OS~A string of pearls. Wedded Bliss p. 146 ~ 16.3.14 - Page 47

Wedded Bliss

Chapter ~ 7

What a palaver! Dutta rattled internally as he literally dug his heels and headed towards the wooden stairs that led to his quarters, only to be checked by a sly "shushing" Baji, who also subtly waved his folded palm Dutta's way. Before, the two friends communicated verbally, Kala eyed them from a distance, and turned to her mother, "AS, ab dekhna, Bhao Baji se baat kare ga, har apne baat woh Baji ke saath share karta hai, hum iske behnien hain , humien nehi batata Bhao, is lardke ko ju humara khoon bhi nehi use sab pata hota hai, aap dekhna AS, ye Baji Dutta ko wind up kera ga hum logon ke khilaf,"AS, looked at her daughter, "haan Kala, baat tu thek hai , pun hum tu yehe chahien ge ke Dutta ,Baji ke batoon mein na ayen, maagar hum kiya kar saktien hain? dost ju thare dono..AS, said in a low voice. Baji shushed louder this time and Dutta looked across him , pulled his mouth and face both to one side,"ab tu bhi ah ja mera dahmak kahane, look spare me! I am not in the mood to deal with your baloney!, Dutta glared at his friend.Baji held his faced up palms quizzically,"hain? what did I do Bhau? here's me trying to apply a little TLC to you, aur tu as par normal playing hard to get!"he jested. Dutta yanked his elbow back, and flashed his eyes slightly excited at Baji,"so, just how do you propose to administer this TLC?, Baji briskly reached his mate's side and felt his folded arm and whispered,"woh ho jai ek ek ghunoot?, by the looks of things you could do with a bit of the stiff stuff! kya bolta tum? he sided Dutta a twinkly cheeky look, Dutta gave a brief nod and gravitated towards the bar with Baji and both figures made their bottoms comfortable on the bar stools, their arms folded on the bar surface. Dutta slowly turned his neck towards Baji and commented,"tu kiya mazza se comfy ho ka beith gaya hai! drinks kaun bunie ga..Ranjhanna!? Baji cackled "aree woh tu tum ho Bhau.. Ranjhanaa! Naku ke pyar mein pagal! kuch bhi lotcha kerna ko ready ho tum Naku ke liye!". Dutta poised a punch towards Baji,"oyee Baji buna drink! Scotch ho!,demanded Dutta.. Baji turned to him and said "tum aj bhi peea ga Bhao,? Dutta bobbed his head as he turned it towards Baji,"kyon aj koi dry day hai kya?", Baji too gave him an equally cheeky look,"nehi tu Bhao..pun vahini ke saath high day tu maniye ga ke nehi!... and he doubled up laughing under Dutta's frigid gaze.. Dutta just gave up, quaked his head and looked the other way.."Baji tapped his shoulder to gain his attention and Dutta swivelled his neck and faced Baji's anxious eyes," tu thek tu haina Bhao?, Dutta gave a short nod of the head and blinked his narrow eyes,"humm" he replied, but Baji clearly was not convinced," look itna kuch ho gaya ? aur tu bole thek hai tum? Dutta sipped a mouthful of his spirit, and growled "shut up! don't wish to be reminded.. and the after a pause , he threw his head down and gently revolved the base of his whiskey glass,"humm hoon main miffed Baji, yaar its cracking me up , ye bloody in laws dono side pe! let me give you a tip.. you decide to marry Baji, ran off with the woman..one way ticket! he growled. Baji turned his bottom on the stool and went,"hain Bhao that's not fair! tune to baji gaja ke saath lagan kiya tu why should I miss out bolo ? bolo?"Baji argued. Dutta slanted his head with subtle cynicism written all over his face, yet still he replied dryly,"hummm tabhe tu mera band baj raha hai , kabhi edhur aur khabi edher".. Baji, read rather the sour note, than the funny side.."aree Bhao never mind about the band ya heavy metal! think about your pyar se bhare tunes with Naku!". Dutta, palmed his stubble face,"Baji tujhe kya lagta hai maine ju keya Naku ke ghar, was that ok?.. Baji, placed his hand on his arm, "you mean us Ganpat ko, bataye ke tu kaun hai!?", Dutta nodded his head, his eyes softened, "ummm this is what I keep telling my self that, I am Naku ka pati..tu mera haq tu bunta hai use wapis ghar lane ka , it's not that she is homeless Baji! ye ghar hai uska!, "he argued before Baji, who agreed, but still queired"woh tu thek hai, pun tu phir bhi itna restless kyun hai?.Dutta, folded his arm on the bar surface, and pressed his chin in the dip of his warm palm, "Baji I am fed up of living within the wider family, dil karta hai Naku ko le kar khanien move out ho jaon!", he proclaimed. Baji put his glass down and blinked his boyish eyes,"aree Bhao ye tum kya bol rehe ho! tell me you have to be kidding! tum moving away from the family? nope! Bhao will never happen.. the rest of this clan grows out of you..you leave this place means up rooting your self!" he warned, and then further added,"areee Bhao , tu chahe bhi jana PN se, pun I guarantee, Naku kabhi family ko nehi chore ge...tu shart laga le mare saath !and he held out his opened palm, Dutta nodded his head in agreement,"haan you are correct