Painful Rapture~thread2~ chp.59 ~ pg 144~3.8.12 - Page 64

Mishal Raheja as Major Dutta Patil

Painful Rapture ~ Chapter 50

Back to the grind

Dutta, projected his black pathiani clad muscular leg out of his Mercedes and chucked the keys to Kaley , stormed over to the passenger side, pulled open the door and held on to Baji's left arm and wrapped it around his inclined broad shoulders, "chaal uthe, Baji!" he commanded, his face clouded with a grim scowl. Kaley, briskly approached to assist , but Dutta raised his palm, "Saab ko under lae kar jaon!,Baji ko main kudh le kar joan ga" he ordered. Baji looked up at Dutta as he was almost dragged into the house, utterly sloshed! feebly slurred, "neeche..pan ke dukaan, uppar gorri ka makan.."Dutta, pinched his shoulder with his palm, "salla ab tu Dutta ke makan main hai! mau band kar apna! ghar wali jag jayenga"..behind Dutta, Kaley followed nimbly with Bradley secure with his arm strung around the BG's shoulder.. Dutta turned his head a little and ordered, "Saab ko guest room mein le ke jaon..".Baji's feet began to give way, and Dutta put his free arm around his friends waist for security..

Dutta's eyes snatched sight of a slight movement near the large palm planter..his eyes rested on the border of the white sari, and gradually the figure poked her head forward, "Saab, ap inti late"? and before he knew it she came and stood beholding the sight of her lion, supporting her mau bola bhai, she lurched forward and lifted Baji's right arm and wrapped it around her tiny rounded shoulders...Baji turned to face her, "Naku, ssshh, shor maat ker log jag jain ge" he drawled.. Dutta turned his face the other way and muttered, "ek tu yeh Naku bhi , billi ke theran raat ko jage hoti hai, policing kerte phirte.. she turned her face and challenged "Saab kuch bola ap ne,"he rolled his eyes and pushed his shoulder up as they both dragged Baji to the bottom of the of the main winding stairway that lead to the bedrooms on the first floor.. Dutta stopped, turned his head halfway towards his little cat... and commanded, while he removed Baji's arm from his broad shoulders.. "choor ise Naku ise uthe ke le jana hoga is ke kamre tak"...Naku looked at his cold narrow eyes and knew not to defy his instruction as he acted on his demand. Dutta bent his knees and scooped up Baji in his arms and heaved himself slowly up the stair way, Naku stood and raised her eyes as she observed with fondness the spectacle of Baji's left arm around Dutta's neck and shoulders, his face cradled against Dutta's chest , like a babe , and his right hand hung limp ,as her Saab, in succession scaled the marble stair case... she held her breath , at the bond these two special men in her life shared...but decided to follow them, in case she was required.

Sure enough she, she prepared Baji's bed as Dutta entered his friends room carrying him , and glared at him from time to time ,as he inclined his back and gently placed his dead drunk friend on the bed, shuffled the pillows, and lifted his legs to make Baji comfortable . Naku , in haste moved to remove Baji's shoes but, Dutta raised his palm curtly and stated ,"choor de!, ja main uther deta hoon iske jhotte.."and he pulled them off Baji's feet, covered him with a sheet and left the room in a huff and walked towards his room. Naku watched him from behind and followed him into his room , and he turned to face her, "Naku, ja mere kamre se , I am in no mood to talk.." instead she stepped forward, and closed the door behind him. He could see she had not changed into her night clothes and continued to look ravishing in her white sari.. she moved towards him and looked up into his hooded eyes, " Saab, ap ne pee rehki hai kya? , and she moved closer to him and tuned her face to study his eyes , yes he was slightly tipsy and her standing so close to him was not really and truly helping either! but he looked down into her large green doe eyes, his lips parted as she inched even closer. With difficulty he tried to move his face the other way but she brought her warm dainty fair hands around his stubble cheeks and with a note of admonishment ,repeated "bolo Saab , pee hai kiya?.. .He couldn't resist her passes and he grabbed her by the waist, pulled her into him and brought his mouth close to her face and expelled his liquor ridden breath on her face with a growl, "haan pee hai! tu?", she rubbed the tip of her nose against his, "tu ye hai ke your breathe smells, and ap ke kapre bhi cigarette ke budboo, se bhare hoi hain" and she pulled a face, "phoof!", he chuckled as he doubled his chin and his lips kissed the soft curve of her neck, as he whispered, "ab tu kahe ge, that I have been puffing about as well humm?, thujhe pata hai na tera Saab smoke nehe karta", and he straightened up and held her face in his slender fingers, "maagar baaby there were people who were smoking there so the fumes got into my clothes.." she leaned her nose forward and smelt his thick mop of hair as he leaned his face over hers... she moved back ,and he pulled her back to him fiercely ,"oye goodnite kiss deya bagher he ja rahe hai tu lardki!, he growled, as he doubled his stubble chin, and moved his parted lips towards her mouth, but she placed her palms flat against his hair chest and pushed him away.."koi kiss nehi mile ge ap ko, smelly breath!", giggled and ran to the door, leaving behind a defeated, most put out Dutta , he lifted his hand and blew on it and smelt his hand to gauge the foulness of his breath , and screwed his nose , as he lifted his arms up and pulled off his black pathiani , threw it across the bed, and walked towards the bathroom and brushed his teeth, rinsed his mouth ..and made way towards his bed... "jahel aurat mera peena se bhi ise problem hai!"!. He looked at his white kurta and pyjamas but ingnored them , stripped and crashed into his bed... till he realized her chunni was missing but the booze had gotten the better of him , and his heavy eyelids, closed ...

Naku, changed into her white Kurta and pyjama and looked around the pink decor, of her room, as slipped into bed while she pulled out his white kurta from under her pillow, which she had earlier secured in this clandestine place. She snuggled and kissed it as she spread it across her body .. rubbed her nose against one of the sleeves around her neck.."Saabb ..maine ap ko na bola aaj.. she smiled, "woh ise liye ke ap ka peena muhje pasand nehi, aur ap ki ye Naku".. she giggled "jahel aurat he, poore khoshish kare gi ap ke ye aadat chorane ki"... Naku , soon after realized that may be she was being a nagging wife in her future plans for reforming him . She also was full well aware that he would provide as much resistance as possible, for she knew him suitably well..drinking was an unwinding habit for him..she rolled on her side and clutched his white kurta on her, and wondered was she being too hard on him... as she had seen that it was acceptable within his vocation to consume alcohol within moderation, and within his house hold, too it was customary that the men folk bar Kishore, drank in comfort..Naku trembled at the progression of her thoughts, for some where she felt she might be critical of the practices of the house hold ,her future home.. but she smiled defensively as she soothed herself by musing that AS , surely would welcome the notion of her beloved son giving up drinking, she rolled on her belly and the kurta lay crushed under her soft body and she giggled ,as she whispered on his sleeve ,"woh kaya bol aap Saab..tu hai tu choote se maagar batien bhare bhare kerti hai...haan Saab mere bhare bhare khawab hain ap ke liya... and she closed her eyes, as she drifted into her land of dreams...

