"Echo! Leave the dog alone!" I whisper shout at my little girl who is now petting some random lady's dog.

We were currently at the airport. I was extremely nervous to meet Zameer's parents, but he assured me by saying that they would love me and Echo.

Zameer was going to go get us food while Echo and I just sat at the airport. I was sleep-deprived and she was energetic, as per usual.

"Mommy! Look at how cute it is!" She squeals, crouching down to pet it again.

I shake my head at her and pick her up.

"I'm so sorry about her miss!" I apologize to the nice-looking old lady.

"Oh, you're fine! This little brat I've got here loves the attention." She kindly responds, referring to her dog as a brat.

Echo giggles at this and I chuckle as well.

"Is she yours?" She asks, smiling at Echo who cheeses at her.

"Yes, she is."

"She is the cutest little thing ever! You are lucky. I've never got a chance to have grandbabies, my son was Autistic, and apparently, that was a turn-off for most ladies." She smiles sadly at us. I want to cry. That is so sad.

"I'm so sorry to hear that miss."

"Oh, don't worry about it. The pressure got too much for him and he sadly committed suicide last year." She explains, beginning to tear up. I tear up a bit too.

"Can I give you a hug?" I got the sudden urge to hug her, and truthfully, I needed one too.

"Oh, of course, sweetheart!"

I walk over to her and wrap my arms around her sitting figure, in which she does the same to me. Little Echo eventually joins in and hugs the lady's legs, making both of us chuckle.

We eventually pull away from our group hug, making Echo pout.

"What's your name?" Echo asks the lady. "I'm Echo!"

The lady chuckles at her before responding.

"I'm Rosalind. What's your name, sweet girl?" The lady asks, looking up at me.

"I'm Phoebe."

"Ah, are you aware of the meaning behind your name?"

"Uhm, no? Should I be worried?"

She laughs at this, with a spark in her eyes.

"Definitely not, Phoebe actually means, 'bright' or, 'shining.' You should embrace that. It's something to brag about, you seem to live up to your name. You give off nice vibes." She explains, looking up at me and smiling once again.

"Thank you, miss!"

"Don't call me miss, it makes me feel older than I already am. Though, I do appreciate your manners. Just call me Rosalind or Rosa, hun."

Rosa and I talk for a little while longer and exchange numbers before Zameer comes back with our food.

We wait at the airport for a few more hours before we board the plane. Much to my surprise, Zameer got us first-class tickets.

As we were boarding the plane, Echo almost tripped, therefore Zameer decided to just carry her the entire way.

    There was a whole bed on the plane!!

Me, Echo, and Zameer were all laid on the bed. Zameer on his laptop doing who knows what, Echo kneeding the pillows, I don't really know what she's trying to do.

I was just trying to sleep.

"Mommy, you sleep wif my strawberry!" She says, putting her strawberry in my arms.

"Mhm, okay baby," I mumble out. I hear Zameer chuckle and roll my eyes playfully.

A few hours later, Echo was fast asleep and it was just me and Zameer awake. Echo was rested on Zameers chest and one of his arms was wrapped around her, the other was under me.

"Baby?" He says quietly.

"Hm?"

"Can I ask a personal question?"

"Sure."

"Where is Echo's blood father?"

It goes silent for a minute. Or two.

"I'm sorry, forget it, that was out of line."

"No, you're fine. It's natural to be curious, it just caught me off guard. I'll tell you after the trip if that's okay."

"Okay, I understand. Can I know a little bit about your family though?"

"Uh, well, my father is nowhere to be found. I don't blame him though, my mom is" I pause for a second before continuing, "I'll explain after the trip."

He hums and it goes quiet again.

"Do you have any tattoos?" He questions.

"Yes, I actually have two." His eyes widen and he looks over at me in shock.

"What?"

"Yeah! I have a bunny on my thigh and one that says, 'happy' on my forearm."

"Can I see?"

"Sure, I'll show you when we get to your parents' house." He smiles at me and nods.

I close my eyes once more and I begin to feel a light feather-like touch on my cheek. I open one eye slightly and see Zameer looking down at me. I smile at him and begin to drift off into my dreams.

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"Baby."

I'm shaken awake. I groan and try to fall back asleep.

"Baby, you have to wake up. We're here."

I slowly peel my eyes open and see that I'm no longer on the bed, but in a chair buckled in.

     Omg did I sleepwalk in here?

Zameer chuckles at my face and I see Echo asleep on his hip and two suitcases next to him.

"I didn't want to wake you when we were about to land, so I put you in the chair." He explains to me. I nod and unbuckle myself, standing up. I stretch a bit before grabbing my suitcase and walking behind Zameer.

As we exit the airport, Echo begins to stir so I take her from his arms. He looks a bit funny dragging a flowered suitcase with a stuffed lamb attached to it.

We walk to the rental car he got and he gently takes my suitcase from my hands and places it in the trunk.

We drive to his parent's house, and I'm still half-sleep so I barely remember the ride.

We pull up to a big house with a beautiful garden. My jaw drops when I see it.

"This is your parents' house?" I question nervously.

He chuckles at me before nodding his head. I gasp when I look at all of the cars in the driveway. So they rich rich.

We take our bags and Echo out of the car and walk up to the front door. Zameer knocks and I check the time and see that's it's 6 in the morning.

After a couple of seconds, the door swings open and a beautiful woman with tanned skin and long silky hair stands behind it with a huge smile.

"يا كلماتي! عزيزي ، إنه هنا! و لديه امرأة معه! وطفل ؟ يا نجومي ، أنا جدة بالفعل!" She yells out in a language I don't know. [T: My words! Dear, he's here! And he has a woman with him! And a baby? Oh, stars, I'm a grandmother already!]

Zameer rolls his eyes playfully at her and another man appears at the door with a huge smile on his face.

Echo wakes up at the commotion and rubs her eyes with small fists, making me move them. She stares up at the two people with wide doe eyes, and they both squeal at her.

     Oh boy.

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UMMMM OKAY SO FIRSTLY, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR 2K VOTES AND 60K READS! YOU GUYS ARE SO AMAZING OMG OMG. ALSO, I'M SO SORRY THIS CHAPTER HAS TAKEN SO LONG TO COME OUT, I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO WRITE WITH SCHOOL! I HATE THIS CHAPTER BUT I JUST NEEDED TO GET ONE OUT FOR YOU GUYS, SO I'M TRULY SORRY THAT IT'S SO SHORT! ALSO, I COULDN'T FIND A MODEL FOR ROSALIND SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE LMK BECAUSE SHE'S AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER! ANYWAYS, CONTINUE TO VOTE AND COMMENT AND I LOVE YOU ALL!

p.s. pls correct me if I translated the Arabic wrong, I used a new translation program since we all know that google translate is unreliable.