New FF: New York times with Maan and Geet - Page 29

Interesting FF Hasini, quite different from the ones i've been reading so far! Wonderfully written and an interesting story line. Do continue soon and add me to your PM list.

sorry babe...i'll had so many mid-terms...i didn't get a chance to read all the updates...so as i read them I'm so gonna comment on them all!! Thanks a bunch for the index list on pg 1..so helpful!!! Ok enjoy the comments!!!

OMG!!! Part 3!!! He knows now!! uff!!! the disappointed, but good so there won't be any misunderstanding...kind of wished dev was her fiance and not husband...but i'm so excited!! Awwww!!! he's so caring towards her!!! Loved it babe....so beauitfully written!!!!

oh my GOD!!!! Can't believe there's so much sexual tension and I LOVE IT!!!! So awesome!!! Loved Part 4...excited about the 5th!!!

Hey babe!!! PART 5: Awesome...omg when she got drunk i thought the might "make the beast"...but they didn't😔

Part 6!!!! YAY!!! Maan laughing over what geet said...so cute!!! He's so jittery about her and he's falling for her...so happy!!! Thnaks babe....lovely part!!

Sorry for the late update...Hope you all like it...and please please post...and discuss...I'm so loving your discussions...

Part 22: Bed, Bath and Beyond.

<Maan's monologue>

It was time to face reality' I have to get away from here'I didn't know what was happening to me when I was around her.

Geet:"Maan'you should join us'you don't want see me shop the whole store?"

She was being nice'real nice'she tried her best to cheer me up, but did she completely understand my intentions?

Maan:" No Geet'mujhe jaana hain'"

She was disappointed that I was not joining them'they were going to shop for their new home'Yash's gift card was causing all this'

Geet:" Are you sure?...its just one ' two hrs ?

I felt bad'I had never seen her try convince me over anything for the second time'I gave in'

Maan:"hmmm'1-2 hrs'ok'alright I will come too'"

Yash drove today'

They decided to get a three piece dining table'Meera picked up some miscellaneous'

Geet was still undecided what she wanted for her share of the gift card.

<Geet's monologue>

I wasn't sure what I wanted'I had $200 left in the card but I did know that I wanted to pamper myself' I entered the model bedroom area'they had many beds with beautiful designer bedding sets'

I f I spend 8 hrs a day on the bed sleeping'then why not get some nice Egyptian cotton bedding sets'I would very much like that'

My eyes fell on the most elegant setting'It was not just the bedding set'but I loved the whole set up'it was a canopy bed'with drapes on all four corners'it could almost transport me out of here'I felt like a teenager'

I wanted to check it out'Maan was close behind'

The bedding set was a 800 thread count Egyptian cotton, Cindy Crawford collection'it was a beautiful sea green with filigree thread work'it felt like silk on my skin'I had already fallen for it.

I jumped on the bed and wanted to check the mattress as well'I went on to lie down'

It felt like heaven'I was getting carried away and I wasn't sure why'Why was I so excited upon seeing this bed arrangement?

Maan was watching'I didn't want to seem silly' I got of the bed and wanted to move on...

<Maan's monologue>

I could tell that she was absolutely in love with it'If only I could get it for her'

I knew that she will not be able to afford it and so I decided not to feed her enthusiasm...

Maan:"So'you like it?"

Geet:" Hmmm'yeah'I guess there is no harm in liking anything"

Maan:"You are planning to get the whole set up?..."

Geet:" No Maan'.These things only look good in the store not on your wallet?"

On a lighter tone'

Maan:" Are you sure it won't look good on my wallet?"

I was such a show off'

Geet:" I'm sure on yours'but definitely not on mine'"

She was grounded I liked that about her'

Maan:" I'm sure Thomasville and Ashley's have better set ups'I think this is an ok one'"

I walked to the bed'sat down and pressed down on the mattress'it seemed like a foam mattress and not memory foam'

I lay down on the bed'just to check from the sleeping position.

Maan:" I don't think it's all that great'it's just a foam mattress'.and the sheets they aren't all that silkier either'"

I was hoping that her enthusiasm would come down'

<Geet's monologue>

I'm sure'nothing is ever going to be good enough for him'

But it was the softest and the silkiest I had ever slept on'I was agitated'I felt he was judging my tastes'I was in an irrational state'

I walked straight to the other side of the bed'jumped on it'and wanted to check if I was wrong about my observations'

I don't know how to make out if it's a foam bed or memory foam'but it felt good'no pressure points on my back'The sheets were smooth and heavenly'the color the most pleasant I had laid my eyes on'

Geet:" This is just perfect'but aapke liye'sab kuch kam pad ja tha hain'"

I turned and looked at him'

He was lying down right next to me'he has been watching me all this while'

I turned away'I couldn't look into his eyes'.I noticed my hands were resting on the bed and any small vibration'it would touch his'I didn't realize that I had laid my hands so close to his, when I was checking out the bed'

Babaji'.maine yeh kya kardiya'

I got up'sat for a second'and got off the bed and walked as fast as my legs could carry me'

<Maan's monologue>

She didn't like my statement'I could tell'I didn't want to be harsh on her 'But I didn't want her to feel bad about not being able to afford things she liked'I was hoping that my statement would only make her hate the idea of liking it in the first place'rather than focus on not being able to buy it for herself.

