Mangal Kunj
Malabar Hill
January 11th 2012
10:05 PM
He peered at the front cover… and smiled…
She shut it and laid it down…
They both did not say a word for a few minutes… just gazing
at each other.
She wanted to ask “Where did you go?”
“Is Dadi asleep?” he interjected her thoughts…
“Shaayad” she answered still searching his face for cues…
Her stomach rumbled…”Have you eaten?”
“A lil” he answered blandly… “Rishi was at the bar at the
Towers”
“You didn’t bring him?”
“Nahi”
She got up reluctantly…
“Have you?” he asked… as she walked towards the kitchen… “not
eaten?”
“Abhi” she told him.. too much pride…..
She brought the leftovers out of the warming oven… there was
too much food…
She brought his stroganoff.. out… he was behind her in the
huge kitchen..
She served herself as he began to nibble from her plate…
She sat down at the smaller kitchen table…
“Where is mine?” he asked
“Aapne kaha, you’ve eaten” sulk
He laughed… “You are upset”
She just ate…
“Khanak” he approached… she just ate… flipping through the
magazines…
He began eating off hers
“Hl has made your fave stroganoff… he said he couldn’t make
it like Bhabhi tho”
He was unmindful……
“Bhabhi’s is divine…” he concurred
That did not make her happy for some reason…
“Did you make all this?” he asked gently
“Nahi… sirf bangan” she ate to prove it for some reason…
He stepped out.. poured himself SOR she heard… at the bar…
Returned…
She had gotten the chocolate soufflé from the frig… eggless
so Aada could eat…
She sensed he might eat and served him his meal…. They ate..
as he told her about the most recent Casa Ulwe news…
“The same opinions… we can not deliver on the 2015 promise..”
“There is serious hunger for real estate in metros”
She listened…
“Is Ajmera going international?” she asked, and held her
breath…
“Rahat is thinking about it… no let me say… may be” “Its not
easy to partner in Singapore… or Hong Kong”
“After Ulwe?” praying anything concurrent would mean her
hubby would jump up and take the offer……..
“Sooner” he said preoccupied over the text he just received.
He didn’t notice the wave of apprehension that sweeps over
her face…..
She brought out choc soufflé that HL had made for Aada,
eggless and delish…
He declined “A bite may be” he said carelessly… as she
gently scooped a tiny bowl full…he watched her movements carefully… elegant and
poised as ever… unfluttered…
“Is your Dad staying over the week?”
She shook her head in response… lifted up the scooper..
wiped the edge off and kissed it slowly…
“Chutthi nahi hai unko”
“Are you meeting Shiv again?” he asked directly
She set the spoon down… “I don’t know”
“Do you want to?”
She wanted to say “No”, she wanted to say “My financial
condition is my very own… I am in my very own carefully constructed mess here”
“He sounds expensive”
“Didn’t we spar over that yesterday?” blunt..
She quietly tidied up, she asked if he wanted more food… he
shook his head, not letting go of her gaze…
“I need a puppy”
“NEED a puppy?” he chuckled
“Hmm” firm
He laughed…
“Amogh leaps into Bhabi’s arms when she enters the house”
He listened…smile disappearing…
“I thought you were afraid of dogs!” messing with her
“Mujhe to aa(pse bhi dar lagta tha)” she swallowed half of
it…
It wasn’t hard for him to surmise.
“Please?”
“Mom’s allergic to pet hair”
“Oh great!” she thought fuming…
“Mujhe chahiye” she demanded feebly
He stalked her… letting his fingers crawl under her tee from
both sides….
She put everything in small containers and stacked it in the
frig… to load the dishwasher that was empty….his stubbly jaw on her shoulder……….massaging
her lobe with his alchohol soaked tongue……….
He fondled and she forgot her task…………...
“HL can take care of that” gruff
“Subah?”
“There is a reason he is employed here” sarcastic…
She did anyway… in his hold…
He finished his drink…. Right arm wraped around her waist..
left holding his glass……
His phone rang as she rinsed and loaded the dishwasher… he let go…
“I am going to be “sleeping” she told him… disappointed,
knowing he might not return to bed..
he pressed “spray” on the kitchen faucet, it showered and rained water all over her………
“Shantanu!” she squealed…. trying to shut it off as the liquid soaked her...
He walked away without paying her a second look…
Loved it very much aditee :D
ReplyDeleteim grinning all over :D
Why does he always get her soaked up?? LOL!
red paint, his fave booze and now water :P
Loved their convo :)
She made a request for a puppy..that's too cute :)
I remember ritu's yorkie;)
Heat crawled up as it got cooled down by the spray of water;) LOL!
Will she meet shiv or not??! Eager to know...
And even about the puppy..
Im damn sure, Shaan will be so J of the dog also :P LOL!
Waiting for next..Update soon:))))))))
Aditee...Update!!!
DeleteLoved it..:) I liked ShaNak dinner conversation..:) Shaan drinks a lot..lol..:D
ReplyDeleteAwww!!! Khanak wants a puppy!!! Cute!!! Everyone needs to ve one pet to know how they love unconditionally!!! So I'm all for Khanak having one..:) But Shaan is possessive about Khanak..ROFL..:D
Looking forward and thanks for writing an awesome update..:)
Thank you Aditeee :)
ReplyDeleteSplendid! A few debatable points in the conversation are skimmed through but as usual not voiced or discussed :)
Another indication towards the hong kong/ Singapore project seems like another battle in the making :|
Khanak thinks too much...sometimes she needs to speak! Her dinner sulk was adorable!!
Was the puppy request done purposefully or was it a kind of a hint to him
Hahaha! I agree with Chandu, whats with the guy with cooling her down with the liquids:P
Update SOON :)
loved it
ReplyDeleteaww dinner with shanak only was great sooooo nice :)
puppy hahaahah so cute i dont think shan will allow any puppy shuppy near khanak he will hate him like he do with pradyun hehehehehehee
ekekkss watching khanak wet like this how can shan walk away ohh he will come soon anyway *wink*
update soon :)
sweet update!
ReplyDeleteThat was something.. Loved it..
ReplyDeletegood that Shanak had sometime alone... loved when she asked I need a puppy and told about Amogh... so cute..
ReplyDeletethey have a whole lot of issues between them and i loved that they talked a little about them in their own way..........the part in the kitchen was very romantic.........loved their dinner to the core!!
ReplyDeleteLovely update :)
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