The Quill Part 3 - Page 71

Its up to Prad now to get those books away for safekeeping. He is on the task already.

I don't understand Nidhi at all. She has gone off the rocker.

Nisha, do we get an update or busy with Diwali preparations?

“Meri baat ho chuki hai, those books belong in a nice library. The oldest school in Chandigarh, Manimajra Govt High school”

“Maa…. No” Taaruni felt tears rolling down her cheeks

Pradyut reached for her hand and squeezed it, texted with one hand, to a construction office assistant “I might need your help in getting some books out of a family member’s home”

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Back with/ at each other

They arrived at senior Munjals around 10 PM

The house was decked up with flowers and all the lights up front was on

Sumedha did a traditional arti, as shehnai played on the sound system

Taaruni regrated wearing a fuchsia pink khadi kurta and orange pants, and not wearing something fancy.

“You look even more beautiful beta” Sumedha was crying uncontrollably

“You are embarrassing me”

“I am not intending to”

The feeling of warmth and sense of belonging was undescribable to Taaruni. She was fearful of walking stright into Pia, she looked surreptitiously.

"We have to talk" Gopal gently patted her shoulder

"I know" she nodded

"Usko kha lene do"

"Sure sure, please do beta"

Pradyut and Gopal joked about something casually, Harold went to check out every room on the ground floor, Sumedha was his favorite too

"Does she know about Gaurav?" Sumedha texted Pradyut when Taaruni was washing up

"Umm.. dont know how much"

"Be nice to her beta"

"I am always nice"

"Oh?"

Pradyut laughed out loud

When Taaruni stepped out of the bathroom in the room they usually slept in, he was right there

"Do u really have help at the store?"

"Hmm... yeah, I have asked Harkeerat Uncle"

"U are not going back any time soon"

"I have to pay my Mom, settle the Zenith Astro store"

Pradyut made a face cornering her

"Kya kar rahe ho"

She found herself pinned against the same spot on teh wall he had pinned her on to the second time he kissed her

“This is not even your place” she mumbled huskily

“I know”

“Do you know how you smell?” he groaned burying his face inthe open vee of her plunging neck line

"That bad?" she groaned as he felt his face stroke her skin

"Ive missed the scent of you Taara" he growled

"So its a good scent then?" she gasped

He held her chin and bend down

"I am ready to start warring soon, but I need a b

Harold barked at his feet

"Hare, enough... " he warned

"I dont oppose you to get you aroused" she said outwardly calmly

Her heart was going off like a sledgehammer

"Oh I know... we have tons of things to resolve"

"Not tons... just one... the Quill"

He kissed her madly

Sumedha turned the corner, and froze and turned back away... groaning in relief

Waiting to see how Pradyut takes it forward this time.

He is just slaying in for now.

Her ego needs some boost.

She needs to be felt wanted.

Most importantly we need to see how he reacts when Pia passes any snide remark the next time.

"Not tons... just one... the Quill"

So you do think rest all is not an issue at all. Only Quill is ?????

I do hope neither act in haste this time. They think through and talk before making up their mind on something.

Pradyut also would love to be wanted. Just coz he is a guy doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to know how his partner feels about him.

Nisha, yesterday evening couldn’t help but think of R&B and good old days when I saw the Malcha Marg sign board. I search for it every time 😂.