~ The Sunshine of My life ~ AsYa FF||Part 14 Page 129 NOTE PG 140 - Page 26

LOL Asad is Aanu's Abu and Ammi so for now she isn't going to love anyone over her father. And you'll see Asad in a different light here, just look out for the next 2/3 updates.

Asad won't be the routine Asad here at all,its just now that he is awkward and obviously so they are merely strangers.

AWW welcome aboard and of course we can be friends lol.

I shall try sending out PM's can't be sure of that though.

Asad moved aside to let Zoya inside again. She moved in and walked towards the couch where she had been sitting earlier. Asad stood a few feet away uncertain and confused. Zoya gestured him to come and sit on the couch next to her. He sat down silently waiting for her to say whatever she had to, wondering why she even wanted to in the first place.

"Dekhiye Mr Khan, mai jaanti hun ki mera first impression aap pe theek nahi tha, and you seem to think the worst of me. But I can't stay under the same roof as you, knowing you've misunderstood me. Actually mai aapse sorry kehna chahti thi, uss din mai jaldi mai thi and I drove rashly. I was really guilty and wanted to apologise, but even before I could you lashed out on me, which angered me. Mujhe bina jaane aapne itna kuch keh diya which hurt me. But that doesn't mean that I am not guilty of causing you trouble. Mai samajh sakti hun ki uss din aap bhi bahut pareshaan the, Aahana ki tabiyat theek nahi thi. I am sorry to have troubled you.."

Asad hadn't expected her to come and apologise to him and own up for her mistake. He had thought she was a careless and arrogant girl who didn't care what the world thought of her as long as she had her own way. But she had proved him wrong leaving him pleasantly surprised.

"It's ok Ms Farooqui, galti meri bhi thi, mujhe aapko bolne ka mauka dena chahiye tha, I ended up making a really big issue out of nothing. But I was stressed, in a hurry and that car is very close to my heart..uh.." Asad fumbled and wondered why he had given that away.

Zoya smiled at him glad that she had gotten a reaction out of him finally. Bearing the brunt of his silent treatment, cold and expressionless glares had become torturous.

"Thank God! Mai kitna darr gayi thi aapke attitude se. Aur Mr Khan pichle janam mai kya aap Jahapanah the, Akdu banne mai bade expert ho. I had begun to feel like Anarkali jisse aap kabhi bhi deewar mai chunwa dete." Zoya ranted away while Asad stared at her incredulously at how she could talk endlessly without taking a break to breath.

She looked at Asad glaring at her again and gestured a V sign calling truce.

"Waise mai aapse ek baat pooch sakti hun?"

"Uh aur bhi kuch bolna reh gaya hai?"

"Allah Miyaan what's wrong with you Mr Khan? Aap toh aise ke rahe hai jaise mai ghanto se bole hi ja rahi hun."

"Jitna bol rahi hai usse toh aise hi lag raha hai jaise kuch palo se nahi ghanto se bol rahi ho."Asad mumbled to himself.

"Kuch bola aapna?"

"Nahi mai kyun kuch bolunga, woh toh aapka kaam hai.."

Zoya frowned at his words and twitched her face in annoyance, "Woh Mr Khan.. if you don't mind me asking.. Aap Aahana ko mere saath dekh kar itna ghabra kyun jaate hai. Kal raat se aapne jab bhi usse mere saath dekha hai, you've snatched her away so rudely. It made me feel like a culprit for no reason. "

Asad looked at Zoya's imploring eyes and felt a pang of guilt for his behaviour but then remembered the fear he had undergone not seeing Aahana and on not finding her anywhere. He wasn't all that wrong, but he knew his fears were never ending when it came to Aahana, and there was no way he could explain all of it to Zoya.

"Ms Farooqui you can't blame me for that, aap itni raat ko bina bataye Aahana ko kahi le jayengi toh mai aise hi react karunga na. After all hum ek doosre ko jaante hi kitna hai. Aap jaanti bhi hai un kuch palon mai mujh par kya guzar rahi thi when Aahana went missing.." Asad told her straight away not realising how much he had given away once again.

