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Geet roamed around inside the big haveli, getting herself familiar with everything. It was a very big mansion, she couldn't help but gasp in fascination as she stared at the beautiful decor of the mansion, she noticed several people dressed in black color pants, white shirt and back west arranging everything; servants, she realized… she bent her head and tried to be as silent as possible as she surveyed her new home and encountered the many servants. She didn't know what else to do, back at her father's haveli, her early mornings were spent in washing everyone's clothes but she wasn't yet told what to do in this haveli which was filled with strangers…. no not strangers… her new family… she reminded herself. The Haveli was very massive and ornately designed. She fingered the flowers that were draped around the banister, every wall was covered with flowers…. she couldn't help the giggle that escaped her as she found herself being showered with rose petals. She lifted her head to see the servant staring at her with a look of horror. She smiled at the servant, watching how she seemed to stammer in her apology. Geet shook off the petals from her head and continued on with her exploration. She glanced around at the beautiful marble floors, the large staircase, the intricate carving and statues. She grimaced as she encountered the unclean rooms and the paintings, sculptures, and many other items that adorned the haveli were misplaced or covered with dirt. She did not dare enter any rooms but just peaked inside from the doorway. Her brothers were definitely not joking when they said the new haveli will be a lot bigger than theirs. She spent almost thirty minutes exploring some parts of the haveli, staring at the paintings, feeling the drapes and sofa cushions, gazing at the many pictures of her new family members that were adorned on almost every wall…..
Her exploration of the mansion stopped when she found the kitchen. It was very large, a lot bigger then her kitchen back home Geet noted. Then she remembered Naintara's words from last night "aur phir aapko halwa bhi toh banani hai na kal subha nashte me". She cautiously entered the kitchen and started going through the cabinets and the containers. She shook her head in disbelieve, although the kitchen was very large and well equipped but everything was disorderly, all the groceries and the many containers were scattered around inside the cabinets. Everything was disorganized. With a determine sigh, she began her job of cleaning and organizing everything in the kitchen…..
It took her nearly two hours to set everything rightly in the kitchen. She sighed with contentment as she looked at her work. It was almost eight she noticed as she cleaned the microwave, she gasped in shock; she still had breakfast to prepare. She quickly began preparing the breakfast for her new family. She was glad to find the microwave and an oven, both will be very useful in the future for baking…..
"Badi bahu…. aap yahan kya karrahee hai" Nakul, the butler asked upon seeing Geet standing by the stove in the kitchen so early in the morning, that too the morning after her marriage.
Geet dropped the spoon she was holding startled by the sudden voice. She stood there unsure of what to do, grasping her hands together tightly in fear.
"Yeh kya aapne pura kitchen ka naksha hi badal diya" Nakul remarked rather angrily as he picked up the fallen spoon. He did not like it when someone tried to change something in his domain and the kitchen was his domain. He had already had many arguments with Dadima over his way of handling the kitchen happenings.
"Nashta bhi bana diya" Nakul exclaimed, lifting the covers and peeking inside to see what she made. He swiftly turned and walked out in search of Naintara Ma'm, he would have to inform her about the change in breakfast today, and let her know about Badi Bahu's prepared breakfast…..
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"Geet yeh kya karrahee hain aap" This time it was Naintara's loud voice that had Geet jerking back in fright and knocking the bleach water filled bucket down.
Geet sat still on her knees, her head bowed down, grasping her hands tightly at the cloth as Naintara stood there waiting for Geet's answer.
"What is this?" Naintara yelled, still shocked over seeing Geet on her fours and wiping the kitchen floor. She was too shocked to notice the terror filled eyes of Geet, it was only when she saw Geet flinch back at her approach that Naintara realized she had scared her with her loud voice.
Naintara cursed herself inwardly for speaking so loudly which had startled Geet, she frowned when Geet dropped the soaked dirty cloth and hurriedly tried to cover her head with her dupatta. "I am sorry Geet, I shouldn't have been so loud with you, hamme maaf kardien please" Naintara apologized in a low voice as she slowly walked towards her and extended her hand to Geet urging her to get up from the floor.
