Hi All..Sorry for being so late.Without much ado here is the new update.Hope you all like it.

Author's Note: Some part of the update tend to get mature.Reader's discretion advised.

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She had waited for him.She longed for him. The waiting had seemed to stretch like a timeless eternity.Finally,he was here now and she lay caged in his arms,in his love.Naina looked into Sameer's eyes."I love you" she said.Leaning further,she stood on her tip toes and kissed him softly on his lips.Sameer returned the kiss, pulling her closer,pouring all his heart's restlessness and inexplicable love.As they pulled apart,Naina reached out her right hand and touched his cheek."I missed you",she confessed.

Sameer smiled ,knowing that was true and he was on similar lines too.She cupped his face in her sift hands and began kissing him passionately again.Snaking her arms around his neck,she whispered in his ear "Mujhe tum chahiye" and kissed his earlobe.Sameer kissed her back,rubbing her soft arms and almost bare back,dipping fingers inside her nightshirt.

Sameer's corner of eyes captured the medicine box.He wanted to pull back.Is she fine?Is she truly ready?He wondered.She unbuttoned the top buttons of his shirt and began to kiss his neck.His thoughts flew out of the window with the sweet torture she was subjecting him to."Naina!"Sameer spoke but could not finish the sentence.Naina kissed him, quietening him.Followed by her soft, gentle, passionate kisses on his chest.He closed his eyes ,his body weak with desire.

He wanted to confirm if she was sure,if she was fitter than before,but it seemed way too late.He was intoxicated with the feel of her soft, warm body,rubbing against him.He was bewitched by the her beauty,spellbound by the touch of her smooth skin and captured by the glow of nightlamp.

He scooped her in his arms and carried her to the bed.He laid her on the bed,whispering "Tum thik ho?" She raised her hand and placed them around his neck.She drew his face to hers ,and fused their lips."I love you" She whispered and heard his say "I love you too."Sameer lay beside her and gently removed her night shirt off her body.She smiled shyly as he played with the straps of bra,before gently pushing them away off her shoulders. He admired her body and kissed her."I need you ,Naina." She hummed and pulled him,welcoming to begin their journey.Together they made sweet discoveries.She blushed,writhed with shades of scarlet on palette.The imperfections in their acts made them more perfect for each other.Naina moaned as Sameed pleasured her,taking her to the bliss of moon and fire of stars.As they made love,blended like two flavours of icecream,two colours on canvas, an urgent call at door followed.

"Naina","Naina"

"Sameer!Mujhe aisa lag raha hai ..." Naina tried absolving from clouding haze of heightened sensations.Sameer whimpered in an equal daze."Koi nahin hai..Sshh!".He quietened her ;capturing her petal soft lips in a no-holds barred kiss. Seconds later,they jerked.The thumping on door pulling them down from high.

Sameer buttoned his pant and briskly brushed his hair.Throwing a side glance at mirror,he hung a towel around his neck,which somewhat covered the signs of their passionate act. Naina,alongside,buttoned her night shirt. She wiped the smudged kohl from contours of eyes."Aayi" Naina shouted, while Sameer switched on the room's light.

Sameer opened the door to an utterly distraught looking Chachiji.Before Sameer could ask,she pushed herself inside the room."Naina!Nisha ko bahut tez bukhar hai.Ulti bhi ho gayi hai do baar." Chachiji informed and watched both Nisha and Sameer go pale on faces. Unknown to her,Naina remembered the earlier frightful phase of Nisha's fever.The nasty fever had almost claimed her baby's life. The fever had silently crept into Nisha's body in such a midnight hour,years ago. The morbid hospital scenes of Nisha lying still,vomiting on him; few months ago.The scenes never left Sameer and a spike of chills ran down his spine."Nisha" Naina wailed and darted to the other room. Sameer followed in quick steps ;putting on a T-Shirt; after Chachiji.

Naina found a fraught silence looming in the room.Chachaji looked anxious,checking on the thermometer.Naina rushed to Nisha,lifting her feverishly hot body encompassed in her arms.Nisha whimpered in half sleep,half agony,coughing a little."Sameer" Naina yelped and looked at him with expectation.May be he will do something,or say something that would take away her worries.Perhaps also the fears that were coiling in her insides, forming suffocating knots.Sameer understood the range of emotions coagulating slowly.He squeezed Naina's hand in assurance before taking Nisha from her. Nisha coughed whoopingly before opening her twinkle –less small eyes."Nisha!Paani pi lo."Sameer said ,handing her over a glass of water.Nisha drank the water,while Sameer gingerly caressed her hair ; tied in a ponytail.

