Chapter 13 - Epilogue
He woke up during the early hours of the morning. She was lying almost completely on top of him. They hadn't made love after they came out of the shower the previous night, but they did not let each other go. Holding on to each other, just relishing their togetherness, their love. He looked at his beautiful wife. He still could not believe she was here, that she had forgiven him and had agreed to marry him after he had abandoned her and abused her for years. He moved her hair away from her face as his eyes began to tear. He would make that pain up to her. He would make sure she always knew she was loved by him. She would fully regain the confidence she had lost and he would give her whatever it is she wanted. He felt like the most blessed man in the world.
She opened her eyes and saw his tears and was immediately wide awake.
"Yash, what is it. What happened?"
"I love you and you made me the happiest man alive, that's what happened."
"Baby" She wiped his tears "Stop it, you will make me cry too and I don't want to cry on the first day of my marriage. What can I do to make you smile my love? I know" she said and started to move down.
"No" he stopped her. "We both know that you are an expert at that as you have proven to me many times. I want what I couldn't have before we were married."
"You could have had whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted, you are the one that refused."
"Let's not quibble about that now" he said pulling her on top of her.
She chuckled.
"Something's poking in the stomach. Do you have any idea what it could be, husband."
"It should not be in your stomach" he said lifting her and placing her on top of him. "Much better he said"
She looked down at him, looked at all the marks she had inflicted there.
"It seems you are a marked man, Mr Scindiya" she said as she started moving on top of him, slowly.
"So how is it? Is this what you wanted?"
"Yes, so much"
"And will you ever refuse me again?"
"Never", he said in ecstasy. "Never" he said again and in one swift movement she was underneath him and he was thrusting wildly on top of her.
She got out of bed to do the rituals after marriage. He didn't want to let her go and she wished she could stay, but she didn't have this privilege the first time around. She was so tired as they had been making love for hours since they woke up. The pain that she felt between her legs was a source of happiness, she welcomed it. It testified to the love she had shared with her husband for the first time in years. And this time there was no heart ache, no loss, and no regret. Their passion for each other took many forms, it was long and slow, wild and fast, hot and violent and they both knew what the other wanted at which time. And each gave as much as they took. It was love in every sense of the word.
She served her family the sweets that she made. And all were satisfied. It was only the immediate family and not the relatives, he had decided that he didn't want any extended family there.
After breakfast, he said
"It's time to pack, baby?"
"Where we going?" she said embarrassed about the way he addressed her in front of his family. It was bad enough that some his love bites were visible for everyone to see.
"On honeymoon, of course"
"Really? Where are we going?" she asked as they were walking towards their room.
"You'll see." he said as the entered their bedroom. He locked the door.
"Why are you locking the door?"
"Because it's been hours since I've had you."
"He touched her intimately" and she winced.
"Are you sore?"
"Yes" she said.
"I'm sorry. I was too rough with you."
"Yes," she said. "You were too rough with me and I loved every minute. Now make love to me so we can get packing." and he obliged.
He took her to Paris as he knew her passion for fashion. He took her around to all the fashion houses as well as all the landmark tourist attraction. But they were so happy to be united with their girls again when they got back home.
She went back to continue the learner ship and excelled at it. Nanny left, but she now had her mother in law and Bhabhi to help out. Six months into the marriage she had some awesome news to share with her husband. She had kept her news for their date night that they had every week. She chose an intimate restaurant and took special care with appearance. The dinner went well.
"I have a surprise for you."
"Mmm. A special dessert perhaps?"
"No, better."
"What could be better than that?"
"The result of that"
"What do you mean?"
"We're having another baby." she said excitedly. But she was surprised to see the smile disappear from her face.
He asked for the bill.
"Come let's go" he said angrily. She was totally confused.
He walked out of the restaurant and she had to run to keep up with him.
"Yash, wait. What's wrong" fear gripped her heart that she was regretting their relationship. She knew he loved his girls so much so his re-action floored her. He didn't say anything, he just drove home. Once she was in their bedroom she spoke again.
