After our little encounter I moved towards the dining table with the food.I didn't look at him.I can easily recognize his gaze upon me but I just can't let myself caged in his casting spell that's why I decided to ignore him and his love too.

After serving them I settled myself on the chair beside him as there was no space left and he smirked.

"Waah bhabhi ji kia daal bnayi hai apne,Maza agaya !" Rahul complimented while licking his fingers.

I was about to say something when shahid spoke.

"Haan manik bhai aap to bohot lucky hain,kitna acha khana banati hain bhabhi.promise me bhabhi you'll find the girl for me wo bhi bilkul ap k jesi." Shahid raised his eyes towards me while I just hmmed with a little smile.

" Akhir biwi kis ki hai!" My hubby stated smilingly while looking at me but I ignored him.

"Sorry to burst your bubble guys ! But i haven't made this food. Ramu kaka ne bnaya hai" I said while playing with the fork.

Ek jhoot nhi bola jata mughse !

"Acha zara bulana ramu kaka ko ruko tum kyon mein khud hi bulata hn "

My hubby spoke while giving me "that I know" look and I rubbed my clammy palms beneath the table

Come on nandu ...itna kia Dar rahi hai yaar...tu situation handle kar legi haan...haan mein karlungi...!

"Ramu kaka !Arey ramu kaka jaldi ayein shanti kaki ko hospital le gaye hain unhe kidney mein heart attack aya hai!" He yelled and then laughed.I looked at him with an unbelievable look while other three monkeys were also laughing. I glared at them and they shushed but my sweet hubby was still laughing.I was about to say something But the running steps of ramu kaka halted my words.

"Kia shanti ko hospital le gaye hain?Use kidney mein heart attack aya hai ...kab ...kese?" Ramu kaka asked flustered.He was near to cry.

"Arey nhi ramu kaka kuch nhi hua shanti kaki ko.Main to sirf mazak kar raha tha aur wese bhi kisi ko kidney mein heart attack kese aa sakta hai!" My hubby stood up and armed Ramu kaka's shoulders.

He laughed after saying his words and Ramu kaka turned a little embarrassed.

"Acha ek baat btaiye k ye dinner apne bnaya hai ?" He asked holding ramu kakas both shoulders and Ramu kaka gulped.

"N..hi....haaan.. ..!"Ramu kaka stammered while I gave him the pleading look and again he gave me scared look.I know this husband of mine can make anyone frightened with his looks only.

Monster !

"Aap ne hi bnaya haina ...ramu kaka?"he asked in a serious tone pressing ramu kakas shoulder and ramu kaka shivered with fear.

"Nhi baba ye mene nhi bnaya.ye nandini bitya ne bnaya hai!" Ramu kaka spoke as fast as he could and literally ran from there.

I felt a little embarrassed.My hubby settled beside me with a victorious smile and held my clammy palms in his giants.My eyes widened.

Even Rahul,cabir and shahid were looking at us like we were the last human specie left and are about to depart soon.

Suddenly I heard a smooching sound.

He kissed me.

NO ! He smooched me.

At my palms.

Come on be sane!

He smooched the back of my hands one by one like sucking a strawberry.His moist tongue made my breath hitched and I felt radiation occurring on my cheeks.I tried to free my hands from his grip but he tightened it more.

"Agar tum itna hi acha khana banaogi tou phir mein tumhare hath k bane khane k ilawa kuch nhi kha sakun ga!"He spoke lovingly,looking in my eyes and caressed my palms with his thumb pad.

"Suniye! Agar apka hogya ho tou khana khayen sab dekh rahen hain!"I whispered yelled at him and his eyes turned sad.

"Uhmmmm .....uhhhmmm" Cabir coughed and our not so sweet eyelock broke.

The rest of supper ended with the pin drop silence.

I shouldn't have talked with my hubby like that ! How hurt he looked!

Currently I was making coffee,as per demanded by my hubby and his friends.

