Part 83
It was a pleasant morning. Birds chirped outside in the garden happily while the early winter breeze was muffled under the mild sunrays that started spreading across.
Dev stood in front of the mirror, only in his trousers, checking something very seriously in his mobile.
Radhika, who was arranging the bed, caught a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror and her attention got immersed in to him entirely. It was almost 7 years to their marriage but even now, her husband's mere image had the capacity to stir her heart – as if she was still the girl who first fell in love with this man. A small smile curved her lips unknowingly as she let her gaze waft across him lovingly. She noticed that he'd changed in all these years. The lean, boyish look had given way to the mature manly look; his hairs were cropped short, face was sharp and angular as always but again it looked more mature and handsome, he had gained some weight albeit he didn't have a single ounce of fat in his body, rather he seemed to have become slightly bulky in terms of muscles.
Dev sent the message to his manager and shifted his gaze back to the mirror when his eyes caught Radhika staring at him. His eyes narrowed for a small instance and then lips curved in the corners impishly. He arched his eyebrows, asking 'what was she gazing at'.
She didn't shift her gaze, just let her smile deepen, and walked towards him picking his shirt that lay on the chair beside.
"Kya baat hai……aaj subah subah……hume iss tarah dekh rahi ho? Irade to theek hai na?" he asked impishly, looking at her through the mirror
A grin spread across her face, hearing his naughty tone – this was something that didn't change at all in all these years.
"Irade to bilkul nek hi hain…….." saying, she slid the shirt sleeves through his arms.
"Acha? Lag to nahi raha tha" he replied with a chuckle.
She came forward to face him and began adjusting his shirt. "Waise aapse kuch kahoon?"
He grinned. "Kaho na……hum to yahan aapki baatein sun ne ke liye hi khade hain. Aur waise bhi…….2 hafton (weeks) tak aapki yeh baatein kaha sun ne ko mili?"
Glancing up, she smiled. "Kyun…..roz to phone pe baatein karte the"
"Phone pe baat karne main……..aur iss tarah tumhare kareeb khade hokar baatein karne main kitna fark hai……jaanti ho tum" he replied, wrapping his arms around her gently.
This made her cheeks feel warm and she started buttoning his shirt.
"Waise tum kehne kya waali thi?"
"mm….hmm….kuch nahi" she replied, fastening another button.
Inserting his finger under her chin, he nudged her face up. "Bolo na……"
She smiled shyly and lowered her gaze to his chest…….when she saw something stuck on his chest. Inching closer, she brushed it away with her fingers and then placed a small kiss on his bare skin. He loved that and the smile increased on his face.
"Aapko dekhkar…..koi kahega nahi…….ke aap 5 saal ke bache ke pita hain" she mumbled slowly and began buttoning his shirt again.
He couldn't help a grin hearing his wife's manner of praising him – he absolutely loved hearing praises from his wife even after so many years.
Suddenly he got a mischevious idea and his grin turned impish.
"Areeh……Radhika tum jaanti ho……..who Miss. Saxena bhi mujhse yahi keh rahi thi……" he said, glancing down, with his impish smile.
The moment Radhika heard the name Miss. Saxena her fingers froze and brows frowned in reflex.
"Who keh rahi this mujhse ke agar main use party ke din use nahi batata ke……mera ek 5 saal ka beta hai……to use to kabhi pata bhi nahi chalta. Infact she didn't believe me back then. Use to yeh lag raha tha ke meri shaadi bhi nahi huwi hai……" saying, he gave out a chuckle. "Aur aaj tum bhi keh rahi ho……….I guess I still look like a bachelor, don't I?" he asked, running a hand through his hairs, while gazing sneakily at her.
Radhika's fingers tightened around his button fiercely while her gaze, stuck on his shirt, turned sharp. "Acha?" she said acidly.
Dev noticed her movements and the tone of her sound, and laughed inwardly. He was expecting such a reaction from her and knew the precise reason for this as well. "kya huwa Radhika?" he asked with an innocent tone.
Giving out a sharp exhale, she began buttoning his shirt again while her memory flashed back to the party she'd attended with Dev, around a month back. It was a business party thrown by Miss. Nandita Saxena, who happened to be a prestigious client of Purohit Ind. She vividly remembered how Nandita had come over to greet Dev when he stepped inside the hall with Radhika……and from that moment she hated Nandita!
"Hello Dev………." Nandita came near to give a nice, tight hug to Dev, who in return wrapped his arms around her just as a formality.
Radhika didn't like it a wee bit. Although she was accustomed now to see people greeting each other with a hug in social circles, Nandita's hug seemed too long for comfort and on top of it, she kissed Dev's cheek!
Radhika tried controlling her anger. She didn't want people to notice her discomfort.
"Dev you're late" Nandita said in her sultry, velvety voice.
Dev gave her a quick smile. "Chief guests come in late……don't they?"
Nandita's beautiful round eyes twinkled and she gave her best smile. "Ah! Dev I just love this humor in you!" she said in her usual husky tone wrapping her silky arms around his one arm.
Radhika didn't fail to notice the gleam in her eyes when she came near Dev. Nor did Radhika fail to notice the figure hugging, skin colored, expensive, long evening gown that she wore. The noodle strapped gown was exposing her cleavage to dangerously low levels. It took Radhika much effort to keep herself in check.
Dev again smiled at Nandita and answered with his usual charm "I know……."
Turning his face to Radhika, he wrapped his one arm around her tightly – a little more tightly than needed erasing the distance between them. "Meet Radhika, my wife" he introduced warmly.
Dev's tight possessive hold somehow cooled down all her anger – probably it was his way of showing who mattered the most in his life. She managed to smile at Nandita.
Nandita released Dev's arm and gave a quick, formal smile to her. "Hi Radhika……..nice meeting you" saying, she turned her attention back to Dev. "Come inside both of you…….."
Dev gave a quick smiling glance to Radhika and they both entered inside. As soon as they stepped in, Nandita took Dev away to meet some foreign delegates. Radhika was left alone and she ambled across to sit lonely in the counter that served juice.
"Some juice Ma'm" the attender asked.
"Yes, one glass of orange juice" Radhika said and the attender gave her immediately.
Sipping the juice, she scanned the room and found Dev standing in the other corner discussing something very seriously with some foreigners. Nandita stood right next to him. Radhika felt annoyed seeing this and wondered why Dev didn't do anything to keep her off him! It infuriated her even more because Nandita was a very sexy, young woman with a great figure and lovely looks. Her long, thick, richly colored dark brown hairs seemed extra soft and were curled down at the end. Her face was angelic with sharp features, full lips and beautiful green eyes. Her voice was deep, womanly and sexy. She noticed that every other man in this hall was stealing a glance at her, unable to control themselves!
Taking a deep breath, she looked away and sipped her juice……when suddenly someone blew warm air in to her ear making her jump. She turned her head in a jerk only to find Dev standing next to her with a smile.
"Meri Radhika kahi bor to nahi ho gayi?" he asked, seating himself next to her.
Her anger seemed to have vanished. "nahi……" she replied with a smile.
"Lo! To yahan akele kyun baithi ho?" he asked
"Aap busy hai na……."
Just then Nandita came there. "Dev. Here you are. Come lets meets Mr and Mrs. Saunders. They are eager to meet you" she took hold of his arm shamelessly.
Radhika took a deep breath and looked away.
"Radhika……tum bhi chalo na" Dev said.
Before Radhika could say anything, Nandita replied. "Dev whats your wife gonna do there? She will enjoy herself here with so many other women…….you're needed there" she gave a sweet smile at Radhika.
Hearing this, Radhika's anger only increased some more.
"Umm…….actually Radhika's getting bored sitting here alone. So I guess she can join us. Come" Dev said to Radhika.
A small smile spread on her face, feeling happy, and she bobbed her head. "Jee"
Nandita shrugged with a small smile. "As you wish darling………."
Radhika too managed a smile, although Nandita calling him a 'darling' made her fume inside.
From that moment, Dev didn't release her at all. He kept her close to him throughout the party.
"Radhika? Kya huwa?" Dev asked, when she didn't move.
His voice startled her and she glanced up to shake her head. "Nahi. Kuch nahi"
That made his lips twitch naughtily, knowing that she would be feeling jealous by now – he loved doing this to her.
"Who Nandita ne aapse yeh sab kab kaha?" Radhika asked.
"Hum jab U.S main the na…….tab kaha usne" he replied casually.
Radhika scowled. "Nandita. U.S aayi thi? Par aapne to kaha ki who nahi aa paayegi isiliye uska manager aayega"
"erm……haan…….woh Manager hi aane wala tha…….lekin phir she decided to come herself" he replied regaining his composure.