"Papa.." Nisha coughed harder moving away from Sameer. Sameer held her shivering,burning body as Naina watched helplessly Nisha vomit."Sameer!Mujhe lagta hai Nisha ko hospital lena padega.Tum kapde badal lo." Chachaji said,getting up to change his nightwears."Nahin Chachaji.Main aur Sameer chalenge.Yahan mujhe chain na aayegi.Please." Naina requested and Chachaji nodded, wondering how Naina must have withstood such tormenting nights all these years. Amidst the grave sadness and anguish,his heart swelled with pride.His Naina has been a strong girl all along and she has rightfully proved it.

"Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye!Kiski buri nazar lag gayi meri bachi ko.Aisa lag raha hai phudakti chidiya ek dum se shaant pad gayi hai." Chachiji cursed an almost non existent body,all the while cleaning the vomit from room's floor.Nisha sat sipping on ORS solution that Chachaji had prepared,to keep her body hydrated. "Mumma! Pet mein kuch kuch ho raha hai." Nisha complained,holding her stomach.Naina kept her worries in check.Her worries would worry all other and terrify Nisha."Ulti hui hai na.Isliye waisa lag raha hai.Ab doctor ke pass chalenge to thik hojayegi." Naina assured, zipping up the leather jacket of Nisha.

"Naina!Sameer bula raha hai.Paise le liye na?" Chachaji asked,lifting Nisha in his arms.Naina cross checked for few cash and her debit card in wallet."Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye! Ache se jaana.Tum log ki aane tak hum jaage hein."Chachiji said,and Naina left not before giving a quick hug to both.

Naina saw Sameer with Raunak's bike,waiting for her and Nisha.Even in darkness,she could see how tired he looked.All thanks to the tiresome journey,and this midnight affair. In between all the negative thoughts springing one after other,a thought flashed by.Did she involve Sameer in her already shambled life?Did she add unto his miseries and responsibilities by marrying him,by giving him an added responsibility of fathering a child?

"Naina!Lao mujhe do.Bukhar bahut tez hai." Sameer said, drawing back Naina from her probing thoughts.She watched Sameer take away Nisha from her.She watched how carefully he nestled her tiny head on his shoulder.She watched how Sameer handed back Nisha to her,as if Nisha was a delicate crystal flower.Both of theirs prized possession.A living, bright treasure who glistered their lives.

"Kya hua Bhaisahab?Ohh!Bache ko bimari..?" The guy at OPD counter asked Sameer,looking at Naina cooing Nisha behind him.Sameer nodded,humming a brief 'Haan'.The guy looked habituated to such scenes of people hurrying fast, people walking too slow, parents fretting over common diseases of children.He continued as he opened the register."Ulti,bukhar aam baat hai..Pehle Shaadi ka tension lo,phir bache paida karne ka,paida ke baad sambhalne ka..Boliye naam kya hai,kitni saal ki ?" Sameer listened to the guy's questions and fed him with required details.He chose to ignore the guy's blabbers.

Sameer looked at the receipt and saw the doctor's name he had been directed to."Yeh to gynaecologist hein.Pahadi daaru pi li hai kya? Ulti,bukhar bache ko hai,maa ko nahin." Sameer roared,attracting Naina's attention along with few other attendants.The guy seemed unaffected by Sameer's angry outburst."O bhaisahab!Thas re!(Calm down).Adhi raat ko dahad kyun rahe ho? Paediatric ki Khanna sahab Delhi gaye hein.Ab Gynaecology ki Ava Madam se ilaaz karwa lena.Madam dono department ache se sambhal leti hai.Hum ghussy (bluff) nahin kar rahe."

Naina found Sameer grumbling under breath,as they waited in the ward for their turn.Naina saw another new parents;overwhelmed with fatigue and fear.The ailing infant continuously crying while the new mother trying tricks to soothe her crying baby. Sameer found an equal resentment for the hospital in the other father's eyes."Yeh hospital hai ya gaon ki camp? Paediatrician nahin hai..Naina!Tum aise jagah aake reh gayi?Dhang ka jagah dekhke rehti." Sameer murmured in utter displeasure.The wait outside cabin was frustrating.

