Kunand Miniseries: Husband's Guide on Seducing Your Wife Updated Prt 6 - Page 9

Lesson Four: Secret Affair

(Two days later...)

"Then the mouse said..." Shraddha said softly as she patted softly on Dhruv's stomach.

I leaned on the doorframe as I watched her tell Dhruv a story for him to fall asleep.

Earlier he was nothing but a bundle of energy earlier, jumping up and down on the bed, insisting to help us with packing, then insisting to sleep in mom and dad's room because he was going to miss them.

He said he couldn't wait for tomorrow because he would be able to see mama and papa, Ishaan, Ashish, Kittu, Anand, and Jaya.

He was insistent but Shraddha said no as he had to fall asleep or he would be sleepy by the time we got there and that he shouldn't bother my mom or dad as they had to go somewhere tomorrow.

After more back and forth and insistence Dhruv relented and she helped him brush his teeth, take a bath, and prepare him for sleep.

I could hear his soft snores and knew that he was probably fast asleep and I looked at Shraddha who was slowly drifting off to sleep as the patting on his stomach became less and less.

Warmth and unexplainable happiness and contentment filled up in my heart at the scene.

This was my family...

My own family...my very own that was mine and it was the most heartwarming and heady feeling to have this much joy and happiness.

I stared at Shraddha as her eyes softly started to close and a memory was teasing me and I let it slip and play out.

"Every story has a moral." I said while smiling.

She grabbed her bag angrily from my hands.

"What do you want to say?" she said angrily.

"The moral of this story was that you should never hold your purse casually on the road, that too while keeping money in the same in public. I'm sorry but I wanted to give this lesson to you." I said while smiling.

She looked at me irritated.

"Are you even sane?"

"Yes. Absolutely!" I said while smiling at her.

"I underwent an MRI and had my brain checked. All perfect." I said emphasizing the words while smiling even more.

"Who are you?" she said at a lost.

"So you haven't recognized me?" I said.

She looked at me confused and I smiled even more.

"I'm Salman Khan." I said.

She looked at me like I was a complete idiot.

"But you can also call me Shah Rukh too. I won't feel bad." I said.

"What?" she looked at me confused and irritated all at the same time again.

Someone actually stole her bag and when I was able to grab it and get back to her instead of being a little bit appreciative and being a little bit sweet and nice to me she was ready to throttle me.

"Is this a new way to trouble a girl?" she said.

"I have brought your bag back and you are...do you realize how much I had to run to get your bag?" I said.

She looked at me confused.

"I have wasted so much energy. He was a goon. He could have attacked me with a knife or even worse." I said.

"What's the difference between him and you? You had taken my bag first." she taunted back.

"I did that to explain to you. But that goon had really snatched away your bag" I said back more so irritated from her lack of gratitude.

"He is a goon and you?" she said.

I smiled at that.

"I already told you, I'm Salman Khan." I said.

She smiled and it turned quickly into a frown.

"Have you ever seen yourself in the mirror?" She threw back at me.

"That line is very clichd. I am sorry but I think you are interested in me." I said.

"What?" she looked at me horrified.

"You've got your bag right? Then go." I said.

There was more back and forth due to her lack of responsibility of watching over my taxi, but luckily it came and I smiled at her.

"Anyway it was nice meeting you. Bye." I said.

I smiled at her and she looked confused, irritated, and just at a loss of words.

I went to my taxi and couldn't help but wave goodbye to her and she humped in anger.

I smiled even more to myself.

All of it started by stealing her bag...well pretending to steal it.

Even then there was no denying the interest and intrigue I had about her and thankfully despite our weird and freak encounters thereafter in the coffee shop, at her home, movie theaters, on the phone, at the medicine shop, and eventually with everyone finally clarifying who I was and vice versa.

There was something about her that drew me like a moth to a flame.

She was something more to me and there was no denying it as my feelings for her grew and became deeper.

I smiled and shook my head.

I walked over and I kissed Dhruv on the forehead whispering good night to him.

I slowly gathered Shraddha in my arms, carefully resting her head on my shoulders, and she snuggled even closer into the crook of my arms and chest.

She sighed and I smiled staring at her face, brushing her hair away and not resisting an urge to touch her smooth pale skin.

