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Here is part 28. I am being extra kind this weekend. May not be so startin next weekend. Life is going to get busy for me soon.......... no I am not pregnant again😉 I just have a job!!
Yes......
So until I get busy or become infrequent.............................though MY AF threatens to haunt me so wont be going to far. I have to provide them their fix which I will......
Enjoy
Love
A
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PART 28
Mr A arrived with some Shimla and DJ senior employees shortly. The board meeting was scheduled for next week to approve the merger and the related activities. The whole family was in Mumbai for a change and so Ms.Singh had organized it ASAP.
Ms Singh was at the party looking as elegant as ever in the attire she wore every day, a saree.
She greeted B warmly complimenting her on her skirt and her whole look. B felt Ms.Singh really wanted JW nad her to get back together for good and did everything possible withing her powers to accomplish that, albeit covertly.
Bani joined her Valley Resorts friends and ignored Jigs and Ranveer antics to get attention. S was back again at JW's side she observed, almost clinging to him. She knew how his arm felt, it was carressing her a few minutes ago. A fresh bout of jealous anger bubbled up inside of her.
Rano gave her a curious look noting her, flushed face and swollen lips but refrained from asking. B hurriedly looked away. "JW was the most infuriating man she had ever met. After what happened in the room, he had walked out nonchalantly with S, pointing finger at HER! I refuse to talk with him for teh rest of the evening" she decided
God! He is annoying! She thought......
7:00PM .......... a beautiful clear nite forms star spangled roof on top
Loud music started playing and people were walking towards the dance floor on one corner of the lawn. She saw Tarun when the crowd cleared talking with some DJ employees. she walked up to them. If she didnt know better she would think he was ignoring her. He just smiled politely, quickly noting her clothes nad her flushed face........... introduced her to the DJ employees, who were soon joined by the Shimla folks.
T: Hi! Banee kaisi ho
B: I am great. Tum?
T: Chal raha hai........
T: Guys this is Banee (leaves out Walia! purposely)
B doesnt protest...........
B:Hi!
Start talking about her recent visit, the business, places to see in both cities........... T's cell phone rings he steps back to receive the call. B continues talking to the guys, one in particular seems to be really interested in her. His name is Rehaan something, B cudnt catch the last name. Looks like a model she thought. He was paying her a lot of attention too. B in general amused by the stuff the guys were talking laughing a lot, having a good time.
She hasnt seen JW observing it all from a distance, impassively................ Jigs walks over to the guys and requests them to play some dumb team-building game she has organized. She does not invite B, B is glad as well..... The guys excuse themselves and leave, Rehaan sticking around for much longer until his friends call out loudly, teasing him and admonishing him for flirting with her. He walks away with a sheepish smile promising to return when the game is over. B smiles in ack.
THE ARM wraps around her waist, her heart stops in shock,........
JW: they just fall like a house of cards dont they (biting whisper in her ear, sipping from his glass)
B: Let me go! (tries to push him away)
JW: How come you never smile for ME like that?
B: I like Rehaan (flirtatiously)
JW swears!
B: Aapki sister organize kar rahi hai game, aap bhi jaayiye!
Nope!
JW and her walk........ under the nearest tree a little darker than the well lighted lawn, his arm leaves her waist stretches out and places his hand on the trunk to lean........
JW: where the hell is your mangal sootra?
B: Aaj nahi pehna maine... (coolly)
JW And may I ask why?
B: Is dress ke saath suit nahi karta (touches her beaded necklace)
JW: I bet tumne usko kaha hoga ki tum single ho? (harshly)
B is quiet
JW: Baneeee stop playing these games.........
B: I am not
JW Then what the hell was that?
B: Main aise hi, I was just having fun......... (realizes that she is getting defensive.........) Aapko kya, aap jaaiye na Sanjana ke paas, woh to aapko chhodti nahi.... (bends down sulking)
JW: Well......... dont have too much fun..... (warns tauntingly)
Silence............ both watch the game, JW and B leaning with their back against the trunk, him at an angle, such that her body half leaning on his chest........
B: Mujhe khaana khaana hai..... (attempting to leave)
JW (normal) Baneee lets finish watching the game...........(holds her right hand and pulls her back, she goes back, he stands behind her, sets his drink down on the grass and gathers her leans back on the tree, she now leaning on him instead of the tree, her both hands clasped by his......... her head under his chin............., she feels his belt buckle poke her at the middle of her back, she stiffens, he moves her a lil to the side and pulls her back on him again.............)
She realizes, her her clip must be poking his collar bone, her lips twitch in a smile, she presses back a lil
JW: ouch! kya kar rahi ho? Ab to garmi bhi nahi hai (lets go of her left hand, brings his left hand up and pulls it of and tucks it in his pocket!)
Satisfied....... pulls her closer now back on him, arms around her bare waist, hers around his wrapped around his shirt sleeves.............rests his chin on her head..............
JW: Tum kyon nahi gayi
B: I didnt want to........ (sad)
JW: jigs is the organizer so u are better off not playing......... (a lil nasty?)
B: Mujhe nahi khelna tha.........
JW: good, u didnt, warna tum mujhe yahan nahi milti...........
Their hearts the only participants that nite on the Nascar Speedway...........
What ever they were thinking of they dont talk about it......... the silence does.................
JW (softly) Baneeee I have to go say something soon, formally................
B:Oh!
JW:Haan, I want u on stage with me............ I thot I will ask u first
B (confused and surprised) Kya matlab?
JW: (patiently)Baneee, Agar tumse poochhe bina maine tumhe announce kar diya to tum sochogi why the hell I did that, u will accuse me of assuming that the reconciliation is working, agar introduce nahi kiya to tum sochogi I AM not serious about reconciling. Thot I will just ask you...........
B is stunned, basically he had called out what she had been feeling all thsi while and left her with no choice........... if she said yes, it wud mean she was serious abt reconciling a No wud mean otherwise............
Trust him to play the game logically!
B Ummmmm........ Uhhhhhhhh Ummm (blushing)
JW: Think abt it, game khatam hone tak.................. (gathering her tightingly again)
B wanted to be introduced as his wife, was worried how that would seem to Tarun................. wanted S to know she is back........... Didnt want to be introduced because she didnt know what S meant to JW and if he was offering this as a sop to his wife........ She was sure about only ONE Thing.......... and that was making her foggy and wobbly right now causing her to melt into him................
He takes her weight without complaining about the tree biting into his back..............
Game ends Anna her payroll frnd wins the first prize and Rehaan wins teh second..........
B hopes he has forgotten and attempts to disentangle herself
JW: Baneeee?
B: Ummmmmm................ I dont know............ Ummmmm
JW: OK fine (firmly)
Gently removes himself from between the trunk and her, bends down picks up his drink and walks away leaving her...............
She finds him talking to Jigs............. she walks over to the winners, Anna walks over to her other friends, promising Banee she'll be back, Rehaan is happy to see her, he is unwrapping his gift, its a coffee mug (NOT from the hotel;-) and a gift card to Crosswords book store......... (atleast she has god taste in presents B thinks of Jigs)
Jigs asks for attention.......... is on stage...............
JW is with her, B's heart starts to race at the sight of him..............
