Knock, Knock! Who's there? Pt 21/22 pg 80, 82 23/04 - Page 53

Chapter 20

'Weddings date fixed' Maan announced walking into the living room, Geet gasped at the speed of it all; just 2 days ago they got engaged, the following morning she told Sameera and Rana who were shocked but in a pleasant kind of way. Then Maan called her father to officiate the wedding proceedings, and then the pair heard nothing, apparently the elders would deal with the matter, all she and Maan had to do was attend their wedding, or so was imbued by Anita.

'Maid of honour sounds good' Sam carelessly dropped in unmindful of Geet's panicky breaths

'Best man here' Adi added kissing her cheek to which Maan raised an unpleasant brow, things were moving too fast in their lives. Yes Geet and him were engaged yet Sam and Adi were the more apparent couple.

'Isn't that too quick' Geet asked looking down at her protracting belly, the delivery date and the wedding date might as well clash with the way their family were going. 'I don't want to be a fat bride' she cried next, Maan immediately threw away the cordless phone onto the coffee table and sat beside her, running a comforting hand down her back. 'You'll still be beautiful' he encouraged smiling delicately as she sniffed looking at him with pleading eyes, 'Ok whatever you say goes' he instantly threw in the towel giving up just so she could smile and she did while Sam moaned 'Gosh woman you know how to spoil my plans'. That was when they all heard a loud KNOCK, jumping them up.

KNOCK KNCOK THUMP THUMP

The door was violently kicked and pushed alerting all four, Maan was the first to get up and warn Geet not to get out, he then walked out the room with Adi following, soon screams were heard 'GEET' the familiar voice called; 'Geet I know you're in there' he shouted again in despair.

'Please Geet, I was wrong to use you but I'm sorry. I love you' he screamed amidst the violent pushing

'Get lost' Maan breathed calmly though the look of the angry man before him was infuriating; 'Who the hell are you and where's my Geet?' he spoke with attitude and an evil grin appeared soon enough seeing how Geet wobbled into the hallway

'Geet baby' he called softly forwarding his hand for her to take, Maan looked over his shoulder with an angry glare telling her straight that he was annoyed with her entrance, 'I thought I told you to stay put' he voiced next, his hands running through his thick hair in agitation but soon relaxed seeing how Geet pushed closer to his body finding warmth. 'I'm sorry' she whispered when his hands curled around her waist on reflex.

'WHAT THE HECK?' they both looked at the appalled man in front, he wore a suit that had several creases as if he'd returned from a tussle, his usual gelled hair stood unidirectional, in total he looked like a mess.

'Dev?' Maan asked looking down at Geet and she nodded firmly looking back at him, both wore dim expressions. Just when they thought Dev wouldn't make a scene, maybe he did indeed have a backbone considering how the case was filed yet no Dev came about. But no he had act out his part, the part of a lying deceiving swindler.

'Geet' Dev started stepping forward with a look of shame but Maan placed a hand out stopping his movement

'I suppose you've received the court orders, Geet would fight till the end for the firm and the apartment. So if there's no more to say, please leave' Maan's voice was soft and controlled as if dealing with an impatient patient irritating Dev all the more

'WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?' Dev shouted moving closer so the men were toe to toe, with Dev's sudden movement Maan pushed Geet behind him seeing how Dev seemed slightly tipsy

'Geet's fiance' Maan introduced smugly from behind Geet lay on his back, her hands circling around his waist as her face popped over his shoulder time and again looking at the past that deceived her once

'YOU ... is this some kind of joke?' Dev stammered before directing his gaze to Geet who smiled happily looking unfazed by the drama

'Well you must know that she's pregnant with my baby then' Dev tried fooling, though Maan spoke none however he looked disturbed pleasing Dev, he assumed the nail hit the coffin, soon Geet would be back with him and again he'd scam off her like in the past.

'No Dev you've got it wrong, you can't be the father; remember you got a vasectomy done so I can't mother you're child. Well I'm happy you did that, actually I should thank you, had it not been for the sperm donation, I would have never met my fianc, Maan, who is also the ACTUAL father of our baby' Geet spoke clearly looking at Maan when she repeated 'OUR' for like the hundredth time, in an instant Maan's angry vibes dissipated and he smiled despite the lurking shadow.

'Now get out of my property before I call the police' these words hit Dev more than the previous words because he immediately slurred into vicious name calling; screaming and shouting out Geet's infinity which finally broke Maan's control and out came a punch right to the fouled Dev's nose, then another across the other cheek throwing him off balance.

'Maan' Geet screamed stopping his violent streak, Adi too stepped in clutching onto him so he couldn't move forward and hit Dev again. Soon after sirens could be heard, two police officers stepped out the car and looked at the scene; Geet holding onto Maan, Adi beside him, Sameera on the phone and Dev on the floor, hurt.

'Officers I called you' Sameera ran forward and immediately explained the behaviour, an abusive ex misbehaving under the effects of alcohol. Since all four stories matched, and Dev failed the alcohol test, he was immediately handcuffed and taken away in a police vehicle. When the vehicle exited the street, the four went back into the house looking somewhat normal as if Dev hadn't just stepped into their perfect life and caused a fiasco. Although Maan's brow was scrunched in annoyance and Geet's hands were balled in tension..

'When do you guys leave then for your sister's wedding?' Sameera asked handing out glasses of water, she smiled at Maan knowingly as if hinting the change of conversation to help elevate the distress written clearly on Geet's face. 'Tonight, we need to pack Geet' Maan added ushering Geet upstairs, Natasha's wedding was in a week and the Sangeet ceremony was to officially start from tomorrow. So Anita had finally forced her way into them accepting to stay with the Khuranna's for one and a half week's, in between Geet's parents would arrive, probably during that time the elders had arranged the wedding date but of course Maan's wasn't going to be bullied into marrying if Geet wasn't happy, instead he'd wait until the baby was born next month and then slowly settle for a date.

'Maan shall we have a court marriage on the arranged date and then afterwards have a proper wedding with reception and all' Geet asked as they walked up the stairs hand in hand, he hadn't said anything but smiled in agreement.