They were back home to find the children asleep. Pam, RK, Dimpy and Karan were waiting for them.
'Never realised we were away for so long' Ragini said as she joined the group.
'We were worried about you' Pam's voice was marked with concern. 'Where did you guys go?'
Nachiket chimed in as he sat down beside his wife
'We went to the local dhaaba a few miles from here. We wanted to check if it still exists. We used to go there earlier'
'It was really nice' Ragini added. 'And the long drive was wonderful and exhilarating.'
'And the kiss' Nachiket thought and smiled. He looked up to see DImpy staring. She then grinned at him and waggled her eyebrows.
...
Nachiket woke up in the middle of the night to find Ragini's side of the bed empty. He was thirsty.
He got down and padded towards the balcony, she was standing there, wrapped in a shawl, and totally immersed in her own thoughts. She nearly jumped off her skin when Nachiket touched her shoulder.
'Whew Nachiket!' she exclaimed. 'You scared me'.
'Why are you not sleeping?' he asked as he pulled her closer.
She wrapped him up in her shawl, he was bare chested
'You will catch cold Nachiket'
After a long sigh, she said
'I couldn't sleep. I was wondering ...'
'... what?' he looked deep into her eyes.
'I would have died if I I was with someone else , if had gotten married to ... elsewhere'
She hid her face in his chest.
After what seemed like an eternity, he sighed
'Me too Ragini, me too'
Her arms tightened around him instinctively.
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