Zara

Zara's pov...

Why the hell is he back now...?

Watching him after three long years was a pleasure treat for my eyes... But the pain and suffering that I went through because of this man was gut wrenching.

The agony , the Despondence that I breathed for long three years, the tears drenched pillow, the hollowness I felt in my soul after he abandoned us, the pain slowly took over the pleasure..

The man standing in front of me holding my child is definitely Usher Montgomery but, he is not the man whom I loved once... He is selfish ,arrogant and cruel being..

Watching him after so long shook me to the core.. I never expected to see him ever again.. Why did he came back... Why now..? When I was finally ready to move on , he decided to show up and destroy the tiny peace that I found after so much of suffering and pain..

All the moments of hollowness, despair and heartache flashed back bringing me back to reality..

I know he must have expected an outburst from me. But I got nothing to do with this man.. I don't know him anymore..

Though I was way beyond mad but I didn't wanted to show him that he effects me in any ways now..

I marched up to him and literally snatched my son from his arms, while Zurich protested..

" Momma, uncle was swinging me so nicely and was playing with me.. Let me stay with him. "

" No Zurich, you have your DAD waiting for you at home.. He'll swing you and play with you.. Okay.. " I deliberately mentioned the word dad just to make usher realise that I have moved on. But deep down I know... I can never move on. I don't even wanna admit this cruel reality to myself even..

Taking my son with me.. I marched out..

I heard him calling me in low voice, "Zara, I'm sorry. " But I guess it's too late for that now..

Ignoring his words I headed straight for my office..

" Hey, girl! Did you met the hottie yet.?My god! The girls who have seen him are drooling over him.. "

As soon as I reached my cabin Maya came following me and started bragging about the new boss.

Hell I met usher right now.. And I'm in no mood to go on face to face with the new boss..

Wait...! Did she just say... No way..!

" What do you mean ? Is he in the office..? " I asked hoping my doubts should not turn out to be true..

"Of course.. He was in the office when you went inside.. Didn't you just met him? "No way..

He can not be the boss.

What is his motive now..?

" Maya I had to leave , I need to see liam right now.. Please can you cover up for me..? Please! "

" Sure girl! But what's this urgency all of sudden.? "

I know I'm confusing her but I'm hella confused on my own now..

. " It's urgent I tell you later.. " Bidding her a bye I rushed out of the building with Zurich in my arms to meet Liam.

I don't know what I was doing but I had to before his presence changes my mind.. I started my car and drived all the way to Liam's office.

Soon I was parked out side Liam's office..

I called him on the phone..

" Hi, what's up girl..? Anything special? You never call in between work hours.? " Liam asked.

" I'm outside your office, could you please come and meet me right now..? "

" Zara is everything okay? "I can sense the bewilderment in his voice.

" Yeah, everything's fine... Just come down right now.. "

" Okay.. I'll be there in a minute " He announced and soon he was standing right in front of me..

Getting out of my car , I walked up to him..

" Zara is everything okay.. "Liam asked perplexed , taking the sleeping Zurich from my arms into his..

" Do you love me..? " I know I sound stupid.. Of course I do know he loves me.. He has shown the entire time..

" Zara... What is wrong with you.. What has happened..? "He asked again completely bemused..

" I'm asking do you still love me Liam..? " I emphasized..

" Of course Zara.. I do.. But why are you bringing this up right now. Everything's okay? "

Can he stop saying that shit... Nothing is okay... He is back... And I don't want him... Hell I do.. But I can't trust him anymore..

" Marry me ! Then" And the look on Liam's face was like a cut of his oxygen supply..

" Zara... You are really scaring me right now girl.. What's wrong..? "

He asked bewildered by my sudden demand..

" Will you marry me or not..? " I almost asked him like I was threatening him..

" Look we'll talk about this over dinner.. I don't know what has happened but what you are saying is pretty serious, I can't answer you in the middle of parking lot.. We need to discuss it okay..! " He said explaining but I was to raged from his presence that even after knowing he was making total sense but what I said was nonsense..

" Fine have it your way, " Angrily I declared and taking Zurich from his arms rushed to the car started the engine and drived away. Ignoring Liam's constant calling..