" Tumhari ghar mein jaake rehti kya?Badi tension hai ab mujhe..Jhagda mat karo mujhse.Aur main yahan ki medical officer nahin ki Paediatrician appoint kar lun dusra." Naina voiced out, annoyance and irritability clear in her words. Sameer chose to remain quiet,his brash words might upset Naina more.This was no time for contemplating who was right,what went wrong...The questions can wait for some other day.

"Raat ke 12.30 baje,thand mein couple..Pregnancy ya Paediatric..What's the matter?" Dr.Ava asked as Naina and Sameer settled in the doctor's cabin.Sameer handed over the receipt,saying "Paediatric". The doctor studied the receipt and looked at Nisha.Nisha sat on Naina's lap, clutching her mother's duppatta.Naina started,"Madam!Ulti ho gayi hai 3 baar.Bukhar bhi hai.Shaam tak thik thi achanak aise.." Dr.Ava listened and gestured Naina to shift near her. Checking and diagnosing the possible reasons,she asked "Aap dono mein se kisko allergic tendency hai?"

Sameer could not establish the link between him and Naina having allergic tendencies and that affecting Nisha in any way."Hum dono?Nahin to.Like mere nahin hai tendencies.Tumhein hai?" Sameer asked Naina,and received a 'No' from her as well.The doctor thought and enquired Naina."Pregnancy ke time pe kuch allergy thi kya aapki?Maa se bache ko aa jati hai phir bache ko pareshani uthani padti hai." Sameer now got how both of them having allergic tendencies can effect Nisha.Before he could think of any reasonable answer,he heard Naina say."Actually..we are not her biological parents.I think uski biological parents ko allergic tendencies nahin the.Nisha ko bas kuch medicines se allergy hai." Sameer saw the expression on doctor's face change into an understanding smile.

"Samjhi.You both are doing great as foster parents.Sab nahin kar sakte paraye bachon ke liye." The doctor concluded and proceeded for prescription.However Sameer could not tolerate the comment.Nisha was no 'paraya bacha' for him.He didn't know how Sharad would have fathered his child,but he would leave no stone unturned for Nisha.When Nisha has accepted him as father,he has accepted her as his own blood child ;from where the concept of 'paraya' came in between?

"Koi paraya bacha nahin,apni bachi hai.Aap jaldi treat kijiye.Haalat kharab ho gayi hai meri bachi ki." Sameer spoke,stress evident on each word.His words showed clearly that he didn't like the comment.However his words cleared few of Naina's negative thoughts.The doctor nodded and sportively spoke up."Looks like Papa is very worried. Tension ki baat hi nahin hai.Yeh Promethazine ki injection bahar counter se le aaiye.Ek dose andar jaayegi to she will be fit again."

Nisha saw the long needle of injection being unwrapped.How she hated that devil thing.It hurts really bad.She clutched Sameer's jacket in fear."Papa!Mujhe wo nahin lagana.Please." Nisha requested,seeing the injection getting ready."Kuch nahin hoga.Bas chinti ki tarah kaategi.Phir khatam." Sameer assured."Ab pet me dard nahin hai. Ab acha lag raha hai.Papa!Please wo nahin lagwana." Nisha pleaded,hoping her Papa asking the nurse to stop.But that didn't happen.

"Ahh!Papa!Mumma!Please..Nahin lagwana mujhe wo ganda sui." Nisha jumped from Sameer's lap and broke into a small chase inside the cabin. "Nisha!Kya kar rahi hai.Kuch nahin hoga.Jaldi khatam hoga to jaldi ghar bhi chalenge.Aaja Papa ke pass." Naina commanded seeing Nisha running around to escape the injection.Sameer finally caught her and hoisted on the hospital bed.The nurse pierced the injection needle,and Nisha jerked violently.The nurse whinned,pulling out the injection."Kya kar rahi ho Nisha!Naina!Iski kamar pakdo.Hilo mat Nisha.Jyada dard hoga." Sameer asked and Naina quickly obliged.Nisha finally sat still,caged by arms of her parents.Sameer kissed her cheek, and Nisha didn't realise when the injection pierced.It was when the needle pinched her a bit,she mumbled in agony.Naina cooed, shushing "Lag gaya.yeh lo ho gaya." Nisha hugged Naina after the ordeal seemed over.

