Shot #33
For the first time his heart went out for his father.....but to his dismay, he was disappointed at his father's assumption........as a father, he could've atleast asked him once about what he wanted.......how could he just make his own conclusion and leave him again thinking that it would be good for his son???.......first he felt as if he had found his father.........everything seemed to be fit in the right spot........he didn't know whether he deserved all these or not but he genuinly couldn't thank the one above enough for bringing the change in his life.......but the second minute, he lost him again......
Noticing Pratham rubbing his eyes due to the burning sun-rays, she turned around to the entrance when her eyes fell on the figure, standing against the slided glass door, both hands in pockets......lips had a little smile but eyes were filled with tears of mixed emotions.......
Smiling back at him, she headed towards him, "....Good Morning...." she greeted him before letting Prem take Pratham in his arms, as the son was acting impatient to be in his paa-paa's arms.......using his little chubby hand, Heer brushed off the tears that just streamed down his cheeks......his eyes refused to blink from hers that were avoiding his warm gaze.......he wanted to share his feelings with her but he didn't know how to start with......he was thankful for her attempt of patching up the broken relationship.......maintaining the small smile on her lips, she talked to her son while straightening his cute T-shirt, "....good boys never cry.....right beta??!!....."......he did get her meaning, as Prem smiled before pulling her close with his right arm while holding his son in his other one.....she didn't remove her gaze from Pratham.....holding her by waist, he slightly bend towards her ear, ".....glad to hear that you think of me as a good boy......" he whispered making Heer lower her gaze to Pratham's feet.......
How does she do it???......How does she able to change his mood in a fraction of time with her innocence and shy nature???.......one of his favorite parts in her, that shy nature when she lowers her beautiful almond eyes with a glint of smile on those tasty lips......he didn't miss the chance as he leaned in closer to leave a kiss on her red cheek.......before his passion could take over his mind and heart, Prem let out a quick cry as he felt pain in his left ear, "..Ouch!!!...".....turning back to see his son's disapproval look, when Heer broke into a laugh at her son's cute act.......seeing her laughing, Prem made a face, "....I tell you Heer, he is simply jealous of me...." he complained.....
'....Hey!!!....buzz off.....it's MY mommy......first of all you didn't play with me last night, even after I called you 'paa-paa'......and now you are trying to bribe mommy so that she listens to you ONLY???.......no fair.....' not approving his paa-paa taking his mommy in his favor, little Pratham grabbed Prem's ear to give it a tight pull........
"....shut up!!..." she scolded Prem before taking her son back from him......before she could leave the place, he grabbed her again......noticing his serious look, she waited....."....sorry couldn't inform you last night, we will have a guest for dinner......"....slipping his hands into pockets, he continued, "....actually he came to India after almost seven years and staying in a hotel for a week......I met him yesterday in the meeting and he was talking about how he was missing home food, so I invited him for dinner tonight......hope you didn't mind..." he smiled......"...of course not.....and don't worry, I'll take care of everything......" she assured him with a smile......."...thanks.....love you..." appreciating her approval he quickly left a peck on her lips before sticking out his tongue at his son, who giggled at the funny face......placing a kiss on Pratham's cheek, Prem rushed upstairs to get ready for the office, leaving the mother-son to giggle after him......
Being the lady of the house, she was restricted to even cross the boundary of kitchen by Bregenza aunty, ever since Heer came into this house.......after so many requests and finally making a promise that this would be her first and last time in the kitchen, the loving caretaker let her in to make the dinner for the guest.......she was touched when he apologized for not taking her permission before inviting a guest........as if she was the 'Queen' of the palace......therefore, she decided to take care of everything, including the desi food.......it's not that the cooks were not good, but she was feeling too happy that she wanted to cook by herself, keeping Bregenza aunty in charge of her son........
