The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter

66

No words were sufficient to helpexpress how | felt. | couldn't believe my eyes. After all of those years, | was

finally standing in front of my childhood home, and it was all because of Julian.

| was speechless, unable to tell him how thankful | was that | was finally here. When | cback from New Jerry,

Lavoided passing by in neighbourhood because | couldn't bring myself to see the house | loved the most and not

being able to get inside because it simply wasn't in

anymore.

| made the best memories of my childhood in that place. My mum and | used to play together in the garden and

since she loved gardening, she always used to attend to her plants. She taughta thing or two about

gardening and | still remember them until that day "I don't want to interpret this the wrong way. I told Julian,

hope filling me. "Is this house yours? Did you buy in

Julian shook his head, and my heart sank. Then what were those keys in my hand!

"This house isn't mine, sunshine. | did buy it, but | bought it for you" he told me, and my face broke into a huge

smile. "Merry Christmas, sunshine." | found myself closing the space between us and 1 kissed Julian for as long

as | could

He placed one hand on the small of my back and the other on my cheek. | was on cloud nine, Julian was making

each of my dreams ctrue and | didn't even ask him to do anything for me.

"How did you get the idea?" | wondered as we pulled apart,

"Do you remember when | found yo

you so sick in your bed during our first year of marriage?" It tooka moment to recall what he was talking

about. That day, | was terribly sick, and my body was so weak that | couldn't even bring myself to call Maya or

anybody else to bringany medicine. | didn't know "That day, you toldabout your childhood hand

how much you loved it" | was upset with him on that day because of the way he spoke towhen | cback

from my outing with Sam. | was only replying to him because | was trying to be polite since he took great -When

you left because of me, | made a vow to myself that | was going to get back everything you lost and | knew

how much that house meant to you, so | made it my mission to get it back and | did. It has been waiting for you

for years and now that you're here... it's yours." My heart danced as | realized the love he had forand all |

could do was hide myself in his embrace. "I wanted to give it to you a long tago, but when you refused to

take back your company, | hesitated, so | thought to myself maybe | should hold on until the right twould

come. | think there's no better tthan this."

"You're the absolute best," | murmured as | kissed his cheek.

"Let's get inside, beautiful," He kissed my head and reached for my hand. 1 opened the front gate with one of

the keys in the sunshine keychain 1 held in my hand. The closer | stepped towards the front door of my

childhood home, the quicker my heartbeats got.

When my eyes fell in the garden, | noticed the massive changes that had been made. Instead of Mum's favorite

light pink carnations that lined the edges of each green patch in the garden, there were red roses. The light pink

carnations looked so much better. | was going t Rosie.

| looked at one of the huge trees that once had a swing dangling from it and frowned when | didn't find it. Julian

was surely going to helpreinstall it. The house was finally mine and | was going to do whatever | wanted with

it

| smiled a little to myself when | noticed that the front door hadn't changed despite the long years | had been

away from that place. At least something was still the same.

| placed the key in the lock and twisted it. There were myriad emotions inside ofand was hard to tthem

all. I looked at Julian and found him smiling at me. Taking a deep breath, | opened the door and took a step

inside. Slowly, | ambled inside and felt Julian right b There was no furniture inside the house, which was

something | was glad for. | knew that somebody must have lived here for a while, but | still didn't want anything

to tarnish the look I had in mind for the house. | was aware that the

style was different than how it used to be thirty years ago, but there was a vision | had in mind that | planned on

implementing.

wanted

you to style your house according to your liking. That's why I didn't furnish it," Julian spoke.

"I'm glad you didn't," | said, kissing his cheek "Con! Lettake you to my childhood bedroom. | was like a

little child who was excited because they finally received their dream toy.

| opened the door and saniled upon walking inside. This could be Rosie's room just like how it was once mine.

There was an en-suite bathroom, vo she could have all the privacy she needed.

"l used to have a tent here!" | pointed to one of the comers. "I liked to sleep in it even after | started to grow. My

mum would findballed inside with one of my dolls in my arms.

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Would you like us to build one for Rosie?" he askedand | vigorously nodded. "What else would you like us to

have?" he asked, turningto nce him as his hands rested on my waist, | want a big fireplace!"

Consider it done. What else?"

"A swing dangling from one of the big trees in the backyard."

Your wish is my command, sunshine.

"A mini atelier forto design freely here."

"| already have this in mind."

""And a big library!" | exclaimed

"Sure." His lips met mine and | wrapped my arms around his neck as | took in the minty taste of his lips. "Now,

letshow you something."

He intertwined our fingers and tookdownstairs. We headed to the backyard and | asked myself what else he

had in mind. Wasn't that surprise enough

| gasped when | saw a large picnic blanket on the grass along with a massive basket that probably contained

food and beverages for us. My eyes fell on the JBL placed on the blanket and | immediately knew what he had in

mind.

| stopped walking and made him look at me. "You're absolutely perfect and I'm in love with you" | wanted him to

know that the past was finally behind us and there was nothing in this world that could makerun away again

"And I'm n in love with you too," he said. "You're the air | breathe and the compass that guidesin this life. He

leaned in and pecked my lips.

Was that what true love felt like? When | was with Matt, there was this heaviness in my chest that refused to set