She gave out a sharp exhale. "mujhe pata hai usne last moment main kyun khud aana chaha hoga!" she muttered under her breath, feeling vexed.
"Did you say something?" Dev asked, leaning down.
Glancing up, she began quickly adjusting his colar. "Nahi! Main kya kahungi!" her tone clearly indicated how angry she felt.
Dev had to try hard from bursting out.
"Waise aapne mujhse kaha hi nahi ke Nandita bhi aayi hai wahan U.S main? Aur bahut baatein bhi hoti hain kya aap dono ke beech? Mera matlab hai……….professional baaton ke alawa?" Radhika's brows arched slightly.
He didn't release her, kept his arms around her. "Areeh maine bataya nahi….shayad who batane ka mauka hi nahi mila. Aur who to usi Hotel main ruki thi jahan main ruka tha……..bas ……office meetings ke baad……. We used to meet during Dinner…….and then sometimes we used to sit in the park behind the hotel for relaxing…….there we used to chat a lot" replying, he smiled casually, never revealing his prank.
Hearing this, Radhika's temper shot up like anything! Why did that woman hover around her husband?! Didn't she get anyone else?
"Areh kya huwa? Kahan kho gayi?" he asked.
"Kuch nahi……..kya jaroorat thi aapko uske saath bahar jaakar baatein karne ki?" she asked, looking at him.
He shrugged. "Kyun? Usmain kya huwa? Usne poocha……I agreed"
She looked away, mumbling away in anger. "Mana nahi kar sake? Usne poocha and he agreed!"
"Kyun mujhe nahi jaana chahiye tha kya?" he asked, his lips twitching in the corners impishly.
Glancing up, she gave a sarcastic smile. "Nahi. Nahi…..…jaaiye na. Sabke saath jaaiye……. Uske saath jaakar baatein karne main bahut maza aata hai na aapko?"
Now it was impossible for him to control his laughter and he broke out laughing hard.
Startled, she gazed at him with curiosity.
Controlling his laughter, he cupped her cheek and pressed a cute kiss on her forehead. "Radhika …….tum kitni pyaari ho!"
She scowled in confusion.
"Humari shaadi ko itne saal ho gaye…….tum ab bhi nahi samajti ke main kab mazak kar raha hoon……aur kab sach keh raha hoon?"
Her lips parted in shock – he was joking? "Mazak!?"
"Aur nahi to kya? Nandita to wahan aayi bhi nahi thi. Uska manager hi aaya tha!" he laughed.
She hit his chest with her fist. "Mazak kar rahe the aap?"
He laughed some more.
Thinning her lips in anger, she folded her hands across her chest and looked away. "aap bhi na jab dekho mazak!"
"Kyun…….you felt jealous?"
"Haan mujhe jalan huwi! Nahi acha lagta mujhe jab who Glue ki tarah aapse aake chipakti hai! Duniya main use mera hi pati milta hai chipakne ke liye! Kitne aur log hain……unse jaakar kyun flirt nahi karti……..?" she vented out her anger.
He grinned. "Comeon Radhika……who aisi hi hai. Ab who mere paas aati hai…….shayad kyunki main sabse handsome hoon" he replied smugly, just to tease her.
"Aap jaise bhi hain……..mere hain! Uske nahi!" she replied tersely. "Aur aage se aisa mazak kiya na……….to dekh leejyega…….!" She showed him a finger.
Holding her finger, he kissed the tip. She just pulled her finger away.
"Are baba……..itna serious kyun hoti ho? Admit it……you got fooled by me again?!" he laughed a bit.
"Aap aisa mazak kyun karte hain? Aapko pata hai na……main aisa mazak kabhi nahi bardasht kar sakti!" she mumbled.
He framed a cheek of her's, lovingly. "areeh baba……its been weeks together that I haven't had a chance to play a prank on you……….aisa mauka chodta thodi na main?"
She made an angry, cute face.
"Tumhe mujhpar bharosa nahi hai kya?" he asked lovingly, gazing in to her eyes deeply.
Her anger melted down instantly at this. "Hai. Par uspar nahi hai" she replied cutely.
"Oho! Use chodo na. You trust me right! To phir kyun apne man ko jalati ho?"
She smiled. "Aap sahi keh rahe hain…….." mumbling, she hugged him tight, basking in his warmth.
He too tightened his arms lovingly.
"Waise……aaj office se chutti le loon kya?"
"Hmm? Kyun?" she inched back to look at him.
"Kyun kya? Tum mere itne kareeb aayi ho……..to……." he began coming closer for a kiss.
She quickly placed her palm on his lips. "abhi nahi……"
"Kyun abhi kya huwa? Radhika…….tumhe yaad bhi hai…….ke humne pichle baar kiss kab kiya tha? Jabse yeh naya project liya hai……tumhare saath baithke kuch baat karne ka chance nahi milta…….tumhare kareeb aana to dur ki baat! Its been weeks together that we haven't……..!" he trailed his voice that left her blushing.
"Nothing doing……..I want a kiss right now! Main aur control nahi kar sakta!" mumbling, he came closer again.
She inched back. "Shee! Ek Bache ke pita hokar aisi baatein?"
He exhaled. "Agar yeh sab nahi karta…….to kya humara beta…..aasman se tapakta?"
His blatancy made her blush and she tapped his cheek. "Kabhi to sharam keejye"
"Tumse kaisi sharam? Aur tumse kiss nahi mangunga to kis se mangunga?" saying, he tightened his arms around her, making it impossible for her to move back.
"Erm……kya kar rahe hain? Chodiye na. Aapko der ho jaayegi"
He got frustrated now. "Do minute main koi der ver nahi hone waali mujhe! Chalo now give me what I want……or else I am not going to release you…… and why are you struggling so much? Stay put in my arms and………." Mumbling sternly, he came closer to her lips.
She stopped struggling as she knew there was no point in doing so. Better to give him what he or rather they wanted. Her cheeks felt warm as she felt him coming closer with every moment and her heart rate accelerated. It had been almost more than a month that they hadn't come closer and now she too seemed to be yearning for it.
He brushed his lips very softly with her's making her heart jump up and down; his heart too experienced something similar. And then slowly took her upper lip in to his lips……..
"PAPA!!!!" a voice interrupted the silence in the room suddenly. Small knocks on the door followed. "Papa!!!"
Dev and Radhika froze in their actions and their gazes shifted towards the door.
"Papa!! Darwaza kholo na!! Mummy!!!!"
It was Dhruv banging their door urgently with howmuchever strength his small fists had.
"Dhruv……" Radhika mumbled. Her lips were still touching his.
Dev sighed deep, gritting his teeth. The child made it seem as if dooms day was waiting outside! What was the urgency for which he was knocking so hard??
"Papa!! Mujhe der ho rahi hai!!!" Dhruv shouted in his cute childish voice. "Jaldi chalo na!!!!!"
Dev released her much reluctantly, hearing his kid's urgent tone. Well, he cannot ignore his child for his own happiness.
Radhika smiled at him, hiding her disappointment. "Baad main……."
Dev just gazed at her somberly as she rushed to open the door.
As soon as she opened the door, little Dhruv came in adjusting his school bag over his shoulders. "Kya mummy……kya kar rahe thi tum? Kitni der kyun lagayi?" he grumbled cutely.
Dev and Radhika shared a small glance and then she turned to the kid. "Who main aapke papa ko tayar kar rahi thi"
"hehe…..Papa khud tayar nahi hote kya?" Dhruv asked teasingly.
Dev just exhaled once – whom was he supposed to feel angry on…….. and shifted his attention to comb his hairs. "Par tum itna chilla kyun rahe the bahar?"
Dhruv hit his forehead. "Main to bhul hi gaya….chalo no jaldi papa……"
"Areeh par tumhare school main to abhi time hai na……ruk jaa na…….mujhe apne saari cheezein to lene de" he said.
"Leejye……" Radhika came behind to slide the coat sleeves up his hands.
Dev let her do and Dhruv's frustration grew.
"Jaldi Jaldi karo na Mummy!!!" Dhruv jumped up and down.
"Dhruv beta……ruk jaa na…..do minute hmm……" she quickly came forward to adjust Dev's collar.
"Papa ko itna samay kyun lagta hai tayar hone main……main to kitni jaldi tayar ho gaya" Dhruv added with a tone of smugness.
Dev smiled at him. "Who tum chote ho na…..to kam time lagta hai…….main bada hoon to jyaada samay lagta hai……."
