P&P Part II - Page 39

Please one more update...

Prenup & Prejudice

Like clockwork he showed up at Bua’s at 4 PM. They had barely got done with lunch. Everyone was home, the would be DIL’s parents the bride, Dadu Dadi and Mathurs

“Arey wah, kya baat hai?” Savi Bua was all over the Parashar kid

He was not apologetic for making it so awakward

He looked like a dream in his Sunday best, why should Raanav Parashar care about soiling his tan pants in a Metro, he generally flew private within Delhi she thought

In a beautiful multi color bold stripe shirt and draw string linen pants and navy linen Sperry on his feet

He looked dashing

The bride glanced at him more than usual

Anu noticed so did Viveka

Harshu was good looking, but all Shrivastav kids had Kamal Fa’s round face giving them a cherubic look.

“Have you met Varsha?” Viveka held his wrist as she brought him to Varsha as they all hung out in the informal living room

“Oh I did at her engagement”

“Sorry, never mind”

“She is waving so we better meet” he muttered just for Viveka’s ears

All eyes were on them

Viveka had noticed couple have these cute convos in public, she was having one too now

“Love it! Girl!” her mind screamed

She wore a saree though it was her day off

Of course she did

He had texted her at 1 when she stood staring at her closet

“saree?”

“Do u have cameras all over?” she texted back

“Were u planning to wear something else”

“Of course not” she had lied

She had picked a soft Bagru voile in mustard with tiny leaf pattern in green, paired with a simple lime green blouse with a plunging square back

“When are you getting married?” Varsha quizzed him

“Well, whenever she agrees” Raanav tilted his head to point Viveka

Viveka was talking to Dadu as she tried to load a ipad page for him

“She never told me she was dating you”

“we didn’t date, I asked her and she agreed” Raanav laughed

“Dude you need to do something about her work hours, she works 80 hours a week” Harshu laughed

“Does she?”

“Oh pleez, TUM dukaan band karke 12 baje laut te ho, Varsha u need to chat with him” Viveka went on the defensive

Akash and Varsha’s Dad were upstairs, they came down as Viveka was leaving

Raanav paused, thankfully as Viveka was watching for it

“Hello” he extended a hand

Akash introduced him to Mr Asthana

“Arey to AAP ho, Mr Parashar ke son?” Asthana nodded in awe

Raanav was polite but did not make involved conversation

“Tell your father humne unke baare mein padha aur unka interview dekha aaj subah CNBC mein”

“Oh great” he nodded

Akash was cringing at the open ways in which people tried to befriend the wealthy

“Beta inko ghar lekar aao” Asthana requested Viveka

“Sure Uncle”

“Talk to you later” Raanav shook Akash’s hand and they left the house

“Do u get that a lot?” she asked quietly when they were settled in in the back

“A little bit” he just looked at her face

Through sunglasses she could not tell his expression

“Do you find it annoying?”

“Umm.. no” he was guarded

“You will get that a lot since you are marrying into middle class dude” she chuckled

“I guess” he laughed

“Are we going to your place?” she saw the map address on the console

“I am not about to kiss you in hotel hallways” he said gruffly

“Ah”

“Or we could go to yours”

“Umm.. no, Naina is home” she said looking out the window

There will always be Naina…

“U look lovely” he said with a smile

“Thanks, its just a umm.. u know soft cotton saree, I love these”

He gently felt the texture of the pallu spread over the center console cup holder

“smells good too, does it come this way”

“YOU are such a lame flirt” she looked out the window hiding her warm cheeks

“Ive got to try, not sure what works on an intellectual”

“Uve got a big encyclopedia of them?” she turned to him smiling

“Not quite” “But getting there”

“You should have had lunch”

“I just ate”

“Are we meeting your friends?”

“If u wait long enough”

“All 995 of them?” she laughed

“You think that’s a lot” he chuckled his eyes roving over her lips

“Bilqul bhi nahi, bas yeh soch rahi hoon tumhe time kasie milta hai?”

