Memories In the Making-The Sharmas(MN)Link p.149 - Page 4

Originally posted by: -Mehak

i think u should start from the baby birth, and pregnancy flashbacks..waiting..

and all the best for ur exams..

Hello Again,

"Nupur, kya hua? Tum theeko?"

"Kuch nahi'main..main theek hoon" She managed to smile but Mayank knew his Nupur to be satisfied with that answer and he also knew how to get her to open up.

"Poor Samrat. He doesn't know what he is missing"

"What are u talking about, Mayank?" Nupur said, confused as to what her husband was going on about.

"Morena express keeping quiet for 10 whole minutes'it's not something we see everyday. It's like a dream come true. Too bad, Samrat missed it," Mayank finished with a little sigh.

"Mayank'urghh'u r impossible. Here I'm sad about how Bauji couldn't come to the wedding and u just have to act like a Sadu" she glared at him and turned her head. She felt his hand on her arm and was about to shrug it off, when she saw his face. She realized what he was trying to do.

"Nupur'" Mayank started only to be cut off by his wife.

"U know Mayank, Bauji had dreamt so much about both of our weddings. When we were little, we would sit and talk about how our wedding would be. Bauji would always talk about how he'd make sure we'd have the perfect wedding. But look what happened. He was part of our marriage but he wasn't happy with it. Now, he was happy with Samrat-Gunjan marriage but he was not able to be a part of it," Nupur said. Mayank knew that she was remembering their wedding and what happened after that.

"Nupur, mujhe dekho. I know it is unfortunate that the weddings didn't happen the way Bauji wanted but sometimes we just can't do anything about certain things in life. I'm sure that even though the weddings didn't happen the way he wanted, Bauji is happy that both his daughters are happy. At the end of the day, the happiness of our loved ones - that's what matters, right?"

"Right, Mr.Sharma" Nupur answered a bit more cheerful than she was.

"Anyways, Ms.Bhushan. Bauji hasn't missed anything' U've made sure everything from the wedding was captured on video..Seriously, where did u find that video person? That stupid video guy was in my face while I was trying to reach Sam's phone. Can you believe the nerves of that guy?" Nupur could just imagine the scenes. The puny video guy and her built husband. And Mayank, despite how good he looks, can be the scariest person when he is angry or irritated. That explained why the video guy kept trying to avoid Mayank throughout the rest of the wedding. The thought brought a smile to Nupur's face.

"Bechara Video waala bhaiya'"

"Oi! Hello, what about me? I was the one who had to endure him and his camera for like a good 5 minutes."

"Come on Mayank, he was just trying to do his job."

"Haan haan, his job.."

"Ok ok. Leave it," Nupur said as she moved closer to him and put her head on his shoulder. Mayank felt her slowly going to sleep and was happy that he could change her mood.

When Mayank drove into their house, Nupur was deep in slumber. Mayank knew the wedding and the preparations had worn her out, so he didn't want to disturb her sleep. He cautiously moved her head to the head rest, turned off the engine and climbed out of the car. He opened the house door, walked back to the car and opened the passenger side door. He lifted her slowly, making sure that he didn't disturb her sleep. He carried her into their bedroom and placed her carefully on the bed. He adjusted the pillows, closed the blinds and turned off the lights before leaving the room to change.

After changing into his tracks and vest, he came back into the room to see her sleeping so peacefully. He, himself, was tired and so he climbed into the bed, making sure that he didn't wake her up in the process. He was tired but couldn't help looking at his wife's face. She was too adorable when she slept and there have been many sleepless nights, when he had just stayed up to just watch her sleep. Of course, he never told her that because otherwise, he would never hear the end of it. He remembered how gorgeous she looked in that pink saree today. Only he knew how hard he had to try to keep his emotions in control. He leaned over and kissed her forehead. With the tiredness taking over him, he soon slept with his head tugged in the crook of her neck, just like always.

Couple of hours later'

It was nine o'clock in the night and Mayank stood at the door of their bedroom, watching his wife who was still in deep slumber. He had been sitting on the sofa in the lounge outside their bedroom for an hour now, waiting for Nupur to get up but there was no hint of it. It was already too late, so he turned on the lights, in his attempt to wake her up.

Nupur was disturbed from her sleep by the light. As a reflex, she turned and tried to go to sleep but was soon brought out of slumber by someone tapping on her shoulder lightly. She opened her eyes to find Mayank looking at her.

"Sone do, Mayank. Mujhse bahut neend arahi hai," she said, yawning.

"Nupur, I know and I'm sorry. But mein bahut bhookh lag rahi hai"

"Mayank, tum bhi na. Can't u make yourself something for today? I'm too tired."

"I could, but I can't find anything. Please help me"

"Offo Mayank'" Nupur said irritated.

