Part 22
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Headquarters the next day
Maan sat down along with the others in the meeting room. Varun and Meera had briefed them about the situation with Aashi. Everything was mostly under control for right now. Even then Varun had ordered Aashi not to go out anywhere by herself. She was to be accompanied by at least one of them. Maan knew she was scared even though she didn't show it He knew how to read his sister. Veer had agreed with Varun on that.
Geet had gone to college and Maan was missing her already. She was better now. As long as she took her medicines on time, she was fine, except for the pain in her legs and back. Otherwise, the only worse part was during her periods. And they could also solve this problem, if the girl was not as stubborn as she was.
Maan has known geet for too long and he knew that she could be very stubborn. Convincing her about the surgery was going to be tough. First he had to talk to Sahil. She had her next appointment in two days to perform the ultrasound.
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Bangalore Zone Base.
"Have you already tackled the girl? What's her name you said?"
The man was sweating. His boss was expecting some good news and all he didn't even have anything. Everything led to a dead end. "Aashi sir. Aashi Khurana. I couldn't find her." He had guys in government security that worked for him. Being an expert, he could not even trace that girl down.
"What the hell? Is already been so many days. I have to start collecting my consignment now. How am I going to do that if there is a threat that someone knows about this organization and waiting for me to continue! You did not do your job properly. Get the hell away from here before I do something I will regret. I will solve this myself."
The Man left immediately. He had seen the rage and anger on his boss. And he had never seen anyone as cruel as he was.
Vikrant Singhania. That was his name. He had worked hard to establish his business. And now, a mere security agent was threatening it. He wouldn't accept that. Aashi Khurana was a goner.
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Varun sat down on the couch and rested his head on the back. For the time being everything was in control with Aashi. The small fingers which were massaging his forehead made him smile. "You can stop now geet. I'm fine." But she didn't heed him. She took more oil in her fingers and continued.
"Where is maan?" he asked.
"I don't know. He doesn't tell me where he goes. He just picked me up, dropped me here and said that he will be back in one hour." Geet said with irritation.
Varun knew that maan had gone to meet Sahil. He hadn't told geet so that she didn't get worried while he was there. Geet finished her task and sat down on the couch placing her head on Varun's lap. He kissed her forehead and stroked her hair.
"Maan has gone to meet sahil." Geet looked up and saw the shocked expression on Varun. "I know it. He was telling Veer something about surgery and about meeting Sahil. I heard them talking. I know you know." She said.
"He's thinking about you Geet. You know how upset he is since you guys came back from Goa?"
Geet knew he was upset and had felt helpless when she had been sick. But that didn't mean that she was going to get the surgery done and lose the chance of ever getting pregnant and have kids.
"Let him try. I won't accept. Veer tried enough already."
Varun sighted and resumed stroking her hair. He himself was in a mess since the thing with Meera started. The woman is not even talking to him now. Except when it is about work. "You're too stubborn geet. You are lucky that Veer listens to you. I might have not." He told her sternly, and he knew that she was aware about that. He heard her sigh, but she didn't say anything. After a while she was already asleep in the same position. Varun grabbed her blanket and covered her. He rested his head at the back and he soon fell asleep too.
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When Maan walked in, the sight in front of him made him smile. His big strong brother was sleeping with his angel on the couch. Her head resting on his lap and his big palm on her head. Varun was a hard man. Courageous, competent and lethal. The side of him which neither Geet nor Aashi ever saw. Because in front of them, he was the most caring and softest person. However, his love life was another thing. Maan was like that too until he acknowledged the love of his life. He wished that his brother found his partner too one day. And geet always had a special place in his heart as Varun always helped veer take care of her at each step. He went over and covered them both.
Then he went into the kitchen and grabbed lunch. Varun had made pasta. He wondered if they have had lunch yet. The casserole was still full. Making his way to the living room, he heard Varun call him. "You're back!"
Maan sat in front of him and put on the TV. "Yeah, you were sleeping. Did you and her eat?" He asked.
"Yeah. She already had lunch. I'm going to have it later"
"So what did Sahil say?" Varun asked
Maan put a mouthful of pasta inside his mouth and after swallowing he spoke. "Geet can undergo the surgery now. She's strong enough. We just need her ready for it, which is the hardest part. She is the most stubborn person ever."
He continued eating. Then he sighted before resuming talking. "But this was the last time she went through that pain. Sahil told me that he's ready to perform the surgery anytime. Before she gets her next periods, I want it done."
Varun sat there listening to his brother. He cared so much about the sweet angel lying on his lap rite now, but he couldn't help but feel bad for him. Varun knew that geet would never be willing for this surgery.
"Maan. If she says no, you will have to listen to her. You can't force her." Varun said.
"The hell I can't. I've seen her suffered through that pain. I'm not letting her go through that again."
Varun sighted. "I won't say anything to either of you. Both of you are as stubborn as one can get." Slowly he got up and took geet in his arms. "I'm taking her to your room. She'll be more comfortable."
