Recap: Keshav and Myra's wedding reception and their bonding.

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A week passed by and Keshav and Myra were getting along well with each other. His casual flirting and her teasing made them feel very comfortable with each other. Keshav had kept their travel a suspense and Myra gave up knowing he would not budge to any of her tactics.

Myra was yet to resume with her work and Keshav worked from home. They had gone out for lunch, dinner and more shopping.

Keshav heard someone sobbing and woke up in a jerk. He was shocked to see Myra crying and wiped her tears immediately.

Keshav: What happened little one ? why are you crying ? Do you have any pain ? Should I take you to the doctor ?

Myra: Shut up, I m fine but I m not fine.

Keshav: what does that mean ?

Myra: I m missing my mother and my rose plants.

Keshav sighed in relief and passed a glass of water to her but she refused to have it.

Keshav: Its already 6 in the morning. If you peek through the window you can see aunty in the porch and if you go out and look from our balcony, you can see the rose plants. If that is not enough then you hardly have to take some 50 steps to reach there. If you find that is too difficult then I can carry you in my arms or you can jump on my back and I can take you there to meet aunty and the rose plants. What is your plan now ?

Myra: I can walk on my own. 

She removed the duvet and ran out of the room to meet her mother with Keshav following her. He leaned on the wall and watched the mother and daughter while a yawn escaped his mouth.

Vasundra: Keshav, did she wake you up to meet me ?

Keshav: No, I wanted to have a coffee so I pulled her along with me.

Vasundra: Don't spoil her. Now come, I will make your coffee and go back to sleep. You look tired.

Myra: No, he has work to do. He will clean the room and wash my car today. Also he will do all the packings for our mystery vacation next month. This is my punishment for keeping the destination a secret.

Keshav: Only clothes or should I pack all your things and needs ? 

Myra: Ofcourse everything.. wait.. you are flirting with me in the morning ?

Keshav: Ok then I will wait for the night.

Myra: Maa, this uncle has become so bold and keeps teasing me always so you keep him here and take care of him. I m going back to our room and I will lock it from inside.

Myra took a immediate run and Keshav walked out following her.

Vasundra: why are you following her Keshav ? Sleep here only, she must have locked the door by now.

Keshav: She knows I will follow her so she won't do that.

Vasundra smiled at his disappearing figure and as expected the door was not locked. Keshav entered the room and laid on his side closing his eyes. Myra turned facing him and poked his arm and he hummed still with his eyes closed.

Myra: Are you not feeling irritated with me and my behaviour ?

Keshav: Nope. I m enjoying it and I know you love teasing me. Whom will you tease if not me ? You have all rights because you are my wife but before that you are my little one who got all the rights to do these things even before we were married.

Myra: You are too good for me. Poor you.

Keshav chuckled and they slept for some time since they had a movie night. Keshav was in the terrace helping Myra to hang the washed clothes.

Myra: Ketchup, why don't you talk to Krish ? I don't think things are good between Roshni and Krish. We can't watch their life being spoiled. He seems like suffering a lot and we need to find a solution to his problem.

Keshav: I have thought of this several times but this is not easy as you say. His life is like a silk thrown over a thorn. We need to handle with patience. Once he is back from his trip we shall see if they solve on their own else we will let appa and amma to handle this, again that will not happen over night. I will interfere if needed.

Myra: What do you think will happen ?

Keshav: I don't know what will happen to their future but I know she is not the one for him. Now listen to me, whatever happens you will not interfere in their matter. I m telling this for your own good. Leave everything on me. do you get me ?

Myra nodded her head and they returned to their room. Myra wanted to surprise Keshav so she ordered some chicken recipes for lunch. Archana, Madan, Keshav and Myra were seated to have lunch and Myra placed the dishes she had ordered for him.

Myra: Ketchup, look what I ordered for you. Your favourite chicken recipes.

Keshav smiled at her and was about to serve to his plate but Archana who was was shocked, stopped him.

Archana: Myra, Keshav doesn't eat non veg. He is vegetarian like you.

Myra was shocked hearing her words and her face turned pale with her eyes turning moist. 

Myra: I m .. I m sorry. Please forgive me.

She rose to her feet and scuttled to her room. Keshav followed her and saw her sobbing sitting on the bed with her knees drawn to her chest. He wiped her tears and pulled her chin to look at him but Myra turned her face away.