I was in no mood to head back to office, so I headed home.. Finally in the evening when Liam returned home. I was in no mood to talk to him.

" Zara, I don't know if what I did was wrong but.. " Before I he could say anything more..

" It's okay Liam.. Earlier it was me refusing you, now you can also do the same.. It's fair enough.. " I said nonchalantly..

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" You really are taking it somewhere else.. " He sighed,

I was annoyed by his behaviour, I turned around to snap at him but then I saw liam was down on his one knee with a ring in his hands..

" Well I wanted to ask you properly that's why I didn't answered back then it would not look nice to ask you without any ring. . So now Zara, will you marry me.. " Liam asked smiling..

" Ohh my god Liam...! Yes...! I'll marry you.. " I exclaimed joyfully..

Liam made me wear the ring..

" So when do you think, we should get married.. " He asked..

" In a month " I said without even thinking twice.. I don't have to usher is here and I have to do everything to keep myself away from him..

" That's early.. But I'm okay.. " Liam agreed without asking any questions..

He didn't asked me why all of a sudden, I asked him to marry me..

" Liam... Don't you wanna know why all of a sudden I asked.. "

" It doesn't matter... All that matters is that... You finally accepted me..... " He said smiling..

I know if he'll find out about Usher, he'll think that I asked him cause of Usher... But that's not true I already did decided to marry him..

Finally one of my trouble was eased but... The bigger one was still there.. Usher Montgomery..

I know I have to find a new job... I can't work with him at all but till then I'll have to survive..

From the next day I purposely started dropping at a near by play school cause I didn't wanted him to be around Usher at all.

I avoided wearing the ring in office knowing how Usher would react if he saw this.. He'll create a big mess.

From then my real struggle actually started.. To see Usher everyday, to feel his presence but I have to control my emotion.. He has already hurt me enough and one more shock from him will break me forever..

On the other hand Usher tried every day a new tactics to trouble me he did everything to get close to me.. To entice me with his charms.. He gave me all unnecessary work so that I'll stay around him.. He was upset that I stopped bringing Zurich to the office. He demanded me to bring him with me every day.. But no , Usher now does not has any rights over me or Zurich.. He can do whatever he wants.. But I will never ever forgive him...

But to forgive, he should first apologize... This man has not apologised even once in the last 15 days since he was back.. No even a word of sorry.. Or not even an act to show that he regrets what he did..

Those 15 days with him were making me weak.. My decision of marrying Liam was faltering.. I was again getting infatuated to Usher..unwittingly his irritating activity was making me, fall for him once more.. But no I can't.. I can not do this to liam..

I already feel guilty of hiding Usher's arrival from him..

I felt like I was feeding into my own game..now I did not had any clue of what I was doing.. On one hand I decided to marry liam.. And on the other usher was successfully crawling his way back into my heart..

Next day as usual I dropped Zurich and reached office, Usher as usual was at his best in irritating and annoying me, but by the lunch, I received a call, from play school which shook me to hell,

They told that Zurich while playing hurt himself very badly, they have took him to hospital..

I stood dead in my track, my brain stopped working..

Usher noticed me and asked..

" Zara,, what's wrong...? Hey why are you crying..? " He asked concerned and bemused..

I didn't knew I was crying untill he asked..

Usher words brought me back to reality and I rushed down to get my car..

I could hear Usher kept calling me but I was too shocked to respond.. I got myself into the car and drived my way to hospital..

Reaching there, I saw liam was already there but everyone was looking like something worst has happened..

I spotted the doctor and rushed towards her..

" Doctor... Is my son okay..? " I asked her worried..

" Miss, we can't say anything now.. We need immediate blood for the child.. Since there's no perfect match for him... I'm finding it difficult.. To help that poor child.. " The doctor said..

" You are his mother right... So you can give him blood.. What's your blood group.. "She asked.

Precisely that's the problem I could give my life for my son but not my blood. I don't have the same blood group as his...

His blood group matches with his father...

Years were cascading down my cheeks, I was inconsolable..

Liam was trying hard to console me... When I heard him..

I can give the blood Doctor... I'm his father.

No way...! Usher here...! Liam here...! My life has really turned into a big joke..