Dhruv's face turned confused. "aisa hota hai kya? Bade logon ko to jaldi tayar hona chahiye na? Size pe hota hai kya sab kuch?"
Hearing his cute questions, which never seemed to cease, Radhika just shook her head and Dev grinned.
"Bolo na Papa……" saying, Dhruv was about to climb up on the sofa when Radhika caught his arm in time.
"Dhruv! Nahi…….Shoes pehenkar sofe pe nahi chadte hain……kitni baar kaha hai tumse!" she scolded, stopping him from jumping up.
"Mummy who……"
"Pehle to shoes pehenkar pure ghar main ghumte ho……..aur phir sofe pe bhi chadte ho! Buri baat……don't step up on the sofa……..or you will get one from me!" she rebuked, gesturing her hand as if to slap him.
Dhruv's face went low. "Papa itneee lambe hain……main sofe pe nahi chadunga to mera neck dukta hai unse baat karte huwe……." He craned his neck up cutely to explain his point using a solemn tone.
Dev couldn't help a grin, hearing his son's cute way of explaining and quickly pulled up Dhruv in to his arms. "Ab theek hai…..ab to aap apne Papa se aaram se baatein kar sakte ho na"
Dhruv gave a huge smile and kissed Dev's cheek. This made Dev smile, erasing all his frustration.
"Radhika……mera laptop bag le aao na……" saying Dev turned his attention to Dhruv. "Par yeh to batao……ke tumhe itni jaldi kyun hai aaj school jaane ki?" Dev asked.
"Oh! Main phir bhul gaya……….chalo na jaldi papa…..aaj mera Maths a test hai……teacher ne 10 mins jaldi aane ko kaha hai…….please jaldi chalo na…….bahut der ho jaayegi" Dhruv whined.
"Oh! To aaj aapka Maths ka test hai……..puri tayari ho gayi?" Dev asked.
Radhika came to give his laptop and mobile. "Haan kal puri raat baithkar iske saath test ki tayari kar rahi thi……" she said.
Dev gave another kiss to his son "Good Boy! Ache marks laana samjha…….aur rahi baat jaldi pahunchne ki……..then just watch it, you will reach in sharp 5 mins from now!" he snapped his fingers
Dhruv rubbed his cheeks and Dev mock frowned as he hanged the laptop bag on his other shoulder. "kya huwa?"
"Chubta hai……."
"Kya?" Dev asked smiling.
"Aapki daadi (stubble)" Dhruv mumbled cutely, stroking the short stubble with his index finger. Dev's stubble pricked his soft skin.
Dev laughed a bit. "Acha?"
Radhika just shook her head, giving Dev his wallet.
"Papa meri daadi kab aayegi……aapke jaisi?" Dhruv asked stroking his father's cheek in wonder.
Radhika's brows shot up on hearing his words.
"Kyun? Tumhe to acha nahi lagta hai na? Chubti hai na" Dev said, smiling.
"Lekin iss ghar main…….sabki daadi (stubble) hai……..sirf meri nahi" Dhruv countered.
Hearing this, Dev shifted his gaze to Radhika with mock curiosity. "Mummy ki to nahi hai"
Radhika's lips parted and she hit his arm lightly, which made Dev burst out laughing.
"Oho mera matlab hai…….saare boys ki daadi hai na iss ghar main" Dhruv corrected himself. "aap, dadu, kaka, abhi Nandu Bhaiyya ki bhi choti choti daadi hai……"
Radhika came closer and adjusted Dhruv's school badge. "Usmain abhi samay hai"
"Kitna?" Dhruv asked instantly.
"Jab tum Nandu Bhaiyaa jitney bade ho jaaoge" Dev replied.
Dhruv pondered for a second. "Lekin usmain to kiiitnaaa samay lag jaayega…….main jaldi bada nahi ho sakta…….mujhe bhi daadi chahiye…….kaise aayega. Koi shortcut nahi hai kya?"
"Jaldi chahiye to…….hormone injection lagana padega……" Dev replied naughtily.
Listening this, Radhika was astound. What sort of a conversation were this father- son duo having!
Meanwhile Dhruv's eyes grew scared. "Injection?? Nahi……injection nahi"
"Kyun? You want to grow big quick right?" Dev answered swiftly.
"Haan……lekin injection aur medicines ke bina" Dhruv replied sweetly. "Aur yeh hormone kya hota hai? Kaunsa hormone hota hai jis se daadi aati hai? Who hormone ice cream main mila ke nahi kha sakte?" he asked with his cute innocence.
Dev couldn't help a laugh on hearing this.
While Radhika was fed up, listening to this unnecessary conversation. "Dhruv! Tujhe der nahi ho rahi? Badi jaldi hai bada hone ki……aaj agar der se pahuncha na…….to teacher maregi……."
Dhruv made a sad face.
"Areeh kuch nahi hoga……mera bacha 1st aayega……..hai na?" Dev smiled, cuddling his son.
"Dhruv……tumhara pencil box rakha na?" Radhika asked, while handing Dev his other stuffs.
"Haan Mummy who bed ke peeche mila tha……."
"Roz cheezein idhar udhar rak deta hai yeh shaitan!" she smiled, stroking his hairs lovingly.
"Acha ab chalein……kitna time waste karte ho aap dono??" Dhruv asked urgently.
"Haan haan……Hormone ka discussion to mujhe karna tha na?" Dev quipped and smiled. "Chalo…….Main chalta hoon……" he said to Radhika
"Jee….." Radhika smiled.
Dev turned towards the door but then paused suddenly to turn back at Radhika. "aree who lena to bhul hi gaya…….."
"Kya?" Radhika stepped closer.
"Who……please laa do na." He pointed his finger to the corner and Radhika's gaze followed his finger.
Suddenly he pressed a quick kiss on her cheek, leaving her startled.
"Mil gaya……." He mumbled joyously.
Radhika turned her gaze in astonishment.
Dhruv began giggling. "Papa ne mummy ko kissie diya!" he clapped.
This made her blush profusely and she shot a cute glare at Dev with 'what-was-the-need-for-doing-this-in-front-of-Dhruv' expression
He just winked and turned towards the door. Dhruv kept giggling repeating his words as they ambled out of the room.
"Papa ne mummy ko kiss kiya……..kiss kiya"
Radhika's cheeks went cherry red. However Dev managed to silence Dhruv's teasings as they walked down the corridor. She smiled and touched her cheek lovingly. "Dono baap aur beta ek jaise hi hain…….bilkul shaitan……." Grinning, she went on to arrange the bed spreads.
Once in the car, Dhruv began jumping in the seat. "Papa Jaldi……."
"Haan beta…….promise aap 10 minute main school main honge……."
"No! itna time nahi hai……..5 minutes"
"Okay 5 minutes……." Saying he started the engine. "acha until we reach the school……. comeon jo kuch bhi seekha hai…….tell me……revision is utmost necessary!"
"Umm……aaj teacher humse 1 to 100 ka numbers bulwane waali hai…….phir 100 to 1……. oral test hai papa….."
"To comeon……start" Dev said, taking a turn.
Dhruv started. "1…..2….3…4…5……6…….7……8…..9……..11….12……."
Dev frowned, gazing at the road ahead. "Stop……….9 ke baad 11 aata hai?"
Dhruv smiled. "Nahi 10 aata hai……."
Dev glanced at his kid. "To aapne 9 ke baad 10 kyun nahi bola? Why did you eat it up?" he arched his brows.
"Who to main dekh raha tha ke aapko numbers aate hain ya nahi" Dhruv replied in his cute voice.
"Mujhe numbers aate hai ya nahi……..mera test lega tu??" saying, Dev began tickling him with his one hand, while the other was handling the steering wheel.
"hehehehe……..papa………sorry sorry."
"Huh? Mera test lega?" he pinched his cheek cutely.
"oww! Sorry na papa……."
"Acha chal ab seriously bol…….warna teacher aise nahi samjahyegi tujhe……ruler se phatke padenge!" Dev warned.
Dhruv began mumbling the numbers seriously. By the time, he was done mumbling '100' and back to '1' Dev stopped the car in front of his school.
"Lo pahunch gaye…….."
"Wow! Papa……itni jaldi?"
Dev smiled. "maine kaha tha na……ab jaa aur ache se test dena…..okay……Jis tarah mere saamne bola na……….teacher ke saamne bhi aise hi bolna hai……….All the best" saying, he opened the car for the kid.
Dhruv jumped out of the car. "Bye Papa……." Waving his hand, he turned and ambled inside the school gate.
Dev waited till Dhruv went inside the school building and then drove off.