Jigs introduces JW hands the mike JW takes the mike, introduces himself, welcomes everyone warmly, is very genuine........ promises a great future...........
Cracks a few jokes, has the crowd in splits...................
JW: (right hand in pocket left holding the mike)........ walks casually across the breath of teh stage, towards where B is standing, STOPS.......his eyes search for her find and dock!." Many of you have met her and some have even worked with her I am sure............... Darjeeling is a part of Walia Hotels becoz of her......... but for those of you who dont know her........ (brings hand out of pocket and covers the mike) Baneeeeee and extends his left hand toward her....... urging her to take it and climb up on stage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To say B is stunned wud be an understatement her face suffuses with color trembling, gasping for air...... legs feel like theyve been tied to a mill stone, drags herself fwd........ his fingers feel warm, hers have died a few minutes ago.....
He helps her on, she almost careens into him trying to climb on, his arm goes around her waist.........in her ear "Are u OK?"
B:(husky) Mmmmmm
JW: (turns towards the crowd) Please meet my wife Bani Walia (sure, confident and authoritative)
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PART 29
Its fireworks time now!😉
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Bani nervously accepts the mike from JW clears her voice multiple times JW again whispers in her ear "You will be fine!"
B: Hi! (smiles at the people, trying to focus on a spot way at the back almost on the fence:-) 😳
Lots of cheering ........... Jigs and S in the first row, completely blood drained faces! Ranveer nowhere to be seen, Aditya clapping warmly.......... Rano and Sahil as well
B: ThANKS
hands it back to hubby
JW starts speaking again about where the company is haeded and new plans for performance appariasals and a plan to involve a third-party conuslting compnay to assess guest satisfaction etc..........
B excuses herself, with an eye contact with JW and he ack with a smile and she steps down, her face flaming walks over to her Valley friends......... Anna is the first one to give her a bone crushing hug
A: So its official? Huh? OMG! I am soooo happy for you, u two are back together? (all in her ear in a whisper)
B: Anna, Ummmmm........... Plz, suno to........ achha thanks, we will talk later............
Priya has gone on her honeymoon and hence is not here tonite.
Rehaan has a stunned look on his face walks up to her.............. " Baneee u are the boss's WIFE?" OMG! " (He has this OMG! I just flirted like hell with the shark's wife look on his face)
B: Dont worry, its ok (reassures him)
Rehaan is still very sweet about the whole thing, she can feel T looking at her like he wud explode any minute he walks up to her "Banee kya main tumse baat kar sakta hoon?"
B unable to face him, looks down............. "hmm bolo"
T: To tum chali gayi unke paas? (nasty)
B: tarun please ab yahan nahi...........
T: To phir aur kahan Baneee?
B: tarun keep your voice down
T: Baneee, tumhe iska matlab sab pata tha, aur sab manzoor tha? 😡
B: Tarun....... maine tumhe kaha, ki main koshish kar rahi hoon, phir bhi tum mujhse itne naraaz? 😭 ....................
T: Bani tumne kaha tha tum try kar............. U know what FORGET IT!!! (angry) 😡
Walks away to the bar B sees him down a couple of some drinks...............It was JW's fault she decided, his sudden re-appearance in her life had turned it upside down, it was making her doubt her feelings for Tarun, it was confusing her. Before JW emerged she was sure about what she felt for Tarun, JW's appearance was making him childishly competitive and was bringing out the worst in Tarun...........
She was losing herself again to JW's strong sexual magnetism was making her utterly helpless, her passion for him, her complete lack of anything physical feelings for Tarun.................. obliterating the fact that JW was just using her as a pawn in the game he was playing................
She slowly turns back towards the stage, JW still on it, not speaking, listening to some employee's question, slightly bending down in full attention..............
She walks in daze to one corner...............
She suddenly feels lost, thinks, If I choose my husband my closest friend is betrayed, if I choose to be friends with him that will be the end of my life"
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Food is being served............ B is thirsty she goes for a fruit sorbet popsicle instead, she is back having a good time with friends. Her Valley friends like her no matter what, there is no marked difference in their atitude towards her in the last hour.................
Anaa and her and a few others hanging out together.
She can see JW and S walking towards them............" Oh great! He shud have announced her on stage, she seems more like his partner! ALWAYS at his side!" she thinks. 😡 😡 😡
B looks away quickly not wnating to meet hubby's eyes...........
A: is that your fave flavor?
B:I LOVE IT! (smiles), especially strawberry is my fave" (happyily sucking on the dark pink stick like a kid)
JW: Hi! Anna!
B just looks at her popsicle
JW: Mrs Walia.!! ( 😳 Her heart does that big swooosh pump)
A: You both looked so good on stage together like that today
JW: thanks (kinda amused)
S has to change the topic now...........
S: Banee u like THOSE? 😡 (looking at her dripping fruit popsicle kinda distastefully as if B was a 10 yr old)
B: I love it sanjana, u shud try some too.........
S: Oh No!
S: bahut sugar hoga, kehte to fruit hai, par sab cheeni aur color hota hai
B shrugs disinterested
JW meanwhile observing wifey eat, hands in pocket rocking on the balls of his feet
A: I love it too Sanjana,............ its yummy on a warm nite like this............(spontaneously defending Bani)
S: Plz aur mat kaho, I dont want to know (trying to impress JW obviously)
B: Dont worry Sanjana Mr Walia aur tum mat khaana........ I love it and am going to finish it all by myself......... (unnecessariy challenging hubby)
JW extends his left hand out, pulls B's wrist, the hand that has the popsicle............. takes it towards his mouth, bites off an icy piece.................
B in a trance unable to react just watching it happen in slow motion, reddening cheeks 😳 😳 .....................
JW crunches the ice comfortably............
JW: Baneee, u shud share! (winks at Anna)
Anna obviously thrilled at the flirty display
A: Thats right Mr Walia............Banee how mean, tumne share nahi kiya?(joining forces with him)
B: I am sure Mr Walia ko yeh lagega ki yeh bachon ke khaane ki cheez hai just like Sanjana feels? (looks up at him baitingly)
JW: too sweet................ I agree with sanjana (returns wife's challenging look)
Bani feels her rage boil to the brim...............
S: Mr Walia aapne taste kyon kiya? Main keh rahi thi na......... blah blah (she starts ranting again.......... but JW interrupts)
JW: (tasting it from his tongue again..........unperturbed, meeting her eyes) "It tastes very much like the lipstick u are wearing tonite. Baneee, ..........except a lil too sweet.!!!!!!!!!!!!!" & ; ; ; ; ; ; ;nbs p; Walks away,
Set Mr Walia!
Hushed silence in the group, except Anna nudging Bani teasingly......... S ready to crsuh the popsicle and rub it on B's face except her face already looks like it.......... S quickly rushing after him.......
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B with her group, eating light, not too hungry after the 10 or so lemonades she's had tonite 😉 ......... plus the food tastes quite horrible acc to her. Another F for Jigs she thinks........
Anna animatedly discussing the love lives of their team, B totally tickled by it all, getting all the updates she needs from the time she was gone to Darjeeling.........
JW (walks up behind her) Tumhe kaju pasand nahi hai to tumne shahi paneer kyon liya?
B almost drops her plate in fright! Turns around........ its him again...........
