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This update has been improvised from a scene I had written in one of my earlier Michi fics.
After speaking to the wedding planner, Maan went to the outhouse as Geet had invited him for breakfast that morning. Just as he walked up the corridor, he heard a loud scream and saw Geet rushing from the kitchen.
Seeing him she yelled "Maan" and flew into his arms. She jumped up, wrapped her legs around his waist, clung to his neck tightly and buried her head in his shoulder. Maan was taken aback by this strange behaviour and holding the back of her head, he brought it forward to look into her eyes.
"What is the matter, Geet?" he asked her with concern.
She did not say anything but with fear clearly written in her eyes, she pointed her hand to the kitchen. Wondering what could have scared his pretty little fiance so much that she hopped on to him like a baby, he held her tightly against him in the same position and walked to the kitchen. He looked around and couldn't see anything unusual.
"What is it, Geet? Everything seems to be normal. What are you scared of?" he asked her in a gentle tone.
With her face still buried in his shoulder, she pointed to the wall in front of him. His eyes followed her finger and settled on a big fat lizard on the wall, tut-tuting to let people know his presence. He seemed to be pleased to be ruling the kitchen walls.
"You are scared of the lizard?" asked Maan with a mixture of astonishment and amusement. He already knew she was terrified of cockroaches but he did not know she was also terrified of their predators.
Geet nodded her head, refusing to look at him or the lizard.
Maan couldn't resist smiling at his timid fiance. He gently put her down and holding her by her waist, he kept looking around the other walls.
"What are you searching for?" asked Geet in a small voice, her head turned up to him. "Do you want something to get rid of it? There is a stick behind the door. Don't hit it though - just use it to threaten it so that it will go away."
"No, I am not looking for a stick. I am looking for Mrs.Lizard."
She looked at him in confusion.
"Mrs.Lizard?" she repeated.
"Yeah, Mr.Lizard's wife. I presume she must be around somewhere here too!"
Geet let out another scream and jumped up on him again.
"Why do you want to look for another lizard?" she asked, pouting her lips.
"Well, if there are two of them, then there are chances that there will be some baby lizards as well," he said in a matter of fact tone.
"Do you want to chase them all?" she asked hopefully.
"Chase them? Are you crazy? Why would I want to chase my allies?"
"Your allies?" asked Geet in puzzlement.
"Yeah, see they managed to get you on my hip like this. I owe them one, don't I?"
He then turned to the lizard and said in a serious tone, "Don't worry Mr.Lizard, I'll get you some fat flies to feed on tomorrow. Don't ever leave the kitchen wall when my fiance and I are around."
Geet punched him and sliding down from his hip, she stomped her feet and tried to run out screaming, "You will not get your breakfast, Mr.Maan Khurana."
Maan laughed out loud and pulled her to him. "Come on Geet, I was only joking. Don't deprive me of my breakfast. My tummy is growling for food," he said pointing to his stomach.
Geet smiled and quickly set two plates on the table.
"So what's for breakfast?" he asked her as she walked up to the stove to get the food.
"Aaloo paratha, dahi and pickle," she said in a meek voice as she served him. "I know you like only Italian food like pasta and pizza. I promise to learn how to prepare them soon."
"Don't bother," he reassured her and served the parathas on her plate before he delved into his own food. "Mmmm... this is delicious." he said licking his fingers. "Continue to stick to your Punjabi cuisine. I am beginning to develop a taste for it."
Geet was relieved to hear this as she sat next to him and started eating.
"By the way, you needn't report for work today," he said as he finished his breakfast and got up to leave. She looked up at him enquiringly.
"Dadima wants to take you out shopping for the wedding clothes," he said by way of explanation. "Get ready in the next one hour and meet her at the mansion."
He then kissed her goodbye before leaving for work.
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Edited by Opti - 14 years ago
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