MG FF- PARINEETA THREAD 11 - Page 45

She felt two strong arms grip her from behind. She knew who it was. She sighed and leaned her head back, resting it on his shoulder and held his arms that encircled her waist.

"geet...lets go...", she felt him pull her.

She wondered what was he speaking about and where were they going.

"but..."

"shh...relax...don't ask so many questions and just come with me."

He held her hand and led her towards their car. She just looked at the man ahead of hers... he had held her the whole night, taking in all her tears, holding himself back, being there with her the entire time... if she was upset about their baby, then he was no less. She felt the corners of her eyes burn...she knew he could only open up with her yet he held back everything just for her... he came back just for her...he loved her! she moved faster and hugged him for the back and rested her head on his shoulder. He was amazed to feel her rest on him. her hand snaked his waist and held him tight. He held her hand and caressed it softly, "geet...are you okay?", he asked in concern.

She didn't move, rather softly nodded her head for a yes. She felt so warm today...so light, like whatever she had held back had found their way out. She felt refreshed. She wanted to be with him like that forever. He smiled and turned around and took her in his embrace, "I Love you..."

Her heart skipped beats...those words sounded so so so beautiful...so overwhelming...so touching... so full of love and sincerity! It was so soothing to her...like a balm to her broken pieces of heart that could mend it and if possible, she could just go on hearing that again and again till the end of eternity. She had craved so much for his love...but now when it has come true, she didn't know why but she wanted a confirmation. She longingly looked into his eyes...and she was stunned to hear the next set of words!

"You are my present geet... my wife! Some pages are better left unturned. You are my present and You are my future! I love you so much..."

He understood her unsaid words??? She had a hard time believing that he just understood and spoke what she wanted to hear..she wanted to be confirmed of. Her eyes sparkled with tears...and he did see that happiness touch her eyes! He had missed it... and he realised even his one word could affect her so much! she just trusted him blindly..she didn't even question him why he left...why didn't he accept her first...did he regret anything or not... nothing! He leaned forward and placed a kiss on her forehead, "lets go... warna we'll be late.."

She twitched her brows wondering where he was taking her. she sat in the car quietly looking at him for the corner of her eyes. He suppressed his smile seeing her so restless but kept on driving. She was even more surprised when he turned towards the airport. Huh...what was in his mind? was someone coming? Were they going back? She looked at him all confused and lost. He just shook his head, held her hand and led her to the waiting lounge.

"maan... hum kahan jaa rahe hain?", she finally asked not able to bear the suspense.

[maan where are we going?]

She got really pissed off this time when he stood behind her and closed her eyes with his hands.

"maan... kya kar rahe ho? Batao mujhe..."

[maan..what are you doing? Tell me...]

"shh... just wait for two minutes baby..."

She shrugged, frustrated, "jaldi karo..."

"ok ok ..relax...here you go. Just open your eyes slowly okay and look right in front of you.."

"hmm..."

He smiled looking at the sight in front and took his hands off his eyes and moved a step back, waiting for her reaction.

She slowly opened her eyes, adjusting to the light when she saw two faint little figures in front of her. she rubbed her eyes and bit and then looked at the two cutie smiling faces right in front of her...and the next moment, the area echoed with squeals and fits of laughter.

She couldn't believe her angels were right in front of her, carrying their small cutie bag-packs on their backs. She had been missing them so much... and then they were right in front of her. she ran and hugged them tight, almost knocking the breath out of them.

"ahh...mamma... am choked..", namra coughed.

She immediately left her cupped her face, "how come you two are here? Where are the rest?"

Dia kissed her cheek, "papa ne bola he wanted to shuprishe (surprise) you... and we came.."

She had a wide smile on her face...and she was just too happy to think of anything. She kept kissing cuddling the kids and held their hands, "chalo lets go..you must be hungry na...i'll make some thing for you two.."

She held their hands and turned back only to see maan standing, with his hands folded over his chest, a smile playing on his lips. She couldn't believe he did that for her...just to cheer her up. She felt too overwhelmed... too much happy after a long time. She just ran and hugged him tight, "thank you...thank you...thank you sooo much..."

He looked around and sighed seeing people seeing them and smiling. He gave a defeated smile like what-can-he-do-now and hugged her back. She was just too happy to find herself back... ohh she was on the top of the world right now. She didn't let him go... she didn't even realized people were looking at them.

"ahem...cough cough... if you have forgotten, we are also here..."

She froze hearing that voice. Her eyes snapped open...this was not true, she hoped. Her smile vanished recognizing that voice. She left him and slowly turned back, hoping what she heard was not true. She saw dadima, mamma and roops standing there as well. Jasmeet and dadima smiled and looked away while roops kept on gaping at them, wide eyes.

Geet felt so conscious... she looked down with her cheeks turning red, wondering what to do now. Maan just smiled at her...god, she knew how to blush. The geet he had known was so bold and straightforward...and here he saw the complete opposite...more womanly...he laughed at his own thought and went to hug the kids.

Geet sighed and went to dadima. She bowed to touch her feet but dadima just hugged her tight.

