Maan and Geet were back in the mansion and standing in the
living room like two kids who got caught while stealing chocolate. Dadi looked
tense even though she was about to burst with laughter
as she watched this amazing scene in front of her. Little Amiya Maan Singh Khurana was sitting on the
couch pouting and looking away refusing to let anyone near her. It was her
first day in the school and her mom and dad didn't pick her up from the school.
They sent HER a driver so that Lisa can bring her home and worse they were not
even at home when she came back eager to tell what all she found out on her
first day. It was when she refused to drink her milk and have her medicine that
dadi called Maan. Dadi didn't know what
Maan and Geet were up to but as soon as they returned and the baffled
expression on their face she knew well enough what must have happened and
couldn't help but laugh. The fact is Maan and Geet overslept after a passionate
love making and woke up only after they got dadi's
call. It was dadi who sent the car for
Amy as she couldn't contact either Maan or Geet. So now Dadi was all up for the
family drama. Annie was all on board with dadi
too. The culprits were now trying to pacify Amy. Maan moved cautiously towards
her and was on his knees in front of his little princess. The whole Khurana
household eagerly looked at the rare sight of the all-powerful Maan Khurana kneeling in front his little one who won't even budge.
Maan: Amy..beta...dekho papa apko
lene aney
wale the lekin
ye mumma..wo..
Amy(looked at him cutely furiously):
Mumma kya?
Geet echoed the same emotions looking at Maan suspiciously.
Maan : mumma ne late karaya naa..ha bacha wo ap..apki mumma
ka to pata he na office me kaise busy ho jaati he... always late...
Geet looked at him her mouth agape. Maan didn't know what to
do. He had both his angels shooting daggers at him. Amy was buying none of it.
She was super mad for she waited for her Superdad after her first day at school
so excited to talk about it but he didn't show up. After so many years she was used to
that but this time he had promised and he didn't show up.
Maan looked at her angel like face, her eyes narrowed and
her nose flared up cutely in anger. How could he tell her that he was
distracted by her mom all the time. But anyway it was her that who caused the
delay. His knees were hurting by all the kneeling. So he kissed on her cute red
nose and slowly took Amy in his lap and sat on the couch hoping that he could
tame this junior tigress. He couldn't help but think 'bilkul apni maa pe gayi
he'
Maan : mera bacha kitnaa gussa hote ho ap..aur papa bol rhe
he na papa to jaldi nikal gye the mumma ne late karaya warna hum to apke liye
surprise...
He pretended to close his mouth covering the 'accidental'
blurt..The little one almost forgot that she was supposed to be angry at her
dad.
"Surprise??kya Surprise papa?"
Maan was glad to distract her.
Maan:arey bacha bata diya to surprise kaisa??
Amy quickly regained her bad temper. "Nhi rehne do. You
don't talk to me! Ek to ap late aur ap batayenge bhi nhi.."
Maan looked at Geet for help but she was even more mad at
him for saying she was responsible for the delay when it was clearly his fault.
Maan didn't know what she was thinking but the way her eyebrows twitched made
him sure that he had a lot of convincing to do. Well comparatively it is easier
to please the Sr. Tigress by his charms but none of them seem to be working on
the Jr. Tigress.
Maan looked at her with such sorry eyes that Amy couldn't
help but glance at him sideways trying to make it not too obvious.
Maan : Mia.. papa sach me sorry he. And I promise I will
make it up to you. Kyu ki kal apko aisa surprise milega ap bhul jayengi ki
ap papa se gussa he.
Amy got up with such a mighty air on her face that Maan and
Geet tried hard not to laugh as she left saying,"wo to kal dekhenge".
Maan heaved a sigh of relief but that was short-lived as
Geet jumped immediately on him with her row of accusations.
Geet : Maan..apne kya kaha Amy se ki ap meri wajah se late
hue? Mene late karaya apko?
Maan had a naughty glint in his eyes as he inched closer to
her with a sly smile.
Maan : ha Geet..tumhe yaad nhi? hum kaise late hue?
Geet :arey wo to ap wo naye flat pe leke gaye the aur fir..
It was then she remembered how her emotions clouded her and
she asked him to make love to her. And Maan was knowingly implying that now
just to tease her. Her cheeks coloured but she couldn't just give up.
Geet : ap bhi na..ab kal apka surprise theek nhi ho na to
dekhna...Amy ko manana mujhe manana jitna asaan nhi..
Maan couldn't help but mutter, "tumhe manana asaan kaha
he?"
Geet looked at him with suspicious eyes,"kya kaha
apne?.."
Maan :nhi Geet wo me..
Geet : nhi.. haa..Geet.. kya? mujhe sab pata he! Ap na bade
dusht danav ho..
With that she turned her back and walked away with Maan
following her earnestly applying to her playful anger.
