Iqra ceased her eyes shut when the light rays of the sun entered the room from the peeks of the curtains and hit her eyes, jolting her awake

She stirred until she was comfortable in her husbands embrace

Unable to resist the urge, she ran her fingers gently through his soft hair, as he soundly slept with his lips apart and sound breathing

"Hmmfftt" he muttered, heaving out a breath and shuffling about

"As salaam" whispered Iqra, smiling at his half closed eyed self

"Was salaam" he muttered, pulling her close

"Time to get up" she added and he groaned

"I deserve a break from all the drama" he muttered in his pillow which came out more like 'serve-reak-roll-herma"

"Say what?" she asked him

"Never mind" with that he flipped his body to the other side of the pillows and closed his eyes

Iqra sighed and looked up to the digital watch on the ceiling

It read 6:00am

Meaning they only had 2 hours of sleep since the whole night was spent thinking and worrying about the future

"Shumayll!!" she whined and he shrugged before sleeping again

Iqra carefully crawled on his bare back and placed her head on his shoulder before dozing off again. Their sleeping positions were very weird as thought by Iqra but well, its Iqrayll we talking about, nothing about them is normal

At around 11am, Loriza walked out of her room ready for the day. Wearing a long black abhaya with same signature hijab, she was ready to tackle whatever was thrown her way today

"Are you alright, ma'am?" asked their housekeeper Mrs. Jones and Loriza nodded, smiling at the old lady

"So breakfast, anything they want- if they ask for me, tell them I am at the bridal shop for somethings with Fatima" with that Loriza bid the housekeeper goodbye and strode outside

Getting in hr Mercedes, she drove down to the luxurious boutique to finalise the wedding details with Fatima

She could not help but think 'This is what life is meant to be!'

Finally the Edris and Loriza problem was fixed, they apologized and made a promise to stay with each other through the good and the bad no matter what

Waarith slept at 6 in the morning, after running about the nearest park with Nafaasat

And was still asleep when the whole house was chaotic!

"WHERE THE HELL IS WAARITH!?!" yelled out Omar and his wife, Ruhana smiled at him

"He must be out- relax!" she assured him

The couple were happy to have Waarith as their kid, only son actually because Waarith was not only an ideal son, but also very intelligent and well mannered. The best traits about him were his mannerisms and character that he was most well-known for

"Where is Aarib? Or better yet, where are Aarib, Waarith and Shumayll?" questioned Elisha and Aariz smirked

Aariz knew where his brothers were the other night, Shumayll was alright since he was married but Aariz was suspicious of his other two brothers, who in their entire existence never bothered to talk to girls other than business were there, talking to the two sisters

So yes, it was very suspicious

"All asleep! Let them since it was a long night for all of them, and Aariz, how come you are awake?" asked Elisha and Aariz chuckled

"Because I was asleep by 2am yesterday" he stated clearly and his mother smiled at him before ruffling his already messy hair and walking away

Aariz smiled and took a set on the couch in the living room. Some cartoon was playing in the background as he thought about ways to get his brothers to speak about the girls

By the afternoon, Waarith, Aariz and Shumayll were up

Finally

"So how was your sleep?" asked Loriza, who had returned home and was told about the boy's unusual amount of sleeping

"Good" grinned Shumayll, obviously happy to get the best sleep in his life because he slept knowing that most of the problems were solved and that Iqra would never leave him or his family

So yeah

"Alright" muttered Waarith, chunking down a whole box of milo cereals

"Dude, leave some for me!" whined Aarib as he took his seat

Out of the two, Waarith and Aarib, Waarith looked the worse

The usual tanned, built and sophisticated Waarith looked like he can kill anyone just about now

"As salaam!" grinned Nabaahat entering the kitchen and Aarib smiled at her

"Was salaam" everyone answered her

"Breakfast?" asked Loriza, giving her juice and Nabaahat nodded

"Where is Nafaasat?" asked Ruhana and Waarith's head snapped up to his mother

"I think she was showering-" said Nabaahat and Ruhana nodded

Their brunch went good, little to no chats until Saleha made an entrance

"As salaam people, get going! We have to finalise the decorations today!" she said and Iqra and Shumayll grinned at each other

They knew what they wanted

"Colour coordination?" asked Saleha

"We were thinking in the lines of blue" said Shumayll and Saleha nodded thoughtfully

"Lines of blue......... hmm...... say blue with white, pale pink and perhaps a hint of purple and green? Not an exact colour coding but somewhat a spring colour coding" said Saleha and Iqra grinned, ear to ear

"yes yes yes!!" she said, all excited

"Woah, calm down tiger! If I knew better, I know you have pictured what it would look like" stated Shumayll and Iqra gave him a sheepish grin

The two were very adorable

Saleha could not agree more on perfect pair

"I will get the decorations in visual and then show you guys and you people let me know, cool?" asked Saleha and the couple nodded

Saleha was surprised that the couple were easy to get along with. One of the best kinds according to her since majority of her rich and famous clients were stuck up and stubborn

"Alright then, oh the Iqra- we need your fitting two days before the reception so be prepared alright?" said Saleha and Iqra nodded

The dress, bridesmaid's dresses and maid of honour dresses were all a surprise to everyone, only the bride and her party knew them

Saleha talked to them more about the wedding preps and then finally after an hour or so, they were all done

"I think we need a break before the pressure breaks us" said Loriza heaving a deep sigh and taking a seat on the couch