It was almost 7:30 but still no sign of her husband or his guest......she impatiently looked at the clock again......turning around to see Pratham already tore the new magazine.......watching his mommy lost in her thoughts, he took the opportunity to grab the pile of magazines from the centre table of the classic English Campaign round sofa......."..Prathammm.....yeh ladka kabhi nahin sudhrega......." pissed at her son's task of making a mess, Heer snatched the pieces of papers from his tight clutches......then picking him up in her loving arms, she placed a series of kisses on his cute lips before nuzzling her nose against his chubby cheek, causing the little one to giggle.......she felt as if her nerves became frozen when her ears echoed a familiar tone, '....Heer??!!!....'......
Instantly turning back to see the man in his early twenties, dressed in a formal attire.....though the silver framed reading glasses had given him a mature look, but he still had maintained to hold the charms on his handsome face.......shocked-surprised-happy, she finally mumbled, '...Neev??!!!...'
Is it some kind of a bloody coincident or what???......He still couldn't believe his luck......it seemed like he had got his life back.......ever since he stepped in India, he tried every single source to get in touch with her, but had NO LUCK........but now he is here, at her home??!!!.......world is very short, isn't it???!!.......he couldn't hold the excitement any longer.......almost throwing the laptop case on the leather sofa, he rushed towards her to express his joy as he gave her a tight hug along with the little one in her arms.......
'....watch out dude!!!.....you are killing me.....' the little one let out a soft moan making the young man to back off...."...opps sorry...." the man quickly apologized before turning his face back to mommy.......'...boy!!! don't I exist??.....well......never mind....will catch ya later.....' little Pratham patiently waited....
"....Thank God!! I finally found you.......missed you sooooo much 'love'....." he sincerely confessed after stepping back.......smiling back at her childhood friend, she replied, "....missed you too.....".......that was enough for him, when Prem buzzed in as he couldn't take the suspence any more, "....that's it!!....who's gonna volunteer for the explanation??...." slipping his hands into pockets, he demanded with raised eyebrows.......she didn't miss the jealousy in his tone as she hid her smile, ".......we used to be neighbours.....and pretty much grew up together no??....." she looked back at her friend......"...neighbours???......are you kidding me???..".....turning back to his new business partner, he joked, "...believe me, we had been married by now IF ONLY she was younger than me??!!!......" he pouted.......they laughed at the info, when Prem continued with it, ".....Oh c'mon man!! age ain't a factor....tell me the truth...."....... "...Premm!!!...." she lightly punched him on the shoulder, flushed......"....Of course it is yaar.....I'm not gonna marry a 'dadi maa'...." Neev laughed as he quickly hid himself behind Prem to save himself from Heer's warning look.......
Pretending to be upset, she turned away from both men when Neev quickly made it to her, "....kidding kidding kidding yaar....." placing his hand on her shoulder, he pulled her to his side to place a soft kiss on her head.......while Prem just admired the bond between the two......
".....Wholly!!!......am I blind or what???.....how could I miss this handsome fellow??...... good evening little buddy...." noticing the chubby figure in her arms, Neev greeted Pratham as he took his chubby hand for a formal interaction....... "....woow he got the charms from me no??.....after all he is my nephew...." he stated, feeling proud of himself......."...you love to steal all the credits for yourself......don't you??....." she shook her head in disbelief......."..Dude!!.... don't you think that should include me as well??!!!" relaxing his left hand on Neev's shoulder, Prem pointed out....... ".....you are a genius...." Neev bursted out into a laugh as both the men shared a down five......unable to believe these two, Heer just rolled her eyes.......
Turning on the laptop on his lap, Neev confessed, ".....I still can't believe you are married yaar.....not only that but a proud mother eh...." he ruffled Pratham's hair while waited for the desktop to appear on the screen........flipping through the papers, Prem looked up at Heer to notice the genuin smile on her face at the comment......as if that's all he wanted to see...... turning back to her husband, Heer inquired, "....what about Preet bhaia and Ash??.....aren't they coming for dinner???...."..... "...they got some other plans....."......He gently smiled back at her... ....hearing a girl's name, Neev butted in, "....is she hot??..."......stunned at his sudden inquiry, Heer replied hiding the smile, "....are you kidding me???.....of course she is....she is a hot '...mother...' of Preet bhaia's would be child....."