Later that evening as Dev returned back from office, Dhruv stormed inside the room hyper-excitedly.
"Papa!!!"
Dev who was leaning on the couch tiredly, sat up straight and pulled the boy on his lap. "So how was your test today?"
"Bahut bahut acha tha! Teacher mujhse khush thi……..aapko pata hai pure class main sirf 3 students ne bola ache se……main bhi un main ek tha" Dhruv declared proudly.
Dev grinned, feeling proud for his little kid's little achievement and kissed him. "Areeh! Wah!!"
Radhika sauntered inside with tea and snacks……..only to find Dhruv already in Dev's lap.
"Dhruv……..papa abhi office se aaye hain na beta…….aate hi pareshan kar rahe ho……." She rebuked him gently, placing the tea and snacks on the coffee table.
"Koi baat nahi…….mere bte ko pura haq hai mujhe pareshan karne ka" Dev said, smiling.
This made Dhruv grin joyously.
Radhika just shook her head. "Haan haan…….aur badhava deejye ise…….phir baad main aapko hi gussa aayega…….jab iski masti had se jyaada bad jaayegi" Mumbling, she was about to turn towards the closet, when she felt his hand tugging her wrist. She paused and looked at him.
"Do minute baitho to sahi…….kya jab dekho kaam karti rehti ho?" he grumbled.
She smiled and sat beside him. "Ek shart par……."
"Kya?"
"Dhruv ko yahan deejye……aur aap chai peejye…….kitne thake huwe lag rahe hain……. Dhruv……..yahan aao" she stretched her arms and pulled Dhruv in to her lap.
Dev smiled and took his tea. The magical taste again relieved him of all his stress as always. "Ah! Beta aapko pata hai aapki mummy ke haathon main na jadu hai"
Listening this, Radhika smiled with a tinge of blush coloring her cheeks.
"Pata hai. Aap roz hi kehte ho yeh" Dhruv answered dryly.
Dev's smile vanished and he twitched his lips in the corner.
"Lekin roz kyun kehte ho?" Dhruv asked after a moment.
"Beta……aapki mummy ke haathon se bani har cheez itni tasty hoti hai na…….ke main chahoon to bhi taarif kiye bina reh nahi paata……." Dev answered, gazing at his lovely wife.
Radhika lowered her gaze, smiling happily.
"Aur phir roz mummy sharmake neeche dekhti hai……..kyun?" Dhruv asked quickly.
"Kyunki unhe mere muh se taarif sun na acha lagta hai" Dev answered patiently, biting his snacks.
"Oh!!!" Dhruv's tone had a teasing glint. "Accchhhaaa…….mummy ko mere muh se taarif sun na acha nahi lagega?"
Radhika framed his cute face. "Kyun nahi lagega……..mummy ko aapse taarif sun na bhi bahut acha lagega"
Suddenly Dhruv went in to thinking mode. "Waise papa……..aaj maine test itne ache se diya….. aap mujhse khush nahi ho….?"
"Ofcourse hoon beta…….."
"To meri taarif nahi karenge…….? Mujhe kuch nahi denge?" he asked cutely.
"Bolo kya chahiye tumhe?" Dev smiled, sipping his tea.
Dhruv's eyes brightened up. "Chaliye na phir dinner ke pehle ice cream kha ke aate hain….."
"Dhruv!!" Radhika's stern voice followed even before the kid could finish his words.
The kid looked up with pleading eyes. "Mummy pleeaaase na……..maine test itne ache se diya……."
"Dhruv maine kaha na……..No! Tum dinner ke pehle ice cream khaoge to dinner nahi karoge…..and on top it, tumhe kal bhukar ho jaayega! Tumhe pata hai na raat ko ice cream khane se tumhari tabiyat kharab hoti hai!" she scolded him.
Dhruv made a sad face and glanced at Dev hopefully.
However, Dev couldn't help him either. "Dekho beta……aapki mummy theek keh rahi hai…..ice cream raat ko khaane se you fall sick…….better don't have it" he smiled.
Listening this, Dhruv looked down somberly. "okay……" he deliberately made a extra-sad face.
"Dhruv! Yeh sab tricks mummy ke saath nahi chalengi…….chalo……homework baaki hai na? Poori dophar tumne khelne main barbad kardi…..chalo apne room main…….go…….i am coming" saying, she placed him on the floor.
Dhruv turned and gave his somber expressions to Dev, in a hope to get his way.
Dev felt bad; his heart melted. "Radhika……..ek din ice cream kha lega to…….."
Radhika interrupted him. "Aap bhi! Bigad jaayega iss tarah agar iski har baat manenge to! And Dhruv……agar baat nahi maani……to Badi Ma ko keh dungi……..phir wahi sambhalengi tumhe!"
Hearing this, Dhruv turned and walked out of the room somberly.
"Mrinalini bhabhi ka naam sunte hi dar jaata hai" Dev laughed a bit.
"Haan who itni strict jo hai" she smiled and got up to pick his clothes from the closet. "Main kapde nila deti hoon…….Aap kapde badal leejye…….aur thodi der aaram kar lena"
As she pulled out a fresh set of clothes for him, suddenly she felt his arms wrapping around her. This brought a smile on her face. "Kya huwa?"
"Dhruv ka kaafi saara homework baaki hai kya?" he whispered huskily.
"Kyun?" she asked, smiling.
"Bas bolo na……….bahut homework hai kya?" he asked, letting his breaths fall on her exposed neck.
Her skin felt warm as she felt his breaths falling over. "Umm…..haan thoda sa to hai…….kyun?"
Taking a deep breath, he pressed a small kiss on the side of her nape. "Aaj dinner ke baad thoda jaldi upar aa sakti ho?" he requested lovingly.
This made her cheeks glow red, comprehending him totally.
"Bolo na…….aaogi na jaldi?"
She blushed profusely. "Hmm…..aa jaungi……."
He beamed in happiness. "Pakka!?"
Smiling, she turned to face him. "Pakka……." Promising, she quickly tipped up to press a kiss on his lips.
His face brightened up at this and he leaned down automatically for a longer version……..
But she swiftly placed her palm on his lips. "Abhi nahi……raat ko!" mumbling with a smile, she thrust his clothes in to his hands and rushed out.
The jingling sound of her anklets filled the room and Dev beamed to himself!
The dinner was as usual filled with lots of chattering and bickering.
"Mrinalini aaj tum coaching classes gayi thi kya?" Vaishali asked, pouring the curry.
"Haan Mamma……..and I think it's the best!" Mrinalini replied, satisfied.
"Coaching classes? Bhabhi……aapko kabse coaching ki jaroorat pad gayi?" Dev asked, curiously
"Mujhe nahi Dev……iss janab ko" Mrinalini pointed towards Nandu. "Next year he is stepping in to 10th standard…….and I don't want anything less for him"
"Abhi se? I mean abhi to iske 9th ke finals bhi nahi huwe?" Dev asked.
Radhika agreed with Mrinalini. "Haan bhabhi sahi keh rahi hai…….abhi se jaayenge to hi ache coaching classes main admission milta hai……..aur jahan Bhabhi gayi hai………wahan ka track record bahut acha hai……."
Dev nodded. "Par bhabhi…….ise coaching ki kya jaroorat hai…….he is anyways brilliant and plus we are all there to teach him"
Vivek answered. "Nahi Dev…….we all won't be able to give him so much time. Mrinalini is right. He needs good coaching at this point"
Dev agreed. "You're right bhaiiya……..hum sab kaafi busy rehte hain…..and its his important year" he added, glancing at Nandu. "So champ! All the best!" he said to Nandu.
"Thanks Chachu" Nandu replied, in his now-growing gruffy voice, an indication of him stepping in to adolescent stage.
"Mummy……..10th standard main jaane se kya hota hai?" Dhruv chirped in with his question.
Radhika, who was feeding the kid, smiled at him. "Beta…….10th standard…….humare education life ka ek bahut important step hota hai……hume ismain bahut carefully chalna hota hai……..jab aap bade ho jaaoge…….aur aap 10th standard main aaoge……..to aapko samaj main aayega……"
"Oh…….all the best Nandu Bhaiiya!" Dhruv said cutely.
"Dhruv! Its Rahul……and not Nandu!" Nandu retorted sharply, feeling irritated. He always got annoyed when someone called him by his nick-name and preferred using his actual name. The nickname looked too country type for him.
"Hehe……..Nannnddduuu Bhaiiya" Dhruv teased deliberately.
The teenager got angry. "Mamma! Aap samjho na! Kyun mujhe yeh baar baar Nandu kehta hai"
"Don't get worked up son!" Mrinalini rebuked him for disturbing the decorum of dinning table. "Who chota hai na……let it be!"
