TMWKL2 - Six

Dear Readers, 

We apologize for not posting last Thursday but we both got caught up between work and exams! the post is long, juicy and a turn for the story so we hope you enjoy it ;)

Once again we apologize for the delay, and starting this week we will post regularly or maybe twice a week !

Love, 
QB&Z

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Jenna could smell his perfume, and she held her breath swallowing dryly at how close he was. She didn’t know where this all is going, but the only thing she feared the most was Faisal’s reaction. They all were very protective of her, especially Faisal and seeing Khalifa this close to her will defiantly cause issues!

“ashooof ba3th el nas ma3adaw gad-ha?!!”

His words poked at her and within seconds she turned around to face him; but only after she turned had she realized the tight space he had squeezed her into. Her brain threw a fit at the invasion of personal space; she could take all the teasing and bullying in the world as long as it didn’t invade her personal space.

“Khalifa ma an9a7k you push my buttons”

She stared into his black eyes trying aimlessly to show her actual size, but Khalifa pierced her soul with his smile. Jenna couldn’t help but notice his features; they were sharp with a hint of softness. She wondered if all girls felt this way looking at him, and unconsciously shook her head forgetting him standing in front of her. Khalifa looked at her with amusement at her childish side, and soon enough the smell of her sweet mimosa shampoo hit him. He smiled warmly at the powdery scent that hit his nose, and took a step back feeling different as he inhaled the scent again.

“baby girl what icecream would you like?”

Jenna’s mouth dropped at his sudden shift in attitude and she raised both eyebrows. If anyone is going to drive her crazy it was him; one minute hes King Leonidas from 300 and the other minute hes like a sweet husband of 10 years!!

“are you normal up there?”

Khalifa’s eyes popped at her question and within seconds a deep chuckle filled up the place!

“up where? In my head?”

“Actually at this moment im in doubt you even have a head!”

Jenna rolled her eyes at him.

“well im in doubt too!”

“about what?!”

“me having a head around you!”

She was getting frustrated with everything between them and his change was worrying her ..

“Khalifa .. whats your aim of all of this?!”

“honestly??”

“I wouldn’t want anything else”

“I don’t know ..I just love teasing you”

“well stop it, because you turning into a very annoying person ”

“I am?”

“im ignoring you starting now”

Jenna slipped away from him and turned to the Pilipino that was very amused by their quarrel! She smiled warmly at him and asked for a mint chocolate chip scoop on a cone.

“Ill have the same!”

She looked over her shoulder and rolled her eyes at him, turning to take her cone from the guy. Jenna walked over to the glass door to see where her cousin was and to her utter shock neither Faisal nor his friends were there! Her eyes shot in terror knowing she doesn’t have the car keys and her mobile phone was in the car!! Khalifa walked over to her and noticed the fear/shock in her eyes.

“Jenna feech shay?”

“um ..my cousin madri weina”

“yemkin ra7 mkan thani .. degi 3aleh”

“telephoni bil sayara”

“here use my phone”

“no its okay .. il wait”

“Jenna don’t act silly, take my phone and call him”

Her cheeks blushed feeling a little guilt and looked at the floor like a little kid in trouble.

“la 3adi”

“ya baba 5ethi el telephone o kalmeh”

“um..”

“mista7ya?”

“La its just that I … haven’t … memorized his mobile number”

“okay .. khaleeni adfa3 and well go looking for him”

“la its okay, il wait until he gets here to pay for my cone”

“bala habal .. its just a cone!”

“la Khalifa 3eib”

“if your feeling bad, invite me for an espresso tomorrow to start our interview”

Jenna raised both her eyebrows as she watched him walk to the till to pay, she didn’t even accept to do the interview and here he wants her to take him on a coffee date to start work! This man is defiantly delusional! She sighed in frustration cursing Faisal under her breath and walked out of Baskin Robbins praying her car was open. She yanked at the passenger door praying that Faisal didn’t lock it, and to her dismay the door was bolted and not even locked. She looked to the left then to the right in hope she will see a group of guys and spot Faisal. No one was in sight and the whole block was dead!

“emshi emshi  5aleena endawer .. shaklech wet puppy when your scared”

“IM NOT SCARED!”

“abad!”

She walked ahead of him stomping her feet in fury, she couldn’t help but thing that the last person she wanted to be stranded with is Khalifa.

“shway shway .. you scoop will fall off”

She looked over her shoulder and glared at him, but soon she reached the end of the block and there was no sign of Faisal. She sighed in defeat and wondered how Faisal of all people could leave HER alone.

“Baby girl”

“stop calling me that”

“9a3b with the face you have on”

“Khalifa please leave me alone”

“let me take you home”

“HELL-NO!”

“lat3andeen .. its getting late”

“OH!”

Her eyes opened wide in excitement and she remembered kumar can get her spare key!

“hand me your phone”

“why”

“UGH! Khalifa didn’t you offer you phone .. I need to call”

“who are you going to call”

“ta78eeee8 huwa?!”

“its my phone”

“im calling our driver”

“why?”

“so he can get me the spare”

“il take you home”

“and I said no, please give me your phone or il go use the baskin robbins phone”

“why no?”

“lena you’re a stranger and its not right for me to be alone in a car with you!”

“im not going to rape you”

“t.habi you rape me!”

“ahabi ha?!”

“phone please”

“you’re a tough cookie”

“I know. Phone please”

“and stubborn”

“nothing new. Phone please”

“and beautiful”

“WHAT!?”

“you heard me!”

“phone please!”

“has anyone told you your eyes are very capturing?!”

“okay .. talk to yourself!”

Jenna stormed back to the shop to call Kumar, but Khalifa grabbed her wrist and spun her around.

“GOD KHALIFA! Will you ever stop doing that”

“ka”

His other hand was stretched holding his phone towards her, Jenna grabbed it and dialed Kumar’s number. She waited for the line to be picked up but nothing, she dialed again with no luck!

“I think the universe is telling you its okay for me to drop you off”

“and I said hell no .. im calling baba”

“ya rab ma7ad yrid 3aleech”

Khalifa didn’t realize he was still holding onto her wrist, and he quickly let go in panic. What was happening to him was beyond him, he never acted like this around a girl. Girls acted like this around him! He watched Jenna’s face crunch in concentration and he couldn’t help but notice how he enjoyed watching her and being around her.

“aloo Baba .. laa mani f bait jadi, jeit baskin ma3a Faisal o Faisal a5ath mfta7i o 5tefa .. madri weina Baba o telephoni fil sayara .. telephone min?? Khalifa Al-X .. ee kan nazel ya5eth icecream o shafni  .. la yuba lat6arish Kumar a7taj telephoni o shan6eti .. mumkin e6arish el spare ma3a Kumar? Ee 5alee ydig 3ala hal raqam .. tabi tkalma? Okay la7tha ..”

Jenna outstretched her hand towards him with an unhappy face, and Khalifa grinned widely as he took the phone!