The Accidental Wedding novel Chapter 52

Waleed

"Wal" Jeena called as she entered my office.

I was busy looking at the plan of a commercial complex, my firm was starting the work on when she came along, all happy and cheerful.

"Hey Jeena" I replied smiling.

She was looking beautiful as always, she smiled at me as she sat on the chair across my desk. "So what brought you here?" I asked curiously

"I just wanted to speak to you in privacy, and at home, it's really difficult with Rameen always around and it would look rude if I ask you to speak in private", She replied anxiously.

I was trying to figure out, where this conversation was going, I liked her no doubt she was my cousin and a good friend and at one point in my life, I was considering marrying her.

" Have you told Rameen about our past?", She asked me.

I looked at her surprised, why was she interested in knowing what I had told Mia or not? "No, I still haven't but I will soon", I replied studying her. " I would prefer if you won't", She said.

I looked at her with my brow arched, trying to understand what she was implying.

"Actually, Rameen and I are really getting along well, and if she knows that we had a relationship in the past, I don't think she will ever warm up to me", She added.

"First of all, Jeena, we were never in a relationship, yes, I was inclined to marrying you because I thought we had a good understanding, and second I don't prefer to hide things from my wife", I replied, to her honestly.

Hell, how can she call it a relationship? Yes, I liked her we had a good understanding and I was considering her as a potential match. But, I never had any commitment to her and when Dada had told me that he didn't think she was the right girl for me, I had never looked at her as more than a friend.

"Sorry, I just got carried away, yes we never were in a relationship except for the fact that we wanted to get married", She replied.

"Jeena, let me make myself very clear, I was just considering you as a potential match and nothing more", I was really annoyed.

"Right", She said with a scowl.

I looked at her, truly I was not comfortable with her staying at our home, but before I could have said anything, Mia had gone ahead and told Jeena that she could stay with us, as long as she liked.

It was not that I didn't trust Jeena, it was just that I was overprotective of Mia, and I didn't want her to be hurt in any way. And I was worried if she found out that once I have considered marrying Jeena, she would truly feel insecure in her presence.

Yes, I was a successful businessman, I had girls that used to swoon around me and my life was perfect in everyone's eyes, but I knew how lonely I felt after the death of my parents. Though Dada had given me all the love and affection, still I felt a void in my heart. And I used to think that a perfect life partner would fill that void one day. How stupid I was at that time if only I had known that no amount of perfection in a girl would fill the void inside me. Mia always made me behave differently, I was different around her, always my true self. I was not afraid that she might judge me for my imperfections, I could never imagine sharing with someone those things about me that I had shared with Mia.

That girl, she was living, thrill, joy, and she was what I had always needed, a reason to live. And now I can't imagine living a single day without her.

I love her, yes I Waleed Kamal the control freak and arrogant CEO, was conquered by a girl. But she was not any normal girl, she was Mia, my Mia. I wanted to scream and tell the whole world how much I loved and wanted her.

"Waleed, can you do this for me? Just for old times sake?"

Jeena's voice brought me back from my thoughts, she was looking at me with hope-filled in her eyes.

"Okk Jeena, if you insist", I replied.

Jeena could be really persuasive when she wants to.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much, Waleed", She giggled in delight.

She then started telling me about her meeting with the publisher and left when I had to go for a meeting.