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"Wow!" Madhu squealed taking in the sight in front of her. 

"Are we going to stay here?" she turned and asked to her husband who was unloading their bags from the back of the jeep. 

"Yep!" 

"I have never been in a tree house. Oh hell, I have never seen tree house in real ever in my life before. This is so surprising." Madhu said excitedly looking at the tree house which was built on five wooden poles, at least 20 feet off the ground, nestled in a forest of trees. 

"You like my surprise?" Rk asked with a smile. 

"Oh Rishab, this is lovely. Thank you." she gave him a side hug leaning her head on his shoulder. 

"I love this place. It's so serene and complete seclusion. My college friends and I used to come here once in two months when we were in college. We call this place as "Top sleep in the hidden forest"..."

"You guys bring girls here?" Madhu asked suspiciously.

"Don't rain on my parade, Madhu" Rk sighed irately. 

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, didn't mean to spoil your mood. Just curious, you know." Madhu said in a contrite tone. 

"No! We haven't brought any girl here before. You are the first one to step into this house." 

"I'm honored." Madhu bowed a little. 

"Mukkund tried to bring his wife here many times but she wasn't courageous enough to spend a night in forest."

"What made to you think that I will agree to stay here in this God-damn forest?" she asked keeping a straight face. 

"I know you like this place so cut your acting. As for as I know you are one adventurous woman so this place will be one new and thrilling experience for you." 

"It is indeed! Thank you." 

"Stop thanking me, Madhu" 

"I can't help but thank you when you make me so happy." 

"I'm glad to hear you are happy. You deserve to be." Rk kissed her forehead. 

"Now, shall we go see the house?" Madhu asked with a wide grin. 

"Lead the way, Mrs. Kundra" Rk said with a smirk. Madhu climbed up the wooden steps swaying her hips more than need teasing her husband. 

"Stop toying with your husband" Rk said and swat her behind making her yelp and run fast on the steps giggling. Rk ran behind her and caught her hand and stopped her from opening the door. Madhu looked at him questioningly. Rk pulled her in his arms and gave her a wet kiss. 

"What was that for?" Madhu asked blushing. 

"For giggling like a school girl" Rk said with a shrug and opened the door and let her walk in first.

"This place is so cozy." Madhu said and whistled appreciatively. The tree house had a wooden canopy bed with white net curtains. On one side of the room a wicker egg shaped hanging chair with white cushions neatly arranged on it. A wooden rack at one corner where a stove and few kitchen utensils were placed and a mud pot. 

"Madhu, you are not supposed to go out of this house on your own especially at night time." 

"Okay, Rishab. I know we are in a forest and I can understand what all dangers might come if we aren't careful so I won't do anything crazy." She promised. 

"That's so assuring but do follow it." He ordered. "Command received, Officer!" Madhu saluted him with a teasing smile.

"So what we are gonna do here for the next two days?" Madhu asked seemingly casual but she terribly failed to hide her desperate need for him in her voice. 

"What you have in your mind?" Rk asked shoving his hands in his pocket and wiggling his brows at her. 

"You!" she said bravely meeting his eyes. He laughed a carefree boyish laugh. 

"Come here" He held out his hand for her to take and Madhu took it without any hesitance and went into his arms willingly. Rk hugged her and nuzzled her neck placing occasional kisses on neck. 

"Rishab..."

"Hmm..."

"Shall we eat and start our business?" she asked him in a whisper. Rk chuckled and pulled away from her. 

"I'll make noodles for us. You sit." Rk instructed and went to collect the necessary things from their backpack.

"Madhu, don't open the windows." Rk stopped her when she walked towards the window to open it. 

"Mosquitoes will enter and we won't be able to sleep peacefully." 

"I'll close it soon. I just wanna get some fresh air." She said and opened the door and took a deep breath as cool breeze hit her face.

"Rishab, Rishab... come here?" Madhu called him in a hurry. 

"What?" 

"Is that a falls?" she asked pointing to a waterfalls little away from their tree house. 

"Yes." 

"Will you take me there? Please." She pleaded him. 

"Of course I will take you but not now. It's getting dark outside and it will take at least ten minutes to reach down to that falls. Walking around in forest at night times is not a good idea." 

"I understand. Tomorrow morning we will go and take bath..."

"Together" he finished for her with a wink. 

"There is a pond too where you could see koi fish." 

"Oh really?" Madhu asked in awe. 

