Chapter 11

Gayatri

@Gayu_K

(ok guys done with the flashback parts as off now...so will be switching on to the current state from this part onwards...so here we stand 6 years later i.e. the current day scenario...for all those who are confused where I had stopped last time please refer Chapter 6)

Chapter Ten

Sona woke up to a ticklish feeling ...something was being done to her without her knowledge and she exactly knew who had the courage to do all this...without turning her face she spoke out as she couldn't control her giggles..."Dev yeh kya kar rahe hain aap?...subah subah phir se shuru ho gaye...abhi kal raat hi to...Ansh kabhi bhi uthata hoga...chodiye mujhe jaane dijiye...please Dev"...not giving an ear to her pleading Dev was busy drawing patterns on her exposed back...her caramel smooth skin made it difficult for him to stay away from her even for a moment...this was always the scenario...everytime after their intense love-making session it would become difficult for Sona to get herself out of his hold...he would just not let her go while she would be all pleading to be let off.

"Dev aap sun bhi rahe hai ki nahi ...kuch keh rahi hoon main aapse...jawaab to dijiye"...Sona was irritated now ...all she demanded was an answer and Dev exactly knew how to irritate her to the max level..."arrey ruko na Sona ...main kuch kar raha hoon na...don't disturb me...phir design bigad gaya to tum mujhe hi chaar batein sunaogi...so please let me concentrate"...Dev dismissed her query and continued doing what he was busy in...Sona got tensed on hearing that Dev was busy drawing his masterpieces on her back...chiding him for that she got up abruptly..."Dev stop it ...not again...phirse koi design nahi...it doesn't go off easily Dev...pichli baar aapne koi stupid sa tattoo banaya tha aur phir use chupane keliye mujhe poora hafta hign-neck blouse pehenkar clinic jaana pada tha...this time I'm not going to do this "..."arrey yaar Sona kya kiya tumne...itna accha khasa design bana raha tha main...bas thoda sa bacha tha ki tumne rok diya...see it looks incomplete...let jaao phir se let me complete it"..."noways pehle batao kya banaya hai...ek to aisi jagah banate ho ki kuch dikhayi bhi nahi deta...bolo kya banaya hai?"...Sona tried in vain to turn her head 180 degrees and check what Dev had done to her...trying to put her queries to rest Dev pulled her out of the bed..."ruko kapde nahi pehne hai maine...aapne to pehen liye hai...atleast let me cover myself"...Dev smirked at her giving her a seriously?whom are you trying to cover yourself from type look...wrapping the sheet around Sona got down from the bed...Dev pulled her to the dressing table and turned her around holding her by her shoulders, such that her back faced the mirror and she could check it out what he had drawn on her back...her eyes moistened at the sight that she saw...he had made a Devakshi tattoo on her back with Ansh written between the D' thus symbolizing their togetherness and Ansh being very much a part of it.

Giving her a back hug Dev whispered to her..."lag raha hai na beautiful...isiliye kehta hoon kabhi to bharosa kar liya karo mujhpar...lekin tum to mujhe humesha daant hi deti ho"...Dev sulked childishly only to be pecked by an emotional Sona...amazed at her move Dev couldn't help but smile at her antics...a while ago she was asking him to let her go and now she was busy showing of her love to him...he hugged her closer to himself ensuring her he was always there for her and Ansh...trying to lighten her mood he spoke up..."waise tumhe yeh baat pehle batani chahiye thi ki tumhari exact complaint yeh hai ki main humesha apna art usi jagah banata hoon jahan tumhe dikhayi nahi deta...pehle pata hota to aisi jagah banata jahan tumhe acche se dikahyi de...aur mere aur tumhare alawa aur kisi ko dikhayi na de"...smirking naughtily he eyed the place just below her neck almost above her bosom ...Sona realizing his devilish plans hit him hard with her elbow...only to earn a loud ouch' from him...Dev quickly grabbed her by her waist and before she could react he pinned her to the nearest wall...he had just begun opening up the knot of the sheet around Sona all set for another passionate session when a faint knock on the door grabbed their attention...yes it was their Ansh who was trying to get inside his parents room, he couldn't understand why it would be locked on every weekend while the other days the door would be left wide open for him to hop in... Dev without realizing the situation quickly headed to the door to take his junior inside only to be stopped by Sona..."Dev ruko I'm not dressed...mere washroom mein jaane ke baad darwaja kholna...aur please Ansh ke saamne koi naughty jokes nahi...woh sab kuch baba ko bata dega...then I'll have to go through another lecture of how it is against our principles to get intimate with your live-in partner before marriage...woh khud to directly nahin bolenge par maa ko kaam par laga denge...you don't know how embarrassing it gets".

