It was 9:30 AM in the morning.. all guys got ready and gathered on dinning table..
ladies served them breakfast and they all discussed about the plan..
mrs naik told them that in afternoon they arranged a pooja for rantara in a near by temple ..
and after that will come back to home and do break the fast in night..
we will go temple by 4:00 PM and will do arrangements with the preist. Rantara, Anjali and Abhi can come later..
pooja will start around 5..
after the breakfast and some more discussion about pooja stuffs they all excused themselves went into their respective rooms..
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see this.. antara showed her hands to raghu..
raghu saw her mehandi and smiled..this came out nice.. i din't know it will look so good..
i loved it.. thank you once again for this..antara said..
pleasure is all mine.. raghu said and she blushed..
you look very happy today...??.
yes. I am..
it's my first kw..and i'm enjoying a lot..she said with a smile on her face..
i got so many gifts.. today i'll wear that lehenga and that chain mumma gave me... she got excited..
i'm very excited..
yes.. i can see that...
ok antu.. i hv to outside for some work.. mom got a list of stuffs required for pooja..
i'll be bk in an hour or so...
ok sure.. she said and nodded..
bye...
bye..he said and left..
she sat on the bed and opened the gifts..
she kept looking at her lehenga.. and then got up from the bed..
she opened her bag and grabbed all her jewelry and started matching them with the lehenga and dupatta..
then she grabbed all her make up stuffs and did all preparations for her karwachauth..
she also selected a suit for raghu arranged all things..
then she went to her MIL and asked for the stuffs related to KW pooja..
she grabbed a thali and kalash for pooja and went to other ladies..
she asked them to decorate their thalis as they were doing noting so they all agreed..
antara came back in her room.. and started the decoration of thali and kalash..
after an effort of 30 minutes she decorated it with beautiful red, green golden ribbons and kundans..
once she was done she leaned her head back on the bed and looked at all the stuffs she prepared..
would he notice all this?? she thought..
a pain appeared in her eyes and her smile vanished..
but then she smiled again.. its my KW.. i had never thought that this day will ever come in my life..
i should be happy and excited..
i should give him some surprise.. or gift..
no,... why him?? she stopped and thought..
he is not keeping fast for me,..she kept blabbering...
but i got these gifts from family.. but he din't get any..
i should do something for him...
she tried to sketch something but then threw it away.. she thought to write some scribbles for him but then dropped the idea thinking that he will make fun of hr..
'll cook something for him.. she thought and got up from bed.. but then sat again.. "that i am doing for past 1 year"
aaarrrggghh!!! what should i do then.. she said..
what do u wanna do..? she turned as she heard raghu's voice..
u're back??..
yyyes...i guess.
so soon..?
u want me to go back.??.
no no.. i din't mean that..
i know.. and he chuckled...btw what is this going on..? he raised his brow and asked her..
oh! i am sorry.. please come .. she grabbed her stuffs from bed and made some space for him to sit..
raghu came inside and fell on the bed..I am tired.. now i need some sleep... he said and closed his eyes..
after 4-5 minutes when she saw him lying there peacefully...
she covered him with a duvet and removed his shoes..
she sat on bed a bit far from him and kept staring at him..
after a moment she moved towards him .. moved his hairs aside and looked at his face..
her heart skipped a beat watching him like this ..sitting so close to him.. she caressed his face with her hand and leaned a bit over to kiss on side of his forehead..
but her eyes got widened when raghu opened his one eye and raised his brow on her...
she immediately moved back and turned..she was dying with embarrassment as she got caught red-handed..
raghu smirked and got up.. "what was that??"..
"what??" she replied looking here and there and tried to step down from bed..
raghu jumped from the bed and blocked her way..Antara looked at him.. "ye bhi main hi batau??"
she lowered her eyes and tried to walk outside..but he stopped her showing her hand to her and came on her way..
"let me go"....she shoved off his hand and ran outside...
