Shackles of Love#8#MG FF Chapters 32-35 - Page 79

CHAPTER 35:

Maan slammed the door of his office in frustration. He didn't know why it was pricking him, why he was so angry. Truth be told, he knew, but refused to admit it.

He was seething because Geet had not called HIM but had called DEV when she had been in trouble. That simple fact was eating him up from inside. He tried to justify to himself that Geet was his responsibility that's why he was concerned and was keeping tabs on her, but it all sounded hollow to him.

The mind numbing terror he had felt when Dev had revealed about the accident had been real, so had the anger over her stubbornness and her preference to trust Dev over him.

He banged a few files to alleviate his anger, but nothing was helping. If that wasn't enough, again she had run to Dev for help! And that Rahul, he clenched his teeth as he muttered profanities under his breath, if he so much as looked at Geet again, he would surely throttle him.

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Maan reached home only to be greeted by an empty house. He was just wondering where his errant wife was, when he saw her coming with Dev, giggling about something. As he stood there watching, he saw Dev give her a thumbs up sign while Geet shouted "Thank you Veerji! You are the best! Naina di is so lucky to have you."

Well, that was enough for the little green eyed monster to raise its ugly head again! He quickly moved to the table and engrossed himself in some files, pretending to be busy when she came in.

Geet entered the house gingerly to find Maan absorbed in his files, she wanted to inform him about her job, but Maan was too annoyed at Geet to listen to her. He pointedly ignored all her attempts to start a conversation, shouting at her and so after making a few failed attempts, Geet angrily gave up and went to bed.

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Next day morning, Geet was in a hurry, which was an unusual sight for Maan. She was running about here and there collecting her things, muttering to herself. Although curious, Maan ignored her shenanigans and went ahead to have his shower.

Geet on the other hand, was chiding herself for getting up late on such an important day. Sleep had come late to her last night, thinking about what the future held in store. She was doing all that she could, but Maan was not bending. The dubious status of their marriage made her toss and turn the whole night, resulting in the delay now.

"Jhalli! Alarm laga ke nahi so sakti thi! Kaisa impression padhega Ma'am pe. Interview ke din hi late!" Geet scolded herself while getting ready.

She took out a simple red saree, making a face. She didn't want to wear a saree, but Dev Veerji had specifically asked her to wear it, saying it would make her look older.

Standing near the dressing table, she hurriedly wore the skirt, and was struggling to hook the back button of her blouse, which refused to obey her nimble fingers.

And it was at that exact point that Maan came out of the washroom drying his hair with a towel. Geet's mutterings caught his attention and he uninterestedly looked up while he made his way to the kitchen, only to find himself stunned at the sight.

His wife was standing before the mirror, arching her back as she tried to hook the blouse from behind. His eyes bulged out as he looked at her and his body hardened in an instant as his eyes trailed over the expanse of her smooth milky flesh exposed by her low cut back. Her arched stance made her b***** more prominent, outlining her lithe form in all its glory for him to feast his senses. He saw her pearly white teeth biting her lip, as she tried to accomplish her task, and he so much wanted to replace those with his own. He wanted to crush her soft feminine form against his and'.*BAMMM*

All his attention having been on his innocent seductress, he wasn't paying attention to where he was going and so his head banged against the closed door of the bedroom, which he didn't notice in his trance.

The loud sound made Geet realize that she was not alone. She turned around to find Maan rubbing his forehead, his brows knitted in pain. Forgetting everything, she ran to him, pulling his hand away to look at the place where he was rubbing. She rubbed it gently with her fingers, all the while scolding him for his carelessness. Maan enjoyed her soothing caresses while he listened with half an ear to her mild scolding.

After she was satisfied that the bruise was okay, she ran her fingers along the rest of his forehead to check if he was hurt somewhere else too, but it was too much for Maan. Her proximity in her state of near undress was playing havoc on his senses and there was only so much sweet torture he could bear.

He grabbed Geet's hands and pulled away, "Mai theek hu, Geet"

"Aise kaise theek hu, batayiye aur kahi lagi hai kya aapko? Aapka dhyaan kaha tha? Aisa koi karta hai kya?" she went on babbling ignoring him.

Maan jerked her to gain her attention, making her look up into his eyes, "Maine kaha na mai theek hu!" his loud voice brought Geet out of her panic mode and made her realize that she was only half dressed.

Embarrassment burnt her cheeks and she quickly freed her hands and turned around, hiding herself from him. Sensing her discomfort, he removed his towel and covered it around her upper body before turning to leave the room.

Geet's "Next time, please knock before you enter the room." Stilled his footsteps for a moment, stabbing him somewhere, but he just nodded before gently closing the door behind him.

