Rekindling the Romance
Maan and Geet had been married for 5 years now, and to say that their lives had become routine, would be an understatement. With their two kids, Diya and Dhruv, the couple had settled into a mundane schedule, one that did not include nearly as much romance as in the past.
Maan and Geet would both wake up in the morning and while Maan got ready for work and his day, Geet would wake up the kids and get them dressed for daycare. Then, Maan would be the one to feed them breakfast while it was Geet's turn to get ready. Breakfast would be the only time each that when the two would be together with the rest of their family, including Naintara, Dev, Arjun, and Annie.
After this, the couple would go off to Khurana Constructions, each in their own cars, although they were both going to the same place. And each would then be too busy in their own respective work to even visit each other during the day.
Gone were the days of the surprise visits, flowers, being lazy in bed, the sleepless nights.
Now, the only real interaction between the couple would be about the kids, a small peck on the lips, or a quick, random hug. Although everyone around them noticed the drastic change in their relationship, no one chose to do or say anything about it.
Until One Day.
Geet had taken her two little angels, Diya and Dhruv, to the park after work, where she had seen a young couple, who was very much in love, fighting, and making up, romancing, just the way her and Maan had done in the past. That image stayed with her throughout the day, and everyone could see that she was distracted by something.
Seeing that couple reminded her so much of her and Maan, and how much she missed the two of them being together, the two of them caring for one another, the little things.
What had gone wrong with their relationship? It's definitely not like they both fell out of love with each other. No! Definitely not! In all honesty, she loved him much more now, after seeing him around their kids, how much love he showered on them.
The more she thought about it, the more mad she got at Maan. Although she realized that it was also her fault, she refused to recognize that aspect and just got more and more angry at her husband.
Usually, they were at least cordial to each other, but that day Geet was just rude. She refused to even acknowledge him when he was greeting her after coming home, she didn't wait for him to help with the kids. She EVEN took his pillow off the bed and threw it onto the sofa, conveniently telling him to stay away.
Maan entered that room later that night, only to be confused beyond belief. "Geet?" he questioned, slightly shaking her to wake her up, but the woman refused to budge. Sighing, and not understanding what was wrong, Maan just changed into his clothes and moved to the sofa, like his wife had wanted.
The next morning, Geet continued this silent treatment, and Maan started to get annoyed. "Geet, What's wrong?" he questioned, stopping her before they went downstairs for breakfast. She just pushed him away and left, not wanting to discuss anything more.
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And so the next few days continued, Geet ignoring Maan and Maan doing his best to understand what the problem even was. One afternoon, as he was sitting in his cabin, busy at work, he got a phone call from Naintara. Wondering what the problem was, he quickly picked up the phone.
"Hi Maan, it's me Naintara"
"What's up? Ab phone? Is Dev annoying you again and not working in the office?"
"Koi pareshanin nahin hain." She giggled "It's just, well, me and Annie were talking to Geet and she told us what was bothering her so much. We were wondering if you wanted to know..."
Maan was shocked. His two sisters-in-law managed to do something which he himself was unable to do so, but he knew he needed as much help as he could possibly get in trying to figure out what the problem was. "So yeah, tell me" said Maan into the phone, barely able to conceal his excitement.
"Not on the phone , Just get home as soon as you can, and of course, when Geet is not here" said Naintara smiling, happy that she could help the couple in some way. And so Maan was off, rushing to get home to figure out what was going on. Although him and Geet didn't talk often, he sure knew that he loved the woman, and there was no way he would be able to tolerate her being mad at him.
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"Hi Naintara, Annie" Maan nodded at his two sisters-in-law, who were taking care of their little kids, Ankita and Veer respectively.
"Hi!" the two exclaimed, genuine smiles on their faces, as they looked at their husbands' older brother, someone who was more of an older brother to the two of them after all these years.
And Naintara began telling him the problem. "Woh. Well, Geet wants your relationship to be like it was before, like when you both first got married, and spent more time together."
Maan was shocked. His eyes literally bugged out as he raised an eyebrow, asking them "Are you sure that Geet said THIS to you?"
"Well, yeah. We saw that the two of you were talking less than usual, so um we decided to ask her and well this is what she told us. " said Annie, cooing her little baby girl in the process.
"Oh. Well. Um. Wow. Uh. Oh. Um. Uh. I'll'I'll'hmm'I'll see what I can do" said Maan hesitantly, stuttering more than he had ever done so previously.
"Let us know if we can help in any ways" said Naintara and Annie, as they both watched him walk away towards his bedroom.
