"I lied to you...it was not my parents whom I met today....I went to your parent's house to meet them"

And the very next moment I felt his hands slipping from my waist...

In no time I turned to him and pulled his hands back to my waist "No... please....I get scared"

Cupping his cheeks with my palms I insisted in an extreme soft manner I can "Just once you listen to me baby... I'll explain everything... please just once"

I kept looking into his eyes searching for a positive response and after a few seconds thankfully he nodded a yes...

I sighed and taking my hands back from his cheeks I narrated to him everything word to word...to add to the impact I used the same painful words that were spoken by his father

I let out everything while he was as calm as the sea...

Running the fingers through his hair he walked past me and rested his palms on the railing and clutched it tightly...

He was still silent back facing me and I was getting scared by every passing second...

Silence before the storm...

And my mind was intensifying the fear I was clouded by...

Turning his face to me he leaned on to the railing and I was fidgeting my fingers nervously...

My eyes were about to turn cloudy as I didn't get any response from him......I had zero percent idea about how he would react

Will he be angry with me??

Will he push me away from him??

My breath was on hold for a moment and I was mentally preparing myself for his unpredictable reaction

Just then he outstretched his right hand and I breathed a big sigh of relief...

In no time I placed my hand in his and moved closer to him...

His hands held my waist as always while mine reached his chest feeling my favourite piece of music...his heartbeat❤️

Looking into my eyes he asked softly "You want me to do this??"

I nodded and he added further "You will be happy if I do this??"

Again I nodded and finally, he uttered those words that I was waiting for "Ok...arrange for the Pooja and invite them"

I still wanted to confirm it as I couldn't believe my ears...he simply said yes...that too without any argument...

"Pakka??"

He just nodded and I was  disappointed...

I thought he will use our habitual gesture to assure me but seems like he was upset with me and was convinced only because I asked him to do so

"Are you angry with me??" I asked with my innocence filled puppy face

"Why will I be??" He cross questioned with his face full of dullness

"I am sorry" I mumbled kissing his cheek

"Don't be" he said giving me a cold shoulder and I kissed his other cheek "I am sorry" for which he said "You need to take meds"

"Oh yes...You are right...my meds are important...let me take" saying I took the hold of his neck and smashed my lips on his...

I kept moving my cold lips softly against his warm hard ones but he was standing still like a rock with eyes open not responding anything to my lip movement...

I felt guilty and rejected...I didn't like it...I didn't like the feeling that my Angry Bird didn't like my touch...I didn't like the coldness among us...

"You are angry with me" I said to him while tears began forming in the corner of my eyes...

He pulled me closer by my waist and cut off the mere one step distance that kept us apart...

He cupped my face while I blinked back my tears as he clearly instructed that he don't like seeing me in tears

"Don't you trust me Jaana??" He asked with a hint of sadness in his voice

Immediately my hands got lifted and fingers hugged his wrists "I do baby"

"Then why did you lie to me??"

"I had to...but trust me baby...I didn't do it intentionally"

"But intentionally you fooled me" and his hands left my cheek and held the railing again

As I opened my mouth to speak he proceeded "Next time just don't lie to me Sona...and don't even try please...you lying to me makes me feel that I am not worthy of your trust"

"Arj

He showed his hand to me " I don't need any explanation now...let's just leave it"

He said and wrapping his arms around me he engulfed me into his warm embrace...

Laying my head comfortably on his chest and hands hugging his waist I kissed his chest and did not utter any word...

At that moment the use of any word felt useless to me...

More than any verbal assurance....we needed the much-desired warmth that we get only from each other arms...

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At midnight I was feeling thirsty...

Arjun was in deep slumber holding my hand...

Because of my injury, he was unable to sleep on my chest but he made sure he holds me close to him...he makes  me sleep on his chest

My head on his chest...hand clutched with his and resting on his stomach

This was our sleeping position for the last few days...

Moving my head in the direction of the side table I searched for the water jug and realised that unfortunately, I forgot to carry water...

I straightened myself and pulled off the duvet and carefully I tried to free my hand from his...

