AKDHA FF -My baby's daddy ...plz read note on Pg 151 - Page 18

The cup explodes shattering china against the wall ...coffee staining the wall and the rug, broken pieces of china scattered on the floor...his mind was erratic...a million thoughts ran through it as he begins to walk away from the window, trips on toys and yells "why are toys on the floor...it is not like you have a little kid living here?" Walks back to the window, looking out the window he could not deny the fact that she was the most exquisite person that possessed him. A twinge of indescribable feeling begins to form in the pit of his stomach...he realizes that feeling had always been there haunting him...but he acknowledged it only now after seeing her with another guy, she must be married or loved him enough to have a kid with him...never in his dreams did he think she would hook up with someone else. He did not like the thought of her with another man...vengeance begins to seep through in his mind...he felt a deep sense of hurt and brews a strong desire to hurt her back...He walks over to the bar and pours himself a drink , double shots of vodka to drown away the pain, he closes his eyes and the vision of his Jo naked in bed with another guy flashes by...he grabs the bottle of Jack daniels and drowns it down in a matter of seconds...he begins to feel the alcohol seep into his blood slithering slowly like a snake into his system ...lingering a little longer in his brain...

He walks into the kitchen, Baks was busy texting on her phone, HB had a worried look on her face as she watched her daughter busy on the phone...no one paid attention to him. "I'm going upstairs to take a nap" he says angrily and leaves, grabbing his phone. As he was walking away, he hears the doorbell ring...he stops briefly...he had to hear her voice...he wanted to see her close, he sees HB and Baks exchange anxious looks, Baks eyes scan the kitchen looking for him, he was sure of that...he stays hidden near the curtains...Baks jumps when the doorbell rang, begins walking towards the door saying in almost a whisper "I just texted her ammi, she might not have looked at her texts, I hope she does not get upset...I can't understand how bhaijaan showed up here without giving us a warning " HB sighs ... "you try to keep them out of the kitchen a bit longer, I'll get Jalal out of here quickly " she says nervously and her eyes find Jalal standing near the door, he looked furious, he had already seen Jo and the baby she guessed .."so, you have seen them, beta...please...can you leave ...I don't want you to shock Jo and her friend..." Jalal was drunk and furious... "why should I leave...this is my house, tell them to get the f**k out of here" he begins cussing profanities...HB was shocked , this was not the Jalal she knew...he had never in his life been disrespectful...never cussed in front of her...she grabs him by his elbow and drags him out of the kitchen upstairs and locks him in the guest bedroom.

Little Sony grabbed Jo's hands as he happily ran/walked to the front door with Shafik following close behind them...he was so excited when Jo picked him up allowing his little fingers to press the doorbell...the door flew open and Baks stood there with an half smile, slightly nervous look on her face...Sony jumps into her arms as she kisses the top of his nose "so how is my little man today" rubbing the top of his head. "Oh hi Shafik come on in" she warmly welcomes them walking towards the formal living room away from the kitchen...Jo was a little surprised..."hmm a little formal today Baks" she jokes...Baks smiles nervously..."I'm going to put you down baby, you are getting a little too heavy for me" she jokes and lets Sony down, Jo sees HB walking towards them when the little boy ran into her arms and they disappeared into the kitchen. There was a bit of silent tension... "what's up Baks, you seem a bit off handed today...where is ammijaan, is everything ok?" Baks shakes her head quietly "Jo you are out of time, Jalal...he is here ...he arrived early this morning...you really need to talk to him and explain whatever you have to before he comes to know and jumps to his own conclusions" Jo was stunned...she was not prepared "OMG...do I have to really do it today...can I leave please" she begs...Baks looks at her in silence... "of course you could Jo"...Jo was surprised with her reply , "but" Baks continues with a smirk. Jo sighs, "I should have known would be a caveat" looking away. "Look at me Jo, you could run away, but be warned, he will find out about Sony and I can guarantee you that he will not rest till he finds you. You think he will be mad today when you tell him...if you run there will be no mercy and I don't know if I would be able to stand by you and support you then from the absolute fury that he will bestow on you and I think that will go for my mom too"