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Naku, moved her body in her bed and opened her eyes.. she hugged his kurta and uttered a few moans as she arched her back beneath her sheets and then pushed one of legs lazily as she rolled and lay flat on her back. Her face wore a dreamy smile , yes she was in PN and yes her heart bounced with joy at the thought that he was only a few doors away from her. She threw her counter pane and stood gingerly on her feet it was past 7.30 am , she would once again be involved in the much yearned for ritual of making and then taking tea for him, in the privacy of his room. How she longed to be the one he sets his eyes upon first thing in the morning. She made her way towards her bathroom, her shower, that she missed tremendously under her present living conditions. The lukewarm jet of water kissed and caressed the contoured curvatures of her fragile, feminine sylph like marble body. Her long jet black hair drenched heavily in water stuck to her bosom like slithering black snakes ..She bunched them up with both her hands and transported them to the back of her head as she wiped the endless squirt of water, back from her forehead, and shivered with cold. The water played frolic games with her body as it flowed rampantly over her , more or less than her Saab's roving eyes and hands... she sighed in embarrassment at her bold but delighting thoughts as her fingers groped to shut the shower ..Naku grabbed her towel and wrapped it around her tiny waist, and thighs , so she could appear decent. She smiled as she pulled out a peach coloured fitted shirt, embellished with floral brilliant blue embroidery, matched by a peach churridar.. Slowly wearing a smile that never ended smile seemingly, she proceeded to dress up and stole glances at herself in her mirror and delighted in various poses of herself.. yesss she chose the right colour ,he warmed to pastel shades on her ,and she looked at her figure and smiled yet again and as she mused , he certainly responded becomingly to how her body carried her clothes..yet she reminded herself as she felt her full sleeved arms, he pointedly looked out for decency in her attire .she looked at her .high back collar V neck, tight fitted from the waist shirt, that flattered her shapely bosom. Eventually she stood before the mirror, and ran her fingers through her moist long kinky tresses and pinned her side bangs away from her face above her forehead and brought all the rest of her hair to one side of her long slender neck. As she applied thick black kajal to her large doe eyes ,and a tiny black bindi in the part of her sharp jet black bow shaped eye brows directly above her sharp nose ,she felt him behind her... his palm upon her shoulder smiling with his narrow eyes at her in the mirror... she turned her head ,only realized, that this situation could never arise in the present circumstances, as her man would never enter her room while they were still unmarried.. she sighed..Saab kab hoga aise ke ap mujhe dekho jab main singhar ker rehi hoon, she contemplated as she pierced her ears with a pair of tiny jhumkis.. For the final touch she ran her finger through peach lip gloss but her eyes twinkled and she abandoned the idea , as instead she sprayed herself with peach honey suckle fragrance...and slipped on the kangan that her mother in law had given her, and bent down and graced her delicate ankles with the platinum and gold payals that he had given her for diwali... She threw on the sheer peach chunni round her neck, and walked towards Bappa's statue, prayed and sought blessings for her families. Furthermore begged for needed blessings both for her forthcoming interview ,and for her Saab's decision to go abroad. Her final encounter was with the photograph of her mother, father and brother, "Aye, babaa ,Naku ko ap ka ashirwaad bhi chahiye har kadam pe"

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Naku, paused outside his door with the tray of his morning tea, balanced on her palm. As quiet as a mouse she entered, and as always her treat time of finding him asleep in off guard poses ,titillated her as she bit her lip shyly. For sure, he lay on his belly, his back unblemished, naked and smooth, widened shoulders with one arm knotted and folded underside his profile stubble face and the other hand ,lying full straight and limp by his side, with his pink palm open . She gazed and gazed as was customary with her on those rare occasions, when they were both together in PN, instances when she could bring bed tea for her beloved. He must have sensed her presence and he moved the bulge of his posterior that jutted out from under the white sheet that shrouded his body, and pushed his stark naked hairy leg from under the sheet nearly off the bed, when he turned his torso slightly. He managed to pull the white sheet higher to reveal his, naked pumped up loins!..Naku rushed to put the tray beside him on the beside side table and turned to make a beeline for the door ,it was obvious that he was stark nude beneath the sheet.. but she felt the grip of his warm fingers clamp her wrist from behind ,as braked her speed. He rolled on his back and pulled her arm and in pain she turned and stood above him with her face reddened ,he curled his lips and shone his eyes across to her, "oye baaby ,decent hoon main, saache," and he clasped the sheet dekhaoon kiya?" .she stood above him and shook her head slowly , and he frowned his brow slightly as he looked up at her innocently his fingers still fitted around her wrist, "tu pas kyon nahi ati humhhh? nikhare challo hain kiya tere?,"he remarked as he eventually made her sit by his bed side. He folded his arms behind his head as he looked at her in complete up to no goodness! "he parted his full top lip from the bottom one as his eyes studied her stunning face..."hummmh , tu you are all dolled up for me, meri peach melba! He winked at her, as she bit her lip and he pulled out one of his arms from under his head and brought his hand to feel her face, and his index finger traced her features and caressed her lips... which he checked out and remarked, "lip gloss lagana bhol giye hai tu kiya? ya phir you missed it out deliberately , hummh? so I don't get it on my lips, you see my darling ,you know tera Saab loves the taste of tere lips ,as opposed to the scented greasy taste of the gloss in my mouth..chaal ap adher ah and give your Saab a wake up call!" and he pulled her on his naked chest and lifted her chin up and grabbed her lips hungrily with his arms closed over her inclined back.., "oooh he moaned as he moved his head slowly over her lips ,"love you baaby ,love you, mad about you" he whispered on her face ,her neck and her soft ears, as his palms caressed her back.. she drew breath and planted kisses on his hairy chest in silence as he mouthed her ear lobes ,only to put off by her jhumkis , and growled, "ye kya bikwas tu kanoon mein pehan ke ah gaye hai! ,they bloody interfere in my loving you! "..just as he was about to pull one out .. he felt her tiny body quivered and shuddered on his torse. He, tarried his advances, laid his head back ,doubled his chin and looked above at her bent head on his chest..as he felt a wetness on his hairy chest and a further convulsion of her body over, him "oyee! kya hoya hai Naku?"and before he could speak further she clutched on to his naked shoulders with her tiny delicate hands and with her head buried on his chest she sobbed and muffled, "main kaise jaiye gi ap ke bagher Saab?, Naku mar jaye gi jab ap challe jao ge UK! mujhe bhi saath la ker jao!.."and she released his shoulders and sobbed "Saaab mujhe batiya bhi nehi! pooche bhi nehi! ,aur kudh he decide kar liya ap ne!she complained, as she sat up and tapped his hairy chest with her fists , "Saaabbb! she sobbed before him her face tear streaked. He moved his bottom and pushed his back up and rested it against the head board as he sat looking at her, much anxious..he reached out for her hands and brushed them against his mouth, "Naku ,tere roona is not helping me ,in fact if you must know it's beginning to annoy me, as I know that you too know that I took the right decision! duty hai, kahani bhi ho sakte the, why do I have to outline ke tera Saab fauji hai! , kisi comfy nine to five job mein nehi, jahan life predictable hoti hai ,har cheez ,ticks away following a routine.. see in my life a certain routine or lull can be broken any time ,anywhere, and umpteehth time I have explained this to you!! ..but tu hai ke bloody drama kiya bagher rehe he nehi sakte ! chaal stop your ansoonyoon ke frigging barsaat! he commanded as he raised, his finger meaningfully in her face. She wiped her tears , seeing that the brute was not going to and she moved his finger down ,and argued, "tu why I can't come with you? I want to be with you..."?He glared at her silently and then reached out for his cup of tea and carefully sipped the beverage "jahel aurat main tere ridiculous sawaloon ka jawab dena zaroori nehi samjhete, chup kar aur chai peene de mujhe aram se," he warned , but warmed , and changed the subject, "waise peach colour suits you baaby, brings out your natural peaches and cream complexion,.." she moved her face and muttered ,"waise flattery will not get you anywhere!". He ignored her, but responded ,"tu shall I bloody shout at you tu tab apni fussing bund kera ge?! .Naku wanted truce ,there was no point in discussing the if's and but's of his planned journey, for she knew he was stubborn as a mule! when he wanted to be... he looked at her with twinkly eyes and motioned that his lordship was about to embrace the day by threatening to remove his covering .she dashed to the side of the bed, and gave him his fresh new white kurta and pyjama, which he was meant to have worn last night but due to reasons best know to him didn't .."Saab ye lo kapre. pehan lo", he lowered his naked hairy legs at the side of his bed, but ensured, below the pelvis his sheet was tucked under his bottom, and raised his arms above his head, "ye le aunty! dress me up! he chuckled , and she grabbed the kurta and shoved it down his large square head, muttering, "more like mummy jee Saab!, and he grabbed her arm, "hai oyey meri mummy jee! apne munno ko gale laga ke ek sugary se kissey tu de de mummy jeee!"he teased, and she shook her head, and seized his pyjamas and challenged him, "ab ye bhi mummy pehnai apne munno ko?" he hauled his thighs, and accepted, "haan kyon nehi mummy jeee!, and she screamed and ran across to his door.. and collided into Bradley outside her Saab's door, Dutta quickly struggled with his pyjama bottoms , but Bradley had already seized the sight of a bare torso Dutta sitting on the side of his bed with a sheet covering his hind loosely, Bradley stepped in ,"well! 'ello , 'ello and what went on here? Major", and Dutta stood up dropping his sheet and pulling his pyjama bottoms over his lion king boxers! ."its not how it looks".. replied Dutta with a cock of head..."me and Naku were heading for Baji's room", and he slipped on his beige toe posts and joined Naku and Bradley in the corridor outside his room...

