"that's like MY rahul" she says then realizes what she said "Like My friend Rahul" she changes her words and he smirks "to ab lunch pe chalein sir??" she asks with a smile, he smiles back and they get up to go!
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Rahul and Muskaan decided to take a walk to a nearby cafe. Both were really not very hungry..and it had been a long day. There was no conference tommorrow and so they did get a little time to rest.
Reaching the cafe , they admired the beautiful modern interiors and the beautiful wood peices. Rahul knew how much Muskaan loved such things. She would go crazy over such stuff. She always wanted to own every such peice in this world. This reminded him of their home shopping after a couple of days of marriage..
*flash-back*
Rahul and Muskaan walked through the crowded linking road streets with numerous shopping bags in their hands.
'Muskaan main thak gaya..Aaj ke liye itni shopping kafi hai..hum kal aayenge..pakka.' rahul said panting.
'Rahul please yaar..Abhi tak to kuch liya bhi nahin hai.'Muskaan said walking with her hands free looking around. 'Wow Rahul..yeh antique wooden table dekh..kitni achi hai na? Aur yeh..yeh wooden swing dekh...wow.....Rahul mujhe ye dono chaiye..' She exclaimed excited.
'Muskaan...?'
'Please na Rahul..pakka iske baar ghar chalenge.'
'Okay.' He said as he knew it would be the best to go home. After they bought it..They went home. Rahul dozed off right away on the sofa..Muskaan cribbed and then went inside to freshen up. After an hour..
(Pushing him) 'Rahul......utho na..pleaseee...mujhe woh jhula laga ke do na....please uttthoooooo' She kept pushing him until he got up 15 mins later.
'Kya hai Muskaan?' He said irritated.
'Mujhe woh swing laga ke dona..hum hall main lagaye ya room main? Ya balcony main..ya..' She kept on talking..
'Sssssssh. Bas. Hum jhula baad main laga denge..pehle mujhe bhuk lagi hai..'
'Acha theeke leken khane ke baad pakka lagana padega..?'
'Okay fine.' He muttered.
After eating they got to work. Muskaan changed her mind every second on the position of the swing. Finally after 2 hours!
'Wowowwwww...yeh itna acha lag raha hai......thanku Rahul......I loveeeeee you.'
But he was exhauseted and went to the bed and fell asleep. Meanwhile Muskaan like a small kid sat..and enjoyed turning around. She saw Rahul almost asleep.
She went to him. 'Rahul utho na..tum bhi baitho..please.'
'Muskaan..main bahut thak gaya hun..mere sar main dard ho raha hai..'
Sitting next to him. 'Aww..mere chweet pati ke sar main dard ho raha hai? Lagta hai sabse meethi waali dawai dene padegi..hmmm.'
'Hmm.' He said unitrested.
She bent down and gave him a big kiss on right cheek. 'Thanku!'
Rahul got up in a second shocked. 'Muskaan.'
'Kya hai..dawai bahut kadvi thi kya?' She said innocently smirking.
He slowly tapped her head. 'Tum paagal ho..bilkul.'
She giggled.
Their days passed almost everyday..sitting together on the wooden swing and having the best moments of their life.
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As they sat in a peceful corner..Muskaan saw the same kind of swing outside the cafe. Muskaan went in thoughts and Rahul knew what it was.
'Rahul..hamara swing kaisa hai?'
'Oh..ya..dhul bhar gaye..ab koi betha jo nahin hai..tum jo nahin ho..tumhe bahut miss karta hai..'
Muskaan felt her heart breaking in to thousand peices. 'Hmm..kabhi aayungi main ghar..'
'Sach?' He asked suprised.
'Haan..woh kabhi mera bhi to ghar tha..na Rahul.'
'Ofcourse sajaya pure to tumne hi hai..'
After moments of silence...they ate again playing with their foods and reached the hotel. They worked on the laptop for sometime and decided to skip dinner as neither were actually hungry.
In the middle of the night , Muskaan got up to use the loo when she heard Rahul mutter.
'Itne paise bhare hai..aur sona pad raha hai yahan..aise back problems aane waali hai mujhe..god.' He cribbed as he tried to adjusted on the couch.
Muskaan tried to ignore it and went back to the bed. She changed sides and then finally got up.
(Pushed him) 'rhul...uthooo..utho na..'
(Half-eyes open.) 'Kya hai?'
'Tum jaake bed par so jao..utho chalo.'
'Kyun? Koi zaroorat nahin hai..tum so jao.'
'Utho Rahul..' She somehow made him get up.
'Theeke..to tum kahan so gi? Couch pe..now ways..'
'Main jaante hun tum na mujhe sone doge na main tumhe sone dunge..Woh bed bahut bada hai..chaar log fit aa jayenge ..aur hum sirf do hain.'
He was shocked. 'No need..thanks.'
'Rahul...I meant as FRIENDS. please mujhe acha nahin lag raha tum couch pe so..'
After sometime of thinking they both slept together almost 10 inches apart. Muskaan felt so awkward and so did Rahul.
It led to Muskaan in some more of thoughts......during their married life..........
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Sorry for the delay..hope it wasnt too long..I had one more scene..but wanted to give others a chance.
Pati Patni Aur Panga
Kumkum Bhagya
Debate Mansion