Chachiji lurched from her nap and quickly opened the door."Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye!Kya kaha dactor ne?" Naina pacified Chachiji and said "Doctor ne injection lagwayi hein.Thik ho jaayegi kal tak." Chachiji and Chachaji heaved a sigh of relief.Nisha had already fallen asleep,Naina gently caressed her back."Laa Nisha ko mujhe de.Tum log jaake so jao.Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye!Thak gaye honge damad ji." Sameer felt happy with the concerned tone of Chachiji for him.But he had no thought of sleep or tiredness in his mind."Chachiji!Main chahta tha ki Nisha humare pass so jaaye.Raat ko agar phir kuch hua to hum sambhal sakte hein.Apko bekar mein neend se jaagna nahin padega."Sameer clarified.

"Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye!Par beta!Tum aaj hi aaye aur phir yeh bhag daud.Tum log shaanti se jao.Hum sambhal lenge." Chachiji concluded and Chachaji spoke in support."Sameer!Bela ki baat se main sehmat hun.Aur bimar bachon ko sambhalne ki addat hai humein.Tumhari Naina ko bhi sambhala tha aise bachpan mein."

Sameer looked at Naina and sleeping Nisha ,cradled on her shoulder. "Chachaji,Chachiji!Aap ne mere baare mein itna socha mujhe bahut acha laga.Par jab aapne Naina ke liye Maa Baap ka farz nibhaya tha to aaj hum kyun nahin? Main to bachpan se hostel mein raha hun.Maa Baap ki bimari ke waqt wo pyar,nigrani kabhi mehsoos nahin kiya hai.Aur aaj mein Nisha ko wo sab dena chahta hun jo mujhe kabhi nahin mila." Sameer saw Chachaji's eyes furrow in curiosity and sadness.Sameer added "Maa baap apne bachon ke liye kitni kurbani dete hein.Hum kya ek raat nahin jag sakte?Please mujhe aur Naina ko apne Maa Baap hone ka farz nibhane dijiye."

Chachaji smiled wide and nodded in agreement. He felt a wind of calmness and content set inside him.Naina was no more solitary warrior in this bumpy ride of life.She has rightly chosen her support.Chachiji too thought along similar lines, and gleefully declared."Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye!Aaj meri man ki saari shaq aur dar dur ho gaye.Humari Naina ne heera chuna hai.Jaa beta..bachi ko sula de."

Naina placed Nisha on the bed and carefully removed her jacket.She wanted to change her dress but Sameer asked to let it be,for it might disturb her sleep.Naina changed into her nightwear and blushed thinking if Nisha would not have fallen ill,the picture would have been so different. Her gaze traversed and travelled over the man stood at far.As if her feet had a mind of their own,she walked to him.She saw him pull out his shirt after unbuttoning it.He seemed lost in some deep thoughts. Without any prelude,she hugged him from behind."Thank you Sameer."

Sameer jerked with the feeling of contact and the words.He turned around and locked his eyes with her. Her eyes had tears and he could not discriminate their nature.To lighten her mood,he started jokingly "Aaj kal logon ko apni biwi bachon ki khayal rakhne ke liye Thank you bhi milta hai.Wow!Yeh to mujhe pata hi nahin tha.Pata hota to do chaar aur shadiyan kar leta.Kitne Thank you milte." He saw Naina's eyes widen and in flick of second he was playfully slapped."Mere alawa kisi aur ladki ko dekhna bhi mat.Samjhe?" She said in an assertive tone.Sameer smiled crookedly."Main to dekhunga.Ek aur ladki ko.Bahut hi khubsurat hai.Uski baatein,uski muskurahat..Dekhte hi pyaar ho jaaye kisi ko bhi." Naina forgot all about her worries and stood gaping at her husband.Who was that husn ki pari who has captured his heart like never before.And he even dared to pool praises for her,infront of her.It can't be Varsha..Who she was?Anyone in London?