Again with his bodyguard S in tow, S eating what looked like drumsticks (chicken) off her plate............
A: Hi! stranger! (winks) 😉
JW :(returns) Have we met before? I am Jai Walia. .......... (extends hand totally amused) 😃
A: I dont think so! hI! Mr Walia......Are u single? 😳 (laughs, extends her left hand, holding her plate in her right)
B has a "What the hell do u think u are doing Anna, he is a fox, just too clever for you, dont play these games with him........ he is not as cute and flirty as u think" look on her face...........
B: Even if he was single Anna, I am sure woh bahut "busy" hain (pointed jealousy at S)
JW: Un fortunately YES, Anna.........I am married (pulls a sorry face) my wife's around here somewhere" ( eyes conduct a mock search of the crowd mischievously while extending his left arm out and wraps it around B's waist causing her skin to scald.........pulls her toward him.... she stops chewing and looks at him in horror.. only to have him take her spoon from her plate and start polishing off the shahi paneer gravy)
S: Mr Walia do u like paneer? (trying to change the subject, her eyes on boss's arm around hsi wife's waist)
JW: I love it Sanjana.........
S Oh!
B struggling to get out of his grip........
A: Mr Walia wud u care to join us for dinner?
B: Anna, stop it! (hushing her with her whisper)
JW: Only if u promise to take us somewhere far away where my wife cant see us (smiles lovingly at her) 😆 .
B: (looks at Anna) Tum log khao I have to go talk with Rano.. 😳 (tries again to extricate herself)
A: Banee dont be silly!
S: Mr Walia we have to go meet Mr A.......... (reminding)
B: See, Anna Mr W is just such an important guy, I am sure he cant honor US with his presence, (lifts her face up and tilts it back a lil, her hair caressing the open V of his shirt, smiles saccharine sweet) Right Mr Walia?
JW still eating off her plate........... gives her a "Oh honey! dont even go there, unless u want me to tell the whole world how I honor you" look 😳 😳
B in a move to distract "Sanjana tumhari Mummy kaisi hai?"
S (briefly taken aback, quickly collects herself ) She is fine now, thanks for asking. Abhi mere Uncle ke ghar par hai. Mr Walia is sooooooooo wonderful I have no words to thank him
"Oh Boy! There she goes again" B thinks..... "Everything begins and ends on JW for her....."
S: He wants me to take two weeks off, woh bhi fully paid becoz maine apne mummy ko bahut miss kiya, unki care nahi kar paayi when I went to Shimla and Darjeeling
B(all excited) So kab ja rahi ho? 👏
S(mock-sadness) Oh no! I cant. Main nahi ja rahi......... itna kaam hai na, we may have to go to Bhuvaneshwar soon, may be even Bk also.... 😡 😡 (smugly looks at JW for confirmation)
JW impassive and cool " Next couple of weeks are going to be very busy" (letting go of her waist..........drumming on the plate B held, looking far far away)
B is dismayed, Anna notices it but doesnt say anything
S: tum batao, kaisi rahi aaj ki party?
B: Great!
S: Ghar kab ja rahi ho? (as if BW lives all by herself)
B: Main actually apne friend ke ghar ja rahi hoon (doesnt dare to look at hubby, who happens to be all ears now)
A: Oh really? Kaun?
B: Diya........,
JW's jaw tightens, this is the first he is hearing about it, infact he was under the impression that they wud be spending the nite here in Panvel ...............he lets go of her spoon..........realizes him and wife are back on the war path again......makes small talk with a group nearby, manages to eavesdrop on every word B has to say 😉
A: Have fun......... abhi der nahi ho gayi? Its past 10, when are u going?
B pretty soon (her anger gathering more momentum too)
A Oh ya tomm is Saturday.......... have fun, Monday ko aaoogi kaam par?
B: I dont know.............
JW turns around gives her a "bloody hell!" look
B continues to eat not before her face and eyes react to that message, her food suddenly tasting like wood shavings........
Tarun saunters in to the group, stands near Sanjana, they both exchange Hi's! JW looks like a stone statue now...........
T: Hello Mr Walia (confident)
JW just nods.......
T: Bani tumne kha liya?
B: Hmmm (her throat has been sewn so no food can go thru it, she just chews and chews........ her face paling)
T: Tum gayi nahi abhi tak Diya ke ghar?
B( horrified) Nahi abhi thodi der mein.......
T: So call me on Monday morning.......... (very cool, uppity)
B: Sure haan karoongi....... (dauntless)
JW stares at a spot behind T's back, hands in pocket, "they probably looking like wrecking balls" B fears...........
Silence!
S: Mr Walia u must eat this, its awesome, pointing to her plate ............
JW : Then I will (smiles at S, pvt battle with wife continues)
Its Anna's turn to talk with the folks near her shoulder.......
S: Bani I am not sure tum kyon vegetarian ho, u are missing sooo much!! 😭 😭
JW:(looking at B's lips first, then her eyes and then back again at her lips) "Oh no Sanjana,dont worry.... Banee only loves to kiss the guy who eats meat doesnt want to eat it herself"
Set, match Mr Walia!!!
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Bani is back being jealous, indignant and ready to raise hell. And
JW.............. well........ "God save Banee!"
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PART 30 A
JW's cell phone rings, he stops throttling Tarun with his eyes and steps back to take it and it was taking him longer than usual......... B and T look at each other, B pleading
with her eyes to let go. T being really focussed and not caring at all. S is all curious as to who called JW.................
Anna walks away with the group she is talkingw ith after signalling Bani. T and B left alone, S chooses to follow JW again at a polite distance, so as not not seem like
stalking;-)
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Past 11 PM
B wants to leave, she picks up her cell phone and calls her driver, his number turns up busy. She hangs up, goes and drops off her plate in trash, drinks 5 glasses of water
to regain her composure and walks back to where Rano is, she asks Bani if she needs a ride home, she declines......... Sahil's head is hurting with all the music and they
are heading out. B suddenly feels scared...... tries to stay out of JW's reach physically and emotionally until the evening ended. Tarun had left also..........
She doesnt know if JW hunted Tarun down again and killed him either........ she just prayed he was alive.............
She went to use the rest room and walked into................. she heads to the bathroom that she washed her hands in previously, hears voices, stops and knocks
No response
Knocks again, and almost turns around to leave, the door opens and its Sanjana!!
She looks disgruntled to Bani......... before she could ask her why, she sees for herself, hubby retching away at the sink!!!! 😭 😭 😭
Her face pales, rushes to him... all concerened...... only to have S brush her off with "Oh! Dont worry Banee, its all taken care of"
B (affronted) Please Sanjana........... kya hua Mr Walia ko? 😡 😡
JW (pallid and ashen) Baneee tum?
Rinses his mouth, looks under the vanity for toothpaste and brush and goes on to brush hsi teeth.............
B: Kya hua aapko?
JW: (suddenly remembering the things that transpired an hour ago, and affronted) Dont worry, I am still alive (for B's ears only)........... what are you doing here? 😡
S: Bani please..... he's sick.............. havent u gone home yet?
B gives S a look that just burns her down to cinders (atleast in her mind) and turns back at hubby, "Aap mujhe bataate kyon nahi, Dr. Shroff ko phone karoon?"