Geet stared at the woman wide eyed, shocked at hearing her apology for being loud with her and now the woman stood before her grasping her hand lightly, pulling her up from the floor and leading her towards the breakfast table. She followed silently not knowing what else to do.
"Come sit, I would like to explain something to you" Naintara said indicating to the chair beside her.
explain Geet bit her lip, as she frantically searched her mind trying to remember what all she had done since the morning that prompted this woman to explain her something…. she hadn't broken anything in fact she had been very careful in cleaning and organizing the kitchen knowing too well how clumsy she can get…. one of the reasons she had been punished so often by her father and elder brother.
"This is not your work Geet, ab aap es ghar ki badi bahu ho" Naintara explained in a low voice.
"All this cleaning and watching and organizing are not for you to do…. We have servants for that… your job is to make sure they do their work…" Naintara explained staring at a fearful Geet who kept staring at the fallen bucket and the bleach water that was spreading further in the kitchen.
"Manju will clean everything, it's her job not yours" Naintara informed keeping her voice low as she indicated at the wet floor.
Geet stared at her and simply nodded her head, chewing on the edge of her duppatta that she often held between her teeth to keep in place.
"Stop that, its bad manners" Naintara reprimanded grimacing at the way Geet held the piece of dupatta in her mouth. "Aur waise bhi yahan aap ko aapna sar cover karne ki zarorat nahi hain… we are not that old fashioned" Naintara smiled, tugging at the dupatta Geet was chewing in her nervousness.
Geet stared at the woman, too astonished by how nicely she was speaking with her and she was even smiling at her now…. She didn't know what to think, whether she should smile back or just nod her head but she could do neither, just simply stared at the woman who was bestowing her with a smile.
"Oh my! It's time for Veeray's morning coffee" Naintara exclaimed when she glanced at the clock.
"Chaliye, I will show you how to prepare coffee for your husband" Geet followed Naintara towards the kitchen counter.
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Geet tentatively walked inside Pati's room; now also hers. She held the tray in her good hand, still unable to take any weight on her left hand; she never got the chance to prepare the ointment for the broken bone because of the wedding. She darted a glance towards the bed to find Pati still deep in sleep. She stood there too afraid to move forward, she did not know how many minutes passed as she stood inside the room contemplating on what to do…. Should Geet walk up to the bed and wake him from his obviously deep slumber like the nice woman had instructed Geet to do or should Geet just wait till Pati himself rose from his sleep?.... Geet didn't want to displease the nice woman by not following through her order but Geet also didn't want to anger Pati by disrupting him from his sleep…. She remembered all too well how badly her brother had whipped her when she once woke him up from his sleep. Her eyes still stung with tears remembering the pain she had endured because of her one mistake; she had not been able to sleep for days because of the fresh welts that were edged on her back and she couldn't even apply the ointment that would have at least given her few moments relief from the pain….
She balanced the tray in her hand as she tried to adjust her dupatta on her head…. She winced at the pain that shot through her arm upon lifting it too suddenly. She clenched her teeth, biting down on the edge of her dupatta in an attempt to control her pain but then suddenly unclenched her teeth and withdrew the dupatta from her mouth remembering the nice woman had reprimanded her from doing so; she had said it was bad manners and Geet didn't want to upset the nice woman by displaying such bad manners…. Geet liked the woman, she was very nice and always smiled at Geet and even called Geet Pari just like Geet's own mother had often addressed Geet when she was showering Geet with her love…. Maybe the nice woman will care for Geet like Geet's mother had cared for Geet… maybe if Geet didn't make any mistake, behaved and not display any bad manners then the nice woman might like Geet…..
