"Good Night Haseena...so jaiye Aram se" After telling him to eat she got to know he had a mild fever. Knowing this she got anxious and threw up.
"Humme halka sa bhukar hai, jo dawai or aapke kaadhe se yu bhag jayega. Tension mat lijye", he caressed her hairs and switched off the lights.
"Kal hum dono subha uthkar taiyaari karenge aapke baby shower ke liye! Theek hai?" He kissed her head and slept beside.
All though he was emotionally disturbed but he didn't look for her closeness today as he had a little temperature.
She glances at him. How often does he break like this infront of her? Though she provides him all the space but he was build like that with the societal expectations and rugged training of an agent. To not to be emotional...
He was trying his best to juggle between his overloaded working self and home, handling her worst of mood swings, she thought.
She held his wrist. He opened his eyes which had started to feel heavy under sleep.
"Khuch chahiye aapko?"
"Hmm. Baithye ek baar"
"Phir se baichaini ho rahi hai?", He said putting his arm over her shoulder.
"Nahi", she answered and hugged him immediately. "I love you", she whispered stroking his back. "I love you too", he said to her and slowly hid his face on her shoulder. Like that was all that he needed at that point of time.
"Anu...koi aisi baat hai jo aap humse chupa rahe hai?...ya khuch jo aapko bahout pareshaan kar raha hai?" Her soft voice tempted him to open everything. He rubbed his eyes over her shoulder and faced her.
"Aise nahi hai Haseena. Hum bas aapki safety ko leke tensed hai. Aap janti hai humari job. Humme dar lagta hai ki koi aapke peeche na ho. Mante hai aap Agent hai, commando trained hai. Lekin abhi aap pregnant hai" he moved his hand to her baby bump. "Humne aapse rudely behave Kiya uske liye I am sorry"
"Humne bhi aapko bahout bura bhala kaha...sorry" She kisses his forehead to calm his turmoil, hugging him again.
Sirf Hume bhukar aane se aap kitne chintit hogayi Gudda...Hey prabhu kya kare hum. Sharad ke baat maan leni chahiye humme. Shayad ek baar usse police ki girafat se chudwana hi sahi hai...
He taps on her baby bump, greedy to feel a kick.
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"Ughh...itni jaldi 6 baj gaye...abhi toh soye the hum", she mumbles to herself but quickly silences the alarm finding him in sleep.
Haseena checks his temprature and sighs feeling it normal. She gets up to change as the following day is full of prep for their baby shower.
An hour later, he gets up. A smile appears seeing a rose on his bedside table near his phone. "Ye Haseena or inke mood swings" He shook his head.
When he moved out he found her putting the invitation notes in paper bags with sweet boxes.
"Humari Good Morning, ye gulaab ke sath kyu hui hai zara batayengi", he whispered in her ears pressing a kiss on her neck. Holding the leg of the chair she was sitting he rotates it to his side.
"Happy Men's Day"
He confusingly looks at her with raised eyebrows 🤨
"Aise look mat dijye. Maante hai bahout Kam log mante hai lekin humne aapko wish karne ke liye hi rose diya" She takes it again from his hand and gives back after a kiss on his lips.
"Bakiyo ka chodiye. Aaj se pehle aapne bhi humme wish nahi Kiya?" "Are...toh adate badal rahe hai na. Ab bhi humme wish karte hai women's day pe par ache-ache khane ke saath, toh ab hum bhi kar rahe hai", she scolds him. He keeps mum knowing her irritation.
"Waise aapne khuch khaya na...ya seedhe kaam pe lag gayi..."
"Aap jaise Roz banana or nuts ka shake banake dete hai woh peliya humne", she answered proudly😎 and resumes her work. "Aap woh catering walo se baat kar lijye" "woh sab humpe chod dijye bahar se jo bhi aane wala hoga unko hum sambhal lenge"
"Hmm"
"Agla hukum dijye madam", he dramatically bows in front of her.
"Phataphat taiyar hoke aaiye humme society me ye sabko dene Jana hai", she too, matches the play like a strict-khadoos wife.
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"Toh kya Meera Aunty aap humari help karengi?", Haseena asked the 60 year old lady, her close neighbour about helping her with the puja and proceedings of the baby shower. She rarely has any idea about it but wants it to be perfect for her child.
"Please", she requested again and instantly smiled when the kind lady nodded in a yes. Meera's wrinkled face too reflected a new charm, remembering
the days of her grandson's welcome.
She pushed the plate of Samosa in front of her. Anubhav palmed his head.
"Zyada rok tok sahi nahi hai", Meera said to him and smiled looking at her.
"Wahi toh hum inhe Roz kehte hai, inhe kya pata ek pregnant lady ki cravings" She said munching into them while he looked at her embarrassed.
"Waise hum toh allowed hai na?", Anubhav asked all of a sudden. "Waise toh ladke allowed nahi hote hai Goud bharai me...lekin tumhare case me chalenge", she knew they were devoid of
family. And that Haseena would feel better with her husband and friends. Both of them smile.
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"Panditji ho gaye, puja ka samaan hogaya, khane peena or invitation hogaya", Haseena said out aloud memorising everything. "Bas Ghar ko thoda sajana baaki hai"
"Waha hum in phoolo ki rangoli banayengi, ye side me chote wale sofe aap kamre me kiskhaiye or ye dining table bhi ek dum kone me kar dijya taki hall me jagha ho jaye", Haseena instructed.
"Ek Ek karke kaam bataiye jaana. Hum yaha se kahi nahi bhaag rahe", he smiled seeing her excited.
"Acha sab khuch rehne dete hai. Sabse pehle aap Sharad, Jen, Neil or Avni ko invitation deke aaiye", Haseena walked to the kitchen and walked out with a bag of sweets.
"Isse yaha rakh dejiye Jaana, Sharad ayega shaam ko toh uske saath bhijva denge"
"Baby humara aane wala hai na...toh invitation bhi humme dena chahiye na? Ab dekhiye hum aaj jayenge sabke paas toh kal zyada thak jayege"
"Are Haseena dost hai humare, samjhe ge" He looked at her stern expressions and said again. "Acha theek hai shaam ko Sharad ke saath Jake de aayenge"
"Or hum sabse video call kar lenge...abhi ke liye ye sab shift karke phoolo ki rangoli banane me help kijye humari"
After setting up the living room, Anubhav was making a rangoli near the main gate. Haseena was helping him a bit as he restricted her to bend and sit down much for longer periods.
It was very difficult for him to design it. He had messed up a lot but his efforts melt hee heart.
"Laiye ye wala aapse nahi hi ho raha hum karte hai" Haseena got up from the chair beside and he obliged. She touched his leg with hers telling him to shift behind. She then sat on her lap and filled the narrow middle circle with the leaves of marigold.
"Ek baar me kardiya😮", Anubhav responded shocked. "Patience and skill...Golu"
"Acha idhar dekhiye...", She opened up her selfie camera and kissed his little sweaty cheek. A irrated face of him was captured.
Next she took a rose with a small stem and tucked it on his ear. She looked at him with a silly smile. And he was amazed...where did the tough agent, strict wife disappear in the mother.
She kissed his lips and he was all blushing at the click of shutter.
Upcoming - Her rising doubts and health
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Mere Liye Tum Kaafi Ho (Part-2)
Mystery / Thriller"I am pregnant Anu", Haseena spoke with little bead like tears in the corner of her eyes. The last few months of their life had been a tussle. It was definitely unplanned. "Haseena...", He couldn't control his happiness, excitement, fear and a mill...
