Chapter 30

Thanks to all of you for your love and encouragement.

Geet was dying for his love, to be in his arms where his strong arms will cocoon her in its embrace and make her also feel like a delicate piece.

She embraced her folded knee even closer to her heart "Maan I love you, Maan I need you" and a small tear drop from her eyes.

Kyun na bole mo se mohan kyun
Hai roothe roothe mohan yun
Kaise manaaun haai kaise manaau

Kyun na bole mo se mohan kyun

Hai roothe roothe mohan kyun

Kaise manaaun haai kaise manaau

At dining time, Geet went in kitchen to help her Savitri

"Go get rest beta, you are so tired after office"

Geet's heart had no rest, what will the physical rest help her

"No Maa, I am fine. I want to learn how you make things and the way you make"

Savitri felt pained for Geet, she was trying so hard, Savitri could see but she also knew Maan had closed his heart tight with fear of loosing again and thus could not see Geet's effort..

"Do you want me to talk to him" "No Maa, this task of my have no short cut. It won't work but I am fine, you don't worry at all."

"you teach me his fav dishes" "come, this Kheer is his favorite only and that veggie is your bauji's favorite and this for Maan. I also wanted to make the food you like but I don't know to cook such foods"

Geet just hugged Savitri, seeing the way Savitri did for her family, Geet could feel Maan's expectation from his mishty.

Not financially but emotionally he was completely pampered child of his mother.

Savitri taught Geet and also asked her to help her. At dinning, again infront of Maan Geet was all her bubbly self, teasing him while serving him food. Sometimes making her bangles touch his face by side and sitting beside him, asking him for this and that, now and then.

While Geet was about to leave, Savitri called her "just once beta, win his heart and then you have no idea where he will keep you" Geet could only answer her by tight hug.

While Geet was passing Maan's room, her bangles and payals made him turn and their eyes met. There was exchange of fire of desire in their look and the eyelock only broke when Maan forcibly broke the eyelock, turning the other side.

Geet left for her room

Un binn kate naa raina

Unn binn aawe na ik pal chaina

Unn bin jeeun tto kaise main jeeu'n haay..

Bahe naina Bhare morey Naina

Jhare morey naina

Mohe naina sune naahi kehna, bahe morey naina

Bahe naina Bhare morey Naina

Jhare morey naina

Mohe naina sune naahi kehna, bahe morey naina

It was night; night always increases the sensitivity to anything. Geet and Maan both fully aware of each other's distance by mere a wall. They were so near, yet the distance was so huge. Both at last slept being lost in their own thought.

In Morning Maan went to jog and then in his playground to bring his mind straight which always took turn since Geet has arrived. He was practicing hard. He needed to concentrate on projects, market was so competitive and he had to be on top.

Geet after getting all ready to his Mishty, went in kitchen to help Savitri and to learn from her. She then entered Maan's room with his tea while Maan entered the room with one straight mind.

Geet's eyes went on his complete sweaty body, the urge was strong to feel him, touch him the way the sweats were roaming all around and in just few seconds her mind went to what not. He did not look at her, instead picked the newspaper

"Your tea Maan" she said to gain his attention.

"I see that, keep it and leave. And we have servants here who could do these jobs, you should not trouble yourself."

Geet came in front of Maan, one of her inner wish to see him from near like that but Maan was no way looking at her "you have accepted me as your wife and this is my right, you can't stop it." She said to gain his attention.

"Ok, why getting hyper, keep it and go"

Maan was in complete control that moment and she had to leave with his bland answer.

After Geet was in her room "idiot, why have you to come back, that's what he wanted. You could have stayed there doing anything, fixing his bed, giving him towel or wiping his sweat" a naughty smile crept on her face

"But now what's the use, your mind didn't work that time"

Geet then again at breakfast table, like yesterday started serving him and irritating him and at last became somewhat successful in twisting his mind a little.

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This became a norm; Geet would dedicate herself in work and then at home. Maan was slowly getting used to her irritating acts but sometimes would smile remembering her unusual claims as his wife and doing things for him but then would come back in control. He has stopped opposing her.

In morning too, she would bring his tea, fix his bed, keep talking something or the other until he reacted.

Sometimes, she would get his clothes out and ask him to get them on that day, getting his angry reaction.

When Maan knew her this trick and stopped reacting to it, she would go and ruffle his hair

"why don't you get them cut" "keep your hands off me"

"Why? you accepted me as your wife, why can't I" "Gee-eet" he would give angry glare

"You don't want me to show what right I have on you as husband"

"I will love to know" "Just leave"

In office too she never left him in peace, she would by some or the other way come around him and tease his senses with her beauty and her own typical bangles and payal jingle.

