March 10th
Saturday.
6:42AM
He dressed in navy trousers, and a pale teal striped oxford
shirt, full sleeves, folded by his wrist, the mirror was fogged up he grabbed a
towel and wiped with his left hand, sending a few of her jars and bottles
sliding down… the bath vanity was huge and so were her things, he picked up a
couple and read them…
Setting them back emotionless… wiped a streak of foam with
another hand towel… clean shaved, goatee firmly in place, he checked the
reflection, walked into his closet picked out a belt from over 100 hanging on a
belt rack… picked black Armani… his shirt was too…
Combed his wet hair, drew it all back, with a clear side
parting… the sideburns were equal…he thought of how it had cheesed her once
when a bunch of young civil engineers at Ajmera stood measuring them in the
hallway… her self righteous anger… the annoyance gave her up…like was spending
time allotted to her originally…
He walked past her closet, things were in place… the scarves
and duppattas hung in cascading color coded fashion… dark to light… pale to
bright………
He heard the bell ring on the front door, walked out of his
wife’s closet, checked his watch before wearing it, 7:01 AM…the bed was empty….
He walked down purposefully, recording tasks for his admin,
calling Nachiket… pinged Raoul…. Checked email… did it all …. As he walked
towards the dining table, steam spiraled out of some bowl cracks… he uncrowned
the bowls, checked wht was inside… bacon, eggs… porridge… poha…he served
himself bacon and eggs… HL ran towards him… “Soreee” he said smiling…
“Hari Lal, white toast?”
“Jee” he ran back…
He poured himself thick black coffee… and sipped, scalding
his tongue…
Deftly cut up his bacon, and began to eat his eggs, his
phone rang every few seconds… loud and insistent… her barked instructions,
laughed, joked… spoke about soccer… pleaded with his Dad… drank more coffee
staring at the pooja room incense scent wafted.. he inhaled trying to tell if
it was lavender.. it was his wife’s favorite nope..… got up and walked towards
Dadi’s room… the door was ajar… and there face down, buried into 3 pillows, lay
his wife’s sleeping form…
He stood there staring, she wore a cami , he saw multiple
straps on her shoulder, hot pink, black and tangerine.. he wondered which one
was the bra…. Tangerine he concluded… “her saree was orange yellow”
She stirred as if she knew she was being devoured visually….causing
a familiar stimulation in the pit of his stomach…
“Shhhh” said Dadi from behind…
He turned around, sipping… still on the phone listening to
VM
“Soney de beta” she scolded, he took a step towards the bed
upon hearing that… in defiance…
“Did you try the oat porridge” Dadi asked smiling secretly
watching her grandson stare at his wife like that…
“No” he said bluntly
“U can give up bacon for a day u know” Dadi responded
busying herself stacking things in her chest of drawers…
“No” he said looking at his wife…
“Why is she sleeping here?” he asked Dadi, eyes not leaving
his wife
“Arey, tune kaha tu site jar aha hai” Dadi responded
He clenched his jaw at the white lie his wife seemed to have
fed Dadi…
“Who do baje tak poker khel rahi thi Pradyun ke saath”
“With PRADYUN?” he asked hanging up the phone
“Dadiiiiiiiiiii his wife wailed..
Extending her left arm from under a giant pillow, a sparkly
bracelet hung from it……. Charm bracelet, with lil shoe, bag, lipstick… he had
never seen it before..
He yanked a purse charm…
“What is this” he asked Dadi sulking
“Shhhhhhhhhhh! Let her sleep” Dadi shoved him..
He hung on to her bracelet…pulling gently… aroused… yet
angry…
He wanted to wake her… he sipped his coffee and plotted…grabbing
a sparkling black and red lady bug…
“What is what?”Dadi approached…
“This” he said…
“Oh isn’t he sweet Pradyun laaya uske liye, it has a bunch
of baby girl things” Dadi gushed… patting the sleeping girl’s head… the black
hair flowed like liquid coal…he was…. Well…. Furious…………… the wedding rings
were gone… but the charm bracelet rested on her arm like it belonged there…
“Pradyun and her were playing poker?” he asked spoiling for
a fight…
“Whhhat?” asked Dadi confused, distracted checking voicemail
on her phone…
“Pradyun and her?” he asked
“Matlab Ujwala, Ambika” “Sabhi” “Even I won, Rs.780, phir
teri woti le gayi sab kuch” Dadi laughed at being a loser…
He felt his heart rate calm a lil…
“She needs to have a baby soon” “You are a stubborn rock”
she scolded her grandson in Punjabi…
“I am willing NOW” he bit out in his mind… aroused like
hell, his eyes sending her the message…
Dadi oblivious to it continued to mutter… “She has needs too”
“Dadiii” Khank wailed again…
Turned around and peeked… sleep drugged…
And stared at her fully clothed, freshly shaven husband…as
he stared brazenly at her now visible lacy satiny front……….she woke startled….
