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II woke two times in the middle of the night, he came in and helped her change the baby, and when she fed her daughter he made sure there were no loose blankets on the bed, as the baby curled by II
II had no excuse not to go back to work the next day. She was still part time, but soon she had to be full time
She made her filter coffee, Mahavir had poured hot water last night helping the coffee drain over night
She sat with the newspapers in the back yard sipping her coffee, her legs up on the rattan sofa, crouching
It drizzled, and the skies were cloudly
She was sick of the rains
Amma and Akka both texted at the same time to check on her
Nivi was asleep after feeding at 6 AM
She was turning out to be a wily one, trying her best to stay up after every feed hoping, everyone would wake up and dance around her
She deftly rolled over these days and, tried to scoot though unsuccessfully
She was too FAT
II suspected she might not walk until the end of the first year, unlike Akka's kids that were running in the 8th month
"Too fattt" II cooed as she gently rubbed the baby's back
She NOW smelled like dude and MM
Ranjan came down
"Oye shabaash" he chuckled
She scooted as he sat by her
"Ki khabar hai kudiye?" he asked her
She extended the paper
They subscribed to all national and many international dailies
The stack was knee high every day
"Beta mainnu vi filter coffee pilayin jara" he urged Mahavir
"Gudiya kithe" he enquired
"Raat ko soti hai?" II made a face
Ranjan laughed
"KIS par gayi hogi woh?" Ranjan pretended to guess
II was not amused
"Roz ja sakti hoon main DII? kaam se?" she asked
"Roz tey jaan di manjoori nahi doonga" Ranjan said flatly
Her heart skipped a beat, at his possessiveness
They all wanted everything at their own terms, not willing to give in even a lil bit
It was close to 8 AM he brought Nivi down, she squeaked like a LOUDD mouse when she saw Mahavir, and leapt from R&B's arms to his
He was overjoyed to see the baby back in MM
"Thatha? Thatha ke liye kophee banayiyegaa?" he asked her
R&B turned his espressomaker on
It whistled and whizzed
Nivi stared mesmerized
"Meeting invite accept karen aap, problem detect kiya, bahut vaddiya, solution bhi hai aapke paas, but if u dont meet the solution cant be flown to u by KMPG," he heaped on his son
"Ive had meetings" R&B said defensively, shrugging
II didnt look up from her paper
He bend down and picked up ET
If she felt miserable, she wasnt going to give him the joy of seeing it
NOPE!!!
IT WILL MAKE HIM SMUG
HE IS NOT GOING TO GIVE AN INCH
USING ATHIM'S NAME GETS HIM REALLY RILED UP
UMM... HE TALKS TO ATHIM
YEAH!!
BUT HE DOESNT LIKE ATHIM TO BE YOUR "DREAM BOAT" HUSBAND
HE IS NOTTT!!
WELLL, U BLEW IT DI
I DID NOT, I JUST ASKED HIM TO PITCH IN AND "BE THERE" FOR APPA
TOO BAD IT PISSED HIM OFF
HE HATES THE DEMAND FAMILY PLACES ON HIM
CAN U BLAME HIM?
OFCOURSE NOT, I MUST SYMPATHIZE WITH HIM...
HE HAS LED A SAD LIFE WITH HIS "PLAY THINGS" COMPASSION FOR WIFE'S PARENTS DOESNT COME EASY TO HIM
II scoffed at the other II inside her head
Father and son argued over who was right and who was wrong
No resolution was reached
Nivi made her way outside with R&B's espresso and Ranjan's filter coffee, Ranjan accepted her, asked Mahavir to hold his coffee and he held his own davara
to pour out the caramel/gold frothy concoction into the davara
SMACK! Nivi dunked it
It clattered on the tiled patio
She laughed at the noise
Denting the shiny steel bowl
Ranjan hugged and kissed her
"Mujhe pakdo daadu coffee baad mein pee lena? kyon jee?" he cooed
She looked at him longingly
"Dadu ne tere waste kya banaya dekhna hai tujhe?" he asked lovingly
He wandered to the covered edge of the patio, all under the awning, and pointed Nivi to the left side
II walked over and saw there was a HUGE pit with a bunch of construction equipment,
"WHAT ARE U DOING?" II asked
"Batao jee, sand box, swing set, climbing wall, trampoline, ZIP LINE" he said smugly
"DADDD" II protested
"Shubhang, aapka jo woh baldie hai woh vi tey yeh vi, dono yaha khel lenge" Ranjan said
II chuckled "Akka refuses to get him his mundan at his 1st Bday next week" II smiled
"Ja rahe hain Tirupati?" Ranjan asked
II shook her head sadly
"She wanted to take Periappa one more time, they say the Navjeevan hospital is really good for people like Periappa" II began to cry
"Ek dum aansoon nahi" Ranjan ordered
"daddd" II sniffled, choking, Nivi chattered
"BAAT SUNO AAP" he waved to his son
R&B got up from the sofa setting his coffee down
And walked over
"Main isko lekar oopar ja raha hoon, apni office, sambhalo isko" he ordered
"What happened R&B asked
"DUKHI HAI" Ranjan said... "are u slow or something?" tone
He exhaled and leaned on the back wall
His Alex Wang track pants and his crushed BR tee stained with drool in places
"I am OK" II claimed
"Come here" he ordered
"NOOO!" she hissed