Jo takes several deep breaths...this is something that she had lost a lot of sleep over ...infact she spent many sleepless night thinking of what might happen if Jalal came to know about his child...once he came to know he would not let her live in peace...even if he did not want anything to do with her son, he definitely would want to take revenge on her deception, for hiding it from him and taking his choice away...she shuts her eyelids tight ...if she had reached out to him at the time she came to know of her pregnancy...he was married and about to be a father...he would have forced her to have an abortion...he was just beginning to gain popularity as the next high flying Mogul tycoon in the business world, a playboy who took every opportunity to tell the press he was not ready for responsibility of a child... "Do you know how hard it has been for Ammi to keep this news away from him...he calls us every night and talks to Ammi for hours and lately she has been cutting him off...she feels she has been betraying her own son, he actually thought she might be sick and came early to be with her, so if you run, that will be it Jo, it is either you do it or we will tell him" Jo takes in another deep breath...Shafik rubs her shoulders "come on sweetie, you know this has to be done like yesterday...Sony needs his father in his life and it is about time you come clear...it is the right thing to do for Sony's sake and for your sake, you have been preparing all week for this...it is just a day earlier than planned" Jo nods, recollects herself calmly ... "I guess you guys are right... Baks please give me and Jalal privacy in an open area...I want you guys to be in the house but away from hearing our conversation... I don't want Sony to hear any part of it at all" Baks gives her a quick hug, "sure, no problems, I will set up both up in the kitchen, it is very open and comfy too...and we will take our breakfast and Sony , we will stay away from you both out of hearing range 3 rooms down" HB gives Jo a warm embrace , it seemed like she know something and was almost wishing her good luck...Jo smiles at her squeezes her hands and says "It will OK ammi...it is Jalal after all...I have known him since I was a little girl...he won't hurt me" HB gives her a weak smile.

Jo was sitting at the kitchen island, waiting nervously in the kitchen pretending to watch TV, she almost breaks into a sweat when she heard his footsteps approach the kitchen, she was facing away from him, ,he walks in and begins massaging her shoulders briefly, Jo closes her eyes and leans her head back against his waist, somehow it felt easier to feel relaxed with eyes closed, then turns her around, she smells alcohol in his breath. He takes a long look at her from head to toe, letting his gaze linger on her curves making her squirm, his gaze held hers in silence, till she shut her eyes, she wanted him to talk first, he owed it to her after that night. They sat in silence for a few minutes as he built the nerve to talk to her..."can we talk?" he demanded..."Hmmm...ok" she barely whispered ...her voice sounding nervous..."what do you want to know?" Jalal continued to stare at her, "did I hurt you that night?" he demands his gaze making her more uncomfortable..."I know what you want to know Jalal" she whispers looking away from him... "yes you hurt me, hurt me more than you would ever know...it was too painful." Jo closes her eyes recalling that fateful night etched in her memory, Jalal rolls his eyes and says harshly in an angry tone "listen I am not an idiot ...I know what happens when a virgin has sex" Jo flinches hearing his uncaring harsh voice...gets irritated ...she should be the one angry and upset, not him and quickly snaps back ..."fine Jalal, you really want to know what happened to me...it was the most painful day of my life...what should have been an amazing experience that every girl dreams of, turned out to be my worst nightmare...considering nine months later I squeezed out your child...I hated you for it...but my child changed everything...that is why I am even talking to you right now" she spews out vengeance all in one go...looks up at him, he had a horrified look on his face ..."OMG, that is ridiculous...OMG... OMG..." he kept repeating, he was practically screaming... "Jalal calm down" she whispered as tears streamed down her cheeks ...he was in tears too...His hands reached for hers and holding on to the, whispers somberly "I'm sorry Jo, I never meant for it to happen that way, you had a baby?" she nods looking up at him " Jalal, there is someone I want you to meet...I want you to meet our son" Jalal looks into her eyes and sees a pair of nervous anxious eyes looking back at him...he did not want to look at the little boy..."why should I meet him?" he gasped angrily..."how old is he?" "He'll be two in august ..." She whispered ...Jalal begins doing mental math...his brain was not working...he tried many times and finally used his fingers ...January, feb, march...july, hit august as his mind reached the ninth digit...he repeated it over and over again... "he is your child Jalal" Jo's calm voice broke through his thoughts of denial..."NO,...No...he is not, he cannot be damn it, it cannot be" he roared loudly...

