Chapter 37

---------------Los Angeles, California.

-------------------- Olyster Residence ( Morning of Grand Launch and Zainab's Birthday)

" Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to you" We all sang as we walked into Mother's room with birthday hats and a small cheese cake with tiny candles on top. Brandon was carrying her breakfast tray, with oatmeal, eggs and sausages, waffles, pancakes and syrup and coffee. " Happy Birthday Mother" Sophia said as she hugged her. " Blow out your candle now, I really want to taste this cheese cake. Khalid made it for you" GrandPa said and I blushed a little. No one could deny that I was a great chef. " oh really, bring it here" Mother said as I came closer to her. " Make a wish Mother" I said as she closed her eyes for some seconds and finally blew off the candles. " Yayy, Happy Birthday Mother" I chirped as I dropped the cake on her bedside table and gave her a light hug. " Thanks son" she answered with a wide smile as I let go of her and let Sophia and GrandPa wish her too. " Happy Birthday darling" I watched as Brandon wished his wife with breakfast in bed. The love they had for each other was still very visible between them. I really hoped me and Faryah would last like this.

" Son, where's Faryah?" Mother asked as GrandPa took the cake from her bedside table. He loved cheese cake. Most especially mine. Faryah was surprisingly still asleep, I woke up by 5 to start preparing her cake and she was still asleep. I went back to check up on her and still found her asleep. I didn't want to disturb her. But it was really weird that she was still asleep by 9:30am. It was really unlike her. " She's still sleeping Mother" I answered as I Sophia and GrandPa used their fingers to lick the icing off the cake. " She's still sleeping?, it's 9:35, is she okay?" She asked and I smiled at her. " She's fine, she's just tired from yesterday" I answered and she gave me the " are you sure?" look. I nodded and she smiled a little.

I needed to head out to the office. Today was the Grand Launch. Mother only knew that we were throwing a party for her. She didn't know about the Grand Launch. We decided to use Taglyan Complex in 1201 Vine St. It was large and perfect for our Launch. We invited many famous designers also. We invited

Calvin Klein

Donatella Versace

Valentino Garavani

Giorgio Armani

Tom Ford

Coco Chanel

Ralph Lauren

Kate Spade

And a lot more others I can't really remember. These were the popular ones that I could remember. Brandon also wanted to invite Mother's Favourite artist. Liam Payne.

Today was going to be one hell of a day. I took my bath and got into my casuals. It was already 10:00am. Faryah should be awake by now. I was getting really worried about her. I ate breakfast with Sophia and GrandPa and later went to check up on Faryah. She was still asleep. " I don't know what's going on with you honey, I really hope you're okay" I whispered as I kissed her side burns. " I love you so much" I whispered again and waited a little to see if she was going to wake up. She didn't. I got up from beside her and walked over to the door. She really needed to have a good explanation for what she was putting on and what was going on with her. I slowly closed her door and walked back down the stairs. " She isn't awake yet?" Mother asked as she met me outside her room. I nodded and gave her a small smile. " Are you sure she's okay?" she asked as she walked to where I stood. " She's fine I guess, please take care of her, I'm going over to the office okay, I'll see you guys later, please take care of her mother" I requested and she smiled a little. " I will, come home early okay" She said as I rushed to the stairs. " Sure Mother" I answered.

I was going to be so busy.

11:00am

" Faryah, wake up" I heard Mama Zainab say as I stretched my arms out and yawned. I slowly opened my eyes and found her and Sophia staring intently at me. Khalid wasn't here. " You're awake this early?" I managed to say as I rubbed my eyes. I was feeling energetic. " It's 11:00am Faryah" what the!. I thought it was like 7:00am. " Oh my I slept through the whole morning" I yelped and instantly got up from bed. " Faryah are you okay?" Sophia asked and I smiled at her. " I am fine, I guess everything about yesterday made me tired and sleep resolved it" I said as I brushed my hair with my fingers. " Okay then" she answered. " Well take a bath and eat breakfast, we're going to the spa" Mama Zainab said as she got up from beside me. I totally forgot that today was her birthday. " Oh Mama Zainab, I'm sorry, Happy Birthday" I greeted as I hugged her with a wide smile. " Thank you darling" she answered as she hugged me tighter. " You should taste the cake your husband made for her this morning, there's some left downstairs" I haven't seen him since yesterday. " I haven't seen him since yesterday during the event" I said as I let go of Mama Zainab. " Well hey you'll see him later on okay, you can call him up, but for now get ready and lets go to the spa okay" Sophia chirped. Today was going to be nice with these two ladies.