"Koun hai wo swarg ki menka,husn ki pari jiske tum deewane hogaye ho?" Naina asked,curiosity getting better of her.Not that she doubted Sameer but it was no news also,girls crushed over him.Her possessiveness kicked in."Uff itni jalan,Mrs .Maheshwari?" Sameer asked leaning onto her height. Displeasure clear in her voice,Naina said "Haan,hai jalan.Toh?" "Toh!Bata dun ki koun hai wo swarg ki menka,husn ki pari?" Sameer asked and Naina nodded. "Nisha hai uski naam." Sameer declared and saw Naina's eyes turn soft.She punched his chest playfully and Sameer hugged her, enclosing her in his arms."Sameer!Ab yeh zindagi adhura nahin lagta" Sameer felt wet tears and let them flow.They were not tears,they were emotions finding a way,a much needed release.

They broke away and Naina set the bed."Tum so jao.Main jaag rahi hun." Sameer looked at her.Has she lost her brains? "Naina!Medicine lo apni and bed pe aa jao.Saaf saaf keh raha hun,tum nahin aaogi to main bhi jaagrata karunga." Naina saw him get up and leaf through the manuscript she was working on.She whinned,knowing how stubborn he was.Once his mind was made,it was not easy to change."Bahut ziddi ho tum." She complained before getting under the covers."Haan hun ziddi.So jao.Good Night." He said planting kisses on both Nisha and Naina's forehead.

Sameer woke up feeling Nisha cuddling to him.Her tiny mouth poking out in a pout.He pulled her closer and Nisha clutched him tighter.Sameer checked for her temperature.It has lessened by degrees. "Ab acha lag raha hai?" Sameer whispered and Nisha nodded sinking more into her father's warmth. "Papa!Neend ab bhi aa rahi hai.Aap mujhe chod ke mat jao." Nisha said, laboriously trying to keep her eyes open. "Main yahin hun.So jao." Sameer dropped a kiss on her cheeks. Few minutes later,Sameer carefully slipped out of bed and Naina placed Nisha's favourite teddy bear in his place.

Chachiji tidied the puja room and did the puja.Naina was surprised yet knew Chachiji would try her best to lessen her household chores. Naina decided that by the time Sameer comes from his jog,Chachaji from his gardening and Chachiji from her puja;she can prepare the breakfast.Staying at foothills of Himalayan range she had learned few Pahari dishes.She decided to go for some parathas and aloo ke gutke .Just then she heard Chachiji summon her in puja room.

"Naina! Main puja kar li hun.Yeh sindoor mandir se laayi thi. Maang kabhi khali nahin rakhte.Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye!Apshakun hota hai." Chachiji advised,looking at Naina's forehead.She had just come from shower and had washed her hair.The sindoor had washed along.She nodded taking the sindoor box from Chachiji."Ruk!" Chachiji stopped Naina as she tried putting the sindoor.She looked confusedly at Chachiji.

"Sameer beta!Idhar aao." Chachiji called Sameer,who had just returned from the jog.He obeyed and presented himself outside the puja room.He looked at Naina.She looked like a fresh rose,the drops from wet hair,falling like dew drops on her petal soft cheeks and lips.If Chachiji would not have been there,he would have instantly kissed those delicately carved tender lips.

"Damadji!Yeh Sindoor se Naina ke maang bhar lo." Chachiji asked and Sameer 's trance broke.He looked at Chachiji in surprise.The dialogue seemed to be lifted from some high TRP gaining soap opera of Indian TV.He wanted to laugh it off but one look at Chachiji,he knew she was damn serious about this.He didn't want to upset her and obliged.Taking a pinch of the red powder, he filled Naina's hairline,just like the marriage day.Naina closed her eyes in order to prevent the specks of powder fall in her eyes.However Chachiji was contented that Naina felt the same emotions as the TV protagonists are shown to feel.So the scenes they portray on TV and movie screens are not absurd as few claim.Naina opened her eyes and Sameer winked at her.Chachiji blushed at this display of affection and went away citing an excuse.

"Kya kar rahe the?Chachiji ki saamne?" Naina asked,rolling her eyes and Sameer muttered a sorry holding his ear."Apna kaam khatam karlo,main nashta taiyar karti hun." She asked him and tried to leave.He held her by hand and stopped her."Sameer!Dekho!Chachaji Chachiji Nisha sab .." Her words remained stuck in her throat.Sameer had clamped her mouth with his fingers."Sshh!..Kitna bolti ho.Mujhe pata hai Chachaji Chachiji Nisha uski bhai behen dost teacher sab hein.Aur yeh bhi ki yahan khule aam hum pyar nahin jata sakte.Yeh dene ke liye roka tumhe." He freed her mouth and handed over her an envelope.Naina curiously eyed it as it was addressed to her.

