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...Preet...

"Preet!" Kabir chanted my name for what seemed like the 100th time for the last 10 minutes.
"Preet please jaan." He tried to get my attention.
"Kabir please baby." I imitated him, irking him all the more as I rolled my hair in a French roll securing it with the pins. I turned around with the vermilion box and forwarded it to him. He marked my forehead with vermilion like all the other days. Kissing my forehead hugging me this time tightly but this time I responded with all the more love. I gripped his shirt at his back in my palms. He kissed the top of my head living the moment.

"Jaan, please you need to rest." He said pulling apart. I shook my head and moved downstairs.

"Shortcake just look at yourself, you've lost so much weight on top of that I am sure you'd still be tired." He tried explaining descending downstairs with me I almost acted oblivious to his rant and set the table for breakfast when I felt his hands slipping across my waist pulling me closer to himself.
"Preet, you can join the hospital from next week, please take rest for me.!" He begged and I turned around still in his embrace.

"Kabir I am absolutely fine, aur baki apka pyaar hai na mere liye." I bargained. I escaped his grip again and placed his breakfast when suddenly he winced holding his stomach. Panicked I knelt in front of his chair.
I cupped his face making him look up.
"Baby, what's wrong are you okay? Where is it paining? Kabir please tell me." I asked scared.

Meanwhile we were disturbed by one of our helpers.
"Ma'am the car is ready." He informed.
"You go, I'll be fine Preet." Kabir piped in.

"Shut up okay." I snapped at him turning towards the helper.
"Ask the driver to place it back in the garage I ain't going." I informed him. As soon as my sentence was completed his wincing stopped.

I looked at him accusingly.

"Kabir Malhotra!" I called out standing straight.

"Matlab mujhe slight sa stomach ache bhi ho toh you will leave everything but when things comes to you, then Mrs. Preet Malhotra turns out to be the most irresponsible person."

"Preet tujhe hurt ya harm karne ka haq Maine kabhi kisi ko nahi diya hai.. Tujhe bhi nahi." (Preet I have not allowed anyone to hurt or to harm you not even you yourself.) He said unintentionally stroking the cut on my wrist softly.
I knew it was still a sour subject for him so I just gave up. I knew somewhere or the other he still had the fear of losing me and to be true I was to be blamed of it.

"Okay fine I won't go." I stated trying to lighten the mood.

"Like I would let you." He teased after which he made me sit on a chair and served a glass filled with mixed fruit juice. He had himself woke up early and made the breakfast. He was no doubt one of the best cook I knew but the mess he created while cleaning was one of the major reasons I in very let him step in my kitchen.

"Okay so first finish this." He said forwarding the glass

"Kabir. Glass ka size dekha hai?? Juice kal finish hona hai." (Kabir look at the size of the glass it will get over tomorrow) I cribbed.

"Shut up and finish this." He cited strictly while I pouted. He smirked taking a seat next to me and efficiently pulling me on his laps. He picked up the glass with one hand while the other hand rested on my back supporting me. He took a sip from the glass confusing me. He bridged the gap between us kissing the edge of my lips I closed my eyes as a reflex but didn't pull away. He then placed the the glass to my lips making me drink it completely. Once it was done he fed me the breakfast. It wasn't like I didn't notice him tricking me but the winning smile he had was more than enough for the act.
Once done with the breakfast he picked me up walking upstairs. He placed me on the bed in the sitting position with the help of the head rest. And positioned himself in such a way that he had his head on my lap laying down comfortably as he kept on ranting something or the other I just kept caressing his face with the back of my fingers.

"Kabir." I called him gaining his attention.
"Hmmm!" Was his only reply as he picked my right hand interlacing our finger and kissing the back of my hand.
"Don't you think we should go meet everyone. I have behaved really weird and distant all this time! I don't know how will I face all of them. I have hurt everyone so much Kabir!" I almost cried.
He turned a bit so that we could see each other's face clearly.

He placed his free hand on the back of my neck pulling me closer. "You did nothing wrong. Each one understands you Shortcake. Everyone loves you a lot." He explained and I nodded.

"And to answer your question then No. Today I have you all for me." He said competing with a wink.

I smiled at that and nodded accepting. Instantly Kabir raised himself a little up on his elbow lying half.
"What?" He asked horrified.

"What?" I questioned his question confused.

"So you wouldn't argue with me at this.?" He said faking astonishment smiling at the end while my mouth hung low in disbelief.

"So you mean I argue with you at everything?" I asked kneeling on the bed.
He copied my actions kneeling opposite to me and answered pointing towards me.
"That is exactly what I meant." he said. Before I could react he was off the bed towards the door. I groaned and threw a pillow at him but he easily dodged it laughing on my poor attempt of a revenge. I untangled myself from the duvet breaking in a sprint to get hold of him. All one could hear were our laughs echoing throughout the house. Even the helpers would often pass a smile looking at us. He descended downstairs running towards the garden where I followed him calling profanities to him. He would often laugh at it but at a point both of us stopped. He smirked while I gave him a warning look. Giving no attention to my warning he bent down picking the hoarse the gardener had left open.

Why lord why me?

Giving an evil laugh he picked the pipe and pulled me closer to him I trued forming a shell and hiding myself as he lifted me off the ground.

Once I was completely wet he left me down dropping the pipe and tried running away. I quickly picked it up aiming at him.

He was pretty quick in running away so even I left the pipe and ran behind him. I saw him moving towards our room so taking my own sweet time only to irk him I went upstairs. As soon as I opened the room it was empty. I tip toed towards the washroom placing my ear on the door trying to hear if the shower was on when that sneaky ass opened the door pulling me in and switching the faucet of the shower on letting the water wash over us. Both of us laughed heartily at our mischief but suddenly his hand reached the my small back pulling me closer and instantly claiming my lips.
Later both of us got changed and were busy reading sitting in our open terrace sharing a coffee. I was bored so I finally decided to irritate him. I had changed in Kabir's hoodie with a loose Short leaving my long legs to display. I traced Kabir's legs with my feet but he slipped my legs aside, irking me but instead I tried again when I knew he wasn't going to respond I sat on his lap with both my legs to the side pulling the stupid book from his hand which had his undivided attention, he smirked at my activities while I gave him a cheeky smile. He pulled me closer from my waist and started tickling me. He smiled looking at me and then raising me higher hugged me tightly while I tried hiding my face in the crook of his neck.

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Oh my goodness it has been freaking long. I am so sorry guys to keep you waiting but guess what I may OK MAY give frequent updates now..
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