It had been a long day for Bondita. 

After teaching extra classes at school, she headed home, yawning. She was extremely tired, and honestly, quite hungry. All she wanted to do was cuddle with her Pati Babu and relax. Maybe listen to some music on his gramophone with him, or something of that kind. 

As soon as she stepped into the haveli, she was planning to propose that idea, because she knew that he had a long day today too. He had to go to the court and deal with clients. 

Ever since he started to teach her about law (which wasn't too long ago, they had barely just scratched the surface of the topic), she began to understand more deeply about how much work one had to put in. It wasn't an easy job. 

Her Pati Babu had still managed to juggle his work, and Bondita for so many years now, that it made her amazed. He was able to handle all of her needs, her education, and even her craziness and tantrums at times! And he never made her feel like she was exhausting him. 

He truly was remarkable. 

Bondita entered the haveli in her school dress, and went straight to the study, hoping that he didn't decide to give her a law lesson right now. She was tired as it was. 

When she entered his study, she noticed that he was seated in his chair, leaning against it with his eyes closed. His glasses were lying on his desk, and he looked restless and tensed. 

Oh no. Did something happen at work? 

Bondita approached the chair silently, and went behind him, gently placing her hands on his temples. 

She smiled, as she started to massage his head, her heart feeling warm. 

Bondita loved massaging him. She enjoyed being there for him, and taking his pain and stress away. 

Anirudh was tensed about Manika's situation. He had taken her to the guest bedroom, and Vikram was making sure she was okay.

Anirudh was extremely upset over what happened with her, and he knew that the road to getting Manika separated from her husband wouldn't be easy. 

If her husband didn't want to separate from her, then the legal system would make it very difficult, because as much Anirudh he hated it, husbands had the upper hand. On top of that, she had a child, and he would have to manage to get her custody of her baby too. 

Not only would all of this be difficult, it would be near impossible. 

Nevertheless, Anirudh was determined to make this happen. He couldn't have Manika stay with that man. Not after what happened today. He had crossed every limit. Every single one.  

When he felt his Bondita's soft fingers on his temples, he relaxed in his seat, his eyes still closed. She always knew what to do to ease his worries. 

He stopped freaking out every time she massaged him now. Not only had she made him get used to it, the barriers between them were really being crushed on every level. 

They were one and the same. 

If he pushed her away now, then it meant that he didn't consider her to be a part of him. After all, if his own hands could press on his head, then why couldn't hers? 

She continued to massage his head for a few minutes, her hands a little distracted by his gelled hair. His hair was so hard! But, she was used to it by now. She was the one who had decided the gel anyways! She had become his personal stylist! 

Bondita still recalled the day that he tried on the clothes for the first time. 

Flashback: 

"Pati Babu, try the clothes on now," Bondita urged. 

They were in their bedroom, and his new wardrobe had arrived. 

Anirudh stared at the bags containing his clothes, raising his brows. 

He still didn't think all of this was necessary!

"Come onnnn!" Bondita urged, reaching into one of the bags and pulling out one matching outfit. 

A light blue dress shirt, and a darker blue waistcoat with matching dress pants. 

She laid them out on the bed and approached him, reaching for his suspenders and beginning to unclip them. 

"I'll dress you up!" she told him, sounding excited. 

Anirudh glanced down at Bondita as she removed his suspenders, a smile playing on his lips.

She was so excited. It was like she got a new outfit herself. Her excitement was making his heart fill with warmth. 

He always found her excitement adorable, and seeing her happy like this made him so happy. 

After she finished removing the suspenders, she started to pull up his sweater and Anirudh helped her take it off, revealing his bare abs. 

Bondita then reached for his pants, brushing her hand over his crotch. Purposefully, Anirudh was sure. He just looked at her, a little suspiciously, but she didn't look up at him. Her intentions didn't seem to be innocent, after all. 

She unzipped his pants and let them fall down. 

Finally, she looked up at him, and when she noticed his suspicious gaze, she blushed. 

"What? I couldn't help it," she just said softly, smiling. 

Anirudh just shook his head slowly, and replied, teasing her, "Bondita, if you want to do something else, we can. This dress up game can wait." 

"Dress up game?" Bondita huffed. "It's not a game! And you will dress up now!"

"Wow, so missy is rejecting my offer for romance?" Anirudh asked, sounding shocked, "This is new." 

"I'm not rejecting it!" Bondita said defensively. "But first you'll wear these clothes! You're acting like such a kid Pati Babu! You've been complaining about this wardrobe change for days!" 

"I'm acting like a kid?" Anirudh gasped. 

How had the tables turned so much that his childish Bondita was accusing him of being the kid! 

"Yes! Now wear your clothes!" Bondita ordered, and handed him his dress shirt. 

Anirudh began to wear the clothes, and glanced at Bondita, a smile playing on his lips. 

"So you really don't want to romance?" Anirudh questioned, as he buttoned up his shirt. 

"Pati Babu, I can seduce you after you put on your clothes too!" Bondita argued. 

"You'll seduce me?" Anirudh teased, as he pulled on his pants. "I want to see." 

"After I see you in these clothes!" she demanded. "Don't try to change the subject! I know what you're doing!" 

Anirudh just chuckled as he picked up the waistcoat and wore that too. He was only teasing her. 

Even though he found the wardrobe change unnecessary, he knew that Bondita was excited to dress him up like he was her personal doll. 

And for her, he could be that. 

He was everything she wanted him to be. That was why he was infinite different Babus for her. He went by so many different names, because he was hers in every single form. 

After he finished buttoning up his waistcoat, he glanced at Bondita, who was just staring at him, her eyes wide. 

"What's wrong?" Anirudh asked. "Does it not look nice? I told you, it's not necessary!" 