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Maan took off his shirt and lay down on the bed next to geet. Varun had gotten a call from captain Ram and he had to leave. He slipped inside the sheets and hugged her close. She was in deep sleep. The medicines left her so much weaker and he noticed that she slept a lot more due to that. He thought that she only had those backaches when she got her periods, but from what sahil said, it was something regular.
He couldn't understand why she would not do the surgery. Living like that was hard for her. And maybe she didn't even realize how hard it was for him and Veer. Watching her in constant pain was the hardest thing ever. Especially when they couldn't do anything to help her.
Tomorrow she had her appointment. Sahil said that she had to do an ultrasound. If it didn't work, she will have to undergo a laparoscopy. Apparently it was not the first time she was going to do that. Maan put the sheet away and lifted her shirt up. He found the small incision on her lower abdomen. It was not much visible, that's why he never noticed. Or maybe you were too immersed in your own desire to notice anything! Well, there was that too.
He once again tucked her underneath the sheets and kissed her forehead. She looked like an angel. His angel. His innocent Mishti. She hadn't tied her hair and they fell freely on her shoulders and the pillow. Soft and silky, just like her skin. He felt something warm in his chest and realized how much love he had in his heart for this girl. The first time he had felt something for her was when he was leaving for the army. She had looked at him with those lovely sad eyes and for the first time he had realized that he had deeper feelings for her. But he had shrugged it off, as his priority was the army at that time where he wanted to spend at least 5 to 10 years like his brother. But now he is glad that he is here. Besides geet. She needed him and he needed her as much. Together they would overcome everything. Her surgery, her pain and everything else that came on the way.
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Geet woke up besides a sleeping maan. She looked around and she was in his room. She was used to this new feeling and habit now. Her being in maan's room or him being in hers, it happened so frequent. Veer had given her all her liberty to take her own decisions. But when she thought harder she knew that her brother allowed her just because of Maan. He trusted him a lot.
She got up on one elbow and stared at her man. Why does he take his shirt off all the time? Doesn't he know that his looks might kill me one-day!! Geet continued watching him and wondered when he was going to make love to her. Was she ready? She had no idea herself. Maybe not. No, she was not ready. Being intimate with him was one thing. But having him inside her was not something she really looked forward to. It would be too painful. She knew it because it would pain every time sahil checked her. So they would have to wait. But how long?
She rolled on her back and stared at the ceiling. Things had gone so fast between her and Maan. It's only been about 2 months since he came back home and both of them were already so deep in this relationship. She smiled at the thought. They were both destined to be together, that's why.
Then she thought about one particular person, Sameera. She was Maan's girlfriend for the most part of his college life. They had broken up just before he left for the army. But then Maan never talked about her. They never talked about his previous relationships. What happened to her? Did they break up because he was leaving? And now that he was back would she want him back? This thought brought a fear in her heart.
She wouldn't be ale to live without him. He promised he would be with her forever now.
The way he had comforted her and taken care of her when she was sick had made her addicted to him. she wont let him go.
You are so selfish Geet. You want him but won't give him the thing that all men crave for. And yet, you wont allow anyone else who can give him happiness be with him. You are pathetic. She continued staring at the ceiling. She had promised Maan that she would not feel insecure again. And here she was, contemplating about her life and how inadequate she was in relation to him.
She remembered the time when she wanted to break their relationship. But now when she thinks about it, maybe she would not have had to work hard. Their relationship was already very weak, even though Maan did not want to acknowledge it. Maybe one day, she would have to go, and this strength would have diminished so much, that he would let her. She would brace herself for that moment. But for the time being, she would collect all the happiness she could while being with this amazingly gorgeous and handsome man.
Maan woke up with Geet on his chest, a small smile playing on her lips. The devil. He groaned and took a deep breath. "Can you tell me what you are playing at Geet. I don't think that your feet landed by accident on my lap and that you are feeling so cold that you are rubbing it on me."
Geet looked at him with her most innocent doe shaped eyes. But he could not miss the mischievousness and curiosity behind them. "Don't look at me like that. I can see everything through these eyes geet."
Maan dint know how he managed to talk. He was so hard, as if all his blood had rushed into his dick. Geet was resting on him, her beautiful gorgeous hair spread on his shoulders, one foot on the bed and the other one practically on that private part of him which was throbbing like hell. He needed to make her back away. He would be able to control himself if she seduced him like that. He was still contemplating whether this was just an innocent act or was she really seducing him!
Then he felt another movement on his lap. Her foot rubbing once more on his sensitive spot. Deininitely seduction!
"Stop it Geet!" He said. He wanted to sound angry but how could he when for the first time his sweetheart wanted to try something like that. Control Maan. She just wants to see your reaction.
"Why should I stop?" Geet asked. "I don't tell you to stop when you touch me."
Maan stared at her. All that for being his "innocent" angel. Well now he knew better.
"I never said I was innocent maan. You are the one who keeps thinking that I'm still a kid." Maan realized that he had said that loud.
He couldn't help but smile. "Trust me geet. After this sweet torture you are making me go through, I would never think of you being innocent now!!"
Geet smiled. "Sweet torture? You think it is sweet?" She asked with a glint of happiness in her eyes.
