She walks in Beauty...Th 2 chap-31 pg-140 - Page 38

Originally posted by: jayasree.rao

The problem is persistent. Even the old FFs of Sujata have developed the same problem. Pl. post as it is and we will manage. Can edit and post it a fresh after the problem is taken care of.

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Chapter 23

Sun's rays were piercing the darkness, birds were chirping and temple bells were ringing disturbing Nidhi's sleep making her to turn to her side and try to burrow her face in the pillow. Feeling caged she tries to pull herself out but the grip caging her intensifies, a kiss on her forehead forms a frown, another one on her right eye deepens the frown and one more on her left eye makes her to open her eyes wide only to lock up with two pair of teasing and bright smiling eyes of her love. After drinking his fill he leans to peck her lips breaking the spell they got caught in, when their eyes met. She pushes him grabbing his shoulders,

"What are you doing here?"

Grabbing her arms he pulls her to him, "So my sleeping beauty forgot I slept whole night in these beautiful arms"

"But we're in backyard" that makes him chuckle.

"You remember that?"

She mock punches him and comes out of the hug "why are you up and ready so early?"

A deep sigh! "There is an emergency so I need to go. See you in the hospital, you are coming?"

"Hmn...I dont think so its only second day of my engagement, how can I?"

"Oh!... raising his one eyebrow...So you got engaged?"

"Yes! To a not so handsome neurosurgeon"

"Well I'll deal later with that not so handsome guy...making her giggle...but this neurosurgeon got to go... getting late

He leans forward looking deep into her eyes slowly laying her down; gliding to her left side gives a soft nibble at her neck making her to gasp and whispers in a husky voice, " I'll be waiting..see you soon" and in a quick twirl gets up to leave but Nidhi was more quick to hold his hand.

"Please leave me Nidhi..I won't be able to go otherwise...I'm getting late"

"Promise me you'll drive slowly" he nods and leaves without turning to look at her.

Nidhi tossed and turned on the bed she felt as if she has been thrown suddenly out of her shell. She was missing the warm cocoon she loves to be enveloped in...the strong hold of his arms. She hugged herself tightly but that didn't give her any respite. Her condition seemed nothing less than a fish thrown out of a pond. She thought it fit to get ready for the day. After taking a quick shower and dressing herself in a kurta and matching leggings she packs her things up. Her mobile buzzed with a message from him that read 'miss you' a smile graces her face and she answers back 'miss you badlyreached hospital?' and he responds 'yes on my way to OT'. Nidhi takes a deep breath sensing a long tedious day that has begun for him.

After having breakfast all leave for their respective destinations Arman and his family leave for Mumbai, Rohan for Delhi, Baba and Hiraman for their home and solanki's and verma's for theirs. Nidhi changed into a sky blue plain chiffon saree with diamond studs and a small pendant around her neck...the pendant and the studs complimented the two rings on her hand. Her shift starts at 11 am she reaches hospital at 10.30 am with a small box of sweets in her hand. On entering hospital she straight goes to the common room knowing her colleagues must be sharing their coffee there. In common room:

Nidhi: Hello Everyone!

Priyanka: Helloo...where have you been?

Jyotika: Yes Nidhi...where have you been?...why you were on leave yesterday?

Nidhi: Well! Let me have my coffee first...I'll let you know.

Ahana entering the common room: Here is your coffee...I saw you coming...nidhi extends her hand to take the coffee but Ahana retreats...wait a sec...scaning her head to toe...saree!...you seem changed...what is this glow all about?

Nidhi grabs the cup... "Oh! Really am I glowing...hmn...may be thats what we call the glow of first love"

Ahana: What do you mean? You're in love?

Nidhi: yes, I'm in love and I'm engaged...displaying her ring.

All say in chorus: what?

Nidhi: And before you ask let me clear...I didn't know all this till I came to know a day before yesterday when I returned home after my duties.

Priyanka: you didnt know and you got engaged...you must be joking Nidhi!

Nidhi: No I'm not joking...I liked the guy and we got engaged in a small family function.

Jyotika: Who is the guy?

Nidhi: A Doctor.

Ahana: where? And what is his name?

Nidhi had butterflies in her stomach in anticipation to see their reaction... "In Lucknow and his name is Ashutosh"

Jyotika: Hmn..got it! There is something with this name... he must be handsome if not like our only handsome hunk but somewhere near him...Is that the reason you said yes without thinking over.

Nidhi got lost... "Nobody presumed him"

Ahana in a deep sigh: Who is going to be that lucky one? Will he ever marry? and one more deep sigh!

Priyanka shakes her head: you all have gone mad he hardly looks at any one...she gets up and hugs Nidhi...Congratulations Nidhi! I'm so happy for you.

