SAIRAT OS: Strawberry Ice-cream!
Tossing and turning did not help her. Listening to some soothing music? Nah! Or even cuddling close to her loving husband, who was dead tired and sleeping peacefully. Nothing; nothing was helping her to make herself go to sleep. No it wasn't insomnia. It was the tiny human inside her womb, who's been in there for 15 weeks, creating a ruckus of her schedule.
She sat up straight and slowly lowered down her head and whispered in her husband's ear.
Sai: Virat Sir? Virat Sir??
All she got was a mumble in reply. A bit of temper started to rise in her and she started poking his shoulder with her finger, calling his name in a more irritated tone.
Sai: VIRAT SIR!!!
A startled Virat woke up squeezing his eyes trying to decipher the sight before him; his lovely wife glaring at him at God knows what time. Time? He turned around for a quick glance at the clock and it's half-past midnight.
Virat: Sai what are you doing? Why aren't you asleep?
Sai: I'm unable to sleep.
Virat: "Why? Do you feel any discomfort?" He inquired rubbing her back soothingly.
Sai replied in a blunt manner " I'm hungry."
Virat gasped at first and then smiled.
Virat: Ok, I'll go and get you some warm milk with honey. It'll help your hunger and probably fix your sleep too.
Sai nodded in disagreement. "I want something else" she replied.
Virat: Kya chahiye?
Sai: Ice-cream!!!
Virat: What?
Sai: Yes Karishma had bought some this morning. There's some leftover chocolate ice-cream in the fridge.
Virat: No! Iss waqt? Absolutely not! You might catch a cold Sai. It's dangerous.
Sai frowned and turned her face to the opposite side. Virat has no other choice rather than giving in.
Virat: Acha Baba thik hai! I'll go and get it.
Sai: Main bhi aapke saath aaunga.
She got up from the bed, held his hand and dragged him downstairs to the kitchen.
Switching on the lights they entered the kitchen. She hurried towards the refrigerator, only to be pulled back by her husband.
Virat: What's the rush? You need to be more careful and patient with our baby inside your tummy.
He said caressing her stomach which was starting to show up a bit. He guided her towards the kitchen counter, lifting her up by her waist and placing her on the counter top gently.
Virat: "Stay put! I'll be back" He said ruffling her already tousled hair.
He rummaged the fridge to find the small tub of chocolate ice-cream and finally found it. Grabbing a spoon he went near her.
Her happiness knew no bounds when she saw the dark-coloured delicacy. She stretched her hands to grab it from him, but he refused to let go.
Virat: Arre! Why did you wake me up in the middle of the night if you wanted to have this ice-cream by yourself?
He said tapping the back of the spoon on her nose.
Sai pouted and murmured a "Sorry". Virat gave his trade mark smile as a reply and proceeded to feed his preggo wife.
Sai was enjoying her favourite chocolate ice-cream scoop by scoop. It tasted even better when her husband fed her so affectionately, not breaking the eye contact with every bite.
Sai: Virat Sir, aap bhi khao na.
Virat: Man nahi hai.
Sai: Arre! The ice-cream is so delicious, try it once.
Virat: Mujhe chocolate flavour pasand nahi hai.
Sai: Aapko konsa flavour pasand hai?
Virat: Strawberry!
Sai: Oh No! Karishma bought only chocolate flavoured ice-cream.
Virat: Koi baat nahi. I have got it already.
Sai: "Kya? You also bought ice-cream? Mujhe pehle kyun nahi bataya?" She feigned anger.
Virat: It's been with me since a long time.
Sai looked at him puzzled, and he replied by slowly moving closer to her; placing himself between her thighs; eyes darting at her pink lips; touching them softly.
Virat: My very own strawberry ice-cream!
He placed the ice-cream tub next to her and caressed her face, tucking the single strand of her hair behind her ear to gain full sight of her blushing face. He leaned in a slow manner, heat rising between them, heartbeats pounding so loud amidst the silent night. This is not their first encounter, still the emotions lay fresh like the first time. He slowly consumed her lips; his new favourite flavour. What started as a slow torture heightened to a fired passion with each passing second. Sai held him close by grabbing his shirt's collar tightly, while he was holding her waist firmly yet carefully. They broke apart after what seemed like an eternity.
Virat: No flavour in the world could compete with my favourite.
He teased her making her blush more and earning a slight punch on his shoulder. They laughed at their silly yet precious little moment only to be disturbed by a shadow; a familiar one; Pakhi's shadow.
They turned to see Pakhi with an empty bottle in her hand.
Virat: What are you doing here at this time, vahini?
"Vahini" - the word made Pakhi's blood to boil.
Pakhi: Maybe I should be asking the same to you both?
Virat ran his hand through his hair sheepishly looking at Sai, who looked down blushing.
Virat: Well, Sai wanted to have ice-cream so we came to grab some of it. You know the pregnancy cravings could be crazy sometimes.
Pakhi stifled a smile though she was fuming inside.
Virat: Ok Sai, it's late already and you need to get some sleep. Chalo, let's go.