Hold on'what is she doing?'she walked to the other side of the bed and was lying next to me'she was pressing the mattress on and off trying to check the firmness'I couldn't help stare'but she was next to me'I wanted to get up and avoid the awkward moment'but it seemed like the fibers on the sheet had come alive and was knotting with the fibers of my shirt and jeans to keep me tied to the bed'I couldn't'I never imagined that I would have her beside me'on a bed'

<Geet's monologue>

Babaji'mein hamesha kuch na kuch bina soche kar deti hoon'

It was the most awkward moment'when our eyes locked on the bed'

Was my enthusiasm about the bed a precursor to the moment I had just experienced with him?

When did babji start talking to me in these ways?

Meera:"So what are you getting? Decide kar liya kya?

Geet:" Hmm'I'm not sure'I already have the mattress'so I was thinking'"

<Maan's monologue>

I had decided'this was just not the way I wanted things to happen'infact things were not even in my control anymore'there were strange forces moving me towards her and as for her actions'I couldn't determine for sure'

We were almost done with the shopping'

Meer and Yash checked out the three piece dining table at the counter'Meera got a large pan'and Geet walked in with the same bedding set that we were on together'I was glad she had made a safe budget choice and went only for the bedding set'I knew she was not the irrational buyer and go for the whole set up'

Yash drove us back home'I helped them carry stuff to their apartment'we parted'I went straight to my apartment packed some clothes'went to the airport and took the next flight that was flying out of JFK'It was to Phoenix, Arizona'the farther the better I thought.

It was too much for me to handle and I had to get away from her.

I had already sent an out of office email to office'I switched off my cellphone'I wasn't sure when I was getting back.

<Geet's monologue>

I took the whole set straight to laundry'I laundered and ironed it'It was ready for its grand first time use'my bed was neatly made'I had been waiting for the last three hours to do this'

I dived into the bed and slipped into the covers'

His eyes looking deep into mine' I saw his face'his hands next to mine'I was reliving the moment on the bed'I was dreaming a dream when I was awake'I didn't want to doze off but to live this dream and cherish the memory...every moment of it.'

I was early to office the next day'My eyes fell on his email'I opened to see it was an out of office email'

He was out'and he had not mentioned when he was returning back'I didn't understand'He was there with me the whole time yesterday and what happened? He didn't give me a whiff about his trip'then why the sudden trip? Where did he go? Is he ok?

I was deeply concerned'

The day passed by with so many questions on my mind'I was getting sloppy'.I had made some mistakes in the reports I prepared'my focus on work kept slipping'I wasn't sure how I was going to handle the days to follow'

There was no timetable about when we would meet and talk or spend time'but the fact that he was reachable always made me comfortable'Now it was different'he had not informed me about his trip'was it a planned one?

I pondered on how close I was to him? Did I mean anything at all?

I would inform Meer if I was going out'Forget Meer'she is my best friend and roommate'I would definitely inform her'else she will turn the whole apartment inside out during my absence'

Even Yash would tell us if he was going out for a long time'may be he would because he spent almost 12 hrs in a day with us'and if he went missing then we would call the cops for sure'

What about Maan? What should I expect from him? On a given day there was no way I could tell if he will be visiting me, call me or call me out to spend time with him'

If this is always the case, then what he did is right'he didn't have to inform me after all'but the other side argued that he should have'I was torn between my two selves'

The unpredictable nature of what we shared and the time we spent bothered me'

Why does he show up only if he wants to? What about the times I want to call him or feel like spending time with him? I'm sure he did all that only because'I always picked his call and/or met him even on short notice'

Why should I call him? He didn't ask me to'he doesn't tell me how important I'm to him? But do I want him to?

I was going crazy'.I left early from office around 3.00 PM'I couldn't stay there any longer'

I wanted to sleep'.take my mind off things'make my brain stop thinking about why he did what he did'

I rolled on the bed and couldn't sleep either'After all that mental talk'I picked up the phone to call him'I had not planned what I was going to ask him or talk to him'but I just wanted to hear his voice'

His phone was switched off too'Babaji'woh teek to hain na'.

<Maan's monologue>

It was early in the morning when I got off the flight at Phoenix'I rented a car and started driving to the Canyons'

I took many breaks on the way'I was on time to reach for the grand sunset'

She came back to my mind'Looking at the evening twilight'Memories of my time with her at the twilight hour near Niagara flashed in my mind'

Am I ever going to escape her thoughts?'I wondered'I sat down and gazed away at the setting sun'