Dutta , gripped Naku's arm and she went with the flow, it was obvious her MAN wanted to impress upon Bradley ,that she came to his room for the purpose of visiting Baji after the events of the night before. Dutta opened Baji's bedroom door and found Baji sitting on the bed holding his head in his hands , Dutta turned towards Naku who had followed and closed the door behind him, and growled "dekh ise ab stoned crow!". Baji looked sideways and got up and ran to Dutta and hugged his friend and bawled his eyes.. "Bhao tu mujhe bhi choor ke challa jayeye ge , Deva shapat! Baji ka dil harkat kerna band ker de ga Bhao! he cried "main bhi jaye ga tere saath, jahan tu wohan main!" he sobbed as he nearly strangled Dutta's neck who moaned, "what the bloody hell jise dekho mera saath UK jane ko tayeer hai!". He paused midway in his tirade, flared his nostrils at an amused Naku who had looked on at her Baji's tear jerker scene.. and carried on with his furious banter with Baji "haat peeche gadha kehan ka! , the bloody issue here is not my leaving for UK! it's your bloody losing the plot yet again Baji! now sit down here!" ordered an irate Dutta ,as he gripped Baji's shoulders and thumped him on the side of his bed. Dutta pulled up a chair and sat with his legs apart, his arms hiked on his thighs ,"dekh Baji tune raat ko phir zaroorat se zayeeda pee le the, kuch bhi ho sakta tha" he explained , Baji looked across to his mentor and friend, "maagar kuch hoya tu nehi ,Bhao," he responded with an innocent dimple smile, and Naku nodded with a smile, "haan Saab kuch bhi tu nehi hoya kyon ke ap saath the?",Dutta looked up to her face and grilled her with his narrowed eyes, "yedri hai tu aur ye tera bahi! har dafa tu main saath nehi ho sakta!, so Baji! you'd better get your bloody act together, for If I am to leave for my trip abroad! you will be as always the charge de affairs! and therefore I end up here yet again giving reminders that this household could do without additional hassle from you!". Dutta bellowed. Baji, moved forward and touched his Bhao's knee ,"bas Bhao chandni bar mein phir nehi jayea ga apun! Koi lotcha nehi kara ga Deva shapat! , he assured his Bhao..as he turned his churlish face towards Naku and winked and added, loudly," waise Bhao tune batiya nehi thujhe kaise pata hai ke woh Chandni Bar, aache jagaa nehi, tu kaya gaya wahan phele,"?stirred Baji, and Naku, perked up, "Saab ap aise tu nehi lagte ho,oooh Bappa !upar se kuch ho ap! aur under se kuch aur! she protested as she held her little hand against her heart, Dutta stood up and hollered "oye pagal aurat! kya bake ja rehe hai , dekh nehi rehe ke Baji tuhje thung kar rehe ,bloody yehri khain ke! . and he turned to Baji with a raised fist," aur tera tu main kan ke neeche ghum ke doon salle! haan I know about that place fauji hoon! plus is area ka Bhao bhi hoon tu mujhe pata hai khadher kiya chal raha hai ! samjhe tum doon..? ye aur toor phoor ker ke samjhoon? He yelled and stormed out of Baji's room! Baji and Naku looked at each other and Baji touched Naku's, arm as he noticed she was aggrieved ... "look Naku don't take him seriously dil main use bhi going away jitters ho rehien hain , that's why he may be like a live wire.. bas hum duno ko careful rehna parthe ga .. in terms of what we say.. chaal lemme get dressed and lets all have breakfast tera hatoon ka!.."said Baji a bit dewy eyed as he knew Dutta's condition was similar to his and Naku's...

