Maneet One-shot - toothpaste

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kajol.kasu

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Posted: 15 years ago

At night

Maan knew it was only a matter of time before geet would find out what he had done. It would only be a matter of time before he'd have to deal with the fallout. Maan braced himself for the words he was sure would come.
He pretended to concerntrate on his laptop..

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"Unbelievable," geet muttered, staring at the item in her hands.

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maan felt the change in her mood as soon as she entered the room. She walked over to him, her face inscrutable.

Geet stopped in front of him and placed the item she was holding in his hands. Maan's eyes fixed on the item for a few seconds, and then they lifted and locked onto Geet's. He could see the anger that registered there.

"Well?" She asked expectantly, her hands going up to rest on her hips.

Maan's mind raced, trying to come up with a way out of the situation he was currently in. He silently prayed that his cell phone would ring or dadi needing his help immediately. But his cell phone didn't ring, and geet was still standing in front of him waiting for an answer.

"Geet, I ...," Maan started, but seeing the unyielding look in her eyes he knew there was only one thing he could say. "I'm sorry."

Geet shook her head. "I can't keep doing this Maan," geet stated.

Maan cringed inwardly at the sound of those words.

Geet's eyes softened and she took the item back. "Come on Maan, it's not that hard to remember." He saw a small smile appear on her lips & let out a deep breath, instinctively knowing he was forgiven.

"Always squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom," She said, squeezing the toothpaste in her hands to demonstrate. Geet smiled as maan took the toothpaste from her. "Honestly maan, hum kitne dino se saath rey rahe hain?" She asked with a sparkle in her eyes. "I would think you'd know some of these things by now," Geet said teasingly.

Maan gave her a roguish smile and unscrewed the lid from the toothpaste. He squeezed the toothpaste from the bottom of the tube just as she had. "Like this?" He asked, coming closer to her.

"Yes ..." she said warily, keeping a watchful eye on him. Maan squeezed some paste from the tube onto his hand. "Maan," geet said warningly as he began to advance on her.

Geet let out a small laugh at the look of mock menace on Maan's face. "Maan, don't you dare." She put on her most stern face, though a smile still crept over her face.

Geet shrieked and darted past him as he tried unsuccessfully to smear her with the paste. Maan stood grinning as he watched her bound up the stairs in the outhouse.

Their outhouse.

It had only been six months since they had married, but the transformation in him had been immediate. He'd never been as happy and content about his life, not that he could remember anyway.

Maan gave her a few seconds head start before giving chase. His heart felt like it had wings, like the world was full of endless possibilities.

He caught up to geet at the door to their bedroom, smearing the paste on her face. maan laughed out loud at the disgusted look that crossed her face.

"I can't believe you did that." geet stared at him in disbelief. Seeing the smile plastered across maan's face, geet narrowed her eyes. "achaa..ruk ab main batati hun," She threatened, turning around and walking purposefully into their bedroom.

Maan followed her warily and saw that she was standing by the dresser, his favorite white t-shirt in her hands(geet bought it for him). Maan raised his eyebrows and put his hands up in front of him, slowly walking towards her.

"Geet, soch lo," Maan said, feigning concern. "You don't want to do this." geet paused for a second, contemplating her options. Maan moved closer to her and geet held the shirt closer to her toothpaste smeared face.

"One more step ,and the shirt gets it," She warned, grinning broadly.

Maan smiled at her and inched forward, lunging for the shirt. Geet shrieked and tried to twist away from his grasp, but maan was too quick for her. He grabbed the shirt and tossed it away, grabbing her around the waist & pulling her down to the bed with him.

Geet was laughing so hard tears were coming out of her eyes. "Nice rescue hero," She gasped fighting for air.

Maan lay with her, his body pressing into hers, watching as the playfulness left her, replaced instead by contentment and something else that made his breath catch in his throat. He raised his hands up to frame her face, placing a gentle kiss on her lips.

"I love you, so much. I always have," he declared quietly as his thumbs gently caressed the sides of her face.

"I love you too." She put her hands on the back of his neck & pulled his face closer to hers. Her eyes were half-lidded and intently staring at his lips. "Now shut up and kiss me ," She said whispered playfully.

"Yes Ma'am," Maan said with a smile. As their lips met he breathed a deep moan of contentment.

He had finally found his home.

The End..