Then jyotika and Ahana follow the suit. Nidhi kept her mum...suppressing her smile thinking what a sight that would be to see the expression on their faces...when they'll come to know and meet the only handsome hunk.

Nidhi: Okay guys! Got to go...here are the sweets for you.

Nidhi couldn't see him since morning. She was waiting in the paediatric ward...it was the time for his rounds...when she turned around to look at the door...she saw him looking at her...their eyes met for a few seconds emanating love they are brimming with...he turned his gaze and began his round followed by the team of doctors...when he reached near the bed where Nidhi was standing...he talked to her in a stern voice:

"Dr. Nidhi where is your robe?"

Nidhi had placed her robe on the bedside where she was standing she takes the robe and answers, "Sir...it's here"

And in that very stern tone he answers "Put on your robe, Please"

Nidhi gulps and wears the robe...though she didn't sense the anger in his voice but she found his reaction strange. He left the ward and she resumed the job she was doing. After five minutes she feels her phone vibrating in her robe. She takes her phone checks the message:

"If you dont want this neurosurgeon to lose his senses please dont wear sari to hospital" a slight blush creep her cheeks and her free hand involuntarily move to straighten her robe.

She was still engrossed trying to comprehend the meaning of his words when a ward boy calling her at her back made her to come out of her musing,

"Dr. Nidhi, Dr. Behl wants to see you in his cabin and he said he wants to discuss the case of the kid admitted day before yesterday"

She understood, she saw Ashutosh and Dr. Behl deliberating over his reports during his round...he must have given some advise, she thought. The kid was admitted after being hit and hurt by a fast speeding car. The driver had been probably drunk and had hit the child who was walking on the roadside. The wound on his head was badly oozing at that time but there was no sign of complicacy. He actually had a narrow escape...though he was wounded and little horrified but he was in his senses when he was brought to hospital.

After a perfunctory knock she entered his cabin and handed over the file to him, "Sir here is the file"

"Yes Dr. Nidhi please have a seat...Dr. Ashutosh has prescribed some medicines you must have seen and he wants to check his fresh reports...as his parents have pointed out and we are of the opinion that he must have gone into partial dementia"

"Oh! Didnt know Sir"

"Yes unfortunately that is what I perceived last night and early morning I ordered Dr. Jyotika to take him for immediate scan...I hope there is no internal injury...I had already asked for his reports on priority...please collect the reports and seek Dr. Ashutosh advise"

"She nodded in response"

"I'm Sorry I can't go myself...I've to attend the boy in ICU" he said sorry as he knew how people dreaded going near him.

"No problem Sir...Ill collect the reports and take his advice"

"Thank you" She leaves and collects the reports from lab...then she first orders the Janki Bai to administer him the injection prescribed by Dr. Ashutosh.

"Sorry Dr. Nidhi...I checked already the injection is not in stock"

"Oh! You talked to Dr. Rangnath"

"No! I was about to go there"

"It's Okay! You stay here I'll talk to him...I'm going to show his reports to Dr. Ashutosh" her heart did a happy Jig when Dr. Behl so politely requested her to seek his opinion on the child's reports...she was missing him...but the sms...when she recalled, her heart missed a beat.

She took a deep breath and went to talk to Dr. Rangnath about the out of stock injections...the boy needed medicine first. Dr. Rangnath informed her that the medicines have already arrived and will be supplied to the ward within a few minutes. She was talking to him when a new face in doctor's robe entered his cabin asking for the same injection.

Dr. Rangnath: Dr. Aditi the vials have already arrived and will be supplied in a few minutes.

Dr. Aditi: That's good... thank you Dr. Rangnath.

Dr. Aditi meet Dr. Nidhi a pediatricain and Dr. Nidhi she is Dr. Aditi a neurologist...KGH pass out...Dr. Ashutosh's favourite student she did her PG here some two and a half years back...Nidhi didn't miss the glint in her eyes and smirk on Dr. Rangnaths face while all this was uttered...and her father Mr. Avasthi is one of the trustees of our hospital. Dr. Nidhi and Dr. Aditi exchanged pleasantries and Dr. Aditi took their leave.

"What was that Jiju...now dont tell me you didnt say those words intentionally"

"What did I do? She is 'the favourite student of our dean'...laughing out loud after seeing changing expression on Nidhi's face...that is what she used to claim those days"

Nidhi's expression change back to normal... "Oh God! I thought you are going to kill me"

"Jiju!"

"But jokes apart she is a very good doctor and was a very brilliant student"

"Is she the same girl who wanted to marry him...that day you said one of our trustees intended to marry his daughter with him...as she had some crush or something"

Dr. Rangnath's eyes wide open, "You remember Nidhi! Oh! You caught me"

"How can I forget anything about him?"