Unknown to them dadima was sitting and watching them
lovingly from a distance as her favorite children were again returning to the
happy souls that they were in their teenage. She longed for this smile in
Maan's face and could only pray that this time it lasted forever. But what she
didn't realise was this was the silence before the storm that was about to hit
them.
Nain Tara Rathore had by now made a fool-proof plan to
avenge her humiliation and take revenge for years of being the second fiddle
just because she got married to a reckless man. If Maan Veerji thought he can
outplay her by throwing her away from his life he has made a big mistake. She
has always been a fighter. She will fight and fight hard till she gets what she
wants. She is not some laid back invalid like his brother Dev. She knew exactly
what she wants and if she played her cards right everything will be like
before. Geet and the wretched illegitimate child of her husband would be out of
Maan's life. This time she was sure Maan will go insane if that happened and
then she could easily takeover the Khurana empire sidelining the rest of the
fools.
Nain Tara carefully played all the right cards to trap her
prey, Mr and Mrs Maan Khurana. She laughed. That was never going to be true.
"Poor them! Timing hi itni achi he. Whenever they plan to get back
together, they just happen to be right in my way."
The laugh subsided and
her eyes filled with vengeance as she recollected her days of being a low life
in a foreign land. All because of Maan. "You are going to pay for this Mr.
Khurana. I will leave you begging on the streets and take away everything that
you love. Your love of the life, your daughter everything is an illusion. Just
like a bubble. And I have the exact pin to prick it with. "
Her plane landed in
India and she heaved a sigh of relief. Now the rest of the world has to hold
their breath because she is going to make their lives hell. As soon as they
entered the cab NT grabbed Dev by his collar and pushed him towards her. Things
were pretty rough between them and her plan cannot afford that. She had to have
Dev on her side. Thankfully he is easy to please. She smirked thinking that. Dev
saw that,"What is it honey?"
NT quickly shook her head and gave him a coy smile, "I
think the Delhi weather is having its effect on me. I want you baby.."
And closed her lips on him. "I am yours babe..",
Dev muffled as he held her hips and returned her kiss pressing her towards his
body. At that moment NT knew she had him at her pleasure.
Annie was out after a long time with one of her friends. She
needed this fresh air after all she thought. It was dadima who insisted she
went out and even set her friend up for the task. But then she wouldn't step
out if she didn't want to. Khurana mansion was now beyond her understanding.
She was genuinely happy for her Maan bhai but the rest of it she couldn't
comprehend. She loved Amiya. She is such a joy to their dull lives and the way
the kid affected Maan was amazing. Still, Annie didn't understand how
everything changed so quickly! How could Maan bhai love that kid for he hated
them both beyond any limits just a month ago that even she felt sorry for them.
But now he seemed to be dancing to their tunes in a good way of course. But
Annie was worried. She don't know what to make of Geet. Geet Handa? or Geet
Khurana? That woman was an enigma to her. She came into their lives from
nowhwere and brightened their lives and when she left it was like the ruins
after a hurricane. Nothing was same. Now she is back again. Annie feared for
she knew it in her heart that things are bound to go wrong sooner or later.
What will happen to dadi? What will happen to bhai if something like that
happens again? The thought made her cringe and for some reason she blamed Geet
for all the mishaps. No, it's not jealousy. She assured herself. Geet was the
epicentre of everybody's emotion. Isn't it natural for her to think that things
went wrong because of her? She had not one but two men who loved her dearly and
yet she treated both of them like trash. Bot the men were equally important to
Annie too. Maan was a brother, a father-figure and a friend to her. And Arjun
Rathore...her heart sank as the name popped in her head. Her first love. The
love of her life...who sadly never loved her back and disappeared when Geet
left.
A jolt on the coffee table broke her chain of thoughts. She
saw her friend Tina raising her eyebrows,"kiske khayal me khoyi hui he?
Kabse bula rhi hu? Coffee bhi nhu chua tumne to abhi tak."
Annie blushed despite herself,"Nhi Tina..aisa kuch nhi
he..wo bas yehi soch rhi thi ki bahar aye kaafi time ho gaya aise.."
Tina, "I know yaar. Pata nhi aj k baad hum aise girl's
day out ka chance bhi kab milega. Isi liye to apni wedding shopping me tumhe
saath layi hu."
Annie smiled thankful for the distraction. The wedding will
keep her out of these wandering thoughts and she really wanted a change of
scenary.
Annie : Lekin Tina, tumne to kuch shopping kiya hi nhi. We
are waiting here in this coffee shop for an hour yaar..yehi plan he kya?
Tina blushed, "nhi..actually Sandeep mujhe milne aa rha
he."
Annie : arey paagal to tum mujhe saath me kyu layi?
Tina : wo akele nhi a rha na.. dosto ke saath he..actually
ghar pe mana kr rh he. Shaadi fix hone k baad ceremony tak nhi milna wagera
wagera..pata nhi us pandit ko kya problem he mujhse. Thanks to my bhabhi unhone
kaha ki akele mat milo, tag a friend and have fun!
