Chapter 30: Couples

“Truly sorry for all my stupidity. And don’t forgive me as I am not forgiving myself either” Geet kept looking at him, why is he sorry when all mistakes are hers, every single time from start to finish. No she will have to change her role once she is better. Taking pampering is beautiful, so why is she the one to always take it with him. Should she not step in his shoe and make him feel pampered and cared. She didn’t know if she has that big heart as him to give one sided pampering as he has been doing, she really doubted her capability knowing how selfish she has been all life with him. And first step of being not selfish was to find out reality between Pari and him.

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“I want to take little walk, can I?” And Maan help her get up and led to the balcony. As Geet stood with help of the railing Maan encircled her from behind with his both hand on either side. Ohh so close to her, she smiled to herself as redness covered her. But Maan was confident. He placed his hands on hers and pressed them

“Can you promise me one thing” he asked in his husky voice, fanning her neck with his breath, tickling all her senses.

“Anything” he brought his face little forward, making his rough cheek brush her soft ones.

“Just like other couples can we keep our secrets to ourselves”

“Couple?” her heart had so many waves with that word.

“Hmmm, just like Mom-Dad, Uncle-Aunty, Brij-Richa and Pari-Armaan”

Geet turned to him “Pari Mam- Armaan?” what was she hearing, was it her dream. But as she turned Maan pushed himself close to her, making her completly captivated to him by heart and body. He placed his forehead on hers

“Hmmm… she has not told me, but I keep news of my close ones. He is doctor in hospital you were admited” He raised his hand from her palm up to her shoulder, travelling through her arms. Geet was not in this world, what was this, was it all real, Pari is with someone else and he is so much with her. ‘Couple’ was ringing in her head.

“Aur Koi sawal?” she moved her head for no. Was she in any condition to say anything. His fists on her shoulder and he pulled her towards him. Geet strength-less moved towards him, her bulge hitting his hard chest “Promise, now nothing absolutely nothing will come between us”

Geet at last placed her head on his chest, she could hear how fast his heart was beating. He was trying to be cool but his heart said how nervous or excited he was on this whole new change.

“I am sorry, sorry for allowing that person to…..”

He placed his fingers on her lips “Shhhh.. not his mention at this moment…. You are not going to…”

“Unnn hunnnn hnnn” he was interrupted and turned to see Pari was standing at door of room towards balcony giving smile at them. Geet immediately moved away and looked here and there.

“I think knocking at door comes as part of good manners” Maan said irritated. Maan knew he owned so much to Pari and that was unsaid. But it was friendship and fighting and complaining comes as part of it, irrespective of whoever does anything for anyone

“As far as I understand, this is patient’s room and not your bedroom Mr. I came to check on Geet. And to give you tips, yeh sab kerna ho then you don’t keep the door wide open.”

Geet was listening to their comfort with each other as friend. She slowly moved towards Pari and hugged her

“Sorry” Pari hugged her back and separated her from her. Geet had tears in her eye, Pari wiped her tears

Maan stood at corner and was watching two important women of his life in admiration

“Why are you Sorry. It’s all this idiot’s doing” she signaled at Maan.

She looked at Maan, “Can we get some girls time alone?” Maan shook his head and left but not before warning Pari

“She needs rest. Don’t stress her” “Leave” she shouted on his back as he left the room.

“I am sorry, I so much misunderstood and sorry for being…”

Pari completed the sentence she was not able to “For being jealous of me?” Geet felt ashamed and looked down

“It not your fault, it has never been in that case. It is all fault of Maan of yours”

‘Maan of yours’ coming from Pari. Ohhh everyone was so simply conveying her as matter of fact that he was hers. How did she not see it? It was her guilt and his anger which had blinded them for so long.

She made Geet settle on bed and herself settled beside her “You know Geet, since childhood, he had been teasing you using me. Whenever he saw you coming nearby, he would pull me and hold my hand.”

Geet looked shocked, ohh that angered her so much

“You know why? He loved to see your anger on him. I used to ask him, what was this stupidity and he used to be all in love and say – ‘The love that I see in her anger tells me more than her I Love You’” And Geet blushed red like tomato, thinking all that she did to him, he really enjoyed it. She closed her eyes tight, her lips shaking as she smiled with shyness.

“unnn hunn… aisa bhi kya kerti thi?” Pari teased her, Geet looked down and shook her head for No.

“Only few times I think your anger would go too far and he would be very depressed.” Geet felt sad, how she had been out of control, not once or twice, many a times, taking him for granted.

“It’s Ok. It’s between you two. But I think he pushed it too far this time and it back fired. He is Ok till you shower that anger on him but this time you showered it on yourself and he cannot bear it.”

Then she looked into Geet’s eyes “You know if anything would have happened to you, he had surgical knife in his hand” Geet gasped in horror “Nooo….”

“Geet trust me on that, he will not breath the air of the world where he knows you don’t exist. And I don’t want to scare you but think before taking any such step. I know he is crazy but as much I have heard of you I know you are a step ahead. So I needed to tell” Geet came forward and hugged Pari “Thank You for always being with him”

“No need to thanks me Geet. I had my own problems in past and Maan was standing by my side as a strong pillar. I am blessed to have friend like him.”

Geet’s alarm rang then “What’s this for?” Geet laughed “He had placed it for my medicine reminder. He knows I am good at missing my medication” Pari shook her head

Then after Geet took her medication “Who is Armaan?” Pari widened her eyes and then narrowed

“When you knew about Armaan, what was the use of doing this stunt”

“He told me, just now” Pari closed her eyes tight “Ohh Gosh, I knew he would have found out by now. Armaan asked me to not say anything and he would directly talk to Maan. Abb kya hoga. Anyways, I will deal with these boys. Take care and take rest” and Pari left.

