He twisted her round aggressively and she looked at him all the time. Pulling her back into his arms he enveloped her back and admired her by flickering his eyes around her face. He smiled understanding what was going inside her head.
I want to feel your heart and soul inside of me
Let's make a deal you roll, I lick
And we can go flying into ecstasy
Oh Darlin' you and me
Light my fire
Blow my flame
take me take me take me away
ah oh ah oooh
After a while navya realised what was happening she pulled away and took his hands off her waist. all looked in awe and Arhan pouted his face not happy with what was happening with his mum and dad.
"Okay everyone time for cake cutting" Annie announced. Nakul bought in the cake and everyone cheered. Anant kept stalking navya but she refused to look at him. ranbir nd ritz began cutting the cake. Walking around ranbir and ritz he looked at Khushi with bedroom eyes and she blushed and was getting worried people will notice his peek a boo games. The cake began getting served and she was about to go to get it that he pushed the plate in front of her. Looking hesitantly she looked away. Anant picked up the cake and took a bite all the while keeping his gaze on his beautiful wife. The way he ate the cake was his way of telling her he will relish her tonight. Once he finished munching on the cake he gave the cake to her and asked her to take a bite. God knows what happened to navya and she took a small bite nervously and he smirked.
"Oi-hoi look there another romantic jori hayeee" sighed Annie. "I need to take lessons from you guys man..I mean you both have such a sense of romance". Anant and navya looked down at being caught and blushed.
"Mum I want to stay with dadima today..can I? Plus I miss my other dad". He looked at ranbir and smiled.
"Son you can't stay here.." navya tried to explain to Arhan.
"Why are you putting him off its his house still leave him". navya tried to persuade dadima but she wouldn't have any of it. Anant smirked and she began thinking. what am I going to do? You have seen the strange way the anant is behaving..I have to stay in that house on my own?*
navya walked off outside to think and ponder over things. Anant eventually managed to find her standing near the fountain outside.
"navya its getting late we better be off..have to go to the office early tomorrow". navya looked up and nodded her head. The journey back home was an awkward one..navya felt embarrassed by her actions and their dance.
Once they reached home navya got off the car and walked off.
"navya how long is this going to go on for?"
Looking back at him standing next to the car she looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"I don't know what you mean" navya replied stammering.
"You do know what I mean navya...I want to talk you don't...I walk in the room you walk out...I sit down you get up..I want to know seriously how long is it going to go on for?.." He walked slightly near her.
"Your reading too much into this..I am busy with Aryan..you know how much he takes my time...you know there are things happening all the time"...navya tried to sound convincing.
Anant gritted his teeth. "There are always things happening with you aren't they? You go off and leave me worried of your whereabouts..why did you go out of the party?"
"I went for a walk.."
Looking mockingly at her he continued. "navya you should have told me I could have come to that walk of yours, probably fed ranbir's duck's and you never know had an ice cream and all!"
"Anant I wanted to be on my own to think about things"
He came closer. "So what are those THINGS on your pretty mind?" he said with a tinge of sarcasm.
"Is something wrong Anant why are you being like this?"
"You tell me navya whats the matter with you...you push me away and then you're the one giving me signals that you want us to be together".
"I didn't do nothing of the sort...I just wanted a baby for Arhan thats all" She walked off and he followed her to the house.
"You want a baby navya don't you? Use me".
She looked back slightly shocked. "You can't say that anant..whats the matter with you".
"I just did...your the matter with me...use me..." He said tearfully.
"Stop talking like this..Anant please stop".
"navya I can't stop thinking about you.."
navya looked at him with terror in her eyes. "anant I can't think about you like that..especially with our history...I can't forgive you".
"You keep telling yourself that navya..because I am not in denial mode".
"Anant you know I was forced into marriage with you..and you can't change the fact of what happened in the past".
"navya I don't give a damn of the reasons of our marriage..but we are married now..so stop using all this forgiveness rubbish an excuse to mask your true feelings".