Baji, she will oppose the idea, funny girl she is , one would imagine, that if we move out, it would be just the two of us no bak bak.. but nooo she would probably see it like some sin!"he moaned. Baji, turned to his friend in all earnestness, "the thing is Bhao, use pata hai if you separate from your family, you will finish..".Dutta turned to face his best mate, "oh come on Baji!, I am talking about living independently with my wife! not breaking away from my family!.."he maintained, but Baji disputed,"aree Bhao ye bhi I have to tell you that living with your wider family means you don't to miss out on the highs and lows of family interactions , ab take a look at me , I have so many people looking out for me, never do I feel alone" Baji admitted.. Dutta raised his eye brow and pulled his mouth to one side and muttered, "it's alright for you to say so you lazy lout! waise bhi you can't say much.. first get married then I'll ask you how well you can deal with your family and that of your wife's.. Dutta gulped his drink, and Baji, realized he needed to send his Bhao, packing to back to his room,"dekho Bhao, tum jao abhi, it's past your bedtime now, you have had a long tiring eventful day". Dutta went "hummh see you Baji, ab use madame ka haal pata karoon, pata hai , she was giving me gyan's earlier, you should know Baji, I can't stand people giving me lectures.."Baji turned his face the opposite way and mumbled,"haan especially when you are in the wrong and lecture dena wala in the right".. Baji smiled , slightly tipsy, as he watched his Bhao's tall handsome figure go up the wooden stairs to his room..

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With brashness he opened the opaque double door to his room , stepped in and with out turning, he twisted his long arm and bolted the latch. He stood still, as he faced her.He didn't know what to make of her, but this he saw ,that she seemed at home very much. His eyes latched on her as he found her sitting cross legged on the bed in her white voile fabric, her black tresses tamed in a loose plait that rested on the side of her neck. She gazed across his way with her green wide doe eyes filled with warmth ,only to be met by his cold lion like eyes. His eyes relayed that he had not recovered from their previous conversation, but she tried, as wives do to ignore the odd turns of their husbands. She pressed her hands on the mattress, leaned forward,and suggested,"woh ap ke kapre maine nikal diya hain.. she pointed to them on the side of the huge bed, he pulled his mouth to one side and with immense difficulty, growled, "I can see main undha nehi hoon, mujhe nehi change karna abhi", he replied in finality. She nodded silently as he came towards the bed and sat on the edge, sighed and slowly allowed his back to sink backwards on the bed close to her knees. He felt the warmth of her knees close to his shoulders and sensed that she watched him intently as he half lay beneath her eyes. She noted his long legs still hung off the edge of the bed, plus his his socks and shoes were still on.. In a sulk he folded one arm above his head, to block her hand from fondling his forehead. Naku looked down at his stubble face and fought against the longing to caress this boorish husband of hers.."Saab ab naraz ho mujhse,"she queried, and he decided to reply with a brief,"hummh", and then firmed up his mouth, more like a boy than a man.. Naku moved her arms roughly and crossed them across her bosom as she indicated she didn't care much either, but not without a verbal compliant,"waise I should be the one to be vexed Saab as ek raat bhi ap nehe roke mera ghar pe, in my room where I grew up", he spread his folded arm and pulled her across his chest moved her hair and looped his spare around her neck and propped up his face as he looked into her beautiful eyes.."kya kerna tha,thujhe mujhe apne kamra mein rehk ke hummh? bol ? main bhi sono what you had in mind?," she pushed his palm from her face and pulled her lower lip to one side.."nehin.. chorru mujhe.. aap ummh?"she said shyly , and her denials , simply aroused him more and he pushed his mouth on her neck still in his arm lock.. tell me .. ab kar le..ju bhi hummh.. and let me tell you Naku, tera kamra ye hain.. and he pressed his lips on the warm skin of her neck... "arghhh my back is killing me!" he groaned , "peeche haat let me get more comfortable..". She moved back and straightened her churridar clad shapely legs, while with a groan he sat up and pulled of his pathiani top and kicked off his shoes and peeled off his socks, and slowly turned to face her with his hairy torso.He blinked his eyes once slowly as he watched her check him out, and leaned forward towards her, "ok now tell me what you were planning to do with me at your place.. she shook her head crudely, "no phele I have to give you a reply regarding our earlier conversation.."he leaned forward more,"nooo Naku, thujhe