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Part 4
As she predicted, it was tough but not impossible, She served breakfast, as usual Romi and Ruhi were discussing something in hushed tones, while her Mother-in-law and Father-in-law were discussing about going to some hawan that evening which seemed to be held in near by temple with Pummy Aunty, while Raman's whole concentration was in The Economic Times.
Ishita cleared her throat and said, "Mummy ji, woh mai soch rahi thi ke aaj se mai clinic join kar leti hoon, meri asistent Sarika ka phone bhi aaya tha, Dr.Tripathi bhi leave pe hain, aur kuch important appointments bhi thi..."
"Haan haan Ishita puttar, chali jana, beta kitni der mein niklogi?" Toshi ji asked.
" Bass half an hour mein. Ruhi ke saath hi." Ishita said.
"Theek hai puttar, aisa kar Raman ke saath chali jana... vo kya kehte hain.. haan... Raman Drap Kar dena dono ko." Toshi ji said in ordering tone.
"Maa... meri important meeting hain... aap Romi se keh dijiye na..." Raman said irritated.
"Par bhai mai kaise? Mera matlab hai... Ruhi ko aur Bhabhi ko bike pe uncomfortable rahega." Romi said genuinely.
"Raman Puttar... Biwi hai teri Drap kar dena. Ik mint lagega..." Toshi ji coaxed her son.
Raman looked at her with stern expression and said, "Jaldi ready ho jao. I am leaving in 10."
She immediately stood up and almost ran from the dinning room to get ready, leaving him amused.
"Arre puttar breakfast toh kar leti, Kya Raman... itni kya jaldi hai... nashta toh karne deta usse."
But he never answered, rather again indulged himself in the newspaper.
In exact 10 mins she came back to the dinning aera half panting and said, "Chaliye, mai bilkul ready hoon. Ruhi... bottle le liya na?"
"Yes IshiMa. I am ready too." Ruhi chirped.
The trio left for the day.
*In Car*
"IshiMa mujhe aapke aur Papa ke paas baithna hai..." Ruhi pleaded.
"nahi Ruhi peeche baitho." Raman said sternly.
"Baithne dijiye na... kitne pyaar se keh rahi hai" Ishita said and without waiting for his response took her in her lap and hugged her from behind.
"Happy?" she asked Ruhi, who had permanent grin plastered on her lips.
They dropped her to school and proceeded towards her clinic.
"Yahan se left... yaha se right... again right... now left... stop, bass yehi hai. Thanks" she said while turning to open the door when he called her in soft voice, to her surprise, "Ishita..."
She turned towards him questionably, "Haan?"
"Actually, I have have an official dinner tonight, would you accompany me?"
She smiled and nodded, unable to believe that such a big tycoon was hesitating in asking her, his wife to accompany him for the official dinner.
She for the first time saw his lips curving in slight smile and girl it made her heart flutter with emotions she had never experienced.
She moved out of the car and headed towards her clinic, leaving Raman with Satisfied smile adoring his lips. Soon she heard the ignition and then of it moving away.
She smiled to her self, she never had imagined that one day she would be happy to be married to some one else than Subbu, her one sided love. The name, as it crossed her mind didn't once affected her to the least, and she didn't noticed when she left Subbu's thought alone and her mind got indulged in new thoughts, thinking about her first time going out with her husband.
It felt good thinking about him as her husband. She decided to return home soon and get ready, and then she thought, 'But he never told about, by what time?'
She took out her mobile and then sighed, this was most stupid, she didn't know his phone number, this would really absurd to call home and ask his number, 'I am supposed to know his phone number.' she thought and then smiled and searched for Healthy Diet Drinks office on her blackberry and dialed the office number.
"Hello, Healthy Diet Drinks office, how may I help you?" addressed quite professional voice.
"hello, I am Ishita Iyer...uhh... I mean Ishita Bhalla, can I speak with Mr Raman Bhalla please..."
"I am sorry, but he's in meeting."
"Oh. How long will it take?"
"Ma'am it may take some time, you can give me the message, I'll forward it to sir when meeting would get over."
"um.. Okay... just ask him to call me."
"Yes ma'am."
And with that she hanged up the call.
It were only five minutes when she heard her phone ring, it was from "Private Number", she blinked and then picked up, when she heard his voice that contained annoyance, he was scolding someone, someone who had it seemed told her five minutes ago that Raman was busy.
"Why didn't you inform me immediately? She is my wife, I hope you get that?"
"Raman..." she said and as she felt him relax immediately, "Its okay."
"Hey, you called?" his voice was extremely soft, she couldn't believe that her husband was mercurial. In a moment he was harsh and then so soft. Thinking so she smiled.
"Yeah, you never told me the time..." she felt stupid, and added, "I hope I am not keeping you from something important?"
"No.. Of-course not. But then why didn't you call me directly, you could have called me on my mobile..." he asked, confusion in his voice was clear.
"Um.. actually, the thing is..." she couldn't complete the sentence and heard him burst into laughter.
"Don't tell me you don't have my number!" he asked in amusement.
"Well, its kind of true, I don't have." she replied awkwardly.
"Ishita, I must say, you ARE one of a kind!" she could feel him smirk through the phone and then he added, "By the way, I'll pick you up from home at around 7 O'clock. Be ready." And then he was about to hang up the call when,
"Uh.. um... what should I wear? ...I mean what would be..." It was the first time she was asking something like this, that too to a man, and not just any man, but her husband!
He was silent for a moment and then bit his bottom lip trying to control the wayward thoughts, and answered in dense voice laced with huskiness, "Should I come little early to help you then?" his voice was almost hopeful.
"N..No.." she stammered, "I mean, would sari be okay?" she answered holding her heart close to herself, it was first time she felt butterflies listening to his deep voice that gave goosebumps all over.
"Blue Sari" he whispered before he could think.
"Okay... um... bye then..." he heard her whisper and then the call got disconnected.
A shy smile spread on his lips, and he turned to see all the members gaping at him, his smile disappeared and he re-surfaced his face with serious expressions and came and took his seat as the head of the meeting.
"Mr Subhramanium, Please continue..." said Mihir. However he was himself too shocked of Raman's behavior. He knew that RKB was never that kind to take calls from anyone except from his family, but they were too short and curt every time, and not like this, for almost twenty minutes and that too in midst of meeting with board members. The way he blasted at the receptionist when she told him that Ishita Bhalla had called, and now the happiness that he was feeling on his face, it was so evident just after the call, while before it, he was so serious just like he always was, like an old man, angry and grumpy. Mihir smiled seeing the change in him. Now he had to meet Bhabhi personally and touch her feet, he knew that she was indeed something that she could bring such a positive change in his Angry-young-man friend.
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