Zoya felt guilty hearing him, he was right, even if she had only saved Aahana and intended to console her she should have stayed in the room and done that. Taking her away at that odd hour in the night would have scared him out of his wits end.

"I am sorry Mr Khan, I am really sorry.."

Asad sobered hearing her apologise again, finally realising he had definitely misjudged her.

"It's okay Ms Farooqui forget about it, there's always a new start. We can leave all this behind us now. I hope you have a pleasant stay in our house. Aur haan Ammi ne kaha tha aap yaha kissi kaam se aayi hai, if you need any help in that, I could help you, so don't hesitate in asking me for it."

Zoya nodded suddenly becoming solemn remembering why she had wanted to stay back in the country. But even before she could reply or Asad observe her reaction, a small cry interrupted them.

They both immediately made way to Aahana's cradle. They saw Aahana rubbing her eyes with her tiny fist and her red nose with the other. Zoya saw Asad adoring his daughter and smiled. Asad blew a whiff of air on Aahana's face abruptly putting an end to her cries, while she stared back at him cutely. Asad smiled at her and she threw her hands and legs wanting him to pick her up. Asad gladly obliged and picker her in his arms swiftly. He threw her in the air making her laugh out loud. He held her possessively and noticed the tear strains on her face, but even before he could pick her tissue she leaned closer and rested her head on his shoulder wiping her running nose on his T shirt.

Asad squirmed, his OCD kicking in. Zoya laughed at his expression and admired the bond both Asad and Aahana shared. She picked up a tissue from the bedside and offered it to Asad intending to help him. He looked at her sheepishly and thanked her. Wiping her nose clean he grumbled to her," Dirty girl, always messing with Abu hmm? "

Aahana gurgled looking at her Abu's wrinkled brows knowing she had managed to ruffle his fetish once again. Zoya just stood there and witnessed the most beautiful bond there was smiling in awe at the duo.

Asad realised Zoya was yet present in the room and looked back awkwardly. Zoya understood the expression,"Uh bahut raat ho gayi hai mujhe chalna chahiye. Good night Mr Khan." "Good night Ms Farooqui."

Zoya moved a step nearer to him and looked at a lazy and sleepy Aahana drooling on Asad's shoulder. She wanted to kiss her a good night, but was uncertain of how Asad would react. She glanced at him and implored," May I?"

Asad nodded at her making Zoya smile in relief. She moved closer and bent to kiss Aahana on her forehead," Good night Princess," she whispered softly seeing Aahana half asleep in her father's warm embrace. Smiling she moved back and nodding in acknowledgment to Asad, slowly stepped out his room shutting the door behind her.

Next morning Zoya woke up to a lot of noise and hustle, she rubbed her eyes to see the time. It was already 9. She woke up to get ready and reach for breakfast on time so that she could help her Phupi out.

By the time she went out to the living room she found it empty and silent. She wondered where everyone was when she heard soft footsteps approaching her. She looked behind to see Asad walking in with Aahana strapped onto him sucking on her pacifier. She smiled a beautiful sunny smile at seeing the duo right the first thing in the morning.

"Good Morning Ms Farooqui, woh actually Ammi kahi bahar gayi hai aur Najma college mai hai, I plan to make breakfast for myself and Aahana, aap kya khayengi?"

Zoya who had been staring at Aahana looked up a bit surprised at his words. Asad smirked to himself understanding that she hadn't expected him to be so nice to her after all their initial interactions. But talking to her the night before had eased his judgments about her and he had decided to be a little open minded to his new guest, for her own good and his as well. She was closely related to his mother and their disagreements or fights would hurt her which was the last thing he ever wanted. He had come to realise that he had been way too rude too her and she most definitely did not deserve to bear the brunt of his overtly possessive streak which almost bordered at obsessive more than anything.

