Beer & Bastion
She literally grabbed him the second he made his way up, almost body slamming him
Ranjan had taken Nivi downstairs to put her in bed
"What did you say to manya?" she hissed
He looked shocked for a second
Then he realized II must have overheard
He tried "Nothing" first
"U are a f**king liar da. I call BS on that" she accused poking him with her index finger
"Dekho aate hi she started flirting" Sam giggled
"Chal nikalte hain"
"have u guys eaten?" Ii asked glaring at her husband
"Vandita ne kya khilaya?" Tan winked
"Idli aur tamarind rice, tamarind rice was leftover from lunch" II smiled
"Mere liye?" Tan demanded
"She gave me paste. I can mix for you?"
"Oye hoye. Thanks yaar" Tan stood up, doing a bottoms up on his beer mug
"Manya wanted fish. Mahavir ne banaya?" Sam asked
The kitchen was not used for fish anymore, Ranjan had built/converted an annexe to spare II of the scent
"Maybe. Main ruki nahi neeche" II muttered
"I will have a spoon of tamarind rice" "Agar tum banaogi to" "Mahavir puts too much paste and the rice is red hot... on fire" Sam complained "Tan ne mujhe 40 pakore khila diya aaj" she burped making a face
II picked up the empty bowls and platters and plates, tipping over a beer mug in the process
"I am having them pick it up" R&B informed her
She kept working ignoring him
Ranjan came up panicking
"Daddd?" Sam got up
"Manya apne kamre mein band hai?" he said distraught
R&B checked email on the phone!!!
"Uve got to be kidding me!" II hissed looking at him
"PMS hoga or jitters" Sam said loudly
Tan smacked her thigh for talking so crudely
"Dadd aa jaayegi, neeche chalte hain hum" she got up and gave II a hand
They went down to eat, as usual there was more food than people at MM
Tan wanted to be dragged and tied to the top of the car
II quietly cleaned up
"I love the red plaid II" sam smiled getting up and sliding the kitchen chair under the table
II nodded and smiled after a few seconds
"Manya ne tumhe kuch kaha?" Sam asked worried
"Nahi to!!!!" II looked shocked
"Oh... um" Sam looked visibly relieved
R&B looked up from his phone and noticed that
He sensed Manya might have pitched her conspiracy theory to Sam
He grunted geting up
"II want another beer" he said coolly
"We ran out of Flat Tire" she said smugly
"I will have one of those bottled crafts" he insisted
She had no desire to play the dutiful wife
Ranjan had eaten sparingly and was now talking stocks and bonds with Tan as they looked at Asia Biz news
"Achha suno, main nikalti hoon, tum jaakar baitho uske paas, saara din Nivi ne nahi dekha tumhe to bhi chalega, saara din ISNE nahi dekha tumhe to" Sam giggled
II blushed self consciously
"Umm... he knows where the beer is" she said not moving from the sink
Sam shut the faucet, II waved her fingers on the sink, water beads flew out
She brought three bottles of some random (non craft) beer and set it on the white quartz kitchen counter
"Craft?" he mocked
"Mujhe nahi pata, peeyo ab" she ordered
He traced her cheek with his index finger
"Manya ko kya kaha?" she whispered
"Give it up already?" he was furious
"Phir woh ek ghanta ho gaya kamre se bahar kyon nahi aa rahi?" she demanded
He bend down and pecked her lips shamelessly in the open kitchen
"Stoppp" she hissed
He kissed her some more
"I am going up. Dont drag ur feet" he whispered licking her lower lip
"U made her cry" II was shocked
"I am going to have to teach u how to identify craft and non-craft, Miller, Budweiser, Heineken etc" he said quietly "Sam Adams Boston Lager, Flat Tire, Surly Brewing Darkness"
"PIGGG" she hissed with suppressed anger and passion
"I am going to open every fricking bottle and pour it out into the sink tonight" she said her eyes glistening with promised revenge
He chuckled, openly amused
He sipped noisily his pout lingering on the bottle opening
He bend down and let her taste it ,... only a spoonful. She hated beer.