"nahi.. kuchh to kar rahi thi..."..he smirked and ran after her screaming her name... "Antu??"
she came outside in the lobby and he ran after her around the table.. she came downstairs and ran in the living room..
raghu pointed finger towards her and asked her to stop as some one could be here.. she looked here and there but no one was there.. he tried to catch her but she again ran upstairs..
she was about to enter in her room and lock the door but raghu caught her.. he pulled her inside and closed the door with his leg..
he very gently pinned her on the wall holding her hands down..
they both were laughing and huffing.. raghu softly placed his head on her shoulder.. and so did she on his..
they were breathing hard.. raghu leaned back and looked at her.. she also leaned her head on wall..they were still laughing...
his gaze were piercing through her...he entwined his fingers with her... and her cheeks turned crimson..
she lowered her eyes and he moved her hair strands behind from her forehead...
i really do want to know what were you doing..? he very gently leaned a bit over her and whispered in her ear..
they both were breathing hard and their chest encountered with each other..
she din't react as she knew he is just trying to tease her..
he looked at her...are you hiding something from me?? which i should know...?? he asked and raised a brow..
she immediately looked at him and nodded in no...
"Aaj... ..ummm".. he looked at her with a smirk on his face
bahut pyaar aa raha hai mujh pe...??" he asked...
she din't reply but just smiled..
what was that...?? yes or no.. ?? he asked seductively looking into her eyes..
what are you doing.. let me go.. she could utter with very difficulty..
r u mad at me..? he asked with puppy eyes..and loosened his grip on her hands and moved back a little..
no!!... why would i.??. she got worried and cupped his face with one hand...
a smirk appeared on his face.. "because... i interrupted you when you were about to kiss me..." he did pout and burst in laughter..
Antara hit on his shoulder.. YOU...!!..
i.. i wasn't about to kiss you...
you're such a jerk.. i hate you...
she pushed him aside and his back got hit in the wall.. but he was laughing hard..
and you're a liar..he said..oh! god.. i'll never forget those expressions of urs when i opened my eyes...
he was laughing holding his stomach..
fine.. i... i was about to do that...
so what??
SO WHAT???
yeah! so what??? did i make fun of u when u show ur affection..
u kissed me thousands on times.. did i say anything..
why r u making fun of me...
haay Ram..!! he said and made a face as if he was shocked.. i was sleeping...
really?? i din't know that.. she rolled her eyes..
he chuckled and she left from there...
Raghu fell on the bed and closed his eyes with a wide smile on his face...
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In the afternoon.. 4:00 PM..
Antara came in her room after taking bath.. she put Raghu's stuffs on bed and started getting ready..
she tied her hairs above in a clutcher and and put all her stuffs on bed..
she first wore the lehenga and looked at herself in the mirror...a smile appeared on her face and thought how Raghu will react seeing her in such dress after so long..
he would make fun of me.. i know.. she thought and felt sad...
she took the blouse and her eyes got widened.. it was almost backless..a thin strap to lock the hooks and a dori..
it was extremely sexy.. she had never wore such top in front of Raghu..
she always used to wear simple sarees or tops...
why din't i chk this before.. she cursed herself..
she wore the blouse thinking she will cover it with dupatta.. but she was not able to lock the hooks..
she tried hard but then her shoulders were paining..
she gave up and held her blouse from behind and peeped outside of her room..
after a minute or so.. she saw Nikita.. she was going in the lawn with a bucket in her hand..
Nikki.. ?? antara called her while still standing in her room and door was opened very little..
hello mami.. she stopped and listened to her..
hello beta..where r u going..
in the lawn.. we are playing with Abhi mama and Raghu mama..
ok..beta can u plz do me a favor..
she nodded in yes..
can u plz call mumma.. i need some help in here..
ok.. she nodded in ran inside...
Antara came back in the room and closed the door..
she came inside and sat in front of the mirror..and managed her blouse with the help of a bobby pin..
after doing some simple touch up.. she placed a small red dot on her forehead, she applied matching red color on her lips... and kohl in her eyes...
she was about to wear bangles when she heard a knock on her door..
aa jaiye.. she said..
she looked in the mirror and wiped faded color below her lips..
Di, thank you for coming.. i know you also have to get ready.. and I am sorry i called you..
but can you please help me with this.. she said and showed her back..
i am not able to hook this.. and i am feeling really very uncomfortable..
this neck is so exposing.. i have never worn such clothes..
she kept blabbering without taking a look at the person who came inside..
