The Emir and The Ordinary Girl
Cupid Less Archery Exercise

Knightswood Glasgow Scotland

This afternoon, the four people at Izzy's florist shop, enjoyed a lunch with a steak, salad and mashed potatoes menu made together between Izzy and Damian.

Dahir laughed when he heard how the Emir of Manyun should not be cooked by Izzy.

"So this is your cooking Zy?" ask Betty.

"Not precisely because the one grilling the steak was Damian. I felt sorry to see her sweet face because I didn't allow cooking." Izzy glanced at Damian who was pouting.

"It's my job, Zy, to cook your lunch" Damian replied.

"You don't have to cook lunch for us, Dam."

"Okay, I don't care who cooks, as long as there's still a delicious lunch" Betty cut so the two people don't make a fuss. "On cooking, whether you are Izzy or Mr. Azzam, the important thing is there is lunch.Point ! Period !"

Dahir chuckled at the unfortunate commotion at the workbench that was transformed into an impromptu dining table.

"Eh Mr Mannequin, it's your turn and I to do the dishes! Do not suppose you have no other task than lifting fertilizer!" Betty looked at Dahir while pointing with a steak knife.

"Oh my God, it's very rude to point with Miss Betty's steak knife" Dahir said in a frightened tone.

Damian and Izzy just laughed at the sight of the two.

"It turns out you guys are the same" Damian said.

"I'm happy with the presence of the two of you, making the atmosphere crowded and exciting" Izzy smiled.

"We're also Izzy." Damian stared softly at the rabbit-toothed girl.

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After lunch, Betty proved her point to drag Dahir to wash all the tableware and cooking on the second floor.

Damian and Izzy are on the first floor making a bouquet of roses ordered by a Chinese restaurant owner in front of an Izzy store for his wife's birthday gift tomorrow. According to the plan, the flower will be given just at midnight and in order for his wife not to know, the Chinese man will keep it in a large refrigerator at the restaurant.

"Is this not frozen later Izzy?" damian asked as he helped cut the ribbon.

"Frozen anyway but rather than wither later."

"Unfortunately because it's beautiful so it can't be soaked in a vase huh" Damian smiled.

"Can but yes not as before. Mr. Liu had wanted to take it almost midnight but I told him not to receive guests more than seven in the evening. I'm gonna take a break, Dam?" Izzy looked at Damian seriously. "I'm sleeping like a hibernating bear."

Damian chuckles at Izzy's analogy. "It's good that you can sleep easily and soundly because sometimes I have trouble sleeping before."

"Why Dam?" asked Izzy without any excessive curiosity tendencies.

"I'm having a bad divorce" Damian replied.

Izzy gawking. "You're a widower?"

"Yup. Surprised?" Damian smiled bitterly.

"Maybe it's not your soul mate, Damian."

"Hu um's. We got married because my ex-wife forced her father's side to marry me."

Izzy looked at Damian in disbelief. "He can do that?"

"Can Izzy if his father's a powerful man that my father can't resist."

"I did's. Even before we were ijab, I told you that this marriage was annulled because I didn't love her. And according to her, it's better to be a widow than to be unmarried."

Izzy shook his head. "How's your home life?"

"Such as the North Pole. In public, we look like husband and wife but at home, we are like strangers, I am like a stranger. We even slept apart."

Izzy's brown eyes were wide-eyed. "You didn't sleep together at all?"

"Who can sleep with someone you don't love? Can you?" Damian's green eyes looked at Izzy seriously.

"I can't Dam, either. For me when you hand over yours, it has to be with the right person and the one who loves you and you love. I also do not want to do it before marriage because it is better for me to be a spinster than you regret giving it to the wrong person without marriage" Izzy said firmly.

Damian smiled at Izzy. "I salute your mindset Izzy. It is rare for a woman today to take care of her body and choose a free life."

"No, Dam. I'm not like other girls. I saw how my schoolmates in Glasgow, aged 14 and even 15, had been having sex until they became pregnant and after that made parents bother. I don't want to let my parents down, my brother's disappointed. So I keep that principle" Izzy said.

"Sometimes his old-fashioned mind, is much more comfortable in his life" Damian replied.

"Rubber. I am free to work, more focused without worrying about the mistakes that occur due to your actions. It's also possible that Betty's non-wearing experience made me a little scared of marrying Dam."

"As you said earlier, if you meet the right people, it will be comfortable for everyone."

Izzy smile. "Dam, who would want to be with a disabled girl like me?"

"Izzy, that's your leg defect but your heart isn't it?" damian Grin.

"Eh sorry, Dam ! I'm not a psycho chick !" hardik Izzy is upset.

Damian. "That's Zy, that person did see from the physical first but for what physical you are perfect if your heart is full of deception and cunning."

"Is that how you feel about your ex-wife?"

Damian nodded. "My ex-wife is beautiful, smart and perfect. It's so perfect that people don't expect him to have a fatal flaw."

Izzy held Damian's hand. "Damian Poor. I don't think it's love, but it's too much obsession... Life like that is like keeping a time bomb."

"You're right Izzy. And I finally exploded. You know Izzy, although I don't love him, but I have great respect for our household. I have never cheated let alone glanced at another woman because I keep the feelings of everyone including my family. But she didn't give me any confidence, suspecting that I met another woman there when I told her I met my sister."

"How could he not trust you?"

Damian spread his shoulders. "Reema, my ex-wife's name, is afraid of her own thoughts and feelings for not being able to make me fall in love with her."

Oh so his name is Reema. Good name but how creepy is his obsession? Damian is handsome, gentleman... So who does not fall in love with her? - inner Izzy.

"The feeling of falling in love is unexpected. It could have been a cupid arrow coming the first time you saw that person but it could have been a cupid arrow coming with time." Izzy smiled. "Or even that arrow strayed into the wall, not into our hearts."

Damian laughing. "Means the cupid's lacking archery practice !"

"Touche." Izzy smiled sweetly.

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