Thus two months passed, Maan was very much used to her. The only thing was he did not accept it even too himself. He was trying hard to close the door of his heart.

He had too many question regarding her comeback, but he left them as they were.

BUT - Whoever she was, Geet or Mishty , he was getting addicted to her useless talks and acts unknowingly. He was not being able to save himself from her continous presence. He always got too much tempted to embrace this life she was showing him but then the fear of his dream being broken again, stopped him.

Geet knew that very day, all she needed to do was be around him as his mishty, her continuous positive and lively presence around him will only melt the stone in his heart. There was no other way.

She would never be able to win his trust by doing something specific. She has to just be there and let the time decide when he himself will unknowingly fall for her again and when he himself will trust her. None of her explanation will truly win him or his trust back.

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One day, in morning, Geet did not appear with her regular Tea drama. Maan unknowingly waited and waited for her to bring his morning tea but Geet did not appear.

Maan felt like restless, he had been so used to it and somewhere within that was kind of life he had wanted. Geet did not appear also at breakfast table. Maan saw his mom serving breakfast and not so happy. The fear engrossed him. What if she does this, leave them and how his parents will be broken? Though, he did not want to accept he would be broken too.

He wanted to act before she put any damage; he rushed to Geet's room, barged in her room.

In his anger and fear mixed mode, he didn't even care to notice, she was her night gown, wrapped in blanket and working on laptop with tea in her hand. He pulled her out of blanket, spilling the tea on floor, laptop turned on bed and the cup still in her hand but his deep intense eyes, neither care nor noticed about anything. Just her and her he was looking.

Geet got completely confused and scared too "Maa--aan" "shut up and listen to what I am saying" he threw her on the bed and stood directly in front of her. Geet somehow kept her cup on the table.

"Why are you back and doing all this, to scare us and if you think so you are wrong. What do you think, everything in this house will always run according to your wish and mood"

"But Maan" "Shut up and listen I say." Geet gulped her words inside, seeing his all angry state

"First your ego, we had to face the wrath of it and we just compromised to your terms and now again you are back and trying to create happy happy things here for my family.. It's again your wish and my family is taking it all and then suddenly one day you decide to stop all this at your own mood and my family suffer."

"I won't let my family run at your tunes, do you understand that."

Geet was confused first but then after hearing him, looking at his eyes as he spoke, she could see the pain and fear in his eyes behind his anger, she wanted to sooth him, convince him she was always there and she would be happy to live her life on his tunes but again words will do no help.

Geet looked down "Maan I am.."

"Maan, why are you shouting. She is not well can't you see. From last two days she is in fever and when I ask her to see doctor, she has no time. She has to handle that big project in office and at home too she keeps coming to help me.Mana karo to bhi nahi suntee"

Maan slowly backed  - she was sick and he had just poured his anger.

"yesterday, she had high fever and that's why I strictly ordered her to do nothing"

"I will call doctor" and he left. He then realized his whole act. What was happening to him, why did he react to such extreme with her mere absence in one morning? Why was he scared if she leaves him. No, No.. not for himself but for his parents. He was scared for his parent's happiness; he gave an excuse to himself.

Maan was pacing in his room, upset with himself for behaving like that. First she was sick, this feeling was in itself very irking, and he felt restless. He wanted her to be strong always as that is the image he had set in for her, It made convenient for his situation and to deal with her.

If he knew or get convinced that she is weak, esp emotionally weak for him, all his fight will shatter in a while. He will give into her completely and thus he always kept her past image in front of his eyes whenever he got swayed away. This helped him deal the situation with her.

He was lost in his own concern when a very warm hand touched him making him turn.

Immediate worry surfaced him "you have high fever, what are you doing here"

She laid her head on his chest, his guilt of blasting her in this condition and his worry for her fever did not allow him to jerk her. Instead his hands were itching to hold her tight that time but he kept them down.

"How can you think I will leave my family and go. I will never leave this family and you till my last breath"

She was stirring storms of emotions within him, he closed his eyes "Geet go and take rest. This is not the time to discuss all this."

But she did not move away from him and held him even tighter "Maan trust me for once. I cannot bear pain in your eyes anymore. I want to take all your fear and pain away, please allow me, and give me one chance."

But her burning skin was touching him and he could feel her shaking due to fever.

He held her arms tight "Don't you understand, you have fever. Go and take rest."

She deeply looked into his eyes "First say you will talk to me regarding this"

Maan knew how stubborn she was and she knew how he always melted, however hard he tried

"Ok we will, now will you go and take rest" He left her arms and then to undo his concern

"You are in my house and its my and my family's responsibility that you get well soon"

She was leaving but she stopped "This is my house and my family too." And she left.

Next: Geet's project Success party.