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Dent and Tarnish
Ofcourse she had to take a nap "afterwards" "I am not hungry, you are not, Dad is asleep"
"Dont go" "Dont go"
"Mat jao" she begged
He was reminded of lil Nandu, hanging from his knee when he returned to Malcha Marg after spending the afternoon at Shanti Niketan
"I am not" he whispered hugging her, gathering her close
"Nice trick" "the moment I shut my eyes you will go" she stared without batting an eyelid
And finally when it shut on its own, she purred, laying on him "NOW try to leave"
He shook laughing...
and he had to take a nap as well, hell with work, it was a while since he saw her, it was a while since she had been so clingy
he let himself out after an hour long nap
Went to Carrefour, nearby and picked up whatever he thought they "might" need
His frig in Paris was as big as Malcha Marg but he had one, there was a wall of refrig at MM
4? 5?
Ma liked to stock for an army and feed an army
Chachu's clan ate at MM once a week? or so it seemed like to him, reason no reason, festival, it didnt matter, they were here
She did a "Diplomat Meet and Greet" every few months for women in the vicinity
She had kitty parties and other high end Chanakyapuri socials
He texted "Does he eat turkey?" "Do u know?" he texted Sam
"U WISH... YOU are the savage, ghar par" Sam responded
"Its just a bird" he said flippantly
"NO Dad doesnt eat turkey" "Even lamb and chicken he HOPES he can give up" Sam sent a ROFL
He chuckled, his cart was overflowing
Sam called
"Is he staying with u guys?" Sam asked nervously
R&B sent a bobble head emoji, it nodded a "YES" he said
"U only have a bedroom right?" Sam asked
"We let him have it"
"How is Dad?" Sam asked fondly
"Good" he said non committally
"He never takes time off, he did it for her" Sam said proudly
"Poor thing so tired after the strike, the permanent pain in the ass Chachu, the humungous company" Sam sighed wearily
R&B nodded but didnt speak
"SOME DAY" Sam HOPED "I will make a dent in those feelings" she pushed the lump down her throat, hurt and sad, that some things were far from normal
They both didnt speak for a while
"Kidhar hai? Shaitaan?" Sam asked
"ASLEEP" he said
"KITNA soti hai... make her cook and clean and do all sorts of work" Sam ordered, teasing
"She did"
"WHAT?" Sam asked
"all sorts of work" R&B said
"BESHSARAM" Sam shrieked as she text bombed him
fired many weapons, she fired arrows from a bow, shot automatic weapons, detonated bombs
"Thanks" R&B sent a half smile
"TUJHE sharam bilqul nahi na?" Sam asked
"U asked and I told" he responded
"She was nervous do u know" Sam
"why?" he asked baffled
"Since she just visited on ur Bday, she was afraid u were going to be busy or making plans to travel and so wont appreciate her visit" Sam said
"Huh" he paused by the cheese...
Reading labels
"Ladna mat us se" Sam ordered
"Who side are u on?" he asked
"Not yours" Sam said
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He returned at 6 ish, both were up she was puttering around in the kitchen, showered and wearing a orange chudidar, her hair was moist wrapped in a Iyer towel
"Did u see how this thing is?" she was giggling as she showed her FIL how the pull out chopping board worked, it had knives embedded in it even
"U shud see the wine cellar... I mean every apartment has it he said" she informed him
The door man sent a help with him bringing the boxes of food upstairs
Ranjan scanned the wine cellar going for a 1922 Pinot Noir...
II giggled when she saw the boxes line up the tiny ghingham covered kitchen table
She didnt speak French, there were 7 cartons
she didnt have Euros... she didnt know how to tip him
"5 Euros tareya?" she asked him politely
He pulled out a 20 and handed to her
"How can I ask for change?" she mumbled, squirming
"U Cant" he teased
The man spoke a paragraph
Her husband responded with one line
The man spoke another paragraph
Her husband nodded, and a couple words
"Enna sonnaan" ("What? did he say")
He smiled... "Asked me if I am having a party"
"Are you?" she asked
"U could" he said carelessly
He had her where he wanted her, she could go crazy, he didnt worry about it
"I dont know any body, except the Mom across the street" she mumbled
"Lekar jao bahar, milao apne doston ko" Ranjan said worried
"shes met them" R&B responded carefully
I DONT WANT TO MEET HER NOW
I DONT NEED ANY FRIENDS HERE
NOPE
She was suddenly very insecure
"Ja gudiya bahar ja" Ranjan ordered
"I go out everyday back home, I will just curl up and watch TV and be a brat" II shrugged
"That cant be too difficult" R&B nodded, muttered under his breath controlling laughter
Ranjan looked confused as II smiled humorlessly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He tried to bring the closest match to Indian he could find, Patak's sauces, turmeric, lentils and bagged basmati
And brought as many "spices" as he could bring
She sliced cheese up and set it decoratively on a tray and arranged various kinds of crackers, and chopped up fruit and set it in the center
Just when Ranjan reached to grab one "abhi nahi Daddd" she scolded
She grabbed her phone and took a pic
"Khaoon ya pretend karke rakh doon?... bahut sundar banayi hai plate gudiya" he teased "I dont want to tarnish the beauty of it" he said
"NOT FUNNY DAD!!. You are like him" she poked her husband with her finger
"Chalo theek hai jee" Ranjan nodded satisfied, chewing on a cheese sliver holding a cracker and a fruit, shoving it into his mouth
The men ate attempting to talk a bit, II PUT EVERYTHING AWAY... slowly
FED HER BIRDS, the balcony was a narrow strip of a corridor... she wished there was a ledge or a gate that would take her to the neighbor's terrace
she could wander and try to feel the birds
TShe rinsed the rice and set it to cook, R&B moved to the living room to watch soccer, Ranjan called his office and wandered the kitchen
she offered more chai, he picked up the wine bottle
She hated opening those she took it to the living room with the opener
He pulled her down and kissed her slowly
"U emptied the store?" she complained
"Did u like the cheese?" he asked nibbling her like one
"Ive tried 4 there is another 14 to go" she chuckled
Sitting down by him
She smelled like Mysore sandal soap and incense, he smelled like the apartment
Her most favorite place in the world
their toes flirted as they watched
Ranjan returned after his call, she quickly pulled her feet down from the coffee table, pretending to pour out wine
"Soyi theek thaak beta??"