"Yes! How I forgot that"

Nidhi knocks at Ashutosh's cabin...the tap on his cabin door resonated in her heart...taking a deep breath she asks after slightly opening the door,

"May I come in, Sir"

Ashutosh was checking some reports...he raised his lashes to look at the door and slowly leaned backwards towards the back of his chair and watched her unblinkingly and smilingly, entering his cabin.

Seeing him undeterred she asked "What? Don't forget we are in hospital"

In response he raises his eyebrow, gets up and walks up to her...looking deep into her eyes...reaching near her he stops and stares at her for sometime and then moves to stand behind her... she feels a hand gliding under her robe...her breath gets caught he back hugs her...his hand touching and caressing her bare curves and lips nuzzling her nape...she wanted to stop him but wasn't able to utter a word as if she suddenly lost her voice...her throat was dry...he was touching her bare curves for the first time and she was feeling a pleasurable sensation at his touch and was losing all her senses...when he slowly makes his hands to wander and explore the lower front part of her body...her neck arches backwards and she grabs his arms finally finding voice to utter 'Ashutosh' that makes him to flinch and he clinches his fists...after a few secs with his fists still clenched he takes his hands out of her robe and back hugs her tightly whispering sorry near her ear followed by a kiss on the side of her neck. She had her eyes closed since the moment she felt him clenching his fists. Ashutosh released her slowly and turned her to face him, "Jaan please open your eyes"...she couldn't... she wanted to throw herself in his arms to soothe and calm herself but controlled herself knowing that wasn't the right thing to do at that moment...they're in hospital...when she opened her eyes slowly hearing him say "Jaan" again...she saw the desire repressed in his eyes. He kissed her at forehead and without uttering a word turned her back and made her to sit on the chair after pulling the chair for her. Then he started to collect the scattered papers and the file that slipped from Nidhis hands the moment he lost his senses... nidhi tried to stop him but he didn't relent and both picked the papers. He asked,

"These are the reports of that child" she nods averting to look at him. He closes his eyes tightly chiding himself inside and leans forward with his hands holding the arms of her chair "Jaan I said I'm sorry"...she looks at him through the corner of her eyes that tempts him to kiss her at her cheek, but she quickly retreats and leans to her side with a pout on her face. The pout that always took his senses away...after straightening himself he responds in a deep sigh, "you are going to be my death Nidhi" that angers her and he realizes the slip of his tongue and was quick to ask

"Sorry"

"I came here to show you the reports...please have the look"

"I'm sorry"

She placed the reports on his side on the table and turned her head to look away.

He walked towards the side she turned her gaze and uttered sorry again holding his ears...that dissolved Nidhi's anger and she took a deep sigh and waited for him to take his seat. He seats himself in his chair but Nidhi was silent. He thought to give her sometime and checked the reports, "I think there is nothing serious with the boy...you checked the reports?" She didn't answer

"Dr. Nidhi?"

"No Sir! I didn't check" he suppresses his smile and asks, "You should have checked the reports before getting them here"

She answers curtly "Sorry Sir"...He asks "Nidhi!"...She answers "Sir"

He utters "I love you!" She answers "I hate you"

Suppressing his chuckle with a tongue in cheek, he calls her "Love!"

She quickly retorts "Hate" that makes him to burst into a laugh... "That was not a perfect rejoinder! Jaan" she pouts looking at him in response and the desire gleams in his eyes and his eyes get glued to relish the sight...when she didn't hear him nor sensed any movement for a while she raised her eyes to look at him and their eyes get locked...a knock on the door breaks the trance both were in.

"Good! Both of you are here" exclaimed fuming Malika the moment she entered his cabin. Taking the chair next to Nidhi she continues, "Congratulations on your engagement" Ashutosh and Nidhi exchange glances not knowing how to answer and explain things to her though they uttered a contrite "thank you"

"So Ashutosh you thought I can't see the ring on your finger...hmn?"

"No Malika! I can never think like that and I'm sorry... but believe me I didn't know anything about that...you know I was here till noon yesterday... then he narrates the whole story"

"So Arman forgot to invite me...I better seek an explanation from him"

Ashutosh shrugs his shoulders in response and answers, "Grill him if you can that will make me happy"

Nidhi and Malika smile in response and Malika wishes them again and take their leave.

"So where were we?" asks Ashutosh.

"You're checking the reports Sir!" that makes Ashutosh to narrow his eyes and give a beseeching expression and she smiles in relent.