JW still feeling weak and looks really pale, washes his face off, runs his hand thru his hair, making it all wet, S hands him the towel, B is searching the vanity for JW's phone
B(Furious) Phone kahan hai aapka?
JW: Why are u still here (miffed)
S: Mere paas hai Banee, I have tried calling Dr. Shroff already, message chhod diya maine........ (puffed up)
B: Please mujhe phone do......... (extends her hand out)
JW starts walking towards his master bedroom upstairs, ignoring the women.......... B almost snatches the phone from S's hands and dials the number again, lo and behold,
Dr Shroff picks it up............... talks to her, understands her worry, recommends his colleague in the Panvel area, Bani notes the number down quickly, hangs up
S has gone off following JW again!! No surprise there..............
B calls Dr. Patel, he promises to visit within an hour, Bani exacts a promise that he will be here sooner, he grudgingly agrees.........
She goes off looking for hubby, he is back throwing up again in his bathroom........... S RUBBING HIS BACK!!!
B loses it, but tries to focus on immediate problem at hand................. goes off to his closet picks out an old black t-shirt and grey track pants and lays it out on bed.......
JW walks out again all flushed and sweaty gives her a "what the hell are you doing here?" look, walks by to the bed picks up the clothes she picked for him, looks at her wants to meet her eyes, but she looks away, ........
S is using his restroom...... B tries to look for her cell phone again in her bag......... finds her Kleenex pack pulls some out hands it to him, he wont let go of her eyes......... just takes it and wipes off his brow, crushes it into a tight ball and flings it resentfully across the room towards the trash can under teh study desk......... it almost makes it but not quite....... B flushes at all the latent display of anger......... JW bends down and picks up his clothes again and walks off twrd the bathroom when he hears the door click open
...... steps out. JW steps in slams the door, shaking the farmhouse at its foundation.......
S: Bani tum ghar jao..........
B: Dont worry about me Sanjana I am OK.
S: tumhe apne friend ke ghar jaana hai na, woh tumhara wait kar rahi hogi, I promise I will call you, when Dr. Shroff calls me back (and starts looking for JW's cell phone, only to realize she just handed it to B downstairs..........) Phone kahan hai Mr. Walia ka,I have to chk for Mr Shroff's messages........
B just ignores her and pulls the sheets back on the bed, fluffs up the pillows........
Calls her driver again, he picks up this time......................B looks at S while talking, S concludes B is all set to leave, she prowls around teh closet looking for something to wear at nite 😡
B: Yadav aap please mera samaan gaadi se utaar deejiye, aur neeche Vinod hoga (farmhouse's caretaker) usko de deejiye main ab yahin rukoongi Thanks..........
Click!
Do I really have to say "Set Mrs Walia!" ?
😉
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PART 30 B
The room is done up in navy blue and silver, the four poster bed with a silver canopy, the windows have a silver lining to the navy curtains............ all masculine, reeking of JW.... ......... the latest business and leisure magazine strewn all over the coffee table by the couch "nobody lives here, JW hardly ever visits........why does he pay for the magazines?" 😕 B wonders
JW steps out of the bathroom, sits down on the bed..................
Jigs and Aditya rush to the room, are really worried, Sanjana reassures them while B switches on the TV and starts watching, Aditya walks up to her and hugs her, she feels a lump in her throat......... Jigs wants to stay back, B's face pales further. Aditya snubs her 👏 and asks her to leave and volunteers to stay himself. B reassures that theyw ill be fine and forces them to go. Jigs basically ignoring her only talking with Sanjana.............
Sanjana almost looks happy for a change coz B drove the crowds away.......... but not for long her phone rings 😭 .......... Sanjana has to leave, her Uncle called and told her that her Mom was again not too well. She being totally peeved tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted. JW is shocked, despite being really sick himself, borrows her cell phone (B has his u see 😉 ) calls Darshan and asks him to drop her off,B leaning against the study desk observes their interaction. S doesnt wish B good nite............ B calls Diya and informs her of the change in plans.............
JW closes the door turns around slowly, B's heart does a roar, she looks at her feet. He slowly walks to her side of the bed and lays down, shuts his eyes, her heart rates steadies............ no confrontation yet, she thinks worries if it will take giant proprtions when it eventually comes out.............. 😡 😡 😡
She slowly walks outside, goes downstairs, gets her bag and asks Vinod to bring some water............. he does and informs her that they are all out of electrol powder, she calls her driver and asks him to take Vinod to the nearest drug store for it. Pours some in a glass calls his name, no response, calls again and goes to touch him just abv his heart, his eyes open on instinct, she curls her fingers back, he sees that then meets her eyes........ she shows him the water glass... takes it from her, drinks it all, hands it back, eyes not leaving her a second, she sets it back.......... trembling hand............
B goes to the bathroom, showers and changes into a softest white chikan kurta set, with the most exquisite embroidery on it, a set that had seen better days, looks nicely soft and worn now....... teams it with a puple and yellow tie-dye jaipuri cotton dupatta, wears her bindi and mangal sootra........ she had packed it as her night suit for Diya's house...........
Dr Patel shows great timing, knock on the door when B steps out fo the bathroom its way past midnite............. she opens, greets him, JW almost faint/asleep......
B goes near the bed........ "Mr Walia"
JW opens eyes startled........ looks at her and eyes harden......... sees the Doc and becomes blank
Dr: Hi! Mr Walia, I am Dr Patel
JW(gruffly) Hello (looks at his wife like "Who is he? You called him?")
Dr. How long ahve u been sick?
JW Ek gha......... (B interrupts)
B: Two hours
JW looks at her like "shut up and let me respond" 😡
Dr. Patel: How many times have u thrown up already?
JW: 4 ................ 5 I think, cant remember (runs fingers thru hair tired...........afraid wife will snitch again comes out with the truth...... 😳 )
sits down, opens the cavernous box, examines his eyes, his BP, his pulse, his heart rate, checks for congestion his temperarture..........
Dr: Kya khaaya aapne aaj?
B (sweetly) Unko chicken bahut pasand hai, more than anything in the world (lifts her hands and gesticulates in an affected way) to shaayad inki friend (GIRL, muted) ne kuch zyaada khila diya hoga (double whammy!)
👏 👏
JW has a "u just wait until I get better" look
Dr. Oh! was it fresh ya leftovers tha?
JW (sulking) fresh......... I think! pata nahi we had a party here tonite...........
Dr Patel has a "I know what caterers mean when they say "fresh" look on his face.............
Dr Patel calls Dr Shroff to verify pre-existing conditions current medications etc, B back at her fave spot leaning on teh study desk, plays with her mangal sootra locket rolling it between her index finger and thumb, waits, JW wtaches her do that, noting her clothes and hair etc.............
Dr Patel hangs up..... "i am going to give u a shot to calm ur stomach down" looks like food poisoning, could pass in 12 hrs, shud pass in 24, agar aap phir bhi theek feel nahi kar rahe to call me"
JW's face pales at the word SHOT.. 🤢 🤢
JW (commanding becoming THE JW suddenly) I want an oral medication!!!! 😡
Dr Patel No!
JW: I feel fine now.......... 😡
Dr patel (amused) iam sure u do (goes to fill the syringe).