Naina tore it open and found an intimation letter neatly folded. She opened to find it was Delhi Writers Club organising a conference and a book fair in Pragati Maidan. She has been invited as one of guests to attend the conference. She was elated at first but soon few thoughts clouded her mind. Nisha had her examinations,she can't leave for Delhi leaving behind Chachaji and Chachiji.If she attends the programme then she has to rush back to Almora as soon as possible.It would be hotchpotch affair.

"Main nahin jaa sakti." Naina declared and Sameer looked on surprised."Problem kya hai?" Sameer asked,not wanting her to leave this opportunity of making more contacts in book writing world."Tumhare liye easy hoga yeh sab manage karna.Main ek writer ke saath maa aur beti bhi hun.Nisha ki exams hein agle mahine,phir Chachaji Chachiji ko chod kaise chali jaun?" Sameer relaxed on knowing her reasons."Bas! yeh choti si reasons ke liye itna bada mauka gawana chahti ho?Family ki baat to chalti rahegi,par tumhein ek popular and most read writer bhi ban na hai.Main Chachaji aur Chachiji se baat karunga.Nisha to itni choti hai.Aur intelligent bhi.Wo manage kar legi.Tum to aise ghabra rahi ho jaise uski school ki exam nahin koi IIT entrance exam hai." Sameer laughed and left ,adding "Soch lo."

"Haan!Badhiya hai.Uski godi main baith jaa.Aur mazza aayega." The couple-in-love broke away listening to shouts of their beloved Munna Sir. "Sorry Sir.." "Kya Sorry? Iss saal agar Practical mein tum logon ki band nahin bajaya to mera naam badal lena." Munna scolded and concluded with a promise to self."Sir! Badal ke kya naam rakhenge?" The boy dared to ask and ran before Munna could hit him.He looked at the girl,who seemed to be his fellow classmate.She had her eyes lowered and look embarrassed on being caught."Wo to bewda hai..Tum to sudhar jao." Munna left remarking.

Munna went to Sameer's cabin and decided to ask Namrata for the required file Sameer had asked him to check.He went to Namrata's cabin and strangely found it locked from inside.It had never happened before and what was the need to lock cabin during office hours. Curiosity got better of him and he decided to knock.He went closer to the door and was taken by utter surprise.

"Nami!Yeh galat hai.." He heard a voice and followed by unmistakable giggles of Namrata."Aaj ke liye itna..Jyada chalak lomdi na bano." Munna heard Namrata tease and soon a crash followed.Munna imagined it to be a paperweight falling off the table.More mingled giggles followed and Munna decided to finally knock.The giggles stopped and another clang followed.

Several minutes later,the cabin door opened.Namrata opened the door,trying to make a knot of her messed up hair.She gaped in shock and mumbled "Bhaiya!".Munna gave her a stare before entering the cabin.It was no surprise that the cabin looked a mess.The paperweight lied on the floor and few papers lay scattered. The steel glass vase lay on floor too,its contents scattered around. And stood apologetically by the table,Avik.

"Wo Sir!Main bas.." Avik started and stopped on seeing Munna's angry stare."Bhaiya!Meri baat suno.Avik bas wo file .." Namrata pitched in to do damage control.Ignoring Namrata's excuses,Munna started. "Tujhe pata hai ek insaan apna adhi bimar biwi,ek chota bacha,ek pura bimar Nanaji ko chod wo angrezon ki desh mein sar patak raha hai? Puch mujhe kyun apna ghar parivaar desh dost sab kuch chod wahan baitha hai? Tere Liye.Sirf tere liye.Taaki tujhe yeh scholarship mil jaaye. Naukri ke liye kiske aage haath na failana pade.Aur tu yahan ishq lada raha hai?" Munna ended and looked absolutely cross with both Namrata and Avik.

