If looks could kill...Jai would be half buried by now...no doubt about it. Bani was almost literally throwing daggers at him. So much for the plan, Jai thought. Went right down the drain, like so many other things did this morning. The girls just couldn't stop laughing, they were all rolling on the floor. Bani walks in to the kitchen to examine the mess up close...a groan escapes her mouth....
B- My kitchen....(in a whisper)
J- (wiping batter off of his face) Woh....umm...Bani...maine socha ke...woh....
S- Aare bhabi, bhaia ne socha ke woh aapke liyeh ek shandar western/contineltal breakfast tayar karenge. The whole nine yards, fresh fruit, omelet, pancakes and the perfect cup of coffee.
(The girls exchange a glance and are all impressed; they break into smiles...more like grins)
Av- Awww....
Jig- Bhaia...how sweet...
(Bani turns and looks at them like she will strangel them; They all sober up and shake their heads)
Jig- Not sweet...(in a cracked voice)
(Bani turns to Aviva)
Av- Ummm....not "awwww"...(confused)
J- Im sorry for the mess...woh....maine socha ke tumhe surprise deh doon....magar....
Adi- Bani...its the thought that counts naa...
R- Haan....(looks at Bani; shakes her head) Naa.......
J- Bani tum chinta maat karo, hum yeh saab clean kaar lenge...kyun guys....hai naa...
(all the guys looking at the floor and wall...not meeting eyes with Jai)
T- Woh.......ummmmmmmm....
Adi- Jai.....we......
S- Bhaia..
J- (giving the killer looks) I said ....HAI NAA?!?!
(all shaking their heads in the positive)
T- Ofcourse jiju...
Adi- Haan yaar...
S- Sure bhaia...
B- Nahin....(everyone looks at Bani) aap saab toh bohot kuch kaar chuke....mera kitchen ka kya haalat hai...yeh saab main sambhal lunga...aap log jaaiyeh. Vaise...i have help. (looks at the girls who know better than to say no to Bani at a time like this) Please just go!!!!
(They guys are about to leave to clean up while the girls leave to get freshned up; everyone leaves except for Jai and Bani.)
J- Bani....woh...aaj Massi aur Dadi Chandigaar se vapas aah rehe hai...woh engage..............
B- KYA!?!?!?!?!?! (Bani looks at Jai like he has grown an second head) ARGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With that Bani storm of to go and get ready so she could clean up the mess her "darling" husband had created; althought he was anything but "darling" at the moment. Around 8:30 the girls return to the kitchen to get started. Bani walks to the kitchen to find Anu and Rano staring at the mess from the door.
B- Kya hua...we have to hurry up.
R- Paata hai didi lekin.....
B- Kya lekin?
A- Bani...daar lag raha hai...itna bada mess....
B- Chalo...no excuses....
They all get started as Rano makes coffee. The guys had already made the coffee and it was still hot in the pot, Rano was adding creamer and sugar.
R- Ok my sisters...kisso kaunsa creamer chahiyeh?
Jig- Matlab, joh bhi hai...woh hi dehnaa.
R- Lekin...we have...french vanilla, irish cream and hazel nutt....oh and mocha.
Av- Kya....itne saare coffee creamers...magar kyun....
R- Mujhe kya paata...shopping jiju ne kiya...mujhse kyun pooch rehe hai aap log.
A- Ok ok baba...just make one of each...we will share..
They all laugh at Anus comment and then begin work. They split up the work load, each with a different section to handel. Rano comes with the coffee and they take a lil breather before the get down to the nitty gritty. They all look at the coffe like it is heaven. They all take sips...as they do their faces contort to funny cringing faces and then they spit out all of the coffee form their mouths....
Jig- What is this!? Kya hai yeh!?
B- OMG....eeekk...chi....
A- OMG...so strong...aagar isse piyogi toh zindagi bhaar neend nahin aayega.
R- Ummm...looks like jiju used 4 times more than the recommened amout....(Rano was holding the used coffee grounds)
B- (her anger once again flaired and she begins her rant...not noticing the girls all roll their eyes) Yeh admi ek dum pagal hai...pehele ....
Av- Oh...here we go again (wispers)
B- ...pehele hum saab ke saath woh gatiyah drama...phir yeh...yeh mess..."surprise"...chi...surprise my foot!!!