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Maan went and sat on the bed, dumbfounded at what he had just been told. But he did want his and Geet's previous relationship to be restored. And he had the perfect plan.
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That Friday, Geet had decided to work late, knowing that it was Maan's turn to pick up the kids from school. However, when she finally decided to leave for home, she looked around to find her car and her driver not there. The only car she saw was Maan's and before she knew it, that car stopped in front of her. The windows rolled down and she looked to see Maan driving the car.
"Hi Geet, I told your driver to leave. I wanted to pick you up today" smiled Maan, as he opened the passenger door for his wife to sit in.
"Why? I would have been perfectly fine with the driver taking me back home, you didn't have to trouble yourself, so MUCH" growled Geet, really annoyed at Maan.
Maan wasn't one to tolerate any of this and so he firmly said "Geet just get in the car without creating a fuss. I came to pick you and up and I'll be the one driving us back." Sighing, and realizing there was no need to create any scene, Geet just got into the car expecting Maan to take her back home.
However, she sure was in for a surprise when, instead of taking the road back home, Maan was going the way that said To Shimla.
"Maan. Where are we going? Home is not this way." asked Geet, as she put her hand over Maan's in an attempt to stop him.
"Geet. When did I ever say we were going home? I just said I was going to drive." smiled Maan, as he grasped his wife's hand tightly. "I decided that this weekend, this weekend would just be for the two of us. No work, no distractions. Just you and me."
Needless to say, Geet was elated. Spending time with Maan! She knew she loved this man for being able to read her thoughts! "But wait. What about the kids? Diya and Dhruv have never stayed away for the night from either of the two of us. Maan, let's go back and bring them along" Geet pleaded, as she thought of her kids.
Maan brought her hand up and placed a soft kiss on her palm. "Geet. Now is not the time to worry, Naintara and Annie promised that they would take care of our little bacchas. In fact, it was the rest of them that suggested we go away for the entire weekend. I initially only thought tonight, but they insisted, and well, I couldn't resist the opportunity to spend more time with my beautiful wife. This weekend is just you and me." Saying so he placed another, more lingering kiss on her palm, before she pulled away, a slight blush creeping on her face and turned to look out the window.
As the couple drove along, the soft silence seemed to engulf them. Maan stole glances at his wife from time to time, before he finally grabbed a hold of her fidgeting hand and held it tight. Geet looked surprised, and began "What are you doing?"
"I'm just holding my wife's hand. Any problem Geet?" he questioned, a small smile on his face. She only blushed in response, surprised at how romantic her husband was behaving after such a long time.
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Soon after, the couple was at their destination. Maan and Geet walked into the hotel, hand in hand, and at the receptionist desk, "How can I help you sir?"
Smiling, "I have a reservation for Mr. and Mrs. Maan Singh Khurana."
And soon, the two went off to their room.
Once they were settled down, Maan handed Geet a package, telling her to change into it and that he would be waiting downstairs. "Wait where are we going Maan?" she asked, confused at how secretive her husband was behaving.
"You'll see when we get there" he replied, smiling softly, and with that he left.
Geet opened the little package, only to see a beautiful red sari, complete gold embroidery and beadwork. It was beautiful and Geet loved it, not only because of how it looked, but also because of the fact that her husband had chosen it for her.
Carefully getting dressed, she put on some light makeup, her mangal sutra, dangling proudly from her neck, and a small pinch of sindoor. Yes. She knew her husband liked her getting dressed like this, and today, she was going to make him happy. After checking in the mirror about how she looked, Geet made her way downstairs to her waiting husband.
Maan was floored by the way his wife was looking as she glided down the steps. He quickly stepped towards her and grabbed her wrist, as bent down to whisper in her ear "You look so beautiful Geet" and placed a soft kiss on her ear, before letting go and leading her to their car.
Needless to say, Geet was shocked when Maan stopped their car in front of the mandir. "Maan, here?" she questioned, not that she wasn't happy, but because she was surprised.
Maan looked over at her calmly, smiling, and took hold of her hand as he said "Geet, we're getting remarried. We're renewing our vows, our promises to each other. We drifted apart in the past year, and I want you back, the way you used to be. I want us back to what we once were. I still love you just as much, no MORE, than I used to when we got married. And I want us to be together again. Will you marry me again Geet?"
She had tears in her eyes by the end of Maan's words, and she was overwhelmed with happness. She leaned to him slightly as she whispered, "Yes Maan. I would be honored to remarry you and restore our relationship. I love you so much."
