Strangers:A Maaneet fic. - Page 15

Opti splendid FF, pls post the next part sooner. Thanks. Am really liking the flow & the maturity level u r using to treat the story. Brilliant.

Originally posted by: MeetPremeer

Hey Opti

Great Maan would make a good Midwife Happy to see our cute little family together Plz continue soon

Eagerly waiting for the next update

Nidhi

Haha... yes, Maan will now make a good mid-wife. IF nothing else he can at least deliver babies!

Part 11

Sahana's arrival had made a huge difference to the lives of the inmates of Khurana Mansion. Everyone of them wanted their slice of time with her and fought amongst themselves to get to her. Feeding time was the only time Geet could exclusively spend with her daughter. The rest of the time which included playing time, sleeping time, even nappy changing time was shared by Maan, Baba, Bua and even Ramu kaka. Every day Baba kept finding innovative ways to entertain in his little granddaughter. He also sang her lullabies in his deep baritone voice to put her to sleep. His doctor was amazed that his blood pressure which was always on the higher side was well within normal limits and advised him to stop taking his BP pills as his granddaughter seemed to be a better medicine.

Bua, who kept saying that she will leave after Geet's delivery, was reluctant to return to her home. In the pretext of helping the new mother she found an excuse to spend time with her little grand niece. She took it upon herself to prepare all the herbal remedies to take care of normal complaints that little babies may have like tummy upsets or colic pain or constipation. Geet tried to explain to her that as long as she was feeding the baby, she need not worry about these things but she wouldn't listen to her. She also showed Geet how to bathe the baby but even after Geet learnt the art, she never let her bathe Sahana, insisting on doing it herself. Every morning she massaged the baby's body with ghee and wheat flour balls, saying that it would improve her grand niece's complexion. Maan overheard this and expressed his annoyance at Bua's remark. How could she even consider his daughter's complexion needed improvement in the first place, he asked her and had to be reassured that she thought that Sahana was the most beautiful baby in the world.

Ramu kaka too found his unique way of spending time with the baby. He made different instruments with natural matter such as bamboo, coconut shell, sticks etc and played them for his little guddi, making her gurgle in laughter.

Maan's efficiency at work had nearly quadrupled as he was keen to get back home as early as possible and whisk 'his' daughter away from the prying eyes and hands of his relatives. Once he was around, the rest of the family could not as much as lay a finger on her. He completely monopolised all the time. He sang perfectly off-key songs to her; he played with her; he burped her; he changed her diapers; he even read bed-time fairy tales to her although the poor little baby could not comprehend a single word he said. Sahana too took a fondness to her dad. She recognised his face around the time she recognised her mother's face, i.e., in a month's time.

Although Geet got to spend less time with her baby, her cup of joy was just overflowing seeing all the love and care her daughter was getting. Not only was her baby being taken care of but she too was receiving a lot of loving care. Bua kept a hawk-like eye on what Ramu kaka was serving her. Her diet was modified to help in lactation. Bua also showed her how to tie her tummy up with a band to push the sagging flesh in and soon her body returned back in shape, a fact that did not escape the keen eye of her admiring and doting husband, although she herself was unaware of the effect her shapely figure had on his senses.

Sahana was a relatively easy baby to handle and did not wake up more than twice every night. Not wanting to disturb Maan's sleep, Geet kept the baby's cradle close to her so that as soon as she made the smallest whimper, she woke up to feed her or change her nappies. Although Maan was aware of Geet's night vigil, he did not let her know he was awake, for he knew she will feel guilty for troubling him.

Their relationship had reached a stage where although they continued to hesitate in expressing their love for each other vocally, the awkwardness that they felt in displaying their physical attraction towards each other was slowly disappearing. Geet did not feel the need to cover herself up whenever Maan walked in on one of her feeding sessions. Maan did not hesitate to change his clothes in front of her. They were behaving like any normal couple although they had not taken their marital relationship to its logical conclusion. There were several times when Maan nearly blurted out to Geet how much he loved her but there was something that was always holding him back. Just what it was, he could not say.

Days turned into weeks and weeks, into months. Soon Sahana was nearly five months old. It was the day before their unforgettable first meeting in the train a year ago. Maan decided there could not be a better occasion than the anniversary of their first meeting to bare his heart to his wife and tell her how much he really loved her. He planned to make elaborate arrangements for the grand confession the following day.

That morning Geet had just finished feeding Sahana when Maan stepped out of the bathroom in his towel. Droplets of water stuck to the rippling muscles of his chest and biceps making them glisten. Geet could not help but admire her husband's taut athletic frame. His hair was still wet from the bath. Buttoning up her nightie, Geet asked him to hand her the towel so that she could scrub his hair dry to prevent him from catching a cold. He smiled at her concern and handing her the towel, he sat by her side, taking Sahana from her lap.

While he held his daughter in his arms and cooed to her, his wife pulled his head in level with her hands and vigorously scrubbed his hair. A couple of droplets of water fell on Sahana's face and she giggled at the sensation. Maan laughed back and tickled her belly to make her giggle more. He turned to see Geet and his eyes fell on her cleavage which was in line with his vision. He gulped at the sight and looked up to see Geet's gaze reflecting the desire in his eyes. For a moment he was tempted to lean in and kiss her supple lips but decided to rein in his feelings for one more day. He wanted his love confession and the anticipated make out session after that to be special. Quickly handing back Sahana to her, he proceeded to get ready for work.