I gripped her body closer to mine and I carried her to our room, passing by dad who was retiring to his and mom's room, carrying a couple of papers that he was working on.

"Good night." Dad said.

"Goodnight Dad." I said smiling.

I walked into our room gently placing Shraddha on her side of the bed and slowly gathering the comforter and the blankets to spread it over and cover her form until it was past her upper chest area.

I smiled and I went to close Dhruv's door making sure he was okay before going back to our room and crawling into bed.

Once I slid in, Shraddha instantly came to me and she wrapped her hands around my neck, snuggling closer into my body and her could feel her warmth.

I smiled and I snuggled even closer to her and I slowly passed out, encased in her warmth and the soft scent of her hair.

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"Didi!" Ishaan said.

Before anyone could do or say anything Ishaan bomb rushed past everyone and quickly scooped up Shraddha in his arms into a bear hug.

Everyone laughed and smiled while mama had tears in her eyes and papa tried squeezing her hands.

"Madam, why are you crying?" papa said.

She shook her head.

"Because our daughter is happy. I was worried about what might happen once she gets married into that household and how Kamini might treat her and Dhruv but it seems that our daughter is handling herself really well." Mama said while smiling.

Papa wrapped his hands more firmly around her waist and mama rested her head on his arms.

Shraddha was flailing as Ishaan wouldn't let her go out of his grasp.

"Bhai?" Shraddha said while trying to hit his shoulders for him to put her down.

"Hey can you please not suffocate my wife?" Kunal said while finally coming with their things.

"Oh! Sorry." Ishaan said in embarrassment as he slowly put her down and Ashish came forward to hug her, carefully making sure he could stabilize both her and Dhruv who was in arms.

She saw me and she came to hug me as I grabbed her off the ground.

She was laughing and I looked up to see Kunal smiling.

"I miss you." I said.

"Why would you miss me huh? I thought I was enough of a troublemaker?" she said.

I hugged her even more and everyone around was laughing and smiling.

"Even if you are a troublemaker I miss scolding my crazy sister." I said.

She smiled and I slowly released my hands around here to make sure she had a stable footing on the ground.

She readjusted her clothing as she finally had a stable footing on the floor.

She went over to hug mama who enveloped her in another hug and was smiling and crying at the same time and Shraddha was the same.

Papa enveloped her face in his hands and kissed her forehead before he hugged her.

"I hope my princess is happy?" Papa said.

"Of course papa, everyone loves Dhruv and treats him amazingly well. My happiness lies in Dhruv's happiness." She said while smiling.

"And that woman? How does she treat you?" Papa said.

Mama hit papa and he looked at her confused and she lifted her eyebrow and he weakened.

"Okay sorry madam, I apologize." He said to mama who smiled.

"Sorry princess, how does Mrs. Kamini treat you?" Papa said emphasizing the Kamini part while looking at mama who shook her head while smiling.

Shraddha smiled.

"She taunts like usual but it's not as much or frequent. It's not anything I can't handle and she has really warmed up to Dhruv so for that I ignore all her nonsense." Shraddha said while smiling.

"I don't like that...I wish at least..."Papa said.

Shraddha shook her head.

"No papa, I don't regret my decision." She looked at Kunal who was fussing with the luggage.

"I think in a long time that was one of the best decisions I ever made." She said smiling and slightly blushing.

Papa and mama smiled as mama cupped Shraddha cheeks and papa and mama looked at one another in mute understanding.

The peaceful exchanged was interrupted from a sudden loud scream.

"Didi!" Kittu said while smiling.

"Kittu!" Shraddha looked to the right and saw Kittu.

Shraddha turned to mama and papa and they laughed and released her and she practically ran forward and the two enveloped each other into a tight bear hug, both oblivious to everyone around them.

Mama and papa smiled and chuckled while Kunal was struggling to bring in the luggage.

I shook my head.

I went over to help him.

"You have muscles and it looks like it's for nothing...sheesh." I said.

"You don't know what she has in this bag. She has a lot of her stuff...alot of her clothes, shoes, lotions, makeup, and other weird stuff in here." He complained.