"Nupur, I'm hungry," he whined further which irritated Nupur all the more. She got up without a word, changed into her night clothes and climbed down the stairs. She was already weak and the wedding preparations had worn her out even though she was only making the plans. Making plans was just as tiring as carrying them out. In addition to her tiredness, the fact that her slumber was disturbed had worsened her mood.

"This Mayank na...Shaadi se pehle, he could cook everything but now he needs me for everything. Men'," she mumbled to herself as she entered the living room, on her way to the kitchen.

The living room was decorated with candles and rose petals. The love seat (actually a futon), was stretched out to its bed setting and pillows were adjusted on it. The little trolley in front of the love seat had all her favourite items on it. The atmosphere, the food, the fragrance'. everything was to her liking. Her face blossomed like a fresh flower and the frown which was on her face few minutes ago was replaced by the biggest smile.

Mayank stood there watching his wife and the change of emotions on her face amazed him. It wasn't much, he had just ordered her favourite food, and made some minor decorations. But she smiled like a child who had just seen gotten her favourite toy. Mayank loved this about her, the simplest thing can make her so happy and he loved to make her happy. He saw his wife making her way towards him and he opened his arms. Nupur walked right into them and hugged him tightly. She broke apart and hit him on his chest.

"U tricked me? How dare u?"

"Aww'Nupur. Is this what u do in Morena when ur husband does something nice for u?"

"No, this is what we do in Mumbai when ur husband disturbs ur sleep and tricks u," she said, lightly smacking him on his shoulder.

"Arre'madam, if I didn't disturb u, u would've slept like a kumbagarnan and my bacha would've been hungry'"

"Achaa..so this is for ur bachaa? Now that ur baby is coming, I've become a kumbagarni. U don't care about me anymore. Chodo mujhse. I'm going to go sleep," Nupur came out of his arms and was about to walk back, when Mayank back hugged her.

"Mayank, chodo mujhse'," she tried to break from his hug but couldn't.

"Itna gussa? Aree'atleast listen to me fully"

"I don't want to listen to anything, chodo mujhse Mayank" Nupur tried to break free from his hug again. Mayank turned her around, went on his knees and placed his ears near her stomach and said, "Baby, Mumma is not talking to Papa. So please tell Mumma to be not angry on Papa because Papa was just being his sadu self and that Papa is sorry. Papa loves Mumma very much"

Nupur, who was listening to him talking to their baby, melted at that. To begin with, she wasn't even angry at him. She just wanted to mess with him but after seeing him like that, she couldn't help but smile. Mayank, whose face was still near her tummy, could sense her smiling. So he leaned in and kissed her tummy twice.

"Ek pappi for my Jaan and Ek pappi for my baby" He had just finished saying this when he felt his wife's hand on his shoulder. Her face was expressionless and she placed her palm on her tummy.

"Baby, tell Papa that Mumma loves him too much to stay angry at him, especially for loving our baby so much," she finished with a smile and hugged Mayank. Mayank knew that Nupur wasn't really angry at him but he wanted to make sure that she wasn't upset even the slightest bit.

"I love u," they said in unison as they came out of the hug. Mayank hooked his arms with Nupur's and said, "So Mrs.Sharma, shall we eat?"

"We shall, Mr.Sharma" Nupur replied. They walked to the love seat and took a seat. Mayank started to serve the food on the plate, when Nupur noticed that there was only one plate.

"Mayank, where is the other plate?"

"This is it."

"What do u mean??"

Mayank quietly took a spoonful of food and placed it near her mouth. "I mean this, Mrs.Sharma. Let's share the plate."

"Aree'wah. When did u become so filmy?" Nupur asked as she took the spoonful.

"I've been married to Nupur Bushan for so long'it was bound to happen." Nupur smiled. Mayank placed the plate in Nupur's hand as he reached for the remote,"Now, for the entertainment madam, we have the epic story of Raj and Simran,"

Nupur's smile became wider at the thought of watching DDLJ with her husband. She had seen that movie many times before but never with Mayank. The thought of watching her favourite movie in the world with her very own Raj was thrilling. Nupur kissed his cheek to show her happiness. Her kiss took Mayank by surprise but he replied to it with a kiss of his own on her cheek. Mayank placed his hands around her waist and pulled her close. She leaned into him. They had their dinner feeding each other, while they watched the movie. The movie brought about many feelings in both Mayank and Nupur because it was so much like their story. But at the end of the movie, as they went to sleep snuggled to each other, they both had an indentical content smile on their faces and why wouldn't they? They had everything they needed right beside them. To add to their happiness, the best gift of their marriage and their love ' their baby would soon arrive. Unlike DDLJ, their story didn't have a happily ever after ending; it had a happily ever after beginning because Mayank and Nupur's story has just begun.