Annie : chalo tum khush to theek he. I don't want to be a
third wheel.
Tina : Nhi re..tabhi to tumhe layi. Sandeep apne dost Arjun
ke saath hi to rha he. And you two know each other.
Annie didn't hear anything Tina said. Her world stopped when
she spotted him in that brown suede jacket, black T-shirt and jeans. God, why
did he have to be so handsome, she sighed. It was when he gave her a warm hug
after the pleasantries and she took in his masculine cologne that her foot came
back to the ground. And here she thought after all these years she had learned
to live without him.
Annie watched as Tina and Sandeep made their excuses and
slipped somewhere quiet. This was going to be sweet torture was all she could
think about.
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It was around ten at night. Geet was in her cute polka
dotted pajamas waiting for Maan.
Amy forbade her parents to enter her bedroom till they made
up to her by the big fat surprise whatever that Maan was planning for
her.Thankfully Lisa was their to take care of her and put her to bed.
Geet as always was talking to herself, "ye papa beti
dono ka kaam hi mujhe pareshan karna he. beti ne room se nikal diya aur papa
room me aney ka naam nhi le rhe. Ab aj bhi agar ye servant quarter ka naatak
krenge to..unki khair nhi, ha!"
With that she sprang up from her bed and marched to the
servant quarter. She went back to her old room. It wasn't even locked. She
quietly opened the door. Inside the room, in that dim moon light she saw him
sleeping serenely like a baby.
Geet smiled, "haye me mar jawaan..ye to aj bhi sote
waqt kitne cute lagte he.."
She moved close to him and sat on the floor beside him.
"Kitne araam se so rhe he..aur me waha inka intezaar kr rhi thi..abhi
mazaa chakati hu.."
She took a small strand of hair and carefully put in his
nose. Maan jolted up with a loud sneeze and looked around terrified,
"Geeet!! Tum.." his voice softened,"Kya kar rhi ho mishty
yeha?"
Geet,"Apko jagane ke liye ayi thi"
She sat on the bed next to him.
Maan : kyu?
Geet : kyu ki aap yeha nhi so rhe bas..
Maan : ye fir se kyu Geet...tumhe pata he na..
Geet : ha ha mujhe sab pata he. Ap ye jatana chahte he ki
apko ehsaas he mujhe pe kya guzra tha...
Maan : me tumhe dukhi nhi krna chahta Geet...
She played with his hair lovingly and kissed his forehead.
Geet : Maan, agar sach me mujhe lagta ki apke mann me kuch
zeher he to me yu aapke saath nhi hoti...issey zyada hume ek dusre se kuch aur
jatane ki zarurat nhi he
Maan : par ye me apne liye kar rha hu Geet.
Geet : lekin apne mujhe waada kiya tha ki ap apne baare me
sochne se pehle meri fiqar krenge. Aur apka yu yeha thand me sona mujhe
pareshan krta he. Samjhe ap!
Maan knew he can't win that.
Maan : Acha babaa..sorry. Me kisi dusre room me so jaunga.
Aur waise bhi hum shift ho jayenge yeha se to..
Geet: dusre room me kyu?
Maan was a bit surprrised now,"kyu matlab..wo..hum
shaadi shudaa to nhi he.."
Geet: aj dopahar ko ap ye bhul gaye the?
Maan smiled and put his arms around her,"wo to hum
akele the.."
Geet snuggled closer to him, "to ab bhi hum akele hi
he"
Maan shifted a bit. She was making him hard in an instant
just by those innocent words.
Maan :shona... yeha dadi he, Miya he..
Geet : pehle bhi ghar me dadima the..Annie Vicky sab bachche
the..tab to ap nhi rukhe..
Maan nuzzled her nape and whispered in her ears in a hoarse
voice,"tab mujhe pata nhi tha na..tumhare saath hone ka ehsaas kya he..aur
ab..jab mene wo mehsoos kiya he..me apne ap ko rok nhi paunga Geet...
Geet : To mat rokiye na...
Maan pressed her so close to him she could feel him hard on
her ribs. She blushed and felt tingled. Their toes grazed each other and it was
electrifying. Geet gulped.
Maan : Shona, there is nothing in this world that I want
more. Par ussey pehle...me..
Words stopped him.
Geet : kya hua Maan?
Maan : Geet, kya meri kismat me ab bhi kuch khushi baaki he?
Kya me is layak hu ki tumhe apni patni banane ki khwaish kru?
Geet turned around to look into his eyes, "ye apka haq
he Maan..sirf apka.."
They never left that room that night. They just couldn't get
enough of each other. All those years of pain and separation faded away every
time when they were together and found their worlds of pleasure in each other for
they didn't have any other words to express how much they wanted and loved each
other.
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