“Sorry that I couldn’t eat with you and Vee.” “Is something bothering you?” The lack of Azeer’s irritating, irresistible presence. “Just my brain.” “Will you be okay?” “Now that you’re in my arms? Absolutely.” Zoha snuggles in even closer and gives me another kiss, eliciting my smile. “Abbu told me to take care of you while he was away. He said I should sleep next to you so that you could hug me instead of your body pillow.” “Your abbu has a weird grudge against my body pillow,”