"Sorry Sir..Aap please Sameer Sir ko kuch mat batana.Unka gussa ka samna mujhse na hoga." Avik requested and ran to do riyaaz for the final assessment before the scholarship is granted.Namrata picked up the papers and in an audible whisper asked Munna to take the sit."Kab se chal raha hai yeh aashiqui?" Munna asked and Namrata didn't reply.He repeated the question and she knew he wanted the answer."3 mahine" Namrata muttered and was thankful that Munna didn't put anymore questions.She heaved a sigh of bit relief as Munna left taking away the required file.

"Naina!Kahan rakhi ho wo file?Nahin mil raha." Sameer shouted from the room and Naina face palmed in the kitchen. "Dekho wahin hogi,thoda ache se search karo." She shouted back and continued with her cooking. Sameer searched for the so called eagle printed blue file.It contained some important documents about Sharad and Sudeep's joint publication agency.He searched the entire closet of hers except for the locker. He decided to do a final search there.He inserted the other key that hung along with the key of closet door.Twisting the key,he opened the locker.It looked like opening some AliBaba's 'khul ja sim sim' treasure.The locker seemed to be stuffed with too much thing,so as it seemed."Hmm!Itni secrets" Sameer chuckled and started pulling out the contents.

Diaries,diaries and more diaries came out.The pile of diaries clearly showed how Naina maintained the habit of diary writing.Few spiral bound manuscripts signed 'Rejected' came in his hands. A pang of sadness arose in his heart. Her struggle stories were making him admire her more and more.She has indeed endured much to fend herself and Nisha. He didn't find the file but something else caught his attention.A cardboard box.

Sameer pulled out the box and opened it. He was surprised to find it filled with trash papers and thermocole. Why did she store trash in locker? Was she hiding some other secret?For a moment,he felt like intruding into her privacy.But soon his heart quipped in.He was her husband and had right to access her things.But privacy is everyone's right.Still in a quandary of questions, he removed the thermocole and papers. The secret was out.He was appalled. This was unexpected.

"Mila ya nahin file?Hey bhagwan!Kya haal bana diya hai kamre ka?" Naina stood annoyed at the mess that Sameer had created. She swallowed hard finding the locker open."File to nahin mila,yeh zaroor mila." Sameer said as he hugged her from behind.Naina hissed in embarrassment. He has found out about the vibrator. She turned in his arms and unclasped his hands.In a flick of second, snatched the object, packed it in the cardboard box,locking it away in locker. She was too shy to meet his hooded eyes.He had a tease in his smile and several questions in his eyes.How would she answer those?

"Aise kisike personal chizon ko haath nahin lagate.Bad Manners." Naina spoke in a teacher's voice.Sameer laughed finding how she was trying to escape.But he had resolved not to let her escape.He needed his answers first.Pulling her by waist,he pushed back her hair behind her ears.Leaning to her ears ,he asked "Mujhe itna miss kar rahi thi?" Naina heard the question and blushed to toes. She didn't reply and instead sunk her head in his chest."Bahut." He tightened his hold,dropping a kiss on her forehead."Kabse yeh tumhari saath nibha raha hai?" He asked,all more curious to know.She punched his chest lightly,trying to escape away again from his hold."Sameer!Aise sawal se pareshan mat karo na." Sameer chuckled and smiled curtly."Mrs.Maheshwari!Aaj na jaane denge tumhe.Mujhe sawal ke jawab chahiye." He asserted and Naina was at wit's end how to answer him.Words failed her.

"Chachaji aa jaayenge.Jaane do mujhe" Naina started thinking possible ways to escape from his hold."Unko ek ghanta aur lagega.Puja abhi baaki hai." Sameer informed and Naina whimpered at the fail of plan.But all hope was not lost and this was bound to work."Nisha aa jaayegi." Naina said and Sameer stifled his laugh."Mrs.Maheshwari!Yeh tricks purane hein.Kuch naya bahane dhundho." Naina realised that Chachaji and Chachiji have taken Nisha along with them.She and Sameer were alone in the entire house now.

"Daal jal jaayegi." Naina tried her final defence."Jala hua kha lunga." Sameer replied,the teasing smile still lingering at his lips.She bit her lips unwittingly,thinking of a plausible excuse.Sameer found this extremely luring and seductive to hilt.In a sharp gasp of her breath,he jerked her to him hard.Spirals of sensations hurried down her flush.Her heart thudding against his chest,she emitted a soft,little grunt and her half hearted protests were fused in his mouth.He tasted the cherry sweet taste of her lips.She tried squirming away but he cupped her face with a firmness and gentle dominance.The kiss deepened; wild, arrhythmic,desperate.Passionate.