"Why don't you ever tell him anything!" Nandu retorted back.
Dadima intervened. "Beta chodo na…….jaane do"
Dev quickly spoke in "Haan Nandu…..erm……Rahul………..dekho bhai…….aaj ke baad koi bhi humare Nandu ko Nandu nahi kahega……warna humare Nandu ko bahut gussa aajayega aur Nandu sabse naaraz ho jaayega……..isiliye humare Nandu ko aajke baad sab……….sirf Rahul kahenge aur agar kisine Nandu kaha na……..to Nandu ke chachu se bura koi nahi hoga…… samaj gaye na sab……..Nandu ko sirf Rahul kehna hai…….."
"Chachu!!!" Rahul interrupted his declaration, deciphering Dev's trick.
Dev's lips twitched in the corners naughtily. "Kya? Main to………."
"Chachi samjho na chachu ko……….why does he keep pulling my leg!?"
Dev imitated Nandu mockingly. "Chachi……..samjhao na…….what are you a girl!? Kya ro raha hai chachi ke paas jaakar? No wonder everyone calls you Nandu!!" saying, he began laughing. Dhruv joined his father.
"Dev! Chup! Aur apne is chote Dev se bhi keh de ke chup ho jaaye!" Dadima reparimanded.
Dev controlled his laughter only to find Radhika glowering at him. "Are tum aise kyun dekh rahi ho mujhe……."
"Aap dono apna mazak band karenge……….woh keh raha hai na …….to maan kyun nahi lete hain!" Radhika scolded Dev and Dhruv.
"Thanks Chachi!"
"Kya thanks Chachi! Itna bada ho gaya hai…….lekin ab bhi ladkiyon ki tarah jaake apni mummy aur chachi ko complain karta hai!" Dev pulled Nandu's slightly stubbled cheek.
"Oww!" Nandu brushed away his hand.
"bas keejye aap………..parso uska important exam hai……..use tang mat keejye……." Radhika warned Dev.
"Exactly Dev! Stop teasing around and grow up!" Mrinalini said.
Radhika smiled at Nandu. "Erm…..beta…….aap jao…….dinner ke baad main aapke kamre main dhood rak doongi……okay Nand……." She bit her lips hastily to avoid calling him by the name.
This made Dev burst out in to a loud gufaaw. "HHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"
Nandu sighed.
Mrinalini hit Dev hard. "Just shut up, you moron! Mere Nand……" even she gritted her teeth for repeating the same mistake.
Dev couldn't stop himself now. Dhruv and Vivek joined in.
Nandu felt bad.
Seeing this, Dadima pulled Dev's ear.
"Oww!!! Dadi!!!!"
"Chup karo badmashon!" Dadima scolded seriously.
They all fell silent and Dadima turned her attention to nandu. "Dekho beta……hum sabko tujhe bachpan se isi naam se bulane ki adat hai……isiliye hum tujhe Nandu kehte hain. Jaante ho humne tumhara naam Nandu kyun rakha? Kyunki tu humare ghar ka Nandlal hai……."
Radhika smiled. "Haan…….Aur Nandlal…….shri Krishna ka naam hai…….tu bhi to humare ghar ka natkhat gopal hai……."
"Tujhe abhi iss naam se shayad sharm aati hogi…….par hume tujhe iss naam se bulane main koi sharm nahi aati. Humara pyaar jhalakta hai usmain……..samjha" Vivek added in lovingly.
"Samjha mere Nandu!" Dev patted his shoulder. "Tu duniya ke liye aur apne girlfriends' ke like Rahul Purohit hoga…….humare liye nahi!"
Hearing this, Nandu smiled finally………and this made Dhruv clap in joy.
Following dinner, Radhika asked Nandu to go in for studying and that she would soon bring in milk. Nandu grumbled saying that he doesn't wish to drink milk. But Mrinalini's warning glare made him fall silent. Meanwhile Vivek and Mr. Purohit started discussing business as soon as they got up from the dinner table. Dadima and Vaishali began talking about next day's programs. Amidst all this, as Dev was turning towards the stairs, he glanced at Radhika furtively and gestured her to come quick. She smiled shyly and blinked once.
Radhika gave milk to both Nandu and Dhruv, put the little kid to sleep and asked the bigger kid to sleep quickly after finishing his studies, and then sauntered back towards her room. A small smile kept lingering on her face, unable to hide her joy – joy of being able to spend a cosy night with her husband after a long time. From around 7-8 weeks, Dev's work pressure had mounted up heavily, leaving him with hardly any time to be with her; they hardly spent any night together and neither did he get any time to talk to her or love her. He would be in a rush every morning and would come home very late in the night…….and following dinner he would just crash on the bed due to extreme tiredness. She understood his problems and never said anything to him, hid all her disappointment and put a mask of happiness. However, she knew that he wasn't unaware of all this but he couldn't help it either.
After his return from U.S, two days earlier, he had been busy with office work so that he can save some time for her. And today she was extremely happy now because her naughty, romantic Dev was back again – her man who couldn't just keep himself off from her, was back!
Her cheeks felt warm as these thoughts circled her brain and she smiled, while her hands pushed open the door.
And what she saw made her eyes gleam with delight.
The room looked magically beautiful under the candle lights with the subtle scent of the aromatic candles spreading all over, while a soft music was being played in the background. Reflexively, a smile came across her face and she stood in trance.
Suddenly she felt warm air being blown on her ear that made her jump and she jerked her head to the left………only to find Dev standing there with a charming smile on his face; she felt her heart skipping a beat.
Winking at her, he blew some air again and she lowered her gaze shyly and found his bare chest.
He gently tucked some strands of her hairs behind her ear. "To aapne apna vaada nibhaya…… good" he murmured huskily.
She blushed silently unable to stop the smile from growing on her lips.
"Very good…….." he whispered near her ears and then, moving a little, closed the door and bolted it.
As she heard the sound of bolting, she glanced over her shoulder, blushing harder while her heartbeats pounded inside.
Turning, he circled his arms around her and came closer to her face. "Aaj ki yeh khubsurat raat sirf meri patni ke naam…….." he mumbled and pressed a hot kiss on her temple. Her eyelids drooped down on feeling this.
"Sirf aapkne naam…….." he repeated, kissing her cheek this time
Her body was already set aflame!
However she controlled her desires for the time being and looked at him sideways. "Do minute…..mujhe fresh hona hai……." She mumbled back.
He grinned and released her. "Okay. Sirf do minute…….."
She nodded and sauntered towards the closet, blushing hard. Opening the door, she began rummaging to pull her towel and a nice nightie……when his hands came across her again.
This made her cheeks turn crimson red. "Erm…..do minute……." She murmured, wondering if he can't keep himself in check for even 2 minutes; that did make her happy though.
"Jaanta hoon……….par tum yeh mat pehno" he kept the nightie she'd pulled out, back inside the shelf.
"Hmm?"
"Yeh pehno……." He pulled out another nightie set.
Radhika looked at the filmsy, noodle strapped, baby pink nightie that was too small for her; it would hardly cover her thighs properly and it was hardly opaque to cover anything. She used to wear this set during their honeymoon and the initial years of marriage.
"aapko yeh kahan se mila?" she asked, wondering where did he get this from. She hadn't used it since long.
"Bas mil gaya……aaj main chahta hoon ke……tum waise hi lago jaise humare honeymoon main dikhti thi……." He murmured.
His husky murmurs, the soft almost inaudible music in the room and the romantic aura created by the candles were making her heart thump continuously in anticipation of what was to come ahead. And she totally wanted to brace it.
"Do minute hai……jaldi fresh up ho jaao………" he murmured naughtily.
"Aap chodiye to sahi……" she replied back sweetly.
He beamed. "Man nahi kar raha"
"Do minute ki to baat hai na……." saying, she pushed his hands down and glanced at him sweetly. "Bas yun gayi……..aur yun aayi…….."
Turning, she ambled towards the washroom while he walked towards the window, in order to control his desires until she came out. It seemed too difficult for him. He couldn't help a grin at that thought………so many years to their marriage and yet he didn't get enough of his wife……. It seemed like they were just married. He chuckled and shook his head.
Inside the washroom, Radhika took a quick shower and changed in to the filmsy nightie and then wore the comparatively thicker silken robe over it. Tying the stashes of the robe loosely, she unfastened the bolt of the door to step out; as if in reflex her heart beat accelerated and cheeks went redder. But she didn't want her feet to stop, she was eager to step out. Taking a deep breath, she came out of the washroom and glanced around the room…….but didn't find him anywhere to her surprise. Her brows frowned in puzzlement.
