Once Upon a Midnight Part II - Page 31

Well! Their union is sweating Blood now. These kind of intended risks are one too many and these kind of mishaps are one too many to fix. Unfortunately their honeymoon needs to be cut short.

He has got to be a warrior for his sisters family as they have needlessly got embroiled in this muddy mix

Count

He called his business attorney to understand what was needed for them to get married

While they could theoretically marry easily at the Cooke County City Hall, but the lawyer indicated it might put Shubhra in trouble and make her inadmissible in future if she ever wanted to return

"You sprung that on me, Wow!" His lawyer Trev Collins laughed

"I know, she did the same to me" he laughed standing in the balcony as she showered yet again

she was showering every time they made love causing him to joke she thought he had some communicable disease

she insisted it was because they were going out for a late dinner

"Why cant you get married back home?"

"Her Dad's a umm.. how do I say this politely Trev, her Dad is a scum bag" he growled

"Oh wow, that nice huh?"

"Yeah I am being nice

"Are you planning to go back home soon?"

"I guess I have to if she is not permitted here"

"I am thinking she might be OK but since I am not an immigration attorney I cant say for sure" "Give me a couple days I can have someone call you?"

"Well she has to leave Thursday night"

"Ouch!"

"Yep, no don't worry"

He hung up and tapped the edge of his phone pensively on the rail

they could get married in the Hindu Temple on Lamont Rd

He called Parul she did not answer, he assumed she was busy

She was, not in doing laundry listening to FM, but taking care of Gagan, the car was totaled but Gagan was unscathed

The Society guards had helped get his car towed, and he was shaken up but fine, had taken the rest of the week off

the hit and run had been quick

Some parents gossiping at the bus stop after the school bus had left had noticed a red Skoda, they didnt know the make or model

There were only 10 million on Delhi roads so should be easy to find

Shubhra appeared wearing a navy and white polka dot, shoe string shoulder strap swing dress and white keds

"where are we going?" he asked

"If this was South Delhi, I would tell you" she dodged him as he began to nuzzle, she dodged and scooted until she was pinned to a wall

He cupped her face and bend down with a somber expression he made her quiver and her mouth go dry

"tapan its dinner time" she croaked"

"Very sensuous"

"Maine Old Navy se last time khareeda" she scoffed

"Kyon? sasti dress sexy nahi ho sakti?" he whispered on her shoulder tonguing the strap, his tongue going underneath to pull it up with his teeth

"tapannn"

"Mujhe yeh nahi pata tum mujhe daat rahi ho ya kuch aur"

"Kuch aur matlab?" she asked naively

"Ghanta laga diya tumhare saath... sorry an hour and 42 minutes you learned nothing" he growled, kissing her collar bone

"You keep count?"

"Of course" he nodded "You owe me over 1700 times" he said glibly

Their love making was book ended by two calls so he knew

His hand moved down and cupped her curve... his thumb stroking the tip

She bit her lip to stop herself moaning, the thinly sheathed fabric exposing her arousal as she let out a throaty moan

"Lets just go to bed" she whispered with an ache that was all to familiar to him now...

"How "over 1700"?" she asked later, he explained 3 times a day times the number of days theyve known each other..........

An hour later, he fixed a cold sandwich for both and they watched TV until midnight

"Ghar se bahar nahi nikalti tum, shaadi kab karenge?" he muttered cuddling her on the couch, his finger tips trailing her upper arm

"India kaise jaoongi main?" she began to cry...

He got a text on his US cell phone around 11:30 AM IST/1 AM Chicago time from one of the guards at the gate who happened to be a good friend of his the last year he had been going back and forth to India since Parul moved to the new apartment

"Tapan bhai aapke Jeeju ki gaadi thuk gayi subah"

"KAISE?" he sat up, as Shubhra slept in his arms, he cradled her head in his right arm... across his belly

"pata nahi main nahi tha duty par, 10 baje aaya, gaadi workshop nahi ja paayegi toot gayi buri tarah"

Who was driving?" he accidentally typed in English panicking

"Driver kaun tha?" he asked

"Jeeju the aapke"

He called home... not sure how he could talk without waking Shubhra

He was beyond shocked he counted how long ago he had spoken to Jeeju and walked back from that time

How? Who?"