"Arey nandini yaar coffee milegi k nhi !" Here came the most lovable voice from the lounge.

"Haaan ji! La rhi hn" I shouted back and poured the coffee in cups.

I walked towards them.

"Shukriya! Meri Janeman!" My hubby winked at me while receiving the coffee and I pressed my foot on his foot.

"Ahhhh....Nandani!" He winced and I smiled but his next words made my smile vanished and I removed my foot.

"Agar mughe takleef mein dekh kar tumhare chehre par muskurahat ati hai to mein apni sari zindagi dard mein reh kar guzar sakta hn!"

I averted my eyes from him.

Itni shiddat se mohabbat karte hain ye mughse!
Lekin meri mohabbat inhe gam k siwa kuch nhi degi.!
I'll have to do something as soon as possible.

I thought while proceeding towards Rahul and cabir and they took coffee while mumbling a thankyou.I just smiled in return.

Now turning towards shahid as I bent down to handover him the cup,again his face caught my attention.

I have seen him....kahan par yaad nhi aaraha!

I narrowed my eyes at him and he turned cautious.

"What's your full name?"I asked and his eyes widened followed by coughs of the remaining three.

Ab to pakka kuch garbar hai!

He tried to snatch the cup but I didn't oblige.

"Nhi pehle apna pura naam btao!" I demanded and he gulped a little saliva.

"Arey nandini kia yaar jab dekho puch tach karne lag jati ho,cid officer bn'na hai kia ?"My hubby spoke laughlingly a fake one though to overcome the situation but I didn't budge from my place.

Mughe jan'na hai!

I looked at Shahid with creased brows.

"Arey haan bhabhi ! His name is Shahid Kapoor!"
Rahul exclaimed.

"Huhhhhh" We four gave him a shocking look and he immediately dipped his face in the cup.

"Iska poora naam shahid malik hai.Ye Rahul to mazak kar raha hai !hasmukh kahin ka!" Cabir spoke with a fake smile and hit Rahul hard at his shoulder while Rahul rubbed his shoulder and gave a sheepish look.

"Bhabhi ji!ab to coffee de dein mughe!" Shahid asked for the coffee and I immediately left the cup.

He didn't hold the cup and unfortunately whole coffee fell on him.

"Aaaaaah....."He shrieked.

Mene ye awaaz suni ..hai....koi bohot rota tha is awaaz mein....aese hi koi cheekhta tha...kahin shahid k sath bhi...!

The thought made me shivered terribly.

I looked towards Shahid but he wasn't there at his place.

"Shahid kahan gaya?"

"Bhabhi wo change karne gya hai apke room main!" Rahul answered.

I was about to go when my hubby came and held my shoulders.

"What happened nandini? Are you fine ?"He asked in a concerned tone.

"Ji-main-theek-hn!Wo-main-Shahid-ko-dekh-k-ati-hn!"
I stammered badly as past memories resonated in my brain.

I entered in our room waiting for shahid to come out from the bathroom.

He came out from the washroom.

He looked somewhat scared.

After gathering some courage,fidgeting with my fingers,I asked him,

"Were you in du...dubai last year?"

My eyes were teary but what seemed shocking to me was his eyes teary too.

"No!I have never went there neither I want to go ever!" Shahid answered plainly without any emotions and left.

Nhi nandini tu ghlt soch rhi hai! You are overthinking!

I washed my already wet face.

*Meanwhile in the lounge*

Manik received a phone call and after hearing something from the other side his eyes turned red with rage.

"GUYS!
HE IS IN INDIA! EK BAAR MIL JAYE WO!AGAR KUTTE KI MAUT NA MAARA MENE USE TOU MERA NAAM BHI MANIK MALHOTRA NHI!" Manik roared.

"Don't worry Manik! This time he won't find any escape!"Cabir gritted his teeth.

"Bohot hogya ab.This time I won't leave him alive.Meri zindagi ko ked kar k rakha hai usne.Iss baar nhi chorunga use." Rahul spoke with his eyes spitting fire.