JW gives B another "By God u are going to pay" look B has to bite her lower lip to hide her amusement "He acn inflict pain but cant take any" she reckons..........
JW has his eyes tightly shut, Doc administers it, JW cant stand the pain, winces...... looks at the small pin prick like 10 times, flexes his arm, baby's himself much to B 's amusement...... she pulls the covers back on him, he "ouches" violently when the blanket hits his arm............ showing her he is in "pain" 😉
Dr.packs up to leave, gives her his number, recommends food for the next day, something for the fever.............
B shuts the door, picks up the intercom, switches off JW's cell phone throws it back in the study desk drawer, calls Vinod, passes on the prescription, he gets it in a while, she pulls her chair close to the bed, brings the thermometer from the bathroom medicine cabinet, he is watching TV, holds it in her hand offering for him to take it with, he ignores her........ she places it in his ear checks, he does have slight fever, gives him his meds..... picks up her book and starts to read........ She turns off the TV
JW sleeps for a while, wakes up in an hour around 1 AM is restless and sweaty she thinks his fever is breaking but he gets up goes throws up again brushes his teeth.....and returns to bed....... a lil wobbly..... B props up the pillows gives him soem water takes his temps........
Goes back to reading her book, stays up until 7, JW doesnt throw up after 1 AM, his fever breaks, she monitors it every hour, gives him water multiple times, cranks up teh AC when he sulks about the room feeling like a furnace, he looks tired and scruffy with the stubble more prominent on his pale skin, his hair tousled, all over his forehead, long lashes curling backwards................
She gets up brushes her teeth, goes downstairs gets her chai, and newspaper, reads it quietly, cant seem to keep herself awake, chair is darned uncomfy, decides to sit up in bed by him..........., he is sound asleep thankfully and does not wake when she sneaks up on the bed by him, she moves her pillow to the far edge and props it up, tucks her cellphone underneath,reads the magazine she brought from the coffee table, finishing her second cup of tea, goes back to the bathroom, splashes water on the face, does everything to cleanse herself except take another shower, in an effort to wake up........... goes back to bed.......... her eyes burn..........
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JW: (softly taunting) And the nurse sleeps on the job! God save the patient!
B hears it but is all foggy, opens her eyes, blurry vision, the world smells like HER MAN! Startled, eyes focus.......... its hubby dearest observing her with obvious glee, head resting on right elbow, laying on his side, playing with her mangal sootra locket lying on her left arm, rolling it between index finger and thumb just like some one did a few hrs ago......................
B: Aaap?
JW: (picks up the locket waves it in front of her eyes, like trying to snap her out of her hypnosis) Remember the guy who gave this to you?
B: (colors) tries to snatch it back, all concious now........... changes the topic.......... "Aap ki tabiyat kaisi hai?"
JW: Tum to so gayi thi I was REALLY sick (mock-defeated at first.......face breaking into a smile)
B is stunned, its almost as if the tension from last nite never happened, or he threw it all up and is gone now......
B: rubs her eyes absent mindedly "Iam so sorry I didnt realize ki main kab soyi I was awake till 8 I think" (doubts herself, all nervous)
JW still just plays with her locket, looking at her, she knows that look and is not ready for it..........
B: Kya time hua hai?
(holds his left wrist, turns it around to face her) "OMG! 11 baj gaye? OMG! I had slept........... (guilty)
JW: Tumne poocha hi nahi what happened to me?
B: Haan........ (B's cell phone rings, she scrambles to pick it up, yanks her MS out of his reach, delves under the pillow, picks up, Its Jigs, nasty, wants to know why JW's phone is off B: "Woh so rahe hain!"
All JW can hear is B: Haan theek hai"
B: Haan"
Click! B lays back in bed, pointedly putting as much room as she can between the two.............
JW back to steely eyes again, "tumhaare hero ka phone tha kya?"
B(bites ack) Nahi.............. aapki heroine ka!
JW guffaws.............."There are so many, which one?" Creeps closer, she digs her body into the mattress......... trying to put distance.........
B(serious) jigyasa aunty! she wants u to call.........
JW: Where the hell is my cell phone? Why hasnt it rung even once?
B: (smugly) maine band kar diya......
JW: WHAT! (disbelief)
B: U are sick..........
JW: Sick Bani, not DEAD....... (Almost yells)
The use of the word shocks hers, her eyes show her dismay.........
JW (runs hands thru his hair again) I am SORRY! U know what I meant, Goddamnit!
B: No I dont! (Attempts to get up, her purple dupatta is all crushed and partly under him, she pulls)
He pulls and she falls back in bed...............
JW (almost leaning on her again) How come u never wear thsi dress when we are home?
B: tab main night suits pehanti hoon..........
JW traces the embroidery carefully up and down her kurta............
JW: I like this dress
B: thinks "Its so transparent no wonder u WOULD!"
JW Ya thats why!
B reddens "I have to go" tugs again at her dupatta, lying across her waist..........
JW: Be kind to a sick man Baneeee (flirts)
B: NOO!!!!
JW: I know u care!
B: I dont! Aap jaakar apni dawai leejiye......
JW I have a better idea (she feels his breath on her face now, cant hide)
B: Go use it at work! 😉
JW chuckles and proceeds further, zerong down on hsi prey..........
JW "Kya kaha tha tumne kal raat ko "He loves his chicken more than anything?" (passionately violent)
B: Mujhe laga....... kyon galat kaha? 😉 (mock-innocently)
JW let me show u what I love!! (bends down on her face
B: U havent shaved!
JW But I brushed (Does an eee smile for her approaching her face)
B: I havent brsuhed....... (buying time)
JW" I know u did.............. at 8 !!! (stunning her, so he was awake?)
Covers hers with his!!!!!!!!!! 😳 😳 She sighs and wraps her arms around his neck!!
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PART 31 (Soap, hun it ain't gettin any longer than this) 😉
B's cell phone rings shrilly, interrupting J & B's foray into heaven, they first ignore it, it stops after the usual 5 rings. Then it starts back again................ JW swears, lets go of wife, 😳 his face warm and flush with color.... runs his hand thru his hair and tries to find the phone, B is laying there with her eyes closed heart racing....... not wanting to move, it wont quit ringing JW swears again, B opens her eyes and smiles at hsi irritaion only to be rewarded with a nasty look......... he....trying to reach it thru the folds of the blanket and her dupatta, picks it up, its Sanjana............
His face is suddenly takes on an unruffled, sedate expression "Hi! Sanjana" 😃
B gets a cold look, looks at him, slowly trying to get off bed, pushing her blanket and dupatta all tangled around his waist and legs............ he gets off walks over to the balcony opens the door and steps out, she straightens her clothes, gets off and walks out of the room into the bathroom, shutting the door, not bothering to see what they were talking about..............
Brushes teeth, showers, her face and neck sting when she splashes water and applies soap, thanks to JW's unshaven jaw........wears a sea blue/ crimson sleeveless salwar suit, hair tied, pats some Clinique Happy lotion on face and neck to soothe skin........... Hubby still in balcony, talking on her phone.............
Goes downstairs ,Vinod is kinda jumpy and nervous she notices, walks into the HUGE kitchen equipped with all the state-of-the-art appliances much like Walia Mansion. He has not started prepping for lunch the kitchen looks clean and unused.........