Myra: I m sorry Ketchup, I don't know anything about you. Krish once said that you love non veg, especially chicken so I thought to surprise you and ordered that since I couldn't cook. Please forgive me , I m so sorry. 

Ketchup: Stop crying little one. We have a life time to know each other. 

Myra: Still, I don't even know the basic things about you.

Ketchup: You will know everything about me when you see me with your eyes instead of my brother's.

Myra stopped crying hearing the weigh of his words. 

Myra Mv: He is right, I always made assumptions hearing about him from Krish. I should have talked to him to know about his likes and dislikes. But why did Krish lie to me and he did very bad by this.

Myra: I m sorry.

Keshav: Don't be and I hate when you cry. Now be a good girl and lets have lunch or shall we go out to change your mood ?

Myra: You are too good for me and I will have lunch only if you agree to let me know everything about you.

Keshav: done, lets finish lunch and I will let you know about my likes and dislikes.

He wiped her face and they reached the dining to have lunch. Keshav smiled at his mother assuring her that everything was fine.

Myra: By the way where is the chicken ? did you throw them away maa ?

Rajan: No, I like chicken so I ate them. Thank you so much.

He burped and they all laughed continuing the lunch. Archana and Madan returned to their room and Archana packed his dresses and things.

Archana: Did you inform Krish that you will be arriving at Mumbai to stay with him ?

Madan: No, He will deny straight away like he did all the other time so I will call him once I reach Mumbai. 

Archana: He must be feeling lonely so take care of him and don't talk about anything that is going on his life. He might feel guilty so let us give him the assurance that we are with him. I talk to him everyday still he is not ready to open about what he is going through. 

Madan: Don't worry, some things may look like never ending pain but everything will come to an end and he will come out of this soon.

Archana: Wish, we could go back to the past and stopped Roshni from visiting us. 

Madan: Did you inform Keshav and Myra ?

Archana: No, they have just started with their life and let us not spoil that by sharing all these. I have informed that you are travelling to attend your friend's daughter marriage. Give Krish all the snacks I made for him and cook his favourite food until you stay with him.

Madan hummed and left to meet Krish.

Keshav opened his laptop and Myra opened YouTube in mobile to watch the songs of the mystery singer. She was smiling and Keshav removed the air pod from her ear.

Keshav: What made you smile so much ?

Myra: I forgot to let you know. There is a mystery singer and he keeps posting cover songs playing guitar. He has such a voice that melts me and I forget everything hearing to it. 

Keshav: Wow, so much praises for someone who is a mystery ? But why is he a mystery ?

Myra: I don't know, he had never revealed his face yet. I have a crush on him.

Keshav: So bold to say that to your husband ? Let me listen to his song and decide if he is worth to be your crush.

Myra scooted close to him and played the songs. Myra watched Keshav's face but he was blank so she paused the songs and pinched his arm.

Myra: How could you not react to his songs ? I watch them on loop and infact the day before our marriage he posted a sad song and trust me, I cried for him. He must have had love failure.

Keshav: How do you know that ?

Myra: His voice held so much pain while he sang that song. Also I was on the verge of crying out of fear to get married so I broke down immediately.

Keshav: How do you feel now ? Do you feel any fear ?

Myra: Why will I be scared to be with you ? I m happy, truly happy.

Myra's mobile started ringing with call from Naina and she moved to bed and laid on her stomach, settling comfortably to have a chat with Naina.

Naina: Myra, how are you my dear new bride ? How is my..

Myra: Your brother is fine and I m fine too. You know he was hiding his true self from us and you won't believe Naina, he is such a flirt.

Naina: Hot, handsome and flirty too, wow he is scoring points I see.

Myra: Whatever now tell me why did you call me ?

Naina: So now I need a reason to call you is it ? Did I disturb in the middle of some session ?

Myra mumbled a shut up and got down from the bed moving to the balcony. 

Naina: I called you because you would have not checked the mail so far. There is a reunion next month and we are invited for it. Family are invited too.

Myra: Wow, lets go for sure. 

Naina: Come with your husband and let all the jealous monkeys die seeing you with hunk. I really want to watch their faces seeing you and bro.