Did the security guys not arrive?"

"I better call them" he thought...

He gently placed her on the throw pillow and slid out

"Gaadi kaise thuki?" he called Parul

"How did you know?" she was shocked

"Since you guys are so honest I have my people"

"Kaun hai?" Gagan was laughing

"talk to him" Parul handed the phone

It's like the stone and ripple effect. Like in a placid lake you throw a small stone or a pebble , it creates a plumpy splash sound and creates ripples . The Acharya Family was the placid lake into which Manik Grover flicked a stone and that created ripples. In continuity Tapan threw a stone, a series of ripples followed. One Of such set of ripples saw miss Grover take a flight to unite with her boyfriend... that created another ripple which is beginning to have a profound effect on some of the other family members. In this plot , the narrative is a skewed one....the lines between what's moral or immoral are often blurred

The good part is Gagan was not injured. The damage is there still. Manik plays dirty.

Lurking

WHAT HAPPENED?" he shouted, behind the closed bedroom door

"Arey koi speed se peeche maarkar bhag gaya" he chuckled

"Aap has rahe ho"

"Kya karoon mere bhai?" Gagan smiled

"Chot aayi?"

"Tumhari Di is baat se dukhi hai ki chot kyon nahi aayi"

Tapan had to laugh

"shame on you Gagan kya keh rahe ho wahan pe?" she shouted in the back ground

"Kuch nahi yaar keh raha hoon tum chinta kar rahi ho"

He accepted the tea she gave him

"Tum piyoge?" she asked raising her mug

"That sounds so good right now"

"SOYE kyon nahi?" "Raat ke ek baj rahe hain"

"Umm.. bas yoon hi" he blushed

"TAPANNN... abhi Nitin ko kya kahogey?" Parul shoted

"Offo... baat karne do yaar, hato"

"Gagan... woh waha REH raha hai Shubhra ke saath... I MEAN like husband and wife" "Hes having sex" Parul hissed loudly in Gagan's ear

"Arey jaanta hoon yaar" Gagan pooh poohed her walking away

"You told HIM?" parul was mad

Can we please come back to the topic"

"Chot lagi nahi, gaadi total ho gayi"

"How the hell did it happen"

"Please dont tell Nitin" she begged with joined hands

'"About the accident?" WHY?" he was shocked

"No, about you and her..."

"i don't care about him" he shrugged "Dude's married and getting some of his own" he growled "we made peace" Tapan was nonchalant

"Parul ek second de yaar" Gagan begged

Parul walked away reluctantly, Bhai mera hai ya aapka"

"Dekh kaise taane maar rahi hai, mere apne do bhai hain" he was hurt

"Forget her, tell me, did someone show up?"

"Kahan se?"

"My friend has a security agency I have requested armed security" he whispered

Gagan quickly turned off face time and speaker and went to the balcony

"HUA KYA?"

"I think Shubhra's Dad is playing dirty"

"Kyon? Woh Chhabra waali baat? Arey woh kuch nahi... aise bahut aate rehte hain its a new complex, very high end, some trouble maker" Gagan was cool

"No its not... she is engaged to a guy who is also well connected and is a bigger goon than her Dad"

"Woh ladka?"

"Have u met him?"

"Umm.. nahi to, bata rahi thi shaadi hai 6 mahiney mein" Gagan laughed

"Ah"

"Abhi kahan se hogi, dulhan to gayi, suhag raat bhi mann chuka"

"Really Jeeju?"

"yaar uske saamne mazak karoonga to had kar degi"

"Are you really OK? I can have a Doc sent home" "No whiplash?"

