Kabhi na kabhi
Nobody at Guptas had even the faintest idea that these two had not consummated the marriage. So when Meeta was chatting with Alka in the afternoon, she told Alka about finding the broken shards of the bangles
Alka was stunned to hear that
"Dono ek kamre mein soyen hain?
"Jee? Meeta was confused
"Hum kahe nahi aapko, yeh baat Ma ne kahi hai ki hum kisi ko kahen na, yahan dono alag kamre mein soye hain
"Nahi to!! Meeta was shocked
"Chandu bhi sotey hain Avantika ke saath Alka tried to soften the blow
"Hmm... Hamari Teeku bhi na... pata nahi kyon dartin hain Meeta tried to make it all about Avantika's innocence
"Harit bohot kind aur understanding hain, gussa kam karte hain kitna achha nature hai, unke itne dost kaise hoyenge agar who burey hain to? Alka became defensive
"Nahi nahi hum to dekh rahe hain, ekdum pleasant aur milansaar hai
"Haan hamare ghar bus wohi bahar padhe hain, sab to India mein padhe hain, unko logon ki itni chinta hai ki ab taq wh pro bono kar rahe hain, do saal ho chaley graduation ko
"Teeku is innocent, trust me Alkaji
"Nahi... hum samajhte hain... but saath rahenge tabhi ek doosre ki taraf khichaav badhega?
"Haan bilqul theek, warna to hum kabhi Vibhu se baat nahi kar paate, chup rehte hain hamesha
"Yahan bhi yahi haal hai Babuji ke saamne Harshal chup hi rehte hain, kamre mein shuru hoti hai inki saari badtameezi Alka giggled
"harit hain naughty, par bohot bohot bohot ache hain Alka was passionate
"Arey he is so funny and easy to talk to
"Aapne hamey khush khabri de, ki dono ek kamre mein to lete
"Please aap abhi apni MIL ko na kahen yeh baat, pata nahi kaise rahe dono, jab taq Teeku khud humse na kahe hum nahi maanenge Meeta was suddenly deflated
"Nahi, aisa na kahen... dono ek doosre ko pasand to karenge kabhi na kabhi
Maybe that kabhi na kabhi was already there or approaching fast
Teeku was going through her closet pulling out her favorite casual clothing from the hangers, changed from her polka dotted green dress from breakfast to a pair of jeans and a short white tee with the print Child Memories over an image of a giant red stuffed bunny in the center
Harit strolled in. "Hamey apna school dikhane kab lekar ja rahin hain? he asked looking at his phone
She wanted to be alone with him but when it happened she was paralyzed
She had not expecting him inside her closet. Her chest vibrated visibly, as if she didn't know any answers on her test
"Its too far to drive back from Rishikesh Harit spoke into the phone walking over to her closet window and looking down at the finely manicured lawns
The house looked like it was lifted off the pages of a glossy Home & Garden issue
The red tile roof, the pristine white exterior, the windows a rich mahagony.
Centrally airconditioned unlike his ancestral run down Bareilly homestead.
"Avantika? he paused his call to ask her again
"Umm she bend down swallowing, moistening her lips "Umm...
"Kab? he asked
"Lunch ke baad she squeaked
She wanted to be there with him but was too afraid he would do something o her, she picked up 5 pairs of jeans and 20 blouses and tried to sneak out
"Ek second he said hanging up
"Hum yahan pehnenge she insisted explaining she wont wear it in front of the Vaidyas
"Sorry? he was confused
"Not for Bareilly she patted the pile with one hand
"Oh I don't care he shrugged
He tucked his phone in his back pocket and walked up purposefully
She stepped back stumbling on the glass closet door
"Aapne kya kaha Ma ko? he waved a finger beginning o be amused
"Kab? she panicked
"Umm.. abhi kuch samay pehle he waved his hand
"Humne bus yeh poochha Chandu kaise hain... aur poochha kal raat ko soye, aur poochha ki unke uniform shorts mein ek taang doosri se lambi thi, Wednesday sports shorts mein to kahan change ho jaayega?
He looked at her face mesmerized
She was consumed by Chandu's needs
"Aur kya poochha? he asked softly
"Bus she was confused and shocked
"Kaise hain Chandu?
"He is fine she said glumly
She hadn't expected him to be "fine she had expected him to act up that would mean he missed Teeku
"Hum baat aapki Ma ki kar rahe the he grinned
"OH? "Ma hamey keh rahin thi ki Dad ke dost aayenge shaam ko to hum saree pehan lein humne mana kar diya she said smugly
"nahi pehanengi?
"Nahi she said boldly "Kar lo jo karna hai types
"Bilqul nahi? he closed the gap
She turned her head sideways, gripping the chrome doorknob with one fist tightly
"I wont wear it if I don't have to, It's the hardest thing Ive ever worn she whispered trembling
He reached and felt the pulse throbbing between the collar bone "PLOP PLOP PLOP
She shuddered and shut her eyes.
"Humse kisi ne kaha ki hum ek mahina shaqal chhoo nahi sakte he whispered breathing on that pulse
The clothes dropped from her hands in a pile in between them, she watched in slomo as his unshaven face came closer to hers, the familiar amber cypress scent kicking off a firestorm
She pushed him away with her free left hand
He pressed down
He inhaled all over her freshly facial-ed neck and ears and cheeks
"That's touching too BTW she squeaked when she felt his nose tip
"I am sorry he whispered
He traced the words CHILD MEMORIES on the tee with his finger. He took the tee shirt to imply she was wanting to be a kid
It annoyed him, he wanted to prove she was grown up enough to be aroused and arouse him...
She fought him breathlessly turning away twisting wiggling and arching, he began on C each time he managed to turn her around and pin her back on the wall.
A couple bangles broke right there
She finally gave up fighting, exhausted, gasping and let him trace the words on her chest to his heart's content unable to breathe or exhale. He probably saw how much that mere touch had excited her.
He watched the tee hang sharply off her now aroused curves unconcealed even by a teeshirt bra.
The teeshirt was short exposing an inch of her midriff and some of her navel
He felt her navel with his thumb
Stroked as he watched her open her eyes and look at him in arousal induced coma
She fell on his shoulder unable to stand anymore
He held her warm soft quaking mess of a body firmly in his arms