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Paas nahi aana... door nahi jaana
It was the worst thing he could have done to her self esteem
When he woke up Monday morning he realized it the next second
It was almost 10 AM
He wondered where Nivi was, she was in the front lawn enjoying the balmy October sunshine as Sofia chased her
He sipped his espresso and smiled as Nivi charged towards him dressed in blue denim shorts and a shirt with too many frills all over
Based on how her hair was done he could tell his wife had dressed her
The long unruly curls packed under two strong bow like things
She wore silver anklet in one foot and a pink beaded one in the other
"Busy morning huh?" he whispered
He let his daughter nuzzle, holding his face in her fat palms
"Wheres Amma?" he whispered
Nivi paused and looked all around
"Kaanume" he said quietly (gone in Tamil)
Nivi grinned thinking II was playing peekaboo
"Mere ko 2 baje jaana hai" Sofia began
II was the boss he just followed instructions
"Maam ko kaha?" he asked politely
"Woh to mana karke gayin" Sofia "came out"
"Huh" he grunted
"Kyon?" he followed up
"Unko aaj tame lagega kaha mereku" Sofia gently slithered in with her request
"Hmmm"
II didnt want to ask him to step in
She probably wasnt even going to talk to him
"Aap jao" he said quietly
She took Nivi and almost did a twirl in happiness
When he had taken the boys home last night, Sam had offered Sofia for Monday
He had declined saying he was in town now so it was OK
Apparently II had called Sam Monday morning?
"Maam ne subah phone kiya aapko?" he needled gently
"sam didi ne bheja" Sofia became curious
He nodded, went in fixed himself eggs and toast and hash browns (frozen & thawed)
Mahavir and his crew were busy cleaning, picking up
He usually didnt bother them
Went up with his breakfast
Nivi came up to be changed'
He sat her down on the couch and fed her and ate
He texted II
"Do u start ur new job today?" he asked
There was no response
He finished up showered and shaved and went back to the study to work
Around three he sent her flowers
She wont get it tonight as there would be too much traffic by Spectrum and the delivery guy wud show after II left work at 6 PM, heading straight to Rohini
She would respond to his text on her drive to Rohini
"Nahi, aaj nahi" in chaste Hindi
She returned at 8:30 and was not happy to find Nivi with him in the 2nd floor balcony
She texted Sofia furiously
"Aap gaye kaise?"
"Sir ne kaha" she said
MY WORDS HAVE NO VALUE
SHE FELT EVEN WORSE
Ranjan returned from work right behind her
She was making cabbage and peas and chana dal and custard with fresh mangoes Sam had sent
Sam had many connections
Boxes of off season stuff showed up in MM
Bhallas had many connections too, there were boxes of Swiss chocolates or fruit preserves or natural lotions or soaps
From friends in the diplomatic area
II found a box of expensive candy she shoved some in her mouth as she cooked
Playing Sooryan FM
"Did u have a good day?" he asked
Her heart skipped a beat when she realized he had shaved
She nodded
"Look II I am sorry..." he said
She had suffered a traumatic miscarriage three months ago
He was a jerk
Now she was making him grovel
"Koi baat nahi" she said flatly
"Sam sent a bottle of your fave Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon 2013 red... come up" he urged
"Umm.. no..." she said quietly not looking at him
"Nivi enge?" she asked
"Upstairs" he said
With Ranjan...
He leaned on the counter, and then went back up and brought the bottle back, uncorked it and poured it for her
Ranjan came down with Nivi and she promptly tipped II's glass over in her joy of seeing her Amma
R&B caught it just after it spilled out half
He poured some and offered to Ranjan and they talked about their fave Napa Valley wines
"Sam sent achari chicken for u" she muttered to Ranjan "Do u want tandoori naan or rice Dad?" she asked politely
"Chawal kha langa puttar, isne khaani ho to bana leen naan" he tipped his head indicating his son
"I am good with rice" R&B said
They all sat down and went thru the circus of eating with Nivi at the table
"VAAL... ENNADI PANREY" (What are u upto?) II rained a bunch of admonishments
Dal spills, crushed peas, sippy cups separating from lids, another wine spill and dinner was over att 11
Mahavir dismissed her from the kitchen
She went up before R&B did
"Do u want to hang?" he asked when he found her on the couch with her sleeping daughter
She shook her head
He grabbed Nivi and put her down in the master bedroom crib
"Gudiyaaa" Ranjan hollered
She got off the couch to go down to attend to Ranjan
He stepped out of the master bedroom and walked over to the 2nd floor living room at that point and careened into her
He lifted her and placed her by the wall
"II" he insisted
"Gudiyaaa gall sun puttar"
AYYYO
GET OFF ME U OAF
She felt his cheek caressing hers vigorously
"I was a jerk" he said gruffly
She was choked up by then
He was experiencing an altogether different emotion
The not so gentle nips on her cheek, chin and neck and finally the lips
The smooth delish goodness, that scent
Buttery yet, spicy, and... the painful ache all over her inside
The feeling was intoxicating
"Ammma" she groaned a plea of help
He kissed her harder
"Arent u going to fight with me?" they jostled... He groaned when his hand cupped her curves
"I let Sofia go" he provoked her
That wasnt funny, she wasnt amused..