“Ah… the hard pressed for time issue” he mocked gently

“I have a 100 I think, or less, I don’t see 90 of them”

“When am I meeting your friends” “On a day Ive shaved perhaps” he rubbed his jawline

“Yeah and bring your transcripts with you” she whispered

He grabbed her hand quickly before she could pull away, she gasped as he wouldn’t let go

“How does it feel?”

“What?”

“How does it feel being engaged to a guy with a lower IQ?” he asked with a wink

“Need a lot of work I guess” she muttered as he teased her palm

“My friends know about you”

“What did u tell them?”

“I am vibing way out of my league” he said with a sigh

“Thaanks if u meant it as a compliment”

They got to his place an hour later

“I am hoping we talk about things that matter to us” she said quietly as they approached

“Great” he checked his phone

“Do u want kids?”

“I DO” he nodded

“Nice” “ Ask him how many” her mind voice urged

“I want to finish up my PhD first”

“I don’t mind waiting” he shrugged

As the driver pulled in

“It could take years Raanav”

“And?”

“Would you wait?” she asked looking up at him as he opened her door

“Do you not want me to?”

“I want you to” she said breathlessly

“Well then” he shut the door and they approached the house together

He took her to his living space walking along the pathway through the freshly mowed lawn

“Will you be willing to move to Kharagpur with me if I get off the waiting list?” she asked as he opened the twin glass doors

His room smelled like him, tan offwhite and charcoal grey décor, the sparsely furnished room would have been Naina’s dream come true, she would do all sorts of magic

All Viveka could think of was filling it up with bookshelves

He kissed her unabashedly with a loud groan of relief

Long passionate kisses and small pecking all over her neck and face

“I can never bring myself to do this at a hotel or in car” he growled on her cheek

She staggered weakly, pulling away, gently tucking her pallu in her waist

“Umm.. can we talk”

“Later” he extended an arm reaching for her

“Will you be OK if I ask for a pre-nup

The arm dropped quickly

He exhaled audibly and gently smoothed his well combed hair and looked at her through tempestuous eyes

“where is this coming from”

“Its important to me” she leaned on the gorgeous charcoal curtains and crossed her arms across her chest

“I get it… but why?”

“Mujhe lagta hai it will reassure everyone”

“Who everyone?”

“Umm… me”

“Do u frequently refer to yourself in plural?” he asked softly

“Kya sun na chahte ho?” she asked softly

They could hear the birds on the trees outside

What a gorgeous neighborhood, and such a lovely house, I should not get distracted she thought

There were no automobile sounds or hawker calls

But there was Smrita Parashar

He froze to the spot, she had pulled away from him at

“I feel like I am drunk when I am around you” she chuckled “This would be good for both of us”

“U want it Viveka, you should talk about yourself”

“The class difference is tremendous, did you see how Mr Asthana talked to you? He like was seeing Shahrukh” she laughed

He looked visibly uncomfortable

“I know u cant help that, but I want to keep doing what I love doing with no thought of all this… all this… u know” she waved her arms

He just took a deep breath

“Maybe the thought crossed your mind”

It had, many times, not with Viveka but with all his prior girlfriends when things got serious

Strangely it was Viveka who was bringing this up in this relationship

“I make more than enough money I wouldn’t have to depend on you” she said calmly with a smile

“Do your parents know about this?”

“My Papa does, Ma ko nahi bataya abhi maine”

“What do u want on it?” he asked grimly

“Mujhe tumse kuch bhi nahi chahiye” she found herself tearing up

“Oh how you lie girl!” her heart wailed

He didn’t help visually grandmas cross streets, he didn’t lower his window stuff pan handlers’ bowls with Rs.100 wads, he didn’t talk to his house help or drivers or guards in a friendly way

But the way he looked at her, and how he made her feel, how he was desperate to introduce her to his friends, wanted to see her every day, the subtle pda, the little touches here and there, the intense pleasure she felt when he as much as approached her in a room

He looked at her like there was no one else in the world.

He was direct and possessive and there was an intense hotness about that

“I am hoping that excludes kids” he said

She nodded her throat closing up, her eyes widening, her face flushed and trembling

“Nobody forced me Raanav, its just my thing” she whispered

He tried not to smile

It eased tension for a second

“I mean maine pehle kisi ko nahi kaha” she smiled

“What do u want on it?”