"I don't think you can complain about having too much stuff in a luggage. Have you seen what Ashish has to carry when we go on a trip somewhere?" Mama said.

Kunal looked up and smiled in confusion.

"He has to carry two luggages." Mama said laughing.

"I don't understand? Isn't it both of their stuff?" Kunal said confused.

"Let me finish. He has to carry two of Jaya's luggage one containing all her hair products and beauty products, while another one for all her makeup." Mama said laughing.

"Don't forget there is a third and forth, one for her shoes and the other for her clothing." Ishaan piped in.

Everyone laughed except for Shraddha and Kittu who were busily chatting and laughing off in their own world.

"Why would she need so much stuff?" he asked.

I piped in for that one.

"Because she states that she can be scouted by any modeling agency anywhere so she has to..." I trailed off.

"Look her best and must be presentable." Chimed in Ishaan, papa, mama, and Ashish as well.

Laughter rolled throughout the front room and that attracted Jaya to come back instead of hiding away from work.

"Hey!" Jaya said finally coming back to the foyer area.

"Why is everyone picking on me?" Jaya said.

"We weren't picking on you." Ishaan piped in.

"That isn't true I heard mama ji say something and you said something about me as well and everyone laughed." Jaya said while pouting.

She turned to Ashish.

"And you, you let them mock me and not say anything to defend me?" she said.

Ashish was at a loss of words and it seemed like he might be screwed until Dhruv piped in.

"No mami ji, we were talking about how beautiful you are and how you always seem so beautiful every time we see you." Dhruv said smiling.

Everyone turned to Dhruv.

Jaya seemed to be eating up his words and she smiled.

"Really? Awww thanks Dhruv." She said smiling and asking Ashish to let him hold him.

"It seems he's the only smart one around here." She said.

"Or the only blind one." Ishaan mumbled to Kunal.

I heard it and started chuckling silently to myself.

She messed around with Dhruv cheeks as he was smiling and trying to run away from her grasps.

She paused in her movements.

"Where's didi?" she said looking up.

"It seems she might have done something to make mami ji angry again? I hope she doesn't have to stay here permanently for a third time?" Jaya taunted.

"Be careful Jaya, if you keep spilling out hateful words from your mouth I hear that it can start reflecting on your complexion." Kunal taunted.

Jaya slowly put Dhruv down on the ground and quickly touched her face.

"Really?" she said confused.

"Yep. I hear the more you insult and taunt people the more pimples and rashes you can develop." Kunal said while mocking her.

She was swallowing his lies as she started freaking out.

"Oh my God!" she quickly tried to shake her head in denial.

"It's true. I heard one bahu of one house kept taunting everyone around that she had a gigantic zit smack in her face that never healed." Kunal said shaking his head.

Everyone around started to snicker.

Fear shone into Jaya's eyes and she quickly tried to look in her pocket until she pulled out her mirror to see her reflection and she successfully pulled one out while everyone was chuckling away at her expense.

She kept moving the mirror around to see herself until Ishaan ran up and took the mirror out of her hands.

"Ishaan!" Jaya yelled out.

All he did was laugh and run further into the house and Jaya exasperated and ran after him.

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Everyone was settling down from the earlier commotion when Dhruv, Shraddha, and I came home.

Mama and papa was playing with Dhruv in the living room while Shraddha and Kittu was in the kitchen talking and preparing lunch for everyone.

Anand and I went upstairs to unload all of our stuff in Shraddha's old room and I couldn't help but look around and absorb the old room.

"Hey are you going to continue to mess around or are you going to act like a little kid in a candy store?" Anand said.

I looked at him as he placed one of the luggage's and bags on the floor and the latter on the bed.

"Are you always such a party pooper or are you like this on a daily basis?" I piped in.

"Whatever." Anand said sighing.

"This is how you treat the person that is helping you woo over your wife...by the way did you use the word of advice I gave you?" I said piping in.

Anand looked at me and nodded his head and I saw a blush slightly creep on his face.

"No way. You're blushing? So it must have been a success. So what did you do afterward?" I said excited.

He looked at me confused.

"Afterwards?" he said.

I looked at him like he was an idiot.

I hit him on his arm.

"Hey!" he said while rubbing his arm.