"....crap!!!......ouch!!!...I--meant--congrats--to her....oouhh." he corrected himself when felt his ear being tore apart by his friend......"....abhi toh sudhar jaa....." she scolded like a mother...... "....done!!....sudhar geya.....now have mercy on me please!!!....." he requested when she released it......."..mein toh kabka sudhar geya...." rubbing his ear, he made an statement, which captured her full attention, "....that means you and Seema???...." Heer excitedly hinted...... "...NOOOO!!!...." he confessed wrinkling his brows.....
"...you broke up with her???...." as if she heard the biggest shocking news of the century..... "....what did you expect???.....of course I did!!!..." he replied as if it was no big deal for him.... ..feeling bad for the girl, Heer asked, "......then what happened to Seema??....bechari.."....... "...bechari??.....from what angle???....and what is this about Seema??....oye madam!!!...you should've asked me, what happened to ME??!!!...." now that was the biggest shock for him as he surprised her with his sudden high pitched tone....."....huh!!! behen ho toh aisi.......no sympathy for the brother, she is feeling bad for the 'bechari'......can you believe it?, I was her second last boyfriend???....." he informed her, feeling sorry for himself......."...awww so sorry beta!!!...." biting her lower lip she consoled him, controlling her laughter......that's what he was missing the most in his life in London, her calling him 'beta'.......he was raised by his uncle who was more like a friend to him.......although she was only 2 years older than him but she always acted like his mother since childhood.......after finishing high school, he had to leave India with his uncle and lost contact with her.......he immediately thanked the one above when his eyes found her today.....
Unable to control the laugh, Prem finally cracked up followed by Heer....."...ha ha....very funny!!....." he mimicked before changing his tone, "....that's it, you owe me that....." Neev simply notified Heer......."...what???!!..." she raised her brows......he smiled 'unknowingly blushed' before confessing, ".....wellll!!!...."....she didn't miss the glow in his eyes......this is the first time, she felt he was truely in love......"....you are in love...." that was a simple statement from her.....he immediately turned his gaze back to the screen, not wanted to give her any wrong hint since he himself wasn't sure about his feelings......he just met her today in Prem's office, surely one of his employees......but that didn't stop him from admiring her......her straight-forward attitude did the magic on him.......for the first time, he felt his heart skipped a beat at the first sight of a girl.......
"....Who is it??..." she impatiently asked........ "...I just met her today in your office...." he informed, grinning widely.....now that was his turn to raise brows, "...Mrs. Sharma??...." Prem inquired, shocked...... "....she is married???!!!...." Neev looked up at Prem, trying not to sound heart-broken....."....didn't you notice she is over thirty???...." he replied to the young man...... "....damn you Prem!!!.....you almost killed me......of course it's not her......" holding his heart, he heaved a big sigh of relief........
Observing the people not paying attention to him, little Pratham slided down from mommy's lap to make it all the way to his paa-paa, who had a cool pen in his hand, hopefully he could play with that atleast......she did keep her eyes on her son and was relieved when Heer saw him reached to the right destination......."...so tell me about her..." she asked again......"...nope!!!.....it's a surprise until YOU introduce me to her!!!...." he finally broke the news..... "..matlab??" asked a confused Heer......"...well, I actually didn't talk to her yet cause we haven't been introduced to each other yet...."...."...you could've told me then...." interrupted Prem......."....I don't want it to be professional......so I choose you as a volunteer....." pointing at her, Neev concluded......
"....and I say 'NO'.....after all those troubles that I had to go through because of you, what made you think that I will agree to it??....." Heer refused as she knew Neev would put her in trouble again just like he used to do in school......"okay!!......give me one 'STRONG' reason which proves that I troubled you.....if I find it fair enough, I promise I'll back off....." he proposed before scrolling down the mailbox browser on the screen......