I was about to lose his grip on my hand but abruptly he woke up with a jerk "No you are not leaving me"

Immediately I switched off the lights and he covered his face with palms for a second as if he wanted to avoid something

"I am not going anywhere Arjun....I am right here with you...see" I lowered my lashes to our entangled hands

"Why are you up??" Looking at our hands he asked

"Was going to get water" saying I tried to move out of the bed but he held my hand tighter "I will come with you"

"Arjun...I am just going downstairs baby" I chuckled at his overprotective antics

"Look... whether you like it or not...you have to stay by my side FOREVER...

I won't let YOU LEAVE ME at any cost...

You are not gonna leave me...did you get that.... YOU ARE NOT gonna LEAVE ME"

With his every word the grip on my wrist grew tighter and tighter such that it was leaving heavy marks and his eyes were turning red with a tint of fear and anger both...

While with his red shot eyes and clenched jaws he was glaring at me with mixed emotions "Ahh" unknowingly a sob escaped my mouth and that's when he realised his strong grip on my wrist...

Instantly he left my hand and pulling off the duvet he jumped off the bed and rushed to the balcony leaving me in an extremely confused state...

I needed to satisfy my dry throat first... quickly I ran into the kitchen... gulped 2 glasses of water and rushed back to the balcony...

There was my baby sitting on the swing resting his palms over it and staring at the moon..

My baby was disturbed and I was the reason behind it...

Walking to the swing I stood between his legs...moving my hands to the nape of his neck I pressed his face into my chest and in no time he reciprocated by locking his hands at my waist...

With one hand around his neck I held him close to my chest  and with the other one I ruffled his hair...

As I was caressing his hair his face stuffed more into my chest and I left some soft kisses on his head

I don't know for how long we stayed still living the moment...

After a while when he felt better he lifted his head from my chest but his hands never left my waist...so were mine around his neck...

I placed my lips on his forehead for a brief period of time while he closed his eyes absorbing the warmth of my lips on his forehead...

He brought my hand close to his lips and looking into my eyes he kissed my wrist that was red with the marks...his eyes had a hint of guilt

I didn't question him anything...I just kept looking at him with a thin line on my lips...I knew he would speak up once he feels better and that's what happened...

He pulled me in his lap and buried in the face into my chest again "Just a little scared"

I bent my head a little lower such that his head was now tucked under my chin and said "Don't be"

"I can't take it if something happens to you...I get scared to death...Don't leave me Jaana...please...don't leave...I will be BROKEN WITHOUT YOU"

His grip on my waist tightened and I felt like my heart is being squeezed very badly and the blood is about to ooze out and trying to escape through my eyes...

At that moment I understood why he was stuck to me like chewing gum all the time...Why he hugged me tight when he was back home

I felt it when he made me cup his face and kept looking at me  but little did I realise that the intensity was this much in his heart

It's true that when someone is meant life for us we can't even bear a single scratch on their body...it kills us

And here I was only lying on the bed with a deep cut for the past few days and to add on to his fear were his Baba's words about death...

I suppressed all my tears as I had to look after my baby...

"Shhh...Baby...relax...nothing bad is going to happen...Ok...we have much more to do na baby...remember we have our holiday next month...we have our little angel Aarna to welcome in our life...our wave of happiness...our Angle Aarna" I tried to be excited through my voice and tone

Raising his head he pouted "We have to make 12 babies as planned"

Aww my baby is so cute

"Ok...12 babies done" saying I rubbed my nose against his and joined our foreheads and finally my baby smiled❤

And that was peaceful❤️

"Can we sleep here under the moonlight??" He asked

"You want to??" I asked for which my baby nodded

And next the little sitting arrangement in our balcony i.e the small table and 2 chairs were moved inside the room...

Laying the extra mattress in the balcony our small bedding that was enough to spread our bodies was ready...

The magnificent moon was shining bright in the dark sky...the stars were twinkling like diamonds...the leaves of the trees were swaying to the music of breeze...

Under the moonlight, I made my baby sleep on my chest as he loves sleeping in this way listening to my heartbeat...my baby sleeping on my chest peacefully without any fear was a pure heavenly feeling❤️