However, her puzzlement didn't last long when she felt his hands holding her arms, from behind. A smile came across her face brushing away all traces of confusion from her mind.
"Kahan chale gaye the?" she asked in a soft voice, glancing over her shoulder.
He leaned his face down to plant a small kiss on her ear and she tilted her head slightly, feeling a tingling sensation. "Tumhare khayalon main jo aagaya tha…….."
This made her blush further.
Slowly his hands caressed across the length of her arm, letting fire spurt inside her body in small amounts. Circling his arms around her waist, he mumbled. "Aaj iski jaroorat to nahi thi……." And he tugged open the sash of the robe, leaving it open.
She felt her heart rate jumping up a notch higher, but didn't stop him.
His fingers then slowly began peeling the robe away from her body, letting his fingertips tease her skin gently all the way. She closed her eyes, sensing the indefinable feel of pleasure spurting across every inch of her skin. As the robe fell down near her feet in to a soft puddle, he planted a small kiss on her now exposed shoulder. Her heart skipped a beat and she opened her eyes, blushing red.
Cocking his head, he nibbled her earlobe letting shivers run through her body. He smiled inwardly feeling pleased by her reaction……...and began turning her around gently. Her body just moved according to his wish for her limbs felt numb already. As their gazes met each other, it seemed as if the world had reduced down to the area in which they stood.
Slowly his gaze moved away from her's to explore her beautiful figure – to explore every inch and every curve of her lovely body through his gaze. As always, his heart just began jumping impatiently after watching the delectable sight in front of him.
She kept gazing, noticing his gaze roaming across her body and felt joyous as her husband seemed to have got completely enamoured by her. Her cheeks and every inch of her skin felt warm, as joy and pleasure gushed through her veins.
Finally after some long moments, he glanced up and she looked away smiling. Sliding his fingers teasingly through the length of her one jaw, he framed her cheek to turn her face to him. She felt her skin turning in to flames while her pulse pounded hard. It seemed like the first time…….as if he was touching her for the first time…...!
"Bilkul waisi hi lag rahi ho……..jaise humare suhaagraat ke samay lag rahi thi" he mumbled, inching closer.
Her already warm cheeks reddened further and she glanced down shyly.
He smiled. "Tum subah mujhse keh rahi thi na……ke mujhe dekhkar kaun kahega ke main ek 5 saal ke bte ka pita hoon…….waise tumhe dekh ke koi nahi kahega ke tumhara ek 5 saal ka beta hai……."
She looked up, still smiling shyly.
"Kahenge ke…….shayad abhi tak shadi bhi nahi huwi hai" he murmured.
"Kuch bhi……." She blushed cherry red.
"Sach……dekho chaho to uss aaine se pooch lo……..tum itne saalon baad bhi waisi ho……" he mumbled passionately.
She smiled sweetly, hearing him praise her so lovingly while her heart continued beating rampantly. He just winked at her cutely and she grinned before moving in to hug him tight.
Instantly, she felt herself being drowned in a heavenly pleasurable feel – it was just an ineffable moment when she felt herself being wrapped inside his warm body, pressed against his naked skin while his strong protective arms were around her. It seemed like she'd missed this feel since so many ages…….that now she wanted to absorb it entirely in to her.
He too wrapped his arms around her body, covering her inside him. This was the one precious moment he'd been aching to relive since so many days and weeks together. It felt wonderful when she hugged him so tight and let her hands stroke against his bare back, when he got to circle her body inside him entirely and feel his wife so intimately. He felt ecstatic to be able to feel his wife, so close to him again.
A few minutes just flew away.
"Iss pal ke liye kitne dino se tadap raha tha main" he mumbled.
She smiled, unmoving from her comfy position. "Main bhi"
"Tumhe iss tarah apne bahon main samaye…….itne kareeb se mehsoos karne ke liye……tadas raha tha main……." He continued in his loving voice, while his eyes remained close as he swimmed in the sea of contentment.
Inching back, she gazed in to his eyes deeply. "Main bhi aapki bahon main samane ke liye…… tadap rahi thi. Raatein jaise kat thi nahi thi…….jab aap mere paas nahi hote...jab aapki yeh bahen mujhe apne andar nahi samati thi…….." her voice went somber.
Hearing this he felt bad and guilty for having ignored her over work. "Bahut bura hoon na main……tumhe itna tadpaya….."
She quickly brought a smile on her face – not wanting him to feel guilty over something he didn't have control. "are nahi……aap kaam main vyast the……..isme aapki kya galti. Kaam bhi to jaroori hai"
However, he didn't feel assured. "Par tumhe 24 ghanton main kuch pal to de hi sakta tha na……."
"Aap bhi na……aaj main aapki bahon main hoon…….mere liye yahi bahut hai" she said lovingly and hugged him back.
His lips curved in to a smile but he still felt repentant. "But still I am sorry……..I promise aage se aisa nahi hoga……..yeh project itna bada tha aur……"
She quickly inched back interrupting him. "Oho! Acha aapko guilty hi feel karna hai na…….to feel keejye……..lekin kab tak yeh sochte rahenge? Hmm?"
He just grinned, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Main kya karun…..meri Radhika……meri zindagi hai…….lekin maine use hi takleef di. I know, I wasn't able to give you time…….i could hardly speak to you. Poora din main office main rehta, der se ghar aata……par tumse do baatein bhi nahi kar paata…….Tumhare chehre ki udaasi……tum sabse chupa sakti ho, mujhse nahi. Main jaanta tha meri Radhika mujhse baatein karna chahti hai…….mujhse pyaar karna chahti hai…….chahti ke main us se pyaar ke kuch shabd kahoon. Lekin yeh bhi jaanta tha…..ke meri Radhika kabhi yeh sab apne muh se kahegi nahi. Apna saara dard aur takleef, apni iss pyaari si muskurahat ke peeche chupa legi…….I am sorry" He mumbled solemnly.
Radhika felt over whelmed that he was feeling guilty for such reasons. But she didn't let tears well up her eyes and decided to lighten the atmosphere.
"Acha……. You want to be freed of this unnecessary guilt right? Let's play a game then" she said, changing her tone in to a playful one.
Dev stared at her in puzzlement, wondering about her sudden cheerful tone. "Game? Abhi?"
"Haan Game…….simple sa game hai"
His thoughts wondered what game was she talking at this moment and all his brain could conure was only one thing. "To aap aaj…….puri raat game khelna chahti hain?" he asked mischeviously.
Her eyes grew wide at this. "Oho! Who nahi…….Game kuch aur hai…….."
His brows frowned "Kya?"
"Agar aapne mujhe pakad liya…….to aaj puri raat main aapki bahon main rahungi……." She whispered the trailing words seductively.
He flashed a charming smile. "Aur agar haar gaya to?"
She thinned her lips mischeviously. "erm…..to…….aaj aap mere kareeb nahi aa payenge"
This made him beam victoriously. "Phir to main jeet gaya already……..tum meri bahon main to ho" he said, tightening his arms around her.
She giggled. "Aise nahi…….."
His smile vanished. "To kaise?"
"Aise……" replying like a cute girl, she pushed his hands away and began running.
He was a little startled by her quick movements but didn't spare time in following her. "Hey Radhika………wait"
"Catch me if you can" saying, she ran around the room like a butterfly.
However it didn't take long for him to catch her by waist and stop her running spree.
"aah!" a quick moan escaped her throat when she felt his arms circling around her waist and lifting her feet above the ground.
"Mrs. Radhika Dev Purohit…………I won!" he declared in a husky voice and placed her down, before turning her to him.
Panting hard, she smiled at him.
He pulled her close and caged her inside his arms. "Hmm……what sort of a game was this?"
"You only wanted to get rid of your guilt right? Was this game that bad?" she asked sweetly.
Deciphering that she was just trying to lighten up his mood, he grinned and came closer. "It was very bad…….."
She just giggled. "par maza aaya na?"
"Khaak maza aaya…….." he frowned suddenly.
"Are kya huwa?"
He framed her cheek. "Radhika……tum jaanti ho ke…..aaj hum dono ke liye yeh raat itni khaas kyun hai…….to tum mujhe bhaga kyun rahi thi? Kyun apne aapko mujhse dur rakh rahi thi! Abhi abhi to tumne kaha……ke meri bahon mai rehna tumhe acha lagta hai…….phir dur kyun gayi?" he mumbled with a fake complaining tone.
She knew he was just faking his anger. "Bas 2 minute main aapne mujhe pakad liya…….aur wapas……" she snuggled closer to him "mujhse apni bahon main le aaye……."