"I was TRYING to" II whined, looking at her husband
"Chalo theek... kal isne daftar chaley jaana hai, koi tang nahi karega so jaayin beta" he said
R&B chuckled. as he realized his old man got wind of what he was trying to do to his wife
"Par Sat Sunday kya karenge?" II provoked her husband
"saturday Sunday tu mainnu sheher dikha laayin" Ranjan plotted
He had only been to Paris 100 times, right
II nodded... R&B watched amused... he could keep her in bed if he wanted to
"Beta bed par so jao aap" he said
"No... umm.. its great in that room"
THE BED IS FIVE FEET WIDE
AND SO SNUG, WE HAVE TO FEEL EACH OTHER AS WE TOSS AND TURN
I WANT TO SLEEP ON IT THE REST OF MY LIFE
THE BABY IN BETWEEN
KICKING US
Twilight descended over Paris, orange and fiery...
She played Tamil in the kitchen, as she chopped potatoes, cooker whistled Ranjan spoke Punjabi talking to Harish in the bedroom, and R&B watched soccer taking the occasional work call in French
Life wasnt so bad afterall...
Ofcourse she had to take a nap "afterwards" "I am not hungry, you are not, Dad is asleep"
"Dont go" "Dont go"
"Mat jao" she begged
He was reminded of lil Nandu, hanging from his knee when he returned to Malcha Marg after spending the afternoon at Shanti Niketan
"I am not" he whispered hugging her, gathering her close
"Nice trick" "the moment I shut my eyes you will go" she stared without batting an eyelid
And finally when it shut on its own, she purred, laying on him "NOW try to leave"
He shook laughing...
and he had to take a nap as well, hell with work, it was a while since he saw her, it was a while since she had been so clingy
he let himself out after an hour long nap
Went to Carrefour, nearby and picked up whatever he thought they "might" need
His frig in Paris was as big as Malcha Marg but he had one, there was a wall of refrig at MM
4? 5?
Ma liked to stock for an army and feed an army
Chachu's clan ate at MM once a week? or so it seemed like to him, reason no reason, festival, it didnt matter, they were here
She did a "Diplomat Meet and Greet" every few months for women in the vicinity
She had kitty parties and other high end Chanakyapuri socials
He texted "Does he eat turkey?" "Do u know?" he texted Sam
"U WISH... YOU are the savage, ghar par" Sam responded
"Its just a bird" he said flippantly
"NO Dad doesnt eat turkey" "Even lamb and chicken he HOPES he can give up" Sam sent a ROFL
He chuckled, his cart was overflowing
Sam called
"Is he staying with u guys?" Sam asked nervously
R&B sent a bobble head emoji, it nodded a "YES" he said
"U only have a bedroom right?" Sam asked
"We let him have it"
"How is Dad?" Sam asked fondly
"Good" he said non committally
"He never takes time off, he did it for her" Sam said proudly
"Poor thing so tired after the strike, the permanent pain in the ass Chachu, the humungous company" Sam sighed wearily
R&B nodded but didnt speak
"SOME DAY" Sam HOPED "I will make a dent in those feelings" she pushed the lump down her throat, hurt and sad, that some things were far from normal
They both didnt speak for a while
"Kidhar hai? Shaitaan?" Sam asked
"ASLEEP" he said
"KITNA soti hai... make her cook and clean and do all sorts of work" Sam ordered, teasing
"She did"
"WHAT?" Sam asked
"all sorts of work" R&B said
"BESHSARAM" Sam shrieked as she text bombed him
fired many weapons, she fired arrows from a bow, shot automatic weapons, detonated bombs
"Thanks" R&B sent a half smile
"TUJHE sharam bilqul nahi na?" Sam asked
"U asked and I told" he responded
"She was nervous do u know" Sam
"why?" he asked baffled
"Since she just visited on ur Bday, she was afraid u were going to be busy or making plans to travel and so wont appreciate her visit" Sam said
"Huh" he paused by the cheese...
