Ishita and Toshiji were on dining table having dinner while Raman was yet to come. Ishita was just eating salad, seeing her eating salad toshiji said -arey puttar, why u r eating just salad, kuch aur bhi kha, tu toh moti bhi nahi hai why u r dieting, dekh maine chicken banwaya hai,raman ka bahut favourite hai, tu bhi kha. Saying so she was about to serve ishita when Raman said -maa, woh non veg nahi khaati. He said and both the ladies look at him thinking how he knows.
He walks to them and said -i mean, yeh tamilian brahmin hai ,may be non veg naa khati ho.aapne kuch veg toh banwaya nahi hoga.
Toshiji -veg?? Toh shayad naa ho.
Ishita -no problem aunty ,salad is fine. I will manage.
Toshiji -aise kaise, hamare ghar mein koi bhookha rahe, no ways. U just wait. I just come. She said and was going when Raman said -maa, aap raho. Let me check. Aap kyun uth rahe ho.
Ishita -no worry Raman. I am good, really. She was saying but he went to his kitchen.
As he knows her taste well, he told the help to make paneer bhurji for her.
They made it under Raman's supervision. He was taking it himself but stopped and told the help to take it.
Raman -u r not gulabo here but raman. Don't serve her here. He said to himself and went behind the help.
Help served paneer bhurji to ishita and raman said -sorry, Itni jaldi yahin arrange ho paaya. But tomorrow morning I will make sure u will have much choices.
Ishita -no raman, it's just perfectly fine. Infact I like this very much. Thank u so much, ab aap bhi please khaiye, I don't like eating all alone. She said to which Raman nodded and all start having their dinner. Ishita was eating while a help was standing next to her for taking all her orders. She was really impressed with the hospitality of bhallas.
After the food, dessert was serve, there was five types of dessert. Ishita was getting impressed seeing how huge they r but more then their status, their simplicity was impressing her. How raman was stopping toshiji from eating too much of sweet as she has diabetes.
Ishita was constantly smiling seeing raman bond with his mother. Toshiji look at ishita and said -puttar, tu toh kuch kha hi nahi rahi. Kuch meetha le le.
Ishita -no aunty, I don't take much sweet. Waise bhi aap dono ko dekh kar sweetness kuch jyada hi ho gayi hai. How much u two love each other.
Toshiji -we don't have anyone else to love naa,so we love each other.waise joh mere Raman ki votti aayegi, I will love her also this way only. She said smiling looking at ishita while Raman glared toshiji and said -maa, kuch bhi bolte ho. Can't u eat silently. Aur ishita Aap bhi, please have ur dinner and sleep. U must be getting late. He said to which both the ladies nodded and had their food.
Soon all went to their respective room. Toshiji slept while Raman was working on his laptop when something click his mind.
Raman -oh shit, uske bina ishita ko neend kaise aayegi. I think I should go and give her that. He thought and went to kitchen.
On the other hand, ishita was standing on the window enjoying the beauty of the place. The garden was looking beautiful with the colourful fountains.
Ishita -kitna sundar hai sab kuch, I feel like standing and admire the place like this only. She was talking to herself looking out when there was a knock on the door. She walked to the door and opened it only to see Raman standing there.
Ishita -arey raman Aap,iss waqt??
Raman -haan ,I made this hot chocolate, u wanna have it.
Ishita -hot chocolate, aapko kaise pata I drink this before sleep.
Raman smiled and thought, mujhe nahi pata hoga toh kisko pata hoga, after all I always make it for u. He was thinking when ishita said -raman, boliye naa, aapko kaise pata??
Raman -mujhe nahi pata tha, was making for myself toh socha may be u too want it, have it.
Ishita nodded and sipped it.
Ishita -wow ,perfect, just the way I love, u know raman, meri maid gulabo. Woh bhi Ek dum aisa hi banati hai, yummy saa. She said making Raman spill the drink.
Ishita -what happened, r u OK??
Raman -yes I am good, sorry for this reaction, but agar aap mujhe apni maid se compare karengi toh how I am going to react.
Ishita -oh don't get me wrong. I didn't said that, I just mean to say ki aapko dekh kar lagta nahi ki aapko kuch bhi banana aata hoga. I mean u r the Raman bhalla, business tycoon. Kaun sochega that u know all this.
Raman smiled and said -mere bahut se pehlu hai, which u don't know yet.
Ishita -and I love to know about u more,she said smiling while both started sipping their drink.
Ishita -can I ask something??
Raman -yaa sure, boliye naa.
Ishita -can I see ur garden, I mean its very beautiful and alluring too. Can I feel it closely.
Raman -ofcourse, yeh bhi koi puchne ki baat hai. Chaliye main le chalta hoon.
Ishita -no no I can go alone, I mean if u can trust me. Main kuch kharab nahi karungi.
Raman -there is nothing like that, but yes I want to accompany u. Aur mere saath aapko achcha lagega, I mean can show u the place in much nice way.
Ishita -ok, then let's go. She said and soon both were in the park. Both were walking together smiling in between while cool breeze was blowing making her shiver .she hugged herself feeling chilly and was rubbing herself when Raman covered her with his coat. She look at him, he look at her, both shared a brief eyelock.
They were lost in each other when wind blows making her hair fall on her face blocking his view. He tucked her hair behind her ear and she closed her eyes feeling his touch. He cupped her face softly caressing her cheek while she was too enjoying his soft touches.
Both were lost in each other when water from the fountain fall on her face breaking her trance. She opened her eyes and realised their position. She pushed him a little and went to the fountain. Raman too felt bit guilty for trying to be intimate to her but was lost again in her beauty. She was sitting near the fountain wearing a peach colour suit while her hair was open, she was looking just too beautiful.
She was sitting near the fountain trying to normalise her breath while he was busy in admiring her from far only.
After a while, she walked to him and said -i think its getting late, chaliye wapas chalte hai.
Raman nodded and both turned to go back when her eyes fell on a house made of glass surrounded by flowers.
Ishita -yeh kya hai??
Raman -yeh, yeh mera resting zone hai. Whenever I am very stressed out, I go there and feel peace.
Ishita -can I see that.
Raman -yes sure. He said and both went to the house. Ishita entered and look around. There was many paintings kept in between the flower pots.
Ishita -wow,kitni khoobsurat paintings hai, who made it.
Raman -main banata hoon.
Ishita -wow, I never knew that u r such a good painter.
Raman -i told u naa, u r yet to know about me.
Ishita -and I told u naa, that I want to know u. She said and smiled.
Ishita turned and start looking around every painting minutely.
Ishita -sab bahut khoobsurat hai raman, u r really a gifted one. Itne achche insaan, a great businessman and an artist too. Really I am impressed.
Raman -thank u so much, Itni tareef ki aadat nahi mujhe.
Ishita -toh daal lijiye, coz u deserve all this praise. She said and walking to another painting when her sandal got stuck and she was about to fall but Raman hold her by waist. She fell in his arms closing her eyes while he was just looking at her.
She opened her eyes feeling safe and saw herself in his arms.
He made her stand and asked -u r OK naa??
Ishita -yes, I am ,she was saying when her eyes fall on a painting which was fallen due to her sandal sticking.
She walked to it and picked it. It was a girl's portrait.
Raman -shit, Kahin ishita samajh naa jaaye ki yeh uski portrait hai, warna pata nahi kya hoga. He thought worried gulping his saliva while she was looking at the portrait very keenly.
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