Hearing this, he beamed. "Lekin jo kiya hai tumne who galat hai aur uski saza to milegi……." He mumbled huskily.
This made her blush crimson – she precisely knew what her punishment would be…….and she wanted him to punish her soon.
Inching back to gaze in to his eyes, she murmured "Mujhe yeh saza manzoor hai…….." and closed her eyes.
His heart flickered underneath as he saw her standing with closed eyes, as if waiting for him to punish her. He began inching closer to her lips that seemed to be begging for his attention; his own lips felt dry and wanted to just take her lips.
But then suddenly he thought of a prank and he stopped just away from her lips.
"To tumhari saza yeh hai ki…….." he murmured letting his breaths fall on her lips.
Her lips stretched in to a smile knowing entirely what the punishment would be. Why was he wasting time in speaking it out, she wondered.
"Ke aaj puri raat……." He paused to blow some warm air on her lips.
Gulping, she parted her lips for her. He saw this and grinned to himself – he loved seeing her go weak in her knees for him.
"Aaj puri raat……..tum mujhse dur rahogi" he added in a stern voice and inched back away from her.
She couldn't believe what her ears heard and her eyes flung open in shock. "Kya?" the words flew out in astonishment.
He laughed inwardly. "Hmm. Yahi aapki saza hai……"
Her expressions went grim, pained wondering what was making him do so. "L….Lekin main to sirf mazak kar rahi thi"
"Mazak ka samay tha yeh? Main yahan tadap raha hoon tumhare paas aane ke liye aur tumhe mazak sujh raha tha!?" he asked sternly. "Par yahan mazak nahi kar raha hoon!" mumbling, he released her coldly.
This left her shocked. Her unprotected body now felt a pricking sensation all over.
"Go and sleep. Its too late now!" saying in a terse tone, he turned and began walking across to the bed.
Her eyes grew wide in shock wondering what made him go serious suddenly. He was never the one to take all these games seriously; he would always be a sport. Then why was he behaving so tough now?
Stretching her arms, she was about to stop him when the answer to her mental question flickered across in her brain.
What if he is joking again?
Her eyes grew again, as comprehension seeped in. Obviously he is joking. She knew him very well. Sighing, she shook her head, feeling relieved.
But if he is joking, why can't she too take a part? Why should she let him make a fool of her again? No, she won't.
"Mazak karna hai…….keejye. Main bhi janti hoon…..aaj aap mujhse dur nahi reh paayenge. Puri raat to dur……2 minute main apna mazak khol denge aur mere paas wapas aajayenge" she wondered to herself and smiled jubilantly.
Meanwhile Dev was laughing to himself as he walked towards the bed.
"Mujhe pata hai, abhi rokegi mujhe……phir sorry kehte huwe mere paas aayegi. Aur uska phirse ullu ban jaayega……..kyunki mujhse dur nahi reh paayegi aaj……..main bhi nahi reh paaunga……par kya karun Radhika tumhare saath aisa mazak karna mujhe bahut acha lagta hai…….." he thought to himself.
"Theek hai……..so jaate hain………waise bhi mujhe bahut neend aa rahi hai" said Radhika and began walking towards the bed quickly.
Dev's feet froze and he wondered if he'd heard correctly. She was fine with sleeping tonight??!
"Kya huwa? Sona nahi hai kya?" she asked, seating on the bed.
Frowning, he nodded. "H….haan……sona hai"
"To chaliye kaafi raat ho chuki hai" saying, she turned and pressed her lips hard from smiling. His confused face was a treat for her eyes.
"Main bhi dekhti hoon kitni der tak dur reh paayenge mujhse!"
Dev scowled at her back, wondering what had happened to his wife, who was yearning to be with him a few moments ago! Suddenly a thought flashed across his mind……..was she trying to reverse his game on him?
His frown erased out and lips twitched in the corners.
"Acha? Dev par uska mazak ulta karna chahti ho? Theek hai! Main bhi dekhta hoon kitni der tak dur reh paayegi mujhse!!" he said to himself and decided to play along.
"Fine. Good night" saying, he lay down in the bed swiftly.
Radhika quickly glanced over her shoulder, scowling and found him already lying down, with his back to her.
"Acha? Main bhi dekhti hoon kab tak sambhelenge apne aapko!" Wondering she turned and lay down again with her back to him. "Bas do minute main apna mazak wazak chod mere paas aajayenge" she giggled silently.
"I don't think she can resist for more then 2 minutes" he thought to himself jubilantly and grinned, waiting for her too call him out and apologize. "Bas jaise hi who bulayegi…..main uske paas chala jaunga……."
One minute passed.
Two minute passed.
Dev and Radhika's gazes stuck to the clocks – Dev gaze stuck on the wall clock while Radhika had her eyes set on the small alarm clock beside her bed.
They both began getting restless wondering why the other person wasn't responding. Nevertheless, they didn't wish to give up and decided waiting for few more moments.
Three minutes passed.
Four minutes passed.
"Kya huwa? Sach much to who……..so nahi gaye na?"Radhika wondered to herself.
"are itna bhi kya? Ek baar nahi aasakti mere paas?" Dev thought.
Five minutes passed.
"Bas! Ab aur nahi! Jyaada se jyaada kya hoga? Mujhe maafi maang loonga……par aur nahi reh sakta dur us se………." Dev gave up
"Main aur dur nahi reh sakti…….phirse ullu banugi……..chalega……par aaj unke bina yeh Radhika adhuri hi reh jaayegi…….bas ho gaya yeh khel whel" She too gave up because she'd waited so much for this night, that staying apart from him was impossible.
They both decided to give up and turned around………and to their astonishment, they both had turned around in the same time. Silently, they stared at one another for a small moment………. and then burst out giggling like kids.
Dev quickly came closer and leaned atop her. "So? Hogaya mazak?"
"Aap kahiye…….mazak to aap bhi kar rahe the na?" she retorted cutely.
"Par tumse dur nahi reh sakta" he mumbled lovingly.
"Main bhi……" she smiled.
"Isiliye to aagaya"
"Lekin aapne 5 minute waste kar diye……" she said.
His lips twitched in the corners. "Ab 1 minute bhi waste nahi karunga……." Mumbling, he began inching closer to her lips and she smiled joyously.
At that moment, his phone beeped startling them both.
"Iss samay aapko kaun message kar raha hai?" she asked in wonder.
"Dunno" replying, he stretched his arm out to pick the phone and opened his inbox. His expressions soon turned serious – as if irritated, and then he closed his inbox.
"Kaun tha?" Radhika asked quickly, noticing his expressions turn grim.
"No one" saying, he was about to keep the phone back when she snatched the phone from him and began opening his inbox.
"Radhika? Whats this?"
She glanced up in to his eyes. "Kyun aapke messages padne ka haq nahi hai mujhe?" she asked.
"Hai baba……."
"To mujhe kyun rok rahe hain?" asking, she looked down at the phone…….only to find Nandita's message in his inbox, much to her vexation. She quickly opened the message and found some random joke in it.
"Yeh kya hai? Yeh Nandita aapko aise messages bhejti hai?" she asked, looking up.
"Nahi. Shayad sabke saath mujhe bhi bhej diya ho" he replied casually, shrugging.
"Yeh kabse chal raha hai…….raat ko messages and all? Huh?" she asked.
"What? Who mujhe roz raat ko koi message nahi bhejti! You can check my inbox if you want to" he replied quickly.
"Kya pata aap delete kar dete ho!" she snapped back.
"You're doubting on me?" he asked, flustered.
She sighed. "Main aap par kabhi shak karti hoon kya? Who to maine isiliye poocha kyunki……. Aap shayad saare messages delete kar dete hon take mujhe bura na lage"
This calmed him down. "Nahi baba……who mujhe roz roz messages nahi bhejti. Haan kabhi kabhi kuch official reasons se bhejti hai" he replied.
"Oh! Who aap kaafi irritate ho gaye the…….uske message padke" she smiled.
"Tumhe acha laga? Isiliye muskura rahi ho?" he asked.
She giggled. "Nahi……."
He just shook his head and was about to take his phone back when she stopped him. "What?"
"Ek minute" saying, she switched off the phone.
This brought this grin back. "Good"
She gave him the phone. "here you go……."
Taking the phone, he stretched to keep it aside on the bedside table and came back to her.
"erm…….waise who Nandita aisi hi hai kya?" Radhika asked, stroking Dev's stubbled chin.
Dev's brows arched."kaisi?"