nazar nehi ah raha , tera pati deprived hai, no conversation , abhi"..he cajoled her with a face that pleaded.. but she carried on with what she had to say,"haan Saab you are right you are my husband, and you do say what you like , to whom so ever! on the basis of being my husband.. but Saab ,just as long as you are mindful of the fact too , that parents too have a right over their children.. mera Babaa can discipline me..ap ko beech mein nehi parna tha"she still maintained , and he moved back and sat up with a loud,"bas!.. but then calmed down , gulped and reasoned, "yes Naku parents do have a right to chastise their children, but they don't have the right to be violent, that is not on.. and besides, you are not a child, you are an adult, and the way you were treated , was unacceptable, tere baap aggressive tha! and that's that !accept it or not! he ranted.. and fed he added,"waise I am sick to death of this subject, tere baap ko ab main saach mein kuch kardoon, tu it'll be on your head, so chup kar, no more!"he rumbled.Naku, slightly put off by her own doing, nodded with a "aacha thek hain ap.."but on second thought ,Dutta persisted, "maine abhi kahtam nehi ke apne baat, waise Naku why does your mum put up with his beats? tell me? defies my understanding", she looked across at him as he sat before her bare chested, "Saab aur kiya kera? the truth is she has now learned to live with it, it's like part of her married life.. mera babaa aisa he hai.."Dutta folded his knuckle and felt the end of his nose, deep in thought, but still shared aloud, "my worry is Naku ,tera bhai sab kuch dekhta hai.. your father is his role model.. so is Sethji going to behave in the similar manner with his wife?, Naku thought and replied,"mera khayal nehi Saab ,for surely he can see that babaa's behaviour only incurs, disgust and loathing in us for him", Dutta took a deep breath, "meaning he may respect his wife ..like I do..hummh? main hai tera bhai Sethji ka role model Naku?, he asked innocently his head pushed forward..She smiled, and leaned forward and felt his stubble cheek, "aap good husband role model? Saab it's a little early to say.. meri maa aur baap ke lagan ko bahut time ho chuka hai, aur hamra tu naye naye shaadi hoi hai.."she lowered her eyes, and he raised his palm and gently caressed her soft cheek with his slender fingers..and slanted his head as his intense eyes looked into hers.."ummmh let me show you how much of a loving husband I am then Naku", and he extended both his bare arms and scooped her close to his hairy chest.Naku slipped gradually flat on their bed, as Dutta overpowered her with his hefty frame. Tenderly he looked down into her eyes, while she felt his hard folded biceps, around her slim shoulders.Before his full lips met hers he furrowed his eye brows a little.."miss me.. hummh? he whispered above her face, and she parted her rose bud lips,"bahut.. Saab, pun ab tu bhool he gaye mujhe",he lowered his lips to kiss the tip of her fine nose,"bhool gaya isi liye thujhe apne saath he wapis le aya Naku, mmhh, he groaned as he lowered himself into the willing embrace of her arms, and slowly his full lips grazed over her face, till they finally found her satin smooth lips. Her grip around his broad shoulders tightened as he kissed the depths of her warm mouth.. hungrily, and her fingers combed through the crop of hair at the back of his broad head.. every so often the spikes of his stubble poked her soft skin around her face.. and she moaned and dug her finger tips hard into his smooth but tough back.. arghhh he roared gently as he raised his head up to look into her hazel green eyes.. good to be back in control he pressed her down roughly and she cried, and he chuckled as he held her face in his palms and she gazed spell bound into his passionate hooded eyes.. She hugged him and pressed one side of her cheek against his strong broad neck, "pata hai, Saab ek pal bhi ap ke bagher dil nehi lagta,", she murmured, her warm breath excited him and he squeezed her in his arms and pulled a bit of her soft neck into his mouth, "umm.. Naku, tera dil behlena ka solution hai mera pas..to give you a baby.. humm?"he mumbled lightly.. and she pulled her head back from the pit of his neck and held his stubble face in her small hands, "nehin Saab, filhaal tu you are my baby.. let me care for you first..then I'll think about other side effects."she pleaded. He kissed her forehead,"hain? tu duniya ke phele patni hai who doesn't want to tie down her pati with baacha loogs!", he said sligthly amazed.She giggled and added,"nehin Saab that's not the issue , problem ye hai ke phele ap tu grow up kar lo!" he raised her shoulders up and thumped her on the mattress roughly, as he growled,"tu ther I'll show you I am a big boy! and henceforth his love poured upon on her from all angles, so much so that she was assured he was demented ..Tired yet content both Dutta and Naku eased off from