Dutta dressed in his uniform came towards the dining table for breakfast and headed straight for his mother ,to seek her blessings... she kissed the top of his head, "raat ko aram se neend aye na thujhe Dutta?, and he turned round to look at a washed out Baji, puffed out eyes and pupils dilated. Dutta welcomed his guests and Bradley greeted AS, "Namaste AS ,ap kaise ho",she smiled and stretched her arm to her left side to bless his head , "mein theekh hoon son, raat ko neend aye"?she asked politely, and before Bradley could utter something in appropriate, Baji intercepted," jee AS hum sab ko aache sa neend aye , sawaiye Bhao ko, pata nehi kya hoya ise AS, raat ko sarre PW ka elaqa ka tour lagana nikla para! aur AS saath mein mujhe , Sudarshan aur Bradley ko bhi sabardasti kheinch ke laga kiya , bolta tha chaloo Bradley ko PW ke saer kariyaan" carried on with a straight faced ,as Dutta threw back his neck and shook his head with glaring eyes at his brazen friend.. AS, looked at her son across the table and remarked," Dutta tune aisa kiya ? hum tu bahut hairan hain ,ke bajai un ko aram ker ne de tu unhe apna shaaq pura kerne ke liye unhe bearam kiya, pata hai ab tu baacha nehi raha ,tu apne manmana karna ab choor de" AS admonished her beloved baby boy, while Baji sniggered and Dutta looked with a sulk towards Naku who blinked her doe eyes at him to let it be, but Suds intervened to wipe off Baji's smug expression," AS baat ye.."and Baji jumped in and hurriedly deviated "jee AS ,asaal baat ye hai ke Sudarshan Bhao he ne Dutta ko mujboor kiya tha raat ko baher jane ke liye," Suds protested and Dutta raised his palms in exasperation , "bas ! bahut ho chukka hai Naku naashta serve kar!" he commanded, and Naku ,primly scooped out poha, first for AS then her Saab, who looked up at her and nodded, "thujhe pata hai na subah what I eat?",an embarrassed Naku nearly placed the poha bowl on the table to adhere to his needs first and he touched her arm gently, "I'll wait Naku you serve the rest first" he nodded gently as his slender perfectly manicured fingers gripped the glass of orange juice and brought the rim of the glass to his lips. Between tiny sips he watched her graceful combination of straight and inclined moves, of bending her elbow to scoop the poha, smiling , straightening up and moving to the next person. Dutta undisturbed just feasted his eyes on her every move as it were, he was so lost that he failed to note that she had placed his desired food of the gods before him, "Saab ap ke sandwiches, kha lein", and Baji looked sideways at the pair of love birds and emphasized, "haan kaha loo Saab nehi tu thande ho jyien ga" he jested. Dutta looked at him and jut his chin to one side with a sulky pout, "lageta hai tujhe phir se ek lecture dena parhe ga Baji, kuch zayeeda he chahik rahe hai tu"..AS raised her palm, and smiled tum duno nehla pe dhela ho", and Dutta glared at Baji who pointed his finger at Dutta's sandwiches and Dutta nearly growled as his fingers reached out for the first triangle and he brought it to his hungry parted lips and took a bite and began his process of biting , chomping and munching his sandwiches , oblivious to the rest of the world and Naku looked with immense fondness at her ferocious lion making a meal of her handy work. Bradley looked across and remarked," what's this fascination you have with sandwiches Dutta? even at the School you invariably ask for them, and then you suddenly change your mind and settle for tea ,toasted whole meal bread with margarine, which I must inform everybody, is a very a simple English breakfast..but looking at you here at last eating sandwiches for breakfast is odd, for normally where I come from and where you are heading shortly, sandwiches is a lunch time meal , or in high society cucumber sandwiches with lemon barely water squash is equated with summer and cricket!" rattled on Bradley, but Baji answered for Dutta," Bradley Bhao himself doesn't know what his fascination or fetish is with sandwiches at breakfast!"and every one spoke together "of course he knows but he will never say!", and Dutta while finishing off his last triangle glanced at Naku who gave him a slanted smile and lowered her eyes and AS , noted and smiled," humare Dutta ko is liye sandwiches pasand hain kyon ka Naku apne hatoon ke pyar se banate hai, hum ne theekh kha haina Dutta? confirmed AS as she lovingly doted her eyes on her boy!, Dutta piqued his lips and blushed.. and Bradley looked to Baji for translation, and Kala explained,"basically, Dutta loves sandwiches because Naku prepares them for him, what she puts inside them is any body's guess, he's never commented and neither has she, besides my brother is also very health conscious and he has a bird's appetite, certainly in front of us ,plus he follows a routine in terms of likes and dislikes , so you can say he is fairly rigid.."Naku heard and she also knew her Saab was not going to enter into a discussion with his sister about himself and that too before guests so she opened her mouth, "actually Bradley, Saab may seem rigid , but he is one of the most approachable people when it comes to helping the needy in PW.. people look up to him almost like a god... so you can say he is gentle giant...a man with a golden heart..and her voice trembled with emotion ,and Dutta with intensely softened eyes looked across to her standing behind AS, and gently raised his palm for her to stop.. they were interrupted by a small commotion, as the BS tried to stop, a group of working class men and Baji and Dutta both got up from the table and ordered the BG's to leave... The men approached Dutta with clasped hands, "Namaste Dutta Bhao", Dutta joined his hands and raised them above his head to acknowledge them, one of the men appeared bulky and scruffy, a few years older than Dutta broad dressed in a check bush shirt and old faded jeans with sponge flip flops in his feet, was quick and placed his request "woh kaya hai Bhao ap ke muddat ke zarrorat hai darrassal baat ye hai ka meri ek chotti se chai ke dukaan hai, bhara dena parta hai, maagar kuch mahine se kamaye zayaada nehi hoyi.. aur meri biwi bhi pait se hai tu thoree se maddat mile jate to aap ka bahut ehsan hoga Bhao", Dutta held the man's held and ordered Baji, "koi chai ke dukaan khale ho tu foraann kharad ke papers use ke nam pe transfer kerdena".. there stood another young man with skinny fit jeans, sharp pointed toe black shoes, a tee shirt under a black leather jacket, the man wore a gold chain with a gold revolver pendant. Baji looked at him and brought his arm around to scratch his head as he almost winked at his Bhao, and asked this guy, "ab tera kya lotcha hai hero?",Dutta moved his head towards Baji with a look of chastisement, and jerked his head for the man to proceed, the man folded his hands, " Bhao woh main naukari kerta tha local dispensary mein maagar woh band ho gaye, tu kam se haat dhoona para, Bhao meri Aye ne mera lagan ek beshara thure baware lardki, se tae ker diya hai , ab parshani ye hai ke lagan ke waste bhi paise nehi hai , tu Bhao ap aager kuch madaat ker deti kam de ker tu ap ka upkar hoga...the man pleaded. Dutta looked at him with a firm face, "hummh, tum ne use lardki ke pata police mein diya hai, taka shaq ke koi gunjaish na ho ke waqai he use ka koi parivaar nehi hai"..interrogated Dutta with one arm folded behind his back. The man kept his hands folded before Dutta, "kiya na Bhao, polis ko bhi nehi pata ab unhoone case band ker diya hai, humara he ghar pe rethi hai woh lardki, aur meri aye chate hai ke mera jaled he lagan ho jaye", Dutta folded his chin and nodded one ,then looked at Baji, "sun Baji , aisa karien ke two dukaanin dekhna tak ke ye duno parternship ker sakin aur done ko ek dossera se fayeeda milta reha, un ka kam laga rehe", he ordered and after a pause he looked at both men with his arms folded across his broad chest, "woh main tu ja raha hoon, tum duno ko kam de kar, bas prathna yehe hai ke tumhara ye kam bhi band na ho jaye , kyon ka kam dhunde ke tu sab ko zaroorat hoti hai", and he turned and walked off towards his family, and the two men looked on at this fantastic great provider...

Dutta sauntered towards his visitors, "I am terribly sorry Sir! for this interruption, its unavoidable ,can happen any time if news travels that I am the area", he said as he tweaked under his nose with his slender forefinger. Bradley chipped in, "oh yes Dutta your sisters were interpreting all the proceedings of the scene , have to say Dutta all that your would be spouse commented about you earlier, as if by some magic came true! I wonder if this was planned Naku"?, and Dutta cleared his throat, "Mz. Nakusha for you Bradley.." he said although with a crooked smile, everyone including Naku , he meant what he said, an embarrassed Bradley added in to show no ill feeling, "tell me Dutta is there anything that you are not good at in this world. Dutta looked at Naku furtively , and mused as he dragged his lips a little,..yes you punk !sharing my woman with a prat like you, but Baji guffawed, "yes Bradley Bhao is not good at sharing his Naku made sandwiches! and yes Dutta is a complete man , good at many things...a rarity to find in this day and age..." confirmed Baji with heartfelt faithful devotion, Dutta met his friend's eyes with similar earnestness ,and Naku, smiled silently as she thought how good they were together her Saab and Baji. The hour for them to leave ,PN approached, and AS ,as typical summoned Kaley,"woh Naku ka saman rekhwa dena, ek minute, humien batao ke kya kuch rekha hai?, she enquired, Kaley scampered around and Leela replied "woh AS Bhao , aur mahmann ke liya badam ,aur pista ke bundles pack ,kar diya hain", AS ,nodded and added , "aur Naku, ke liya, shuker, atta, massale, aur toiletries bhi pack ker wa diye hain na?, Naku clarified "jee AS , Leela Tai ne tu sab se phela mera saman pack kerwariya", AS smiled ,and reaffirmed, "hum kush hain ke tum apne vahini ka itna kahyal rekhta ho, akhar kar ek he bhai hai tumhara," she said as she looked at her son who stood nearby in his uniform to leave, and wiped a tear with the corner of her palu. The visitors could see it was time to depart and they moved up to the lady of the house with folded arms , and then clicked their heels and saluted to her in respect for the hospitality offered to them. Bradley after the formalities ,this time never bothered to ask he just walked up to AS , bent and touched her feet, gathered her blessings on his head , and held her by the shoulders, and looked with blue eyed tenderness into her gentle eyes, "AS, thank you very much for all your love", and he hugged her and then released her, as he met Dutta's typical blank expression. Dutta touched bent his lofty frame, touched his mother's feet, straightened up and embraced her and rested his stubble chin on his mother's shoulder. As soon as he found,the warm niche, he shut the world out and closed his eyes gently to prolong the cherished contact. Before, a tear rolled out of the inner curve of his eye he straightened up to face his mother, "AS, main ja ker ata hoon..ap apne khayal rekhna",and he turned to Naku and jerked his head towards his mother's feet. Naku too bade her farewell, and AS held her face in her palms, and planted a kiss on her forehead,"ja Naku, aur jaldi wapis ah, humien tere yaad bahut ate hai, apna aache se dhayaan rekhna",she smiled, and Dutta ,watched the unwillingness of his mother and his future wife, to part from each other... he embraced his sisters, shook hands with his jijus and finally confronted Baji,"baher tak choor ke ah" he ordered ,and turned to Naku, clutched her arm just above the wrist and said loudly, "chaal ab sarra din edhur he kuzarna hai?",she glared at him and almost followed him to the two parked jeeps. Baji, turned to Bradley and hugged him, "great that you came Bradley, good fun!, Bradley winked, and responded, "couldn't have missed this for the world, Baji! you take care mate!". Dutta, looked at them and hoped that this buffoon Bradley doesn't suggest one for the road! and he turned to Baji who shook hands with Piggott, and then lapsed into a tight embrace with his Bhao, and Dutta warned in his ear,"ab behave Baji, AS aur bake logon ka dayhaan rekhen, aur peene se dor rehi! sharaabi banta ja raha hai tu" he accused, and Baji whispered, "kya re Bhao ab ye Baji itne bhi yehra nehi jitna tu mujhe banata hai, Dutta pulled back from his friend and held him by his shoulders and slanted his head to one side and peered into Baji's eyes, "you don't say, prove it ke tu yehra nehi hai , chaal jane de ab" he said firmly as Baji ,held Naku by her arm, "Naku apne kahyal rekna , aur ye tera wheelie main peeche rakta hoon.. ",he said as he came forward and opened the door of the jeep, for Naku to sit beside his Bhao... Naku ,looked sadly at Baji, Roops as she waved goodbye , while her Saab moved the jeep slowly out of PN...