Myra: Let me try. I m not sure if he has work on that day. I will confirm you later.

Myra cut the call and returned to Keshav and informed him about the reunion to check if he could join her.

Keshav: If you wanted me to accompany you then I will do for sure. Its your choice.

Myra: Come with me then. If our batch is called then sure Krish must also be invited. 

Keshav: If he is invited then he will come for sure. 

Myra hummed and started planning the schedules for her work. 

Keshav: I will be joining a gym by evening. I used to work out and since I m settling here I thought it would be better to join one close by.

Myra: So that is the secret of your biceps is it ? Go ahead but don't even think of pulling me into that stunt. I m not into that gym type girl.

Keshav: I will not force you for anything butterfly and I will also not stop you if you want to join me some day on your own.

Myra shrugged and they continued with their work. 

By evening Keshav left to the gym and Myra waited for him to have dinner together. He returned by 8 and passing a smile to her he entered the washroom to bath. Myra was humming a song and checking the attendance of the students and hearing the sound of the bath room door open she looked at the direction and gasped and choked at the same time.

Keshav walked out with a towel around his waist, ruffling his wet hair. Myra turned to face the other side but Keshav walked over the vanity and started drying his wet hair. Myra gulped looking at his biceps that flexed to his movements and perfect toned back made her drool unconsciously. 

Keshav: Am I late little one ? I will be back early from tomorrow. Are you hungry ?

Hearing nothing in reply he turned to her and saw her staring at him with wide eyes and open mouth. The realization hit him that he had walked out in a towel yet he smirked at the way Myra was looking at him.

Keshav moved infront of her and waved his hand to bring her back from the trance. Myra got startled and looked anywhere but him.

Keshav: What happened butterfly ? I have been talking to you and where are you lost ?

Myra: Nowhere, I.. I was thinking of what to wear for the reunion. Yes... nothing else.. I m hungry bye..

She ran out of the room and reached the hall fanning her face with her hands still unable to get the image out of her mind.

Archana: Myra, why are you fanning with your hand ? 

Myra: Your son is hot.

Archana: What ?

Myra widened her eyes realizing what she blurted and closed her eyes out of embarrassment.

Myra: I said, the sun outside... sun in the sky is very hot.

Archana: Sun ? Myra its 8.30 in the night and it is a full moon today.

Myra: you are right and very smart but I was saying about this noon. You know it was very hot in the afternoon.

Archana: But you have AC in your room.

Myra: Yes, again you are right. I was worried for people who don't have AC and those who have to work in outdoor.

Myra reached for the water bottle and gulped half of the bottle to calm her mind and closed her eyes to relax. A few seconds later she opened and saw Keshav seated for dinner and looking at her. 

He was dressed in a black slacks and grey Tee but the image Myra saw was him in a towel. She turned around not facing him and felt a tug on her wrist. Keshav pulled her with him to their room and closed the door behind them.

Keshav: I m sorry little one for making you uncomfortable. That was not intentional and I forgot to pick my dress before I entered to bath. I will be careful in future. Please forgive me.

Myra felt bad to see him being remorseful and smiled at him.

Myra: No Ketchup its not your fault. Now that we live in the same room we can't be like programmed robots to be cautious in everything we do. Its just you know its my first time seeing a man in towel so I felt shy and.. and..

Keshav: Its my first time too. You were the first one to see me like that but ..

Myra: But ?

Keshav: I don't regret because you are my wife. Still I will be careful in future.

Myra: No, I have started living in this room and I m being myself to some extent so you have all the rights to live to your wish too so just be yourself and we shall get used to our casual being soon. 

Keshav: You will not have problem if I walk out in towel ?

Myra: I saw you today so it will not be a new thing to me so I don't have a problem. I will get used to it. Lets go have dinner now.

Myra walked ahead but stopped in her tracks when he called her.

Keshav: Now that you have seen me tell me if my work out has paid off ?

Myra gasped hearing his words and saw him controlling his smile.

Myra: Ofcourse it has paid well enough Mr.flirt master. Now shall we go ?

Keshav: Does that mean you liked what you saw ?

Myra: You tease me too much uncleeeeee.

Myra picked a cushion from the couch and pressed it on his face and screwed his arm. Hearing Archana's voice calling them for dinner they dropped the teasing session and joined Archana for dinner.

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