"I don't know what you are trying to pull...but he definitely is not mine" he yelled at her furiously grabbing her by her shoulders shaking her and pushing away...she stumbled backwards, falling to the ground..."Jalal, I" she starts ...he cuts her off, "No don't ...don't say another word" he glared at her "you are lying, I know you are lying, we were together only once..., how could it happen, why would you do this to me eh?" he repeats over and over angrily. Jo stood in silence ...listening to him as he kept rambling...an inferno was building inside her, but she remained calm o the outside ... she was ecstatic to see Jalal's reaction...she was happy, she will not have to share her son, her heart was doing somersaults inside her chest as she envisioned a happy Jalal free future, her train of thoughts were rudely broken by Jalal's angry accusation "I know what you want, you are 21 yrs old now prime age and you want to have fun, you need babysitting help, you want to make my family take care of your son so you can party and hang out with guys the child has become an hindrance to your lifestyle ...aren't you in live in a relation with that guy already ...he can't afford you and you want my money claiming child support to support your manfriends, you are not getting a penny from me...that will not happen Jo...just leave us and go find that boy's real father, that is if you know who he might be" he angrily accused as he looked at her with a sarcastic smirk.

"Bhaijaan, shut the f*ck up" Baks screamed..."ammijaan, bhai has gone crazy" she comes running towards Jo... HB rushed in ..."Jalal, what is going on in your head, what happened to you? Why are doing this to us...you know she is like a daughter to us..." Mother, son and daughter get into a big argument, accusations flying back and forth, Jo did not want her son to witness the drama...she slowly walks over to Jalal ---throws a paper in front of him saying "my son deserves a better life ...we had such a great time till I ran into your family... You guys don't fight because of me...Jalal just write a note saying that you will not make any claims over my son and sign it...I will leave" Jalal looks at the blank piece of paper...looks at Jo, looks at his sister, his mom and back at the paper...Jo shows no emotions as she continues "I will not be like you and force you to take instant decisions...you can think about it for 24 hrs, just email it to me " Jalal, HB and Baks continue their arguing with each other, Jo decides to leave, she sees Shafik standing in the background, he had heard the loud commotion too, Jo asks Shafik to leave and start the car, then walks down the hall looking for Sony, finds him busy playing with his toys ..."lets go beta" picking him up, she whispers in his ears hugging him and kissing him as she gracefully walked out of the door, ...Jalal closes his eyes as they pass by him...not wanting to see the little boy..."but mom, we just came here...I want to play some more with dadi she told me someone pecial will take me to the park" Jo hushes him " ssshhh beta shall we'll go feed the ducks"... "yippee" an excited little voice rang in Jalal's ears as they walk out...and leave. Jalal walks over to the window ...he sees the guy running towards Jo and embracing Jo and the little boy together...the little boy jumps into the guys arms ...the guy throws the boy up in the air and catches him ...they seemed like a happy family...the blinding jealous rage deep within his heart was still burning with the need to hurt her...he was shocked Jo did not cry or put up a fight...somewhere deep down, the logical part of his brain was screaming the truth ...but he refuses to entertain logic... it hurt real bad to see Jo being close with another guy.

He turns around and finds an angry Baks walking towards him yelling "bhaijaan, you have crossed the limit today...I will never forgive you for what you did ...I will hate you all my life, you were nothing but an ass" her fists pounding on his chest "how could you do that to Jo...she is my best friend , a sister from another mother...she should have been like a sister to you as well ... ammi considers Jo as her own daughter, treats her just like me ... instead, you forced yourself on her...how can you possibly think she is lying about the baby...did you even look at him?" shaking her head she continues ... "I can't believe I even convinced her to tell you...I should have known ...you are a player and players don't accept accountability, you ran out on her after using her and you are doing it again" she accused angrily. Out the corner of his eyes he sees his mom walking towards him, he had never seen her look this angry in his entire life...before he knew it, the palm of her right hand connected with his jaw giving him a tight slap, completely throwing him off balance ..."you deserve more than that you coward" she accused him as well...Jalal was shocked to see how united his mother and sister were treating him, "I can see she has used her charms and fooled you both" he whimpers angrily..."but she can't fool me" he walks over and holds his mother by her shoulders almost pleading says "but ammijaan, she is pulling the same old trick Rukaiya used...I will not fall for it this time...my life is miserable because of it...no one believed me when I said Rukiaya I never had anything romantic between us and that I would never have touch her and look what it has led to ...it has ruined my life" he roars...HB backs off a bit but Baks quickly rubs it in by saying "do you know she was hiding your son from us, she did not want us to know, I just happened to run into her at the grocery store...she was very nervous and evasive and was attempting to leave when I the little boy...I instantly knew he was your son...she tried to tell me that you both never hooked up...I would not buy it...Bhaijaan, you know as well me, that it takes two to make a baby...maybe you were stupid and reckless and did not realize its consequences , but Jo is like my sister...I know she would not have enticed you...you did not give her a choice" he closes his eyes and tears slowly run down his cheeks...Baks continues "do you honestly think Jo wanted to be pregnant at eighteen...and be a mother at nineteen?" he shakes his head... "you are 25 years old now...you have had years of having fun, playing the field, dated the girl you wanted and slept with whoever, and did whatever your heart desired, partying all night...sleeping in late, sometimes sleeping 24 hours straight...Jo on the other side was doing the opposite.. had .just joined college away from home, family, instead of going out on dates and having fun in college, she was pregnant, dealing with morning sickness, moods, school work, working part time to support herself financially...had a baby at 19, wakes up to nurse the baby at odd hours...worked her way through college as a single mom, took summer and winter session and even graduated early...I only happened to meet her because she came her for a job interview...she has been an amazing mother to your son, despite all the problems she faced " Jalal begins to feel guilty...angrily begins slamming things around the kitchen...he wished he had seen the boy, from a distance all he was a little body and a head full of hair...he had not seen the face ...he curses himself and and walks away the alcohol he drank was wearing him down...

