her, it is an amusing sight to watch but I didn't budge I won't spoil my surprise for her, my wife really is something else and I will not forget to remind her of this moment every now and then whenever something similar is brought up .

when we reached the place I gave her a blindfold to close her eyes and she did so without any protest. The waves were crashing and the air became chilly ,since it is a working day ,there are no much people around ,giving us the kind of privacy I want.

I removed the blindfold from her face and the look of awe on her face as she looked at the sea made all the trouble I've gone through worthwhile. She squealed and engulfed me in a bone crushing hug .

" Thank you thank you Noory ,this is everything ,you have no idea how many times I've begged Abby to bring me here,you're the bestest I swear" she rambled happily and ran towards the shore playing with the water and I stood there ,looking at the most beautiful sight of my happy overly excited wife.

" let's go and eat first then we can come back here " I said offering my hand for her to take .

" Taseer can't we have like a picnic here ?" She pouted and I couldn't say no .

" Okay let me talk to the manager and he will arrange for the food to be brought to us here " I said while she dragged me back gently.

" Come let's take a selfie before you go " I stood there while she snap the pictures changing styles handing me the phone to snap some .I smiled at her childish behavior before finally leaving her to make the order .

I came back a while later to find her making sand house with the sand with an inscription That made my heart did a somersault because right that moment all doubts that Manal don't have feelings for me vanished .She may not love me but she definitely likes me .I crouched down beside her admiring her work .

" You've done this a lot when you were a kid huh ?" I asked and she nodded. A strand of her hair was blocking her face and I brushed it away tucking it back into her scarf and she gave me a look of gratitude .Soon enough a waiter came with a mat and I spread it out for us to Sit.

" I am leaving tomorrow afternoon Hayatee, I want to make every moment count ,I want to engrave every memory today in my heart so that whenever I miss you I will remember the moments shared with you and smile .It has been just two days being married to you ,but I feel like we've been married forever, there is this connection I feel with you , I can decipher the meaning of your every look and smile and I can't wait to finish that course and come back to you ,so that we can build a life I've always dreamed of knowing that I have a Pious wife beside me " just then the waiter brought the first course of the meal ,an appetizer .

A chocolate turtle Apple slices with water melon drink. knowing Manal as a foodie though she eats more junk than actual food ,we dived in mostly me looking at her happy face while she close her eyes savouring the taste .

" Taseer ,let's live here and never go home " She said looking at the water with a kind of longing I have never seen .

I chuckled " How can we live here Hayatee ? You really love this place don't you ? I can assure you that I will bring you here every chance I get in shaa Allah " with that she gave me a high -five thanking me .

I finished my plate long before she did busy watching her when she looked up to me " Want some ?" She offered and I nodded , to my delight she fed me the rest of the few slices on her plate. As if on cue ,the waiter came back with the main course and we dived into the super delicious food.

The dessert was a mouth watering chocolate pudding the sight of which made Manal almost jump out in happiness. After our meal ,we sat there staring at the endless ocean ,with our individual thoughts while I rub smooth circles on Manal's palm .

" let's go for a walk " I suggested and we walked a long distance almost covering half of the length of the ocean .As we were coming back Manal started complaining of aching feet and I carried her in my arms bridal style .There are no much people in sight and I don't want my wife to suffer. I dropped her down like she weight nothing .

"Taseer you're embarrassing me " she whined

" is that your way of saying thank you hubby ?" I asked and she pouted making me want to kiss it away .

" have you had your fill of the ocean wifey ?"

" I will never have enough of it come let's play " I dragged her back giving her a warning look .

" When next we come back I promise we will play but we don't have an extra change of clothes Hayatee plus it's getting late ,we have other places to go in town ."

That cracked her resolve and she stood on her tiptoes giving me a Peck on forehead and another two on my cheeks . " You're the best " she purred and that killed me a thousand times over,she had no idea the kind of effect she had on me .I hugged her back gently kissing the nape of her neck and the sensitive spot beside her ears which made her a giggle .We stayed a while longer in that position before finally heading to the car ,I've already paid our bills so we just headed back to town .

was playing softly from the aux Manal connected and I kind of like the song .

" let me guess this one is also your favorite ?" I asked .

" Yes it is and all thanks to Simran this is the only favorite song of hers that I actually like " she is still excited like she's high on sugar .

" Am I welcome to join the club? Because I kinda like it and the lyrics compliment my feelings right now " She looked at me amazed and I gave her a brief what's the matter look .

" You listen to music also ?" she sounded surprised .

" Of course I do ,not much tho ,I told you I am not perfect "

" Shh am glad you're not ,then you won't prevent me from listening to music at home " she winked at me giving me the taste of my own medicine that's if the winks I've given her if they have that kinda effect she gave me right now .

I took her shopping and ask her to buy whatever she wanted ,she didn't pick much items ,mostly perfumes and she has a lot on her vanity table that will last her a life time, she loves it too much .I quickly bought what I wanted to give her as a surprise from the jewellers .We were heading towards the cashier's when Manal tugged me pointing towards a beautiful couple watch sets with different designs ,I know we share the love for wrist watches and I didn't hesitate to go there. After much debate, we finally choose a pair and Manal insisted that it's on her ,since she has never bought anything for me ,I should let her pay for the watches ,I couldn't say no to her even tho I wasn't happy about it .The watch is Daniel Wellington's design .

We bought shawarma and kebab with smoothie then headed home with some gift items for the elders .

" What did you buy when I left you ?" I asked Manal and she gave me one of her cute looks .

" You don't need to know ,it's private and confidential " I shrugged muttering that I will soon know .

When we parked at home she brought out the watches and strapped mine on my wrist and I did so to her . I brought out the necklace I bought for her with a ring asking her to turn around .It looks perfect on her and I felt proud .

" This is my promise to you ,I will always take a very good care of my self for you till I come back in shaa Allah ,I will think of you every day and night and I will study hard to make you proud " I said sliding the ring on her finger and I kissed her hands .She hugged me and burst into tears .

" why are you so sweet It makes me think I am in a dream? Why are you so kind and caring ,for the first time in my life you fulfilled one of my dreams without me even asking it from you ,you seem to know the things I love even before I tell you ,you're one in a million and I am thankful to Allah for making our paths crossed and making you mine .I wish I can reciprocate back your kindness in ten folds but I can't ,may Allah continue to open new doors of success for you and may aljannatul firdaus be your final and eternal abode ." she said still sniffing in my arms .

"Shhh don't cry wifey I don't want to see you cry even if it's happy tears " I wiped out her tears with my thumbs and we stayed in that position none wanting to let go of the other .

" It's getting late, let's go in "she said getting out of my hold .

" Wait a moment Hayatee" I whispered she looked at me anticipating what I wanted to say and I leaned in . After we broke up for air I badly wanted to tell her that I love her so much it makes me fear if she's real but I chickened out .I picked the shopping bags and we went into the house . it was a day to remember and I am looking forward to more .

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