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Dutta , looked at her sideways, his beautiful princess. His eyes shifted at her sculptured profile, "hummh, chup kyon hai Naku?, he asked, as he felt that she was not all there, he drove his jeep and she replied, "kuch nehi Saab, sab theekh hai", he turned his face yet again to her profile, and remarked , theekh hai tu nazrien kyon nehi mila rehe tu... hummh, waise aj jaise tu bole the meri liya.. I was a bit, ummh, clean bowled Naku, umh you do know that tera Saab doesn't go after self edification, not by himself and certainly not from others close to him, for close relatives opinions too will be considered biased, or as I would say subjective..baaby tareef woh aache hoti hai ju dossera kerien" he lectured on ,and she disagreed," Saab I was merely stating a known fact ,that you tend to be a philanthropist.. kuan se jhoot hai ye? aap ke jhotti tahreef nehi ke hai main ne! saache he tu bola hai"..she argued , he looked at her sideways and said, "haat edher ker Naku, and she sulked, "nehi karoon ge", he looked at her seized her hand and placed it on the gear stick and slammed down his hand on it as he changed gear, she protested and tugged at her imprisioned hand "Saab kya ker raho ho chorru mera haat, and he looked at her side ways with a pair of sparkling eyes ,"thujhe driving sekha rahoo hoon ye hai third gear or right underneath is the forth gear"! he chuckled, and she let out a moan "oww that hurts" and he loosened his grip and she pulled her red knuckled hand and rubbed it with her left ,and he turned to her ," edhur de I'll kiss it better!" he teased. Before she could responded with a protest her phone alert for an SMS ,and Dutta raised an eyebrow ,checked his rear mirror and carried on driving as she pressed and read the message it was from the hospital, "ohh Saab I have an interview tomorrow, ohh Saab dar leg reha hai", he looked at her gently,"look baaby this is one of those moments in life where people have to make it on their own..hummh.. you'll be fine my shahzadi, you're a sturdy woman ,just concentrate on the job spec and the copy of your application form..focus on all the things I briefed you on before , aur tu dekna Naku tere Bappa sab theekh kera ga",he said gently, she turned her head and kissed his defined stubble profile with her eyes and reached out for his hand on the gear stick and caressed it gently ,without disturbing his grip, how she adored and worshipped him, everything about him overpowered her, and she wouldn't have it any other way... to be continued Hamlet53~ 19.5.12.

Precap: "now that, your family has given their seal of approval Dutta, best get your paperwork sorted", said Parekh.

😆 hello ji ! me reserving ji !

And me too reserving ji after daya:-).
Congrats hammie its the 50th update. .half century completd. .may you reach 100th mark soon:-)..loved the update. Ahm ahm as usual loved tasha together. The whole description abt naku made it so easy to picture. ..par yeh kia like baaji this time bradly came like kabab mai haadi lol. Oh how did naku missed that dutta only wants her haath ke banay hue sandwiches. . duji always enjoyable to read about them and see the caring side of dutta for him.. Specially him carrying baaji up stairs awww so badly want to post a song for their dosti.wil try my best to do so .ohh me expecting another ansoo ki barsat by naku when dutta wil drop her. .its sad to see them parting. .though for short time. .thanks a lot for such beautiful update lovely tasha moments and duji bonding. .waiting eagerly for next part:-)

hi hamlet,

enjoyed the ud very much hammie ,after baji's drunken night out , the morning after nautanki at breakfast... blaming it all on suds! baji always manages to shut him up!...

hi hammiee

i 'm back & rejuvenated after vacation 😊missed u the most .yeh kya hai forum close hone ke baad quite sad here .i hope we 'll survive 1st thing i 'm reading the ud pg 64 .i 'll finish off all in couple of days .u r ,my oxygen .good ud nandi & sangarra bonding .dutta & naku with piggots .

hi tahera & bharti missed u 'll too .catch soon tc .u r amazing hammiee😊

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Originally posted by: Hamlet53

Mishal Raheja as Dutta Patil

Painful Rapture ~ Chapter 49

" be my guest~ still!

Dutta soared above her , his lowered eyes over her petite figure that held his share of gujar ka halwa, mingled eyes with her apprehension riddled message..her beloved rejected his favourite culinary delight. However he pressed his firm stare accompanied by a brash slant of his head, and made clearthe intent , that for the moment he had other issues at hand to deal with. But Naku being Naku , still engaged him with a query, "Saab ap theek tu ho , jo gujar ka halwa, refuse kar raha ho," he sucked his lower lip in and cautioned her with imposed discipline,"Naku aagar tu chup nehi hoi, tu main thujhe kha jawon ga edhur hai sab ke samana , and I'll have no regrets either" , he moaned as he tilted his head over her , and she withdrew as she noted that he meant what he said.

