SidNaaz Imagines

Imagine Twenty Nine

Small Moments that counts

Shehnaaz's eyes were shining like stars, as she sat in the living area, surrounded by the ladies of the house, talking about the most mundane and unimportant things in the world. The ladies, practically smitten with the smallest of their Naaz's gestures, sat listening attentively to her.

That's how Sidharth found his family when he walked into the apartment, and all at once a soft smile bloomed on his face, his eyes wandering to settle on every occupant of the room for a few seconds as he walked closer to the ladies.

His mother noticed him first and her eyes gave a familiar twinkle of joy on seeing him. He chuckled quietly to himself as he walked over to her and placed a quick, gentle peck on her forehead. "Aaj mandali yahan kaise ikatthi hui?"

"Shehnaaz ne chole bhature banaye hain. Sabka dinner aaj yahan hai." Preeti informed him. "Tujhe bataya nahi usne?"

Sidharth scoffed playfully, "Kahan kucch batati hai yeh mujhe."

"I wanted to surprise you." Shehnaaz said innocently.

Sidharth sank into the couch, next to Shehnaaz and pulled her into himself. Shehnaaz reached for his hair and began to run her fingers through the tangled mess, making Sidharth relax contentedly in her proximity.

"Bahot dinn ho gaye, malish nahi karwayi hai tune. Haalat dekh apne baal ki.." Shehnaaz mumbled, absently.

Sidharth whined, "Aate hi shuru ho jaaya kar tu-- kameeni! Abhi tak toh bada has ke baat kar rahi thi sabse."

Shehnaaz chuckled, "Tujhe jalan ho rahi hai?"

Sidharth shook his head, rolling his eyes. "Haan haan.. aur koi kaam thodi hai mujhe."

"Us se baad mein lad lena, pehle yeh bata, tera shoot kaisa tha aaj?" Rita Maa asked, propped forward in her seat, curiously.

Sidharth shrugged, "It was okay."

The mother and son talked for a few minutes, as Sidharth launched into a more detailed explanation of his day while Shehnaaz leaned inadvertently against Sidharth.

It wasn't awkward or embarrassing to find one of them leaning against or snuggled up to the other, especially since half of the time it wasn't even intentionally done.

Sidharth had never shied from showing his affection for Shehnaaz to the world. Shehnaaz had never shied away from confessing, time and time again, how important Sidharth Shukla was to her. Even if they weren't exactly public yet, the world still knew that they were spoken for.

It was obvious, they were in love. Only a fool would say otherwise, especially after seeing for themselves how the couple looked at each-other or how they treated each-other with such careful warmth, such affection.

Shehnaaz smiled at a quip that the matriarch of the family had made, and shoved at Sidharth's shoulder playfully.

"Tu mummy se class lagwa, mein tere liye chai bana ke laati hu." Shehnaaz said softly & turned to Preeti and her mother. "Aap log piyoge Shehnaaz special chai?"

The ladies only shrugged in response before Shehnaaz rushed off to the kitchen.

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