The sounds they made by the open twin glass doors were more audible now
"Achha gall sun le, neeche aane ki jaroort nahi" Ranjan reminded her he needed her
He held her hand and yanked, she crashed on his chest with a thud
"Vidu enna" (leave me alone) she cursed
She freed herself and ran down
Pulling the gaping vee of her tee together
He leaned back on the living room wall pulled his phone out of his track pant
"I f**ked up" he texted
"?" texted Tan
R&B began to have second thoughts abt sharing
Tan called him
"Kya kiya saale?" he asked
"I shot my mouth off" he said unhappily
"Main nahi maanta boss" Tan sneered
"Huh" R&B grunted
"Tu BAAT karta hai shooting ur mouth off?" he provoked dude
Dude explained in less than two sentences what hed done
"Galat kara yaar toone" Tan said somberly
They both were quiet, he was now leaning over the rail on the balcony
II and Ranjan walked in the lawn.
She looked up when she saw the balcony light turn on
"I sent her flowers" R&B said
"Kya kaha usne?" Tan asked
"Nothing" R&B was pissed
"Kud saale" Tan decreed
they talked about markets, work and biz travel
She had come up already, and was curled up on her own side of the bed
"Phew! No sun room" he exhaled
He hit the bed side lights and made an exaggerated attempt to ready himself for bed
"Door raho mujhse" she ordered huskily
'
"Ofcourse" he agreed breathlessly
Sliding into bed... as he heard her helpless angry groan when his shorts clad leg came in contact with her skimpy short clad one
It was the worst thing he could have done to her self esteem
When he woke up Monday morning he realized it the next second
It was almost 10 AM
He wondered where Nivi was, she was in the front lawn enjoying the balmy October sunshine as Sofia chased her
He sipped his espresso and smiled as Nivi charged towards him dressed in blue denim shorts and a shirt with too many frills all over
Based on how her hair was done he could tell his wife had dressed her
The long unruly curls packed under two strong bow like things
She wore silver anklet in one foot and a pink beaded one in the other
"Busy morning huh?" he whispered
He let his daughter nuzzle, holding his face in her fat palms
"Wheres Amma?" he whispered
Nivi paused and looked all around
"Kaanume" he said quietly (gone in Tamil)
Nivi grinned thinking II was playing peekaboo
"Mere ko 2 baje jaana hai" Sofia began
II was the boss he just followed instructions
"Maam ko kaha?" he asked politely
"Woh to mana karke gayin" Sofia "came out"
"Huh" he grunted
"Kyon?" he followed up
"Unko aaj tame lagega kaha mereku" Sofia gently slithered in with her request
"Hmmm"
II didnt want to ask him to step in
She probably wasnt even going to talk to him
"Aap jao" he said quietly
She took Nivi and almost did a twirl in happiness
When he had taken the boys home last night, Sam had offered Sofia for Monday
He had declined saying he was in town now so it was OK
Apparently II had called Sam Monday morning?
"Maam ne subah phone kiya aapko?" he needled gently
"sam didi ne bheja" Sofia became curious
He nodded, went in fixed himself eggs and toast and hash browns (frozen & thawed)
Mahavir and his crew were busy cleaning, picking up
He usually didnt bother them
Went up with his breakfast
Nivi came up to be changed'
He sat her down on the couch and fed her and ate
He texted II
"Do u start ur new job today?" he asked
There was no response
He finished up showered and shaved and went back to the study to work
Around three he sent her flowers
She wont get it tonight as there would be too much traffic by Spectrum and the delivery guy wud show after II left work at 6 PM, heading straight to Rohini
She would respond to his text on her drive to Rohini
"Nahi, aaj nahi" in chaste Hindi
She returned at 8:30 and was not happy to find Nivi with him in the 2nd floor balcony
She texted Sofia furiously
"Aap gaye kaise?"