The word she wanted to utter was shameless, but she didn't. "Umm…..woh……does she behave like this with all men…….or are you someone special?" she couldn't hide her jealously, howmuchever she tried to.
And Dev noticed it. "Feeling jealous still?" he asked with a naughty glint in his eyes.
She thinned her lips and shook her head. "Nahi to……"
"Main jaanta hoon tumhe bahut bura lagta hai jab Nandita jaise Sexy ladki mujhe itni importance bhav deti hai….."he said, faking a smug smile.
Her brows frowned when she heard him calling 'sexy'. "Sexy?Hmph…….kuch bhi!"mumbling, she turned her face away in anger and partly disgust.
This made him burst in to a loud laugh.
She looked at him, narrowing her eyes. "Haan chubta hai………to? Subah hi maine kaha na….. mere saath aisa mazak mat karna? Phir shuru ho gaye aap?
"Lo…..humare bedroom main uss nandita ki baatein tumne shuru ki hai iss samay"
She gave out a sharp exhale and looked away, twitching her lips in anger.
Seeing this, he couldn't help a smile and he came closer. "Who Sexy hogi………but you are the most sexiest woman for me" he whispered huskily and winked at her.
She felt nice hearing that.
"Sach keh rahe hain kya aap?" she asked cutely, without looking at him.
"Kyun? Tumhe shak hai mere baaton par?"
She shook her head. "Nahi…..humari shaadi ko itne saal ho chuke hain…..kya ab bhi aapko aise hi lagta hai……ke……main……" she trailed off her words.
He gave out a deep sigh hearing this and came closer to nuzzle her ear. "Radhika……jab tum 80 saal ki buddhi ho jaogi na…….tab bhi iss duniya ki sabse sexy woman rahogi mere liye"
Her cheeks went red and her lips couldn't manage to hide a smile.
"Then I will call you……my sexy budhiya……" he joked, turning his face to look at her.
This made her look at him instantly with a grin, and she tapped his cheek. "Shee!"
"Dekh lena tum……main to tumhe aise hi bulaunga"
"Mujhe Budhiya kahenge?" she asked, narrowing her eyes in fake anger.
"mm….hmm……meri Sexy Budhiya kahunga……" he joked and gave out a small laugh, before pressing a small peck on her lips.
She blushed profusely. "Theek hai…..to main bhi aapko…..mera handsome budha kahungi……" she replied cutely.
"Hmm…..yeh huwi na baat……!"
"Waise aapko nahi lagta ke……..abhi samay hume budhe hone main? Abhi se kyun soche?" she mumbled, stroking his cheeks.
"Sahi keh rahi ho…….abhi se kyun soche nahi?...Abhi karne ke liye itna sab kuch jo hai……. Jaise……." His eyes turned impish and her cheeks blushed cherry red.
"Jaise……"she asked intentionally.
"Bol ke bataun ya……demonstrate karun?" he asked; his eyes were already colored with passion.
"Umm…….demonstrate karke bataiye……." She uttered cutely.
"Jo hukum Madam…….." mumbling, he came closer to kiss her soft lips that seemed to be beseeching for his lips.
Some minutes later, their clothes were strewn across while their naked bodies were intertwined intimately on the bed. Dev's lips were busy attending to her body while her hands were stroking his back passionately, urging him to kiss more; her torso was arching up with every touch and caress of him. Passionate moans were muffling the sounds of the soft music in the room while heat that was blazing between their bodies was questioning the presence of the air conditioner in the room; their bodies seem to have been drowned in the sea of molten fire. She clutched his thick hairs tight and she felt her nerves coiling hard and tight as he continued pleasuring her skin with his expert mouth and hand, while every muscle in his body seemed to have turned steel as he loved his wife so intimately.
A few passionate moments flew away...Dev came back to kiss her lips passionately and she pressed his head eagerly. His legs locked her soft ones underneath his legs, while her body seemed to be trembling hard underneath every single caress of his fingers as he explored her body uninhibitedly.
As their lips parted, they both breathed heavily trying to take in air inside their lungs quickly, lest their lungs went parched. He grinned at her while his passion laden gaze continued absorbing her innocent beauty.
"Mera bas karta to……to aaj subah hi tumse aise hi pyaar karta……" he rasped coarsely, reeling under the effect of passion they were sharing.
Still breathing hard, Radhika smiled at him. "Aur office?"
"Thodi der se chala jaata to kaun mujhe kha jaata wahan pe! Main hi jaanta hoon maine kaise roka apne aapko raat tak" he whispered, breathlessly.
She giggled sweetly. This stirred his heart and he came down to kiss her fervently again.
When their lips parted, Dev moved on to kiss her cheeks. "Lekin subah kahan aapaya tumhare paas……." He whispered huskily. "All thanks to Mr. Dhruv Purohit" he came to gaze in to her eyes.
Radhika's eyes were feeling heavy as she grinned. "Acha huwa na……humara beta aagaya"
"Kabab main haddi banker? Acha huwa?" he asked.
"Tabhi to aapko office jaane ko mila na time par" she answered, breathing hard.
"Not sure, If I was happy with that……..par jo bhi hai……atleast raat ko to hum bina kisi rukawat ke pyaar kar sakte hain na" he mumbled, winking.
"Jaroori nahi hai" she replied, adjusting her face.
"Kyun?"
"Aapko yaad hai who raat…….jab Dhruv humare kamre ke bahar khada tha aur…….."
Dev's brows frowned, instantly reminiscing the night – how can he forget it?
A few months back, during the night, when Dev and Radhika were similarly soaring high in passion when Dhruv's urgent knocks had made them step down reluctantly. On opening the door, they had found a crying Dhruv rushing inside to wrap his tiny arms around Dev's legs.
Instantly the emotions of parents in them took over, setting aside the desires of man and woman in a corner.Dev picked up a scared Dhruv in his arms and tried comforting him.
On being asked the reason, Dhruv had answered that Nandu had left him alone in the room for studying in the study room because of which he was too scared.
"Lekin beta Nandu bhaiyya aapko akela kyun chodenge? Unhe to pata hai na ke aapko andhere se kitna darr lagta hai?" Radhika asked patting his shoulder lovingly.
Dhruv hung his head down. "Who maine……Nandu bhaiiya ko na bahut sataya…….unhe pareshan kar raha tha. Kal unka exam hai na…..isiliye who study main chale gaye……gussa hokar"
Dev sighed. "Kya jaroorat thi use satane ki?"
"Sorry Papa……" Dhruv mumbled and then hugged him tight. "Lekin mujhe wahan akele nahi sona hai……wahan windows ke bahar shadows dikh rahe hain……mujhe bahut dar lag raha hai………"
Dev stroked his back lovingly. "Beta bas……darte nahi hai aise"
"Papa please mujhe aapke aur mummy ke saath sona hai aaj…….please papa" Dhruv pleaded cutely.
This left Dev in a quandary! What was he supposed to do? Either he had to suppress the roaring desires of the man inside him and let his son sleep here………or else he had to somehow cajole the kid to return to his room. But how can he make love to his wife when he knew that his son was crying in fear in some other room?
The father inside him won single-handedly and he had to suppress the now-aching desires of his manhood. He slowly looked at Radhika and found her gaze stating the same.
He smiled at Dhruv. "Theek hai……aaj aap humare saath soyenge"
Dhruv smiled.
Dev snapped the memory out and glanced at her. "Radhika please…….aisa sochna bhi mat. Dekho aaj main tumse dur rehne ke baare main soch bhi nahi sakta!"
Radhika smiled naughtily. "Nahi…..woh parso Nandu ka exam hai na……..isili……."
But he placed his palm over her lips to stop her from uttering anything more. "Please Radhika stop it! Aur Kanha se pray karo ke humara bacha aaj aaram se so jaaye……." He pleaded.
She giggled.
"You find this funny?" he asked, frowning.
Smiling, she replied "Nahi……." And let her hands caress the length of his back – from his nape to his spine.
Goose pimples arose liberally across his skin and he came down to her. "Mera rom rom……aaj sirf tumhare liye tadap raha hai……aur agar aaj tumse dur rehna pada to main jee bhi nahi paunga…….." he mumbled and pressed a hot peck on her lips, before setting hot kisses down her jaw.
She blushed hard and mumbled with much difficulty. "I have put him to sleep before coming here"
He paused to turn his gaze to her and smiled. "I have a smart wife, don't i?"
"Hmm?" her brows arched.
"Hmm!" he mumbled and pushed his face down her neck, making her torso arch up as his stubble scratched across her sensitive skin gently…………
The passionate moments continued between them as they escalated the soaring passion together during the night.
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