Reading labels
"Ladna mat us se" Sam ordered
"Who side are u on?" he asked
"Not yours" Sam said
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He returned at 6 ish, both were up she was puttering around in the kitchen, showered and wearing a orange chudidar, her hair was moist wrapped in a Iyer towel
"Did u see how this thing is?" she was giggling as she showed her FIL how the pull out chopping board worked, it had knives embedded in it even
"U shud see the wine cellar... I mean every apartment has it he said" she informed him
The door man sent a help with him bringing the boxes of food upstairs
Ranjan scanned the wine cellar going for a 1922 Pinot Noir...
II giggled when she saw the boxes line up the tiny ghingham covered kitchen table
She didnt speak French, there were 7 cartons
she didnt have Euros... she didnt know how to tip him
"5 Euros tareya?" she asked him politely
He pulled out a 20 and handed to her
"How can I ask for change?" she mumbled, squirming
"U Cant" he teased
The man spoke a paragraph
Her husband responded with one line
The man spoke another paragraph
Her husband nodded, and a couple words
"Enna sonnaan" ("What? did he say")
He smiled... "Asked me if I am having a party"
"Are you?" she asked
"U could" he said carelessly
He had her where he wanted her, she could go crazy, he didnt worry about it
"I dont know any body, except the Mom across the street" she mumbled
"Lekar jao bahar, milao apne doston ko" Ranjan said worried
"shes met them" R&B responded carefully
I DONT WANT TO MEET HER NOW
I DONT NEED ANY FRIENDS HERE
NOPE
She was suddenly very insecure
"Ja gudiya bahar ja" Ranjan ordered
"I go out everyday back home, I will just curl up and watch TV and be a brat" II shrugged
"That cant be too difficult" R&B nodded, muttered under his breath controlling laughter
Ranjan looked confused as II smiled humorlessly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He tried to bring the closest match to Indian he could find, Patak's sauces, turmeric, lentils and bagged basmati
And brought as many "spices" as he could bring
She sliced cheese up and set it decoratively on a tray and arranged various kinds of crackers, and chopped up fruit and set it in the center
Just when Ranjan reached to grab one "abhi nahi Daddd" she scolded
She grabbed her phone and took a pic
"Khaoon ya pretend karke rakh doon?... bahut sundar banayi hai plate gudiya" he teased "I dont want to tarnish the beauty of it" he said
"NOT FUNNY DAD!!. You are like him" she poked her husband with her finger
"Chalo theek hai jee" Ranjan nodded satisfied, chewing on a cheese sliver holding a cracker and a fruit, shoving it into his mouth
The men ate attempting to talk a bit, II PUT EVERYTHING AWAY... slowly
FED HER BIRDS, the balcony was a narrow strip of a corridor... she wished there was a ledge or a gate that would take her to the neighbor's terrace
she could wander and try to feel the birds
TShe rinsed the rice and set it to cook, R&B moved to the living room to watch soccer, Ranjan called his office and wandered the kitchen
she offered more chai, he picked up the wine bottle
She hated opening those she took it to the living room with the opener
He pulled her down and kissed her slowly
"U emptied the store?" she complained
"Did u like the cheese?" he asked nibbling her like one
"Ive tried 4 there is another 14 to go" she chuckled
Sitting down by him
She smelled like Mysore sandal soap and incense, he smelled like the apartment
Her most favorite place in the world
their toes flirted as they watched
Ranjan returned after his call, she quickly pulled her feet down from the coffee table, pretending to pour out wine
"Soyi theek thaak beta??"
"I was TRYING to" II whined, looking at her husband
"Chalo theek... kal isne daftar chaley jaana hai, koi tang nahi karega so jaayin beta" he said
R&B chuckled. as he realized his old man got wind of what he was trying to do to his wife
"Par Sat Sunday kya karenge?" II provoked her husband
"saturday Sunday tu mainnu sheher dikha laayin" Ranjan plotted
He had only been to Paris 100 times, right
II nodded... R&B watched amused... he could keep her in bed if he wanted to
"Beta bed par so jao aap" he said
"No... umm.. its great in that room"
THE BED IS FIVE FEET WIDE
AND SO SNUG, WE HAVE TO FEEL EACH OTHER AS WE TOSS AND TURN
I WANT TO SLEEP ON IT THE REST OF MY LIFE
THE BABY IN BETWEEN
KICKING US
Twilight descended over Paris, orange and fiery...
She played Tamil in the kitchen, as she chopped potatoes, cooker whistled Ranjan spoke Punjabi talking to Harish in the bedroom, and R&B watched soccer taking the occasional work call in French
Life wasnt so bad afterall...
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