"I am NOT going to talk about THIS". navya walked off and he grabbed her by the shoulders.
"What are you scared of navya?"
She struggled and looked into his eyes. "I'm not scared of anything..let go of me.."
"You are scared navya".
navya walked upstairs towards he room and he followed her.
"You want to hear it? Yes I am scared of you Anant". He let go off her feeling upset.
"Me? But I would never hurt you..I promise..I will take care of you".
navya looked up and saw the sincerity in his eyes. "How long are you going to hide your secret fantasies about me when you could have it for real..I saw you drooling over me..and how much you wanted me in our dance today". He walked towards her and she moved back.
"Me and fantasise about you? You have no idea about me". He cornered her
"Oh really? I sleep next to your room night after night...and I listen to you..in there...I hear you moving about all night and you know what navya I know you're not sleeping just like me...and I think..shall I silently go into her room and slip into your bed...what would happen..would you slap me and chuck me out or are you laying there waiting for me hoping it's me and not you that's going to make the first move...so navya here I am making my first move..and I can't unsay or unthink what I have just said or think..now it's up to you...Okay someone had to say it..I can't be in a marriage where I can't be me...Yes In am attracted to you I have always have been since I have layed my eyes on you..Yes I want to love you..I want to be your husband in every sense not the way we are now.. .I can't deal with this...so I'm going".
He began walking off after pouring his feelings out...she took him by the arm and stopped him. He looked back and warned her.
"navya..don't...unless you mean it".
She moved slightly near him and came close. Looking into his eyes she moved closer and he moved back waiting for what she wanted to do. Tilting her face upwards she looked at him and he graciously moved forwards matching her actions. Both gently parted their lips and gave a kiss and opened their eyes to look at each other
"Anant...I love you...I love you so much...this feels right..."
Anant got a flashback of nimi's dead body and he could not shake it off.
He abruptly stopped and got up leaving navya looking on. "...what happened?"
"Nothing" he answered quickly looking on guiltily.
"
I can't"
Anant I forgave you...our love won over my hatred..."
"But I haven't forgiven myself...navya I can't...look how much I damaged you...you are still on anti depressants...you did not marry me out of your choice..the convenience of this marriage is weakening you...this is not love...we are mistaking our attraction...it's not love but lust".
navya felt guilty that he was still beating himself up for what he had done. "Anant attraction is part of love..if we didn't love each other would god allowed us to be together again...if it wasn't love would I have forgiven you?...the answer Anant is no!"
"navya just go to your room...I cannot do this...I deserve severe punishment..pain...tears..God has already given me punishment in the form of..." He stopped not wanting to disclose nimi's demise.
"Anant?"..She put her hand on his shoulder and he angrily grabbed her.
"PLEASE NAVYA JUST GET OUT...I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU".
She looked at him with tears flowing from her eyes. and walked back into her room. How could he be this cruel again? Lying on her bed she cried her heart out. Her own husband rejecting her...and for what ? A crime that she had already forgiven.
After crying for nearly all the night she came to the conclusion that he had not forgiven himself for his past mistakes and that was the reason he had shut her out. So the night that was meant to be of passion turned out to be a nightmare all over again.
Anant stood near the door and pondered if he had done the right thing.
***
Anant came down the next morning looking awkward of his actions of the previous night. navya looked up with her slightly puffy eyes without makeup. Looking glum she began putting butter on her toast. Sitting down he gave her a glance and saw that she was looking really upset. Pouring some tea he began reading his paper.
"Dad I'm back!" Arhan ran to his dad and hugged him. "Buddy you came early!"
"I missed you and mum...plus I have to learn how to dance with mum the way you both did". Both looked at each other and then away remembering the night they would have liked to forget.
Dadima, ranbir and riyz walked in. "Good morning..we know we are a bit early but Arhan was missing you guys..so we thought we would pop by and see you too" ranbir said addressing anant.
