The Quill Part 3 - Page 62

“This is not the life she imagined for me. She wants me to have the life she imagined for me”

She lowered her gaze and stared at the back of her phone lying on her lap

Tushar texted him

“Have you seen Taara?”

“Shes here”

“Oh?”

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Standing with each other

“Whats going on? At home?”

“Umm.. Ma hates her guts!”

“Ha” Pradyut chuckled

Taaruni looked like she was going to fall asleep

He watched her surreptitiously, he didn’t know how he was going to coax her to go to his bed

The thought was so appealing to him.

He was still listening to his work call on one of his airpods

“I don’t think my mother trusts her to run another store, or raise a child”

“She doesn’t?” Pradyut pried, watching his wife yawn, and cuddle the pup

“Its complicated, when she dated Shiv Chandel my Mum couldn’t stand him, now she cant stand her!!”

It irritated Pradyut that Tushar remembered Shiv’s name

“Was she serious about him?”

“I don’t know… I didn’t ask”

Pradyut got up and just said “Ya, be right there”

Taaruni’s eyes flew open

“I will be right back, Ive got to go pick up a binder of wood samples” he lied

He left her and the pup took the elevator down, unmuted himself and returned casually after a 25 minute jaunt

He didn’t find her in the lounge

He smiled to himself, and walked into the bedroom, he found her asleep on the bed, curled up beside the pup

Who woke and immediately flew into his arms

He wrapped up work after wrapping her in a blanket and cranking up the AC

“Did she have dinner already?”

“Nope, I lured her with the menu, but I think she was too weary to see Ma again” Tushar was blunt

“What was the menu?”

Pradyut ordered the food, received and put it in the kitchen and went to bed

She didn’t wake until the morning

He was asleep rolled over to the other side

Harold didn’t care she was up, he opened his eyes, looked at her and curled underneath Pradyut’s arm

She threw up to fulfill her morning pregnancy duty, and freshened up and returned to the room

Tushar had left a VM and text, “Ghar par aa, stop doing this”

Pradyut” she gently tapped on his shoulder, it was almost 10 AM

He stretched and yawned and went on his back…. NOW Harold decided it was “OK” to reach for a cuddle from Taaruni

“Hey”

“Thanks for letting me sleep”

“Sure” he lay there starting at her scrubbed clean pink face.

He sat up, and threw a pillow behind his back.

“Don’t tell my brother I told you that”

“Which one?”

“Tushaar, aur kaun?” “I mean not Gaurav”

“Do you want to go back to Delhi with me?”

Boom!

Even if she wants to, how can she say yes?

What reason does she have ?

That she is carrying your child? what more ?

He watched her surreptitiously, he didn’t know how he was going to coax her to go to his bed

The thought was so appealing to him.

If only you tell her how much you want her to be in your life coz that is what you want for your own happiness 😢!!!!!

If she confesses her love she fears being considered gold digger.

You haven’t yet defended her on that front.

Prad got some revelations from Tushar. At least he has a clue now what she has been facing at home.

He got the menu from Tushar and ordered her the same things. She badly needs the nurture.

Does Harold really love the dude more? He keeps favoring him. We wanted him to favor Tara more.

Just like that he asked her to go back to Delhi with him. Things are not good for her at home. But then there is also the store. Can the store find a good location in Delhi? Those rare books would have a better audience.

Hello everyone.

Too much Navaratri craziness the past 4 days, I am so sorry I havent been able to get any down time. I am beginning to write now. Will post if I am done before bed.

Thank you for reading

Happy Dashera Nisha and everyone here. Enjoy the festival Nisha, we are here only.