POSTING EPILOGUE ON PULIC DEMAND..
AND SORRY FOR BEING LATE...
Epilogue
Exhausted after a really really long day, she splayed her aching body on the sofa beside her bestie who was gorging over a tub of icecream giggling at her.
One day... Twenty four hours was all her devil friend cum sister in law took to drain out all the energy out of her over exited and extra energised self.
Granted that she was eight and half months pregnant, but she was much more crankier and demanding than any other eight month pregnant lady.
Surya had been away for a conference so Priya was alone in America. The excitement to meet her pregnant bestie drove her all the way to India. They wanted to spend a day in Jodha's former flat just like old times... Girl's day out. Granted that it took a lot of efforts from their side to cajole Jalal into giving in for the plan of letting his pregnant wife be away for one whole day. And then kicked in Jodha's pregnancy hormones. Rest is history. 😆
Sound of doorbell snapped them out of their thoughts. Priya dragged herself towards the door. Maybe even her stars were exhausted of tormenting her and sent Jalal to her rescue. He smirked seeing her expression "I see you really had a 'nice' time.."
"Don't do that Jalal." Priya sighed. "How did you survive these 8 months?" Priya sighed finally asking the question that was bugging her since morning.
"Oh!" Jodha blinked partly surprised and mostly amused, then glanced back at her ice cream tub smiling. "I have been trying to keep myself in rein today. You should see how crazy I am with him." Jodha giggled.
"Actually the secret is.. do anything and everything your wife asks to, and there you are.. a happy man with a happy wife." he chuckled and continued "I hope I am not wrong to conclude that you would like to spend rest of your vacation in Khan Mansion than here... alone with your best friend." Jalal smirked.
"Oh absolutely right" priya giggled.
"I am sitting right here." Jodha grumbled.
"Priya you take some rest, I will take care of Jodha." Jalal said.
"Sure. Okay goodnight people" Priya answered and went to the guestroom to have some much needed sleep.
"So... I am very irritating, right?" Jodha raised an eyebrow glaring at Jalal. He chuckled and sat beside Jodha.
He placed a soft kiss on her baby bump and whispered "dadda missed you sweetheart."
"And what about your sweetheart's mommy?" Jodha pouted.
"Are you jealous that I call my baby with that name and not you?" He smirked.
"You are such a devil." Before she could continue with her lecture, Jalal placed his lips on hers.
"Mmm.. butterscotch today." Jalal mumbled "You seem to like a different flavours of icecream everyday since you got pregnant."
"Like dad, like baby. Giving me a hard time with his extravagant demands and tantrums" she chuckled.
"Oh really!! I give you hard time?" Jalal faked a horrified expression.
"Yess... Before pregnancy you never let me sleep, and now your baby does the same." Jodha giggled.
"I don't remember doing anything close to that." Jalal feigned innocence.
"Then who made all the erotic and theatrical demands in bed?" Jodha tipped her chin up.
"Something tells me that you equally enjoyed them. That's the reason you too came up many exotic ideas, which I obviously loved." Jalal pulled her closer with a devilish smirk.
"What do I do Mr Khan, you are such an amazing lover." Jodha kissed on his nose drawing patterns on his waist.
"And you are seducing me again." He targeted her bare neck while slipping his hands inside her top.
"Mmm.. Jalal..." She moaned in pleasure.
"Your pregnancy hormones brought out the wild side of you. If I would have known this will happen I wouldn't have waited an year to knock you down." He chuckled receiving a playful punch from his beloved. He picked her up making his way to the bedroom.
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"Jalal..." A loud call of his wife jerked him out of his sleep, making him fall off his bed.
"Ah!" He struggled to come out of the sheets wrapped around him and sat on the floor massaging his shoulders. He wore his pants and came out of the room to witness his frustrated wife standing in the hall.
"What happened sweetheart" he asked lovingly.
"My fingers.. even they are fat." She cried.
Kissing her fingers one by one he said "They don't look fat to me."
"You are lying. You don't even seem to agree to the fact that I am fat altogether." She huffed.
"Oh sweetie.. that's our baby. And trust me you look beautiful." Jalal assured her again cupping her face.
"What if I never get back into shape after delivery? You wouldn't love me like this." She sighed.
"Which idiot said that to you? I love you and I will always love you. None of these factors will affect anything." He said caressing her hair.
