Chapter 14
i know mom isnt capable of killing a human being, but i also know that when she is angry she can hurt one. Maan and i got ready to go out shopping, he called me crazy for thinking that she might hurt him and that i am seriously worried about him. i took a shower with a frown face, i didnt want the smell of Maan to disappear, when i walked outside the bathroom, i saw my clothes neatly put on the bed, they smelled like they've been washed and ironed in a laundry.. it smelled good, just not better than Maan's. i walked outside the bedroom to see Maan checking himself in a mirror that was right next to the main door "im ready" i said
he looked at me.. oh God my heart is beating fast, his hair is still wet, there were water drops on his beard.. his eyes are much bigger and lighter now.. he is wearing a black shirt with dark jeans.. it made my heart race "you look beautiful" he smiled at me
i blushed "i was wearing these yesterday"
"haan, i didnt say that yesterday na?" he smiled kissing me, he held my hand as we walked outside the company, i asked him if he is going to work today but he said that he is taking the day off.. he is the boss after all. we were in his BWM, this time he was driving, he was talking and talking but i was only looking at him, my head rested on the seat.. my hand holding his.. playing with his fingers, i looked at him and started thinking.. what will happen to me if something happens to him? he said that i am his soul, he is my soul.. if anything happens to him, i'd be dead.. not physically maybe but emotionally.. which is worse than physically. i closed my eyes and tears fell "Geet?"
i opened my eyes and looked at his worried face "sorry" i said wiping my tears away
"kya hua?" but before i could say anything he sighed "you're still thinking about your mother na?"
"i dont want her to hurt you" i said looking at our hands
the light was green and people kept pressing on the honks, Maan drove and stopped the car at the closest parking lot "how will she hurt me? you think she will really kill me?"
"no.. its not about mom anymore"
"then?"
i held his hand tight "i was thinking.. what if something happened to you" i paused "what will happen to me?"
"nothing" i looked at him, he was serious "nothing is going to happen to you"
"you said i was your soul, you are mine.. how can you say nothing will happen to me?"
"what will you do to yourself if your mother well, killed me?"
"i'd be de.." but before i finish the sentence he raised his finger and looked at me firmly, as if asking me to shut up, he left my hand and got outside the car, slammed the door.. i stepped outside and walked towards him
"that is not an option" he said folding his arms to his chest "i dont want you to talk about that ever, you hear?" i was just looking at him, his reaction surprised me
"it's normal" my voice shaky
"no, not normal" he frowned "the idea scares me, i dont want to think about it.. i dont want you to talk about it.. its on the not allowed list.. at the top Geet" i looked down, he walked towards me and put his hands on my cheek and made me face him "your mother will come back from Goa.. happy and relaxed.. and she will give you to me" he sounded firmly but with a sweet tone of voice.. his eyes looking straight into mine.. convincing me about what he said, making me believe in it.
mom did come back after a week from Goa, Amit asked me to come and visit cause things are better now with her, Maan wanted to come but i was still scared so i had to beg him not to come with me. i was standing at our apartment door waiting for someone to open it for me. my heart was beating fast of what to come, or who would open it "Geet!" thank God it was Amit
"hey Amit" i hugged him "how are you?"
"im good!" he looked at me "you lost weight.."
"i did?" i looked down at myself.. i guess i am, cause i havent been eating normally for the past week
"well, i guess" he smiled "come on in!"
"where is ma?" i asked, my heart ached
"she is coming" he smiled, i looked around the house as we walked in.. nothing really changed, then she came.. i stopped in my place looking at her.. she looks tired
"hello Geet" she smiled at me, i couldnt reply.. something is awkward about her, she walked towards me then hugged me.. in a weird way "come in" she said still smiling. we sat in the living room, i was next to Amit and she was sitting alone. nothing said for 5 minutes and when she spoke "i still dont agree on this Maan" i sighed looking down "he is 12 years older than you.. what if he leaves you one day..?" i looked away, she doesnt know Maan "i dont want you to get hurt.." she paused "i dont want you to be like me"
"im not" i looked at her firmly "im not mom ok?"