I freshened up and got into a white flay skirt. A black tee and a light blue denim Jacket on it. I tied a white scarf round my head and wore a black veil on top of my scarf. I looked really good. I brushed my brows, applied lip gloss and eyeliner and wore my white Nike sneakers. Classy. I took my black side bag and headed out.

" Looking good" Sophia complimented as I entered the kitchen and found her eating a piece of cake. " Thank you" I answered as I sat on the kitchen stool that was right in front of hers. I took an apple and some grapes from the counter and chewed them gracefully as I got up and took some milk out of the fridge. " You want some cereal?" Sophia asked as she placed me a carton of lucky charms. " Isn't that for kids?" I asked as I took a closer look at it. " Not if you want it to be, try it, it's nice" she said again as she placed a glass bowl in front of me. I opened up the pack and poured some cereal into the bowl. " What are unicorns doing here?" I asked as I saw the content of what I was pouring. " come on, it's good, pour the milk" I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this. Even a bit. She poured the milk into the bowl and I stirred the mixture.

It wasn't that bad.

" So you've been getting nauseous?" Sophia asked out of the blue. How did she know that. " uhm, Not really. It was only yesterday, you know cause of the graduation and dinner stress" I said as I kept the cereal bowl aside and bit the apple. " Dinner stress won't make you eat what you never liked and what you're allergic to" she said as she gave me a questioning look. " Change" I backed up and chewed my apple. " Uhh, fine, if you say so" She said and I smiled widely at her. I was really wondering when Ethan was going to propose to her. " Let's go girls" We heard Mama Zainab call as she found her way down the stairs. " Let's go" Sophia chirped as we got down the kitchen stools and followed Mama Zainab out.

We went to a certain Spa Palace where Mama Zainab already booked a private room for three of us. We were going to be taken care of by females. We were going to manicures and pedicures and some other cleansing activities. This was a birthday present to herself. We changed into pink robes and got ready for our special treatment.

I needed to talk to my husband. I took my phone from my bag and called him. It took a little while before he answered. " Hey wifey, you finally decided to wake up now" He said and I smiled to myself. " Yeah, I was so tired from yesterday, even I really couldn't believe that I slept for that long" I answered as I looked at the mirror and made sure the towel I tied round my hair fit perfectly. " It's okay, did you sleep well?"

"Yeah, I did, what about you?"

" I kind of did, whose clothes were you wearing last night?" I was obviously wearing mine.

Oh. Pause.

Khalifa threw up on me.

" Ohh, Khalifa threw up on my dress last night and he gave me his to change into" I answered and waited for a reply but I couldn't hear anything. " Hello?" I called into the phone and still heard nothing. The network signal wasn't too strong. He ended the call and a few minutes later, I received a text from him.

Khalid

•I'll call you later. Love you!

I smiled at the text and put it in the pocket of my robe and headed out of the changing room. I found Sophia and Mama Zainab already relaxed on their various chairs. There was one on the right side with cookies and a drink beside it, along with some magazines. That was mine. I was so ready to relax.

8:30pm

We were all going to be dressed in black and white. I picked out Faryah's dress exclusively. It was black and white. I didn't get the opportunity to talk to her when I got back from the event centre. I had to make sure the food, red carpet and seats were all ready. Our Social media pages were all set too. Even the celebrities we invited were already live streaming their behind the scenes. It was the latest trend. We were trending and it was good for our business.

I was done taking my bath. I carefully brushed my hair and shaved my beard a little. I gelled and styled hair before getting into my new tuxedo. It was white, with a black shirt and a bow tie. I wore black shoes and yeah, I looked great. I heard a soft knock on the door before it slowly creaked open. Her beauty inevitably graced my room as she walked in. Her dress was black and white. It was a black shiny lace long-sleeved straight neck dress with white lacy ruffles that started a little way below her chest. She was wearing makeup too and her black scarf was fully tied around her hair. She looked really beautiful. " You look so handsome, Masha Allah" she complimented as she walked to me and placed a gentle kiss on my nose. " And as usual, you're going to steal the crowds attention. The dress fits perfectly" I said as I twirled her around and noticed she was wearing the watch I gave to her. " It does and it really goes with my shiny flats, they're like slippers, and pretty comfortable" She said as she lifted her ruffles up a bit for me to see. They were like bathroom slippers, but it was shiny silver coloured and classier. They were shoes, not slippers and they also fit her tiny skinny feet. " You look amazing" I whispered as I hugged her lightly.