"Agreed" muttered Fatima and Ruhana and Elisha laughed

"Why don't we just go for a picnic or something? Like a day thing and then resume the preps later? I mean majority of the things are done before a month! It's a good thing" said Ruhana and Saleha, who was tapping away in her IPad nodded at them

"It's a good idea- it's sort of like a pre-wedding holiday so that everyone is freshened up before the wedding" she explained and the rest nodded

"Alright- let's do it- where are we going?" asked Fatima

"Something is definitely up" said Aariz and Huma nodded, sipping her fruit punch

Apparently, Aariz told Huma his theory about the two brothers and Huma agreed as she also had some doubts. Who wouldn't? Two guys who always avoid female contact except on business basis were suddenly interested in talking to two girls who were different from them

"Sup people?" asked Iqra, taking a seat on the lounging chair in their backyard

"Them" nodded Aariz towards the two people who were playing around

Waarith and Nafaasat were in the backyard, playing rugby

Waarith was teaching her how to throw the rugby ball and the techniques of agility and strength

Nafaasat was surprised that he was not fighting with her but rather teaching her the techniques

"What's up with them?" asked Iqra, interested and leaning on her hands

"Our theory is that Waarith likes her" said Huma and Ruqayyah, who had just entered the area, asked a loud 'What?'

"Oh salaam!" said Iqra, grinning at her and Ruqayyah nodded at her

"Come sit" said Huma and Ruqayyah took a seat beside her

The three girls and Aariz stared at the scene unfolding in front of them

"They do look cute together" commented Huma and the rest agreed

"But will Nafaasat agree? I mean we don't even know his intentions! And Allah knows what Iqraam will do to Waarith if he hurts her!" said Ruqayyah and Iqra nodded

"Speaking of which, how is he holding up?" asked Huma and a slow smile made its way to her face

"Hess alright" she said

"When is Namaan coming? I have not seen him around!" said Huma and the other two laughed

"SHHHH!" said Aariz, staring at the two people in front of him intently

The girls turned to the main focus and smiled when they saw Waarith and Nafaasat playing with the javelin

"Isn't that sport like dangerous?" questioned Huma and the others nodded

"But bhai has been in all this since he was a kid" replied Aariz, not taking his eyes off them

"Alright" muttered Iqra and then they went back to watching the two

"What should be their ship name?" asked Ruqayyah and everyone turned to her

'What? I was just curious! I mean Iqraam and I are Ruqraam, Iqra and Shumayll are Iqrayll and Humaira and Shaheer are Shahaira so them?" explained Ruqayyah and the others nodded in understanding

"How about............ nah I got nothing" stated Aariz and they laughed

"We'll think of it but for now, let's go we have work!" said Huma, getting up and the two girls followed suit

"Bye Aariz! Keep us updated!" said Iqra before walking away

The evening went by in a blur and that night, everyone made a decision to take a break

"A day? Nope" replied Edris taking a seat beside Ibrahim who nodded in agreement

"Why not?" asked Loriza and he sighed

"Let's do this- we don't take a break, we take it after the wedding! More like a week or two" said Edris and everyone went into thought

"Hmmm that's a good idea- I mean we can now slack off some work since preps are going good" said Loriza and Fatima nodded in agreement

Daadi mah was nowhere to be seen as she was more of against the wedding

The adults talked, the girls were in one room upstairs and the boys in the other

"Sup with you and Nafaasat?" asked Aariz to Waarith whose ears tips grew red

"Yes! I wanted to ask that too" said Aarib and Aariz turned to him

"Shut up! What's up with you and the sister?" asked Shumayll, firing back at Aarib who raised his eyebrows in a challenging manner

"What's up with Edris boys and my sister?!!" asked Iqraam holding his hands up in the air

Shumayll, Aarib and Waarith turned to him and then smirked

"Guess it's a family thing" winked Waarith before he even realized what he said

And when he did, Aariz knew he liked her

"Screw anything with them, I will hunt you both down and rip your organs out, clear?" asked Iqraam and the two boys nodded, gulping saliva

"Why us? Why not him too?" commented Waarith, nodding at Shumayll and Iqraam grinned

Slinging his arms over his best friends shoulder, Iqraam gave the boys a sly grin

"He knew it the day I found out" said Iqraam and the other two chuckled

"Am I the only one who will die alone with lots of law breakers?" muttered Aariz and the boys laughed

"Naahh man! You may find a puppy to live with!" commented Waarith, ruffling Aariz's hair and everyone laughed

"Honest?" asked Ruqayyah and Nafaasat nodded

"Of course! Geez! I don't like like anyone! It's crazy enough with work and game! I don't have time to dream about some human" she muttered

"Uhuh and Waarith?" questioned Huma and Nafaasat made a face

"What about him?" she asked

"What about him and you?" said Iqra, taking a seat on the floor

"Nothing! He is annoying me and that's about it" she said, all serious

"Did anyone tell you, Waarith never annoys anyone apart from his brothers?" asked Nabaahat leaning ahead to listen to the conversation

Aarib had just messaged her some joke

"Umm no. But i am pretty sure he knows that we are just friends. I honestly don't have time for it" replied Nafaasat sitting back in thoughts

Truth was that she knew no guy will love her. Reason being was her own self. Nafaasat, unlike her sister Nabaahat, had a low self esteem that was usually the cause of majority of her insecurities such as a man falling in love with her or anyone loving her for her and not her stats.

And Waarith was every girl's dream. Why would he even fall for a girl like her?

Just like Nafaasat, Iqra also used to have such feelings but all that changed with Shumayll entered

perhaps it changes once Waarith makes his move?

If he makes his move, that is