"I'm loving this place more and more." Madhu said jumping in glee. Rk smiled and went back to put the noodles on the boiling water.

"Rishab... lookie here. I have found something." She had found a small bird's nest from the balcony area. She brought the bird's nest with three eggs in it carefully to her husband to show him. 

"Wow eggs! Give me. Let me make omelets." Rk said with a happy glint.

"What? No!" Madhu held the nest closer to her body. 

"You are not going to cook them." Madhu warned him. 

"I'm going to put them back in the place from where I took them." 

"They are just eggs!"

"They are like unborn babies to their mother. The mother bird will come and search for them so you don't dare touch them. I'm warning you, Rishab" 

"You shouldn't have showed these eggs to me." 

"Agreed! I made a mistake but please..."

"Okay! I won't. I will catch fish tomorrow and I will eat. You can't stop me then."

"Okay!" she said and walked back to the balcony to place the nest back. 

"Ready?" Madhu asked as she sat on the wicker egg shaped hanging chair tucking her legs beneath her. 

"Almost done" 

"Oh this feels so good. Rishab, we should get one like this at home. I like sitting in it." 

"Chicken in cracked egg" he smirked looking at her. 

"You called me a chicken?"

 "I wouldn't dare."

"Yes, you did dare." 

"Here, eat." Rk put some noodles on a bowl and thrust it to her. Food was one way to shut her mouth. 

"What you guys do here?" Madhu asked eating her noodles. 

"Just chill out. We used to have beer party here."

"Oh! Do you have beer now?" she asked him. He looked at her for few seconds before nodding in yes. 

"I have never seen you drink before?" She asked him. 

"I'm a social drinker. I hate to get drunk like skunk and lose my sense." 

"You are gonna drink now? Having me with you?" she asked angrily. 

"What if you get high and pass out leaving me in trouble." 

 "Hey hello, I will never leave you in trouble. I know how to take care of my wife, that too when I have brought her to a place where she is not familiar with. Oh and I am not drinking any hard liquor. Beer contains just 5% of alcohol and I have a very good alcohol tolerance for your kind information."

"Why can't I keep my big mouth shut?" Madhu wondered loudly. 

"Yeah you should work on keeping your mouth shut so that we can avoid our constant bickering." 

"Did I say it out loud?" she asked him. 

"Yep!"

"You can drink beer, I won't mind." She said meekly to please him. 

"You are giving me permission?" he asked shooting his brow up. 

"Oh yes, I am! I'm your wife and wife means boss. You do what I say!" she said with attitude.

"Oh really?" Rk asked with a smirk. 

"Then husband means Master of the house and you do exactly what I say you to do." 

"Okay, Master tell me what should I do to please you?" Madhu asked seductively. 

"Kiss me, baby" he said in a husky tone making her shiver. 

"With pleasure." she slowly jumped out of the hanging chair and sat on Rk's lap throwing her left arm around his neck and slowly trailed her fingers up his neck and clutched a bunch of hair and pulled him down to meet her lips.She gave him a virgin kiss, so sweet and gentle just nibbling his lower lip with hers.

"You are killing me there." Rk groaned and took in charge by holding her head firmly with his hands and deepened the kiss, more strong and vigorous, more hot and sensual by sweeping his tongue in to her mouth, sucking in her sweetness. There was no fight for dominance as it was a clear Rk's show. He took full advantage of her novelty and explored her mouth utterly showing her the true meaning pleasure. He had kissed her many times before but this was nothing compared to all that. This was beyond expectation. This one was a soul scorching kiss which made her tremble. 

"Rishab..." She breathed hard. "... Um... Wo... My noodles is getting cold." She rasped. 

"Oh sweet lord! What am I going to do with you?" Rk groaned in half frustration and half adoration of her craziness for food. He leaned his head and rested his forehead against her wanting a minute to savoir the mind boggling kiss they just shared. "Go finish your noddles." He released her and set her back on the floor. Then he dug in his bag and took out a beer bottle. He surely needed something strong if he want to put up with his insane yet innocent wife but he was okay to settle with beer. He thanked his stars that he at least had the presence of mind to buy few beer bottles.

"How does it taste?" Madhu asked eying his beer bottle. 

"Don't!"

"Don't what?"

"Don't even think about asking for a taste."

"I didn't have the idea before but since you restricted I really am tempted to taste it. Give me!" She didn't ask. She just ordered. 

"Why you always want to defy me?"

"Why you always curtail me?" 