Raghu was standing there ..shirtless.. had a few cherries in a bowl that he stole while coming to the room from Anjali's plate that abhi was taking for her ..
his eyes were widened seeing Antara like this...
she was standing turning her back to him...wearing her lehenga choli...her hairs were tied above...
her dupatta was kept on the bed.. and her back was fully exposed to him..it was barely covered with a strap..
doris of her blouse were hanging near her shoulders and touching her bare back...
she was looking extremely gorgeous.. he thought and gulped his saliva..
Antu.. he called her name.. but his voice was stuck in his throat...
Di, please help me to fix di.. i can't go like this in front of your bhaiyya.. she said and removed the bobby pin...
Di??.. she called her when she din't get any response from other side..
Antu.. it...it's me.. he gulped his saliva again and said hurriedly..
she got alert hearing his voice and turned to him..
she was frozen on her place and couldn't move an inch..
their eyes met and they looked at each other...
she saw him fully drenched in water and holding his shirt in his hand.. he just wiped his shoulders and chest with it...
he had a cherry in his mouth but forgot to eat that..
he kept looking at her and his gaze were making her uncomfortable...
he slowly wiped his abs with his tshirt and dropped it on the bed..
she was looking delicious in that golden maroon lehenga and matching blouse..
that pearl and stone framed chain was looking even more beautiful today.. and it was shining on her milky skin..
his gaze moved upward and he noticed that her breath was getting harder and she was definitely not comfortable right now..
and her loosened blouse made him craving for her.. he wanted to hold her in his arms..
as he looked above..and saw her beautiful face..
her eyes were shining with black kohl and maskara..
her glossy red lips were inviting him.. and he moved one step forward... Antara took a step back and gasped in fear..
that thought of feeling her in his arms sent thousands of shivers in his body.. seeing her parted lips and flickering eyes he dropped those cherries bowl on floor..
they both came back to their trance with the sound and Raghu felt embarrassed..
I'm sorry.. he uttered.. but couldn't take his eyes off her...she followed his gaze and looked away..
she turned her back to him.. and he choked ..
she felt more embarrassed .. he knew he should turn his back to her.. but he din't... she could feel his gaze all over her body..
she removed her clutcher and let her hairs open to cover her back..
Raghu realized what he was doing.. and looked away..
he sat down and picked all cherries and kept them back in the bowl and kept it on table..
Ummm.. he cleared his throat.. Nikki said you...[scoffs] you called me..that you needed some help..
I called Shikha DI.. or Rashmi Bhabhi..or.. she said in a low voice without looking at him... but before she could complete her sentence he cut her in between..
they are not here.. he said in flat voice.. bhabhi left with mom.. and Shikha is helping Anjali..so..
oh! ohkay.. so.. you...you can go.. i..i'll do it by myself..
hmm.. he said and slowly walked towards the door... and smashed two cherries in his hand...
she turned to look into the mirror and tried to lock the hooks.. but she found it a bit short..
she gave up and looked towards the door..if he actually left..same moment he turned and saw her looking at him leaving..
he stopped and she lowered her eyes..
"i.. i was saying.. that u're fully drenched.. change ur clothes or u'll catch cold..." she said...
hmm.. he replied and smiled meekly..he wiped his hand with his trouser.
he took another trouser and tshirt from his cupboard and looked at her standing near the bed and trying to wear her bangles...
he knew she was stealing glances on him..he kept his clothes on bed and walked towards her slowly..he stood behind her and she felt his presence..
he moved her hairs and she felt his touch on her shoulder... her grip on bangles loosened and those were dropped on bed..
she moved forward to collect them.. but he held her hand with his right hand...
without saying anything,. he moved her hairs in front with his left hand and moved another hand caressing softly over her arm... she felt chills through her spine down..
but she tried to stay calm..