"Sir ne kaha" she said
MY WORDS HAVE NO VALUE
SHE FELT EVEN WORSE
Ranjan returned from work right behind her
She was making cabbage and peas and chana dal and custard with fresh mangoes Sam had sent
Sam had many connections
Boxes of off season stuff showed up in MM
Bhallas had many connections too, there were boxes of Swiss chocolates or fruit preserves or natural lotions or soaps
From friends in the diplomatic area
II found a box of expensive candy she shoved some in her mouth as she cooked
Playing Sooryan FM
"Did u have a good day?" he asked
Her heart skipped a beat when she realized he had shaved
She nodded
"Look II I am sorry..." he said
She had suffered a traumatic miscarriage three months ago
He was a jerk
Now she was making him grovel
"Koi baat nahi" she said flatly
"Sam sent a bottle of your fave Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon 2013 red... come up" he urged
"Umm.. no..." she said quietly not looking at him
"Nivi enge?" she asked
"Upstairs" he said
With Ranjan...
He leaned on the counter, and then went back up and brought the bottle back, uncorked it and poured it for her
Ranjan came down with Nivi and she promptly tipped II's glass over in her joy of seeing her Amma
R&B caught it just after it spilled out half
He poured some and offered to Ranjan and they talked about their fave Napa Valley wines
"Sam sent achari chicken for u" she muttered to Ranjan "Do u want tandoori naan or rice Dad?" she asked politely
"Chawal kha langa puttar, isne khaani ho to bana leen naan" he tipped his head indicating his son
"I am good with rice" R&B said
They all sat down and went thru the circus of eating with Nivi at the table
"VAAL... ENNADI PANREY" (What are u upto?) II rained a bunch of admonishments
Dal spills, crushed peas, sippy cups separating from lids, another wine spill and dinner was over att 11
Mahavir dismissed her from the kitchen
She went up before R&B did
"Do u want to hang?" he asked when he found her on the couch with her sleeping daughter
She shook her head
He grabbed Nivi and put her down in the master bedroom crib
"Gudiyaaa" Ranjan hollered
She got off the couch to go down to attend to Ranjan
He stepped out of the master bedroom and walked over to the 2nd floor living room at that point and careened into her
He lifted her and placed her by the wall
"II" he insisted
"Gudiyaaa gall sun puttar"
AYYYO
GET OFF ME U OAF
She felt his cheek caressing hers vigorously
"I was a jerk" he said gruffly
She was choked up by then
He was experiencing an altogether different emotion
The not so gentle nips on her cheek, chin and neck and finally the lips
The smooth delish goodness, that scent
Buttery yet, spicy, and... the painful ache all over her inside
The feeling was intoxicating
"Ammma" she groaned a plea of help
He kissed her harder
"Arent u going to fight with me?" they jostled... He groaned when his hand cupped her curves
"I let Sofia go" he provoked her
That wasnt funny, she wasnt amused..
The sounds they made by the open twin glass doors were more audible now
"Achha gall sun le, neeche aane ki jaroort nahi" Ranjan reminded her he needed her
He held her hand and yanked, she crashed on his chest with a thud
"Vidu enna" (leave me alone) she cursed
She freed herself and ran down
Pulling the gaping vee of her tee together
He leaned back on the living room wall pulled his phone out of his track pant
"I f**ked up" he texted
"?" texted Tan
R&B began to have second thoughts abt sharing
Tan called him
"Kya kiya saale?" he asked
"I shot my mouth off" he said unhappily
"Main nahi maanta boss" Tan sneered
"Huh" R&B grunted
"Tu BAAT karta hai shooting ur mouth off?" he provoked dude
Dude explained in less than two sentences what hed done
"Galat kara yaar toone" Tan said somberly
They both were quiet, he was now leaning over the rail on the balcony
II and Ranjan walked in the lawn.
She looked up when she saw the balcony light turn on
"I sent her flowers" R&B said
"Kya kaha usne?" Tan asked
"Nothing" R&B was pissed
"Kud saale" Tan decreed
they talked about markets, work and biz travel
She had come up already, and was curled up on her own side of the bed
"Phew! No sun room" he exhaled
He hit the bed side lights and made an exaggerated attempt to ready himself for bed
"Door raho mujhse" she ordered huskily
'
"Ofcourse" he agreed breathlessly
Sliding into bed... as he heard her helpless angry groan when his shorts clad leg came in contact with her skimpy short clad one