"Haaan bhai bohot ho gaya. Ab badla lene ka waqt aagaya hai!" Shahid spoke amidst his tears and they all joined for a group hug.

"Par ye baat nandini ko nhi pta chlni chahiye warna sab kharab hojaega!"Manik spoke in a serious tone and the rest nodded at him.

"Bhai mughe lagta hai bhabhi ko shak hogya hai,unhone mughse room mein pucha k if I have visit dubai last year.I lied to her that no I have never went there but bhai I'm scared what if she comes to know about everything,then how we will make her understand!"Shahid spoke while running a hand in his hair and thumped on the couch.

"Kuch nhi pta chlne dunga mein use. Tum log tension mat lo aur jao planning start karo.We will meet tomorrow!"Manik declared and they all left.

..........

After sprinkling some water on my face I felt relaxed and walked towards the lounge.

But there was no one except my hubby and he was doing something very serious with his mobile phone.

"Suniye! Sab chle gaye kia?Wo bhi mughse mile bina!"I was sad,atleast they should have met me before leaving.

"Haaan wo un sabko kuch kaam tha isliye chle gaye aur wo log to ate rehte hain yaar phir mil lena unse." My hubby answered nonchalantly and moved towards our bed room while I followed him.

"Acha Suniye! Mughe aapse kuch puchna hai?" I spoke to have some attention as he was busy taking out his night dress.

"Hmmmm kaho!Main sun rha hn!"

"Ye kia hai!" I showed him the mobile,the one he gifted.

"Lo ye bhi koi puchne ki baat hai ofcourse ye mobile phone hai.Is se hum ek dosre se contact kar sakte hain,social sites use kar sakte hain,apne piyaron ko prem patr bhej sakte hain!" He grinned mischeviously at his words and I turned more annoyed with his explanation.

"Hogya apka....! " I growled while pushing his chest and in reflection he was pinned to the cupboard.

I kept my both palms on the either sides,caging him under my hold.

Huhhh ! Ab maza ayega bachu!

"Mein iski baat kar rhi hn!" My tone was dangerous. I showed him the contact list.

Habibi ! My foot !

"Seriously Habibi?matlab apko ideas ate kahan se hain?" I groaned and he smiled sheepishly.

"Wo....when I was in university there was an Arab couple and they used to call each other from this name only so it was my wish that whenever my love will come she would call me from this name !" He spoke while looking down as he was getting embarrassed.

His cheeks were little pink which made me smile wholeheartedly but I moved back.

Suddenly something made me shriek in pain and my face got smashed into his chest.

Actually my mangalsutra and his chain got stuck.I didn't meet his eyes because I knew I won't be able to control then.

I was struggling to de tangle the chains when suddenly he wrapped his arm around my waist and his one hand was putting my strands behind my ear,no doubt I was still in a saree
and when his warm blooded hand touched my bare cold waist my spine shivered.

Huhhhh sirf moka chahiye inhe....MONSTER HABIBI !

"Koi baat nhi Habibi nhi to monster Habibi bhi chalega!"He winked and pulled me more closer.

My eyes widened.

Our faces were too closed.Our breaths were mingling.

His eyes travelled towards my shivering lips and they got chafed.

Suddenly the chain got detached and I ran towards the washroom.

Sab ghlat ho raha hai ! I can't be this close to him !

After changing myself into a comfortable tee and pyjamas I stepped out of the washroom only to find my hubby fast asleep on the couch.

My brown eyes became heavy as tears started creeping in them.

Mein inhe chor k kese jaaun! Par jaana tou parega !Iss ulfat k laiq nhi hn main!

I moved towards him and bent down,to kiss his forehead.My tears soaked in his thick black hair.

Mughe jana hi hoga!aap ko koi mughse behtar mohabbat karne wala mil jayega!

I mumbled on his forehead and again kissed it with love,leaving a tear floating there.