"Di, please help me to fix di.. i can't go like this in front of your bhaiyya.." he smiled thinking of what she said earlier...
he first opened her hooks and then put them on properly.. she clutched her lehenga in her fists feeling his cold hands...
he moved his hand forward and she looked at him through mirror..
he could feel shyness in her eyes.. but he looked at her lovingly and raised his brow to pass him the beads..
she gave him one and he put it on..
then he tied her dori.. she was feeling goosebumps.. standing so close to him.. when he was already shirtless..
once he was done.. he noticed that his hand was not clean as he smashed cherries.. that feeling made him blush too..
he picked her wet towel from chair and before she could turn feeling his absence he wiped her arm with towel.. she gasped.. then he wiped her back with towel..
it's done..she nodded in yes...
he held her from shoulders very softly and made her turn...
her gaze was glued down...
it's ok.. you don't need to be scared of me..he said and moved her hairs behind...
you're looking beautiful.. he said..
this color suits you...he bent a bit and placed a soft peck on her cheeks..her cheeks turned hotter..
but she tried to hide that glow of her face...and she cursed herself for thinking that he will make fun of her..
he leaned a bit more on her..
she closed her eyes feeling his hot breath in crook of her neck..
i guess, it's perfectly fine to blush when your husband compliments you for something..?? he whispered ...
hmm..??? you should not try to hide that blush of urs...he said in his husky voice..
she smiled.. so did he..
and you should just kiss if you want... instead of waiting for him to sleep..
she looked at him in disbelief..
he smirked and moved back.. and picked his clothes..
she grabbed a cushion and threw at him...
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Raghu came back after 15-20 minutes and the moments he saw her ..his jaw was dropped..
she was ready and was wearing her sandals..and was looking gorgeous..
^ please avoid her pose..
don't move...!! she turned to him hearing her name..and he clicked her pic..
mera man kar raha hai.. tumhe utha ke le jau.. he said.. and smiled..
she smiled back..
you're looking so beautiful...he said and changed his mobile wallpaper with her pic..
thank you.. she replied and came to him..
she fixed his collar and gave him his other stuffs...
he wore his shoes then combed his hairs and she made him wear his blazer..
they both came out once he got ready.. by the time other pp were also ready..
Anjali, Shikha and Sid went in one car.. and Rantara, Abhi and kids were in another car..
Antara sat on front seat and Raghu was driving..
Abhi joined kids on back seat..
after a few minutes.. Akash peeped in.. and Abhi closed his mouth with his hand..
akash patted on antara's shoulder and she looked behind..
she turned behind and her eyes got widened.. Abhi was closing his mouth and Akash was trying to freed himself.. Nikita was also hitting Abhi..
what happened to you guys.. why r u fighting..
Mami.. Abhi Mama is hitting Akash bhaiyya..
raghu looked at them through mirror..
either you guys sit quietly.. or i'll throw you out..
Ssshhh.. antara said and patted on his shoulder..
don't talk like that..
so?? they won't let me drive properly..
she turned back to them..
Abhi !!...leave him.. she said so he left Akash..
tell me.. why did he do that.. you must be doing something naughty..otherwise Abhi won't say anything..
exactly bhabhi.. Nikki started patting on Raghu's seat..
Nikki..??? raghu glared at her through mirror so she moved back...
Akash bhaiyya wants to ask you something and abhi mama din't want him to..
yep!! tell me..?? she cupped akash's face and asked me..
chachi.. ishq ladana kya hota hai..?
Raghu burst in laughter.. and Abhi looked out of window.. Antara rolled her eyes.. and sat back...
Akash patted on her shoulder...
who told you this.. she asked him..
when Raghu chachu was playing with us and Nikki told us that you called him..
so?? Raghu asked..
when you din't come back Abhi chachu said..aap ishq ladane gaye ho.. aur jaldi wapas ni aaoge..
Antara's eyes widened in disbelief...she couldn't look at any of them and sat tight on her seat..
Raghu stopped his car in side of the road and turned to Abhi..
"Utar..."
hain ji??
hain ji ke bachche.. neeche utar...
akash and nikita giggled..
ye sab sikhate hai bachcho ko.. utar neeche.. he raise his brow.. and Abhi stepped down from the car..
raghu asked Akash to close the door.. "ab khud aana..." he said and started his car..
he left from there.. Akash cursed those kids but then burst in laughter..
thank god he din't slap me... he stopped an auto and asked him to go the temple...
precap: Karwachauth..