Wednesday dawned nice and clear after the whole night of rains, he slept as she got ready
She worked for a couple hours, walked in her balcony tensely wondering HOW to write to Ritu to ask for time off until Wednesday the 12th
There was no point in going to Amritsar on the 11th, when she has to return to Delhi for the ceremony on the 12th.
WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT
I JUST BLINDLY APPLIED FOR A WEEK OFF
SHE IS NOT GOING TO LIKE IT ONE BIT
THERE IS NO GETTING OUT OF IT EITHER
AKKA WILL KILL ME IF I AM NOT AROUND
AMMA WANTS ME TO GO SHOPPING OVER THE WEEKEND
AND HELP HER DECIDE THE MENU
OVER 100 PEOPLE WERE BEING INVITED
Amma has taken three weeks of, how perceptive...
WHY DIDNT SHE TELL ME SHE HAS TAKEN THREE WEEKS OFF?
IT NEVER OCCURED TO ME
ARGHHH!!
IPPO ENNA PANRADU? (WHAT THE HECK CAN I DO NOW?)
ITS ALL SUCH A MESS
She pulled out dead twigs and leaves from the bougainvillea
IDULA ENAKKU ORU KOZHANDAI VERA VENUM
IN ALL THIS MESS I WANT TO BECOME A MOM
YA
WHAT A FINE JOB YOU WILL DO OF THAT DI
YOUR PLANTS ARE DYING, U DONT HAVE TIME OFF NEXT WEEK
SHE ASKED YOU TO "LOG ON" EVERY NIGHT YOU DIDNT
She went back to the laptop and looked up her bank statement, she had Rs.76,000 approximately
She was in no position to spend lakhs on the baby
She slumped back on the wall and stared out
Didnt realize letting go of pride was going to be so difficult...
Akka texted "what time are you coming today?"
MAYBE I SHUDNT GO DURING THE DAY, JUST LOG ON AND WORK THAT WAY WHEN I ASK FOR MONDAY TUESDAY OFF SHE WONT BE SO MAD?
"I dont know ka" she texted
"Why da?" Akka asked
"Because my husband thinks I dont spend enough time with him" she sent a wink
"DID HE SAY THAT?"
"Umm ya... if he is home he just wants me to be home" II texted "So maybe I will work from home?"
"You are ignoring Shatabdi for R&B?" Akka sent a shock emoji
II sent a smiley
"BTW is Shatabdi a good name?" II asked
"Nooo I was just teasing you"
"what is he doing?"
"Nursing"
"Are his cheeks the same or is he chubby now?"
"He was actually asking for you" Akka teased
"I bet he did" II smiled smugly
"Why dont you care for Shravu?" Akka was offended
"THINK about it ka, he is 23 inches and bald and Shravu is almost 5 feet (TALL) and sweaty"
Akka sent a ROFL
"I love him too, but only when I want to argue, when I am hungry I want to crush up and stuff my face with baldie"
"Hes pretty cute, he has big eyes like you" Akka texted
"I HOPE he gets hair" II teased
"Podi, u think he will go all his life as a baldie?"
"I hope not" II chuckled
"Come kanna" Akka requested
"I will" she sent a smiley
And leaned back again exhaling...
She imagined play dates with both boys in 3 years or so, when baldie and lasya would be under 4 but big enough to hang
She suspected Lasya was going to be like her... Baldie a quiet shy kid that followed Lasya everywhere
Shravu generally sabotaging them, as Nandu towed his line
He brought his coffee and sat by her
"Eppo ezhundinde?" (when did u wake up?)
He set his coffee on the table and lay on her lap
"20 mins ago?" he said gruffly
"I was imagining sleepovers with all the kids here. I hope Baldie is shy and Lasya is naughty will be so cute nahi?" she explained
He nodded
A work email popped, a meeting for Monday next week from the newly married IS dude
"when are u going back?" she asked
He exhaled audibly and didnt respond
"U could stay longer if u want, I could give you a twin occupancy discount for extended stay" she said softly
"thanks" he half smiled
they stared at each other for the longest time
He stretched letting his right arm/hand fondle her curves, his left hand playing with her toe rings
"Umm ya... maybe another % or two off for that thing you do" she quivered shutting her eyes
He watched her heart rate accelerate as he fondled and caressed purposefully letting go of her toes and lifting her cami and burying his face in her belly
She groaned arching leaning on the window, holding the grill in agony
She felt bristles and moisture coating her belly and ribs and mounds...
He lay back after a while, her legs stiff, twitching, arresting arousal
she gently caressed his chest letting her right hand sneak under his tee, he pushed it wherever he wanted her finger tips
"are u going to be here for the ceremony?" she asked
He nodded
"Pohaade da" she begged softly
He bend her down and kissed her, with bitter coffee taste
He took and took and took... and when he let go she gasped shuddering against the wall
"And u?" he asked(are u taking the next week off?)
"I forgot to ask" she picked him up and hugged him tight, hiding in his strength... afraid of the consequences
He couldnt believe she would do that, Bala had told him the naming ceremony was on 11th... she ought to have known...
He sat up and reached for his coffee
She pushed her laptop away and leaned on him
"I think we both should quit our jobs and just live in the sun room" she laughed
He sipped looked at her carefully
He didnt talk... so she was used to talking by herself
"Dad will be thrilled... the help would be too. I can bring Lasya everyday
He nodded
"Onnume pesa maatengre" (u wont even talk)
He rolled his eyes as if expressing "Like u just discovered I dont talk"
"I should have checked if the guy talks first... my bad" she complained
He held her tighter...
"I only hear my voice" she said
"Are u going to see the baby?" he asked
"I am thinking I will work today so I can beg for Mon Tuesday off" she explained
He chuckled at at her naivette
"Will u go with me to Amristar next week?"
He nodded
"will u take me to Har Mandir Sahib?" she asked
He nodded
"Buy me authentic food and clothes?"
He smiled
"Umm" she paused
He saw her expression change
"Umm.. for the baby... do u want to go shopping?" she asked cautiously
"U dont want me to?" he countered
I DONT HAVE ENOUGH. I CANT UNLESS I SELL SOME STOCK/SHARES
AYYO!!!
"Whatever works" she said somberly
She was unusually thoughtful, ... almost deliberate and tactful this morning, not to mention somber... almost sad about something, he wondered if she would tell him or it would take the path it usually did, ending in an explosion
they heard help in the lounge
He picked his coffee up and walked to her balcony... leaning on the rail characteristically, sipping slowly
She got off the sun room bed and walked to their bedroom to tidy stuff, paused and turned to look at him in the balcony
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