II woke two times in the middle of the night, he came in and helped her change the baby, and when she fed her daughter he made sure there were no loose blankets on the bed, as the baby curled by II
II had no excuse not to go back to work the next day. She was still part time, but soon she had to be full time
She made her filter coffee, Mahavir had poured hot water last night helping the coffee drain over night
She sat with the newspapers in the back yard sipping her coffee, her legs up on the rattan sofa, crouching
It drizzled, and the skies were cloudly
She was sick of the rains
Amma and Akka both texted at the same time to check on her
Nivi was asleep after feeding at 6 AM
She was turning out to be a wily one, trying her best to stay up after every feed hoping, everyone would wake up and dance around her
She deftly rolled over these days and, tried to scoot though unsuccessfully
She was too FAT
II suspected she might not walk until the end of the first year, unlike Akka's kids that were running in the 8th month
"Too fattt" II cooed as she gently rubbed the baby's back
She NOW smelled like dude and MM
Ranjan came down
"Oye shabaash" he chuckled
She scooted as he sat by her
"Ki khabar hai kudiye?" he asked her
She extended the paper
They subscribed to all national and many international dailies
The stack was knee high every day
"Beta mainnu vi filter coffee pilayin jara" he urged Mahavir
"Gudiya kithe" he enquired
"Raat ko soti hai?" II made a face
Ranjan laughed
"KIS par gayi hogi woh?" Ranjan pretended to guess
II was not amused
"Roz ja sakti hoon main DII? kaam se?" she asked
"Roz tey jaan di manjoori nahi doonga" Ranjan said flatly
Her heart skipped a beat, at his possessiveness
They all wanted everything at their own terms, not willing to give in even a lil bit
It was close to 8 AM he brought Nivi down, she squeaked like a LOUDD mouse when she saw Mahavir, and leapt from R&B's arms to his
He was overjoyed to see the baby back in MM
"Thatha? Thatha ke liye kophee banayiyegaa?" he asked her
R&B turned his espressomaker on
It whistled and whizzed
Nivi stared mesmerized
"Meeting invite accept karen aap, problem detect kiya, bahut vaddiya, solution bhi hai aapke paas, but if u dont meet the solution cant be flown to u by KMPG," he heaped on his son
"Ive had meetings" R&B said defensively, shrugging
II didnt look up from her paper
He bend down and picked up ET
If she felt miserable, she wasnt going to give him the joy of seeing it
NOPE!!!
IT WILL MAKE HIM SMUG
HE IS NOT GOING TO GIVE AN INCH
USING ATHIM'S NAME GETS HIM REALLY RILED UP
UMM... HE TALKS TO ATHIM
YEAH!!
BUT HE DOESNT LIKE ATHIM TO BE YOUR "DREAM BOAT" HUSBAND
HE IS NOTTT!!
WELLL, U BLEW IT DI
I DID NOT, I JUST ASKED HIM TO PITCH IN AND "BE THERE" FOR APPA
TOO BAD IT PISSED HIM OFF
HE HATES THE DEMAND FAMILY PLACES ON HIM
CAN U BLAME HIM?
OFCOURSE NOT, I MUST SYMPATHIZE WITH HIM...
HE HAS LED A SAD LIFE WITH HIS "PLAY THINGS" COMPASSION FOR WIFE'S PARENTS DOESNT COME EASY TO HIM
II scoffed at the other II inside her head
Father and son argued over who was right and who was wrong
No resolution was reached
Nivi made her way outside with R&B's espresso and Ranjan's filter coffee, Ranjan accepted her, asked Mahavir to hold his coffee and he held his own davara
to pour out the caramel/gold frothy concoction into the davara
SMACK! Nivi dunked it
It clattered on the tiled patio
She laughed at the noise
Denting the shiny steel bowl
Ranjan hugged and kissed her
"Mujhe pakdo daadu coffee baad mein pee lena? kyon jee?" he cooed
She looked at him longingly
"Dadu ne tere waste kya banaya dekhna hai tujhe?" he asked lovingly
He wandered to the covered edge of the patio, all under the awning, and pointed Nivi to the left side
II walked over and saw there was a HUGE pit with a bunch of construction equipment,
"WHAT ARE U DOING?" II asked
"Batao jee, sand box, swing set, climbing wall, trampoline, ZIP LINE" he said smugly
"DADDD" II protested
"Shubhang, aapka jo woh baldie hai woh vi tey yeh vi, dono yaha khel lenge" Ranjan said
II chuckled "Akka refuses to get him his mundan at his 1st Bday next week" II smiled
"Ja rahe hain Tirupati?" Ranjan asked
II shook her head sadly
"She wanted to take Periappa one more time, they say the Navjeevan hospital is really good for people like Periappa" II began to cry
"Ek dum aansoon nahi" Ranjan ordered
"daddd" II sniffled, choking, Nivi chattered
"BAAT SUNO AAP" he waved to his son
R&B got up from the sofa setting his coffee down
And walked over
"Main isko lekar oopar ja raha hoon, apni office, sambhalo isko" he ordered
"What happened R&B asked
"DUKHI HAI" Ranjan said... "are u slow or something?" tone
He exhaled and leaned on the back wall
His Alex Wang track pants and his crushed BR tee stained with drool in places
"I am OK" II claimed
"Come here" he ordered
"NOOO!" she hissed
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