He had slept 12 hours straight ...later that night he lay in bed wide awake, trying to analyze the situation with Jo, he had just dealt with the two most important women in his life ...his mother and sister and they were totally not his allies, he had to figure something out... was he right in the way he acted...no he was not, did he want to make things right with Jo...that was a yes, infact he smirks an unequivocally yes...did he still ache for Jo...he sighs ...that was a definite yes...he still longed for her touch, her passion...will he able to accept her despite the fact that she's been touched by another man...even if she had another man's kid...painfully yes...his desire for Jo was overwhelming...closing his eyes he recalls ...Jo was his sister's best friend, they were inseparable since birth...they were born the same year, the same month a day apart, their mothers met at the hospital and became best friends ...their families became very close ...Jo was 4 years younger than him...he grew up alongside them ...his family treated Jo like a second daughter...but his thoughts were not so...Jo consumed his dreams at a very young age ...Jo dominated his thoughts, his first wet dream, his life as he grew older his thoughts became more sexual...he fantasized about her...he sought every opportunity to spend time with his sister and her...his mom caught him once and warned him ...not to have such thoughts about someone so close to the family and that he needed to look outside the family for girlfriend if he needed one...he began dating the very next day, he brought many girls home and introduced them to Baks and Jo, ...he had become the Casanova at school...much as he tried not thinking about her...she was always there torturing him with her innocence...her beauty...her body...her voice...he had seen her bloom to be the beauty he loved and desired ...she was his first love...the first time he kissed her in the study, she was 14, and he was 18, he was to leave the next day to London for college...he wanted to talk to her, to tell her about his feelings, but could not resist her pouty lips, the view of her slightly exposed cleavage, hint of her curves, the privacy of the moment and instead ended up kissing her and touching her passionately...not letting go till she responded back ...he enjoyed her soft lips and the way she moaned responding to his first touch, allowing him access to her curves... he sees his mom walking towards them and leaves suddenly without offering an explanation...that night his mother yelled and screamed at him and warned him to stay away from Jo...he was separated from her ...he tried his best to get her out of his brain...he spent much of his college days trying not to think about her...he drank, partied, dated other girls and even slept with them in an attempt to get Jo's image out of his mind...but all was in vain...all he saw was Jo...he got himself the title of being the playboy in college...he dated dangerously and openly...he changed girls quicker than one would change underwear...but she still ruled his thoughts ...his passion was left unfulfilled...he came home for the holidays...like he had promised his mother...he did not get close to Jo...he watched her from a distance...their gazes clashed more than a couple times...she always blushed...it killed him ...seeing her only during holidays was not enough anymore...he desired more than anything in his life...he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her...he wanted her under his roof always as his wife...she was only eighteen ...he wanted to tell her about his feelings...once he graduated and took over the family business and establishes himself, he would have more control and would be able to fight with their families for her love...he graduated and took over the family business...but his world came crashing down when is cousin Rukiaya accused him of using her sexually when he was drunk ...he was told he was to be a father soon...and forced to marry her...