Hi friends,
I know all of must be mad at me for making you wait so long for this part. I'm extremely sorry. My niece's marriage has been fixed all of a sudden and the whole family is busy making all the arrangements. So, for a couple of months my updates may be little irregular. I'll try to keep posting at least 2 parts a week. I've given you 24 parts of QSS I and 100 parts of QSS II regularly. So I think you'll bear with me. You people have always told me Di, family comes first. So please forgive me. Love, shardha.
Part 101
After a few hours Armaan woke up as he felt some discomfort. His shoulders had stiffened. He had to change his position, but seeing her sweet, peaceful face he didn't have the heart to awaken her. So he gently moved her to the the pillow and flexed his shoulders. As he did so, involuntarily a hiss passed his lips. Immediately she was awake, and with worry written clearly across her face. She started bombarding him with questions, "Kya hua Armaan? Is your shoulder paining? I told you na, you'll feel uncomfortable if I sleep in your arms? You never listen to me. Shall get a hot water---"
He pressed his lips to hers to cut off her prattle. What started as a simple kiss got deeper and deeper and one thing led to another. His hands caressed her waist, while his lips scorched all her sensitive places in her body, rousing her to such heights. Her hands and lips too moved over his whole body. Both were thirsting for each other and couldn't hold back. Nevertheless, she made sure that he didn't strain himself but at the same time, both were sated.
As she lay in his arms, both their hearts thudding loudly against each other, she raised her head and with a concerned look asked him "Is your shoulder ok Armaan?" "You didn't let me strain myself at all, so obviously my shoulder is fine," he replied with a naughty smile playing on his lips. She blushed and hit him playfully on his chest. "Aww" he held his shoulder and tightly shutting his eyes.
R: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, zor se laga kya?
She tried to get up but he pulled her back on him by putting his arm behind her waist and said "agar tum kiss kar do, to theek ho sakta hai." She just glared at him and asked "Haven't you had enough?" "I can never have enough of you," came the prompt reply. She just shook her and kissed him a short sweet goodnight (or rather goodmorning) kiss and then both of them cuddled back to sleep.
When she opened her eyes to Ani's cries, Armaan wasn't there beside her. She picked up Ani and started feeding him. There wasn't any sound from the washroom either. She had finished feeding the baby and still there was no sign of Armaan. Normally immediately after the feed, he would be the one to change and clean him up. Of course, now he couldn't do it. So Riddhima completed all those chores, while she waited for him. Finally when she took Ani and went into hall, she saw him busy on his laptop. She laid Ani down on the quilt and sat down beside Armaan. Since his right hand was immobile, she volunteered "kya kar rahe ho? Main tumhari madad kardoon?"
I was trying to contact some people abroad, but I do not have their phone numbers. I only have their e-mail addresses. I was just checking if anyone of them was online. Akka bought a cup of coffee for Riddhima and when Armaan looked at it, she asked her Thambi if he would like to have another cup. He shook his head and said he would take a few sips from Riddhima's cup. As they the coffee in turns, he said "Riddhima, after you send Akshat to school, sit with me and help me."
Suddenly there was a loud cry and when they turned in the direction of the cry they saw that Ani had crawled under the dining table and probably banged himself. His lip was bleeding. Riddhima left the coffee cup on the floor and ran to pick him up. Saying "Sholly Shona, mama left you alone, sholly," she took him to the kitchen and washed his mouth. As she turned, Armaan who had followed her held some crystals of sugar in his fingers and slowly opening the lips, examined the cut and pressed the sugar on it. The best medicine for any mouth injury is saliva. When the baby licks the sugar, the saliva would help heal the cut.
Then he kissed the baby telling Riddhima, "the cut isn't very deep." To distract Ani, Riddhima said, "Chalo hum shab jaakar Akshat ko uthathe hain."
In Akshat's room all of them played for sometime with each one kissing Ani in turns. Akshat tickled him while he pulled his bhai's hair. Riddhima held his hand and unentangling Akshat's hair from his hand said, "gundi baat. Bhai ke baal nahin keechthe." He tried to butter her up by smiling at her but when she didn't relent, he put his head down as if he was very sorry about what he had done. His brother immediately came to his defense, "It's ok mama, don't scold him, it wasn't paining me much."
R: You don't join your dad in spoiling him. Go brush your teeth.