"Arey nahi beta" Gagan teared up

Tapan and him shared a deep bond

"jeeju, until your guy arrives and texts you please dont leave"

"Arya ko lene bhi nahi jaoon bus stop? gate par?" Gagan was worried

"Umm.. pehle mujhe baat karne deejiye waha call karta hoon, kisi ko hona chahiye when she gets off the bus and he should follow you guys home"

"Arey complex ke andar nahi aa paayega" Gagan was sure

"Woh sab baat ho gayi meri, aapke RWA ke Secy se baat ho gayi, there are many fat cats over there in pent houses with armed private security" Tapan was dismissive

"Di ko kya kahogey?"

"Umm.. I don't know" he rubbed his eyes and yawned

"Jaakar so ja, hum theek hain"

"No, let me call the guy, will call you right back"

He called his friend and the agency and his BIL and when everything was squared away it was almost 3 AM

He went to the couch

Bend down over her

"Lets go to bed" he whispered rubbing her cheek

"I can sleep here" she mumbled

"No you can't Ive heard there are monsters lurking around every corner" he whispered hoisting her up

"Is this house haunted?" she was wide awake

"Umm.. may be"

She stumbled off the couch her tee/ his tee she had on, slipping off her shoulder as her foot tangled on the throw

"Why did you buy here?" she argued

"I don't know"

She grabbed the throw and ran to the bedroom and hit all the lights and looked around

"I can never sleep now" she announced clutching her blanket like a five year old

"That could be a good thing" he muttered... trying not to laugh, arms folded across his chest leaning on the door and enjoying her antics as she checked every French window, the master bath door, peeked behind every curtain, checked the bolts

He wanted to say "Ghosts are invisible" but just let her go at it...

She is just so innocent.

What will make Manik and Pawan back off?

Love how shubhra is living in her happy bubble. Tapan is trying so hard to hide what is happening back from shubhra. But sooner or later she will need to face Pawan and her dad. Hopefully they can get married before she leaves.

How will Tapan make Pawan and her dad back off now ?

What agenda does Pawan have

If one didn't know her enough they could actually suspect if she was on some sort of crystal meth or something She is blissed out 1000 percent oblivious to the consequences of her actions directly and indirectly affecting her close ones. All along she has been the tortured one, 50 percent self inflicted I must say. Yet she has always been the serious one take things too seriously . You almost feel sorry for her , but only almost

Today She knows she has a situation to handle but for once she is putting her needs and happiness first by choosing to be blissfully ignorant . Though one could think 'Really Shubh' for the way she is moving about . Whoever said knowledge is power, eh!?

Battlespace

She cuddled up by him and cried most of the rest of the night

"I don't have a ready made solution, stop crying" he growled

"Tumhe koi faraq nahi padta"

"Tabhi main raat ke ek baje se phone par hoon" he shot back

"What do you mean?"

"Never mind"

"No tell me"

"I don't know... what do you want to do? Stay the whole 6 months of your visa, get married and apply for Green Card?" "Go back for now? we can get married when we can"

She stared dumb founded

"Oh?"

"You thought you would go home tell Dad and he will start prepping?" he mocked

"I don't know" her heart thudded

"If I am returning I have to figure out a way to work remotely"

"You would DO THAT?" she was astonished again

"Kyon baar baar yahi sawal kar rahi ho?"

He was exasperated

"You would return to India?"

"You think I won't?" he was not happy

"Pawan wanted me to close down and move to Bangalore"

"Tabhi kar rahi thi tum us se shaadi"

"taana mar rahe ho?" she began crying again pulling away getting off the bet

"Aaj badi jaldi samajh aa gayi baat" he mocked again

Her eyes were blood shot as she glared

"Kar rahi thi na shaadi to?" he accused

"Tumne saari umar single rehne ka plan banaya tha kya?"

