Choice... or not
"Did u tell Tan we dont have sex anymore?" he asked bluntly
"Nahi to" she responded hot and bothered
"I havent spoken to the guy in a week, who could have told him I am wondering" he prodded silkily, shoching his hands into his cargo shorts pockets
She fidgeted by a sleeping Nivi's crib
"Then it has to be ME?" she argued lamely
"I got a text from him" he said fishing for his phone from his pocket
II cringed
"Umm..." He scrolled to the texted, looked up at her guilty face and shoved the phone into his pocked again
They stood glaring at each other
"I would hope you would talk to the man who is responsible first" he said succinctly
"They always tease me... and they did... and I said there was nothing to worry about" She lied breathing through her mouth
"I dont poke into his sex life, I am hoping he can stay out of mine" he muttered disgusted
YOU ARE A BLOODY LIAR DA
YOU CHEERFULLY SHARE EVERY DETAIL WHEN THE MOOD
YOU SUDDENLY HATE TAN NOW?
She was deeply hurt with the way things had turned all of a sudden
Akka was texting her asking about "Which movie stars she is likely to meet"
II quickly glanced at the text on the phone that lay on Nivi's crib
She shamelessly made a pitch for intimacy again
"Arent u coming to bed?" she asked softly
"Umm.. not now" he said
"U promised when Nivi was born, no more balcony reading" she said cheerfully
"Well... I am not going to be reading in the balcony" he said
"Oh" she nodded, heartbroken
He turned and walked away, she went to bed
The next day dawned with crisis, Nivi sneezed and hada runny nose, Ranjan walked the lawns with her as II readied for work, Sofia went to her home town
II couldnt take the day off work, Appa was going to Central Secretaraiat for pension work
Ranjan offered to cancel his Maruti visit and stay home
She went up to the 2nd floor to ask R&B
"Looks like she has a cold now, aaj ghar pe reh sakte ho?" she asked politely
He pulled his ear plug off and and said "sorry didnt hear u"
She repeated
"Cant u?" he asked
"Umm.. shaayad nahi, if I go to work this whole week I can take a couple days off next for meeting the team" she said akwardly
"Which team?"he asked baffled
"Sumati said the composer wanted to meet me" Ii smiled overjoyed
"Oh?" he exclaimed unhapily "I am headed to Paris next week" he said in a aloof way
"AGLE HAFTE?" she asked stunned
"I go once every month, its been almost two" he said in an entitled sort of way
"But with my Chennai trips, it is going to be difficult to be gone so long no?" she said logically
"Ive had this job, umm.. lets see... 8? years?" he mocked not gently
"So I need to give up MY job or the singing opportunity?" she asked livid
"Ur choice" he said, instead of saying "U dont have to quit either"