Originally posted by: ronitfan
Part 2
Sitting hand in hand, Santo leaned on his shoulder more and more. Looking at the tress passing by and women working on the farms, she took in the scenery while DM rested his chin on her head and looked in the same direction. Secretly, they wished the ride would never end. Snuggling closer, she was all ready to give him a kiss on his chin when she looked around them and realised that though the bus was not full of people, it would not be proper to indulge in such public display of affection..
Suddenly the bus stopped at the next stop. DM looked at her whether they had arrived or not and she said no. He settled back into his seat and noticed that a lot of people were boarding on this stop and soon there were going to be no vacant seats in the bus. He tried to act normally but people looked at him in awe as word spread soon that he was none other than Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi who was travelling in the same bus as they. He now had a sheepish smile on his face and avoided direct eye contact with anyone. Santo, on the other hand, was enjoying the attention that they were getting because everyone knew him and basked in his glory. He gave her a dimply smile, exasperated but happy and content with the smile on her face...
Nothing much happened during the next few minutes before they had to wait again for the next stop. A middle aged woman, around her 30s stepped on to the bus with a baby in her arms. Looking around, she was sad that there was no seat left on the bus. She moved down the middle aisle of the bus.. scanning for a vacant seat. As soon as he spotted her, he gently let go of Santo's hand from his and stood up from his seat, gesturing the lady to sit in his place instead. The lady, who did not recognise him as the malik of Dharampur first refused but then when he insisted, she thanked him profusely and sat down. There was a look of disagreement on Santo's face. DM smiled at her gently, as if telling her what he did was right..
Mentally,
Santo knew what her husband did was right.. but for that moment, this deed of his had separated them and robbed her of some more moments they would have spent together in this journey and which is why she had made that disagreeable face. Why did he have to be so righteous? Why did he have to be so perfect? She looked at him as he stood in the aisle just like a common man… but only she knew.. he was so special .. so loveable. She wondered if he knew.. and smiled to herself.
To be Contd..
Ending -
Santo looked at the woman sitting besides her uncomfortably.. and even more squirmishly at the baby in her arms because in a while, he was going to start crying and Santo could sense that.. DM smiled at Santo watching her react towards the baby and wondered why Santo never liked babies.. maybe she had never been with them for long, he thought.. and then quickly reminded himself that she was an excellent mother to his kids.. and her liking babies or not did not change anything.. in the meanwhile, Santo shifted on her seat a good number of times, wanting the woman to get up and leave with her child.. DM suppressed a chuckle at Santo's expressions which were now covering a great range..
As the bus shook more and more on the bumpy roads ahead of them,
the baby woke up with a start and started crying.. Santo closed her eyes and looked away - as it was one sound she could never bring herself to bear.. the woman took the baby close to herself and tried to pacify her.. and then feeling his cloth, the woman made out that the baby had wetted it and was feeling uncomfortable.. she held the baby in her arms and took out the cloth from around him .. without as much as looking towards Santo, who was also a woman, the woman turned to DM and asked him non-verbally to hold the baby for her while she searches for a clean and dry nappy.. Santo gave DM a startled look as DM held the baby, first gingerly and then steadily in his broad and strong arms..
As the woman dug into her bag to search for a nappy, Santo noticed each and every small thing of DM's.. the way he quickly ensured that his hand went below the child's neck to support it.. how his other hand went across the tiny back of the child and how the child had instantly stopped crying as soon as he went into his arms.. grabbing handfuls of his kurta, the baby snuggled more into DM's arms who was rocking the baby silently .. with a big content smile on his face..and fast, he was asleep .. DM gently bent down and kissed the baby on his forehead and returned it to the woman who gave him a big smile in return.. as they reached the next stop, DM realized it was their turn to alight from the bus .. they had reached their destination.. he helped Santo down from the bus but could not stop wondering why Santo had such a dazed expression on her face..
They continued walking hand in hand for quite some time before DM lost his patience and asked Santo why she looked so lost and sad... Santo, who was resting her head on his shoulder as they walked, gripped his arm and snuggled closer.. he put a finger below her chin and tilted her face upto him.. he expected her to shy..but there was a strange glow on her face...something that was making her incredibly attractive at that moment.. the finger below her chin now left it's place and moved lower down her neck.. making her smile and shiver at the same time.. bending down, he stole a quick kiss .. kissing her between her chin and her throat.. his moustache bristling her neck and chin .. she was still looking at him wide-eyed when he repeated his question.. upon that, she pulled him with her and they now stood beneath the shade of an enormous banyan tree in the village.. on the outskirts of it..
Holding both his hands with hers, she walked backwards.. pulling him slowly and gently towards herself.. not letting go of her hands, he walked towards her and put his hands, and in the process, hers.. around her waist.. and just stood there looking into her eyes.. and then as her eyes glistened with the smallest of tears, she spoke
"Today when I saw you with that little baby.. I just knew .. I knew you must have been such a wonderful father to your kids when they were born .. you must have pampered them, loved them, protected them.. it is all there in your eyes.. just like it came to the fore when you were with that baby today .. you must have made a perfect father.. "
She choked .. and DM held her face reassuringly..
"And you still are.. the perfect father.. and the best husband .. you are everything I could have asked for.. you are my wishes come true.. it's just that.. it's just that..when I saw you with that baby, I felt a tinge of jealousy.. because I knew I missed out seeing you like that with your kids.. with our kids.. it's just that.. "
And she turned away from him.. DM .. being himself, just knew.. knew what Santo was itching to say.. was hurting to say.. that how badly she wanted a child of her own .. walking towards her, he turned her around and looked deep in her eyes.. holding her face from either side.. he said,
"You will see it.. once again .. and then I shall see you .. as the mother of my kids.. truly.. "
And that moment when she looked up, she could see the most heartbreaking smile on that man's face.. of the man whose kid she wanted.. of the man who she feared having this conversation with .. of the man who was going to give himself to her and lose himself to her.. to the man .. who was her's .. for an eternity .. and more
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