"Umm.. at least I didnt run away and get engaged"

"YOU were the one that told me jao jao Tinder par jao... you were itching to start your s-- life"

"Not all of us can live like a....."

He got up and walked out to the living room

"What were you going to say?" she stopped him and turned him around

"Abhi to rehne do yaar tum" he shrugged her off

"Were you going to say NUN?"

A brief flash of remorse flashed through his eyes

"Nahi" he lied

"Jhooth mat bolo Tapan"

Raat ke 3 baj rahe hain, do din mein tum ja rahi hai ho, mujhe sona hai"

"Oh don't let my departure affect you" she whispered

He reached for her

"No Tapan"

"Yaar when you take Pawan's name I just get riled like sh--"

"WHY?" she shrieked

"Pata nahi... I am just..." he yanked his hair and shut his eyes, leaning on the wall

"I was only complimenting you... I admire the fact that you don't think going to the wife's city is not beneath you... but I guess you are just a jerk" she wept

"I JUST TOLD YOU what pissed me off" he shouted

"And then you told me I am a loser to have stayed a v---- until 31"

"I didnt say that"

"We will never be equal" she wiped her tears angrily

"You havent married a super hero, yeh baat pehle sochni chahiye thi tumhe" he blasted

"See, another taana..."

"Main insaan hoon yaar, I have f----d up you know it...."

She walked to the kitchen to make coffee

He made his chai

They spent the morning in cold war, she spent her time trying to work in his bedroom after taking a deliberately long shower in the now fixed bathroom

He took a shower in another bathroom and spent the time talking to everyone he could possibly get a hold of in NOIDA and Delhi to figure out safety

"You think we are incompatible?" she asked him when she came to the kitchen to make her second cup of coffee, he was making eggs

"Lad TUM rahi ho, poochh mujhse rahi ho"

"Tumhe lagta hai mujhe nahi aana chahiye tha?"

He walked up to her and, gently pushed her toward the floor to ceiling blue-grey kitchen cabinets... with a thick groan he spanned her waist... still cool from the overly long shower, the exposed midriff between the vest like sleeveless tee and the skinny shorts

He found her mouth without saying a word, and turned the key on rivulets of pleasure

Her coffee mug loosen in her hand splattering he looked at it with half closed eyes, grabbed and set it in a shelf, shut the door back again

The taste of him recklessly delicious, she wrapped her arms around his neck and went tiptoe to fit herself between his legs

Through his cotton shorts she could feel his urgent arousal

She was free to indulge in her forbidden fantasies

She kissed him ardently

Coffee, tea, scents mixed, she pressed her torso on him rubbing urgently

He responded to her eagerness with a violent surge of lust

"Let's fight later" he promised

It was almost past lunch time when they both were done with each other after multiple events of uninterrupted pleasure

"Ek kaam karte hain maindir mein shaadi karte hain aaj... Di mujhe wahin airport mein gaad dengi, lets not tell her... he sighed hugging her tightly... "We get married quick, and go have a grand ceremony back home... or we wait to see how this thing plays out and marry next year or over winter... if you want to return to the US we should get married there, if I am returning to India for good we could get married tomorrow...

"Pagal ho tum"

"But if I send you back without a ring on your finger...That wont work... if I am making you go to NOIDA"

"Whattt?" she sat up

"Your Dad ... um.... u know..." he wanted to say something really nasty... "If we get married, you could go to Di's, if not I suspect your Dad is not going to let you get married to me" he said haltingly trying to hold down his fury

"Did you talk to him?" her loave soaked face in utter shock, losing color

"Umm.. lets say I know what he is up to" "He might try and hurt someone"

"I am going to talk to him" she stumbled out of bed, grabbing his tee, and shoving her head through it

"Abhi mat karo... chill Shubhra ruko" he shouted and ran after her

"You are unbelievable Dad" Shubhra was shouting loudly

Tapan shook his head grimly, disappointed she would run off and go confront him so prematurely