After checking the reports he speaks, "Thank god Nidhi there is nothing serious I think hell get normal if we continue with the medicines I prescribed...please try to convince his parents they were really worried yesterday evening"

"hmn"

He hands over the reports to her, "So! Howz your not so handsome neurosurgeon"

She smiles in response... "Oh! He is good so much that he has no qualms mingling the professional and personal life which he otherwise would detest"

He answers, "Poor guy he must have lost his senses having a beautiful fairy in his life"

Her pupils dilate and he gets serious, "I never told you Nidhi you look devilishly charming in a sari and I always have hard time not to lose my senses"

The words stain Nidhi's cheeks with red and she finds hard to meet his smouldering gaze, the knock on the door brings the needed respite and Dr. Aditi enters the cabin.

"Sir need your signatures on the file" and extends the file towards him...till he signs the patients discharge papers she exchanges a smile with Nidhi. He returns the file but she seemed struggling with something inside her as if wishing and trying to say something. Ashutosh looked at Nidhi and then asked,

"Yes Dr. Aditi...anything else?"

"Sir I...she gulps down...and Nidhi suppresses her smile...I wanted to invite you for dinner...papa wanted to invite you personally but I told him Ill do the honours"

"Thank you Dr. Aditi! You know I dont like to socialise and I hardly go anywhere...she was about to protest but Ashutosh was quick to add...besides Ive a dinner already planned with a friend...so I'm sorry" the last three words were uttered in a tone that conveyed to her ...you can go now. Nidhi was finding hard to control her giggle...she felt sorry for her and the way people dread him.

"Why you said no...You should have gone"

"You dont want to celebrate"

"Celebrate?"

"Hmn...Our engagement...I've planned out the evening or should I say night...now I can take you out anytime...can't I?"

She smiles in response and he gets up... "I've to check the patients... then I've to deliver a lecture...I'll come and pick you up in the evening"

She nods and gets up to leave...he waits for her...asks for her hand and pulls her to him...kisses her forehead and leaves giving her a side hug.

In the evening she was trying to decide what to wear for the dinner...her phone buzzes receiving a sms from him "Want to see you in the black saree" her heart gets enveloped in the joy remembering their first date and the day he proposed her she picks the saree from her cupboard and hurries to get ready. After half an hour he calls her, "Ready?"... "hmn"... "Come out then...Im waiting" she hangs up the phone and taking the leave of Dadi Bua and her father she moves out.

The moment he saw her walking the portico his heart leaps out...her walk and the curvy figure donning a black chiffon sari made his heart to swirl...Ashutosh it was a bad idea how am I going to control my self now...Oh God! Save me. When she reached near and saw him leaning against his car with his hands in his pant pockets and his eyes devouring her...she blushed but couldnt resist looking at him...he was looking smashingly hot...attired in a black suit made of a fabric having fineness and little shininess, white shirt and white satiny pocket square...he didnt miss the gleam in her eyes and that makes him to hold his tongue in his cheek and suppress his smile. When she reaches near him he opens the door for her and waits till she gets in and then gets on, on his side.

"Thank you! You are looking beautiful" he was thanking her for wearing the black sari but she wasnt aware lost in hardy masculine scent coming from his freshly showered body. Ashutosh suppressed his smile and drove his car.

"So where would you like to go with this not so handsome fianc of yours"

So these are the after effects of 'not so handsome' comment of mine... "How do I know you have planned all this?"

"I've a plan to have dinner in that garden restaurant...that way we can also enjoy long dinner"

"hmn" he turns his gaze towards her and looks fondly at her. "What?"

"You know when I saw you first time in the sari...I had hard time containing my unruly heart"

She turns her head and looks at the sight outside...he continues driving slowly and silently when after some time she feels his hand touching hers...he entwines their fingers and calls her 'Jaan'... 'hmn' he chuckles... 'Look here...talk to me...are we going to enjoy like this?'... "hmn"... "Then it's better I turn my car back and go back to our homes"... "You can drop me and have your dinner with you favourite student"

"Favourite student?"

"hmn...Dr. Aditi...I heard she was your favourite student"

"What?...he repeats in a tone of surprise "Favourite student?"...and then continues... "hmn... I don't know about her but I'm really planning to make one now"

"Planning to make one!"

"Yes! I really wanted to ask since the day I heard you in conference...why dont you do specialisation in paediatric neurology"

"You mean...No!...how can I?...thats not possible now"

"Why?"... "Our elders are planning our marriage in a month...how I can get time after that"

"What has marriage got to do with your studies Nidhi? You can work and study like you have been doing"

"Hmn...We can decide that after marriage" "And when are we marrying?"

"After six months...you heard what pandit ji said" "And why not this month?"

"What's the hurry?" Ashutosh sighed deeply and remained silent. After some time she heard him say, "I think you can live without me, Nidhi!"

Originally posted by: Suvika.

nice chapter Pansy...but madamji..where are you going with the story??

Originally posted by: jyotinayana

What is happening pansyji why is nidhi not willing to marry ashu in a month's time some interesting twist maybe? ?? Thanks for the update now even more eagerly awaiting the next update