Dutta walked towards his family, with fingers of both his hands loosely interlocked before him as he nervously fiddled with the ring on his finger. His face wiped clean of all expression, spelt a certain aloofness. Piggott and Bradley subtly flanked him. He raised his head, and paused as he noted his family's attention on his person, "listen, everybody, I have something important to say to you all", he commenced.His eyes rested on his mother, the first one who waited upon his words, and so for her sake he resorted to his mother tongue ,oblivious to the fact that his visitors would be at a loss to comprehend what he was going to say, but was consoled by the fact that they knew the crux of the matter, "AS, ap ko ye jan ke kushi ho gi ke mujhe, UK jane ka chance mil raha hai, wahan ke faujeoon ko lecture dene ke liya, Military school bhi yehe chata hai,"he paused to take in the wide eyed reactions ,but he could only see and read the expressions of his mother's gaze , he recognized her unspoken query ,and continued, "aur haan AS main kudh bhi ye chance lena chata hoon, tutor ka course khatam hoona ke baad, mera pas filhaal kuch kerne ko nehi hoga, tu is mauqa se na sirf , ek Indian fauji ke jankari dossera ke saath banth sakta hoon , bulke , dossera ke mulak se unke kam karne ka tareeqa bhi seekh sakta hoon, take wapis ah ker aapne logoon ko dosseron ke kun sakha sakoon".. he stopped speaking in a formal mode and as a child walked up to his mother and sank on knees and rested his bottom on the marble floor and grasped his mother's hands a looked up into his mother's eyes, beseechingly, and questioned in vulnerable simplicity "AS, main jaon?..AS looked into her son's eyes and stroked his head on her lap, "Dutta, aager yehe tera faisla hai, tu teri Aye thujhe nehi rooke ge, jaante hoon mera beta ek fauji hai, aur mulak ke surhadien par ker ke kam kerna uska ka kartawe hai, chahe phir woh jaang mein ho ye aman mein", she accepted gracefully. Dutta bent his head and kissed her hands that rested on her lap ,and he turned his head from where he sat on the floor kneeled besides his mothers knees, to ascertain the reaction of the onlookers to his posture and interaction with his mother. For the family it was not an unusual sight , as Dutta was known to go into these, informal endearment sessions with his mother from time to time as and when required. However, the visitors stood slightly overcome with the show of emotion between mother and son, especially so when the son was an adult in full army uniform.. Bradley's eyes moistened yet again to see the affection between mother and her son, Baji, looked at him and jested," yes Bradley we Indians can get very melodramatic when it comes to our mammas, but I can tell you we are not mammas boys..well only sometimes when we need support or we need something from our mums! like take a look at that lion, he wants permission for a vacation in the UK so check him out knees and all!". Dutta, pushed a clenched fist up at Baji from where he sat on the floor, and Baji held his ears, and laughed to provide comic relief to the residents . Dutta , raised himself and sat beside his mother as he held her hand and stroked it, in calming movements. Piggott , moved forward and explained, but first refuted Baji, "can I just clarify to all that Dutta is not going to UK for a vacation, it's further duties that he has to administer , although, slightly out of his usual precinct, but duty nevertheless!,and in no way is he meant to stay in the UK, it is a short visit only, and he would be following a tight schedule..",Baji's eyes twinkled and he looked at Bradley, and guffawed "so just as long as you remember that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!.".Dutta shook his head and looked at Roops, who intercepted, "oh Baji, for once try to be serious and act sensible, after all I am thinking, of my wish list of goodies that Bhao's going to get for me from London!",Naku to smiled sheepishly, and got stared down back into her shell of reservation by Dutta's freezing "dont you start woman looks... AS, in silence caught Naku's reaction to this news of his going to Uk, she wondered if he had, discussed this with her, and if so what was her reaction. As the adult of this household she desired to be in the know how, but she knew that her son preferred his personally affairs discussed privately.. "jagdaambe..jagdammbe.."she chanted and stood up , and Dutta too followed suit and heeded to her as she spoke," Dutta hum chahte hain ke tu aur Naku, Bappa ke ahshirwaad le lo, is trip ke bare mein" ,Dutta looked perplexed as he wondered that hopefully AS did not envisage that ,Naku would accompany him, for surely nice as it seemed it would complicate matters ,yes he wanted to make clear this matter ,but could not do so immediately. However he followed AS as she stood beside a morose and detached Naku, and requested "aj ja Naku , Bappa se prathna kerne hai", both her children walked either side of her as the rest present looked at them exit ,briefly. AS, turned to Naku," Naku,thujhe ise trip ke bare mein Dutta na zikar kiya haina? she queried. Before she could reply Dutta arched his neck , above AS's head ,turned his face towards Naku on AS' left side and glared at her, into supplying an affirmative answer to AS!.Naku confirmed he did ,not because of the visual dagger he darted towards her but because he did talk her about it, but AS fired the next question, "tu tera kiya khayal hai Naku, kya Dutta ko jana chaheye? dekh thumra lagan bhi nehi hoya abhi," Dutta's eyes rested on Naku's face intently, he was reminded he did speak to her , and he recalled it ws decided they would both mull over it and come back to each other whether he should go ahead or not, but here he was now standing before Bappa for not honouring his word of seeking her decision , and superimposed it with his own one of deciding to go .. he clasped his hands ,and closed his eyes, in the process of a silent purge.. while both AS and Naku looked on.. Naku replied and Dutta heard in no uncertain words what he already knew his woman would say" AS, main bhi , aap ke theran Saab ke kushi chate hoon, pun mujhe ye bhi yakeen hai ke Saab mein bahut gon hain, bahut kuch hai jis mein woh apne mulak ka nam roshan kersakte hain, ek kabel officer hain, is liye ye mauqa unhe haat se nehi jana dena chaiya, lagan ne hoone ke wajah se woh apna lakshya nehi gawah sakte.. Saab ko pata hai ke dil se Naku ka yehi faisla hoga.. mein intezzar karonge, Saab ke liye hamesha.. har haal mein lakhshya ko pana hai"..she concluded , as she nearly choked. Dutta stood with his back to the two most principal women in his life , and as she ended her take on his trip , he fought back a few tears and said a silent prayer of thanksgiving, Bappa thank you for infinite grace, for blessing me with Naku, the love of my life, the woman who is the other half of Dutta, whether joined to him or separate from him.. she makes me complete. He turned around and palmed his flushed stubble face ,relieved to note that what he could not do in this instance, his mother had done on his behalf to Naku, a whole hearted embrace for her eternal support for him, Dutta her son!

