Wanna grow old with you - AnSh OS

Anandi looked bemusedly at her husband as she saw him carefully folding her first gift into well pressed pleats.

A:Shiv Kya hua??Aapko sweater achcha nahin laga kya??

S:Aap aise kyun pooch rahi hain?Aapko lagta hai koi cheez jo aapke dil ko chu jaye woh mujhe achchi na lage.Aur phir ye sirf tohfa nahin hai mere liye Anandi...usse kai zyaada hai.U know main isse poori zindagi sambhal kar rakhoonga aur jab main boodha ho jaunga aur mujhe zyaada sardi lagne lagegi tab bhi main isse hi pehnunga.

A thick lump rose in Anandi's throat as his words sank in. Just the mere thought of spending her old age in the warmth of his embrace made her heart swell with pleasure unbound. She just couldn't believe they had a lifetime of togetherness ahead for them 😳

A:Thankyou Shiv.

S:Thanks?Par kisliye?Iss baar to I am sure maine kisi ke liye kuch bhi nahin kiya.

A:Nahin Shiv...aaj main aapko kisi aur ke liye thanks nahin kah rahi.Aaj main aapko thanks kehna chahti hoon sirf aur sirf apne liye.Thankyou Shiv...meri zindagi mein aane ke liye.Kyunki agar aap na hote to shayad main kabhi samajh na pati ki main apni zindagi mein kya miss kar rahi thi.Thankyou.

A faint blush stained Shiv's cheeks as she said those words to him making him look down shyly😛😳

A:Achcha agar aapko sweater itna achcha laga to phir aap isse dobara pack kyun kar rahe hain?

S:Kyunki main isse kisi bahut khaas din pehena chahta hoon.

A(smiling at his innocence...gasps): Aap jiss din bhi isse pehnenge mere liye to wohi sabse khaas din hoga 😳

A sense of unparalleled amusement beckoned his senses as he registered her words. It was the first time he had seen a nuance of the same love in her eyes as his. He had always seen the care...the respect...the friendship. But tonight there was something different. Something that made him soggy and emotional. Trying to gulp onto some uninvited tears he handed the sweater to her to be kept safely in his closet. Giving him one of her most comforting smiles she stood up and made her way towards his cupboard. As she turned around to face him again, she caught him pressing his temples transforming her smile to frown.

A:Aapke sar mein dard hai?

S:Han woh actually aaj thodi zyaada driving kar li isiliye aur phir patangabazi bhi..Shayad isiliye bas thodi thakan ho gayi hai.

A:To aapne pehle kyun nahin bataya...aap rukiye main abhi tel garam kar ke lati hoon.Maalish karne se dard apne aap chala jayega.

S:Nahin Anandi rehne deejiye...main thoda rest karunga to apne aap theek ho jayega.

A:Shiv aap jante hain na aap iss mamle mein mujhse nahin jeet sakte. Aur agar aapko yaad na ho to main yaad dila doon...aapne promise kiya tha ki agar aap patangbazi mein hare to aapk meri baat manenge.

S:Arey par main kahan hara?

A(smirking):Achcha?😛

S:Mera matlab hai ki main sabke saamne to jeeta hi na...ab Jagdeesh ne apni patan ki dor kat di to merii kya galti.Saza mujhe kyun?😆

A:Kyunki galti koi bhi kare...main to saza aapko hi dungi.😳 Aur Mr Shivraj Shekhar aapki sazaa ye hai ki aap chup chaap yahan baithenge aur mujhse tel lagwayenge.

Saying she barged out of the room leaving him in a sweet smile. She didnt know it was the sweetest punishment of his life. After a few minutes when Anandi returned to their bedroom she saw him working on his laptop. Seeing him like that she glared at him angrily.

A:Aapko laptop kholne ki izzazat kisne di?😳

S:Woh actually Anandi kuch reports review karni thi...aak sankranti ke chakkar mein dekh hi nahin paya aur kal meeting hai.

A:Meeting to aap tab attend karenge jab aap theek mehsus karenge.Agar laptop pe baithe rahenge to dard aur badh jayega.

S:Anandi bas 5 min

A:Jee nahin

Closing his laptop she kept it aside and asked him to lie down on bed. As he rested his head on pillow she gently removed his specs and applied the warm oil on his forehead. He felt all his neural muscles unwind as she gently moved her fingers from his forehead into his hair. Her ministrations seemed to have a hypnotic as well as a surreal affect on him.

A:Shiv aapke baal kitne dry ho rahe hain...aap na apna bilkul dhyaan nahin rakhte.Aaj se main aapko har hafte tel lagaungi aur aapko ek kadha bhi bana kar dungi jisse peene se apke balon ki khushki bilkul theek ho jayegi.

S(makes a face and speaks in a sleep heavy voice):Kadha??Woh jo vaid jee ne banake diya tha?🤢

A(giggling):Nahin...usse bhi zyaada kadwa😆

S:Kya?😲

His eyes popped open and he looked at her with a pout on his lips.

A:Oho Shiv pls sone ki koshish keejiye...mujhe aur bhi kaam hai(Pulling him down she kept a gentle hand on his lashes and made him close them.

S:Anandi main woh kadwi dawa phir se nahin peene wala.

A:Theek hai phir hone deejiye apne baal kharab.Pata bhi nahin chalega kab saare baal safed ho jayenge.Phir agar sab apko mere pati ki jagah mere pita samjhenge to gussa mat hoiyega🤣

S:Kya!Aisa bhi hota hai(his eyes again popped open)

A:Uffo Shiv!!

S:Achccha achcha sorry!(Closes eyes and rests in the same position.She continues to massage his head)

A:Bilkul ho sakta hai...kabhi kabhi to khushki se baal itne damage ho jate hain ki woh girne lagte hain.

S(sulking):Ok Ok theek hai...main dawa pee lunga but pls thodi kam kadwi banana 😒😆

Seeing him fear a simple medicine like a kiddo, a cute smile tucks the corners of Anandi's lips. Her husband was surely one of a kind. A few minutes passed with her still massaging his head when she noticed he had gone to sleep. Anandi never told him but she loved to see him asleep. The deep serenity etched across his face and the innocent smile touching his lips, it always left her stare at him in sheer reverie. She noticed he was now fast asleep and his breathing had become rhythmic. So taking respite into the same she ran his fingers through his hair n caressed them caringly. A sudden sense of concern overpowered her as she recalled the events of the day. How they had happily celebrated sakrant in Udaipur then all the kite-flying competition tension in Jetsar, Varun's phobia of heights, Jagiya's pained face, Ganga's brutal condition and his two priceless gifts...the green and the golden bangles. Though it was all unrelated but Anandi knew about the strings attached. In Varun, she had seen a shadow of her own vulnerabilities and the need to overcome it, in Jagiya's lonelines she had known how much Shiv being there matters for her and in Ganga's blood-bathed condition she had felt the fear of losing someone so dear. And the summation of all these feelings had just made her realize one thing...and that was how much she needed him in her life.

All these realizations made her feel melancholy and concerned. She just wished him to be by her side for the rest of her life. For once, totally forgetting about her own inhibitions she bent down and planted a gentle peck on his forehead. As a deep sigh escaped her breathe she moved back a little and pulled the blanket on him warmly. Still lost in deep glum thoughts she slid herself beside him, but this time, not in her blanket, but their blanket.