Laughing at his father-in-law's ability to give a lecture on almost any topic ranging from the most common issue to the most private issue as such as intimacy between two grown-up adults he quickly helped Sona pick up her clothes and rush into the washroom, as he made his way to open the door to a crying Ansh...picking him up he took him inside the room...trying to persuade him to stop crying...but he kept on yelling continuously for his mother...there were times Dev just couldn't manage Ansh and Sona was the only one who could handle him...today was one such day...hearing Ansh cry his heart out Sona quickly got dressed up and came out of the washroom to take her son onto her lap as Dev left for the kitchen to make some scrambled eggs for his son..."kya hua mere bacche ko...kyon itna roi raha hai subah subah...koi bura sapna dekh liya kya bacche aapne...mumma ko batao kya hua hai"...Ansh instead of telling her his concern started hitting her on her arms ...one thing was certain today her baby was angry...very angry with his mumma and papa...somehow calming him down she tried to get the piece of information out from him ...finally much to her content her child spoke up..."aap bohot bule ho...papa bhi ...aap dono mujhe pyaal nahi kalte...mereko lock kal diya kamle mein...mujhe bhi aapke saath sona hai...akele nahi...main aapse baat nahi kalunga...katti"...Ansh started crying all over again...Sona was in a such a bad state now...she couldn't explain to him that they hadn't locked him up instead their bedroom door was locked to prevent Ansh from getting into their room at odd hours leading to an embarrassing situation...nowadays kids were getting extra smart...what if he saw them making out and go on spilling the beans to his daadu n diida about what all he saw...agreed his child mind won't make a head and tail out of whatever he'll see ...but definitely he'll be very curious to know why his parents were not wearing anything and why his dad was on top of his mom...god it could get this difficult with a kid at home.

Dev entered with the tray containing breakfast as Sona was unsuccessfully trying to pacify Ansh...she signaled Dev from the corner of her eyes asking him to take charge of the situation...keeping the tray down Dev pulled Ansh on his lap and wiped of his tears giving a kiss on his cheeks he asked him..."kya hua mele Anshu ko...mera baccha nalaaj hai papa se ...papa ne Anshu ko lock kal diya ...papa bohot bure hai na ...luko abhi papa ko sazaa dete hai...mumma papa ko maalo ...papa ko punish kalo ...papa ne Anshu to tang kiya"...Sona couldn't help but admire this unique bond between the father-son duo...Dev might not be the perfect son, husband or human being she knows...but one thing she could confidently say was that he was the best father any child could have...the way he had showered his love on Ansh despite of him being their adopted child...she wished Ansh would never be aware of this truth...and also she couldn't help imagine if Dev and she had a child of their own then how Dev would be always fussing around that little being spoiling him/her to the core.

She was brought out of her reverie as she saw Dev hold her hand out and beat himself mockingly much to Ansh's pleasure as he had now stopped crying and was busy clapping and giggling as he finds his own sadistic pleasure whenever his papa would ask his mumma to beat him up if he ever committed a mistake...joining in the bandwagon she actually took advantage of this game and gave a hard whack to Dev resulting in Dev glaring at her angrily and giving her a I'll see you later ' look...Sona quickly diverted the topic by pulling Ansh to her and trying to feed him the breakfast his papa had prepared for him...as Dev too leaned in , his mouth wide open asking her to be fed like Ansh...as the three of them were busy enjoying their breakfast Ansh noticed a hickey on Dev's neck...as he was about to ask Sona about it he noticed a similar mark on Sona's shoulder as well which was quite visible as she was wearing an off-shoulder top...bringing his small palms to his mouth covering it he asked..."mumma-papa aap dono ne laat ko ladaai ki ...dekho aapko chot lagi hai"...Dev who was busy relishing his breakfast absent-mindedly spoke out..."arrey chot nahin hai ...teri mumma ne kaata hai"...as soon as he realized what he had just said he couldn't help bite his tongue and look at Sona apologetically from the corner of his eyes...Sona who was annoyed at him gave him a not again' look as she waited for him to retract his foolishness.

Dev quickly tried to cover up saying..."woh mumma kal game haar gayi na papa se to gusse mein kaat liye unhone mujhe...dekha aapki mumma kitni jungli hai ...kaat deti hai mujhe...lekin tumhare papa bhi chup rehne waaloan mein se nahi hai...maine bhi badle mein unhe kaat diya...tit for tat you see"...Dev couldn't control his laughter as he tried in the best way to explain to his 5 year old kid how his parents had got a hickey mark on themselves...Ansh was very upset by the moment as his parents had played a game on their own without involving him...but Dev put his queries to a rest by saying ..."beta yeh game aap nahi khel sakte bade bacchoan waala game hai...aapko khelna hai na to kuch aur din ruk jao...iss game ko mumma papa jeet jayenge na to unhe ek gift milega jiske saath aap khel sakte ho ok"..."sacchi papa?"...asked an eager Ansh, to which Dev nodded his head positively and gave an assuring look to Sona as she remembered that her fertility treatment was in the last stage and soon they could plan for a kid may be somewhere next year as somewhere around that time they would get officially married too.