Maan lips curved into a beautiful smile at her question. So much for arriving at the conclusion that she was not so very innocent. He pulled her on him and pressed her on his hard body. "Tell me where you want to touch me geet. Today I give you all the freedom."
Her eyes widened and geet was speechless. The sensation of being pressed on his body was already driving her crazy. And his husky voice, which was giving her permission to touch him everywhere, was not helping.
Maan held her waist and pressed her body more onto that part of his that she had made hard with her seduction. "This is what you do to me Geet." Geet stared into his eyes. They looked dark and revealed all the desires he kept hidden from her.
Maan put his hand at the back of her head and pressed her face into his neck. He took a deep breath and immersed himself in the scent of the warm body on top of him. Her hair smelled of fresh shampoo. Her lips were teasing his neck. "Kiss me Geet." He said breathless. And she kissed him on his neck.
Then She got up on her elbows and looked at him before lowering down and kissing his jaw. She placed one, two and three kissed across his jawline. Then she kissed the corner of his lips. Tracing her palms on his cheeks, she bent down and took his lips. They were harder than hers. Everything about him was so male and potent.
Maan allowed her to take control and shape the kiss the way she wanted. He was enjoying the way his Mishti was loving him. He couldn't understand why but he could feel a desperation within her. As if she wanted to savor him for the last time. As if they didn't have a lifetime in front of them. He kissed her back trying to assure her that he was here with her. Forever. Slowly she retreated and rested her head on his shoulder.
Maan hugged her and stroked her back. "You ok Geet?" She nodded.
They lay together for a long while, cherishing their closeness.
"I know you went to see sahil today Maan. I heard you speaking with Veer." Geet said after a long time.
Maan sighted. He wanted to wait until after her appointment tomorrow to talk to her. Sahil wanted to examine her and see for himself when could they fix a date for the surgery.
"Yes. I met him today. I wanted to know all the implication concerning the surgery"
Geet got up and sat cross-legged in front of Maan. Maan got up too and braced himself for the conversation they were going to have.
"I won't be doing any surgery Maan. Definitely not now"
Maan had known what her response was going to be. "Why Geet. Do you love going through so much pain every time you get your periods. Don't you want to get rid of it?"
Geet looked him in the eyes and replied. "Not at the cost of probably losing my fertility forever"
Maan continued to look at her. He could see the amount of pain she was suppressing behind those eyes. He slowly took her hands in his and caressed them slowly. "I know geet. It's your dream to become a mother one day. But do you think it is worth it to go through so much pain for it geet. You hurt so much baby. It's too much for you."
Geet heard maan's pained voice but she couldn't relent. "It is worth it Maan. I will do anything to be able to conceive one day." She said. Then she asked one questioned of her own. "You tell me maan, don't you want to have your own baby one day? Your child?"
Maan nodded in denial. "No geet. You are wrong in that matter. I do want a child, but not at the cost of seeing you suffer so much. Do you even realize all the implications? Not going through this surgery due to wanting a child is making your situation worse."
Geet's eyes widened at his words and she looked at maan. "I know geet. Sahil told me. Delaying this surgery is not fatal but its not advised. And no one bothered to tell me this. I wonder if you told sahil not to tell anyone. Knowing Veer, he would have forced you to do this surgery."
Geet thought for a while and then replied. She was looking down. "Veer knows. But he is afraid to lose me."
Maan assessed her. Did she threaten to hurt herself so that Veer does not force her? Looking at her face, he could feel that he was right.
"Its not only about you geet. It's about your brother and now its about me too, about us. You're still 22. Not even ready to hold a pregnancy according to Sahil. We will have to wait for at least two to three years even if we get married right now. Do you ever think what Veer goes through when he sees you like that, hurting and not able to do anything? You don't even try to figure out how I felt when you were in pain. You are stubborn enough to let your situation worsen and wait for years to come to finally perform a surgery that you need Right Now."
"I wont do it Maan. You need to understand this. I won't."
Maan could see the determination in her voice. The girl was stubborn.
He replied with the same amount of conviction. "You will Geet. And you will have it done as soon as possible. I wont allow you to risk things getting worse."
Geet got up from the bed angrily. How dare Maan talk to her like that? She was the one who hurt every month. So basically, it was her decision whether she wanted the surgery done or not. "We're not talking about this Maan. I don't want it. So lets just leave it at that." she got up and started walking away.
"We're not done talking about this Geet. Don't you dare walk out on me." Maan said gritting his teeth. He had tried talking as gently as he could. Making her understand his point. But she was too stubborn. Once she decides something, she carries on with it.
Not sparing him a last glance, she walked away.
Next part there will be a twist. Before i started writing the story i told you guys there would be some painful moments. So next update will be a start. I promise you, no one will die. i love my characters too much to kill any one of them. But the experiences they will go through will not be very easy. Human trafficking is a very sensitive issue, i've met a lot of victims, so everything i write will be very close to reality. thank you for reading my ff. Please leave me comments. It really does wonders. tell me what you like and don't like.
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