“I don’t even know… I am marrying the expert” she chuckled patting her heated cheeks

“I don’t do prenup law” he leaned on a desk hands tucked into his pockets

“We can hire one”

“I guess”

“Were you actually going to marry without it?”

He did not answer

“Its not an outrageous request, right?” she asked softly

“Umm”

“I am head over heels in love with you” she said softly

He found himself blushing

“everytime I argued with you at Bua’s and went back home I lay in bed thinking about how you goaded me” she whispered

“You told me” he nodded

“All this is YOURS I don’t want a fair division of assets, I just want… you I think” she couldn’t look at him to say that too self conscious

He took a step forward

She was smart and fearless he realized

“I don’t want you to be penalized for your success if things sour between us”

“You think they will?’

“We are carefully avoiding talking about Naina” “I want to get to the bottom of it, she believes it was love, it IS love” she corrected herself quickly and watched his expression stiffen

“did she tell you that?” he could not conceal his prejudice

“Meri behen hai who Raanav, main jaanti hoon usko” she declared with conviction

“Uh..”

“She is not a predator”

“Did u talk to Inder”

“Umm.. not yet” she fumbled he had called and left a message

“You are not Naina”

“That alone is a reason for me to want a prenup” she said with her signature smile

Viveka is in love indeed but she is already scared about their relationship going sour. We need Ranaav pov. We know he loves her but what does he think about people and circumstances around him. He is pretending like it’s only him and her.

"It had, many times, not with Viveka but with all his prior girlfriends when things got serious"

I dread to think .... what if even one of his prior gfs was Naina like who believed she was in love!! And he got her intention wrong !!! Somehow I'm not able to put that past him!!! But he's not a guy who's going to kill himself over it. For whatever reason it did not work out and maybe there wasn't a Viveka like for a Naina like who would bat for her??!!😭

Anyways there's here and now and here is Viveka trying to remain unaffected by byproducts of wealth around her.

On the matter of kids, if Raanav's persona and upbringing is also a byproduct of wealth, in the way smrita saw wealth to be, there are going to be enough clashes in the way things will be, when Raanav and veev have their kids. If just talk of Naina can force him to ....at times carefully drop his guard and reveal his core, when veev and Raanav's kids come, he will many times.... perhaps all times without being forced even, reveal his core prejudices . Because the kids are also going to be PARASHAR KIDS you see. Viveka is no smrita, but Only in place of smrita as a parent, you have Raanav .

Or May be just May be we should allow ourselves to think that in times to come , he would have stepped down a wee bit to perceive CLASS a little more warmly and also occasionally let out a smile to the house help and staff from that stiff upper lip of his !!

Man! He better loosen up ! ... there are girls waiting here to see a R&B kind who would not miss an opportunity to kiss his girl, even in the kitchen with the entire universe and its galaxies watching .... now we know that those are pretty big boots to fill, but if Raanav could perhaps try to at the minimum get his socks to match that shoe......😆🤣

It was short chapter ...

Nisha can we please get one more update ..before new year celebrations start

Thank you 🙏

Originally posted by: hatelove2012

Viveka is in love indeed but she is already scared about their relationship going sour. We need Ranaav pov. We know he loves her but what does he think about people and circumstances around him. He is pretending like it’s only him and her.

Yes

Its going to be a rude awakening for him for sure

Kalpana

I can make it more steamy, 🤣but I was hoping to write this one as a true love story with its complexities and reduce the smut a bit

Nisha u can surely include their barriers and struggles in being together, but u can be a litl more generous with their romance

A prenup will show Smrita that Viveka is not in it for the money. Not that she will accept her still.

Naina still stands between them. Inder and Viveka conversation is still pending. That will reveal a lot.

Originally posted by: Ereader

Nisha u can surely include their barriers and struggles in being together, but u can be a litl more generous with their romance

Hahahahah

Got it!

I was trying to keep it in the era the story was written, only handholding and you get kissing every 100 chapters😃

I stand corrected

I will shovel in a bunch of steam