I didn't notice but a tear crawled down from his eyes too from sideways.

I left the room while crying.

Finally there is no guard!

I looked around and sighed.

Ek akhri baar !

I turned to look at our house and more tears fell from my doe eyes.

Wiping off them hastily I turned towards the exit but the view infront of me,made my cells burn in fury.

THOSE TWENTY BODYGUARDS!

AIYAPPA !

Ye sab inki planning hai ! Aaj tou chorungi nhi !

I folded my sleeves and turned towards our house again when one of the bodyguard asked from behind,

"Mam apko kahin jana hai kiya?"

Saala jale pe namak chirak raha hai!

"Haaan tumhari baraat main! Chalna hai!"I turned and glared at him.The sly smile which was playing on his lips diminished instantly.

Ab zara inke paas jati hn.....samaghte kia hain apne aapko....par mein karungi bhi kia abhi to wo so gaye hain....chlo subah hi baat karungi!

See destiny played it card and I entered in our room.

Suddenly a sound peeked my ear curtains.

Ok my hubby who was hiding himself  under the blanket was whistling.

"ENOUGH!"I roared like a lioness and his voice halted for a second.
but soon I was blessed with his charming giggles.

Bas bohot hogya.....itna Gussa chara dia k aaj to inka qissa hi khtam kar deti hn!

I picked up a pillow and without any mercy pressed it hard on his face.

"Aaaahhh.....nandini...Mar jaonga yaar! " He shouted and finally after struggling,he freed his face from the pillow.

In a friction that pillow was laying on the floor and I was laying on him.

"Kia kar rhi thi yaar agar main marjaunga tou Ayush...Nia....Yash ye sab kese ate iss duniya main!" He spoke in a serious tone and then laughed.

I punched his vibrating chest hard.

"Nandini pichle janam mein kia gundi thi? Kitna zor se marti ho tum!"He gritted and arched his back to subside the pain.

I devoted my full attention to get free from his hold but Alas! He was holding me tight by my waist.

"Kia kia karna parta hai pyaar main! " He spoke dramatically and I stopped struggling.

"Tabhi to keh rhi hn dur chale jayein mughse.Meri mohabbat apko gam k siwa kuch nhi degi.Meri mohabbat aapko fana kardegi!"I spoke while looking in his eyes.

"Aur agar tumhari mohabbat mein fana hona hi likha hai to phir mein khushi khushi apna wojood qurbaan kar sakta hn.Lekin tumhare bagair jee nhi sakta jis din tumhari aahat nhi hogi mere sath us din mera ye dil dharakne se shayad peeche hat jayega!" His words were so heartfelt that I collapsed in his chest,crying like a baby.

"Mat kare na mughse itni mohabbat.Main is qabil nhi hn aap kyon nhi samaghte!"I tried hiding myself in his arms because it gave me some strange peace.

"Tumhari mohabbat ne hi to mugh jese ko qabil bnaya hai aur main keh raha hoon na k ek baar iss mohabbat ki raah mein mera haath thaam lo,hum har mushkil par kar lenge! " He spoke in his loving tone and tried to wipe my tears but I didn't allow him instead i snuggled more deeper in his chest.

I kissed his sacred heart.

"Ye bohot paak hai!Meri mohabbat ise napaak kardegi.Aap mat dijye mughe ise,main apki amanat ka paas (dignity)nhi rakh paaongi,main iska dhyan nhi rakh sakungi!" I caressed his heart which was peeking out from his black vest.

"Lekin mein to kabka de chuka hoon ise tumhe.Ab agar ise wapis loonga to jee nhi paoonga.Main mar jaonga Nandani,main nhi ji paaonga tumhari mohabbat k bina!" A tear descended from his left eye and he bussed my hair.

With shedding tears!beating hearts! We slept in each other arms,enhancing the most beautiful feeling till the existence
LOVE !

....

Yours
NEW WANDERER! !!