"Are you telling me where you left off is just saying sorry and not doing anything further?"

"I mean she smiled when she sees me and blush but that's all." He said.

I hit him on the side of the head and he was close in hitting me until I dodged out the way.

I laughed at his miss.

"I guess you are an idiot but then again I'm talking to a baby and I should have guide you on what to do from there." I said.

"I'm not an idiot and hardly a child that needs to be guided along." He said.

I ignored him to get to the conversation back at hand.

"Saying sorry and making up is one thing but that is the prime window for some romance." I looked at him and I tried to decide to do this or not.

"Don't freak out on me but knowing you, you need to practice and knowing you won't know what to do." I said.

He nodded following.

"This will get awkward but bear with me as I'm in NO WAY happy or excited to do this but it must be done for you to understand what to do." I said emphasizing my words.

Anand nodded more slowly, more skeptically.

"Lesson Two and perhaps Lesson Three as well. Being Romantic yet as well as being Irresistible." I said.

"Romantic and Irresistible?" Anand repeated back.

"Yes." I said.

Anand sighed and took a deep breath.

"Okay you are totally f****** around with me aren't you?" Anand said.

"If I was I wouldn't be doing this. Plus I helped you the first time and my sister hasn't been complaining to Shraddha so I would guess my plan went into effect perfectly." I said.

Anand didn't say anything but it seemed that he was becoming more understanding.

"Okay you're right it did. But how do I become more romantic and "irresistible"?" he said.

"That is why I was trying to say this is going to in no way, NO WAY make me happy or excited to do this like I repeated earlier. But I will pretend to be you and you will pretend to be my sister." I said.

Anand frowned, then a confused expression, and then disbelief, and then horror.

"NO WAY!!!! You want to...enact...pretend...that we..." He trailed off but he motioned his fingers back and forth between the two of us and I nodded very slowly.

"Game plan over! I'm not interested at all! I call out. Game over. Not interested at all!" Anand said almost walking out the room.

"Too bad Kittu was gushing over the phone on how different and a little bit more romantic and daring you have become." I said.

Easily knowing I had my target in my hands, Anand stopped before he left the room.

It took him a good minute or so debating on what to do while I whistled, intermediately looking at my watch deciding to keep it a good minute so no one could walk in and misinterpret the situation.

"Okay...but on one record you are Kittu and I am myself." Anand said turning back around.

"No way. Although I'm flatter that you know I understand my sister a lot A LOT better than you do. But to make sure you understand how to approach things I need to pretend to be you." I said.

"Plus if that wasn't the case I wouldn't be here helping you." I said.

Anand sized me up and down and he shook his head.

"But still in this situation you are shorter than I am and if it was a different situation you would have been the woman." Anand said.

At that I turned to him horrified.

"Excuse me?" I said.

"I'm not saying that you are but let's say if you were in a more different situation...you might have been in the more feminine role." Anand said.

"So you are saying if I was in a homosexual relationship I would have been the girl or something. Nice stereotypical view a******!" I said punching him on the arm deeply offended.

"No...no...no I'm not saying that as a stereotypical gay or homosexual relationship thingy...but more inclined in most situations there is always one person playing the female role and it seemed more inclined towards you and seeing your stature you are more inclined to being a female." Anand said.

Please let me kill him! God please let me get away in throttling him and burying his body where no one would ever suspect or ever find out.

I silently prayed to God for my humble request.

This is for Kittu

This for Kittu

This is for Kittu

This is for Kittu

This is for Kittu...

I kept mumbling the chant in my head.

I took a deep sigh and breathe.

"Look Anand I'm this close to just killing you. Aww...I feel it now...your neck in my hands and me snapping it..." I said smiling to myself in the distance.

I felt Anand backing away from me.

I looked at him and I saw a small flash of fear pass though his eyes.

"I will be Kittu and you will be you and if you fail in this I will show you the right way...but at a cost of me punching you in the stomach for being right in the first place." I said smiling brightly.

Anand took a big gulp and I smiled even more.

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"Finally!" I said.

I was finally able to grab my mirror from Ishaan and I had to double check my complexion and to make sure my face was perfectly okay.

