Sweet 'n' Sour | ✔

forty-nine

49. Bas ek aur raat (one more night.)

A/N: I made another mistake in the previous chapter. The scene where Aditya says she will pay 25 percent while he arranges the rest, is actually switched. I was contemplating between 25 lacs and 75 percent and ended up mixing both the terms. In actuality, she'll be paying 25 lacs and he'll break his savings for the rest of the token amount. The reason why he was so hesitant about suggesting the idea.

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"Their baby was so cute," Priya beamed on our way back home.

"Yeah, he was." I nodded in agreement, maneuvering slowly through the dense traffic.

"What do you think about the family?" She asked immediately, and before I had time to understand and respond, she continued incessantly, "Do you think the family is nice? I really liked his parents. They were so nice and sweet. And his Bhabhi, what was her name again?"

"Sonia," I answered.

"Yes, Sonia. She was so sweet. Do you know she is a psychologist? She told me so many different, interesting things and didn't get discouraged at my lack of response. I found her cool."

I looked at her in surprise, smiling at her face of admiration. It's a rare sight for her to utter words like cool. She sounded adorable.

"And what else do you like about his family?"

"Everything!" She exclaimed, taking me aback with her energy at this time of the day. I thought the social interaction will drain her out, but I guess not. I knew the reason was the house. Since the time we finalised the deal, she had been unstoppably excited. "Especially his grandparents! It reminded me of your grandmother. They were just as sweet and kind as her. Oh, now I miss her." She sighed. "Aditya, should we go meet her after we come back from our honeymoon?" She asked me hopefully.

I glanced at her in surprise, "oh, yeah, well, sounds like a plan." I nodded with a small smile.

"Great!" She chirped.

We fell in comfortable silence and I took the liberty to play some radio in the car. The breeze was unexpectedly cool tonight so she insisted we let the windows stay open. I didn't mind, the speed and winds felt nice.

"Aditya!" She gasped out of the blue.

I flinched, almost swerving the car to the side of the road but thankfully gaining control back. "Priya!" I snapped at her, my eyes narrowed in a look of disapproval. "We could have had an accident just now. I understand you're excited but calm down, meri jaan." I heaved through my receding panic, rubbing my chest to calm my racing heart as I focused on the road.

She bit her lower lip sheepishly. "Sorry,"

I shook my head softly. "What is it? What got you yelling my name as if you were mourning my death?"

She slapped my arm, not at all amused hearing my joke. Yeah, that's what you deserve after almost killing us both.

"I was worried about Tweety," she muttered softly.

"Huh?"

"I mean, once we move out, how will she cope without you?" She asked me worriedly. "No, how will you cope without her? And who will wake you up in the morning? She's well versed in tricks that can get you up. Aditya-"