Bondita shook her head and she said, "Not nice? Pati Babu... you look..." 

Anirudh watched her, as her eyes widened even more, and she said out loud -- extremely loud, "SO HOT!" 

"H - Hot?" he asked, stunned. 

He wasn't expecting this outburst of a reaction at all! 

"Soooooooooo hot!" Bondita gasped, her voice quite thick with desire, her eyes matching with the same effect, and then she grinned. 

Anirudh's face turned red when Bondita was behaving so full of desire, that it was like her favourite roshogulla was in front of her. It looked like she could eat him! 

Then before she knew it, she had jumped on him, making him stumble back and nearly fall over. 

"Bondita!" he started, but she had smacked her lips on his before he could continue. 

Anirudh's arms wrapped around her body, as she started to kiss him hard, hungrily sucking on his lips. 

Oh God... what was he going to do with this girl? 

He smiled against her mouth, because he still found her adorable in this state, and kissed her back, as she pushed him down on the bed, making him finally lose balance. 

"Today, I'm going to enjoy all of you," she moaned against his mouth. 

Anirudh was blown away as she removed her mouth from his lips and started to unbutton his shirt, kissing her way down his chest. After she kissed a certain portion, she buttoned his shirt back again, surprising him. 

"I need you in this look! I will enjoy you with your clothes on!" she informed, half-moaning, before travelling further down his body and truly enjoying him fully like she claimed. 

All Anirudh could do was admire her, feeling quite pleased because he felt like he beat even her roshogullas today. 

-- 

After that heated session, where Bondita had devoured him like he was her favourite food, she had taken him in front of the mirror and gelled his hair, before placing his brooch on his chest, applying the finishing touches on his look. It was only a few days after this point, that he got his glasses, completing this new version of himself. 

Binoy complimented him in a monotone voice, stating that he looked more like a man now. He claimed that Anirudh should have done this sooner. 

Trilochan had commented in a critical way that he looked like Binoy's shadow, but then said that he looked smart, so it was okay. 

Batuk was absolutely in awe! He wondered when his Dada got so much style, and he certainly wanted a wardrobe change too now! He was still stuck in his suspenders!

Sampoorna just said that he looked good, and Sashwati was quite fond of his brooches. She would quite often crawl to him just to play with them. Anirudh would then pick her up in his arms, just so that she could play with the shiny object on his chest! 

When Vikram saw him for the first time in this look, Vikram just couldn't stop staring! If Anirudh didn't know any better, he would have assumed that Vikram fell head over heels for him. Vikram constantly looked at him breathlessly with eyes full of wonder not just the first time, but for days, unable to get used to this new and cool side to Anirudh! 

Over time, Anirudh had gotten used to the look, and he saw that Bondita was right. For some strange reason, changing his apparel really caused people to look at him differently. With more respect. Society members, and those at the courthouse in particular, were more willing to listen to what he had to say. 

After a few minutes of Bondita massaging his head, Anirudh opened his eyes and reached for Bondita's hands, stopping her. 

"Thank you my dear," he murmured to her, still sounding stressed, and pulled her in front of him, spreading his legs apart and gently having her sit on one of his legs. 

He would have to break the news about what happened to Manika. He knew that it would hurt Bondita a lot, and she wouldn't like it, but Manika was in this haveli, and Bondita would need to help him with this case. She would find out sooner rather than later. 

Bondita looked at Anirudh with a soft smile as she sat on his thigh. He wrapped his arms around her body, and pulled her close to him, pressing his face against her breasts, and closing his eyes again. 

If Bondita couldn't read the expression on his face, she would have assumed he was in a romantic mood. But she understood him very well. She could read his energy, his vibes, especially when something was bothering him and he was stressed out.  

Anirudh pressed his aching head further against her breasts, finding solace in her chest. Her breasts were his favourite place to rest. 

Bondita placed one hand on his hair, the other one on his upper back, as she caressed both sections lovingly.

After a few seconds of staying like this, Anirudh gently pulled back and looked into Bondita's eyes. 

She looked so calm. She was also going to get stressed soon, because of this news, and he hated it. But he had no choice. He had to tell her. 

"Bondita," Anirudh said softly, "I want you to answer something for me." 

"Hmm Pati Babu?" she asked him softly, her fingers softly stroking the back of his head. 

"If you had a medical condition where you couldn't be physically close to me. Where, if we do come close... you can... die..." Anirudh started. 

Bondita looked at him with a frown. 

A medical condition where she couldn't have sex with her Pati Babu? 

She would certainly die! She hoped that it was never the case! 

Giving up her favourite hobby would itself be like a death sentence! 

She was being dramatic, but really it would make her so sad! 

Anirudh continued, "And despite that... if... I couldn't control my hormones and I... came close to you... if I had sex with you..." 

Bondita looked at him blankly, confused by the scenario. 

Was this a case he was dealing with currently? 

"... Against your will," Anirudh continued, "Completely against your will." 

He took a deep breath and finished, "How would you react? And how would you get me punished by the court?" 

How was she going to respond to him now?

--

Precap: 

"Are you comfortable?" Vikram asked Manika, as she sat on the bed in the guest room. "Is there anything I can bring for you?" 

Manika looked at Vikram, a soft smile on her lips. "You're here by my side and supporting me, Vikram. I don't need anything more from you. It's more than I ever could have asked for." 

Vikram just looked at Manika, trying hard not to lose himself. 

It was like every second he looked at her, he was falling in love all over again. 

-- 

I hope you enjoyed this part. 

I wasn't going to include the part about everyone's reactions to Anirudh's new wardrobe, but one of my lovely readers had sweetly desired to see it, so I wrote it in. 

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