"...first thing first, everyone in the school were buzzing around saying that I had a crush on you...." forcing a smile, she tried her best not to get hyper, Heer disclosed as she knew the main source of this rumour was none other than Neev......pretending to be thinking, "....that was a joke just to make Rita jealous!!.....so I'll pass it...." he shrugged it off......glaring at the person across from her with a half-open mouth, she proceeded, "....that means it was you??....who also spreaded the rumour that, we were going out??!!!"........"...CORRECTION!!!.....I didn't tell them we were seeing each other.......I told them we love each other......I swear!!...those morons don't even know the meaning of 'love'......therefore, I won't count on it..." he simply justified himself... ...rolling her eyes, she decided to finish off with the recap "....and what about the letter that you wrote to our Chemistry Prof?!....that idiot thought, I wrote it!!..."......."...Jesus Christ!!!....I swear that was meant from Seema NOT you!!..." he almost broke into a laugh before noticing her stern face with folded arms....."...sorry!!.....oh c'mon yaar, remind you, I respect my seniors from school and that counts ONLY you.....in a way it cancels out as well....." he easily shrugged off the point, switching the situation into his favor before turning back to his laptop....
"...you know what?!?!...I am not interested to be involved in your so called 'love-life'..." she gave up, indicating him to knock someone else's door for help as she got up from her seat to head towards the giant dining table....."....blah...I don't care!!....so screw it!!...." misunderstanding her refusal as a part of the list, Neev dismissed the point.......she stopped on her way to turn back with a disbelief look, "....will you ever take me seriously???...." taking a deep sigh of giving up on this useless creature, she asked......"....nope!!!.....next!!!...." he blurted out without realising what he was saying......."....that explains a lot!!...", happy at the answer she turned back to her destination....... "...Nooo---I mean----wait---....what??..." mentally kicking himself for ruining everything, he tried to persuade her again, "...Oh c'mon didz!!.....don't be such a mom yaar...... ..atleast give it a shot naa.....for me...please...."
"...Hey!!....no emotional blackmail....." she warned him......."...aww..." Neev pouted like a kid........hearing the depressed tone, she surrendered "...FINE!!....but this is the last time I'm helping you in such matter...." she notified......."....Loser!!...." sharing a high five with his new business partner, he laughed before sharing his joy with his charming nephew as he placed a kiss on his red chubby cheek.......
Rolling her eyes, she idly passed him a comment, "...shut up!!.....you're such a gay....."..not paying much attention to her audience, Heer occupied herself back in the arrangement for the dinner.....still keeping his eyes on the screen of his laptop, Neev shrugged off the comment, "...wow....glad to see you back in the old form eh......however, thanks for the compliment..... now, sing a new song....wud ya hon???...".......
The response did come as a total amazement for him......unexpected actually......definitely not the Heer that he knows......it sounded more like a careless teenage girl, talking to some sloppy idiots......but he was literally enjoying the half-formal conversation of the friends......loving the new side of her.....he decided to keep quiet as he wanted to enjoy the rest of the game..... ...thanks to Neev....
"Nope!!!.....too bad.....I'm not singing any new song for you.....cause that's what you deserve, for always been acting up like a jerk.....so get outta that shell now......grow up loser!!"......he wryly smiled at her outburst before continuing, "....I am...see!!!.." sarcastically presenting himself as a mature person, he insisted again, "......just chill !!!......aur waise bhi, since YOU will be convincing her about me, so there is no point of 'me' being 'grown up'.......right pal???" he stated, lightly pinching Pratham's chubby cheeks while winking at his brother-in-law, all three men shared a secret giggle........"....whoaa???....." shocked at his sudden instruction, Heer folded her arms while throwing a disapproval look at her friend........
".....wait!!!....where the hell is this "convincing" coming from???.....I thought my part is JUST to do the introduction......" she made sure....... ".....yeah!!!....it includes everything......." Neev smirked......"...I hate you!!..." making a face, Heer shook her head......"....I love you too...." turning back his attention to the laptop screen he replied, as he grinned widely.......