"Well I need to make it up to you don't I? Kal aap mere liye khaana layi thi which I rudely refused. So let me cook you something now. "

Zoya stared numbly at him seeing a slight smile on his face, which made her heart flutter. She could see a glimpse of his dimples which she didn't know he had since he hardly smiled. Amused she nodded her head agreeing to his offer.

"Par Mr Khan Aahana? Uh, aap Aahana ko sambhaliye mai breakfast bana deti hun."

"Nahi its okay, I am used to it. I do this a lot of times when she refuses to leave me. And today we're having a little bad morning isn't baby girl?" Asad mumbled cutely kissing her soft tousled hair.

"Is she okay? She looks gloomy this morning." Zoya asked concerned, sad to see her dancing partner so dull and sleepy instead of her chirpy naughty self.

"Teething issues, she's been cranky and clingy. She'll be okay she's my brave princess ain't she?" Asad nudged her tickling her a little which made her squirm in his hold and snuggle closer to her whining sulkily.

"Okay okay calm down there, Abu's not annoying his sunshine again okay?"

He picked his phone and played a nursery rhyme that sweetly chimed in the room. In the meanwhile he placed the kettle of coffee on the burner and heated some toasts for breakfast and while they were heating he prepared Aahana's cereal.

Zoya's eyes followed him in awe, surprised at this new Asad flitting around, easily managing duties she hadn't imagined him doing even in her dreams. It was remarkable how just in a matter of three days she had seen so many shades to this man that it had left her curious to know more of him. His deep eyes had an aura of mysteriousness, his interactions with anyone strange and unfamiliar made him extremely possessive and reserved, and with Aahana he was another man altogether, someone she didn't know but someone she had begun to suddenly want to just stare at all day.

They sat down to eat breakfast which Zoya munched on lazily enjoying it, but Asad was gulping it down quickly. So much so that he choked on it twice.

"Mr Khan aaram se khaiye na, you'll end up stuffing yourself."

"Uh nahi woh I need to rush for work, usse pehle I need to feed Aahana and put her to sleep. Actually mai usse office le ja raha hun, so if she's already asleep I'll be able to sit down to work easily."

"Aahana ko office?" Zoya asked surprised at the new piece of information. How could Aahana be managed in an office where obviously Asad had so much else to take care of.

"Well my office cabin is baby proofed, I have to take her there sometimes when Ammi is away if it's unavoidable. "

Zoya nodded understandingly feeling bad for him. It was sad how he had so much to shoulder on at such a young age without any help at times.

"Mr Khan if you don't mind aap Aahana ko mere paas chod diiye mai uska khayal rakh lungi. You'll be pre-occupied at work, I am at home only I'll take care of her."

Anticipating a reaction for her offer she stared at him. Asad was stupefied by her suggestion. Although he had changed his mind about her, just the thought of leaving Aahana with someone all alone made him feel uneasy. Not after that horrific incident that had happened with Aahana when she merely six months old. He obviously knew that he couldn't doubt anyone and everyone around her all life, but he was helplessly at mercy to his fears of losing her.

By now Zoya had understood his state of mind and sighed disappointed.

"It's okay Mr Khan I understand, after all I am just a guest. You wouldn't want to leave her alone with me, which is fine I wouldn't either."

"Aisa nahi hai Miss Farooqui ! Actually Aahana is really cranky today, she's been clinging to me all morning, refused to go to Ammi as well. Even if I did leave her back she'll be really hard to manage."

Zoya nodded thoughtfully eating on the last bits of her toast. When Asad had finished feeding himself and Aahana he got up to wash the cutlery and clean the mess he had ended up making while struggling to feed a bad tempered Aahana.

A while later dressed in a three piece suit and holding Aahana who was dressed in a Barbie pink top and slacks he walked out of his room to leave for work. He saw Zoya wiping the table and moved towards her .

"Uh Ms Farooqui hum ja rahe hai.. Uh ye mera number hai aapko kisi bhi cheez ki zaroorat hogi toh mujhe call dijiyega, please take care." He held out a chit of paper with his number and even the address to his office written to it making her smile at his gesture.