"Madhu, I don't want you to get sick."

"I won't get sick."

"I am warning you if you puke also I won't clean you. I will let to you stink."

"Who cares? It's you who is gonna sleep beside me." 

"Madhu..."

"You only said there is only 5% alcohol so c'mon I can handle that."

"No, you cant! You have a very sensitive palate."

"Let me taste once Rishab! I am not going to drink in any pup. I just want to try it when you are around me." 

"I thought you didn't like drinking?" He asked. He mentally cursed himself for buying the beer bottles at first place.

"I am not going to become an addict. I just want to try beer once. Please."

"You know what? Arguing with you is a waste of effort. You always want everything to go by your way." He growled at her. 

"Now, stop sulking! Here, have." He passed the bottle to her. 

"Thank you." She smiled sweetly. He rolled his eyes. She took a gulp and remained expressionless.

"So? You like the taste or not?"

"It's strange. I don't know whether I like it or not..."

"Then gimme the bottle back"

"... But I wanna drink more so sorry... You better forget this bottle and take a new one if you have." 

"Damn!" 

"Burp!!!" She burped loudly after emptying half of the content.

"I wanna dance." She slurred. 

"For beer itself this effect huh! Great!" Rk muttered under his breath. 

"Dance woman! Why are you asking my permission now?" 

"No! You spoiled my dancing mood by being a rude audience. I wanna sing." She said and crawled closer to him.

"Spare my ears. Turn your face other way and sing." He turned her face when she brought her face closer to his ear. He knew she will sing awfully blasting his ears.

"No! I am not going to sing for you." She pouted and pushed his chest. 

"I am gonna confess."

"Confess? What?" Without answering she stood up shakily. 

"Hey, careful." He shouted and before he could hold her in place she ran to the window and pushed it wide open shouting "Husband, I love You." Rk smiled hearing that. 

"Why are you screaming that to the dark forest? You want all the animals, vampires and werewolves to hear your love declaration? Look at me and tell me, biwi." He pulled her towards him and cupped her face lovingly anticipating to hear those words again from her. 

"You are an idiot. You are so bloody stupid. You are one akdoo kudoos arrogant husband. You don't know to smile. You don't do romance. You don't know to woo your wife. You don't know to compliment my beauty. You are an expressionless enigma. I hate you." She jabbed her finger on his chest. Rk let out a loud chuckle. 

"Oh darling! There is no limit for your cuteness." He almost bit her cheek as he couldn't resist her.

"OMG!" Madhu shrieked looking something behind at him."What?" Rk swiftly turned around to see nothing odd. She kept staring at their bed in shock."Look someone has locked our bed with this net. How will we get into it and sleep on it?" She complained.

"It's not locked stupid. Just push the curtain aside and jump onto the bed. You need to sleep."

"No! I want to dance... No! I want to sing... No! No! I want to talk to you... Yes... I want to talk to you... I have lot to say to you.. Lot!" She said. 

"You come and hear me." Madhu dragged him to the bed. Madhu sat on the middle of the bed, her legs crossed. Rk leaned his back on the head rest and watched her. 

"You hate me?" Madhu asked.

"No, baby." He said shaking his head."Good boy. Give me a smile." She asked ruffling his hair. 

"Your hair has grown." She said bunching his hair in her fist. 

"Come I will put a pony." 

"No, please no." 

"Then shoot a smile." She showed her well set teeth asking him to smile wide like her. Rk smiled a little. 

"This... This small smile..." She showed an inch gap between her thumb and index finger. 

"But still so sexy. You know you are making lots of things to me with your small sexy smile."

"What things?" He asked cheekily.

"You know butterflies?" She asked him. He nodded. 

"Here... Here in my tummy they fly when you smile like that."

"When you give me that heart stopping smirk my knees just go weak... so weak that I feel like I am a melting ice." she said and he smirked. 

"There... There the smirk again." 

"What is this?" She asked scratching his dimple. 

"Its so deep. I wanna poke my tongue in it. Can I do that, husband? Puh-lease!" She asked with her puppy eyes. Rk couldn't help but nod at her. She licked the tip of her tongue over her lips making him groan inwardly. She stuck her tongue out and dancing it she came close to his cheek and slowly dipped her tongue in his dimple. 

"Ouch! Your stubble poked me back. Shave it. No, come I will shave you." She tried to drag him to the bathroom. 

