Once Upon a Midnight Part II - Page 43

Shubhra played it smart. Making it look like she was not going to the office and staying there at night.

I only hope now that manik is not having anyone tailing Tapan now ever since his daughter has gone missing . She must have planned this well including withdrawing cash to tide over her expenses 😊

Jas I saw your pic imgur story you posted. Some sick feeling is coming over me that all this second wave and other such media news is going to die down miraculously after the polls. But if it does turn that way, we , you need...would have all been cheated and robbed even more than we have been today! We would feel like fools I'm telling you.

Even at the cost of being fooled, cheated, robbed , I still hope all this craziness dies at least after the elections.

Let's not be fooled by the coverage Texas and Florida is getting. Can't believe Chicago is going scot free to be not so negatively reported in spite of people roaming around without a care in the world.

Smart move by Shubra. Hope they get married soon.

1000..

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" he bit out in anger

Holding her captive in his arms

"I don't know... I didnt know the lights go out if no one is walking around, they are motion sensor" she sobbed into his cotton shirt"

"Holy.. beep" he realized she was afraid of the dark

"I am so sorry"

"Tapan how did you know?" she stayed in his warm embrace

"I didnt... Ive called everyone I know and didnt know the last 3 days... I didnt know who to go to, the cops already know.. umm.. (about your Dad) I didnt even know where to ask them to look" he squeezed her until he knocked her breath out

He buried his face in her neck

"Don't ever do that again"

"Tapan"

"No Shubhra its not your turn its my turn... you have no idea what youve put me through"

She whimpered joyously

She didnt think anyone could care

"Tapan"

"100 baar mera naam logi to mera gussa thanda pad jaayega kya?"

"Jaanti hoon nahi hoga"

They held each other endlessly slowly beginning to caress

"Tumhare baal kyon geele hain?" she questioned

"Main nahane gaya abhi khana nahi khaya maine, Di was harassing me... I turn the shower on and it struck me you might be holed up here"

"You smell like Parul's house" Shubhra groaned "I love the smell"

The warmth of agarbattis and food and some natural lotion she used on Arya

"I didnt use enough soap" he whispered chuckling softly

"Oh"

"Mazaak kar raha hoon..." he laughed kissing her cheek eagerly

"Tapan"

"Tum meri baat kaat ti ho my head goes "Uh oh"

"No I am not pregnant if thats what you fear" she settled confortably in his arms

"S--- I guess" he laughed on her lips

"Thanks for showing up... if it was some intruder" she shuddered in fear

"I am going to wait until we are married so I can be sure you wont run away so we can fight in peace"

"Tapan I dont say things to you to start a fight"

"Jaanta hoon yaar... jaanta hoon you say things because you goddamn believe in them"

"I am sorry about Gagan" she wept

"I am too" he teared up

They stood there quietly eaning on her office door

"Hes going to be OK, Parul is a tigress"

"You have to say Didi" she reminded him

"YOU DO TOO" he ordered chuckling

"Shes my friend" Shubhra spoke with quiet happiness

"YAHAN so rahi ho tum 3 din se?" he pulled away and waved at the pull out sofa by the tall windows

the office was minimalistic and elegant just like her the bed neatly made with a book opened up midway and her phone on it

"How do u know 3 days?"

"Tum ghar se gayi ho, I have been on the lookout"

WHY?"

"Why do you think?" he growled coming face to face holding her arms at her elbows

"Because I said you should think of breaking it off?"

"You think I am marrying you to get to your riches?"

"Umm.. NO!!" she was dumbfounded

"OK then... I KNOW you have no ulterior motive does that satisfy you? You had nothing to do with Gagan's accident. Its insane to even think you would hurt him" he said with suppressed irritation

"You have every right to be angry"

"Except I am not a fool.. I directed my anger at the man that detsroyed my family I will not do it at you. Your repeated reference to that makes me believe you you will never be convinced

She stepped back and walked to the window

"This whole thing is so bizarre... I have never felt so much mortal fear... Tapan the last three nights here... its silly... I lived around the block in the housing section of the complex, for a year... never once had difficuluty fallinga sleep" she whispered

He sighed and listened carefully

"I don't know what I fear more, my Dad or what I did or Pawan or someone knocking at the door in the middle of the night and dragging me out of here"

She rubbed her arms to warm herself, and kill her chills

"I don't even know the consequences of everything thats happened in the last 2 months"

"Tumhe darne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai"

"Kya matlab?"

"i met your Dad... and told him I am marrying you and he should be wise and not try to stop it"

He looked strong and courageous to her

Tears flowed freely

"Umm.. thanks"

"Really?" he approached her menacingly

"I should have told him he cant see his grandkids" he said viciously

"I am probably going to be an awful mother" she shrugged defeatedly

"If she is pretty I might envy her, if she is not I might feel like I must not love her for who she is" "I am a horrible person for thinking such thoughts"

She was more fragile... he had never been around anything other than tough women

Parul was a fighter... so was his mother... Shubhra was different

He was going to have to learn to be gentle

Understood the damage done to her by her upbringing, her often remote and self absorbed mother.

She had grown up a rich lonely child

"My emotional dependence on my Mom or the lack of support I should say has stunted me as an adult, I turned out uncaring and insensitive. In my 30s being dependent on my parents emotionally and professionally is crippling." she whispered

"My Dad while shielding me from failure yet allowing me to maintain an illusion of success only hurt me I think"

"We are having kids" he said with finality

"Uh.. umm"

"You are great with Arya" he announced

"she is easy to love... so.. umm"

"Don't" he warned when he realized she was going to say "pretty"

"Kya kahoon?" she whispered giggling and sniffling

He walked up and kissed her neck

She stiffened as she smiled

"Ab tumhari baari" he ordered huskily

She just let her body rub against his gently

"Tum billi ho?" he nuzzled her hair

"Youve never proposed to me formally"

"Go down on my knees?" he asked holding her chin

"You are so tall you will still come up to my neck" she laughed

"Sparkling eyes" he whispered kissing them one after the other

She sighed languidly

"Maine tumhe 1000 lessons diye hain ab taq"

"Not a THOUSAND?" she looked up at him in shock

"Rhetoric samajhti ho ki nahi?" he growled on her face

"Umm"

"Nevermind" he shook his head, she was as naive as she was delectable, or maybe more delectable than naive? he couldnt make up his mind....

"I can't remember"

"If this is a ploy to get some last minute refresher course then forget it" he played with her locks behind her ear sending shock waves through her body

She held his face in her hands and gently kissed him on his lips

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He is slowly learning and understanding about her insecurities and trying to be gentle with her.....

Awesome update....

"My emotional dependence on my Mom or the lack of support I should say has stunted me as an adult, I turned out uncaring and insensitive. In my 30s being dependent on my parents emotionally and professionally is crippling." she whispered

"My Dad while shielding me from failure yet allowing me to maintain an illusion of success only hurt me I think"

Well laid out Nisha. A perfect scenario of how extremely bad a parenting failure could be!! Sad!!

I thought the last chapter from yesterday could be a finale to this story...

He found her. Manik should listen and shape up now if he is wise.

She will be a great mother. Like Tapan says, she is so good with Arya.