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The scene in the bedroom had made the atmosphere awkward, and both were quietly concentrating on the breakfast. Geet wondered how to tell Maan about the job while Maan was wondering why she was all dressed up.

Just as they finished, Naintara and Annie came in and hugged Geet tight wishing her luck. Maan was clueless as to the whole scenario, but was getting impatient when he heard Naintara say something about impressing her boss at first look the way she was dressed to kill. Geet just blushed and rolled her eyes at the comment while Annie joined into the laughter.

"Waise Geet, wo kehte hai na, har shubh kaam se pehle kuch meetha hona chahiye. Dahi shakkar yaad se kha lena jane se pehle" Naintara said gently patting her back.

"Are Naina di, dahi shakkar kyu? It's so old fashioned! Aaj kal to'" Annie said nonchalantly while winking at both Geet and Maan, but was cut short from a vehement glare from Maan.

Geet blushed a bright red at the statement and went inside, while muttering in an aside softly so that only Maan could hear, "Jiski zubaan itni kadvi ho usse mithaas ki ummeed kya karna!"

"Geet jaldi karo, Dev is ready! He asked you to come down in 10 mins. He will drop you off." Naintara said as she was leaving.

Both woman left, after once again wishing her, and Maan looked at her questioningly. But Geet ignored him and walked off towards the bedroom to fix her hair and grab her purse.

Having had enough of her cat and mouse game, Maan stopped her by blocking the kitchen door, and looked at her sternly, "Are you going to tell me what all this is about?"

"Why are you so interested now? I tried telling you last night, but did you listen? Aapko meri baat se apna kaam zyaada important tha na? To jaayiye! Apna kaam kariye! Aapko office ke liye der nahi ho rahi?" Geet said angrily.

He grasped her shoulder tightly and pulled her to him angrily, "Don't give me your attitude, maine tumse kuch poocha hai! Mujhe jawaab chahiye abhi! Kal se tumhara ye attitude dekh raha hu main! Pehle tum ne wo accident kiya! Then to hide your fault you called Dev? Why? Mujhe kyu call nahi kiya? And when I paid off the other driver, instead of being grateful, tum mujhe hi attitude dikha rahi ho?"

"Mai aapko attitude dikha rahi hu? Mai? Aap apne aap ko samajhte kya ho? Jab dekho chillate rehte hai. Maine nahi kaha tha aapko aake paise dene ke liye! Samjhe aap!" Geet said vehemently.

"Exactly tumne mujhe nahi, balki Dev ko kaha tha! Kyu?

"Kyu ke mujhe aapka aur koi ehsaan nahi chahiye tha." She taunted him. "Pehle hi aap mujhpe bahoot ehsaan kar chuke ho!"

"Baat palatna bandh karo aur saaf saaf bolo baat kya hai! What is all this? Where the hell are you going? And what were Naintara and Annie saying?" he snarled, frustrated beyond means.

Unable to stand his pigheadedness, she burst out, "Kya kaha tha aapne? I can't find a job on my own? Well to clear your misconceptions and to prove myself, Mr. Miser Singh Khurrana, I have an interview lined up today. And not in YOUR company." She stressed the 'your' part. "But in some other company!" she said triumphantly.

Maan was shocked at her revelation. He had never thought that she would go so far as to actually look for a job. But what he heard next made his blood boil more.

"Don't you want to know where? With your client Mr. Rahul Chopra! To aap ghabraiye mat! Aapke saare paise mai interest ke saath lauta doongi. Toh humesha profit ka sochne wale Mr. Khurrana khush ho jayiye. Aapko koi loss nahi hua! Now move and let me go!" She said in one go and pushed him aside to leave.

But Maan's mind had stopped working after he heard Rahul's name.

"What?? Rahul Chopra ki company me? Are you out of your mind? Tumhe ye sab karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai! Go and change right now. Koi interview ke liye tum nahi ja rahi ho!" He snarled.

"Aur kaun rokega mujhe? Aap? Kis haq se?" Geet asked pointedly, to which Maan had no answer. "Koi jawaab nahi hai na aapke paas? Hatiye aur mujhe jaane dijiye. I am getting late. Dev Veerji must be waiting for me. Wo mujhe office drop kar denge."

"Geeet! Maine kaha na tum nahi jaoge to bas nahi jaoge!" Maan shook with anger, the vision of Rahul Chopra's bewitched eyes all over his wife was making him belligerent and unreasonable.

She looked at him incredulously and said calmly, "Maan, I didn't know you had such poor memory, don't you remember what you told me a few days back? That I should not interfere in your life? Well same goes for you! I would appreciate it if you stop interfering in mine as well!"