"Yash, what is going on? Don't you love me anymore? Don't you want our baby?" She was crying now, fear written all over her face. She would not be able to endure another rejection from him.
"Of course I love you. I just can't believe I could be so stupid. How could I let this happen? I should have taken precautions." He was pacing the room as he was speaking. She was devastated by his words. He did not want their baby.
"How far along are you? Would you be able to still have an abortion?"
She looked at him utter shock. She started shaking.
"Aarti are you ok?" he asked.
"No, no I'm not ok. How can I be ok? You want me to abort our baby!" she shouted at him.
"Yes, and I make no apologies for that. I will not lose you Aarti. The last time you nearly died. I won't let you die. I won't" he grabbed her and held her to him. She understood his fear now, and she was overwhelmed by his love for her.
"Yash, we don't know that the same thing will happen again. Let's first speak to the doctors. Ok?"
"But if your life is at risk, then I will not allow you to have this baby."
"Let's first talk to the doctor and then we can take it from there my love. I'm sure everything will be fine this time. God would not have given us so much love and happiness just to snatch it away. Please I need you to believe with me."
He started sobbing with her in his arms and she just held him. He was so vulnerable right then. She held him till he calmed down. Then she wiped his tears and kissed him. They went to take a shower together and they made love slowly.
No matter how she tried, she could not get him to relax. He snapped at everyone, including the girls. He almost turned into the old Yash. The only difference was that he was protective of her. He pushed everyone away, he was sullen and angry. She was the only one that could get him out of it for a while. They hardly made love anymore. The thought of harming her paralysed him with fear. She missed their intimacy but she was didn't want to stress him out more, so most night they just slept in each other's arms. She had not displayed any symptoms of her previous condition but the doctors monitored her as it was not impossible for it to manifest later in the pregnancy. He hardly wanted to go to work and she had to give up her learnership. She had to convince him that she was fine and that he should go to the office."
She was playing with the girls on the bed and the both jumped on her, tickling her. They were laughing. They didn't even realise that her returned from the office.
"Girls, stop that. I told you before not to be so rough with Mamma. This is the last time I'm telling you. Next time you will get a smack from me."
They were not used to this side of their pappa and they were both very teary.
She hugged them and said.
"Mamma's poppets can have some ice-cream. Ask Ramdulare uncle to dish some for you." They ran out of the room.
"Yash Scindiya, I will not have you shouting at my children for no reason."
"You know the situation, yet you still allow them to carry on like that. What if something happens?"
"Nothing has happened so far. I am already 3 months pregnant. The doctors said everything was fine at the last check up and I had already showed symptoms of the illness at this stage of my pregnancy the las time. I can't deal with you when you are like this. If you continue like this, I will take my children and go back to our old house."
"You won't do any such thing, do you hear me?" he was blind with rage again.
She went to him and held him to her.
"I don't want to baby. I want to be here with my husband. Right now you are the Yash that I met. They one that was always angry. I want my husband back Yash. The one that courted me, that was took care of me and the girls that re-united me with my loved ones, that gave me a job and my confidence back and the one that deprived himself so that we could marry again with honour. Where is that man, Yash? Where is the love of my life?"
"The thought of losing you is driving me crazy. I'm so afraid."
"I know. I am worried too sometimes but I choose to focus on the positive, the fact that the baby and I are still healthy. I had so much stress with the first pregnancy, but now I am happy. That makes a big difference. Please Yash, for both of us, you need to relax. And for our girls."
"I will try. I will go and apologise to them and I will read them their bed time story.'
"Thank you, love. They will love it."
"I love you." he said and left to make amends with his daughters.
She only started showing signs of complications in her 6th month but not to the extent where her life was at risk. But she delivered their little Aayu via C-section at 7 months and had sterilisation at her husband's insistence at the same time.
Their son's homecoming and naming ceremony was done with much fanfare. All was well in the Scindiya household again. Aarti worked as free-lance fashion designer. She didn't want to work full time as she wanted to have enough time for her husband and children.