"we are so happy to see you beta... and why are you being so formal with your dadima today?", dadima complained like a kid. Geet just smiled and went to jasmeet. Jasmeet was just too happy to see geet finally back... she kissed her forehead and hugged her. geet was just too happy...she was so distracted that she completely forgot her kittu issue. She gave a wide smile to roops and hugged her, "roops...i missed you a lot..."

Roops grinned widely, "at least control your emotions when you are in public geet...we know he is your husband...no need to show off..."

Geet felt so embarrassed. She frowned to hide her embarrassment and hit her shoulder, "tu kamini kabhi nahi badlegi, hain na?"

[you 'kamini' will never change, will you?]

the day seemed even brighter...and for geet, it was the best day of her life perhaps. She had no more to hide... nothing to worry about... she had her family with her...! she spoke to the ladies and walked slowly. She saw maan carrying both his angels in his arms and make them sit in the car. They were popping him with such random questions and his smile...she couldn't miss that. it was so genuine... she couldn't avert her gaze from him.

they drove back home amidst smiles and laughter. Dia sat in maan's lap while he drove only after promising that she wouldn't touch any of the buttons she found there. Namra plonked herself on geet's lap...she was more of a mamma's girl. They spoke here and there about what they did in their vacations and what not. They reached home around 1pm and none was in a mood to go and do something. So they ordered lunch and settled on the floor, spreading mats. The weather had turned cooler... with the clouds again hiding the sun behind them.

Post lunch maan seemed a little withdrawn. He had been getting calls from office. Geet spoke to everyone but she couldn't miss his restlessness. After a while he excused himself and went to their room. It was 3 in the afternoon and all seemed tired. Geet prepared their rooms and helped them with their luggage. She took the kids to their room and helped them change. She had missed being with the kids, speaking nonsense with roops and showering her love on her angels. They were tired so dozed off quickly. She chechked on dadima who was asleep as well. She went to check on roops who was in the washroom. Jasmeet sat there, taking out something for her luggage. She smiled seeing geet and gestured her to sit beside her.

"geet..tu theek hai na?", jasmeet asked, caressing her head.

[geet...you okay na?]

She smiled and nodded softly and why wouldn't she? She had never felt this better ever in her life. may be crying helped her in a lot of ways. She didn't deny that.

Jasmeet held her hands and looked intently at her, "am so happy beta... I have seen maan struggling so much to get you back..and he finally did it! mera beta hain afterall...", she added with a wink.

Geet listened to her carefully while she continued, "you know..hum sab se zyada khush maan hain... it took everything from him to see this day... he couldn't even cry seeing you like that... and he won't even show his happiness as well. geet... tu kabhi usey akela mat chodna beta..."

[you know.. maan is the happiest person as of now...it took everything from him to see this day.. he couldn't even cry seeing you like that...and he won't even show his happiness as well. Geet... never leave him alone beta...]

She was instantly reminded of the time when jasmeet had asked her the same thing when she was just a 5 year old kid. She felt choked. He could open up only with her...she was supposed to know him inside out yet she was so lost in her loss...that she shut herself...so tight that she couldn't even realize what might be going through him. she blinked her eyes a couple of times and hugged her mamma. She was feeling so warm after a long time. Her heart was still alive...he kept it alive... he probably made her live and love again.

"oyee...mujhe bhi hug chahiye...", roops came out wiping her hair.

[oyee...even I want a hug...]

Geet smiled and pulled her to the bed. Jasmeet smiled and hugged them both.

"poor prem... I feel sorry for him... kahan phass gaya yaar.."

[poor prem...i feel sorry for him... where has he landed himself in..]

Roops smacked her shoulder, "oyee...shut up... you've got your hubby to think of. Stop thinking about mine..."

"oye hoye... abhi se so possessive hmm roops...i see you changing...", geet laughed.

"huh... whatever. Better get back to your hubby baby.. he might be missing hugging you... and let me sleep..."

"roops... I will kill you...", geet was really feeling conscious with jasmeet around.

"ja ja... let me sleep and wake up..then you can kill me..good night..."

"huh...", geet showed her tongue and walked out with a huff. The house suddenly seemed so silent. Just minutes ago It was hustling and bustling with people. She kept the things properly and checked on the kids. She looked around and wondered where maan was. He really looked a bit disturbed. She looked around and finally peeped into the study. He was sitting with his lappy, on call with something.

She sighed and went closer and stood beside him, waiting for him to finish the call. He looked at her and then back into his screen. She waited for a while but then decided to leave him alone. He was probably between some important call. She turned to leave when he held her hand and pulled her close. She was caught unaware and landed on his lap. She looked at him shocked while he smiled gestured her to wait for 2 minutes more. She rolled her eyes and waited for him to finish with the call. She looked at his laptop screen for a while but then was suddenly reminded of jasmeet's words. She felt like holding him tight in her embrace and hold him like that till his heart healed from the pain she had inflicted on him. she slowly leaned back and rested her head on his shoulder. He looked at her for a while.. she lost a bit lost. His hand snaked around her, holding her close. It took him a minute or two more to finish with the call. He took a deep breath in and wrapped the other hand around her.

"kya hua? Tum pareshaan kyun ho?", he asked softly.