Then they all dispersed. Ani was handed over to akka's charge. Armaan was pushed to his bed for some rest and Akshat was to get ready for school. Riddhima went for her bath. The family assembled at the dining table for breakfast. Ani refused to eat his cereal but was more interested in eating teeny weeny bits of the aloo paratha, that his mama was feeding his dad, bhai and herself. He was seated on the dining table, held by Armaan. When he made straight for the plate, Riddhima lifted it up saying, "main sab ko de rahi hoon na?" Suddenly he shouted "Mamamama."
All of them looked at him dumbstruck for a few seconds. Then Riddhima's face had the brightest smile. She looked at Armaan and Akshat asking "Usne mama kaha na?" Both of them nodded smiling at the joy visible on her face. She hugged Ani and kissed him asking him to repeat but he was only out to snatch the plate.
R: Phir se mama kaho, to main yeh plate tumhe doongi.
But her bribing had no effect. He did not repeat it again. Akka came and took him for his bath, while Riddhima got Akshat ready for school. Akshat left with a sad face as all of them were at home and only he had to go to school. And his dad couldn't even come and pick him from school, as he couldn't drive.
Riddhima helped Armaan bathe after Ani had. Then it was Ani's feed time and sleep. Then both of them sat together and sent mails to all the people to Armaan wanted to contact asking them for the contact numbers, as Armaan wanted to discuss the matter directly, and not through mail.
In the afternoon Armaan just wanted to go to MSHC just to say hi to everyone, so Riddhima drove him there. Everyone met him lovingly and praised him for helping so many co-passengers, unmindful of his safety. After spending sometime with them, they went to Akshat's school to surprise him. He was thrilled to see them and explained to all his friends how his dad got hurt helping others, his face beaming with pride.
When they reached home, Ani was troubling athai that he wanted to go out. Seeing them back he started jumping towards Riddhima saying "mamama".
A: Dekha kitna matlabi hai. Hameesha dad, dad, karta tha, ab main injured ho gaya hoon, to mama ko maska laga raha.
He started tapping his mama's shoulder, indicating that he wanted to go out.
R: Chalo ek round isko bhi guma latey hain. Bechara he's feeling so lonely and left out.
Then to Ani she said "That's your reward for saying mama."
So once again they all piled into the car, Riddhima the driver, Ani next to Armaan on the back seat and Akshat on the front seat beside his mama. Having had a round they decided to go to the icecream parlour and they had a blast.
That evening most of the people Armaan wanted to contact, themselves called him up as he had left his mobile number. After discussion he managed to convince some of them and arranged for a conference call along with Dr. Shashank and board of Directors of Sanjeevani, and by midnight that day, Sanjeevani's problem was almost resolved.
Riddhima was with Armaan all along and saw how well he tackled each isssue raised by them and convinced them of a profitable business venture. After the conference call was over, Armaan turned towards her beaming with joy. She hugged him tight saying "You are the best." He hugged her back and before he could say anything, there was a call from his father-in-law.
R: Kaun hai?
A: Papa.
He put the phone on loudspeaker and said -
A: Kahiye papa,
S: Armaan beta, tumne jo aaj kiya hai, main zindagi tumhara aabhari rahunga.
A: Yeh kya papa? Aap beta bhi keh rahe ho aur------
S: It's an honour to me, to have you as my son. I wonder how I failed to see the diamond hidden inside the coal piece. I'm sure my own son wouldn't have gone to such lengths to solve my problem.
A: Papa abhi problem solve nahi hua hai. They have to discuss with their lawyers, bankers, draw up the contract and only then they'll transfer the funds. It may take sometime. In the meantime ---
S: that's not a problem beta, we can drag on till then. The take over can now be dropped. I'm very happy.
Riddhima took the phone from Armaan and said "Papa Armaan hai hi aisa. I'm so lucky to have him as my husband."
S: When Sanjeevani was in problem eight years ago, you saved it by sacrificing your love and today your husband saved Sanjeevani from extinction. I'm proud of both of you and deeply indebted to you both.
R: Papa how can any parent be indebted to their child? You are out of tension and still hold the reins of Sanjeevani in your hands. That's all we wanted. Congratulations papa. And it's very late now. Have good sleep we'll talk tomorrow.
A: Bye, goodnight papa.
S: Goodnight to you both. God bless you both and grant you all that you deserve. I'm not saying all that you wish for but all that you both deserve, because you deserve much much more than what you can ever wish for.
That left both of them beaming with joy.
Edited by ssh57 - 15 years ago
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