He knew she would kill him if he passed on a mouthful
The tame yet erotic act of sharing his beer did not go unnoticed. II swallowed as she made a face
"Exactly!!!" he nodded approving the disgust
Tan smiled at Ranjan and quickly left the kitchen area
Ranjan followed his son in law as well
R&B went up leaving the half empty bottle on the counter, walking into the corridor to the other three dimensional liqour freezer and grabbing a Sam Adams on the way
II walked out to see Sam off
"Manny ko kehna mujhe phone karegi" Sam tried not to be worried
"Makarand aa raha hai na kal?" Tan asked
II didnt know... Many rarely told her stuff
"Umm... pata nahi" she shrugged
Sam looked like she didnt aprove of Manya's secrecy
"I wanted to go to work for a few hours" Ii responded like she was not going to be home when he came
"Tell her they can come over for dinner?" Sam smiled
II nodded
"Isko bhi bula yaar?" Tan was upset
"Isko? Yeh kahan aati hai?" Sam smiled a lil flustered "sorry II, please tum bhi"
"Jeej" II laughed
Ranjan waddled over unhappily
"Chhethi nikal puttarjee" he urged his daughter
"daddd... u wont let me stay" Sam made a face
"Ruko phir. Sadken kharab hain, khoda hoya... aur Dilli ki crime" Ranjan sighed
"Daddd main yahi rehti hoon
Tan was on the phone, he hung up and looked at ranjan
"Dad paairi pona" he said tapping the steering
Ranjan half smile
Sam waved
"Tum aa gayi na ab, Dad ko meri zaroorat nahi" she laughed
II looked up at that comment
He stood in the balcony twirling his bottle on the ledge
Upon meeting her gaze he sipped quietly
"Do din koi is ghar mein khush rehta hai to 2 saal dukhi" Ranjan was upset
"dad, its a brother sister fight aap chinta mat karo"
"Tujhe kaha osne?" Ranjan looked up
"Maine suna" II muttered softly
"KIS baat par?" he asked shocked
II shrugged
"I dont know" she looked sad too
"Hmmm... tu nahi thi na ghar par, usne kisi na kisi se ladna jaroor haiga" Ranjan shook his head
II didnt know whether to laugh or cry
She wound up and went to the 1st floor to kiss her daughter in Ranjan's bedroom and went up
walked over to the balcony
"I told Dad tumne rulaya Manny ko" she said smugly
"WHY would u do that?" he asked turning towards her
"Kyonki tumhare siva is ghar mein koi war monger nahi hai" she said with a disappointed look
"Come here" he ordered
"No thanks" she said standing ground
"Dont push this II" he begged
"Kal Makarand aa raha hai pata hai tumhe?" she asked like a fool
Ofcourse he knew
A look of familiarity passed over his face and then he quickly arrested it
Manny hadnt told his wife that?
He was more furious with Manny now
But here was II, picking up arms on behalf of her uncaring sis in law... he didnt know where to even begin trying to untangle this mess
His wife continued her passionate tirade
"U have no feelings. Uski shaadi hai 4 mahiney mein. Dad kitne upset hain maloom? What a heartless jerk you are!!!!" animated, waving her arms, trying not to cry on behalf of Manny.
"U cruel bas***d" she whispered hoarsely as she lost the battle with her eyes and let some tears escape
He walked over setting the bottle on the rim and she punched him
He ducked
"II" he warned holding her wrist and bending it behind her back "shhh... shhh" "Listen..." "II" he coaxed
pinning her on the sliding glass door near the frame
She was having one of her verbal floods...she was adamant he was the villian, Manny hated her, II didnt love Manny either, but was willing to campaign for her
he bend down and shut her up with a groan, and felt her strain and fight under his weight
"Jesus... shut up" he warned and began to kiss her again... the muffled sounds audible at first, and then a whimper as she began responding weakly