"Okay then.. I don't need to do dieting and all those useless stuff. I want to eat chocolates." She jumped in excitement making Jalal slap his forehead.
"I will sleep some more." Jalal yawned.
"Noo.." Jodha whined.
"Baby, last night I didn't sleep properly. Please let me go." Jalal rested his sleepy head on her shoulder.
"Are you, by any chance, trying to blame me?" She glared.
"Eh? When did I say that?" He sighed helplessly.
"You did."
"I love you." Jalal whispered huskily tickling her ears with his nose. And it worked like a charm, like it always did.. to calm down his worked up wife.
"I love you too." Jodha blushed.
"Ahem" Priya's cough brought them out of their lala land. "I didn't mean to disturb you guys.. but breakfast is almost ready. And Jalal.. I see your charm does work like a magic." She chuckled.
Jalal observed Jodha as he continued with his breakfast. She was behaving weird. Weirder than usual. She was shifting uncomfortably on her seat and was playing with her food, which she unconsciously did when she wasn't hungry.
"Jalal.. it's.. it's paining.. too much." She mumbled. He got up helping her to get up with him "Take some rest.. eat when you feel better." Two steps towards the room, and she looked down horrified "Water... It.. it broke."
He picked her up and rushed towards the door with priya hurrying behind. "Don't worry.. I got you. It'll be fine."
"Aaa... It's paining. No no no... Aaa" she cried.
He held her in his arms while priya drove them to the hospital. They guided the stretcher inside the operation theatre leaving the tensed husband outside, dreaming and dreading. How hard it was for him to cajole her for c-section.
...Flashback...
"Do you prefer a normal delivery or c-section?" After the whole lot of discussion about other things, the doctor asked.
"Normal" "c-section" Jodha and Jalal replied simultaneously.
"This decision is tough for every couple. Take your time and let me know during your next visit." The doctor politely suggested.
Reaching home, Jodha shooter her first request "Jalal please.. I want normal delivery."
"No Jodha... c-section it will be." Jalal said with a finality in his tone which very well indicated Jodha that this matter is not to be argued upon. Silently she backed off for the moment.
That day she neither made any moody demands nor argued over eating veggies, making Jalal surprised at her behaviour simultaneously expecting a whimsical demand.
"Jalal.. I wanted to talk to you." She said making him smile knowing that he guessed right.
"Hmm.. what happened?" Jalal asked.
"Why are you so much against normal delivery?" She whispered.
"It's.. it's nothing." Jalal looked aside. "I'll go, take a shower."
Holding his hand she stopped him from fleeing "Jalal... Please.. don't shun me out."
"Why isn't cesarian fine with you?" Jalal asked.
"Its healthier.. both for the baby and the mother. It eases feeding and then it's easier to get back into shape with normal delivery." She teased trying to lighten up the moment.
"I am scared." He breathed heavily looking straight into her eyes.
"Of what?" The vulnerability in his eyes made her realise that she knows the answer. "Nothing will happen to me Jalal." She cupped his face. "And if it matters to you so much, I am okay with cesarian."
... Flashback ends...
Not that waiting outside the operation theatre was any easier. But atleast he knew it would save her from the gut wrenching pain and him from the heart wrenching cries of his beloved.
Hamida, Nimmi and Abdul were soon beside Jalal holding him together. A soft cry pierced the tension bringing a smile on their faces. A nurse came emerged from the OT with a tiny baby wrapped in a pink towel. "Congratulations it's a baby girl."
"How is Jodha?" Jalal asked hurriedly.
"Both mother and child are heathy. She is unconscious right now. We will soon shift her in normal ward where you can meet her." She said handing over the fussing baby in Jalal's arms.
"She's beautiful." He chuckled holding her securely and placed a soft kiss on her little forehead.
"It's my turn to hold her." Nimmi jumped and rubbed her palms together in excitement.
Jodha was shifted to the normal ward after some time. Jalal went inside with their baby in his arms and placed her beside the impatient mother.
"Jalal... She's so beautiful. She has your eyes." Jodha beamed touching the baby girl's little face.
"Thank you Jodha.."
"For what?"
"For everything.. I love you."
"I love you too" They sealed the precious moment with a kiss promising to give all the happiness of the world to each other.
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