".....dinner is ready....." she called out......Neev was the first one to respond, "....yesss!!!....... yummy.....lets gooo!!!...." picking up the little gentleman, he headed towards the dining table like a child......."...Namastey...." he greeted the old lady, who greeted him back before gently taking Pratham in her arms from him...... "....woow....the smell is so good......what a luck man......I got to taste your hand-made food after whole five years......" said Neev....... "......how do you know if she cooked it or not??...." asked an amazed Prem....... "......excuse me sir!!!...from the experience, I must say.......my sister is the best cook in the world......am I right??" smiling at the old lady, he waited for approval, then turning back to his brother-in-law, he questioned him back "..which planet are you from anyway???".... noticing the positive nod from Mrs. Bregenza, Prem replied, "....well for your kind information, the queen of the house is not allowed to visit the kitchen in the first place......and I know she is amazing as a cook......I tried that sweet dish, called ----...." he tried to remember when the man completed, "....aloo-ka-halwa!!...".... "...famous!...." Prem agreed.........the chat was on throughout little family dinner........
1 week later
It was Preet and Ashlesha's 2nd wedding anniversary......they were supposed to be at Ash's place at 10:00 in the morning.......but it's already 9:30 am.......Mrs. Bregenza took Pratham to get him ready as Heer was taking shower and Prem was as usual busy instructing Veera her tasks over the phone...... "....yeah arrange the meeting for next week, fax the letter to New York and get out of the office in 10 minutes......Ash had been calling me for you......she needs a hand.......and please tell her that we will make it there in about an hour....." Prem requested her before hanging up the phone....... "....Yes sir!!!...." she reassured her boss, who sounded more like a guardian, Veera smiled at phone as she loved the way her boss treated her......simply like a little girl......
Holding the narrow fabric band in his hand, Prem stared at the tie as if he was mourning over a dead snake, when he looked up to see her drying those long strands with the towel......totally lost in her wet parted lips, he forgot to breathe........he even forgot about his world as he found himself in 'her' world........is it her, who is getting more irresistable day by day??. ....or it's his heart, which feels it didn't have enough of her........he came out of his thought, when she took the necktie from his hands........hiding her laugh as she remembered "his tie incident", Heer innocently asked, ".....aapko tie bandhnaa nahin aata??!!!.....".......'...ouch that hurts!!!.....ego crashed right away!!......one of the top most businessmen doesn't know how to knot a tie....ha-ha-ha'......trying to come up with a better answer, he stammered, "..umm...... actually.....no!!...." he finally admitted 'with a glint of blush', looking down at the tie in her hand.......
Only God knew, how she controlled herself from kissing those adorable yet attractive lips.......hanging the tie around his neck, she slowly started to make the knot, while keeping her gaze down at her work, avoiding his hot yet intense gaze, concentrating only on her work... ...there she goes again.......always ready to kill him with her shyness......he smiled down at her, when his tubelight litted up, after closely examining her face.......wrapping his hands around her waist he pulled her close, making her aware of his usual intentions........ "...Is your secret smile has anything to do with my tie, Mrs. Prem Juneja??....tell me about it...." he finally hit the point, as he remembered what those girls were talking about that night....... '..sh*t..' she mentally kicked herself for being caught.......however, keeping her gaze down, she tried to change the topic, "...what are you talking about??...".....keeping his left hand around her waist, he gently lifted up her chin, making her look at him.
As soon as their eyes met, none of them could not continue their tasks.....she was lost in the depth of his intense gaze, while he was lost in her inviting lips.......without wasting a second, he touched those wet lips with his to have a taste of them, causing her to clutch onto his shirt as her knees were feeling weak against his sudden passion.......before the situation gets out of hand, she gently stopped him......not getting the courage to meet his eyes, she tried to get out of his hold, when he justified like a kid, "...Hey!!...It's not my fault that you are irresistable....."......he brought her back to the original position...'...Oh God!!....why did I have to 'love' this demanding kid??' she closed her eyes........ "..ok fine!!...I promise to behave...." Prem pouted as he waited for her to finish her task while he just did his task of admiring her......
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Edited by tania86 - 16 years ago
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