Chapter 40

Maithili woke to the soft thudding under her ears. She slowly opened her eyes to be greeted by an impish grin. She looked hazed as her vision settled..
the soft crushing of lips on her collarbone caused her lips to rise upwardly.
her eyes met with the eyes of her husband...with adi...
she took a breath in...she was no longer Maithili nanda...she was Mrs.Vikram-Aditya Mehra, and she loved every minute of it.
Adi...she whispered in his ear. "adi get up...i.."
"shhhh!" she heard him whisper back.
"maine kaha tha na, ajj nahi chodunga..."
her lips secreted a slight smile as Adi continued kissing her.

Mukti woke up to the soft rays of sun beating down on her and prem. She turned her head to the side and saw prem's face uncreased. Uncreased, and untroubled. She smiled weekly as she caressed his hairs back. She got up to leave, but felt a hand grip her. She was tugged back with force. She looked at a grinning prem..
and before she could say anything, he pulled the blanket over the both of them.

Nisha felt a huge weight on her. She tried to move, but couldn't. She stared ahed at manthan laying on her.
"manthan..." she softly whispered in his ear.
She only felt his arms cuckooning round her tighter.
N: manthan..get up..
M: hmmm..
manthan moaned.
N: manthan!
she wriggled her hands out from under his and placed them on his chest. She slowly tried pushing him away but frowned...he was far too heavy for her to push!
she heaved and pushed with al her might. She looked threateningly at him while he grinned mischeviously.
M: all you have to do is ask...honey..
he said placing a kiss on her forehead.
N; very funny!
she said gettign up...but he pulled her down..
M: someone's not happy..
N: oh really?
nisha questioned sarcastically
M: whats the matter?
N: ypu!...you snore at night!!
M: what??? i do not!!!
manthan said getting up and annoyed...
N: oh yes you do!
M: i do not!! i mean none of my girlfriends told me this!..
as soon as manthan said so, he bit his tongue...
N: girlfriends!!! how many have you had so far??? i want to know!!

Mukti got out of the shower to find prem still sleeping on the bed. She remembered her friends' words last night..
who knows how many girls he slept with!..but mukti, you're lucky yaar! he's gonna marry you..because he loves you!!....but still...what if one of his old girlfriends comes back?
Mukti shook her head and dismissed all thoughts out.
She stared at her reflection in front of the mirror. She smiled at it..
feeling the warm tug and a fimiliar scent next ot her, she smiled.
turning towards him she rested her arms round his neck..
M: prem..
she whispered..
"what do you like about me?"
Prem grinned as he hugged her..
P: yearning for a little praise i see!
M: seriously prem!
she said moaning..
P: lets see...umm....i acctually don't know!..maybe its your crooked nise, or your out of proportioned eyes...you know it could be your fat figure...or maybe..
M: prem!!!
mukti yelled...she started hitting hin on his arm..
prem laughed and hugged her tightly..
P: i like you because you're basanti...my basanti..

Maithili got up from the bed, after finally convincing adi to let her go. She sighed as she looked at the red saari on the bed...
how do i wear this?
A: any problem??
a voice whispered behind her, sending chills down her back..
M: god! why do you do that!??
Adi grinned and hugged her from behind
A: so..any preblem?
M: nothing you can solve!
a: i highly doubt that!
adi said now standing in front of her..
M: Saari!!..i can't wear saaris!
A: oh! but you have to wear it as per tradition on the first day!
M: yes i know! but i don't know how to!
A: no problem! i'm here na!
M: what? you?? how do you know..
but before maithili could speak, adi grabbed her waiset closer to him.
His fingeres pinched her bare stomach as she winced, resting her petit hands on his frame. She was clad in a lehenga and blouse. Adi slowly took the saari from the bed and tucked a part of the material in. He slowly went round her and far. he started plateing the material between his fingers adn came closer to her. He tucked the plates in and moved round her holding her waist. He placed the pallu across her chest and stood behind her...
"hogaya..." he whispered into her ear as she blushed...

M: lekin, how do you know?
A: experience my dear!
M: experience of dressing like a girl??
maihtili laughed...
A: ha ha..very funny! he said dryly..experience of dressing girls!
Maithili's laughing face pulled into a stern look...
She turned to glare at his nervous regretful face..