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Okay this one is not really moving the story much...but I felt I needed one of these...
This one is for rooj and my KKK team...they kept me very happy this week...and rooj kept pushing me to write...luv ya guys... 🤗 🤗 🤗
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Chapter 23:
Binita was struggling with trying to get Krish to bed. It seemed as if he was the only one who was not tired today.
"Krish, honey, please go to sleep now na… mumma is really tired today. And look at you so wide awake. Of course you are not tired, you were either enjoying playing or you were in someone or the other's arms. I think daddy put you to sleep too while I was gone."
"Teedy. Teedy, momma teedy"
"Okay let me see if I can find it. It should be somewhere here." She started looking around for the toy that Krish needed in order to sleep.
"Baby, your teedy seems to be in daddy's room. Let me call him, he will anyways be on his way." Just as she was saying this, she heard a light knock on the door. Assuming that it was Tarun she continued.
"Come in Tarun. Thank God you are here; I have been waiting for you to come since so long. This guy will never stay with me; I don't know what kind of magic you have spun on him. I need to go take a shower; can you please put him to sleep? Warna, aaj to mujhe sone hi nahi dega. All that dessert you fed him earlier today is now getting him hyper. And did you bring his teedy, I mean tweety toy, I am trying to find it but its not here."
As she said all this, she did not once bother to turn around to see who it was. This had been their routine over the past few months. Krish would never gone to bed unless Tarun put him to sleep. She had the hardest time handling Krish whenever Tarun was away, traveling for work. She was truly thankful that Tarun did not mind babysitting Krish and was more than willing to step in as needed. ⭐️
Once she was done speaking, she headed straight for her shower.
"Lekin, Bani…err…Binita…" Jai could not complete his sentence. He did not understand if he should be angry 😡 at her ease with Tarun or surprised 😲 by the change in her demeanor.
Yet he liked this change in her personality. Deep down he wished she could behave like this with him, trust him the same way, and be with him forever. But he knows he needs to take it slow, and win her over all over again. But for now he needs to concentrate on junior. Once he has him on his side, Bani will not be too hard he figured. 😳
"So…Krish…aap ko humse kya shikayat hai beta? I can understand that I am new to you, but I am your father goddamit. Atleast give me some credit. Okay let's start over. I am Jai…your papa. And here you go…your tweety was with me."
"Teedy!!!" Krish was super excited to see his tweety. He immediately climbed on to Jai's lap. With tweety in one hand and the thumb of the other hand in his mouth, he intently gazed at Jai. It was as if he was trying to figure out what this man was saying.
"That's a start I would say. So can you call me papa? I may not be as great as your Tarun daddy, but I promise I will try. Will you give me chance?" He almost pleaded to his son. His desire to be a father almost took over his emotions. 😭
And seeing Krish nod to his question gave him a sudden surge of happiness. He held his son close to his heart.
"Now all I want is if you can call me papa. I know I called you khadoos today, but your mom used to call me that. And after all you are a lot like me. Samjhe? So can you try to call me papa?" he requested his son.
"pa..pa???" Krish replied. This was it, Jai wished he could capture this moment somehow. He closed his eyes, to hold back the tears of joy forming in his eyes and to memorize this moment. All he needed now was his wife and then his family would be complete. 🤗
Jai continued to talk to Krish and was successfully able to put him to sleep. Tarun, who had eventually stopped by, witnessed this entire scene. He was very happy that Jai was finally able to break the ice with Krish. He left from there without making any sound.
Just as Jai got up to place Krish on the bed, Bani came out from the bathroom. She was trying to dry her wet hair and she moved towards the dresser to keep her choodis and jewelry from before. Jai just stood there mesmerized by Bani's beauty. She looked exactly how she used to back then, just as pretty, just as innocent. A slight smile played on his lips as he remembered their long eye locking session when they were shared similar moments in the past. 😍
Binita suddenly noticed Jai in her room and grew conscious of his presence.
"Arre Mr. Walia. Aap yahan? When did you come by? I am sorry I did not notice you before."
"Actually, Binita, I should be the one saying sorry. When I went to my room, I noticed that Krish had left his tweety bird in my room and so I came to return it. But then you mistook me for Tarun and left. And since Krish was alone, I did not want to leave. Actually, I was just leaving as he is now asleep."
"Oh My God. I am so sorry Mr. Walia. I should have at least checked. The thing is, usually Tarun comes by to put Krish to bed so I just assumed. I am sorry you had to go through this. I am so embarrassed. I hope he did not other you much. I am just amazed how you actually managed to put him to be bed. I should say, you will make a great father. Especially now, that you have experience with this guy."
She did not realize that she was just mumbling due to her nervousness. She suddenly looked up and was immediately drawn to his eyes. She saw the same pain there, which she had seen before. It was then that she realized that she misspoke.
"Ohhh, I am sorry Mr. Walia. I should have been careful."
"It's okay Binita. It's not your fault. Well, I should be going now. Good night."
"Good night Mr. Walia. Thank you and again I am sorry. I should have remembered, since I have seen you miss her."
"When?" Jai was shocked by her words. He had just seen her today. How did she know?
"Actually the first day I came to this house, we were just leaving and you shouted for her. You probably don't remember since you were sedated. And then the other day when we came to your room to check on you, you were calling out for her. Even after that…" she suddenly stopped. She realized she was just about to admit that she had gone to visit him not once, but multiple times. She did not yet know why but she had. 😕
"Thanks. I think it was your presence that helped me recover so soon." Jai said, quickly continuing "you are very similar to her. Maybe that is why it helped. I could feel her presence…sort of." 😳 😳 😳 He made his way towards the door.
"Oh yeah Binita, before I forget. I noticed your anxiety, earlier, when Masi asked you to wear a sari. I figured maybe you did not have one, so I brought you one of Bani's. It's in that packet." He indicated to a packet he had left on the sofa.
"No 😲 , I mean I cannot take that. I will borrow something from Rano. But I can't take that."
"Consider it my thanks. It will make me happy." He left as he said this.
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So will she wear the saree?
Give me recommendations about which one...I know some of you want the white and pink one from June 19...but am open to other suggestions...
Rivs