The Quill Part 3 - Page 19

He wants to break the physical stalemate 🥰

The guy needs to think beyond that Jasmine 🤣

Reward

“Taara taara tch tch tch… just hiding all the time?” he muttered hitting the closet light

“TUMSE nahi chip rahi hoon, I am hiding from my boys” she leaned on the wall, and pushed a saree hanger out of the way to see him properly

“I found you… what do I get”

“Umm.. a high five and a peck on the cheek?”

He laughed and laughed

The closet was not big, it had 10s of clothes, a really hot guy and a gorgeous pregnant woman

“Whats the big prize, that sounds like a consolation prize”

“Umm… you get to hide anywhere on this floor” she said casually

“No I meant, what will YOU offer”

“Tumhe DE chuki main” she whispered, her cheeks flaming

“Oh really?” he stepped forward and felt her warm cheek with the back of his fingers

“You are ruining my game…. Jao Pradyut” she scowled

“It took me a while to find you, I have to savor my victory” he muttered closing the gap

He meant finding her in Chandigarh, she took it as the hide and seek finding

“We are allowed to hide in 3 rooms, how hard do u think it is?” she demanded

“Very” he sighed

Bending down on her face, letting his breath warm her more

“You look lovely Taara”

“I don’t have the motorcycle keys, when I left for Chandigarh I gave it to your Mum” she growled “Zyaada maska nahi lagao haan?”

Her Cool black eyes looked up into the amused dark brown

Her legs were trembling as she was drawn closer to the cool smooth shaven face, the potently intoxicating aroma of his cologne mixing with the raw newness of all the hanging outfits.

An electric tingling passing through her nerves as he gently pressed his lower body on to her bulging one

His warm lips rested on hers at first and gently pried open hers and he breathed audibly into her mouth

The taste of dark chocolate seeping through to her lower lip

She darted her tongue to get it

He grabbed it immediately

Immediately she felt like she was being pulled into a vortex, sinking deeper and deeper, a shuddering moan escaped her bruised lips, her tongue still his captive

He spanned her midriff with his hands

And she moaned out loud… she wasn’t expecting to be fondled inside a closet, his first touch of her pregnant belly

He stroked and smoothed her skin gently

His lips traveling down to the Rupee symbol tattoo visible due to her plunging neckline blouse

Like he was taunting her by reminding her of her own little revenge idea

He stayed on it…

When they heard the bedroom door open, he had left his bite on it

Making way for her to step out and fix her saree

“Kidhar hai Bua?” Pallavi could be heard complaining

Harold walking with him snitching to Pallavi about Pradyut messing with his wife

Pradyut walked out first

“Aap yaha ho?” she smiled

“Is someone looking for me?”

“Nahi Tushar aapki motorcycle lekar he wants to go for a spin”

“Sure” Pradyut was overjoyed

Taaruni rinsed her face and appeared later

“Tarooo keys dogi?” Pallavi asked

“I don’t have them”

“She gave them to my Mum”

“Tumhari chinta nahi hai isko ab?” Pallavi teased

“I guess”

“I am done policing him” Taaruni responded picking up Harold

“Woww… itna gussa” Pallavi teased

“IKR” Pradyut winked at her and left them alone

“Gaurav bhai ne Ma ko call kiya” Pallavi whispered when the coast was clear

She thinks he is still after the keys? That may be part of it. But the dude just needs a reason to stake his claim.

Will Gaurav ever tell Nidhi that he got the money from Prad's family?

Civil & Uncivil

“I didn’t want my brother’s drama to leak into your family. I am done with his errant ways. You brought me back, you should figure out a way” she told him directly when they returned home and she curled up on her bed to watch something on TV

Gaurav had repeatedly called Nidhi, she had lost her temper of ALL places right now right here at the Munjal residence

Sheesh!

Gopal found out, so did Sumedha and Pia, and finally Pradyut

“Did you actually loan him money?” Pradyut growled to Gopal

“Umm.. he is family… umm”

“So it’s a gift?”

“Its my money beta”

“Well hes blown it, so he is going to be back for more gifts”

“I don’t want to discuss this”

“Does Taaruni know?”

That’s when she entered that room

“Know what?”

“Your brother took 10 lakhs? Or more from Dad and has blown through it?”

She froze in shock

“I didn’t”

“I suspected” he smiled humorlessly

“Beta, stay here, Tushar Pallavi and kids will be here, and your mother, nobody is leaving for your place”

Pradyut just stared blankly

“They might leave tomorrow” she cringed

“Baat suno” he invited her to walk up

Harold scampered first and got picked up by Gopal

“I want him in this house and you” “Aap hamare third bache ho beta”

“Thanks, but we know how the other Bhushan kid saga went down” Taaruni smiled

She was bold and forthright

“Gaurav is his own person, you are your own”

“We are all Bhushans” she said calmly

Harold wanted to be in her arms

“I am leaving now, I am going to go take a nap, playing hide and seek with my nephews has me winded” she smiled

“Pradyut, will you ever tell her she doesn’t need to look for the conveyance deed”

“Whattt?” Pradyut was damn irritated

“You two wont talk about it, so “I” HAVE TO”

Taaruni was startled, this was not what she had planned for the evening

“Pradyut you want to take that question?” Gopal pinned him down

“This has nothing to do with Gaurav burning cash”

“She is here because of your decision to offer a marriage in exchange for the deed”

“I am looking for it, I will find it and free the store”

“And run with the child I fathered”

“I have to protect what is mine”

“Want to wager on whose baby that is?” he was furious

“Oh I know its yours, I am carrying him”

“It’s a HIM?” Gopal was shocked

“No she WANTS a boy” Pradyut was exasperated

“You two are always pretending to be civil you get along, you talk nicely, you have created a baby, but in your core, you both are highly competitive ambitious unforgiving individuals” he sighed sitting down

Harold wanted to go back to him, he sensed Gopal needed comfort

“I am fighting for what’s mine… Da”

Gopal looked at her piercingly

“I am not even your FIL, this whole thing is a sham, you both are party to it”

“I am not about to surrender when she willingly signed on a deal”

“Biwi hai aapki beta”

“I know…” Pradyut looked a bit ashamed

Pradyut is clear it’s a deal. And he doesn’t want to let go the deal.

How can Taaruni ever feel that’s it’s normal relationship???

Oh Thank God somebody brought it out in open and discussed it. Maybe it'll be the start of something new.

Cant question Taara why she is still searching for the conveyance deed even after having his child and all! Sumedha and Gopal has admitted her as their DIL but pradyut never admitted her as his wife. Not even given her a choice to stop this and lets have a normal life… If u r in a relationship, obviously u need to talk and clear the mess and sometimes have to give up. He is treating her as a room mate. He had so many chances to clear all these but ignored all those.

Just what we were afraid of. Gaurav could not keep that money for long or make any good use of it. Another mess to deal with.