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Kicking back
He got a drubbing next morning at breakfast over why he wasnt around to arrange the figurines the night before
He twitched his lips and chose to be quiet
"Dad he has wasted so much time the last three days, kaam karne dogey ki nahi daftar ka"
"Maine MERE daftar isko bulaya nahi, oddar baitha hai tinn din se" Ranjan chose to remind R&B of his meddling
"Well Imad called me and so did the guy u have to oversee showroom operations" R&B said blandly
Ranjan wanted to say something he just took a large bite of his omelette instead
"Daddyjii?" Manya goaded him
"Ren de puttar tu"
II was getting ready for work.
Nivi wandered the kitchen trying to open and shut cabinets, the cabinets were no longer interesting to her she had been there and done that. Ii had even removed child locks on them so as to see if she would go back into them
and quit wandering the house looking for trouble
But nope... she had gotten into Manya's purse removed her lipstick and applied it ALL OVER the furniture and rugs and applied nail polish on both feet
For a wealthy hieress Manya carried around both much to II's astonishment
There was still nail polish all over her feet
"Ratti kinne baje aayi ?" Ranjan sipped his piping hot espresso R&B had placed
"IK" Manya said inaudibly
"DO" R&B said loudly
AHHH
IDUVA KADAI
THATS WHERE SHE WAS PARTYING ALL NITE?
She was unreasonably jealous for not attending a party she was invited to!!!
R&B reached for the cookie jar on the center island the white marble counter staining ketchup red red as his arm reached
"Ayyo... wash ur hands" II ordered
He patiently reached and stained her belly under her tee, groping, cupping and staining everywhere he went
II strained and pushed and moved finally kicking his ankle with her bare feet, losing balance and falling on him, as his hands continued to grope inside
"Gudiya nu vi le jaati" Ranjan said nodding in approval as Manny placed another omelette with rich toppings
"I ASKED her, your DIL is into rituals Dad" Manny looked at II accusingly
"To aap ko bhi ruk jaana chaida see" Ranjan scolded
"I am not religious... umm... shaayad Ma hoteen ho" she stopped
II turned away to offer them privacy
She pretended to call Akka and left the kitchen
When she returned 5 minutes later Manya was sulking and Ranjan was aloof
"Aaj aana hai tone Spectrum?" Ranjan asked R&B
He nodded biting into his toast
"Gudiya aa ja beta" Ranjan requested
"I am making idlis Dad" she said not moving from the counter
"Did he help you pick up stuff around the floor ya nahi?" Ranjan questioned his son
"We were too drunk he came to pick us up" Manny started to laugh
R&B chuckled
Ranjan shook his head
"Agar yeh Paris hota to?" Ranjan asked
"Jeeju or Jeeju's dad, or II" manny said
OH THATS WHERE YOU WENT AFTER HANDING ME THE SANDWICH
Manny was churning out omelettes Nivi sat on R&B's lap making a mess on his plate with ketchup splatter splatter... smack...
"hafta hoya isko aaye hue, biwi ke saath kahin jaana nahi, navrathon mein peena kam karen jara aur go to temples" Ranjan ordered
II's idlis were ready she packed her breakfast and her lunch. Lunch was Mahavir's paneer parantha... YUMMM... Ommm!!
II chuckled
There was always thick home made date chutney and dhania pudina chutney to go with paranthas, the perks of paise waale.
"I am goingt o Sam after breakfast
"Baqsho... oddar uski MIL jaane ka naam nahi le rahi, waha jaakar beer mat peena" Ranjan warned
"Ofcourse not, I will take her with me when I go" Manny winked
"Klesh ho jaana hai aur kuch nahi" Ranjan was unhappy
Wonder what Nivi got of that she gave him a glorious toothy smile and clapped her ketchupy hands... spraying red beads all over
He got up and picked her up "BYEEE? BYEEE?" she checked
Because when Dadu was dressed he was headed to work
"Chaliye jee... mera noor... mera sona" he cooed
"Khare ho , jao isko dafta chhod aayin... oddar aana hai aapne, chale chalo" Ranjan urged R&B to drive II
II gave R&B a look
NO NEED
I CAN GO BY MYSELF
He was up, how could he pass up the opportunity to mess with her.
"Ur tee has ketchup stains" she whispered going up to him
HE TOOK IT OFF and handed it to her."YOUR turn" he whispered with a poker face
RAKSHASANEY
NO I WONT TAKE MY TEE OFF IN THE KITCHEN
"I have my vest" he said which he did
Nivi cooed in appreciation, turned looked at Ranjan and garbled
He nodded "Isko kabhi thand nahi lagti sahi baat hai" he laughed
They stepped out only to run into Sam's mother in law
II smiled though in shock
"Mr Bhalla hainge?" she asked
"DADD?" II asked in shock hoping she was asking for Chachu
R&B coolly went up completely ignoring her
Mrs Batra watched him double triple up the grand staircase
Ranjan came out cheerfully not prepared to meet Mrs Batra
"Paisaab ghar par inni tension haigi, kal raati Samyukta dekho bar ghoomkar aayi, achhi baat hai?"
AYYOYO
Ranjan had no idea how to respond
II reached for Nivi
Nivi refused to leave him
II stepped back "Main chai kehti hoon" she muttered
"Zara gudiya nu vi leke jao" Mrs Batra said sternly
"She wont go with me" II said panicking
"Woh keh denge to aap sun logey? Mumma ho aap" she cackled cynically
"Bachi yahin rahegi behenji" Ranjan said firmly
II went in told Mahavir and went up
R&B was in the balcony all changed, on his phone when she changed into work clothes
He turned towards her
"Did she leave?" he asked
Ii shook her head
"Huh" he grunted
"Umm..." II mumbled
He waited patiently...
"I cant believe she is here to complain" II blurted
R&B turned away and stared out at the ridge
"I will just go" "Umm... Dad might wanta ride... or its better if u stayed home or went with to Sam's" she muttered
"Come here" he said softly
"Why?" she asked
He walked up to her
"U like Sam dont u?" he asked looking at her bent head, and exhaling deeply, arms across his chest
"Umm ...yeah... she was just unwinding a bit... she is entitled to.." "Umm.. pata nahi" II didnt say any more
NONE OF UR BEEZ WAX
GET GOING
JA DAFTAR
"Do u have everything?" he asked
She nodded looking up
"Lets go" he said
They went down
Manya was blasting Tan's Mom
Ranjan was nowhere to be seen
R&B walked out and revved up the Ferrari engine
The guards opened the gate hearing the blast of engine noise
"Sam wanted to go home aunty I wanted her to celebrate with me. Too bad aapko bura laga
I dont live here. Umm.. the man I like wants to us to get married, we were kickin back a bit" Manya said with a genuinely sad smile
Mrs Batra looked livid