Dadi:Le utha diya…(muttering, leaving them alone walking
away stealthily)”Who goes to work on Friday nite?’ “Then you come looking for
her like…”
Khanak grabbed her blanket, up over her torso… she pulled…. Laying
back , down… shutting her eyes… shutting
him out……..his phone rang…. She opened her eyes… and checked him out……. Slowly…
“Khanak” he said… (“I have to take this” “I want to talk” )she
didn’t know what came next.. she ignored him completely and turned away from
him and shut her eyes… slowly drifting off to sleep caressing a baby stroller
on her charm…
Hayeee... Clean shave hottie wid gotee....
ReplyDeleteHz furious.... I din like Prad here.... Khanak playing too much now...
He ws d one whos upset now shz making him more angry !!
Need shanak now !!!!
eeeeek!! that was so amazing aditee!
ReplyDeletei loved his look! lol! he must be looking so classy :P
hahahahaha! khanak's 'white lie' is going to cost her soon and he never fails to notice whether she is wearing her rings or not! like he want everyone to knw she is married lol!
me sure shes doing all this by purpose to rile him and push him towards the edge till both obviously will fight it out and ahem! lol!
i loved the conclusion part! he was sulking like somone took his fav toy! lol! yaar, his prad n he no needs to feel jealous, he knws as will that khanak isnt really 'interested' in him in that way lol!
i'm loving this moody shan! his gonna eat her up soon with his eyes! sigh
enjoying this little game btw them i want more soon aditee
thanks aditee...just loved every bit casa
Wow!!! Loved it so much!!!♥♥♥ Shaan getting ready and he still having is goatee..:) Cool!!! He is so classy..:)
ReplyDeleteAnd the memories of those sideburns..Its still so vivid..Khanak was so possessive even then..;) She is equally classy like her hubby..:)
Where is Khanak? o.O And he started his work..So obsessed and so devoted..:) Aaaye..Haaye..Reminiscing about her..♥ Looks like missing her terribly..
Awww..Khanak slept in Dadi's room..His staring session was disturbed by Dadi..He can't stop eating non-veg even for a day..He doesn't know why Khanak slept with Dadi..And she lied..LOL..:D
She played with Pradyun..Knows very well how to make him furious..ROFL..:D
Charm bracelet was damn cute..And Pradyun bought it for her..How cute!!! The crush remains intact it seems..;) Loved how Dadi patted Khanak..:)
Good..All were playing poker..Yep..Khanak needs a baby..:) Wow!!! Shaan is agreeing too..♥
Finally she woke up..And again his work call..It made her even more irritated..
Looking forward and thank you for writing a length and a fantabulous and intriguing update!!!♥♥♥
Loved it superb update Aditee :-)
ReplyDeleteU rock always!!
Can't wait for their talk they need to sort it out and talk heart to heart i love to read Shantanu's thoughts thanks for writing!!
Love u always <3<3
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww love love love it :)
ReplyDeletehis staring was so sensuous hayeee
waiting for next plzzzz update soon and thanks for long update :)
Oops! sorry aditee..just realised i haven't commented for the previous one..sorry..:)
ReplyDeletePrevious one was wonderful! I loved his 'Khanak'!
This time im happy with Prad's visit! :P
I know Khanak is taking it too far..but still, loving it! :D
This one is splendid!! :D
This man is awesome!! Hope he stays atleast to fight with her!! :P
Thanks a lot aditee:)))
Continue soon:) would love to see, what will happen to that bracelet;)
I don’t know whether it was telepathy or coincidence…Once his side-burns were mentions I was reminded of THAT exact moment!
ReplyDeleteAnyways back to THEM!
I loveeee him! His gorgeous or must be imaginably!
Gosh his eyes are sharp! I mean he notices to littlest change in her or even the most mundane things!
Shaan owns this update! He was too adorable…I never seen him SULK this much ever before just because of a mere Prad :P
I literally laughed at his mini heart attack with the mention of ‘poker game’
Khanak is playing with fire…no rings, hanging out with Prad and what not..His going to comeback equally soon
Hahaha! He is willing to be a DAD now…I’m sure it was in a gist! But it just really surprises me for him such a self-confident person…his insecurity just foresights on the mention of Prad :)
Thanks so much Aditee! Really enjoyed the update :)
looks like a baby is better than Pradyun for Shaan... too much.. loved it how she slept in Dadi's room.. hope this continues for 1 or 2 days more..... will serve him right..
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