Sona remembered the day they had started off with her fertility treatment...Dev was reluctant as he felt they already had Ansh in their lives and they did not actually need another kid...moreover fertility treatment was not easy...the pain one had to go through for it...he couldn't even imagine his Sona going through this strenuous process...but Sona was confident she wanted to do this for Dev...she always knew Dev craved for a girl to be born to them...choti Sona as he had always planned for...she wanted to give him the happiness of being a father for real...of going through every phase of pampering a pregnant wife over a period of 9 months.

Sona snapped out of her thoughts as Dev merrily declared to them that they are going for a day out today...Ansh quickly got down from the bed and ran to the bathroom waiting for Sona to come and give him a bath so that he could get ready quickly...Sona was a bit skeptical to go out as she was scared what if anybody would spot them together as they were in Delhi now where almost everybody knew Dev and not in Mumbai where they could roam freely...but Dev ensured her as he had chosen a place outside the main city where they could enjoy freely and nobody would even recognize them...all 3 of them got ready quickly and headed to a resort 500kms from the main Delhi city ...Ansh was all chirpy on the entire way to the resort and Devakshi enjoyed every little prank 0f his sportingly.

After a tiring day-out as the trio returned home, Ansh soundly sleeping placing his head on Dev's shoulder, as Sona opened the lock...as soon as they got in Dev went to put Ansh to bed in his room while Sona began packing her stuff...returning to their room Dev surprisingly asked her..."yeh kya kar rahi ho Sona...bags kyun pack kar rahi ho...hum sab kahin jaa rahe hai kya?"..."jaa to rahe hai par hum sab nahin...sirf main aur Ansh jaa rahe hai...kal subah ki flight se Mumbai wapas...meri chutti bhi ek hi din ki hai aur phir Ansh ko school bhi jaana hai...aur nahin ruk sakte yahaan"...Dev encircled her from behind and hid his face in her hair..."kaise rahunga main yahaan akela tum dono ke bina...mera kaam abhi khatam nahin hua hai...mujhe aur kuch din yahaan rehna padega ...tum Ansh ko akele sambhaal paogi na?"..."maa kal mere saath chalengi...to woh Ansh ko sambhal lengi...pichli baar baba ko bulakar galti ki maine ...woh kabhi samajh hi nahi payenge ki meri khushi aapse hai...iss baar maa ko saath le jaungi...aur phir kuch dino baad aap aa jayenge na to maa wapas aa jayengi...aap fikar mat kejiye"

Once she was done with the packing Dev helped her put the bags down and clear up the place for them to sleep...lying down they kept hugging each other as if they didn't want to go away from each other...as if they wanted to live this moment completely...Dev caressed her hair as Sona spoke about her fear..."Dev aapko yaad hai na agle hafte humari doctors appointment hai...shayad yeh aakri hogi...uske baad jo reports ayenge usse pata chalega ki main maa ban paungi ya nahin...Dev mujhe bohot darr lag raha hai...agar reports acchi nahin aayi to?"...putting his palm on her lips he stopped her sentence midway..."to Ansh hai Sona ...humesha  rahega...humare liye kaafi hai...aur waise tum bura na maano to ek baat bolu...agar tum pregnant ho gayi na to nuksaan to mera hi hoga...kyunki mujhe tumse poore nau mahine dur jo rehna padega ...aur yeh meri health ke liye thik nahi hai you know"...only to earn a whack from Sona...pulling each other's leg they fell asleep in each other's embrace.

Next day Dev drove Sona and Ansh to the airport as they picked up Asha on the way...dropping them on the airport Dev waited for Ansh to go inside along with Asha as he wanted to give a longing hug to his Sona...pulling her to himself he placed a longing kiss on her cheeks and assured her..."fikar mat karo ...bas 4-5 din ka kaam hai...use jaldi se khatam karke main Mumbai aa jaunga...phir jayenge doctor se milne...main hoon tumhare saath(squeezing her hand reassuringly )...Ansh ka khayaal rakhna aur apna bhi...jyaada sochna mat...pohunchte hi phone karna...I'll miss you. "...getting out of his embrace and quickly glancing around Sona gave a sudden peck on his lips before he could realize and mouthed a I love you ' to him before leaving...Dev couldn't help but blush at this pda of her's and softly whispered a love you too'  to her as she turned back to have one look at him from the airport entrance.

Dev turned around to head to office as he had lot of things to be wrapped up before he could fly down to Mumbai to his own world ...the only thing that he didn't notice were a pair of eyes watching them and their activities from a distance ...that person was not angry as such but was quite surprised at the scene that unfolded infront of her a few seconds back...it was none other than Neha...she was shocked as hell as she saw her brother getting cozy to Dr. Bose with whom he had supposedly broke up 6 years back...and who was that kid whom Dev was so affectionate towards...by her appearance Sonakshi did seem married ...so was she having an extra marital affair with her brother?...or her brother had married Sonakshi without informing anybody back home?...all these questions clouded her mind as she decided to head to Dev's office and get her doubts cleared.

(Precap : "bhai aap airport par kya kar rahe the...kisi khaas insaan ko drop karne gaye the kya?"...Dev stood rooted as a ghost as Neha questioned him authoritively).