[what happened? Why are you so upset?]

She shook her head and encircled her hands around his neck and found her comfort zone.

"geet... what happened?"

"umm..nahi kuch nahi... I just came to see what you were doing!"

[umm..nothing... I just came to check what you were doing]

He smiled and tangled his finger with her hair, playing with it, "but something else gives me a feeling that you missed me.."

She didn't say anything but he could feel her slow breath tickling his skin.

"geet..."

"ummm..."

"why don't you go out with everyone today? You will feel better...and see your angels are also back... you'll get to spend time with them..."

"tumhe bahut kaam hain na?"

[you have a lot of work na?]

He smiled and pulled her closer, "hmm..hain tho...main office se kuch important calls hain..."

[hmm..yeah I do... got some important calls from the main office..]

"phir..hum ghar kyun nahi chalte maan?", she asked kissing his jaw.

[then why can't w go back home maan?]

He stiffened with that slight brush of her lips and more than that it were her words that shocked him further. He didn't know she'd ever think on those terms. But what he didn't know what the effect his words in the morning had on her heart. She let herself drown completely in the love she had harboured for him...expressing more than what he had expected.

He softly laced his fingers with her, "I thought you liked this place..."

She felt butterflies dance in her tummy, "I do like this place maan... but I want to go back..."

"as you wish madame... but we'll go back after 2 days..all of us. Let them also enjoy here. You seemed so happy seeing them here...enjoy with them geet!!!"

She smiled, "hmmm...but your work?"

"I can manage from here...you live your life...take everyone to the beach today and then shopping..."

"umm... but you?"

"I will be fine geet...relax.. but yeah I didn't know you knew how to blush..!"

She sat upright, hearing him say so. He looked at her naughtily with a smirk. She realized why he said so... and her jaws dropped open.

"i...i was not blushing okay...", she tried to defend!

"don't hide geet... I saw you all red and pink... my goodness you have got that womanly tinge in you..."

She couldn't help blushing hearing him say so..even though there was nothing to blush, at least for 'geet'.

"are you making fun of me?", she stood up abruptly.

He made an innocent face, "no baby...i dare not do that..."

"maan...stop it..."

"come on geet..i haven't done anything that I should stop. I was just amused to see you blush... does it have anything to do with me?", he winked at her.

"maan... you are so dead...", she threw the cushions on him angrily. He caught it and threw it back on her.

"no..geet...i was just genuinely wondering..."

She threw another cushion him...then his file... then the paperweight.. he caught it and dodged the paperweight.

"geet...geet...stop...", he dodged the things she threw at him. but she was no where near stopping. She chased him around the room, throwing things randomly at him. his patience finally snapped and he poured the entire glass of water that was kept on the table right on her head. She shrieked feeling the chillness setting on her.

"maan... aaj nahi bachoge tum..." she was so so so mad at him.

[maan...you cant be saved today]

He laughed and ran out. She chased him down the stairs, around the couch... trying to catch hold of him. she didn't even realize when her anger vanished and when they started playing like kids. She laughed and laughed as she threw another pillow at him. she never had this much fun till date...it was like the happiness gathering on her palms. She loved every moment of it...every little thing.

Finally he fell on the couch, tired, breathing heavily and she fell beside him laughing. It was just like the time they were kids. He looked at her... and was reminded of those days. They were bestest of the best friends... inseparable. Nothing has changed much yet... but the depth of their friendship just increased even more, blossoming into a never ending love.

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Roaming around the beach, playing in the water and then shopping and dinner was just a bliss for the ladies. They sat on the sand eating chana and then the kids buying lots of balloons that burst on their way back home itself... shopping anything and everything they could but maan was missed. He stayed back for his work. He had to visit a client's office in Mumbai. Geet drove the others around the city while roops left no chance to tease her till she was read.

It was around 10 at night that everyone got back. They didn't have it anymore to do anything else right now. They decided to rest till the next day and plan something else. Geet helped the kids change and rest. Everyone got back their rooms while geet searched for maan. She wondered if he was back and realized he wasn't. She sighed and sat alone in the hall, waiting for him. it was so strange for her...they were just away for a few hours and she missed being in his arms. She felt a cool breeze of air gush past her. she was instantly drawn out to the lawn, wanting to feel the fresh drops of rain on her skin.

The droplets drizzled, making her realize that she was still alive...that her heart still beat...that she could live and love again too. She stretched her arms wide, feeling the wind and the water over her skin. She missed maan. She just wanted him to get back home and take her in his embrace. She didn't even expect any of her wishes to come true...but he did make them come alive. He slipped his arms around her waist and took her in his embrace. She smiled and turned to face him. she looked at him dazed...her eyes looking deep into his... conveying the feel that she had missed him so much.

Lightening struck the sky, brightening the dark surrounding... nature conspiring...and their emotions playing with them. The wind danced...and then the thunder... like celebrating togetherness. None realised when their lips met...crushing into one... making them realise how much they had missed each other. It was excruciating... yet it was soft... it was passionate...yet it was filled with love...it was wild yet it was the most tender touch of love. Their love was esoteric...but then it was a paradox as well...!

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