" Where's our gift for Mama Zainab?" I asked and she smiled a little. " Don't worry, It's in my clutch, we'll go downstairs and give it to her" She said as she held my arm and stood beside me. I was ready to go. " Let's go" I chirped and we walked out of my room. Everyone was ready. Brandon, GrandPa, Sophia and Mother. They were all glowing. " You guys, GrandPa wants to show Mother his present outside" Sophia called as we got down the stairs. " Yeah let's go" GrandPa called and we followed them outside.

A white Limo stood right in front of us as we all watched as Mother laughed uncontrollably as GrandPa handed the keys to her. It was a Porsche white Limo. " oh my goodness, thank you dad" Mother screeched as she hugged grandpa. The smile on her face was so genuine. I was glad she was happy. " That's our ride to your birthday party" GrandPa added as Mother smiled with genuine. He really out did himself this year. " You also have a personal hot chauffeur" Sophia added as I watched her lick her lower lip. "I am so telling Ethan" I shot and watched her blush. " I was just kidding" She answered and rolled her eyes at me.

" Well Mama Zainab, I and your son have a special something for you" Faryah said as she pulled me closer to where Mother, Sophia and Brandon stood. " Oh what is it, a private jet?" Sophia asked and I rolled my eyes in response. Faryah opened up her clutch and took out the keys to her birthday present. " A car?" she asked and we smiled. " No, that's a key to your new penthouse in Malaysia" we said as we watched her gasp. Faryah got the idea and I found the idea. " Oh my God, thank you two" She chirped again as she hugged us tight. " We have the photos and Khalid will show them to you when we get back, but for now, Mama Zainab, your birthday party awaits us" Faryah squealed with a wide smile. " Yes, Let's go, your guests are waiting for you sweetheart" Brandon said as the chauffeur opened the limo's door for us to go in.

" where's Ethan?" Faryah asked Sophia as the chauffeur drove out of the mansion. " He'll meet us there" she answered and Faryah smiled. " Let's pop some coca cola" normally that is supposed to be " pop some champagne". But since the majority of us here weren't fans of alcohol, we went for coca cola. It was pretty refreshing and tasty.

Taglyan Complex

" we're here Mother, prepare to be wowed" Sophia said as the Limo stopped in front of the red carpet and Faryah held on to me to tighter. " Are you nervous?" I whispered and she nodded. " I slightly am, I am just not used to being part of the centre of attraction, I'm not used to all the Paparazzi, and The Media and all" She answered. So usual. " I know and it's only for today, for the Grand Launch, we'll live a quiet life after this" I answered. That was so not true. " You know that's not true, everyone's going to be talking about this till Allah knows when, but since it's good for your company, I support you, I do" She comforted and I gave her a small smile. This is why I loved her so much.

The Chauffeur opened the door and an image of Ethan showed up. He helped Sophia out of the car and the sound of the clicking of cameras and gossip journalists increased. I got down and helped Faryah out. GrandPa, Mother and Brandon walked out hand in hand. Our perfect family. If only Neill were still here. Mother still wasn't suspecting anything. To her, this was all part of an exclusive birthday party.

We were all smiles as we posed as a happy family for the cameras. Mother and Brandon answered a few questions from the journalists as Faryah, I, Ethan and Sophia took some more photos. I was proud to present to everyone that she was my wife. Something I never thought I was ever going to do when I met her.

We all walked into the venue and as expected, everyone was dressed in different black and white couture’s. The designers were here. White and Black, everyone was here. A unique blend of different races. We walked to our seats that was right at the front after greeting our guests. The decorations were all perfect, the food, the music, the dj, the models, everything was " Well guys, what are famous designers doing here, I get Liam Payne and some others are here, but designers?" Mother asked as we sat down and we all turned to look at Brandon. We were speechless. But it was about time to unveil the new fabrics. The event was starting. " Don't worry, you'll see" Brandon said as he got up from the seat and walked up to the stage. The lights dimmed and the hall became quiet. The spotlight was on Brandon. It was time.