And with that the two were remarried. They took their 7 pheres again, Maan reapplied the sindoor for Geet, and the two prayed to God that this time, they would stay together forever, not drift apart, and that their love remain intact.
"Chalein Geet?" Maan asked, after they had finished their prayers.
"Ab kahan?" she questioned, wondering where else they could possibly go.
"What does every couple do on their wedding day Geet?" Maan questioned, a naughty twinkle in his eyes. Geet blushed furiously at her husband's words, realizing what he was actually trying to say.
And so the couple went off to their hotel room.
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Maan lugged the rest of the luggage this time, which Naintara and Annie had so graciously packed for the couple, and entering their room, Maan looked around to see his wife standing by the window, looking out towards the dark night sky.
Going up behind her, and grabbing her waist, encircling her with his two arms, Maan pulled her against him. Leaning into her ear, he whispered "Here's to a new beginning" and turned his wife around in one quick move. He leaned down and planted a kiss on her lips, slowly easing them open as they both drowned themselves in each other, their tongues fiercely battling, their love shining through.
Only when they were out of breath did they stop, and Maan pulled Geet in for a tight hug, showing her how even after this year of distance, they were both best fit for each other, and only each other. Maan picked up his wife and led her to the bed, dropping her on it and falling right on top of her. Placing a small kiss on her forehead, he began his journey around her face, a small peck on the cheeks, then trailing down to her lips, softly brushing them at first, then pulling in for a more passionate, more hungry kiss. Maan slowly removed all her clothes, taking his time to take in her body, his roaming eyes and lips. Geet was no less in her passion. And so the two completely surrendered to each other once again, overcoming the distance that had formed, and restarting all over again. The night continued similarly and even in the morning, Maan wouldn't let Geet out of the bed. Mid-afternoon, the two fell asleep in each others arms, her head on his chest, after declaring their love for each other once again.
Late Saturday evening, the phone ringing woke up Maan, who opened his eyes only to find Geet sprawled across his chest, hugging him tightly. "Hello?" he mumbled sleepily into the phone, after placing a small kiss on his wife's forehead.
"Papa!" screamed his two kids, Diya and Dhruv. "Papa. When are you coming home?"
"Diya. Dhruv. Mama and Papa are busy right now, so we'll come home tomorrow, ok?" responded Maan, hoping and praying his wife didn't wake up to hear her kids. However, luck was not in his favor, as she had woken up to hear her kids screaming.
Geet quickly grabbed the phone from Maan and started talking "Diya. Dhruv. Is everything ok?"
"Mama. Mama we want you to come home. We miss you" they both sobbed. Geet's motherly instincts took over as she responded "Aww. We'll come home as soon as possible, ok? I'll tell your Papa and we'll start right away." She then ended the call only to find a grumpy husband, facing the other way.
"Maaan. The kids are crying. We can't leave them unhappy, can we?" she questioned, placing feathery light kisses along his cheeks, as she turned him around.
"But you can leave your husband unhappy?" he questioned, still grumpy, but easily getting hypnotized by his wife's romantic gestures.
"Hmmm. How about this? What if we have a date night every week? Just you and me?Alone?" she asked, her voice low and husky, stirring her husband's passion all over again. And Maan's face sure did brighten up instantly. "Just you and me. Are you sure you know what you're getting yourself into?" he smirked, a naughty smile playing on his face.
"I knew what I got myself into when I remarried you" Geet smiled, hugging her husband. "By the way, who knew you were a mind reader? I love you so much for just understanding why I was mad. Why were we apart for so long?"
"Um. Um. Geet. I have something to tell you" mumbled Maan sheepishly. "Um. I didn't really figure out why you were mad. I um had help from Naintara and Annie."
"MAAN! I am so going to get you for this!" Geet got up from the bed, hitting Maan with the pillow but he soon got up and began running around the room, with Geet close behind him chasing him.
"I hate you Maan Singh Khurana. I completely hate you!" Geet screamed, trying to catch her husband. However, before she knew it, she was on the bed, pinned down by Maan, who looking at her intensely, whispered "I love you too Mrs. Geet Khurana. I love you too" and Geet was lost in another round of passion, of love, of longing.
"I love you Maan" she mumbled, before she herself placed a kiss on his lips, and got up to get ready to leave and go back to their kids.
Maan watched his wife walk away. Yes. Now they were together again. And he would make sure they never drifted apart.
The End
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Hi Everyone!
Well, I hope you like this OS I have written. It's pretty sappy but well, everyone always loves the Maaneet romance!😆
Cheers!
~Naina
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