each other, and Dutta spread his naked arms sideways.. his biceps bulged and sloped smoothly, the pits of his arm contained clumps of hair.. Naku lying beside him, raised herself on her elbow and ran her palm over his chest hairs, and he closed his eyes in sheer delight, as he covered her palm down with his, right on top of his pounding heart.. slowly she moved back and placed her head under his square jaw, and he doubled his chin and kissed the top of her warm head.. "kush hai apne ghar ah ke Naku? he asked,"haan Saab, bahut kush?" he played with her fingers, and said,"tera haat bahut khoobsurat hain Naku" she winced silently and tried to pull her hand away from his, but it was too late..his shrewd eyes noted a ring from her finger was missing.. "Naku woh tera lal stone wale ring kahan hai? you always wear it on your finger.."she laughed nervously and without batting an eye lid, she replied,"woh Saab, mera ghar khaien ghum gaye, woh I was doing washing up in the sink, and it slipped off my finger and went straight down the plug hole.." Dutta turned his head and screwed his lips, as he rested his indented chin on the top of her head,"tumhare sink mein plug hole barrier nehi hai kya? ab ye bhi mujhe lagwana pare ga!he complained, but continued "so meaning there is no hope of finding your ring? he asked a tad disappointed at the loss, "no hope Saab, but koi baat nehi" she tried to throw him off the real incident, but this perplexed him more and as he palmed her bare shoulder in his arm grip, he commented,"mujhe yehe samahje nehi ata, ke how can you be so calm, about it? you never took it off ever, which made me wonder ,it must have had some sentimental significance for you.." Naku, raised her head from under his jaw and looked down at him," hoon sad , Saab, but ab I have lost it, tu what's the point of crying over spilt milk", he felt her cheek affectionately, and pressed her head under his chin and closed his arms around her kissed the top of her head with a promise,"tu fikar maat kar Mrs.Dutta Patil, kal he tera ye Saab tera liya waise he dosseri rang bunwaiye ga hummm.. "lekin", he went in a guttural voice "you have to give your Saab a remuneration first..."and he pushed her on her back and leaned over her heavily with renewed ardour and she struggled but soon gave into his advances of love...

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Next morning, PN household assumed normalcy, what with the in laws, ready and waiting for the ghar ke bahu to reassume her daily duties towards the family she was wedded into. All sat around the table, and helped themselves to the first meal of the day.A tired yet, awakened Naku, flitted to and fro from the kitchen. Kala, keenly studied her SIL's face as if she was a rare species, looked across to her mother at the head of the table, and said aloud for all present to hear,"bahut tried dekhte hai tu Naku, ghar ke yaad tu nehi ah rehe?,"Baji rolled his eyes at Kala's undercurrent remark, and changed the topic by requesting for some poha..Naku heard and just shook her head, with a compliant,"nehi tu Tai, kaise yaad, ab tu main apne he ghar hoon,".Kala flashed a wide smile, while AS interrogated, Naku,"ye Dutta Kahan hai Naku? nashte ka time hai , use pata hoona chahiya hum intezzar kar rehe hai," before she could respond, much to Naku's relief , her Saab turned up tall and smart, alert and alive.. his face untroubled , innocent like an angel.. his eyes met hers and seethed yet again with..more?.. Naku bit her lower lip that quivered, while Baji noted the silent butter wouldn't melt in their mouths visual messaging between the two smitten souls.."hum ne ye sooche hai Dutta! ke ab jaldi se is ghar mein tu ek chotta se baby le aye.. humien baacha chahiye.. thujhe tu koi problem nehi?"AS demanded. Dutta pressed his palms on the table as he sat down at his usual place at the head of the table, adjacent to his mother and looked across to respond to her what seemed more of a demand than a wish,"ap mera ekale se he kyon mang rehe hai AS?, Naku ke bhi rai hai us mamale mein, "he retorted back, here we go again! he grinded inside as he looked across at Baji, who tilted his head and gave Dutta a calming stay cool blink of his eyes..AS, slightly peeved at her son's answer, declared,"woh hum daadi hain baache ke, tum dono ka kiya plan hai is bare mare , hume nehin pata , pun humre kya khawaish hai tum ko bata de hai."she said emphatically. Dutta's jaw dropped slightly as his eyes shifted to Naku, who did nothing but lowered hers instead.. Dutta bowed his head , and his hooded eyes shifted across his empty plate ,while he thought of an appropriate answer. Kala poked him,"now what's there to think about Bhao?", Irritated Dutta looked up and announced,"baache ke bare mein , main aur Naku joint decision lein ge..till then ap ko wait kerna hoga...to be continued, Hamlet53~26.6.13

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