The girls doted on their brother and tried to help where they can. They were more a nuisance but she humoured them. Yash returned to his old self when she gave birth and he was sure she had the sterilisation. He was so much more relaxed now. And he couldn't wait for the period to be over so that they could get to their amorous activities.
They had gone to the gynae together and were given the all clear. If he could he would have pounced on her right then. They drove home, but she was sitting in the back seat with Aayu. All her attention on the baby. He so hoped that Aayu would be sleeping when they got home. But he wasn't and in top of it, they had visitors. His in-laws were there and she busy being the hostess that she ignored them. They even spoke of her coming home to them for a visit. It was a Friday and she would spend the weekend with them.
He wasn't having it.
"Aarti, I have to catch up on some work. Will you please bring me a cup of tea?"
"But Yash, I served tea right here. Why don't you have some and then go work."
"No I have an urgent e-mail that I have to attend to."
"Ok, I will bring it shortly."
She came into the room. He was sitting at his desk working on his laptop. She put the tea down next to him and was about to leave. He grabbed her hand.
"Yash, what are you doing."
"Tea is not what I want from your right now." he said.
"Yash, our parents are right outside" she whispered hoarsely.
"I don't care." he said
"Aayu" she said weakly
"He has 2 sets of grandparents looking after him. He doesn't need you right now, I do." he said as he got up from his desk. He kissed her passionately.
"Yash, baby. We can't do this now." she said totally aroused and not moving away from him.
"I have to have you now" he said unbuckling his belt. "You are not going anywhere this weekend"
"No" she responded weakly
"The girls can go and that will give us more time to be alone together." He removed his bottoms. He was so hard for her.
"Yes" she said
He bent her over the desk and lifted her skirt and pulled down her underwear. He spread her legs with his knee and his fingers slid into her intimately, finding her already wet and ready. He bent her over the desk and entered her from behind. She moaned as she felt his hardness entering her.
His thrusts were driving her wild and his fingers found her pleasure spot in front. The cup of tea falling off the desk was unnoticed. Files and stationary followed suit and his laptop hanging precariously off side of the desk as she desperately searched for support to aid her weak legs.
They found their release quickly. He turned her around and held her close and they started kissing her again. He was immediately aroused again.
"Baby, I have to go.They are waiting for me downstairs."
"Stay Aarti."
"No, but I will make it up to you later."
"Promise.
"Pinky promise." she laughed.
He let her go and after she made herself decent, then she spent the rest of the time with her parents and packed for the girls to go to with their grandparents. They made arrangements to have lunch there on Sunday and get the girls back.
The lovebirds made the most of the time without the girls. Well as much as time as little master Aayu Scindiya would allow. Whenever he slept, day or night for that weekend, Aarti knew that her husband would drag her to the room. He didn't even care what his family thought about it.
They were lying bed, satisfied for the moment, the Sunday after they came back from Aarti's family.
"I love you, baby." Yash said.
"I love you too."
"I know. Do you know how happy this makes me? I can't believe that I refused to accept your love and wouldn't acknowledge how much I loved you. And after everything, after I hurt you and broke you, you still took me back, you still love me. And we now we have another little blessing as proof of our love. You are everything to me, Aarti. Thank you for loving me and giving me another chance, giving me a NEW BEGINNING."
"No sweetheart, I didn't do anything that you haven't done for me. You had issues to deal with, your behaviour was because you were broken too and because you loved me, you are dealing with your issues. You went about proving your love to me in the most amazing way. Your broke down the walls that I had built around my heart with your love. And now I am happy, I am complete. You fought for us when I had giving up and you gave me the most amazing blessings in our children. My heart is yours, it always was and will always will be. You gave this a chance, you gave us a NEW BEGINNING. "She responded.
"You're amazing baby" he said, kissing her.
She got on top of him.
"And you are awesome, handsome, hot, sexy" she said raining down kisses on his face as she was talking.
"And now I am hungry too" he said aroused by his beautiful wife.
"Good, because I am too. Put your money where your mouth is Mr. Scindiya, show me how amazing I am"
He flipped them over and caught her beneath him.
"Done" he said and gave her exactly what they both wanted and needed.
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