She nodded and took the paper from him while he picked his office bag in one arm and held Aahana tightly in the other and walked towards the door.

"Mr Khan ek baat kahun?" Asad stopped in his tracks and looked back nodding in permission.

"It's good that you care so much, it's heart warming that you want to protect her, but you need to let go, you need to trust, or you'll end up hurting her and yourself more than you think anything else would."

Having said that Zoya went closer and kissed Aahana on her head while she was sucking on her pacifier in her Abu's arms and left towards her room.

Asad was left thinking about her words, but he didn't react nor had he retaliated the way he always did. Standing there with those words she said echoing in his mind, a flicker of his past and a similar incident flashed in his mind.

"I am sorry Ayesha I know I am getting on your nerves but I can't help it." Asad said as he caressed a 6 Months pregnant Ayesha's swollen feet which were placed on his thighs as she rested her tired back near the bed post."

"Asad you know I love this side of you, I've always appreciated it, it's what I fell in love with when we were just kids. But you're going overboard, and it's not just about me you're ending up stifling Ammi and Tamatar too."

Asad had been protective but her pregnancy and the impending parenthood had made him crazy. He didn't let Ayesha step out of the house alone, he worried for Dilshad and Tamatar endlessly too. Najma had wanted to go and do her master's from somewhere out of Bhopal but Asad had bluntly refused and that had led to a major argument between the whole family and Dilshad and Najma had stopped talking to him.

Ayesha had always been his pillar understanding him and his sentiments right from the time when they were merely kids. She had been with him through everything that happened in his life. Even when she had no family of her own she had taken to understanding him and his family more than anyone else could. She had always understood his need of protecting his loved ones and guarded his antics and covered up for him when his family got annoyed, but today even she had been miffed with him.

Ayesha saw his sullen face and a tear drop daring to escape his eyes. She slowly moved ahead to him and wiped the tear away even before it could seep down.

"Asad you need to let go, you need to trust. What you're doing for their good may not turn out to be so good for them after all. You might end up hurting them more than you think anything else would."

Asad was bought back to the present by tiny pats on his shoulders. He looked down to see Aanu staring cutely, with her blue button eyes imploring him. He kissed her red nose and rested his forehead on hers with his eyes closed.

Zoya came out of the washing room wiping her hands and moved towards the bed. She was taken aback on seeing Aahana fast asleep in her baby chair placed on the bed. She wondered what she was doing there, she had thought Asad would have left by now and had decided on moving out and exploring Bhopal getting down to the task she had come to India for.

She saw a sheet of paper placed on the side of her chair and picked it up. She unfolded it to realise it was Asad's letter for her.

"Please take care of Aahana, I've listed whatever she eats or does through the day, where her things are etc. Make sure to call me if anything gets out of hand, keep me updated.

Asad.

Zoya smiled at the abruptly written letter and at the list of instructions jotted below. Holding the letter close to her she glanced at a sleeping Aahana and grinned wide to herself feeling those butterflies in her fluttering again.

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So here it is, a little flash of Asad's past with Aahana, it has more to it, the details of his childhood, a few of his married life with hers which will come up in instances like this. I hope you guys enjoy the part and also I think I am going to start the PM system again because everyone keeps asking for it, PLEASE add me to your buddy list and I shall PM.

NEXT PART

Love to read the understamdings btw them

Finally all d missunderstandings sorted out.

Oh wanna say that i m falling in luv wid ahana..

She is too cute..

Asad is being helpful.. n even zoya is also being helpful, they r starting to undrstnd each odr...

They r getting close..

I lovd the part of zoya saying abt trusting..

Aww i loved d last part where he leaves ahana trusting on zoe..

Wow it will b lovely to c zoya n ahana together for a day , i just hope that again sumthing dont go wrong..

Luvd ot to d core, thanx for d pm, update soonish