"That's nice...please join us for breakfast"..Anant asked them.
ritika sat next to navya who was trying to look cheerful.she leaned in. "So navya didn't I say Anant will go latoo over seeing you in that white sari...so did you both go wild in the isles with you know Arhan away?" She winked and nudged her.
navya nodded and began making conversation with dadima. "So what's happening about that competition you were holding for all the elite family members?"
"Beta all is well..all our friend's are entering it...even ritika and ranbir are going to perform to Heer Ranjha".ranbir and ritika held their hands and smiled.
"Dadima what's this competition?"
"Anant beta..every family has to perform on a love story..be it happy or tragic..and the one with the most chemistry will win..and prize will be chosen by me".
He nodded his head. "anant we come here to ask you to perform too with navya and Arhan..we have wrote you a story".
Anant looked up. Me and perform?"
"It will be fun beta don't let me down...we need one more performance and that has got to be your family...ritika give him the script".
Seeing dadima's age and demanding nature he gave in and took the script.
"Can I be in this drama?" Arhan asked.
"Yes you can..and you're going to be a parrot in it...I even made your costume..look". Opening her bag she got out his parrot outfit. Arhan jumped up and down.
After a while of eating and talking they left. navya got up and began clearing the table...and Arhan went into his bedroom to play.
"Listen so are you really going to perform..?" she asked her husband.
"navya don't start dreaming I am just doing this for the ..I will learn my part and just perform on the day..you learn yours.."
navya came near. "Anant why you punishing yourself like this...I have forgiven you..last night I felt.."
He grabbed her and shook her. "I don't give a bloody damn about what you feel! Last night was a mistake which never happened...can't you see navya you deserve better.."
Lovingly touching his cheek she looked into his eyes. "But I don't want better..I Want You! We are married now Anant...your my husband and I'm your wife..and we can't change that...ever...I don't want another man's name joined to mine..You're the person I made love to first and you're going to be my last...my anger, pain and bitterness has gone..now I just want my husband back".
Taking her hand off his face he looked at her. "navya I don't want this..I deserve your hatred".
Picking his laptop bag he walked off to go to his office. navya looked on sadly.
***
navya put Arhan's parrot suit on and instructed him what he needed to do.
"I am a trapped princess in a tower Arhan..this tower has no steps or anywhere of going up..because the wicked witch has put me there so no one marries me...but the princess loves this prince which does not know where she is being held..yeh? So you are my only friend that talks to me and keeps me company...so what happens is that the princess tells you her hurt and pain when she is alone and you make her feel better...one day the princess gets an idea of reaching her prince...the parrot has to deliver her message".
"But mum how can a parrot give a message when it can't talk?"
Coming near he put his arms around his mum.
"It can..parrots can talk..just like you do.."
"When I start singing you have to act sad for the princess..and listen to her what she is telling you..."
Then your dad who is the prince will get the message and will rescue me...and happy ending".
Arhan clapped and cheered. "But mum I will get you and dad together but what about me?"
"Uh you my parrot will get the both of them because the prince and princess love their parrot because he is the one that united them".
navya and Arhan managed to rehearse with Arhan losing his concentration here and there.
"Hey navya and my little baby" Piya entered inside.
"Piya come here..doesn't Arhan look good in his parrot suit?"
Picking him up she kissed his beak. "He looks such a damn hot parrot...well with such a deadly combo of parents what do you expect?"
"Piya I need to talk to you about something...last night after anniversary.."
"Hold on..Arhan get me your toys...don't tell me navya you both made lurveee.." she teased.
"Not quite! First he told me how much he wants to make our marriage work and then took me to bed and changed his mind because he felt he deserves my punishment rather than love..he's behaving weirdly..I mean how can you do this?..seduce me one minute and then leave me half way asking for more.."
"So anant left you begging for more eh?" she teased her.