Jig- Kya zarurat thi aapne muh kholne ki (glaring at Rano)
R- (wispers) Sorry...(shrugs her shoulders)
B- ...phir yeh coffee...ekk!!!...ghaar mein itna saara kaam hai...uske upar yeh mess chelar karo, breakfast banaao...aur uske bhi upar...aaj Massi aur Dadi vapar aah rehe hai.!!! Uff.......pehele se kya kum kaam tha ke aab yeh saab bhi aagaya. Ghalti ke upar aur ghalti.
R- Didi...baas bhi karo naa...jijus idea was so thoughtful...kitne pyaarse aapke liyeh breakfast tayaar kaar rehe the...bechara...did u see his face...
A- Haan, jiju was so cute...they were all so cute...covered in flour...haila...
(they all begin laughing again)
B- Kya zarurat thi yeh saab kaarne ki....jinhe pani ubhalna tak nahin aata...woh chale western/continental" breakfast banane...humph!...And what is this...itne doodh ka kya kenrenge hum...look at this...whole milk, half n' half, 2% milk and skim milk...what......
Jig- Lagata hai ke bhaia ko ek "Milk Store" ka business start kaarna hai. (they all laugh...not Bani) Oh..sorry...bad joke.
The girls get to work. Anu is in charg of dishes and washing, Aviva is cleaning up the furits mess, Bani and Jigyasa are dealing with the pancake batter, the eggs and veggies. Rano is just there munching on the chocolate chips...kaam choor kahin kaa...lol...
Jig- Hey guys...ek baath batao...itne sare egg shells...lekin no edible eggs...kya hua...saab ande kahaan hai.
B- Matlab...
Jig- Matlab ke...ther eis no eggs..no cooked eggs...naa omelet, naa poched, naa scrambled...what happned...
Av- Im sure...its is all down the drain...itne saare groceries...saab bekar mein gaye.
(Sahil comes)
S- Bhabi...aapse kuch poochna tha
B- Haan...poocho...lekin jaldi...
S- Bhabi woh....ummm woh...
A- Sahil!!...Jaldi...
S- Woh...nasta...umm breakfast bhabi...
R- Kya Sahil jiju aap bhi naa...yahaa didi ki halat kharab horaha hai...aur aapko aapne pet ki padi hai.
B- Koi baath nahin...main kuch na kuch kaarlunga...just wait..
S- Bhabi...woh...how long...pet mein chuhe dohr rehe hai. (the girls rool their eyes as Bani looks about ready to thorttel him) Nahin...koi baath nahin...take your time Bhabi...woh...umm...(he runs out...literally)
Finally after almost an hour and a half...its now 9:30am...they girls are done with the kitchen. Bani has managed to make some breakfast and everyone is at the table ready to eat. Jai is mesmerized by Banis look. She looks tired, which she is, her hair is a lost bun with hair escaping to frame her face, the pallu of her sari tucked in exposing the sensual flesh of her abdomen. She came out of the kitchen with a plate full of food and she began serving everyone while Anu and Aviva helped her.
Adi- Wah Bani...itna kuch hone ke baad bhi tumne aloo ke parate baneyeh...wah...Jais favorite.
(Bani looks at Jai...she forgot it was his fav or else she wouldn't have made it)
S- Wah Bhabi...aap bhaia ko serve kijiyeh naa...
(Bani walks over to Jai, as he thinks she will really serve him; but no...she just puts the plate down in front of him)
R- Jiju...looks like didi is maha naraaz...kya hoga...aaj ghaar mein engagement hai....
A- Jiju aapse ek baath poochu?
J- Haan....of course...
A- Woh...mammi papa...kaise...woh...
J- Oh Anu don't worry...jaab mujhe tum saab ke pyaar ke chakar ke baare mein paata chala...toh aagle din hi maine tumhare ghaar jaa kar aunty aur uncle se baath kiya tha. Maine kahaa ke mujhse tum Sahil ke liyeh pasan ho, sur Sahil bhi tumhe pasand kaarta hai...toh baas...woh maan gaye...
Av- Anu toh baach gaye.
Adi- Kyun aaisa kyun?
Jig- Kyun ke usse khud yeh baath nahin kaarna pada...issi liyeh..
