"Papa..tum bowl karo na..i d bat..Guddi..chal be ready to catch.."and Dr Ashutosh smiled as he saw his son..now 7 taking so much interest in cricket..As Ashutosh ran in and threw a slow ball to Nishu,Guddi clapped and as Nishu lobbed the ball..baba cried"catch Guddi"but Lil Guddi ran confused in the opposite direction and the ball fell safely as Armaan laughed his head off..but Guddi did not get angry ..instead said"chacha..i am learning"!!n then looked at her papa ..her Hero n said"papa ki tarah bowling karoongi main ..aise"!!and Armaan kissed the lil munchkin.
As the match ended,nidhi got out cold coffee for kids n honey lemon for herself n Ashutosh. ."kyun bhai..dr Hardstone ko coffee nahi"??she smiled at baba n replied"baba..phir raat ko pizza ..to bahut calories ho jaati hain"!!and Guddi caught the cue"raat ko Pizzza...i looove pizza..aur blownie..aur ice cream..kab chalenge papa..bolo na plz"!!and Ashu hugged his kids n said"raat ko..dinner pe.."uske baad thodi shopping..n Nishu cried "oh no..papa i hate shopping..mujhe nahi jaana market"!!Nidhi pouted "theek hai..no shopping..ok"??but Ashu intervened "kyun beta??thodi shopping to karni hogi..one should enjoy everything "!!and as nidhi smiled..baba added "aur yeh baat tere papa ko teri mummy ne sikhayi hai"!!
And then added "beta...raat me main Aradhana ke yahaan jaaoonga ..usne puraane doston ki party rakhi hai..aur Armaan keerti ke saath film jaa raha hsi..so lets keep the key at the secret place..taki Heeraman ko pareshani na ho"!and nidhi smiled..knowing how the family cared for the old house keeper!!
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"Papa..one more piece plzzz "said Guddi as Ashutosh served the veggie extravaganza to her..and nidhi helped her eat it in as good a way as possible..Nishu used the fork n knife with elan now while Guddi was learning fast..Ashutosh observed "tum bahut kum kha rahi ho..whats the matter??nidhi smiled"kuch nahi..thoda weight control ka effort kar rahi hoon..."and Ashutosh looked at her form..just a lil plump..but he did agree she had the tendency to put on weight n post Guddi's birth..she had put on a lot..which had been shed with a marathon effort..
As the kids relished brownie n vanilla ice cream Nidhi n Ashutosh sipped green tea..as Guddi yawned ..n nidhi said"shopping rehne deejiye..isse neend aa rahi hai.."!Ashutosh sighed..n added "hmmm chalo..kal chalenge.."and got up..holding Guddi's gand as they walked back after ringing the Pizza hut bell!!
As they drove back..nidhu n Guddi played in the rear seat and Ashutosh hummed "hum aur tum...tum aur hum..khush hain yunn..aaj milke..."!!and Guddi interupted him"papa..yeh kya gaana hai"??and Ashutosh laughed ...and looked at nidhi..with mischief playing in her eyes..
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"So gaye dono...kal deer se uthenge..happy weekend "!!nidhi smiled as she knew her husband was always an early riser..but now he would go into the lawn or his study..taking care not to disturb his young family..
Nidhi bathed n changed into a blue cotton nightie..and as she combed her hair..Ashutosh emerged with two mugs of coffee and held her by the shoulder "chalo..lawn mein coffee peeyenge..zamaana ho gaya"!!and nidhi smiled..taking her cup..walked out with Ashutosh and sank into the garden chairs..looking at the stars in the sky...As Ashutosh sipped his coffee n said"kya soch rahi ho..kuch hai jo trouble ker raha hai tumhe..."??nidhi was quiet as Ashutosh made her keep her feet on hus lap n started massaging ger toes n ankles ..nidhi spoke"Baba ki yaad aa rahi thi..pata nahi kab aayenge waapas Australia se"!Col verma had been visiting his neice in the island continent n nidhi had begun to miss him..Ashutosh digressed her n asked "tumhe nahi lagta..Dr Khatri Aahna me zyada hi interest le raha hai..i mean Ahna aur James are still married"!nidhi smiled "waah..James Bond..bade observant ho gaye aap to..mera pyaar to itti jaldi nahi dikha tha aapko.."n ashu held her n said"dikh to gaya tha..per khud se darta tha..."nidhi tried raising her eyebrow n asked"phir"??n Ashutosh laughed "phir kya..tumne sab darwaaze khol diye aur sab darr door ho gaye"!!!
And Nidhi came into the bedroom..with Ashutosh waiting for her...his arms open ..and as she settled into them..he kissed her nose..n then her lips..as she put her arms around him..n kissed his hair...
It was an hour later that nidhi settled on his chest..as he kept caressing her bare waist..he asked "kuch kehna chahti ho"??nidhi snuggled close n said"aap sab kuch kaise samajh jaate hain..woh bhi mere bina kahe "??Ashutosh held her closer n whispered "pyaar karta hoon ..itta bhi nahi samjhoonga"!!
Nidhi kissed him o n the chest n said "sochti hoon Nishu Ke liye piano lessons shuru karwa doon..."!and Ashutosh looked at her...n added "thoda apne baare me bhi socha karo..you are always thinking about me..home kids..tum bhi to ho..."!and nidhi hugged his torso n said"mere liye aap hain na..."!!and Ashutosh held her pulling her close to him..their heartbeats in resonance...
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