"Stop it Piya...you don't know how cruel it is to tip someone off edge and then pull back like that..I feel so hurt..but I know he is hurting too...he does not want to talk..he just ignores me".
"I feel when you were refusing him he wanted you to forgive him..and when you did he got emotional that you forgave him when he feels you should punish him..hope I'm making sense?!"
"Ah well I will chat to him later..at least try...Anyway Piya come to see us perform..I need all the moral support..did I tell you the doctor is weaning me off my anti depressants?"
"Good going navya! See things are looking up..just keep positive..and you see Anant is the best thing that has ever happened to you despite of what has happened previously".
"I hope so Piya..I really hope so"...she tapped her hands on her cheek.
***
After a hard day at the office Anant returned home ignoring navya and sat down with his laptop typing away. Giving a few glances at navya who was feeling down. She laid down the cutlery.
"navya put some extra dishes on the table...Neil and Simran are joining us".
"Shukar hain thank you)...at least he said something today". She muttered under her breath.
Heading for the kitchen she began thinking of her performance tomorrow how will she perform when they have not even rehearsed together? More than Anant she worried about her son botching it because of his age.
Bringing the bowls of curry she came outside only to be met by her guests.
"Namaste Bhabhi" Neil said apprehensively.
"Namaste" she replied with a little smile. Neil looked at anant and Simran shocked that her tone was sweet not of her usual anger.
"Please sit down I am serving the dinner now..Simran please take a seat". Instead Simran went in and helped her bring all the dishes and drinks.
Arhan walked in and met Neil and Simran. navya went to Anant and was about to put the meatballs in his plate that he took the spoon off her abruptly. Neil noticed and looked at Anant.
"Here your roti.." navya eagerly passed it to him..only to have him take his own.
"You know Simran we are performing tomorrow ...guess what Arhan will be a miya mittu...a cute parrot".
"How interesting Neil and SImran were dying to know that weren't you Neil?" He mocked and looked at Neil.
"Yes Aunty I am going to help the princess get back with her prince". Simran touched his cheek hearing his lispy talk.
Aman and Ranveer walked in with a file.
"What!" he said looking surprised seeing his employees.
"Sorry to disturb you sir...something important came up..we needed your signatures on this new project".
Anant looked at the file and took a pen from Aman to sign it.
"Uh so who will be the prince Aryhn?"
"Dad!"
Neil splurted out his water and Aman began giggling.
"WHAT???!" questioned anant.
"Bhabhi you better find another prince for yourself because I don't think Anant will play it"...Neil suggested sarcastically.
"Mam shall I be your prince?" Ranveer eagerly said.
"NO!" Anant said looking mighty annoyed at Ranveer. "Have you read the script Ranveer? The prince will hug the princess so ARE you going to hug MY wife??"
"Yes sir!" Ranveer replied to realising what he was saying. He tilted his head sideways and looked at him angrily.
"I mean no sir..sorry" Ranveer said looking upset.
"I am performing...you will all see...it's just acting..." he gave a stare to everyone. navya ooked on confused at her husband.
Clearing the dishes with Simran the friends were left alone to have a personal chat.
"Anant what are you doing man? After so long I can see bhabhi really making an effort with you..but what are you doing pushing her away?"
"It's for the best Neil..I tortured her too much..she entered this marriage with pressure from dadima..now she knows she is trapped that's why she is adjusting to it".
"Oh come on Anant..who you kidding? You both love each other..always have...when I see you together all I can see is your intense chemistry which seems will have you eating each other's face off any second...you both are made for each other..please don't ruin it this time".
Anant looked at Neil with extreme pain and then looked away at his wife bringing them tea.
"Anant She has accepted her role as your wife..you better become her husband now..otherwise you will lose her forever". Neil shook his head not believing his friends actions and Anant looked on pondering of why he felt this way.
Precap; Arhan the cute parrot plays the pivotal role.😳
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