They all ate and then they got bussy with preperations for the engagement. Bani was left ot do all the work by herslef. Anu and Jigyasa were at the salon getting ready..hair and make up and what not...Aviva and Rano were sent to the hotel to help decorate the hall so that it was perfect, along with the guys as man power...they werent about to lift heavy things...what if they broke a nail...lol...j/k...Massi and Dadi had returned with Jai who had picked them up from the station. Bani took their blessings and served then so snacks. Massi and Dadi retired to their rooms to rest...thek knew that there was soemthing going on but didn't know what was the party about. This time he made sure he had discussed with Bani about his idea before putting it into action. His other ideas back fired...he didn't need her more mad at him. He had talked ot her and she mad she smallest sound in agreement.
The evning came all to fast for Bani, she still hadnt even taken a shower and it was already 6:00 in the evening...the party was in 1hour. She ran upstairs to get ready. She took the quickes shower possible, when she came out there was an "Im Sorry" written in the steam on the mirror, causing her to smile just a little. She didn't have time to do her hair so she just moosed it and let it keep the natural waves. She came out to find a cute little teddy bear on the bed next to a boquet of mixed orchids.
*the teddy*
next to that was a gift wrapped box...and a card.
"Bani...im so sorry for hurting you the way I did...i never ment to do that. I hate that the tears in your eyes were given by me. If I could I would take back every tear you shed. Please forgive me. If I forgive me, please wear this gift to the party tonight, and I will have my answer. I love you...
-Jai"
Bani smiled at the note but quickly became reserved again. She opend the box and was amazed at how beautiful the sari was. She wasn't sure if she wanted to wear it and was aboutto put away the sari when Massi walked in...
M- Aare Bani beta...yeh sari pehnogi?
B- Massi...woh...nahin...woh..
M- Aare...kaise nahin pehenega...kitna aachi sari hai...tumpar bohot kubsurat lagega. Kya selection hai...bohot aacha hai...kiis ki choice hai...
B- Ji woh...Mr....mera matlab hai...unke....
M- Hoga hi...mera munna lakhoon mein ek hai...tum yeh hi sari pehen naa...tik hai.
B- Ji massi...
M- Ok aab jaldi kaar. Jai baki ladko ke saath hotel chala gaya. Aviva aur Rano toh Jigyasa aur Anu ke saath hotel mein tayar horahi hai. Tum aapen saare samaan saath mein leh lo, vahaan jaakar tayaar ho leh naa. Main aur Biji niche tumhara intezar kaar rehe hai. Tumhe toh paata hai...munna ko intezar kaarna bilkul pasand nahin hai.
B- Ji...
As soon as Massi left Bani began rolling on the floor with laughter. Munna!!!...no matter how often she heard it, she laughed at it. Mr. Walia aur Munna...ha...she had to wear the sari because Massi said so...so she would, she just didn't want to admit that she wanted to wear it too. They get to the party and the final touches are being put on and the guests have not yet arrived...Bani spots Jai from across the room and sees him coming ot her. She makes a dash for the room upstairs where all the girls are. Once there she gets everyone ready and puts th efinal touches on the girls, making sure Anu and Jigyasa look beautiful. They girls come down and the guys are left staring as usual...
Anu:
Jigyasa:
Jai sees everyone but Bani. He goes to Anu and asks where Bani is, Anu says she is getting ready. Its time for the engagement ceremony to begin. (lets say tat Jai told Massi all about the love birds while they waited for the girls). The couples are being urged to get to the stage but neither will do it without Bani there. She was a big part in this marriage and they wouldn't do it with out her. Jai says he will go call her and is about to head to the stairs when he sees Bani at the top of the stairs. She looks beautiful....

Jai sees her in the sari he got for her. The pink one...he is ecstatic. Jai sees this and takes it as the sign tha tshe has forgive him. She begins to decend the stairs when Massi notices Jai looking at her in awe...
M- Bohot sundar lag rehe hai naa? Tumhi ne yeh sari pasand kiya hai, hai naa?
J- Ji....
M- Paata hai, woh toh yeh sari nahin pehen ne wali thi, woh toh maine zor diya issi liyeh pehenli hai.
J- Oh............
Jai is crest fallen. Bani only wore it because Massi told her to. She hadnt forgiven him. Enough was enough. He said sorry, he gave her flowers and a teddy bear, he gave her a gift...he was really really truly sorry from the bottom of his heart. That was it, h couldn't take it anymore. Especially now that Bani looks sinful in that sari..he knew what he had to do next........................
...Ch 61....see what Jai has up his sleeve again...im thinking this time...it wont back fire...lol...
JAZ