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Maan in the meanwhile knocked Dadima’s door “Can I come in Dadima”

“You don’t need to take permission to come to your Dadima’s room Maan. Bachpan kee adat shayad chuti nahi”

Maan understood what Dadima was indicating. He went inside, held her hand and made her sit on the bed

“Dadima, when we had nothing, I was devastated feeling I am orphan, Uncle Aunty gave me to live with family. I had family throughout my childhood to grow with, like any other kids. It was all because I lived there.”

“For that I will be always Indebted to them. But…” said Savitri Devi

“Dadima, it is my family and I love them. I do for them by heart, as one will do for their own family. It’s nothing less than my own family dadima.”

He took deep breath “I do not do anything now due to the feeling of Indebt-ness Dadima. Trust on that.”

Savitri Devi nodded. If Maan was happy and Ok, why should she place her hand on the painful part of his past which he wants to cover with the balm of love.

“If you think so, they are now equally family to Annie and me. If anyone is so own of yours how can they not be family to Annie and me.” She assured Maan.

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Meera knocked Annie’s door

“Hi Annie. Can we talk”

Annie got up “Yeah come in Di”

After Meera settled there, she was thinking how to start “Annie, I can see you have so many questions and it is obvious to have questions. Anyone in your place will have.”

“I am shocked, I can’t lie. But nothing against you all. Bhai really cherish his relation with you all. Geet is my very good friend. We had been together since we joined as we had training together. She came close to my heart very soon. She and Bhai, they never even gave slightest hint that they even knew each other”

“Annie, they had rough patch in their relation. There has been big misunderstanding, not only that we had been wishing Geet keep away from Maan. And she did that. Struggled alone in London, with him being around. We knew it was painful for her but that was needed, she needed to give space to Maan.”

“Geet was in pain, I knew. Bhai was the reason I did not know” “No, Maan can never hurt her. Her guilt of her past deeds were reason of her pain.”

“Do you want to know more of past?” asked Meera sincerely

“I wanted to but not anymore, not so soon. Maybe time will tell. Whatever happened between them, they love each other like crazy. She was giving life for Bhai, that says much about her love for him. I don’t want to bring sourness if they have found each other after such long lived pain”

“You are such a sweetheart. And it will be beautiful if you see their crazy chemistry on your own”

Both laughed. Then Annie got bit serious “I love Geet as friend and my Bhai hold very high place.”

“Your Bhai holds very high place in everyone’s eye. Since childhood. Geet has complains, Veerji and me always supported him in their fight. But Geet to Diwanee thi, she wanted Maan all for herself and that sometime got tiring for Maan, that we understood. But now I doubt how Maan took it. As he always sided with her, when we scolded her for her deeds to him. Means, we are taking his side, he would change to her side. Imagine. Along with Mom-Dad, Maan has also biggest part in spoiling her”

“Geet and spoilt, no way. I can’t believe. She is one saint person, as I call her.”

They then talked about themselves and gelled. Annie felt much lighter and included after her talk with Meera. She could see why her Bhai gelled so well with them. They have spent childhood and how intimate a childhood relation can be. She has lived in hostel and have missed the family vibes.

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Maan entered Geet’s room. She had been madly waiting for him after her talk with Pari.

“Hey Princess, how are you now?”

“Good.” She signaled him to lower the curtain of balcony as evening sun was coming too sharp. But that was not the actual reason. As Maan moved other side to lower the curtain, he turned and saw Geet has locked the door from inside and was looking at him. He could see the pool of emotion in her eyes. Maan smiled and came towards her and Geet kept moving towards him, her eyes never missing the contact from his. As they reached each other

“What’s the matter princess?” he asked softly, placing his hand on her cheek but Geet hugged him and then tightened her hug, surprising Maan with her acts. He slowly wrapped his hand around her and then slowly tightening is hold around her as well. She kept gluing to Maan, raising so many feeling and sensation through him. Slowly, their hands started moving on each, feeling each other more and more. As if trying to go more and more deep in the hug. After long when they separated, he smiled at her face but the emotion in her eyes were of some entirely different level. She lifted herself on her tippy toes, holding him by her hand around his neck and softly nibbled his lower lips, surprising him totally. But Geet did not stop, she kept softly nibbling his lips till he started responding. It was getting beyond Maan’s control and he pushed his tongue inside her and she did same. They held each other tight, glued to each other and kept exploring inside each other, not getting enough. It was 8 yrs old longing. They separated a bit to get the breath and then again rolled their tongue on each other and again their lips fighting and sucking each other’s saliva. They glued more and more, nibbling their lips, pushing their tongue inside each other, sucking their lips to remove even the air between them. They were not being able to separate. It was 8 yrs of pain, love, longing for each other that they could just not stop. After very long they got some settlement in their heart.

He smiled at her face, still holding her on his legs as he confessed “I can’t believe, it is finally true”.

Geet had tears in her eyes “I wanted to believe, it is all true” she said, now blush covering her as she realized how she has jumped on him.

He pulled her to him “I am happy to see glimpse of my old Geet. leading our relation from front… ummm” she smiled and looked down. He lifted her chin up to make her look into his eyes, but she looked everywhere other than meeting his eyes.

“I want to rest” she abruptly said, not able to take his intense gaze on her. Heartbeat completely not in control.

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