V: Madamji....... Good morning
B: Good morning?
V: Sahib kaise hain?
B: Abhi theek hai ("peachy pro'lly after speaking with his girlfriend" she thinks nastily)
V: Woh aap log...........
B: Haan?
V: Aap log aaj ja rahe hain Mumbai?
B (surprised) Kyon?
V: Woh baat yeh hai.........
B:Hmm?
V: Woh Matheran mein mere gaaon waale ki shaadi hai kal, aur maine usko kaha tha, main aaoonga, ab mujhe pata nahi tha sahib beemar ho jaayenge............(trails off)
B: Tumhe abhi jaana hai?
V: Woh......... haan (scratches the back of his head, smiling sheepishly)
B thinks for a minute, feels bad "Achha aap jaayiye"
V all thrilled "Abhi?"
B: Tumhe abhi jaana tha na?
V: Woh haan (smiles silly)
B: Kab aaoge?
V: Mangal ko 15 August hai maine socha Budh ko aa jaaoonga........ (basically Sat-Wed)
B: achha theek hai............
V: Woh humne bahar guard ko keh diye hai uski gharwaali ghar ka kaam kar degi......., khaana aap bana len.....
B: Hmmmm
V:Woh Sahib ko......................
B:Main keh doongi..........
He shows her where everything is in a five min training session ..and He is outta there the next second like a mirage..........
B smiles, opens the frig, its fully stocked......... fresh produce, milk, meats.......... tries not to touch any meat, gets out the milk and some fruit yogurt.......... finds some cereal, makes herself chai........... takes her tray out to the back yard, adjacent to the dining room........ sits down starts eating. She worries if Tarun will call when JW is on the phone............ wants to call Pia and Rano herself, but Mr Walia pehle apne GF se baat kar le.... 😡 she sips an extra large mouthful of tea scalding her insides.....
"I have to check e-mail, look for a radio to play FM and call the doctor, she makes a mental list of all the chores as well"
The landline rings, she runs inside and picks it up its Jigs, wnating to know where JW is, she is short and not-sweet, tells her is on the cell phone upstairs and hangs up......
Calls Rano, talks for a long time, then its Pia and then Diya...... her tea goes cold, she goes back to the patio finishes off her yogurt...... walks around the property admiring he views and the lanscaping, trying to smell the flowers literally.........
The guard at the gate, taking his mid morning nap, wakes up and hoists himself in a wobbly mess seeing her, hides her smile and continues on, around the property........ she hears a voice, turns around and looks up, its hubby leaning on the balcony rail, one foot on the raised concrete trim,phone in his left hand elbow resting on the rail talking away......... sees her walk by, his expression changes........ 😳 😳 drinks in her appearance, her clothes, her bare feet............ she feels warm all over, turns away and starts walking around the periphery.......... she can feel his eyes follow her.......
She doesnt know what he ate and when he ate....... but "I am sure talking with Sanjana is filling up more than his stomach"bi---ly..... 😡
She goes back inside thru the front sliding glass doors.... and walks back to the patio and bends down to pick up her tray, he hair clips comes off
She turns around its hubby.......
JW: DO NOT wear it! 😡 Kitni baar kaha hai Baneee maine tumse? (serious)
B ignores him and walks to the kitchen with the tray.......... her anger coming back......
JW follow her like a puppy dog....... "Baneee"
B stacks the dirty ones in the sink and almost throws the tray back in the cabinet.....
Opens the frig
JW:"Baneeee"
Thinks of what she wants to eat for lunch...........
JW: Baneeee stop it, kya kar rahi ho? I am going back to Bombay.......
She turns around crouching in front of the frig
He smiles. 😉
B curses herself for giving herself away like that "Aapki tabiyat kaisi hai?"
JW: Not good! (sad) 😭
B: kya hua? (worried)
JW U wont even talk to me.........
B:I am busy.............
JW walks up to her, she has taken all she needs from the frig washes it sets it on the cutting bd..........
walks up behind her, wraps his arms around her waist, bends down on her neck "God! u smell good"
Rubs his face back and forth on her hair and back of her neck, she squirms..........
B:Its called Happy
JW: But tum to sad ho na? 😆 (laughs at his dumb joke all by himself, incensing her further)
B: Nahi (short)
She cant start dicing becoz of the sensations he is causing.... she tries to stand still for her heart rate to steady, it wont as long as he is doing that on her back..........
JW suddenly realizing what she is doing "Tum kya kar rahi ho?
B: lunch
JW:WHAT?
B dopaher ka khaana (transalates)
JW I KNOW THAT, Where the hell is Vinod? 😡
B: Usko shaadi mein jaana tha, so woh chala gaya?
JW: Kis se poochhkar?(angry)
B: Maine kaha.............. usko (afraid)
JW: Baneee, kaam kaun karega? 😡
B: Main khaana........ (JW really angry interrupts)
JW: Baneee who asked u to let him go?
B is all hurt and upset that he is trying to imply she doesnt have the power to take decisions........
B: Woh apna cell phone number chhod gaya hai, I will call him and cancel (morose)
JW runs his hand thru hair "Damn!" Baneee why the hell do u always misunderstand me?
B looks at him like......... "What"
JW I dont wnat you doing the HOUSEWORK........ Do u get it? taps his left index finger on her temple (like talking to an idiot)
B (bristles) I am not insane, u dont have to shout........ (happy now after getting what hubby means)
JW: Oh no...... how can u be insane? U just drive ME insane 😳 😳 😳 (starts walking towrds her)
B:Stop........ (leans back on the counter, wrans him with her hand)
JW he proceeds anyway..........hugs her warmly, "Tum saari raat jagi rahi, u need to give urself a break. U just dont listen to me anymore" 👏 👏 👏
B: Aap jaakar apni dawai khaayie, what did u have for breakfast?
JW: Coffee and toast....
B: COFFEEE? (shrill) 😡
JW: stop shouting?
B: U shud only have tea.........
JW rolls his eyes and looks up at the sky........"Women" kinda look..........
JW: I have to work
B: Koi zaroorat nahi hai.........
JW:Baneeeee (frustrated)
B U were sick, SAARI RAAT
JW shuts his ears........... closes his eyes....... "Lets go back home, I dont want u to work"
B: Pehle doctor ko phone kariye aap, if he says yes then we can..........(disappointed)
JW starts nuzzling............
JW Forget lunch lets go back upstairs............(thickly) 😳 😳
B: NOOOO!
JW Banee I even shaved......... 😳 (picks up her hand and rubs it on his now smooth cheek)
B groans............
B: Call the doctor........
Her cell phone rings again B fears it cud be T..............
Its not, its JW's biz call, Aditya looks like has passed on her number to the guy..........
JW proceeds to use the opportunity to tease B again "Oh Man! wives!!!" "Why do they do this" Why do they do that" remarks and laughs, leaning on the frig, B starts her prep work, looks for a bowl for veggies...... finds her fave object, a tiny radio!