"Hey, wait. You didn't tell me what all things I do to you?" He reminded her. He didn't want a shave now. Mainly not done from her hand. She will surely leave a mark on his face as she wasn't in steady state. 

"Oh yeah... Where I left? Oh the look... Your intense look... Set my body on fire. I feel so hot and bothered. Oh and I feel so naked. You stripe me naked with your captivating eyes." 

"Then?" He asked resting his head on his hand watching her intently. 

"Your lips..." She pulled his lips with her fingers and pecked on it. 

"When you kiss me with this... You know what happens to me?" She asked. He shook his head in no. 

"My lub dub lub dub goes frantic. It keeps exploding like fireworks in the sky." She said placing her left palm over her chest.

"Rishab... Why you are creating such an havoc in me?" She asked in an accusative tone."I feel the same for you, baby." Rk said earnestly caressing her cheek lovingly.

"You do?" She asked him in surprise and then dazzled him with a beautiful smile. He kissed her lips tenderly and nodded his head. 

"Then why you made me wait?"

"What?" He asked confused. 

"Why you made me wait to become yours for life...? Why you took so long to entwine our heart, soul and body?"

"Now, you ask me that question? Seriously?" Rk chuckled. 

"Rishab... Come closer to me." She called him. When he leaned up and moved closer she made him rest his head on her chest and tightly wrapped her left hand around his neck and from behind she combed his hair. 

"You are my baby, Rishab." Madhu said and kissed Rk's head. Rk snaked his hands around her waist and hugged it tightly. 

"Do you have any idea how much I love you?" She asked him. He nodded his head in yes.

"No, you don't know the depth of my love for you because I myself don't know. All I know is I love you to the moon and back." Rk smiled hearing her and when he attempted to lift his head off her chest she held him more tightly and securely. 

"Don't go away. You be here... Lie on my chest... Forever!" She cradled him against her chest.

"Okay, darling." 

"Good. Now I wanna talk to you."

"I guess you are already talking." He chuckled.

"Oh right! Then I wanna talk more with you... I have lot to share."

"Okay tell me. I am all ears." He gently eased out of her hold and sat back on the bed. 

"Then I will lie on your chest." She scoots closer to him and awkwardly placed her head on his chest so he shifted her position and settled her properly.

"Sleep?"

"No. Talk."

"Okay! Shoot." 

"Have I ever hurt you?" Madhu asked him.

"No." He said honestly. 

"Do I make you happy?"

"Always." 

"I love to fight with you."

"Then do!""I am stubborn."

"I know."

"I have temper issues."

"I am aware of that."

"I have parasomnia."

"Doesn't matter to me."

"I am stupid." 

"You have very well analysed yourself. Good."

"I love your job. I feel so proud of you."

"I am happy."

"But I get scared too. I can't lose you."

"Don't be. And you won't"

"You talk little."

"Manufacturing defect."

"You are inexpressive."

"Again manufacturing defect."

"Why you are so inexpressive?" She asked again not considering his former answer.

"I don't know... May be my wife is so expressive for me too."

"How do I know your feelings when you don't express it to me?"

"Do you want me to express my feelings?"

"No.""Then? Don't you feel my love?"

"Yes. I do." 

"Then why you need me to express it in words?" He asked her.

"Because I would love to hear you say."

"Say what?"

"Did I ever tell that my husband is a dumbass?"

"No, you didn't." He laughed.

"Then hear it now. He is so dumb. So obtuse. So irritating. So annoying. So frustrating. So exasperating. So so... He is so very hard to handle... Oh hot to handle too... But I love him insanely." she leaned up and kissed his lips softly. 

"You taste good." She smiled.

"You taste mighty fine." 

"You love me?"

"Yes, I do."

"When you fell in love with me?"

"Hmm..." 

"Tell me?" She insisted.

(Lines in brackets are Madhu's thoughts)

"I thought I fell in love when my mom showed your photo for the first time bringing in our marriage proposal topic but no. 

(Hmm... Love at first sight) 

I thought I fell in love when you tried to bribe the traffic police and escape smartly but no. 

(Hehe... What a silly reason to love) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you hugged me and asked me to help you... 

(Oh then. Even I started liking him from that night) 

Oh when you called me by my full name "Rishab Kundra" for the first time in the train but no. 

(What's the big deal in calling him by his full name?) 

I thought I fell in love with you when we got married but no. 

(Aww... Thats one sweet moment) 

I thought I fell in love with you when I saw tears for me for the first time and you said "Husband, I love you" right before I entered the hotel from where we got the bomb explosion rumor on our first night but no. 