"Be careful Jaya, if you keep spilling out hateful words from your mouth I hear that it can start reflecting on your complexion." Kunal taunted.

It seemed as if Kunal was lying to rile me up but I didn't understand what he meant by it.

"Yep. I hear the more you insult and taunt people the more pimples and rashes you can develop." Kunal said.

Nope!

I couldn't understand what jija ji meant so I left it alone as I continued to check out my face in the mirror.

I heard male voices coming from Shraddha's old room and remembered mama ji said Anand and Kunal was helping to put their luggage there.

I was going to walk past until I heard their words.

"No I didn't mean to say what I said.!" a voice said that sounded like Anand.

"Of course you did mean what you said. I doubt that you even want me." A voice that definitely sounded like Kunal.

"Of course I do. How could I not? I ...I..." Anand's voice was stuttering.

What the f*** is going on here?

I said horrified.

I inched closer to the room and saw Anand having Kunal against the wall as his hands blocked him from moving.

What the heck...

Don't tell me...

"Anand and Kunal...they are..." I stopped as Kunal was about to walk away and Anand grabbed him.

"See you can't even say it...why are you even touching my hand. You barely care about me. Go...go and mess around with your other matters." Kunal said.

"That...that...that isn't true...there is no way." Anand stuttered.

"See you're stuttering. I have no room in your heart." Kunal said while looking away.

"No!" Anand grabbed Kunal in surprise and kneeled down on one knee.

OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!!!!!

"What do I do...how do I tell Kittu and Shraddha that...that their husbands are both engaging in a secret love affair?" I said while biting on my nail.

I looked back in the room.

"But how did it start now? For how long?" I said.

"Did Kunal entice Anand? Or was it vice versa?" I said.

"Mama warned me about getting married here and it seems she was right...there is something wrong with everyone here. First papa ji marries a divorcee, as well his daughter is an eloper and a divorcee, Anand tries to divorce Kittu of course because he was sleeping with Kunal." I said.

"Oh mama I wished I listened to you. Now look at this everyone is going to be talking about me saying look you married into a household of freaks." I said shaking my head.

"No...I know I don't say it as much but...but...but I love you."Anand said.

"You don't mean it." Kunal said denying.

Anand grabbed Kunal's hand...

Mama...

"Of course I do...I love you!" Anand said.

I broke into the room and both Anand and Kunal were shocked and horrified.

"I knew something is weird with everyone here. Now you two? For how long? I can't believe it was this some sick trade off of your sisters to keep the silence?" I rushed out.

Anand and Kunal both looked at one another, Anand's hand still in Kunal's and I pointed at it.

"You have no shame do you? In broad daylight? Couldn't you have waited later on? How could you...mama was right I should have never married into this family no matter how wealthy the family was." I said.

"No...no...no Jaya...this is not what you think?" Anand said.

"Yes...there is no way if that was true would I have gone out with such a selfish jerk like him." Kunal said.

"Yeah...wait...selfish jerk?" Anand said turning to Kunal in shock.

Kunal turned to him and nodded.

"Yes I call it like I see it." Kunal said.

"You guys have no shame at all." I interrupted before they dismissed me again.

"No Jaya its not what you think..." Anand tried to say.

"What is it then? That you weren't professing your love to Kunal and said that you wanted him and love him. What else am I misunderstanding?" I said.

"No its just that..." Anand tried to say.

"That you got down one knee proposing to him." I said hysterically.

"Technically he wasn't proposing to me he was just saying he loved me." Kunal said while smiling.

"Have you no shame?" I said turning to Kunal at his response.

"And you do?" he said lifting an eyebrow at me.

"Kunal stop joking around she thinks that me and you are...you know..."Anand said in panic.

"It's not what I think, it's what I know. I heard everything...every detail and I'm telling everyone." I threatened.

"Are you trying to get leverage from this or blackmail us?" Kunal said.

I looked at him confused.

"AH! Should have known better. This is just a way for you to create trouble." Kunal said while smiling.

"Kunal!" Anand said panicking.

"Stop messing around." Anand said.

"Don't worry she isn't going to do anything." Kunal said while smiling.

At that statement, I was ticked off and before Anand could finish his statement I opened my mouth and let out a loud blood curling screams throughout the house.

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