Love or Retribution?

Chapter-18

The sound of the door bell ringing at a distance stirred Bhargav out of his sleep. He slowly opened his eyes, the surroundings felt completely unfamiliar to him, but he was too tired to concentrate  that he ignored the bell and tried to go back to sleep but the bell rang again, this time far nearer indicating that it is his house's bell that is ringing.

"Ptchh", he sighed and tried to get up, when he realized that he was completely locked in by a petite person lying next to him.

Her head on his shoulder curve, her hand on his chest and her leg on his legs, she completely had him under her control both physically and emotionally.

After 20 long years, finally they were home.

"Sorry for doubting you, it has always been her and only her, you knew it before I did that is why despite the warnings you fell for her right?", he murmured to himself, keeping his hand on his heart and looked at her fondly.

The next ring from the door snapped him out of his cinematic realization that he slowly released himself from her hold, closed her room door slowly and walked towards the entrance.

"Coming! coming!", he hissed and rushed towards the door.

"What is the need to ring the bell continuously ...... Chef uncle?" Bhargav started with lot of irritation while opening the door but stumbled when he saw who was at the other side.

The shock on Bhargav's face was reciprocated by the chef who was standing outside with the delivery bag.

"What are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here?"

Both their voices overlapped each asking the same to the other, making Bhargav blush.

"Lunch delivery", the chef replied with a single raised eye brow and teasing smile.

"Thank you uncle, you need not have come all the way here by yourself.."

"if not me then who?, Nikhil is not reachable, Nandhini has sent the delivery boy on some errand, you were AWOL, which leaves me and Nandhini at the restaurant"

"Now tell me, should I have sent the food with Nandhini?" chef asked sarcastically walking inside the house, making Bhargav blush even more.

"Now your turn, what are you doing here?", he added

"Nikhil had to take care of something, so I volunteered to take care of her", Bhargav replied while placing the food on the dining table.

"How is she?", the chef asked concerned.

"Better, she is sleeping now", Bhargav replied with a smile.

"And I was sitting next to her and taking care of her as well as some restaurant work", he hurriedly added looking at Chef's change in look.

"Aan haan, I went to your office to check on your availability, you were not there, but your laptop was, so I can understand how hard you would have been working here without your laptop", the chef said in a teasing tone while his hand removed a long strand of hair from Bhargav's t-shirt, turning him red with embarrassment.

"Aa.. dha.. bha.. dha..", Bhargav struggled to reply.

"I am not sure what you are planning here Bhargav, but this is not you, this is not your character, you are not a person who plays with two women's feeling, so whatever it is I just hope you know what you are doing", the chef replied in a disappointed tone.

"Trust me uncle, I know, for all these days I have been blind, but not anymore, I see everything way clearer now, and what you hoped and wished for me is what is going to happen", Bhargav replied holding the chef's hand, making the chef very happy.