She snapped out of her musings seeing the sudden movement from the bed, she glanced down at the tray she was holding realizing that the coffee was getting cold. She quickly walked towards the coffee table and placed the tray on it. She stood there for few moments still too frightened to wake Pati from his sleep, the little courage she had gathered during her musings fled away when she saw Pati turning in his sleep… she looked at the clock, noting that nearly thirty minutes had passed since she entered the room and she was still no where near in her attempt at waking Pati. She knew the nice woman would be upset although she did not say any certain time she wanted Geet back in the kitchen but she had instructed Geet to sit with Pati and have her milk while Pati drank his coffee….
She glanced at him and noticed that he was stirring but it still did not look like he would be waking up anytime soon. She knew she could not waste anymore time, she had to wake Pati as ordered by that nice woman….. maybe it was this desire of her to please the nice woman that urged her to take the steps that led her towards the bed, towards the now stirring Pati who seemed to be squinting his eyes…. She leaned down and moved her hand forward….
Grey eyes squinted open and clashed with innocent honey brown eyes rising Maan's heart beat, He grabbed her hand which was held in mid-air and tugged at it a little too harshly resulting in her soft form slamming into his hard one and momentarily leaving him breathless with the feel of her chest so close against his… he held her shoulders and swiftly turned pining her to the bed all the while his dark orbs staring into her freighted ones, his large form towering over hers…. He realized his mistake, he had not meant to scare her, he had only been trying to…. He didn't know what had made him pull her hand and why he was covering her form with his…. he glanced down between them, his gaze lingering on the prominent parts of her body that made her a woman, his swiftly turned his gaze to her face realizing how far his wandering eyes had seen…. He tried to ignore the loud beat of her heart which indicated just how much he had startled her with his sudden movements and to make it worse his eyes kept wandering down to glance at the rise and fall of her breasts…. He closed his eyes and drew in few deep breaths in an attempt to control his wayward thoughts... he knew he had lost all his senses the moment his eyes had stared into her innocent ones….
Geet stilled, her hand hanging in mid-air as she suddenly found herself staring into the deep grey eyes of her Pati. She gasped and attempted to jump back in fright when he grabbed her hand but Pati tugged at her hand having anticipated her action… Geet yelped when she found herself slamming right on top of Pati but then Pati turned so suddenly that she found herself pinned to the bed, his large form towering over her…. Geet could only gasp finding herself so close to Pati, she could hear the frantic beating of her heart in her chest from fear; she wondered if Pati could hear it too. She stared at his wide eyed, unable to look away from the grey eyes that swept through her face, gazing at her face as if memorizing it… she wondered if he was planning on killing her; his hand was very close to her neck, his fingers trailing on her collar bone… Geet wanted to scream and cry but knew that would only worsen things, it would rile Pati's anger and he might just give her a very painful death…
"Sorry, I shouldn't have tugged on you so harshly" Maan whispered having finally gained back some control.
Maan slowly traced his fingertips on Geet's temple trailing it down to her jaw line causing his wife to squeak in shock while he sighed in contentment at the feel of her soft skin… he wanted more… he needed more… he wanted to touch every part of her soft glowing skin…. He wanted to feel her soft skin against his lips….
"I would like to give you a morning kiss… may I?" Geet stilled in her movement hearing Pati's words…. he wanted to give Geet a morning kiss? Geet wondered if she had heard right? Geet tried to think of a logical reason as to why Pati wanted to give her a morning kiss and why was he asking for Geet's permission?..... She couldn't think straight… she was too distracted by the fingers that were caressing her cheeks… the hand that rested so close to her neck…. Was this a test?..... Was Pati testing her to see whether she was obedient or not… Would Pati strangle Geet if she said no… Geet gulped down her fears and slightly turned her head and tilted her cheek upward towards him in a gesture of consent….. her eyes tightly shut in fear of Pati's action…
Maan stared down at his wife, the corners of his mouth lifting up into a half smile seeing her innocent gesture… he didn't know what had possessed him to ask such a question but the words were out of his mouth even before entering into his mind…. but whatever it was he certainly hadn't asked to kiss her cheek………….