Just as he was about to brush a light goodbye kiss on her forehead, a habit he had developed of late, Geet asked him if he can watch over Sahana for a couple of minutes so that she can attend nature's call. Maan was only too willing to spend a few more minutes with his darling daughter. Sitting on the bed, he took her from her hands and asked her to go ahead. Sahana resumed her giggling as soon as she realised she was held by her favourite member of the family. In all the giggling she ended up wetting Maan's expensive pants.

Geet returned to witness the mishap and quickly took back Sahana, apologising for it. Maan smiled saying that she was only a baby and these things do happen. He removed his pants and looked in his wardrobe but none of the pants were pressed. When Geet tried apologising for not getting the pants pressed in advance, Maan just waved it off saying that she already had her hands full with the baby. He then switched on the iron on the ironing board and after a couple of minutes he hurriedly pressed his pants before slipping into them. As he was already running late for work, he quickly kissed her forehead, picked up his briefcase and left without having his breakfast, much to Geet's chagrin.

Geet felt bad that Maan had skipped his breakfast because of her. Had she not asked him to take care of Sahana, he could have had a quick breakfast before he left. She wanted to make it up to him and so prepared his favourite dishes, including dhoklas. She decided to pay him a visit at work and personally hand him his specially cooked lunch. She packed the food and taking leave of Baba and Bua, she left with Sahana to Maan's office in the chauffeur driven company car. Once she reached his office she eagerly walked up to the reception and asked for Mr. Maan Khurana's cabin. She has never visited him at work before so she did not know where it was. The friendly receptionist gave the directions. With Sahana on one hip and the tiffin career on the other hand, she briskly walked towards his cabin. She was about to push open the door when she overheard him speaking to someone. She waited outside till he finished.

She could clearly hear him say, "Don't worry, Sameera. Even I did not expect this. Just give me some time. I will set everything right. Your love will surely win. Just don't lose hope." Geet was shocked hearing these words and she gently pushed open the door to peep in. She caught sight of Maan enveloping a young woman in his arms. He had his back to her and she could only see the top of the lady's head over his shoulder.

She stepped back, stunned to the core. Her Maan was in love with another woman and she was the one in the way. Sahana looked at her mama's face in puzzlement and started making noises. Geet quickly closed her mouth with her palm and left the place. On her way out she handed the tiffin carrier to one of the sub-staff and asked him to give it to Maan. She blindly headed to the parking lot where the driver was surprised to see her back so early. She told him that Sahana was very restless and she wanted to return home. Throughout the journey back Geet kept weeping silently. Sahana touched her face and felt her tears in wonderment. Realising she had to get a hold of her emotions, Geet quickly wiped her eyes and turned her attention to her daughter, talking to her and laughing with her, much to Sahana's relief and happiness.

Part 12:=> Here

Originally posted by: JhankaaR000

Yeah....you should be responsible for actually spoiling us so much....

U had warned me right...butr, "Ye Dil hai ki maanta nahi..."
Loved every bit of this update..... It was really beautiful....

And I'm at a loss of words to say anything more....overwhelming update I would say.....
And Thanx for the update

And BTW....it's actually Jhankaar...

Sorry, Jhankaar for mispelling your name. Relieved that my graphic description of the delivery process did not put you off. The reason why I wanted to space out this fic was to allow those who have not read the earlier parts to catch up. I just posted the last update for the day. Now the remaining will come in only tomorrow.

Originally posted by: JhankaaR000

Now that I am back to my sense.... I just wish that Sahana becomes the greatest binding force between them...

And Maan and Geet....they both are amazing.... Why don't they just tell each other that they want to be together....they want to stay with each other....

I hope this happens soon, or else I would go mad thinking about them all day....

Sahana does play an important role in this fic. Just what her role is, you'll have to wait and see. Thanks for loving both my Maan and Geet. Why do they not tell each other? Well, I think for the same reason that the show Maaneet are not confessing - to stretch things up I guess. Well, if you have read the latest update, you would have realised that the first hurdle has already appeared. But please don't go mad! I don't believe in prolonging the agony too much. Maybe a couple of tough parts.

both the updates were simply brilliant................u are getting way better than our expectations..........

oops.. as soon as i thought Maan will confess, u bring in a new twist - misunderstanding.. too much..

Originally posted by: MeetPremeer

Hey Opti Poor Geet Hope she doesn't take any drastic steps Maan should have told her some time during those 5 months Plz continue soon Eagerly waiting for the next update

Nidhi

I cant say anything for the present. Only brace yourself for some emotional roller coaster.

Originally posted by: revav

both the updates were simply brilliant................u are getting way better than our expectations..........

fabulous and hats off to you for giving us a great update with so much of research..........

it was realistic and just amazing.....

thnxxxxx for these beautiful updates

reva

Thanks Reva. As for the research, well I just looked up the normal delivery process given in detail in the pregnancy book I used. As I myself had a c-section, am not too conversant of what actually happens. Am glad you appreciate my passion for my characters.