"In-jul"😳
He picked up vertically and wandered to the balcony, she lay curled on his shoulder, a tall 6'4" guy with a tiny fat cuddly thing... he turned her around and let her face the ridge
A hand under her but, she sucked on her tiny fist, she wore a bunch of "good luck" charm bracelets
Her neck folds were scented with some exotic home made, hand ground body cleanser and coconut oil
He inhaled, she shook startled, he gently placed a stubbled chin on her bare soft shoulder, she tried to fight it off
"Yep" he nodded
The guards opened the gate to let the courier guy in, they saw him standing in the balcony, and paused and gawked, he lifted her tiny fist and waved at them
They were overjoyed, they waved with their guns accidentally, and then lowered it and waved with their hands, animatedly
"U get a gun salute" he whispered to his daughter
She drooled and drooled, her fat feet kicking over his wrist, the fat silver anklets tinking, she was excited every time she shook her feet
He kissed the top of her head
"I propose, coffee, breakfast, newspapers, and some reading, lounging on the swing" he paused
His wife appeared on the mile long drive way, and looked up, and paused... forgetting to get in her car
"U are so evil" his phone beeped with that text.
He couldnt check because he held a cuddly thing in his arms
She texted again "Are u going to stand there all day?"
"Its not warm enough in the mornings" she lied
He was sure it was atleast 38C
"Have u had ur coffee?" she texted getting into the car
Ofcourse he didnt see any of it
She paused by the gate and waved and blew kisses for the lil one
His phone beeped for the next 7 or so minutes, until she rang Akka's door bell he thought
"U can call me if she starts acting up"
"I shud be home by Noon atleast to check on her"
"I forgot to ask u, did u have a meeting?"
"U can bring her to Munirka, Thatha Paati will love her"
"Please dont feed her espresso, or bacon, or eggs" she ordered
"I MISS HER" she sent a bunch of teary faces
He saw it all read it all as he ate breakfast
He couldnt hold his mug close to his chest... Nivi flailed her arms and legs
she was curious and energetic, and groaned when she saw sunlight dance on the back patio, and on the glittery water features
Mahavir lingered... "Hum pakden kyaa?" he drawled
He nodded "Maam keh rahi thi aap kahin jaa rahe ho"
"Hamara mann nahi hai... gaon se bhai aaya hai... Karampura" he sighed
He handed her gently
Nivi squirmed, sending Mahavir into a terror stricken state
R&B got up and placed his hand under her body, "Angel!!" he cooed
She gurgled and smiled and quickly did the cycling motion with her arms and feet
"Ay-n-jaal, gudiya hai?" Mavvy asked
"Umm..." R&B stared confused trying to come up with a Hindi word
"Angel" he whispered
Nivi was overjoyed
"Paree?" he explained to Mahavir
"Haan paree to theek hai, ek dum paree hai" he smiled
Nivi paused searching for that voice
R&B gulped his scalding hot coffee and reached for her
"Aap apne daftar ka kaam nahi kariyegaaa?" Mahavir asked handing her sadly
"Aaj call nahi hai" he said
"Bhabhiji kahin hamey, call rahega aapko" Mavvy accused
R&B chuckled
Nivi moaned and squirmed
He shushed her gently kissing her cheek, she tried to grab his nose... he turned her around and held her back on his chest and rocked
Walking over to the backyard
"Want to see what Amma grows?" he whispered
Mahavir followed like a pied piper
"Abhi kuch lagayi nahi bhabhiji, hum agle hafte jaayenge laane, Khan Market" he explained to Nivi
R&B chuckled
they walked around to the neatly dug up fertilized... churned up patch
Birds whirred excitedly in the tall jacaranda and peepal trees
Nivi shook startled
His phone beeped
"Her binkie is on the bedside drawer, she only likes her butterfly binky" he read the text and then scrolled up and saw the dozen she had sent an hour ago
"did she tell u?" he texted back, and half smiled
Mahavir followed almost drooling, waiting for the apple to fall from the tree..
"Aap baat karen, hum pakden kyaaa?" he asked longingly
"Nahi" R&B smiled... and then smiled again, and gently handed Nivi to the waiting, eager man
"In-jul" Mavvy cooed trying to mimic R&B
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