Next morning, everyone was sitting together for breakfast; They were joined by Rukhsana khala and her two children; Faizal 28 year old and Fatima 17 year old. Rukhsana lost her husband around 10 years back; she preferred spending her Eid with Reesha and family, away from taunts of her in-laws. She would have accepted the comments they passed on her; but never for her young daughter, Fatima, who never even got her father's love. Fatima was close to Shahnaaz; they related to each other due to similar loss they suffered.
Fatima: Naaz appi, aaj aap humare liye muglayi chichen banayiye. Main to kal hi sochi thi milega but aap to bahar gayi thi.
Naaz: Bilkul, but only if you help me.
Fatima: Main nahi, mere assistant Faizu bhai help karenge aapki. Unko khana banana aata hai
Naaz had a small frown but she hid it instantly when she saw Khala and Faizu were looking at her smiling. She agreed to the request as lunch was the only time she could cook, they were leaving for Salim's ancestral home in the evening for Eid celebrations.
It was around 11 am when Sidharth was looking for Shehnaaz. They had hardly talked to each other after yesterday's date. He was roaming around the house when he heard a sweet giggling sound coming from kitchen, he rushed towards the kitchen to find Naaz laughing on some joke cracked by Faizu. Faizu was making the marination paste; he forwarded it on his finger for Shehnaaz to taste. 'It's unhigenic, use a spoon for tasting' came a stern voice from back. Shehnaaz felt jitters looking at Sidharth who held expressionless face but fiery eyes. Faizu immediately said sorry and passed a spoon to Shehnaaz. 'Yumm; aacha hai' Shehnaaz said putting fuel to fire; Sidharth left immediately without hearing any further conversation.
Everyone was enjoying the lunch and appreciating Shehnaaz for her chicken dish; but she wanted compliment from only one person; who had not even tasted the dish. She was disappointed as he was angry on her; when she didn't even do anything.
Everyone decided to rest for an hour before getting ready for the travel; Shehnaaz went to Sidharth's room with a small bowl of chicken that she kept for Sidharth. She put it on a side table and sat next to him on his bed trying to hold his biceps. He pushed her hands away and moved his face to the other side. 'Ahaaan, Humne kya kiya; pehli baar kuch banaya aur aapne taste bhi nahi kiya' she whined. 'Jao apne favorite Faizu ko taste karao aur uske haat se taste karo. Yahan se jao, mera mood mat sadao' shouted Sidharth. 'Maine kab khaya unke haatho se; woh laaye the apna haath mere lips ke paas' she retorted back. That was it for Sidharth, he turned towards her and pressed his lips on hers; continuously nibbling, sucking and licking her lips. He kissed her passionately demanding the same passion from her. They parted breathless; his dark eyes were looking at her swollen red lips; he was rubbing them with his thumb 'These lips are mine; no-one, I repeat no-one has the right to touch them'. Saying that he again captured her lips but this time he was kissing her softly.
They had reached their ancestral home after a ride of 2 hours; Sidharth was already pissed off as Khala had pushed Naaz in the car with her and Faizal; saying 'Fatima ko to Sirf Naaz hi chahiye hoti hai'.
Salim's father was middle-class man who managed to get his kids good education; but was never able to build a big lavish house for them. It was after Salim's success that the ancestral house was extended and made to big mansion. The old house was kept as it is to preserve the memories it had. The house was now four time the original size; had around 15 rooms with big open courtyard in the center and big garden with a fountain in front.
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Everyone was greeted by caretaker; Aslam Kaka. He stayed with his wife Bano in the mansion. They settled in their rooms as tomorrow they would be joined by other relatives; all the Tau jis, chachus and phuphis of the family. This year Salim was hosting a huge function for Eid on return of his elder son to Lucknow; but the real agenda was to show his relatives that he still held lot of power and influence; they should not mess with him or his family in vulnerable times.
Shehnaaz heard a knock, she opened the door with expectation to see Sidharth but to her disappointment it was Fatima with Faizal on the door.
Fatima: Appi, main aapke saath rahu. Mujhe Ammi ke saath nahi rehna.
She entered the room without waiting for the reply from Shehnaaz. Faizal followed her with her bag and placed it in the cupboard. He sat on the sofa and started talking to Shehnaaz. Shehnaaz remembered the possessive Sidharth and messaged Sajia to join her in her room before Sidharth gets angry seeing her with Faizal.
Sajia: Shehnaaz tum mere saath shift ho jao. Mere room ka view bahut aacha hai. She winked at her as Sajia's room was in front of Sidharth's room.
Fatima: Nahi, appi mere saath rahengi. Aap dono to saath mein rehte ho, main to saal mein ek baar hi milti hu.
Sajia: Saath mein to rehte hai but aaj kal Naaz humko time hi kahan de paati hai. Bahut busy rehti hai. She said teasing Naaz; and Naaz retorted with elongated 'Appppiiiiii'.
They were soon joined by Sidharth and Sadiq; 'Naaz, tumhe isse bada room nahi mila rehne ke liye' complaint Sidharth unable to find a place to sit. Her room was actually the smallest in the mansion.
Sajia: Bhai, sabse bada room aapka hai, usme shift kar de kya? waise aaj Naaz bahut demand mein hai; sab uske saath hi rehna chahte hai; koi hai iss room mein jo Shehnaaz ko apne saath nahi rakhna chahta?
Sadiq was the only one to raise his hand; Sajia and Sidharth saw Faizal had not rejected the idea and had slight blush on his face. Before the volcano erupted, Sajia tried to control the situation 'rhetorical question tha, Sadiq bhai, kisi aur ko dekha answer karte. Sidharth Bhaijaan, main to nahi thi but aapko maloom hoga inko kaun se majid se utha kar laya gaya hai. Humare ghar ke log itne bewkoof nahi ho sakte'. 'Nahi isko Majid se nahi laaye hai' replied Sidharth making Sadiq tease Sajia by sticking out his tongue 'Isko Abu kachre ke dabbe se laaye the; tabhi to dimaag mein kachra bhara hai' added Sidharth. Making everyone burst into laughter except Sadiq. 'Bhai, iska badla lunga main, yaad rakhna' warned Sadiq which sounded like a whine.
Everyone soon went back to their rooms. Shehnaaz was also planning to sleep when her mobile chimed with name 'Jaan💖'. She picked it up and saw the message
I am missing you. Meet me in the garden after 10 mins