Turns it on thrilled, it blares, JW picks up a green bean from her veggie basket and flings it across the kitchen on her, she is so intent on tuning it, she realizes when it hits her, turns around with a "Stop playing with my food!" look, his tucked back in his pocket........... still talking............. she tunes it to Radio Mirchi, its playing a KHNH song........walks back to her cutting board places her radio where she can see it starts chopping... he picks up another bean and trails it on her bare sleeveless arm up and down, she slaps him once, twice, wont stop.... picks up her stuff and radio and goes off to another corner of the kitchen......
He hangs up
JW:Mujeh kuch kaam do na? Walks to where she is now, she quickly hides the beans in the cabinet beneath the counter!
B Pehle Mr Walia, aap doctor ko phone keejie
JW: HE did Banee! (snaps)
B: Hmmm to kya kaha unhone?
JW: Something abt, quit taking the fever meds, he said khaane ka kuch kaha hai tumko (absent mindedly)
B: Oh haaan!
JW, OK, dr. Shroff, called, Dr. patel caled, Jigs called, aditya called, Ms Singh, DARSHAN CALLED.......Rano ne bhi......... Bus tony ne nahi kiya........... main usko kar loon? 😡 😡
B bursts out laughing...... stops chopping potatoes.......... and holds her stomach and laughs away.............
JW looks at her deeply, if she didnt know better, she wud think it was love............... 😳 😳 😳
B goes back to chopping, when the sadness hits, JW is still insistent "Mujeh kuch kaam do Baneee"
B: The great JW asking his wife for work?
JW: Kya kaha? (her ack being his wife is a spl treat indeed, its like ur fave prashaad at the temple, u go back and do another round another matha theko and get it again atleast I do, so JW does too.............)
B(bites her tongue) kuch nahi
JW Wife ???............... 😳
B: Achha here u go, hands him two onions...........
JW looks at it like "This is punishment not work"
B coolly does her chopping of potatoes and bell peppers/capsicums
JW starts chopping, his eyes start watering like crazy "Dekho tumne mujhe rula diya, No woman has done THAT!" Looks at her sadly. 😳 😳 😳
B is stunned...... she knows what he meant to say how it came out stuns her...........
B:Layiye, u do the potatoes, (takes it away solemnly)
Chop in silence........
JW:Kya bana rahi ho?
B:Oh apne liye daal aur aloo shimla mirch aur aapke liye.......... khichri
JW: What? Bloody hell!
B Doctor's orders..........
JW tries to do a good job of chopping fails, throws the knife, "I need a transfer to another functional area" (sulks)
B: Achha mere liye chai banayiye
He gets excited, attempts to make it, but asks too many questions, B stops her task and takes over............
Makes some for hubby too ginger elaichi chai.....
JW sips his loves it, "Baneee mera phone kahan hai, plzzzzzzzzzzz tell me"
B: Aaapke study desk ke drawer mein"
JW starts to go and stops and turns around " Tum kyon kar rahi ho saara kaam lets order pizza"
B: Mujhe aadat hai main apne ghar mein khud karti hoon na? Ab yahan se jaakar mujhe hi.......... (STOPS!) 😭 😭
JW's look changes, it kinda hardens......... he realizes that she still thinks of this recon as a temp arrangement...........
JW turns around and walks away......... not saying a word.
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She places food on the table, he is working on his lap top, all showered..... and dressed in faded blue jeans and coarse white cotton thoroughly washed full sleeve shirt, with shoulder straps, sleves rolled up till the elbow.......... hair damp and curling............"He looks sexy even when he is sick, may be he was born with it" she wonders
he has his phone by the side, it rings every few minutes, hers in the kitchen no more calls on that, not even Tarun............
JW looks up at her setting the table "Banee yahan internatl calling hai kya?"
Looks at him like "Its your house, dont u know?"
JW "Cant u keep track of such things I have NO IDEA" (frsutrated)
B: Aage se I will....... (trying to pacify, noticing that he is reaching out again, trying to make it sound like the recon is permnanent)
B: main Vinod ko poochti hoon...... walks into the kitchen dials his number, talks and hangs up....
B:Mr walia, Woh......... ummm Jigyasa aunty ke paas hai Airtel ka Intl calling ka passcode, yahan se locked hai dono STD and ISD..........
JW(smiles) Thanks!
He realizes she wont call Jigs, he calls jots down the number and proceeds to use the landline for some time, B notices JW';s phone has hardly any battery life left........
He hates his khichdi, she has steamed some beans and salted and buttered it woh bhi kuch khaas nahi lagta, he is jealous she eats her fave sabzi and roti, wants a bite, she has to give it to him, just to stop him staring at her eat............. 😉 😆 She tells him she wants to borrow his laptop to check her e-mail, he offers gallantly, he wants to stay there until Wed he says........ stunning her, here she was afraid he wud be the one to suggest to leave first......... She wants to live in Panvel for ever. She wants him all to herself for the rest of her life. She wants to live in this isolated world WITH ONLY HIM FOR COMPANY until the very last minute of her 😳 😳 😳 existence......................
Checks his temps, gives him his med............. goes upstairs, while he works away, to take her nap, its past 3..........
Curls up in HIS bed where he slept last nite......... this is a huge and empty house, very unsettling for her, never used to living in a place like this seeks the only comfy safe place she knows in it...............and it takes her all of two minutes to sleep.........
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She has forgotten her cell phone in the kitchen so nothing to wake her, until she gets up on her own................. which she does past 8 PM...........
JW had taken a longish nap too in the same bed, she has no idea
Goes down to find him working away, phone rings............ its Sanjana again......... her face saddens, hiding it she walks to the kitchen starts tea, the guard's wife has done all the dishes and put things away, the house looks shiny and new..............
JW walks in...........I can I also get chai? I was starving............(pleads)
She ignores him, just gets some cookies and crackers out, puts the basket of banans and fruit in front, signalling he can eat
JW: Mere liye bhi bana rahi ho na, I have to go........
B doesnt ask "Doctor ne aapko mana kiya hai"
JW: I am fine Baneee..........
B: I dont believe that
JW: Banee mujhe kaam hai, Sanjana is waiting...............
B: Oh its Sanjana then............
JW:What is that supp to mean (he eats ravenously)
She drinks her chai not responding
B: U are not going 😡
JW: Dont be childish..............
JW: I can drop u home if u like
B:Yeh kaam Thursday ko nahi ho sakta? 😡
JW: Haan ho to sakta hai but....... Sanjana thinks hum aaj hee kar lete hain.......
B:Woh aapke liye kaam karti hai ya aap uske liye........? 😡 (slams her empty chai cup on the counter)
JW:What the hell is THAT?
B walks out, he is ready to tear her up........... she goes upstairs, its a beautiful nite just like the last one............. cool and not muggy at all, just the sound of crickets........
She opens the patio door walks out and leans...............
Purposefully walks into the shower and gets ready, dresses in the saree she carried to wear at diya's wedding anniv party a black chiffon with black sequins on it, with a blouse that has only lace on the short sleeve, wears make up, matching black bangles and jewlery........... takes over an hour getting ready..........
Steps out........ finds JW impatiently fliiping pages of India Today with Dr Singh on the cover waiting for her to step out....... he lowers it, gaze travels over her hotly........... sucks his breath in.........