Piggott and Bradley along with Baji followed, to the area of Bappa's stately statue. Both took a keen interest in the surroundings and maintained a certain reverence, as required , and Baji felt they desired to know more about the religious practices of the household as well, "tell you what gentlemen, if you wish to know more, the best person to tell you more about this side of affairs is our older brother in law Kishore.."and Baji turned around and found a smiling, Kishore dressed in a cream coloured kurta, pyjama ready to oblige. "aah yes gentleman, if you look through our civilization and way of life you would note that similar to other many other cultures of the world ,India also gives credence to religious significance in key areas of our lives i.e morality, marriage, relationships, good governance of society at large. However, I would like to point out that the Hindus enjoy the freedom of worshipping their personally chosen icon to offer their prayers to the indefinable Brahman". Kishore explained to the visitors that "each deity in Hinduism controls a particular energy.,these energies, present in humans as wild forces must be controlled so that we can infuse ourselves with divine consciousness. Dutta stood with his arms folded against his chest and listened patiently as Kishore continued "now for this we pray to gain the goodwill of different gods who stir up our consciousness to help us to master the different forces of nature. Kishore further verified , now these religious ties have been handed down from generations and therefore continue to play an integral part in our day to day lives.. so to put it simply, each family may choose to have their own household God, or Goddess before whom supplications are offered and blessings sought for the welfare of all occupants of the residence. Ours as you have noted is Ganpati, the god of divine wisdom, wealth, the lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles! now here you see his carrier is the mouse, which represents the timidity and nervousness that overwhelm us at the onset of any new venture, you see ,gentlemen these feelings can be overcome by the blessings of Ganesha. Bradley asked "oh so he can be addressed by various names and also is that why AS prayed before him to seek blessings for Dutta?, Kishore nodded and replied yes "Bappa is an endearment for Ganpati's and his blessings are begged for before embarking on any new task, your are correct Bradely that AS was beseeching for Dutta's forthcoming trip.."explained, Kishore, to the keen visitors. Piggott was tremendously interested and so Kishore took them to another room in the household where, other images of significant deities were displayed. Bradley, commented on the figures of Rama and Sita, "I know these two deities, my children were taught about their story during the festival of Diwali in their primary schools , both my kids spoke of the story being a battle being good and evil, in fact my son dressed up as Ranvana in the school play", Kishore smiled at Bradley's anecdotes.. apart from them, he stopped for them to look at the images of the goddesses and explained, "this then is the Goddess Durga, the Mother Goddess and she too is known variously as Durga, Bhavani, Sherawali, Amba, Chandika, Gauri, Parvati, Vaishno Dev...and she represents the fiery powers of the gods!" Kishore explained further "the name "Durga" means "inaccessible", and she is the personification of the active side of the divine "shakti" energy of Lord Shiva, now as you can see here in this statute gentlemen, Durga is usually portrayed as riding a lion, and carrying weapons in her many arms. She is the protector of the righteous, and destroyer of the evil". Bradley cringed a bit as he looked at the representation of the goddess.. Dutta, too walked into the worship inner sanctuary, tall with his arms clasped behind his back, alongside AS as both proudly listened to Kishore deliver a quick tutorial to his esteemed visitors... Kishore continued "gentlemen here you have the fierce goddess Kali who rides a lion as you can see, she helps one to overcome mercilessness, anger and pride.. and over you then have the goddess Saraswati, riding the graceful and beautiful peacock,now she denotes that she is the controller of the pursuit of performing arts. Pigott and Bradley stopped beside the next statue and showed shows of familiarity towards the name Lakshmi we now about her during Diwali are Hindu friends talk about her", Bradley shared, Kishore nodded, "yes the Goddess Lakshmi means "Good Luck" to Hindus, you see my friends the word 'Lakshmi' is derived from the Sanskrit word Laksya, meaning 'aim' or 'goal', and she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. She is the household goddess of most Hindu families, and a favourite of women. Lakshmi is depicted as a beautiful woman of golden complexion, with four hands, sitting or standing on a full-bloomed lotus and holding a lotus bud, which stands for beauty, purity and fertility. "Finally, gentleman you have Mahadev, Shiva the most powerful and fascinating deity in Hinduism, who represents death and dissolution. One of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity, and known by many names.. Mahadeva, Pashupati, Nataraja, Vishwanath, Bhole Nath!, gentlemen , Shiva is perhaps the most complex of Hindu deities. Hindus recognise this by putting his shrine in the temple separate from those of other deities" ..concluded Kishore to his observing ,listening guests..

The visitors were mighty impressed by Kishore's guided tour of the spiritual sanctuary , and Piggott turned to Dutta and AS ,as he complimented, "very impressed by your household Dutta, no wonder you appear on the ball !, surely the secure complete ,holistic back ground you hail from, is a contributory factor to your discipline.." Dutta, could not by pass by not revealing the essential absent figure of his life .."gentleman if you follow me", he walked with a certain dignity his head held high above his wide muscular shoulders , and paused before the huge framed and garlanded picture of his father..."this then gentleman is my creator, my father, no more now, but yes as you can see I am the chip of the old block! you see us Patil's one to all head for the nations' armed forces! have this mad desire to give our all to our nation" he said with slight emotion. Bradley wanted to change the flavour and questioned Dutta, "now Dutta, are you going to carry on the tradition, send your son to the army as well", and Naku who stood within an ear's distance "or daughter"!. All three officers reeled around and Dutta looked her straight in the eye with one eye brow raised... and much to his own surprise he replied "yes or my daughter!" but he left it open ended, however he was glad he was able to expose his non-sexist image... for she had challenged him about it not so long ago...

Piggott felt he needed to retire for the night , and Dutta asked Kishore to show him the guest room. Kishore being the humble gentleman he was, remarked, "Brigadier, it would be awkward for you to sleep in your uniform, so here I have got for you a brand new Kurta and pyjama to use as your night suit, that is if you don't mind" offered Kishore. Piggott was a sensible man, the last thing he could do was to show discourtesy towards this kind gentleman's gesture. He reached out for the packed clothes in Kishore's hand,"you are very kind Kishore, of course I most certainly accept the idea, now let's see if I can fit into this", ... and he went to change while Kishore waited to see the results. Piggott emerged out of the bathroom, with almost a perfect fit, but patted his pot belly sticking out slightly..under neath the off white silk kurta, "well managed to get myself into your clothes Kishore, this here" he pointed to his belly "is the result of three beers a night! in this dress it sure does stick out like a sore thumb!, he complained with hurt pride. Kishore, smiled benignly, "that's not a problem Brigadier as, here for a man to have a big belly means that he is prosperous and well to do! and both men laughed. As Kishore invited Piggott to show everyone how he looked in local clothes, Piggott smoothed his bristle whiskers and agreed, all though a little nervous of being looked upon as being tokenistic, but taking into account the general ethos of the household he followed Kishore down the stairs to the lounge, where everyone clapped, and Bradley put his arm around Baji's shoulders, "where's my make dress over then! come on man , don't just stand there dress me up that's an order! shouted Bradley. Dutta , narrowed a pair of naughtily smiling eyes ,as he brought his fore finger to his mouth shyly and jutted his chin to Baji ,to oblige Bradley. Baji , took Bradley over to his room ,and behind them in quick step followed Roops too and Baji turned around and held Bradley's arm ,as he spoke to Roops "and where do you think you are going to Roops ke baacche!?", she put her hands on her hips shook her head feistly and replied, "why to my room Baji where else ?why did you want me to give you a hand? I can do that with pleasure! she hissed, Baji headed her a no, but Bradley slapped his hands together, "ohh this is getting excited by the minute"! but Baji, shook his palm at Roops with a glare and literally pulled Bradley in his room and slammed the door shut! while Roops giggled and ran down the corridor back downstairs to the lounge.

Once in the room, Baji choose a peach colured silk kurta pyjama for Bradley who approved of the outfit straight away.."like it! it's ace Baji, oh by the way do you fancy that...?"Baji folded his arms and looked straight into Bradley's blue eyes, and began tersely "before you say anything more, I am going to get engaged to her Bradley..and yes she is the girl in my life..Bradley widened his eyes in a mock tone, "well I never! but tell me what's it like to have the otherwise detached deadly Dutta as a brother in law?",Baji smiled dimples and all, "actually Bradley, I am truly blessed as Bhao has to be the best BIL one can have in the world, correction actually he is my own daddy he is! and a lot more.. a lot more, and you get changed now , fast before people get ideas about me!" he jested in a slighted altered tone.

Bradley looked very handsome in his peachy outfit it complemented his light skin and mouse blond close cropped hair. He posed in front of Baji's mirror and remarked, "this is such a comfortable attire, and look Baji the fitting is a doddle, it's almost made for me ,pity the misses can't see, me she would be shocked!, Baji large hearted as he was, responded, "ok tell you what Bradley consider it a gift", Bradley mumbled awkwardly, "nah man, I can't really accept it, but if you insist ,I will , but are you sure Baji?" Baji shouted "look, Bradley just zip it for if you don't!.I shall be most offended". Bradley shook hands with Baji as a thank you gesture, and asked with one eye brow raised, "so Baji, what's the programme for the rest of the night?" Bradley asked meaningfully. Baji eyes danced, "why Bradley what did you have in mind? speak up"?,he asked in all innocence. Bradley, smiled "well Baji how about some checking out the local night life?...