"fine" she sat straight "i am only warning you"
"Shublee.. get to the point" Amit looked at her annoyed
she looked away, then back at me "i agree on this this wedding" she said it fast then got up and walked away
i blinked at her empty place, then slowly looked at Amit "did she.. agree really?"
"haan" he grinned "Goa do wonders" he giggled
"but she doesnt sound like she agrees" my eyes were teary
"Geet" he held my hand "she only misses you.. she wants her best friend back" he whispered
then mom came, holding a big white box in her hand.. she put it on the table in front of us and then stood straight.. folding her arms to her chest, i looked at the box then at her confused "this is my wedding dress" she said "i want you to wear it"
i bit my lip looking at her, my tears on my lap now "can i hug you?" i said with a shaky voice
she let out a cry and i jumped and hugged her tightly "i know you love him.. i can feel it.. im sorry i didnt see that before" she said hugging me
"i love you mom.. thank you" i whispered holding her tight
"i love you too beti"
the date of wedding was set 6 months from that day. Maan of course didnt like the idea very much, he wanted us to get married any minute now, not 6 months away.. but mom wanted to have a wedding, his mother too wanted to have a wedding.. and invite everyone. his mother, Jaya, got along well with my mom, they became friends the day they met.. and now they hang out together a lot that Amit is complaining. his sister, Mish, was very excited about the news, the moment she met me, she said "thank God you are beautiful" everyone laughed but i was blushing like an idiot. she is very cute, and of course looks so much like Maan, which made her beautiful too. but there were never any kind of talking about his father, the only thing i know about him is that he passed away 5 years ago. something Maan didnt even mention to me.. when i asked him why he kept it a secret? he said that he doesnt like to talk about his father much. i didnt want to be pushy so i never asked after that, although curiosity was killing me but we have our life to talk about these things. Ela disappeared literally, whenever i call her she doesnt reply, whenever i call her house, she is either busy or not home, i even visited her but her mother wouldnt let me in. i figured that she doesnt want to be my friend anymore, which was silly, but i seriously dont know where she is at and how i can reach her.
a week has passed after the big meeting with mom, i was in my house of course, and that is something Maan didnt like at all. one day, he took me shopping from 8 am until 11 pm.. and he was taking me back to his place but i had to tell him that mom would cancel everything if we did go back to his place, there when he started the silly argument with mom
"she is my fiance!" he yelled at mom
"and she is my daughter, this is NOT ALLOWED Maan!" mom shouted at him
me and Amit were only looking at them, not daring to speak "i want her to come back home with me.. and i will take her" he smiled at mom smugly "she just came to take some of what she needs"
"take her back home and do what? sleep next to her only?" she laughed sarcastically "of course you want, you will just lie to her to rape her"
"MOM" i shouted, that was SO EMBARRASSING!
"what mom!? dont tell me he didnt try that when you were with him?"
Amit hit his forehead in frustration and i looked at her shocked "no Mrs. Shublee, i didnt try to rape her" Maan spoke in his warm voice again calming everyone in the room "we made love"
"crap" i whispered looking away
mom's eyes were out of their place.. if that's possible "what?" she asked
"we made love.. we filled that room with passion.. it was beautiful" he smiled at her "if i take her home again tonight, i wouldnt promise you that nothing will happen.. because i cant control myself when i see her.." i wanted earth to open and just swallow me "now Mrs. Shublee.. Geet will go to her room, pack things she needs.. and we will go to my apartment, at the company.. you are very welcome to visit us any time you want" he got up still smiling, then he looked at me "Geet"
"ji" i got up, my face as red as my shirt
"you wanted to bring something with you?"