He picked her up in one swift motion and proceeded to exit the kitchen. Just then a sudden realization hit him. He turned behind, still holding Sai in his arms and looked at Pakhi.
Virat: Vahini, could you please keep the ice-cream tub back in the fridge. Please? Thank you! Good night!
He flashed a smile and left with his wife before taking a reply from Pakhi.
Virat seated her carefully on their bed making sure she was comfortable and sat next to her.
Virat: Ready to sleep now?
Sai: Nahi!
Virat: Kya?
Sai: I don't feel like sleeping.
Virat: "Acha! Then what else do you feel like doing Mrs. Virat?" He said circling his one hand around her waist.
Sai pushed him a bit shouting "Virat Sir!"
Sai: Mujhe aapse baat karni hai.
Virat: Kis baare mein?
Sai: Hamare baby ki baare mein.
Virat: "What about our baby? I'm sure she's fine and happy. Hai na baby?" He bent down and placed a soft kiss on her tummy.
Sai pinched his ear and making him face her.
Sai: She??? It's going to be a boy! My chota Virat Sir!
Virat: No way! It's going to be a girl. My choti sherni Sai!
Sai: Boy!
Virat: Girl!
Sai: Boy!
Virat: Girl!
This cute little argument went about a minute.
Virat: Acha thik hai! Boy or girl, it's our baby. Our own little baby. So it doesn't matter.
Sai smiled and nodded in agreement.
Virat placed his hand on her tummy while Sai nestled under his neck.
Sai: Virat Sir, our baby will be fine right?
Virat: Of course it will be. Why do you have such a doubt?
Sai: It's just that I don't want anything to happen to our baby Virat Sir.
Virat sensed she was upset about Pakhi's behaviour since the good news was shared to everyone.
Virat: Nothing and no one can harm you or our child. I would never let anything happen to both of you.
He made her look at him. His eyes assuring her everything will be fine. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
Sai: "Thank you Virat Sir!" She kissed his cheek bringing a smile to his lips.
Virat: Thik hai, let's move out from this serious topic. I've got something to show you.
He rested her back on a pillow and went to retrieve something from the cupboard. He brought a medium-sized box wrapped in a pink glitter wrapper and handed it to Sai.
Sai: Yeh kya hai?
Virat: Open it.
Sai opened the wrapper and the box. A photo frame which had Virat's childhood picture on one side and her's on the other side. She smiled widely, happy tears forming in her eyes. But there was something else in it - an empty space in the middle between their pictures. She looked puzzled at her husband.
Sai: What's with this space in the middle?
Virat: This is for our baby. We will be visiting the doctor next week for your ultrasound scans. So I thought of keeping the scanned image of our baby in the middle of our pictures. You like it?
Sai was so overwhelmed beyond words. She just hugged him tightly with tears staining his shirt; happy tears.
Virat cupped her face and wiped her tears.
Virat: Kush?
Sai: Bahut! Thank yo so much Virat Sir!
Virat: Bas? Sirf ek thank you?
Sai giggled "Aur kya chahiye aapko?"
Virat feigned thinking and said "Strawberry ice-cream!"
Sai raised her eyebrows.
Sai: You had them just a few minutes before.
Virat: But I'm hungry
Sai: Looks like you are the one carrying a child.
Virat: I won't sleep until I get my ice-cream.
Sai: Arre! Your cravings are worse than mine.
Virat inched closer to her and whispered "This craving lasts for life long Mrs.Virat".
Sai couldn't control her blush. Virat held her face closely, their foreheads touching, noses nudging against each other's. He pressed his lips on hers and initiated the kiss. Sai responded to his passion equally. Things started to get heavy; their breaths uneven; bodies radiating heat; hands roaming in each other's hair. They couldn't stop; not that they wanted to stop. Virat moved his lips to the crook of her neck from her lips, which has been swollen now. She crunched his shirt looking for support as he continued wreaking havoc on her senses. He bit her earlobe, making her gasp and bite her own lip. He started to untie the dori of her salwar, but stopped midway. He moved away and looked at her.
Virat: You know what, it's too late already. Let's sleep.
Clear dejection on Sai's face.
Virat held her chin up "It's hard to control myself when I'm with you Sai. But we need to listen to the doctor's advice. Hai na?"
Sai looked confused for a second and then understood what he meant. After all she's a doctor herself. She smiled sheepishly and nodded.
Virat made her lie down with himself laying beside her. She snuggled close to him and rested her head on his chest and his hands made way to her stomach where their baby; the symbol of their love resided peacefully with hopes of seeing the world. He kissed her forehead one last time for the night and drifted off to face the new challenges as soon to be parents.
OK! A short one. Not sure how it turned out. I've always wanted to see Sairat having a normal/emotional convo as a couple which i felt is kinda lacking in the script (just my POV). Also wanted to see Virat taunting his Vahini.đ
PS: Tagging the ones who commented. Kindly do tag more people if you find this worth a read, since I'm not an active member of this forum.
Cheers!
- AMRITHA
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
