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Motor mouth

Goldie aunty has served a useful purpose. She made Taru look.

Who was the motor mouth here? Can't quite decide.

Hold & Pray

Pia is being friendly at least. And she just gave Taru the perfect idea.

Both like to get a rise out of the other. But at least they react.

Both moms are full of hopes. These two are at loggerheads.

Hey Nisha! A major part of your wonderful writing in all the stories is the minute details you provide about the people and places. It makes the characters so relatable and tactile. Like in this story, the way you have mentioned how Taruni always notices Pradyut's forearms. She definitely finds it attractive. I have to confess I do find men's forearms attractive 🙈☺😉

Seeing things

The mothers will not stop wishing that this works out. They did not get to do the weddings but if it works out, that will be their consolation.

The first physical reaction on her side. Just from looking at his arms.

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Me too.

Handsome and hellish

Well she didn’t want a gift but she got one!

Pradyut didn’t make a big deal of bringing it out when everyone was around, Pia and Veer were still there, but everyone else had taken leave.

It was adiamond bracelet with black mangal sootra beads here and there

Sumedha was beyond touched Pradyut would do something thoughtful like that

Pia had actually picked it out for Taaruni

But she didn’t reveal it that night

As the family watched Pradyut hooked it on her wrist

Taaruni was doing her best to avoid him all evening, they were seated next to each other, unwittingly she observed how he ate and his table manners was spot on

Being close to him physically was not sitting well with her tonight

She chalked it up being tired, and avoided initiating conversations with him

The mangal sootra bracelet was a fabulous gift according to the parents, Sumedha FT, Nidhi Bhushan to show her how her son was being thoughtful

Taaruni saw it as a “I paid for the product I want the receipt”

The intense self awareness she was suddenly feeling being around him diminished when she realized he was trying o assert his ownership

She confronted him on the way home

“U expect me to wear this all the time”

“I hope so” he smiled blandly

“Ur parents think u are beinga good husband”

“I hope so” he mocked

“How about you wear one, or a ring”

“I can do that”

He made her blood boil

She texted her Mum

“Isko aapne ring kyon nahi di?”

“Kuch kaha kya?”

“He gave me something to remind me of the deal. I want him to wear something, so he cannot pass off as a single guy”

“As if he cant shove it in his pocket when he heads out?” her mind voice mocked her

She tried fidgeting with it to open it, but it wouldn’t come off, her chooda the bracelet, all signs pointed to a sugary relationship

“How dare he” she fumed

“I have to go to Chandigarh” she said bluntly as they waited for the elevator at his bungalow converted into flats property

“The contract says the trips cannot be no sooner than 15 days of each other” he said hitting the floor

“I don’t care”

“I do, I might move to take back the store”

“Not if I kill u first” she said

“Ouch”