2. Honeymoon

Halima wakes up beside her husband. She quickly makes to get out of bed but is dragged back by her husband. She lands on his bare broad chest and he mouths a good morning into her neck. 

She blushes crimson red then tries to get up again but gets dragged back by Sa'eed, "where are you going? We just got married yesterday fah, and you want to leave me already?" 

"I'm not going anywhere fah. I just want to use the bathroom." 

"why don't we use it together?", Sa'eed says wiggling his brows. 

"kai Innalillahi, let me just go and do my business and come back first."

"ahap, sai kiyi business din mugani ai {do the business let's see}. You're not going anywhere. What do you want to do in the toilet sef?", Ya Sa'eed says turning Halli such that their faces are just inches away. 

"see question o, meye akeyi a toilet kuwa? {what do people do in the bathroom?}." Halli says attempting to raise one brow. 

Sa'eed says counting them with his fingers, his eyes looking heavenwards as if he's thinking "ana kashi, fitsari, wanka... {people defecate, urinate, bathe...}"

"eww, Ya Sa'eed!!!" Halli says hitting his chest playfully. 

"haba wifey, do you want to injure your husband? Shaa ai it's not painful sef, wannan hanun naki kaman taliya {this your hand that's like spaghetti} it won't be painful." Halli glares at him then stands up feigning hurt. 

She strolls to the bathroom and takes her bath. She comes out in a white robe and looks around the room for Sa'eed. She shrugs and enters their walk-in closet.

She rememebers something her mother once told her about dressing "in the morning wear a traditional outfit, in the evening when he's about to come back from work wear an English clothes then at night before bed wear a fine nightgown not all these cotton mickey mouse top and trouser o." 

She smiles then picks a black and white atamfa sewn into a paplon blouse and six pieces skirt. She applies minimal makeup which she has learned to love instead of heavy makeup. She then ties her head tie in a baby chakwai style leaving her packed hear bare. 

She goes out and still doesn't find Sa'eed. Entering the kitchen, she starts making avocado toast and chai. Once she's done she dishes the food and takes it to the dining, after setting the dining she turns to go and call Sa'eed. 

As she places her left leg on the first step of the spiral staircase she feels two muscular arms wrap themselves around her waist. She gasps and tenses but then relaxes. 

She smirks then starts shouting "wayyo, kwarto, kwarto, kato, kato, Ya Sa'eed kwarto { adulterer, adulterer, fornicator, fornicator, Ya Sa'eed adulterer}." The hands release her and she turn wiping the smirk off her face. 

"sweetheart it's me." Ya Sa'eed says trying to make eye contact with her. She hugs him then drags him to the dining room. 

Once he is seated he drags her and she lands on his laps, her face turns crimson red and she smirks almost immediately and the blush disappears. 

She places her hand on his broad chest and starts rubbing it, he shivers and her smirk grows wider, once she's reached his sides she starts tickling him knowing he doesn't like being tickled, he looses control when he's being tickled. 

After series of laughs he tries to take her off him but she balances herself more on his thighs to which she feels a shiver run down her spine but she doesn't show it. 

They fall off the chair and Ya Sa'eed also starts tickling her, they continue like that, their breakfast long forgotten. After some time they both get tired and they lay there on the cold tiles, Halima on top of Ya Sa'eed listening to his steady heartbeat. 

Three minutes later Sa'eed calls Halima's attention, she responds with a hum and he says "i have our honeymoon tickets here, our flight is in three hours."

Halima quickly gets up and hit Sa'eed on the chest, "why didn't you tell me? i didn't even pack." She quickly stands up and touches the avocado toast, it's turned cold. 

She glares at him then humphs. She goes up the stairs and he follows her, "baby, sweetheart, darling, honey, sweetums, cookie, the sugar in my tea. Wait, why am i begging you? Ai it was your fault."

Halima quickly drags him and they both lay in the bed, "I'm sorry, our flight is in three hours why don't we go have some fun around the airport area? But what about our clothes?" 

"chill now ah ahn, we have clothes waiting for us there." Ya Sa'eed says smirking.

"where are we going?". 

"somewhere on planet earth."

"oh, please tell me, please, please, preety please with a cherry on top and whipped cream." Halima begs pouting. 

"ah, where did you here whipped cream there kuma? ". Halima shrugs and enters the walk-in closet, she picks a white beaded viel and drapes it over her head. 

Ya Sa'eed gives her a once over then picks her up bridal style. She looks at him bewildered then says "ah ahn, su Ya Sa'eed romantic person." He glares at her and she lets out a hearty laugh. 

Once they've reached the car, she opens the door and they drive to the airport. They complete all the formalities and board the plane. 

Santorini, Greece. 

Halima looks around and mouths a wow. After they complete all the formalities they sight a blue car holding a placard that reads Mr and Mrs Sa'eed Abba. 

They enter the car and drive off to a hotel. Once there they enter and Ya Sa'eed talks to the receptionist. She's a blonde lady in her late twenties. She's shamelessly gawking at Sa'eed. 

"I'm Violetta, welcome. How may i help you handsome?" Halima quickly snaps her head in the direction of the receptionist. Handsome?, Halima mutters to herself. 

"uhmm, i booked a romantic suite under the name Mr Sa'eed Abba." Ya Sa'eed says feeling Halima's hot glare on him and the receptionist. 

"okay let me check." the receptionist smiles showing her pearl white teeth. She gives Halima a disgusted lookand Halima scoffs. 

"here's your key, your room is number 345 on the third floor, you'll find the..." she's cut off by an obviously jealous Halima 

"i think we can find the elevator by ourselves, right Habeeby?" He nods in affirmation and starts to walk towards the elevator. 

Halima stays back and eyes the receptionist then says, "look, he's married and doesn't plan on having another wife, not even in the next life, so keep your eyes to yourself or i might just have to grouch your eyes out and make you have Violetta eye soup." The kind of tone Halima used could kill, it's deadly that the receptionist started sweating despite the blowing air conditioner in every nook and cranny of the hotel. 

Halima walks away seeing that she is satisfied with the reaction she got from the receptionist. She walks over to a sign pointing left that says, elevator, third floor. She walks there and sees Ya Sa'eed. 

"What in the Jahannam!!!" She shouts.