He shifted his hand from her neck to her cheek, trailing a slow path upward with the back of his fingers…. stopping at her temple to brush away the few strands that had escaped from the tightly braided hair…. He heard the sudden intake of breath his wife took as his fingers tugged at her fallen stands… he leaned down, his face only an inch away from hers… he covered the remaining distance and planted his lips on his wife's presented cheek… the touch spreading that same electrifying feel through his body… he breathed in and moved his mouth closer to her ear "Now, I believe, it's your turn to give me my morning kiss" He whispered resting his forehead against her temple for few moments before he leaning back to stare at her.…
Only a squeak escaped from Geet's lips at Pati's statement…. Although she had been glad at the fact that Pati had still not killed her but she knew danger was still lurking because Pati was still towering over her form, she was still pinned under him on the bed… his hands tightly holding on to her shoulders.... his eyes still intently staring at her…..
Maan watched as his wife tilted her face at his request and stared at him with hooded eyes… Maan smiled down at his wife who seemed to be in a daze…. her skin flushed, and her mouth half open as she stared at him cautiously…. His gaze scrutinized her once again…. she was a vision to wake up to, her heart shaped face…. her full lips… her big and round honey brown eyes that stirred unknown emotions in him…. her pale skin; soft and milky like.... it reminded him of the full moon's shine for her skin seemed to glow just like that…. his body stirred with desire by simply gazing at her….
"Geet, won't you give me my morning kiss?" Maan asked upon not receiving any response from his wife… he knew she was intimidated by him and too nave to understand the desire he felt for her… but he was taking things slowly with her, wasn't he?.... he had only asked for a kiss, granted he wanted to kiss her lips but still he had compromised with that hadn't he… so was it wrong of him to want to feel her lips on his skin…. He knew he was only torturing himself by this but still he had to start somewhere with her and starting with a morning kiss seemed like a great starting point… Maan tried to justify his actions and his uncontrolled mouth…
The shrill ring of his cell phone broke the beautiful moment between the two… Geet yelped, startled by the loud noise while Maan muttered a curse hating the caller for interrupting his moment with his wife… she had finally moved and was leaning forward towards him to kiss him when the damn phone rang startling them out of their beautiful moment.
"Who the hell is this?" Geet heard Pati growl at the caller… she clutched the bed sheet hearing Pati's angry voice even though she knew he wasn't angry at her.
"Shasha! What do you want?" Geet listened as Pati questioned the caller in an angry impatient voice. She watched as a frown covered his face at whatever it was that the caller had asked.
"I am where I should be! At my house, in my room, on my bed with my wife!" Geet bit her lip as Pati once again snapped at the caller. Geet quickly moved her gaze away when she felt Pati shift his gaze back to her, his finger pulled at the piece of hair that kept getting on her face…
"I don't care about Mr. Chopra… Haven't I cancelled all my meetings for the next two weeks?..... then why the hell are you calling me now; the morning after my wedding?" Maan hissed out.
"Talk to Vicky, he will handle it for now!" Maan barked at his assistance before handing up on her and slamming the phone on the table. He cursed seeing his wife cringe as she heard the loud thud noise that echoed in the room. He moved his fingers to her forehead, his thumb caressing the worried lines on her forehead….
*******Angel*******
Sorry about the few hours delay in posting this update.... but I ended up changing the whole part while editing.... you all wanted a romantic maneet scene so tried to write one... please do let me know if it turned out to your liking.... I apologize in advance if it was not as romantic as you all wanted it, I am still trying to improve my writing skills in the romance theme..... angst i can do, even sweet i can do but romantic scenes are just not my forte.... so anyways if any of you have a certain scene in mind that you would like me to write and add in to my ff then please do let me know through a pm (the credit, of course will be given to you for suggestion whatever scene you pm me about....) so.... if you have any suggestions that I can incorporate in this story then please send in the pm....
Edited by Angelskiss - 14 years ago
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