Maan gnashed his teeth knowing she had a point, he had been the one to make that stupid rule and now she was using it against him! But still, how could he just let her go? He had to make sure that she would be safe there, since she was so adamant on working! Making up his mind, he said, "Okay, fine! Chalo, mai tumhe chod deta hu!"

"No need, I asked Dev Veerji and he said he will leave me."

Maan furiously held her wrist and pulled her to him, "Dev! Dev! Dev! Kal se bas yehi naam sun raha hu mai! Why did you call him haan? You could have called me too na? To fir Dev ko call karne ki kya zaroorat thi? Interview ke liye jaana tha? Mujhe bol deti! I would have dropped you! Why did you ask Dev to drop you?"

Geet twisted her hand and freed it from his grip irritably, her temper getting the better of her as she replied back, "Aapko isse kya ke mai kisse madad maang rahi hu? Aapko kya farak padhta hai? You just be happy I am not involving you in my life!"

"Ye mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi hai! Till you are here, you are my resp'"

Geet cut him off, "Responsibility! Zimmedari! Bojh! Bas yahi shabd hai na aapke pass mere liye?" she asked tearfully, "Thak gayee hu mai aapki zimmedari banke! Thak gayee hu aapki responsibility banke! If you don't want to accept me as your wife, that's fine! I accept it! But I refuse to be your responsibility! Samjhe aap?"

She wiped off a tear which had fallen, and looked at him to get her message across, "Dev Veerji ne mere liye jo kiya wo apne mann se kiya mujhe apni behan samajh ke kiya, not because he thought it was his duty to do it!"

Saying so, she walked away to the bedroom, to freshen up and get ready to leave.

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Geet's words had made a huge impact on Maan. he could see where she was coming from, but still the sulking possessive man in him was not letting him to allow her to go with Dev. He was used to Geet's attention, no matter how much he denied it or brushed it, her little ministrations had become an undeniable part of his life.

Her determination to be with him against all his demands, her taking care of his needs even after him telling her to not do so, her coming to him with all her stupid problems, like the time she had come to him when she had had a fight with her sister and just wanted to vent out. He had pretended to ignore her, but secretly, he had liked all her attention.

He now realized that Geet had made him her whole world, and now when she was spreading her wings, he did not like it. He didn't wasn't to share her with anyone!

Geet was leaving the house in a hurry, when her back got Maan's attention. Her hair was tied up in a bun in order to achieve a look of sophistication, but it left her back totally open. One glance at her, and Maan forgot all his previous thoughts. Not that she was wearing anything revealing, but then she looked stunning even in the simple saree as it highlighted the contours of her body. Her tempting beauty was the only thing he could think about.

His thoughts came to a gruesome halt when he realized where she was going and the thought of other men looking at what he was looking at right now burned him from inside.

He couldn't help but call out to her, "Waittt!"

She looked back, annoyed, with a 'what now?' expression on her face. But before she could voice out her complaint, Maan was removing the pins and freeing her hair.

Her long hair fell down and covered her back totally. He took a deep breath to take in her essence when her petulant voice brought him back, "Abh aapko mere baalon se bhi problem hai?"

Not having an answer to her query, he just adjusted her hair properly and ignored her saying, "Abhi chalo! Late nahi ho raha?"

Geet made a face and went ahead, not understanding Maan's weird behavior, but she was already late to give it much thought.

A non-repentant Maan followed her wishing he had made her change into a full sleeved, high necked suit!

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In the parking lot, Maan announced to Dev that he would leave Geet, citing some other work in the city as an excuse. Dev smirked to himself, thinking, "Chalo pehla teer to nishaane pe laga!" and did a formality of protesting, but then gave in knowing Maan would have his way come what may!

The drive was silent with Geet alternating between glaring at Maan, complaining to her Babaji about him and praying for luck in her interview.

As he reached the Chopra's office, Maan was about to get out of the car, but Geet stalled him saying that he needn't come and she would rather go alone, otherwise he would claim that he had helped her get the job.

Maan didn't want to let her go, but Geet would hear none of it, and in the end he had to give in to her demands, albeit grudgingly. The thought of Geet going away from him to that ******* Rahul made Maan loose his Herculean control and he called out, "Geeet!"

Geet stopped in her tracks, frustrated with his bizarre behavior and glared at him sullenly, "Abhi kya hai?"

Without a word, he pulled her towards him and placed a full mouthed kiss on her lips, devouring her. The Neanderthal in him wanted to mark his territory, claiming her as his, only his.

The kiss was as intense as it was unexpected and Geet was lost in him, when he pulled away to glance at her. The red swollen lips and the slumberous look in her eyes along with the messes up hair declared her as having just been thoroughly kissed.

"Tum kuch meetha bhool gayee thi!" he smirked and pushed a flabbergasted Geet out of the car.

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