(Oh yeah... That moment I gave my heart to him) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you panicked seeing me hurt the first time I went to encounter Dutta but no. 

(But you scolded me then you fool) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you got possessive and jealous for me when I told you about my ex-girlfriends but no.

(Oh please, don't even remind me those bitches now) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you put silly fights with me but no. 

(Ah! I thought you hate me when I fight?) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you innocently seduce me be in the gym or in our bedroom or even this morning before we came here you were dressed up in a tempting way but no. 

(Oh boy! You caught me. Am I too bad in seducing that you never turned on?) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you told me you want two kids, a boy and a girl of mine but no. 

(Aww... You heard me when I talked about babies? You were so non committal then?) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you defy every word of mine so fiercely and boldly but no. 

(Sorry, I cant help defying you.) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you accepted me with my shortcomings but no. 

(You are so perfect to me, husband) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you understood my reason for shooting you but no. 

(Oh please! You saved my life for crying out loud.) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you trusted me enough to share your nightmare issues and you past life but no. 

(You should be aware of the reason for my screaming at night nah?) 

I thought I fell in love with you when you said to me I made you happy when we arrived at this tree house but no. 

(You always make me happy, husband) 

I thought I fell in love with when you care for those eggs like a mother-hen but no. 

(How cute to note that silly thing?) 

All the while I thought I was in love with you when I was actually not or may be I was in love with you but not too intensely... 

(Oh sweetheart... Of course you love me... Don't doubt that) 

 But just now I realized I have truly fallen in love with you... 

(Yippee!!!) 

So deeply, madly, irrevocably the moment you said "You are my baby, Rishab"... 

(Aww... Cute. You are so precious to me like a baby) 

In that one simple line I felt the intensity of your love which made me love you intensely. 

(I should have told that long back then he would have confessed much earlier too) 

When you held me closer to your chest I wanted to stay there forever. 

(Mutual feelings) 

To be honest I even wished to die lying on your chest because I don't know whether I will be lucky enough to die on you when my time comes. 

(Oh no no no! Not even death can do apart us) I want you Madhu... I want you to be by my side, always. 

(I will be. I promise) 

You know what? You asked me once have I ever expected how my wife should be? 

(Yes I remember) 

And I said I never expected anything after being betrayed by two of my girlfriends already... But that was a lie. 

(How dare you lie to me?) 

I wanted my wife to be like my mother and I got one. 

(OMG!!!) 

A wife so like my lovely mother... 

(I am crying) 

Even a better one. 

(Oh please. My heart is aching with too much of joy.) 

Madhu, I belong to you. You belong to me. You are my sweetheart. I love you." 

(Finally) 

He said and pressed his lips tightly against her forehead. 

"Madhu, I never liked you caring or crying for me... 

(Why?) 

Because I felt that will make me weak but I was so wrong. 

(Yes you were.) 

You care for me because you love me. 

(True) 

Your tears are meant to be shed for me but still I don't want to see tears in your lovely eyes. I hurts" 

(okay! I wont cry... And that's a lie because right now I am crying hard... But happy tears) 

He said and wiped off the tears streaming down her cheeks. Her tears refused to stop. 

(Over? Guess I should speak now. I wanted to talk my mind out but resisted myself. I didn't want to interrupt him when he was finally opening up to me)

She smiled a heart-melting smile and kissed his lips long and hard.

"Rishab... Tell me honestly, this is the longest you have ever spoken in your life right?" 

(Of all the thing I could ask only this with my big mouth?) 

She asked humorously but her eyes were still moist, glinting with love and adoration for her man.

"First time." He agreed honestly with a chuckle.

"If you can speak this lovely... This emotionally... This sweetly... Then I can go with your "no-speaking mode" or "Mute mode" or "Monosyllabic talk mode" or "angry mode" for months." Her words made them laugh. 

"Honestly, I have never heard such a lovely confession before. Though you have said you loved me twice in this two months of our marriage this is the best one."

"You heard me say I love you to you before?"

"Yes. You thought I was sleeping and unconscious but I heard you. I clearly heard you say those three magical words to me. I was waiting for you to say the same to me when I was awake and finally you said and you made me the happiest and luckiest and most cherished girl alive in this world. I love you, Rishab"

"I love you, Madhu." Rk whispered and leaning down he took her lips in his and they kissed passionately as if there was no tomorrow.

... To be continued!!!

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