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Together in a crowd

Raman was astounded seeing Ishitha. She did pull off the gaudy necklace he admitted grudgingly. Ishita's face was wreathed in smiles as she approached Trisha and Raman to greet them. Ishita seemed stunning all right but Raman wondered what made her appear so cool.

He could not stop himself from complementing her looks neither could he tear his eyes off his pretty wife. She was her usual sunny self, now she felt a few inches taller noting with glee that her husband's eyes were trailing her and he was staring openly at her head to toe and making no attempt to disguise that, or the dropped jaw. They both felt butterflies flutter in their stomach and were extremely conscious of each others heat as they stood shoulder to shoulder at the ceremony. Ishita pulled another trick getting Mihir to move in for his engagement to Trisha ahead of Mihika's staged engagement. Coquettish Ishita silently leaned on to flustered Raman's shoulder, bit her lower lip and smiled into his eyes " biwi hai appki takkar ki" she grinned. She leaned further into him to whisper into his ears about how she paid the Panditji 3 times over what Raman had paid him.

Raman could do nothing but concede defeat. Against his pretty, now flirtatious wife. It wasn't painful at all because he was fighting for the same end. To make Mihir speak UP! Now that the task was accomplished and the family was celebrating Mihir - Mihika, and Neel and Trisha's engagement there was nothing Raman wanted more than to get to his pretty wife and get her alone.

There were many things she had accomplished in the last hour. She walked into the party looking awesome! Sorted Tandon out, got her sister and trisha happy. That was all in a day's work. They could do with little effort. What got Raman excited was her avataar for the day!

Those playful eyes, luscious lips, casual touches and all those statements in Punjabi about " mera Raman" the "beeba puttar". He was almost angry at her salwar kurta because they hid the curves he so desparately wanted to see. There was magic in the event hall filled with gushing guests and happy faces. He caught her eyes and whispered a " thank you " from a mile away after she piped Tandon down and got him to agree to the engagement. His smile undid her. For the first time perhaps he had a smile for her and her alone and it reached his eyes! Ishita nodded a you are welcome and wanted a lot more than that at the moment.

They gravitated to each other with little care for the people around them. Ruhi jumped at her Ishima for the great speech. Raman could barely wait to get close to her. Ruhi whispered something into her ears. Ishita looked at Raman and signaled that she was taking Ruhi to the rest room. Raman got the respite he needed and followed the mom and daughter duo. Ruhi was done and heading out with Vandu before Raman got to the quiet end of the corridor. Ishita was still at the far end. Vandu nodded at Raman pumped his hand and said "Thank you Raman" before Ruhi tugged her vandu periamma's hand and told her papa she was going back to dance with Romi chachu. Raman was only too happy when Vandu winked at him and told him that he might run into Ishu on his way in.

Raman was close to a stairwell when Ishita rammed into him. He grabbed her by her waist but not before she put her arms around his neck and whispered into his ears " kya hai Raman dikta nahi hai kya. Biwi dehkegi to kya kahegi". A deep chuckle rose from his belly. He was amazed at this transformed bindaas Ishita. " Wo kya hai meri biwi ko fursat nahi milthi hai na; apne lecture baazi se to koi problem nahi hai. Waise tumhari kapdo ki than me naa aaj toh mujhe koi problem nahi hoti. Would have enjoyed holding your waist better." " Accha to irade nek nahi hai aapke" she giggled. " What has gotten into you Ishita...I can't promise to be good if you are going to be like this. Mummy ki kuch loaded coke toh nahi pee lee tumne?" he asked as she hugged him. She pulled the collar of his kurta wide and tucked her face into the column of his neck and whispered huskily " I wish I could tell you all that I want to and blame it on the coke tomorrow" but " No Mr.Bhalla this a crazy woman in your arms crazy enough to throw herself at a married man , but is not sure if he really is hers. But you know what ...I love the man I saw this evening. I love the way he stood up for his family and for the love he saw in his loved ones. I hope you see mine too Mr.Bhalla. Forget your wife go home with me tonight..chaliye na appke Sonali Kotnis ke saath!" "ACCHA " Chuckled Raman. " Wo kya hai na, he said hugging her harder " My wife is a bore, taane marthi hai, lecture deti hai, uppar se madrassan hai, maanta hoon Sona tum pretty ho, but still mei uski hee hoon...ghar toh uske saath her jaana padega." " Love you Raman" said Ishita as she kissed his cheek. " Jao apne patni ke pass" she said. " Ah tum aise bologi to mai tumhe chod hee nahi paaoonga. Ab challen nahi toh puri paltan aa jayagi hume dhoonthe dhoonthe". He said tucking her the stray strand of hair behind her ear.

They walked back into the party hand in hand and smiling. Nobody noticed them. They blended back with the crowd that was slowly filtering towards the dinner. He was across the hall with a group of his acquaintances. She caught his eye and he grinned across the room, slanted his head to his left, looked pointedly at her and mouthed " Are you sure?" " yes handsome" she mouthed back at him with a wink that caught off gaurd and made him blush.

Raman never thought he would ever in his life again feel the flush of romance or that sense of anticipation that was buildng up in him. He could really not wait anymore. After another round of hand shakes he was heading to Ishita when his phone buzzed in his kurta pocket he ignored it the first few times. It was too persistent he had to answer " Papa" he knew it was Adi. The lick of fire that was there in his body a moment ago had to wait.

His eyes were searching again ..this time for Mihir because they to go someplace. His love and life had to wait!