B: I have a better Idea! (trembling voice........ but meeting his eyes unflinchingly)
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PART 32
Bani was unable to attend Diya's party, neither the fake nor the real one on sunday nite. But she did have the most perfect four days of her life if that counts for anything. JW
worked away on his laptop all three days, making calls, receiving many, participated in conferences over the phone while she caught up on her sleep. He suggested they go
see the Karnala bird sanctuary and took her to the Ashtavinayak Temple. The days and nites took a pattern... during the days he was funny, flirty, caring, impatient,
charming, enchanting, teasing, the nites he was bold,demanding, pleasing, desirous, greedy, nagging, troublesome and insistent.......... She lived those three days inside a
surreal imaginary world. Her real world was out there some where. This was the man she had fallen in love with again. This was the life that he was promising her now.
Tarun hadnt called even once. Beginning to worry B. She wanted to call him, but what if he wasnt around? what if she had to leave a message and even if she didnt what if
he called her back based on her call to him?
JW sent her driver to Mumbai to get her laptop from home, she worked a little, atleast pretended to when hubby did. He called Aditya and asked him to send some of his
favorite movies and many he "imagined" would be hers. She actually liked some of his Hindi choices including DDLJ and Socha Na tha ;-)
He had laughed but not said anything when she had asked him how he ad picked those for her.
She listened to the FM a lot, in fact all day, amusing him when she took the radio where ever she went. He had even asked her if he shud send Yadav again to bring her
Ipod she had refused. Ipod was no match for the old fashioned tuner radio They did not return to Mumbai until the day after Janmashtami. She fasted despite strong protests
from him.
Vinod did not show up until they left the place. They got all the privacy they needed. He cooked breakfast for her one morning. She woke up Monday morning didnt find him
anywhere in the house walked into the kitchen there he was! Trying to make poha for her! Without cashews. She just stood there wtaching him, without him noticing it. He
was listening to his favorite jazz musician "Dizzy Gillespie" he had said, when she had asked.........
If I werent managing hotels I would be a jazz musician he had said, with a faraway look in his eyes....... She wanted to know everything about him. Sometimes he was like
this book she had just read the back cover of and cudnt wait to get home to start, but still opened it and started to read in the rainy no-shelter bus stop...............
Sometimes she didnt want to know him at all, he was a book by the author she avoided at all cost like Stephen King.Her heart beamed itself from one corner to the other,
never occupied the center.............
The kitchen is a huge mess, chopped onions on one side, the food processor spread out, tomatoes, every where it smells great though she agrees.......
He senses her presence and turns around
JW: Hi! Good morning. Did u sleep well? (khakhis and a dark green and pink madras check half sleeve shirt, didnt look like Emeril AT ALL)
B: Hmmmm (She wonders if the chef looks so good then who cares abt the food, looks sadly at her white chikan suit)
JW: So kaisa laga? (watching her perlustration of him)
B: Kya?
JW My idea ofcourse! (checks his smile)
B: of what?
JW Breakfast Baneee, what did u think?
B: nahi kuch nahi........
Gets herself some water, looks for her radio, "Kahan hai?"
JW: Kya?
B: mera radio.
JW: I thot woh Vinod ka hai
B: (hitting him on his back) Mujhe maloom hai, par kahan hai?
JW: Ouch! oopar hoga. The house is wired for sorround sound, tum yeh lekar phirti rehti ho, living room mein jao, TV ke paas ke console mein se tune kar lo
B: nahi I like this
JW rolls hsi eyes and looks up at the ceiling
B: Mian kuch karoon?
JW: Sure!
B: Kya?
JW U cud kiss me!
B I meant breakfast
JW: It wud be mine (winks)
B: achha main oopar ja rahi hoon, tab ban jaaye call me on the intercom (haughtily)
JW: Baneeee, loosen up, main mazak nahi kar sakta kya?
B: No!
JW: OK sorry..........
JW Achha how the hell do u make poha? I roasted it
B looks at the bowl disgustedly "KYAAAA"
JW What happened?
B: God isko soak karna tha
JW: So its ruined? (devastated)
B: Layiye main karoon? Main aapse zyaada achha bana longi (pompously)
JW: Mrs Walia. I realize that. you are GOOD. No....... breathtakingly good. I shud know (softly, enigmatically....... looking at her)
B: Main oopar ja rahi hoon.......
JW raises his hand in apology "I am sorry. That was the last time"(smiles)
She helps a little, he sets the table outside in the back patio. She accidentally mixes, cashews in the whole lot, he walks in while she is doing that, he starts picking them
off the bowl. End up eating from the bowl, with one spoon.
B: Thanks!
JW: Thanks kis liye?
B: Nahi woh aapne break fast banaya........... (trails off, gets up to stack the dishes away)
JW: Baneee look at me.
B doesnt, starts packing the breakfast things
JW wlaks up behind her, holds her in a warm hug " Tum kya soch rahi ho main yeh sab kyon kar raha hoon?"
B: I didnt think
JW: U do Banee, thats what uve been doing all weekend long. Kyon?
B: Matlab, main..... mera matlab............
JW: What baneee?
B:You are so busy
JW: Thanks! (tauntingly)
B: OK I wont say it
JW: God! U are bloody touchy today. Why?
B:Thanks, aap mere liye yahan ruk gaye
JW: this is my place too u know (gently teasing)
B: I know its not.......(before she can say "mine" he had kissed her, the longest kiss of promise)
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Past 3 PM
Thursady morning firefighting happened at Walia Corporate office. Aditya, Ranveer and JW all busy in meetings. BW back at work. He had gotten off first as he had a 10 O
clock with the Thai guys. They had left Panvel at 7 AM... His plans for Delhi are almost complete. From there he was headed to Bhuvaneshwar after a week.
JW's phone rings its Mr A, he speaks, his face changes color. He swears inaudibly a couple of times, hangs up, flings the phone on the cherry desk. Picks it up as an
afterthought punches a number in rage..........
B: Hello?
JW: Mrs Walia.......
B: Aap! (face paling, heartrate irregular)
JW: U were hoping it was your hero?
B had learnt abt the news at work, to say she was terrified would be an understatement.
B: I am busy (trembling)
JW: I bet you are (hisses)
B: Why are you so angry?
JW: Your plan was great wasnt it? Tum mere saath 4 din Panvel mein rehti itni der mein hero naukri chhod dega. Kyon?
B: (walks out of her cube to the empty stairwell) U are crazy Mr Walia!
JW: Bloody hell I am! (yells)
JW: U knew Tarun was going to QUIT!
B: I DID NOT
JW: I will wring that slender neck of urs Mrs Walia. DONT BLOODY LIE TO ME!
B: I am hanging up
JW: U do that Mrs Walia, I will come get you in the next hour!
B: I had no idea
JW: U better call him and ask him to leave the town or even better the......country (venomously, in rage) coz if I find him........
B: Control urself (warningly)
JW: I ve had it with you and your hero Bane, I have JUST BLOODY HAD IT!
B: Usne kaam chhod diya to aap mujh par kyon naraaz hain?
JW: U knew he was going to do it. No wonder you were pleasing your hubby so... over the weekend (accusingly)
B: U ARE SOOOOO CHEAP!!! (shrieks)
JW:THAT and Waaaaaay more........... Mrs Walia (hissing, vengeful, deadly)
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