" Good evening everyone, we are really glad and honoured that you were all able to grace this event for Olyster textiles and families. Not only is today the Birthday of my beautiful wife Zainab, it is also the Launch of a new fabric that is bound to make a change in the Fashion industry. It honestly took a lot of effort from us to produce this amazing fabric but we did it, we all did it. Everyone part of Olyster Textiles did it. Well, to go on, we the Olyster Families want to dedicate this new fabric to Zainab Olyster and to our late son, Neill Olyster. He was indeed a very good man" Brandon began and paused a little. He really was a good man. I saw a tear roll down Sophia's cheek with a smile. She was strong. Faryah held my arm and gave me a reassuring smile. He was in a better place.

" So I know you're all anxious to see our new fabrics, so I won't keep you waiting and as usual they're all for sale, so for our first collection, we're calling it Zee's Bliss" Brandon said as a song started playing in the ground. It was the Collabo Chris Brown had with a Nigerian artist, Davido. They called it Blow my mind. The song continued playing as a writing of Zee's Bliss was displayed in the dim light and a model walked out from the back in our new fabric. The Fabric looked simple, but complicated in a way. This fabric was in three different colours

Dark Pink + Dim Purple + Royal Blue

Orange + Light Red + White

Violet + Maroon + Black

They all had an exquisite sense of class. With different patterns of exotic flowers and stripes. The combination looked amazing, it was hard to make this kind of combination fit perfectly, but Brandon did it. He made a fabric of perfection. And the apparels they were cut into were amazing. They fit and complimented all sizes and shades of skin. It was very beautiful.

More collections kept on coming on

We had five collections in total, each with 50 apparels.

Zee's Bliss

Sandy Cheeks

Neill Bunny

Sophia's Daisies

Faryah

Yeah, the last one shocked me. Who ever thought Brandon had all these in mind. I mean it was great and it showed how much he loved his family. He even included Sandy Cheeks who was nowhere to be found. The show case lasted for about an hour and thirty minutes.

The crowd applauded after all the intriguing fabrics they saw. It was a very loud applause and I checked the Instagram and found almost all the celebrities streaming all the events live. We had achieved our goal. This was what we wanted. We were the trending in Fashion.

" Papa Brandon really did it, they're all very beautiful" Faryah said as she smiled. " He named a collection after me Khalid" she added as she rested her head on my shoulder. Her collection were mostly Arabians, 50 apparels and three colour varieties.

Mint green

Purple

And White.

They were like the children of Zee's Bliss but a little bit classier.

" That's a wrap, and we of course have to introduce the wonderful designers who designed all the apparels you all just saw" Brandon said as the applauds died down. " They're not Famous, they're all students who aspire for greater heights, please give a round of applause for Sandra Baker, the creator of the Collections, Neill Bunny and Sandy Cheeks" This was Sandra's break. She walked out gracefully from the back as the crowd rewarded her with a standing ovation. " Thank you all so much" She thanked as they applauded more. " Our next designer is a Nadia Sultan, from Malaysia, she designed the collection Faryah and Zee's Bliss" Brandon said again and a short girl walked out with a wide smile too. " And the Master mind behind Sophia's Daisies is actually one of my daughter's childhood best friends, please give a round of applause for Henry Denis" Brandon called and a blonde boy walked out from backstage. Our Grand Launch was a success.

Everyone began chatting and talking about the dresses and Fabric and I decided I could use some time with my wife. She was not eating as much as she was yesterday. " Let's dance" I offered as I got up and offered my hand to her. " I can't dance" She answered and blushed. " Come on you can" I said as I pulled her up and we walked to the dance floor. A slow song was playing in the background. Thank you dj!

I wrapped my hand around her waist and she placed her hands round my shoulder.

We moved slowly to the rhythm of the song in each others arms. It felt like it was just us around. She made me feel complete. She smiled and blushed as I teased her as we danced round the dance floor. I twirled her around and she giggled at my swift move. I could look into her beautiful eyes forever. I was satisfied and happy with her. I forgot about all my problems when I was in her arms.

I couldn't wish for any other happily ever after other than this cause this was the best happily ever after in all the history of romance.