Naina opened her eyes and met the glint in his eyes. "Mere hote huye uska kya kaam?" He asked,his voice seductive to hilt. "Kuch bhi nahin." Naina said attracting his attention.Her jerked her body against him and quickly unpinned the pleats of her saree.The pleats of pallu helplessly tumbled down,exposing her heaving bosom.Stifling a groan,Sameer dropped kisses along her throat,nuzzling her neck,setting her body on fire of desire and unvowed bliss.

Satisfaction translated into a sated smile when his gentle ministrations made her body almost limp."Sameer!" She weakly moaned. Her scent-a hint of waterlily and apricot allured him.Her nails left their scratches as he explored the contours of her lips,the shape of her mouth,the silk of her skin and soft flesh of her ear lobe.

In a flip of second,he tucked out the pleats of saree.Naina resisted the move,instinctively.He protested her hindrance and jerked away the bunched pleats.The saree now lay almost puddled at her feet.He backed her against the wall,his body towering over her. Feverish heat gripped her and her legs inadvertently bent.She leaned onto the wall,for a solid support.His hands snaked her waist,sliding over her back and came to untie her hair.Her bun loosened,hair tumbling down like a cascading waterfall over the shoulder. He lowered his mouth to smear the tempting ,teasing lip gloss.The pressure cooker whistled loud.

"Sameer!Daal" Naina jerked and rushed out of the room,like a flash of lightning.Sameer leaned against the wall,sighing "Sab mere pyar ke dushman hein." Brushing his hair,he decided to check on her in the kitchen.The incomplete session had left him ravenous for more.He entered the kitchen to find her tempering the daal and alongside pleating the dishevelled saree.He leaned against the counter and looked at his beautiful wife.She seemed contented and happy.He reached across,took her hand and kissed it. "Delhi jaane ka kya sochi?" He asked as he decided to postpone the plans on mind and help her in preparing the lunch. "Main taiyar hun.Chachaji se baat tumhe karna padega lekin." She replied much to delight of him.He instantly agreed that he would definitely talk to Chachaji and she better start packing.

The calling bell went on shrills and Sameer opened the door,as Naina prepped the table for lunch.He opened the door to find Rishav jump onto Sameer with a squeal. Sameer lifted him in his arms and looked at Nisha.Expectation pooled in her eyes.Sameer picked her too in his arms too.Both the kids planted kisses on his each cheek.Sameer felt grateful to supreme forces who made his paths cross with these beautiful kids.If it would not have been for Rishav ,he would not have interacted with Nisha or if it would not have been Rishav,he would not have met Nirupama and at the end would have never met Naina.The kids came as blessing to his barren life and turned it into a beautiful garden.

"Uncle!Aap London gaye the na.Mere liye kya laaye?" Rishav asked and Sameer pretended to have forgotten about him.Rishav got a little upset and saw Nisha wink at him.Rishav looked at her in surprise.She has learnt this quality from her father and he should also learn the art of winking. However he could not understand what the wink meant.He needed words to clear his doubts.Nisha understood."Papa!Dekho wo sad ho gaya hai.Aap wo Robort Car iske liye laaye ho na?Main laake de dun?" Nisha asked Sameer and he nodded,and found a smile blooming on Rishav's face.Children have such small wants.A little was needed to make them happy,contrary to adults.

Few minutes later all were seated with Nirupama proposing an interesting family picnic to Machkali and Ranikhet.She had met Chachaji and Chachiji in temple and recognised them seeing Nisha with them.A quick interaction had followed and she thought it was a perfect opportunity to break from routine life and also to take Chachaji and Chachaji and even Sameer to view the beauty of mighty Himalayas.

"Sameer ji!Aap ko Delhi jaane ke liye der to nahin ho rahi?" Nirupama asked and Sameer asked her not to worry."Mere taraf se plan manjoor socho.Baaki ki planning tum log kar lo." Sameer said and this brought extreme joy to Nisha and Rishav.A family picnic meant lots and lots of fun.

(To be Continued)

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