"ha.. haan" i nodded
"chalo then" i walked towards my room, got what i needed in a small bag then walked out to see that everyone were in their position.. mom still shocked, Amit looking at her worried, Maan standing looking away from them "done" i said
Maan looked at me then back at them "Amit.. Mrs. Shublee" he walked away towards me and held my hand
"bye Amit.. ma" i said walking with Maan, neither replied
all the way to the company i didnt say a word, Maan was only smiling, we got insid his apartment and i went straight to the sofa and sat down, all the walking in malls made me really tired "i wonder how your mother is doing now" he asked sitting on his knees in front of me
"she is probably freakin out.. that was kinda harsh to tell her" i confessed
"well, she wouldve found out sooner or later na?" he was holding my legs now "are they hurting you?"
"bahut" i closed my eyes and leaned back "if only i could shop without walking!" he giggled, then i had goosebumps.. he was massaging my legs.. my feet.. it felt amazing.. i was relaxing when i felt his lips on my knee.. i shivered.. he was kissing my leg now.. and my foot "Maan" i looked at him shocked
but he only smiled "hope that took the pain away"
"you didnt have to kiss my foot"
"why not?"
"Maan .." i looked away, my face red.. my eyes teary "im going to bed" i got up and walked towards the bedroom, i heard him following me, i walked inside the bathroom, took a shower then put on my underwear pjs. when i got out of the bathroom, Maan was sitting on the bed, reading a book.. it was as if nothing happened, and i couldnt let this night pass without talking to him about what happened
i sat on my knees right next to him, he slowly looked at me.. looking cute in his reading glasses
"hello sexy" he smiled at me
i giggled "i want to talk to you please"
"sure" he took his glasses off and put the book on the bed stand and sat straight "bolo" he said
i bit my lip, i want to face him, look straight into his eyes when i talk to him, so i sat cross him on his lap, he was surprised by how i was sitting down now, he put his arms around my waist and i looked straight into his eyes "i didnt.." i paused "like the way you kissed my foot"
"kyon?"
i looked down, resting my hands on his chest "i felt.. like.." how can i say this in a nice and understandable way? "i humiliated you"
he giggled sofly "what?" asked in disbelief
i looked at him "i dont want to feel like that.. it hurt me" i wasnt smiling, just looking straight into his eyes
his smile faded "i didnt mean to hurt you.. i really love your feet.. kissing it has nothing to do with humiliation Geet"
"haan but to me it is.."
"it's called, Feet Fetish.. look it up" i sighed "seriously, i have that.. let me show you"
he was about to hold my leg up but i almost yelled "Maan!" i folded my hands in front of him "i beg you not to do this again.." he blinked at me, i dont know if i am over-re-acting, being a drama queen or not.. but i dont want him to do what he did, kissing my foot only made me feel like i was demeaning him, even if it wasnt my intention but still, i dont want him to bow his head for me and kiss my foot "please" i said
he held my hands and put them down, then hugged me tightly "i didnt know this would hurt you this much, im sorry" he apologized "i promise not to do it again.." he moved me back and put his hands on my cheeks "i promise" i smiled at him, he smiled back "Geet"
"ji"
"when i told your mother that i cant control myself when im with you" i put my forehead on his chest, hiding my face while he was laughing "what? i was serious"
"you shouldnt have told her!"
"but thats the truth, i was planning on controlling myself today.."
i slowly moved back and looked at him "but?"
he pointed at me "you are sitting in a very seductive way Miss. Geet Handa" he was leaning towards me now
i laughed "i can jump off you now"
"can you really?" he put his arms around me and started kissing me..
PRECAP
"you can call them, tell them that Geet got married" Maan answered and mom didnt like it "we just want this family to be with us" he said looking at them "this is our family.. bas" he reached his hand for me, i held it and stood next to him "who's coming to the court now?"
"NOW?!" they shouted, Amit giggling again
"i am not even dressed properly" Jaya aunty was looking at her clothes
"a party at the court house, is that what you want Geet?" mom asked me
"Maan! you cant do this.. i am in jeans!" Mish said it as if she was naked
"i asked" Maan yelled "who is coming?"
"im in" Amit raised his hand
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