Baji brought Bradley down and all the ladies performed a mock swoon and Dutta in gradual motion glared at Roops who signalled to her sisters that Bhao was unamused.. Dutta looked at Naku , who stood by Roops ,and she bent and whispered "gosh vahinai, are you sure you want to spend your life with grouch bag?.."Naku, pressed Roops elbow lightly and whispered "ssh Roops ,Saab sun lenian gein", Dutta, shifted his narrow eyes towards her direction as she stood close to his sister , he heard her sibilant "Saab" and tweaked his mouth, and thought her waqat main he hota hoon use ke laboon pe, Naku caught him gawking at her and sniffed her sharp nose ,binked her green doe eyes and looked the other way, disinterested. Bradley stood before Dutta with his arms spread out, "well Major what do reckon? will I do or not." Dutta slanted his head and narrowed his lion like eyes and parted his mouth , "do as what Bradley? he wanted to say a first class ladies man!, but reminded himself they were visitors and added forcibly with an equally laborious pull of his lips, "yes ummh you look ,ummh different.." Bradley complained, "oh come on Dutta what's wrong in saying that I look fantabulous!", Dutta flared his nostrils slightly as he looked at Naku ,and she shook her head cautiously, as her wide eyes begged him with her looks to contain himself ,he blinked his eyes once and ,replied congenially, "because Bradley it is not within my nature to engage in showering people with compliments regarding their appearances". Kala waggled her head in utter dismay at her brother's awkwardness , and with a wide smile, consoled and complimented the young British officer, "now ,now Bradley must say you look very handsome in this outfit, very attractive", she emphasized coquettishly. Dutta, puckered his brow and this time he was damned if all present noticed his displeasure at the thought of his sisters, showering much too much adulation on this officer...after all Kala was his sister and that too older and to see her leering over this bloody git irked him to no end , and he found it difficult not to grimace visibly.. he looked at Baji , who fathomed his Bhao's discontentment, for he knew Dutta was picky and choosy with whom he let off his guard, and Bradley being the out and out flirt that he was ,in no way would find favour with Dutta.. so he took Bradley by the arm and steered him towards the bar area. Sudarshan, eyed the movement and in haste hurried along to the bar area. Bradley looked at the liquor on display and whistled, "holy be! this is quite a selection you guys have, Moet, vintage wines, Scotland's finest malt whiskey! French cognac! and Russian gin! wowee! cried Bradley as he looked deydrated at the spirits and wines..."tell me Baji where do you get all these from ? is this all contraband?, Baji was mightily agitated, and he protested "now Bradley do we look like folks who would have questionable, fake stuff in our bar! absolutley not! this is all genuine stuff bought legally! Dutta I have you know would never touch fake stuff! or do illegal transactions..he goes for the genuine stuff I assure you!" defended Baji. Sudarshan, pulled a face at Baji and griped "come on Baji don't give us your boring lectures and pour some drinks" he ordered. Baji looked at him dryly and snubbed ,"you are in a hurry as always Sudarshan Bhao to scrounge off Bhao's free drinks aren't you!? and Sudarshan looked right put off. Baji, turned to Bradley, "ok Major would you like to have wine or something stronger? Bradley looked at Baji and smiled, "I think I'll settle for beer Baji as I requested for a bit more for later ,you remember?"questioned Bradley, and Baji tilted some beer out of the can into a tankard and passed it to Bradley, "of course I remember Bradley, this is just starters!"he sniggered. Suds wanted to be in and he also knew if Baji had it in his power he would keep him out of the action.. so he swallowed his pride and asked anyway, "so what's the plan after this?" but Baji with a twinkle in his eye preferred to wind Suds up, "kaunse plan Sudarshan Bhao , is ke bad sau jayenge aur kaya ? aur waise bhi ap ko tu apne kamra mein jana parte ga kyon ke Leela tai ko ap ke bagher neend nehi ati"!he said with a guffaw. Sudarshan looked at Bradley, and said bitterly,"you know Major everyone is sane in this house hold bar this clown here , it's like he will never grow up!".Bradley who had beer froth around his mouth ,turned to Suds, "Iam sorry I missed what Baji said to you", and Baji repeated with loud snorts "he asked what we were going to do after this and I said why go to bed of course and so should he! as his wife can't get to sleep without his presence in the room!"and Baji cackled hysterically as he saw Suds fuming like a charred coal! Bradley too laughed in empathy, "yes spouses get a bit too clingy sometimes, I should know I have one back home!" But Suds was not laughing , as he was more interested in what Baji was cooking up!..

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Naku glared at him, for his ignorance of her being around, she fixed her pallu , and preened her side bangs on her fore head with a slightly raised eye brow , and a gentle bite of her lower lip. Her movements distracted him and he looked at her narrowly from where he stood and walked up slowly towards her, and leaned his head over her to some extent, and drawled, "show off kerna band ker mera samna.. aur chaal mera kapre niklal, sab ne change ker liya hain, aur thujhe koi fikaar he nehi meri! pagal aurat chaal jaldi!"he commanded, turned and walked towards his wooden stairs that lead up to his room... he felt the door to his room with undefined affection and pushed it open and entered ,with his hands parked on his haunches ,his complete self infused with a sense of being present on marked terrority..his den! His enclosure!, his eyes tenderly rested on his huge bed, tidly dressed in his chocolate brown top layered and limegreen underlay counterpane complete with an array of scattered his head cushions near the head board..he folded his manicured hand and fondled his stubble cheek with up to no good glint in his eye..hummh privacy..he lusted in the stillness of room.. he pulled in a deep breath..and yelled Rahmaan! Within seconds the batman arrived and adhered to the job of undoing his "jee Saar's boots". After which Dutta sauntered over to his dressing table and peered into his dresser mirror with a somewhat raised eye brow and jut of his chin to the right, his eyes scouted his stubble face with approval as his slender fingers with shiny buffed nails, deep in thought unbuttoned his dark olive green bush shirt and he slipped it his off his rounded shoulders and taut biceps! and dumped it on the bed end..with a bellow yet again "Rahmaan uniform, wardrobe mein laga do"! eventually he brushed his chest and lower torso with his broad palm ,undid his olive green trousers , and with a slight shift of his hips, allowed them to slide down his pumped up swollen muscular legs into a heap on the floor!, as he calmly raised his keens one by one and freed himself out of his uniform and headed naked towards his bath room and shut the door. With a sigh of relief he bent over the sink and rinsed his mouth and splashed his stubble face with jets gushing water.."hummm" he moaned in delight as his pink lips opened and curved and he headed towards the shower, turned it on medium power and let the hungry jets of water drizzle ,soak, drench and wet every nook and cranny of his tall majestic frame , he moved his upper and lower extremities to allow the sopping process ..his body relaxed and.. in ecstacy sounded her name to match the patting and sometimes beating of water on his body ,nakusha ,nakuusha ,nakusha, naku ,nakuuussha, naku ,nakushaaahhh..and he closed his eyes in vicarious pleasure, ahhh, he gave a slow guttural drawl and raised his arm to end the ritual.. it was so heavenly to be subjected to the ablution process in his own bathroom. He stepped out of the puddle, bent his V-shaped torso towards his burgundy bath towel and stood before the mirror checking himself and ,eventually wrapped his towel around his waist securely ,and shoved the outer corner of his towel just to the side of his hairy navel dip... he reached out for his deodorant and lifted his bicep knotted hairy arm pits, one by one and sprayed them with musky scented vapours...,placed the can of deodorant near the bathroom mirror and ran his fingers to smooth back his dripping wet hair back from his broad smooth shiny forehead...

He opened his bathroom door into the safe harbour of his port with a refreshed body and in the Precap: "well Dutta I am absolutely delighted that you have reached an affirmative decision" said Parekh.

Dear readers, a few of you know that my FF is exactly a year old today... hence I take this opportunity to offer my thanks to all my readers who have been my inspiration and encourage me to continue on.. it is noteworthy that all though new readers have joined this thread , there is also a certain sadness within me to have lost some readers like ,Suhana, Azhy, and Prncz.. but such is life you win some and lose some..so asking you for your continued love and support. Hammie.